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Where's LO when you need them? All the "insiders" have vanished

  • You've gotta be kidding me.

    dwillforpres

  • PSULIONS17 said...

    "Prepared for the worst" probably would be the opinion of LO at this moment.... not looking good. Hope something changes.

    Despite my optimism, it's been in the back of my mind that nothing good happens to my sports teams. Ugh.

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    psubills62

  • It's one thing to whiff, but when you take this much time to whiff.....it blows. They could have had plenty of coaches prior to X-mas. What a joke.

    "One man didn't build this program and one man sure as hell cannot tear it down."

    LaJollaLion

  • LaJollaLion said...

    It's one thing to whiff, but when you take this much time to whiff.....it blows. They could have had plenty of coaches prior to X-mas. What a joke.

    Problem is...if true...they won't consider this a whiff at all. They'll say..."We got the guy who runs the (2nd) most prolific offense in the NFL! He coaches a future NFL Hall of Famer! He's young and chose us over the opportunity to coach in the NFL! He also has 10 years of college experience! Plus, he's fine young man, he loves his Mom...blah, blah, blah."

    Really, they're thinking..."We got someone who we can control." And ultimately, I guess that's what they've wanted all along.

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    tdiddy

  • danmcc said...

    The quiet before the storm. Surely the announcement will come along soon, it is time for sources to go dark and let it play out. No need to let the cat out of the bag and kill the media buzz.

    If timed correctly, i.e. after the championship game, then the media will be all over it for some time. Recruits see PSU positively in the news, then see a PSU coach in their living room or on the phone. The delay here could really work to our advantage with a strong run at recruiting close to signing day.

    That's assuming they make a good hire. If they make a garbage hire it will be nothing but bad press. The media talking about how bad of a hire we made will only hurt recruiting.

    Sloepoke20

  • LaJollaLion said...

    It's one thing to whiff, but when you take this much time to whiff.....it blows. They could have had plenty of coaches prior to X-mas. What a joke.

    They goofed off for the last two to three weeks and now they're in panic mode. What a disaster. They'll probably make the announcement on Sunday at 3 am so the whole world doesn't see this complete fiasco.

    lion95

  • Yes, its not just that its a whiff, its that its a 58 day whiff

    jebus, please be wrong

    had anyone ever heard of o'brien before brady yelled at him?

    Natty

  • tdiddy said...

    Problem is...if true...they won't consider this a whiff at all. They'll say..."We got the guy who runs the (2nd) most prolific offense in the NFL! He coaches a future NFL Hall of Famer! He's young and chose us over the opportunity to coach in the NFL! He also has 10 years of college experience! Plus, he's fine young man, he loves his Mom...blah, blah, blah."

    Really, they're thinking..."We got someone who we can control." And ultimately, I guess that's what they've wanted all along.

    They can try to sell that, but nobody in their right mind thinks any of the final candidates were their guy. Best of luck to whoever they hire, but they took way to long to come up with any of these final 3. Way too long.

    "One man didn't build this program and one man sure as hell cannot tear it down."

    LaJollaLion

  • Looks like I picked a bad day to quit sniffing glue...

    "We want the warriors"

    jimh74

  • Natty said...

    Yes, its not just that its a whiff, its that its a 58 day whiff

    jebus, please be wrong

    had anyone ever heard of o'brien before brady yelled at him?

    No, but I had never heard of quite a few guys before they went on to successful careers. I don't like the idea one bit, but who knows, if it is him, he may be fine. I'd like to see who would be on his staff and how he takes to recruiting before I'd make a final judgement. All that said, I would have rather sewn up Mullen when his name first surfaced than wait almost 60 days for O'Brien.

    LinebackerU1

  • LOLZ. LO and all the insiders can go die for all I care. I couldn't careless if they said "our sources", "we believe", etc, etc, etc. You want to act all high and mighty (which they do), tell us our coach is a Grand Slam and all that other BS, and then not expect backlash? Sorry, but acting the way that many do , you reap the benefits. Just like if some insider was right, he gets praised? Well the same thing should happen if you are wrong.

    Bottom line, I hope all the insiders get lost if we make this terrible hire, after months of telling us how great it was going to be. Consequences, folks. Don't let them get off that easily with the "situation is fluid" line.

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    PK5

  • Yes, lets have message boards without speculation and people trying to provide information, that should make for great conversation

    Natty

  • PK5 said...

    LOLZ. LO and all the insiders can go die for all I care. I couldn't careless if they said "our sources", "we believe", etc, etc, etc. You want to act all high and mighty (which they do), tell us our coach is a Grand Slam and all that other BS, and then not expect backlash? Sorry, but acting the way that many do , you reap the benefits. Just like if some insider was right, he gets praised? Well the same thing should happen if you are wrong.

    Bottom line, I hope all the insiders get lost if we make this terrible hire, after months of telling us how great it was going to be. Consequences, folks. Don't let them get off that easily with the "situation is fluid" line.

    It's a free country man, do what you gotta do

    PSULIONS17

  • lion95 said...

    They goofed off for the last two to three weeks and now they're in panic mode. What a disaster. They'll probably make the announcement on Sunday at 3 am so the whole world doesn't see this complete fiasco.

    Stop saying they goofed off. You have no idea what they've been doing or how much success they've had with their targets.

    beck881psu

  • Natty said...

    Yes, lets have message boards without speculation and people trying to provide information, that should make for great conversation

    Original Post: "I think Penn State is going to name a head coach sometime in the near future"

    Reply: "I think you're right"

    Reply: "Who do you think it is?"

    Reply: "I don't know, but we'll know when the announcement is made"

    Reply: "I think you're right about that"

    END OF THREAD

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    SCTowny

  • Just out of curiosity, are there any current NFL head coaches or assistants other than Munchak that are PSU alums? I mean, it is quite possible that if they struck out with "Plan A" and "Plan B" is the guy that it is someone that has not been discussed at all, meaning not Clements, not O'Brian, etc. Just something I thought about a little while ago ... If this mckinley character has any credibility (not saying I think he does) he did say that "Plan B" knew he was "Plan B" and was ok with it....to me that screams a Penn State guy, but maybe not.

    This post was edited by PvillePA_Lion on 1/5/2012 at 3:02 PM

    PvillePA_Lion

  • PSULIONS17 said...

    "Prepared for the worst" probably would be the opinion of LO at this moment.... not looking good. Hope something changes.

    Just curious, how long has LO had that opinion? Just today or for several days?

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    psubills62

  • psubills62 said...

    Just curious, how long has LO had that opinion? Just today or for several days?

    Been getting stronger every day this week........

    PSULIONS17

  • psubills62 said...

    Just curious, how long has LO had that opinion? Just today or for several days?

    Since it's obvious now that O'Brien is no longer just smoke. Considering Bill Belichick said he wasn't at practice today. Gotta change the story when the real one comes out.

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    PK5

  • Jon Sandusky is the director of player personnel in Cleveland.

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    SCTowny

  • Seriously, some of you guys need to step back from the ledge. IF it's O'Brien/Clements/Roman, it's not the end of the world. Just because it's not Nick Saban, doesn't mean the guy won't be successful. Good coaches have to get their start somewhere.

    I understand the frustration, hearing all the rumors that we've had our guy, that he's a homerun, moonshot hire. A name like O'Brien can seem like a let down at first. But whomever it is, give the guy a chance, fercryinoutloud.

    yalikeMoxie

  • PK5 said...

    LOLZ. LO and all the insiders can go die for all I care. I couldn't careless if they said "our sources", "we believe", etc, etc, etc. You want to act all high and mighty (which they do), tell us our coach is a Grand Slam and all that other BS, and then not expect backlash? Sorry, but acting the way that many do , you reap the benefits. Just like if some insider was right, he gets praised? Well the same thing should happen if you are wrong.

    Bottom line, I hope all the insiders get lost if we make this terrible hire, after months of telling us how great it was going to be. Consequences, folks. Don't let them get off that easily with the "situation is fluid" line.

    lol

    PSU12

  • How about we hire John Hufnagel.

    Mike Zordich, Darren Perry, Sam Gash, Bobby Engram and Steve Wisniewski are all on NFL staffs currently.

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    SCTowny

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