If you don’t see any issue with some of these activities then you are a sick mofo.
Why not Pat Fitzgerald from Northwestern as our new DC? Awesome linebacker coach for LBU!
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This is why I think Poindexter would be the logical choice. Diaz was known to coach aggressive defense and he delivered. In today’s high scoring game, you can’t sit back to defend, you have to be aggressive. That’s why Bradley and Pry’s defenses bothered me sometimes. The soft zone, bend don’t break defense is more likely to get exploited with today’s offenses.
WTF is their obsession with nudity and nude hazing?
As for Poindexter, he is very well regarded and has playcalling experience as a DC. He had two solid years at UConn relative to their talent. I think Lynn would have been interesting but seems like this is the movie that makes the most sense, especially since he just spent two years working with Diaz.
Yup. Make Dex the DC. Promote Connor to LB coach. Keep rolling.
Different strokes for different generations, Tinkerbell.
sorry, but I think the joke is on you. I'm in an older generation. And years ago, when I heard reports from fellow athletes as to what they had been through (in terms of hazing), or later when friends told me what they had experienced back in the day (in terms of hazing), I just laughed and didn't think too much about it, as it was pretty much expected.
One of the advantages of age, if put the effort in, is that you have experience, more information, and learn from it. Hazing has proven to be pretty disgusting, and is illegal in most states. In addition, most schools (high school and college) have policies against it.
USA society has evaluated hazing, and found it to be bad. Pretty much any time reports of it appear, the coach of the respective program resigns or is fired.
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Yeah, the Fitz idea has to get a 'hell no'. There are a lot of better men and better coaches out there.
Don't we also hire another dean and create a Board committee?It’s PSU. You conduct a “NATIONAL. SEARCH.“, and then you promote from within.
Fitzgerald is more than likely done as a college coach unless something drastic changes in the next 12 months. Either he knew about it and condoned it, in which case he never needs to be around anyone under the age of 21 every again. Or he didn't know about it, which means he didn't know what was going on in his own program.
With that being said, he's still a good football coach and shouldn't be blackballed completely. If he's willing, he'd probably be a good NFL coach.
With that being said, he's still a good football coach and shouldn't be blackballed completely. If he's willing, he'd probably be a good NFL coach.
So, you have no issue with dudes holding another dude down and rubbing on them or forcing guys to go through a line of naked men with their schlongs out, or forced naked QB/center exchanges, but you call me tinkerbell? Got it. You fall into the category of “dirty old man”.
Maybe not, he could be into that sort of thing? I still remember the HS recruit (name escapes me) for PSU who committed and then ended up at Ole Miss because their HS team hazing was sexual assault with a broomstick IIRC.
I think Franklin has evolved. You conduct a “NATIONAL. SEARCH.It’s PSU. You conduct a “NATIONAL. SEARCH.
“, and then you pick the DC with the best hair.
This is the best response.
Like I said before, at best he was ignorant of it, which shows he’s a pretty poor coach not knowing what’s going on in his own locker room.
At worst he knew and condoned it, which should disqualify him from ever coaching at the college level again.
Either way, laws were broken and policies were violated. Guess what? That has nothing to do with politics. It has everything to do with personal responsibility.
No contest for the most overused word of 2023 --- woke
Actually, he was very supportive of JoePa and Penn State during our toughest times.
Thanks, Tom. Over the past year or so my experience has been that posters who are either too lazy to do factual research on a subject or too biased by their own rigid political views to think for themselves fall back on the "easy" explanation --- it's "woke".
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He's mocked Bill O'Brien, for instance. We can agree to disagree on PF's potential as our DC.
I wasn't supporting him as a candidate for DC. I was correcting your comment that he was "arrogant and dismissive toward Penn State".
Include me when you make a list of people confused by the Bill O'Brien fan club.
Posting the job and a process is required by HR policy, I would presume. That would not, of course, not preclude hiring in house....but only after the policy is followed.I think Franklin has evolved. You conduct a “NATIONAL. SEARCH.
I think Franklin has evolved. You conduct a “NATIONAL. SEARCH.
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Ummmmm hard sell.
There is a difference between posting a job (passive) and conducting a national search (active). First is often policy, second not.
When filling coaching vacancies, I've seen PSU post the job after it's filled.
And I countered with an example of his later attitude towards the Penn State head football coach. Peace out.
FTR, I view BOB as a good bridge between IT and the current situation of Penn State football. Give huge credit to Mauti et al. but BOB provided a point around which the bruised fanbase and team could coalesce. He stepped into a situation many others refused to consider. Deserves respect for that.
Agree with the first part, but I don't necessarily give him respect for clearly taking a job he was using as a stepping stone.
Don't know much about him but he's been a Broyles nominee for top assistant coach in 3 consecutive years.Tony Gibson - Football Coach - West Virginia University Athletics
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Ummmmm hard sell.
I have a different view. I realize it doesn't mean others have to agree. BOB was a journeyman college assistant coach. He rubbed against Tom Brady during an era that NE was winning SB. He didn't get a HC position after NE lost the Super Bowl and "settled" for the PSU position. He never had any intention of staying. He jumped at the first opportunity to grab a HC job in the NFL.
He has proven to be that sort of journeyman ever since. I can't think of anyone who has procured more wealth by doing less in the coaching profession than BOB.
PSU BOT used him and he used PSU.
I give a "ton" of credit to Mauti and others who were Paterno recruits , young men of commitment and character for saving football here. To me BOB was okay. Again, I just don't see the hype. I can let it at "a good bridge."
It works because it's true. He jumped at the first chance he got for NFL money. I don't blame him and don't hold it against him, but I'm not going to give him any respect for taking the PSU job.
Let's be honest. No living human will get the approval of the BWICAC, when the hire is announced.
I believe Don likes us, so he's out of the question...Any chance we can get DON. BROWN.
This is maddening. BOB said from Day 1 that the NFL was the pinnacle of the coaching profession. He never once said how long he was going to stay at PSU. He could have ran when sanctions were levied. He stayed and made the most of it and from what the players from those two years say, he was a really good coach and mentor for them. I found him to be a breath of fresh air into a program that needed it. It just happed under unusual and unfortunate circumstances. At this point, if anyone still has an issue with him, that’s on them.
New buzz seems to be Geoff Collins. Great recruiter, minister of mayham DC @ Miss State and Florida. Stumbled as HC @ GT.
Great recruiting, attacking D and tons of experience...sounds familiar?
Great recruiting, attacking D and tons of experience...sounds familiar?
You might want to talk to Hack's parents about BOB's promises on how long he would be at PSU.
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