The Lions' Pride

Yea I think LJ stays and becomes the DC. UM would have no problem in putting a staff together. After this past weekend he is probably getting calls as we speak..

Bradley is a PSU lifer, through & through. I think if Meyer wanted him back, Bradley would think long & hard about it.

. . . .then again, Bradley is building that house up in Nevillewood, so who knows what his plans are. I know he likes to drop into the Bottleshop in Collier Twp, south of Pittsburgh - for the cute barmaids. LOL

For the record, I think Jay would be a much better coach under Meyer than he is under Joe.

#1- He can't get away with the crap he gets away with now (not recruiting)

#2- He might be QB coach in name, but Meyer is a QB guy, he would be handling the bulk of it.

#3- Jay might not be the best play caller, but despite what people think of him he really isn't a bad Xs and Os guy. Having his input on the staff, with Meyer being the playcaller as he was at UF would be the best of both worlds.

Obviously keeping Jay wouldn't be ideal exactly, but it won't be the disaster some anticipate.

Jay would be gone with the wind unless UM would agree to some caveat and if he did I would not want UM. No HC worth his salt would come into this program and keep any offensive coaches baring big Red as a possible exception.

#1 No where in the USA would Jay get away with the crap he gets away with here and mommy would not be able to help.

#2 You are correct, Meyer doesn't need a tag along that he would have to train to coach QB's, why waste the slot.

#3 UM calling Jay's plays, it ain't cold enough.

Obviously keeping Jay would be a disaster. The Paterno era would be over yet you keep a Paterno who you say will set the playbook so UM can call the plays.....wow.....if UM agreed to that he should be immediately eliminated from consideration for the position. When you have a problem you correct it, you excise it, you factor it out but you certainly never, never, never perpetuate it.

Meyer would be the laughingstock of college football if he kept Jay and then said Jay was running the offense while Meyer called the plays. Tail wagging the dog, again. Just like at FSU if a Bowden remained on the staff to run the offense while the new HC called the plays....never would work.

Very interesting thread. I've thought about this before. Anybody have any idea who he might bring with him from outside the current PSU staff?? Could he possibly talk some big name assistants (OC in particular - maybe an Applewhite type guy from Texas, though he might be next in line there now that Muschamp is gone) into leaving their current programs to come with him? If so, who?

Don't expect to see LJ and Bradley working together again.

Meyer was pretty complimentary of the PSU defense during the broadcast. I would surprised if he didn't at least consider retaining Bradley, Vanderlinden, and Johnson. They are some of the top assistants in college football, and Meyer is smart enough to not want to reinvent the wheel.

Of course, there are political issues here (e.g., would Bradley want to work for Meyer, and would Meyer want someone with such deep loyalty to the previous regime), and Meyer may have his own guys in mind that are just as good, but I wouldn't rule out the next head coach retaining those three defensive assistants, as well as McQueary and possibly Kenney and Buggs.

LJ turning down the Illinois DC job still has me scratching my head from the "why is he still at PSU if he still wants to coach for another X years". In other words, seems like he's either done when Joe's done or Joe gave him a specific outline about the future that caused LJ to decide to wait.

Huh?

#1 - If Jay is okay with getting away with not recruiting and things such as that...than that says a lot about HIS character. Why would you want that on staff?

#2 - He's also okay with doing a job he knows he's not qualified for because his dad got it for him, all while being paid.

#3 - I can think of 2,598 better people who can do the x's and o's for us than PS2 man.

Maybe LJ thought Zook was going to get canned the following year, so why chance it. I was scratching my head as well when he turned it down, but then Zook's name was on the hot seat.

I think it would be tough for Bradley to stick around.. As has been stated he is a PSU lifer, only thing is hes been under Joe forever.. It might be tough on him to have a new guy from outside the program calling the shots.. It may also be equally difficult for Rural Oscar or whoever the next coach is to have a guy like Bradley on the staff.. I think Bradley would be gone, LJ I think either retires or hangs out a little longer.. I could see Vandy sticking around..