Maybe true but it’s not a poll for preferred candidate.
Yeah, you’re right that it looks like Key removed himself. I fear that the ones already at their alma mater’s are less likely to come to PSU. I am thinking that Drink and Brohm are the big targets, and Hartline and Diaz are the Plan B’s. I agree with you that I’m OK with Drink too, but realize he has the same illness that Franklin had here prior to the season - win 10 games but lose the big ones.
I'd rather take a chance with Bob Chesney (JMU) than Drinkwitz.
The IU OC is Mike Shanahan, who is a former Pitt player.
He could be great but to me it’s too big of a jump. He has no Power 4 experience even as an assistant. There are more qualified candidates available. Not saying it wouldn’t work but would be a big gamble.
I think Key has the inside track, but if not him they should go with Chesney. He's a smart guy, more than makes up for Power 4 experience.
I think Penn State is in solid shape in terms of candidates.
I voted for Brohm , but I am stunned that Hartline has that much support
He is probably the most intriguing candidate considering the career trajectory, but by far the riskiest for PSU as he lacks any power football experience. Cignetti had 17 years of power conference positional coach and recruiting coordinator experience, including at Bama before he took his first hc gig at IUP.
So it took him 17 yeats to get the votes for an artificial title. But he had undefeated teams three times prior to that and played for the “Natty” once, while also compiling a great bowl record, well before the first artificial title. The original point stands — if you don’t win the big one early at a school, the overwhelming odds are you‘ll never do so either there or elsewhere.
What do they say about politicians when they are talking? Meyer would make a great politician.
I think its prudent to compare apples to apples. For me this means comparing P4 coaches to other P4 coaches, not to coordinators or Group of 5 coaches. As a result, in the P4 Group I like Brohm because he brings a distinctive offensive identity to the program and QB development. From the Group of 5 I like Chesney for all the reasons you enumerate. From coordinators I like Stein the best, Hartline second.
Not really a surprise. People look at the WR room at OSU and the play of the aliens in his room and think transitively. If Hartline comes we would recruit players like Smith and Tate to PSU. Unfortunately it does not quite work like that.
I'm continuing to say PSU should be pursuing Bob Chesney.
I agree, though I still think a positional coach has less of transferable skill set than a HC from a Group of 5 coach. Having said that I would prefer a P4 Coach
