The Lions' Pride

Not over Richt or Saban. I'd interview him along with any of the other guys that have been mentioned (NONE of them excite me) and let the best man win.

Or Twilight Zone. I'm curious over the tepidness of posters here as to "who" "fits" as PSUs future HC. And I'd like all to consider what "if"...JoePa was still a possibility for 2012. Let's think about that. If the JS scandal never was and JoePa wasn't retiring voluntarily after 2011, is it another 12 months of Fire JayPA and the "game has passed the old man"? Just sayin'

Seems to me there are a lot of good candidates out there and we have a very diverse selection committee to get the job done. Let them do their job. We will only know how good a job they do after 3, 4 or 5 years on the job.

I do however, love the debate here as to each candidate's pluses and minuses.

Cheers!

Kirk

really? no negatives? really?

The guy was 1-5 against Urban Meyer. The same Urban Meyer that will be coaching in our division. Of the losses, multiple were epic beat downs.

You act like UGA is a poor little sister of the south. They are a tradition rich SEC power, don't kid yourself.

My favorite SEC coaches for this job -

1. Saban - Loves Joe, and has constantly been quoted as having tremendous respect for the PSU program & it's record of consistent results "the right way (present scandal aside)." Would certainly make the PSU / Bama rivalry more interesting. Not sure I could leave my house with PSU gear on living 80 miles from the AL border in Nashville.

2. Richt - Classy guy. UGA fans are difficult bastards, for Richt to last this long is a testament to him. To me, underachieving likely attributed to UGA not over-signing. 10 years of sustained championships points to cheating in an 85 scholarship world. His big adjustment would be moving north, but he'd do a good job installing a talented offense. LJ / Vandy may actually work for the guy.

3. Franklin - Higher risk, but really an awesome high energy POSITIVE guy. Years of relationships in our recruiting area, plus good in-roads in the South sprouting via Vandy time. Really cares about the kids - really. A program builder; academics are very important to him. He is the SEC version of Fitzgerald (but more aggressive), with awesome MidAtlantic ties.

4. Petrino - He'd win games. Not the ideal guy to re-establish PSU brand IMO - but he'd probably work for.

5. Mullen - I simply don't get a good feeling from this guy when I hear him speak. More about him than the players; just my gut. If he were so good, Florida and possibly Miami would have given him a shot. I think he can win football games, but I'm highly skeptical of his ability to lead us thru these times.

Hence they're 4 & 5 respectively.

I would consider Richt a home-run hire at this point with all that's transpired.

Agree.. He isnt a 450 foot bomb, but hes just over the short porch at Yankee Stadium :) I love baseball analogies..

I think Saban adapts to whatever situation he's in. IF he were to come to Penn State, he'd play by the rules and still win. He'd probably do "success with honor" better than Joe.

Edit: That being said, I'd be ecstatic about Richt.

Not calling Saban anything less than the best coach in college football, and would like him to come here. Though I would expect him to act like he belongs in the B1G. I also think he is a much better hire than Dan Mullen, there is no doubt there.

Mostly calling your reasoning skills bull. As they have been the whole time.

Awesome. So when do you take the SAT's?

Sorry your crush is not qualified. I wish he were; he's just not ready for this job IMO. Are people allowed to disagree around here, or is it an echo chamber?

Well if the recap of his team meeting is accurate.....he told his players he's not going to PSU.....

He's either been rejected, or he's lying to his team....