Joe Crispin

Wow good for Joe and as much as I loved him as a player I think this is good for Penn State as well imo (meaning I didn't particularly think he did a good job here)...... assuming the hire to replace isn't terrible

@NateBauer any insight on this. I did double check that this was actually Rothstein a couple times to make sure I wasn't fooled lol

Bboyer15 said:

Wow good for Joe and as much as I loved him good for Penn State as well imo...... assuming the hire to replace isn't terrible

Well, I personally don't think he did a good job here. but that's me.

SeamusPSU said:

Well, I personally don't think he did a good job here. but that's me.

I fixed my original post....I was so shocked that I didn't even really finish that post lol...... meaning I agree with you

Based on our offense this year, this is good for both parties

LOL......very odd.

Bboyer15 said:

@NateBauer any insight on this. I did double check that this was actually Rothstein a couple times to make sure I wasn't fooled lol

Yep. Accurate.

Kudos to Joe Crispin and I'll be rooting for his success with the Falcons. I had read that he was a candidate, but I'm surprised that he actually landed that gig. I always worried that Joe's offensive concepts meshed well with those of Rhoades, so I don't think this will be a big loss for Penn State. Two possible replacements are coaches who worked or played for Rhoades at VCU: recently fired HC Jeremy Ballard at Florida International and Ballard's assistant, Joey Rodriguez.

It was great having Joe back in the State College community. He was involved in his son's sports and I got to know him. A great guy and great family. Good luck to the Crispins.

FirstNine said:

It was great having Joe back in the State College community. He was involved in his son's sports and I got to know him. A great guy and great family. Good luck to the Crispins.

Agreed. Couldn't disagree more about whether or not he was effective here. They didn't have very good players and they couldn't play very good defense. It's kind of hard to do anything else when you don't have either of those elements.

@NateBauer will we see Battle run the offense now? Seems like it could finally be his time to be a top assistant

Sorry to see him go but hope he does well. Penn State losing two of its favorite sons in Trace and Joe recently. I'm a sucker for PSU alumni coming back.

NateBauer said:

https://www.on3.com/teams/penn-state-nittany-lions/news/penn-state-hoops-assistant-lands-air-force-head-coaching-position/

Still gets to wear blue and white.

anotha one said:

@NateBauer will we see Battle run the offense now? Seems like it could finally be his time to be a top assistant

I'm not sure if that's where Talor is at in his career. Not saying he's not, just saying I've never really gotten feedback to that end.

Neil Rudel's pick for the open PSU job a few years ago.

I want to be delicate here. But we're buried in the thread so I feel like it's OK. I'm under the impression this was going to be Joe's last season at Penn State whether he got this job or not. And so - form your own opinions at will - but some of the things you're seeing about this being a major blow to the program likely isn't a sentiment shared by the program itself.

If you saw this coming do you know any candidates that Rhoades is looking to hire?

NateBauer said:

I want to be delicate here. But we're buried in the thread so I feel like it's OK. I'm under the impression this was going to be Joe's last season at Penn State whether he got this job or not. And so - form your own opinions at will - but some of the things you're seeing about this being a major blow to the program likely isn't a sentiment shared by the program itself.

When you say this season you mean the one that just ended correct?

NateBauer said:

I want to be delicate here. But we're buried in the thread so I feel like it's OK. I'm under the impression this was going to be Joe's last season at Penn State whether he got this job or not. And so - form your own opinions at will - but some of the things you're seeing about this being a major blow to the program likely isn't a sentiment shared by the program itself.

And yet, if Crispin makes some noise at Air Force he will be well-positioned to be Rhoades' successor. It'll be interesting to watch..

Gawd trying to make sense of this basketball program is such a chore.

Bboyer15 said:

When you say this season you mean the one that just ended correct?

Correct. That is the impression I am under. These things are fluid, you know. But, this was, effectively, the win-win scenario.

Hawk Tua Tagovailoa said:

And yet, if Crispin makes some noise at Air Force he will be well-positioned to be Rhoades' successor. It'll be interesting to watch..

Is the current Penn State athletic director the future Penn State athletic director in that scenario?