Reports: O'Brien staying at PSU

Jeff Rice
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Bill O'Brien was on the wish list of at least two NFL teams with head coaching vacancies, but Penn State's coach is staying put.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Thursday night that Penn State's head coach interviewed "this week" with the Cleveland Browns, who fired Pat Shurmur after a 5-11 season. The Philadelphia Inquirer later confirmed that O'Brien had met with the Browns in an undisclosed location.

Later Thursday, several reports, including those from Jason La Canfora of CBS, Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer and Adam Caplan, said that O'Brien, who had also interviewed with the Philadelphia Eagles, would stay at Penn State and would not partake in any more interviews.

O'Brien is under contract through the 2020 season after his original five-year deal was automatically extended when the NCAA sanctions against Penn State were delivered in July. If he leaves before this season, he (and his next team) would be required to provide Penn State with a buyout of $18.4 million.

O'Brien won Big Ten Coach of the Year as well as the Maxwell Coach of the Year award after leading the Nittany Lions to an 8-4 season in his first year as a head coach.

He told the Harrisburg Patriot-News in a phone interview late Thursday that he would remain at Penn State at least through the coming season.

"I'm not a one-and-done guy," O'Brien told the Patriot-News. "I made a commitment to these players at Penn State and that's what I am going to do. I'm not gonna cut and run after one year, that's for sure."

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http://pennstate.247sports.com/Article/Report-Cleveland-Browns-interview-Bill-OBrien-109652
Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien interviewed with an NFL team this week, according to multiple reports, but will remain with the Nittany Lions.

This post was edited by Jeff Rice on 1/3/2013 at 8:51 PM
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lol as interesting as it sounds, it has become reality now that you posted this
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It's also on the crawls. Either a very high stakes poker game or he wants out..bad. A journalist would dig up a Browns source and find out who made the first call.
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Jeff Rice said...
http://pennstate.247sports.com/Article/Report-Cleveland-Browns-interview-Bill-OBrien-109652
Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien interviewed with an NFL team this week, according to newspaper reports.

I still don't buy the reports. This is all from the initial report that claimed the source was someone who "knows BOB's plans'".... Gee I wonder... dunno maybe his agent.

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Bailing on his bunch of fuvkers great
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Confused about all this...wouldn't the Browns have to ask for permission....which would probably be reported. His agent came out earlier this week and said no NFL team had contacted them yet....so who is reporting this right.
BOB needs to speak out...if he is unhappy or not...squash the rumors period.
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Soooo... after a year of preaching loyalty to his players to stay at PSU he may bolt for the NFL? Typical. still i hope he stays.
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First of all, this pisses me off beyond belief. But, think about this: let's say he does leave. And let's say he would make $5,000,000 per year. An NFL team would basically have to pay 5 full seasons worth of salary for one year of O'Brien. The $18.4 buyout plus $5 in salary. I find this highly unlikely, but evidently in consideration if they are interviewing him.
I am now going from denial earlier today to being bloody pissed off..... At some point ill enter acceptance and then just hope he signs with the Eagles, but I am stuck in the PISSED OFF stage. F&$K !!!
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O'Brien just doesn't seem the type that would play games for a raise. He also doesn't seem like a guy that would screw over both the university or the recruits like Hack or Adam. I just don't get it and am very confused and frustrated!!
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I_Billieve said...
First of all, this pisses me off beyond belief. But, think about this: let's say he does leave. And let's say he would make $5,000,000 per year. An NFL team would basically have to pay 5 full seasons worth of salary for one year of O'Brien. The $18.4 buyout plus $5 in salary. I find this highly unlikely, but evidently in consideration if they are interviewing him.
I am now going from denial earlier today to being bloody pissed off..... At some point ill enter acceptance and then just hope he signs with the Eagles, but I am stuck in the PISSED OFF stage. F&$K !!!

Darren Rovell spoke to Bob's agent in November. His agent said the buyout is 9.2 not 18.4 mil. Still up for debate as both figures have been reported.
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O'Brien just doesn't seem the type that would play games for a raise. He also doesn't seem like a guy that would screw over both the university or the recruits like Hack or Adam. I just don't get it and am very confused and frustrated!!

I know but he's either a total fake or is leveraging for more power/money.
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We may have found someone who hates our administration more than we do!
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Penn State coach Bill O'Brien interviewed with the Cleveland Browns this past week, a league source told CBSSports.com. The interview was first reported by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The fact the interview occurred and was kept a secret this long is interesting but what happened in the interview itself is even more fascinating. A league source says the Browns were incredibly impressed with O'Brien.
Said one NFL source familiar with the situation: “He could easily be the head coach of an NFL team right now. That's how knowledgeable he is.”
The impression the Browns got was that O'Brien is happy at Penn State but would make the jump to the NFL sooner than later should the right opportunity arise. One source said that O'Brien might interview with other NFL teams (if he already hasn't.)
Source CBS Mike Freeman
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Sheeeeeeesh. This story keeps getting more interesting!!!!! Lets hope this is more the truth !!!

Source: Penn State making big push to keep Bill O'Brien - College Football - Pete Thamel - SI.com

Penn State making massive push to keep Bill O'Brien amid reports of interest from NFL's Cleveland Browns, Philadelphia Eagles.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com
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chiro31 said...
Bailing on his bunch of fuvkers great

I believe those guys are graduating.
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Sources told ESPN last week that teams that have gauged his interest have been informed by a third-party representative that when O'Brien accepted the task of being the late Joe Paterno's successor, he was told by school officials the Jerry Sandusky scandal was a criminal matter, not an NCAA concern.
That proved to be bad information as Penn State was dealt a four-year bowl ban and scholarship reductions as part of its penalties.
The sources emphasized O'Brien would not leave Penn State for just any NFL job. He bypassed an opportunity to interview for the Jacksonville job last January.
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Sources told ESPN last week that teams that have gauged his interest have been informed by a third-party representative that when O'Brien accepted the task of being the late Joe Paterno's successor, he was told by school officials the Jerry Sandusky scandal was a criminal matter, not an NCAA concern.
That proved to be bad information as Penn State was dealt a four-year bowl ban and scholarship reductions as part of its penalties.
The sources emphasized O'Brien would not leave Penn State for just any NFL job. He bypassed an opportunity to interview for the Jacksonville job last January.
Source ESPN

This tells me he wants a new deal because he was given bad info. I think he stays but gets the deal that he deserves!
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I don't think B.O.B will go, this year. My question is since he evidently looked around this year, and was willing to "possibly" leave, after just one year, do you guys see it as he's gone when that "one job" comes along? Whether it's next year, or the next, etc...
Will it make recruits in the 2014 class have 2nd thoughts about if their coach will be at PSU their 4 years?
Just a couple things that would be on my mind if it was Urban.... I know I'd hate to go year to year wondering if this is the year he bolts...
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