Penn State AD Pat Kraft

TrueBigRedFan

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Out in front of his house, any day now:

 

itseasyas1-2-3

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Is there any chance they would give Rhule an offer he couldn't refuse?
Whomever their new coach will be is definitely in the catbird seat when it comes to negotiating the terms of his contract.

They could do a lot worse than Brian Kelly as HC, Mark Stoops as DC and Tim Beck as OC.
Obviously, could get a bit expensive. LOL
 

dinglefritz

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Whomever their new coach will be is definitely in the catbird seat when it comes to negotiating the terms of his contract.

They could do a lot worse than Brian Kelly as HC, Mark Stoops as DC and Tim Beck as OC.
Obviously, could get a bit expensive. LOL
Looking at Daboll’s history, he has to be a legit contender at this point. Has Bama assistant to Saban on his resume.
 
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cestrup

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I feel like it’s Joe Brady. And I wonder if they just can’t announce yet. I have nothing to base this on other than Joe has sucked since Franklin was let go and his name kept coming up
 

Zeke Husker

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That was a freaking nightmare for Nebraska fans, remember the Huston nutt debacle we had our jet in Arkansas waiting
I’d like for Stevie to tell how the entire search went down. Did he really have Dave Wannstedt lined up before he let Frank go only for Dave to back out?
 

huskernation77

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Do you think he will surpass Pederson as biggest dunce of an AD?
I do think so. I understand he didn’t win too many big games, but that is hard to do. And to have no options lined up. And the fact that other colleges were lining up to sign him after he was fired.
Not a good look

Nebraska also made a really dumb decision.
 

itseasyas1-2-3

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I do think so. I understand he didn’t win too many big games, but that is hard to do. And to have no options lined up. And the fact that other colleges were lining up to sign him after he was fired.
Not a good look

Nebraska also made a really dumb decision.
Any incoming coach may find the talented kids will be lining up for the portal.
That has to be a helluva drawback for any coach.

Assume out of spite, any really talented returning player from PSU could get a juicy NIL deal from Franklin to help his Va Tech team and further damage PSU as punishment.
He would already know what type of NIL deal that player already has, so Franklin has a huge advantage.
 

Anon1750875978

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This was such a botched process for PSU.

Just incredibly bad luck that so many higher profile jobs opened up.

Just hate to see it.😆😆😆😆😆
 

dinglefritz

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I’d like for Stevie to tell how the entire search went down. Did he really have Dave Wannstedt lined up before he let Frank go only for Dave to back out?
Yes he did. A BIGTIME Booster from Lincoln who was a buddy of Pederson’s told me BEFORE Frank was fired that Frank was getting canned and Wannie had agreed to come to NU. Then Wannie got an unexpected extension offer immediately after we fired Frank and the deal fell through.
 
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dinglefritz

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I feel like it’s Joe Brady. And I wonder if they just can’t announce yet. I have nothing to base this on other than Joe has sucked since Franklin was let go and his name kept coming up
That would be an underwhelming hire
 

dinglefritz

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So the last 22 years is really Wannies fault
Timing is everything in life. Who knows how much different it would have been but I guarantee Wannie would have won more games his first year than BC. He still would have had an uphill battle with the tradition coalition though. I think the ending would have been similar.
 

dinglefritz

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Remember when Tennessee flirted with Schiano and A&M with Stoops, and fans/flipped out, essentially veto'ing the process?

Penn State fans and boosters would've made that look like nothing had they hired Rhule.
Tennessee maybe screwed up BUT Schiano is a dirt bag.
 
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