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watching BOB's press conference. His first impression seems like a strong one.
But he looks like Homer Simpson
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.watching BOB's press conference. His first impression seems like a strong one.
The top guys are on record saying that football is going to take a step down in terms of the school's emphasis. And any losses from that $50 million can be easily offset from the school's entire AD budget which is in the $100 million range. Couple that with increased TV revs from the BigTenNetwork which are kicking in this year, and I don't think they have financial concerns. This is not a school that charges students fees or gives direct financial support to athletics, like 100 or more other football schools in D1. The mentality there is that the academic side has a lot more to lose from being tarred with the stigma of the scandal than the football side has to lose by not winning football games. We're talking about a school with a $4 billion budget and lots of alumni contributions, lots of research money, very little state support (4% of the budget). They are very concerned about losses to the $4 billion, much less about losses of the $50 million. Consider, a wing of the library at PSU is named the Paterno Library, and one of their most well known professors is the Joseph and Susan Paterno Chair.
The big problem PSU has right now is with its faculty which has lost faith in its administration and the board of trustees. They are calling for wholesale changes. They don't even have a permanent president or AD. There is going to be a lot of turmoil, but I'm telling you that O'Brien's performance is going to be one of the least concerns for the next several years.
Remember, Paterno had 4 losings seasons in 5 in the last decade and they kept making money.
Are you kidding me? Last time I checked, there's a lot more to being an HC than playcalling, which O'Brien is very good at, by the way. But of course, spoiled Pats fans can never have enough... maybe you should watch Mike Martz or Kevin Gilbride if you want to see a playcaller who's actually worthy of criticism.I'm not a BOB fan. I try to not watch ESPN, as promoting controversies like this is part of their MO. I do think this will turn out to be a bad hire by PSU. I've been critical of his play calling all season. While he does have some college OC experience, going to PSU is a big jump in my opinion. Time will tell.
I can't get over how ridiculous some of the comments from these idiots are. Like this classic:
Former Penn State players upset with coaching hire, process
After all that's gone on at Penn State over the years, the criminal acts as well as the cover-ups, it's absolutely unbelievable that someone is going to talk about standards. Sorry PSU people, you lost the right to talk about standards when you chose football over abusing little boys.
I'm glad they're not bringing in someone familiar with the program who would only seek to cover up the atrocities committed in the background. Keep your tangible standards to yourselves, PSU.
"There is a tangible standard at Penn State that this poor (O'Brien) guy knows nothing about,'' Short said.
Yes, tangible as in touch. As in boys. As in not saying anything. A culture of incestuous silence that nobody wants an outsider to break into.
About time someone from outside the incest family comes in and rattles the cage, screw those pedophile-protecting jackoffs they don't deserve him.
"They" weren't "livid" about it at all. In fact, they came out and rallied and hooted and hollered in support of Paterno immediately after all this stuff came to light. "Livid" is the last word I'd use to describe Penn State fans' reaction to the scandal.Who are "they". The university has cleared house and O'Brien will jettison the remaining staff. Thus, "they" must be the student body, professors, current players, etc. "They" are the people who are livid that this happened in the first place. Yea, F' them, right?
Maybe but depending on how antsy hes gets for a promotion, Nick Caserio has the inside track on that position as he has coaching and FO experience. In addition, I think Bob Kraft would want final say on who heads up his billion dollar business.
As an aside, I don't get all the people criticizing BOB for taking this job.
Your dream is to be a football HC, and you get offered Penn State? Only an idiot would turn that down. I don't care how difficult the job is going to be... being a college HC is difficult no matter where you are.
And if he does fail, what does he have to lose? His coaching career will go on no matter what Penn State's record is over the next few years. The football world will forgive him if he's unable to recruit after a major pedophilia scandal.
It would be stupid to overlook this chance. Do you really think he'd ever get a job offer like this again? The guys who would turn this job down are scared of failing. BOB sees it as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, which is exactly what it is.
I would not be so sure about this. While the big prizes like Munchak were never available, they said they had a certain number of head coach applicants. But just because the Goldens and Schianos were available, it doesn't mean they are good choices. I read that Ron Jaworski is good friends with Ira Lubert, a key search committee member, and that Jaworski steered the committee toward O'Brien after Munchak was a no go.
Strong statement from BB
Belichick statement on O'Brien - New England Patriots Blog - ESPN Boston
""Over the course of his long coaching career, Bill O’Brien has met every personal and professional challenge head on with great passion and competitiveness. I expect Bill to draw on his deep background in college football and the NFL to continue attracting and developing top players. For five years, Bill’s outstanding work with our quarterbacks and entire offense has led to record-setting performances. His presence and command before our team has grown into that of an inspirational leader. This is a great match between a storied program and an old-school football coach. Bill will be up to the task and I couldn’t be happier for him, Colleen and the O’Brien family.""
Good points but I do believe that winning a ton of football games is great for the university's morale and a key, but yet indirect component to raise money for some of the programs you mention, bring in students, etc. The football program has a budget of about $24m and seeing that football revenues were around $72m and that doesn't even include the revenue from apparel and other items it is a highly profitable cash cow. With that said, PSU has gone to 6 straight bowl games with 2 being the BCS variety.
Quite frankly, I think the admins are underplaying the importance of football there for the reason that they want to world to know that there is more to PSU than football- for good reason obviously.
I think it's naive to think that BOB won't be canned or on a major hot seat does not win in year 2 or year 3 of his tenure.
"They" weren't "livid" about it at all. In fact, they came out and rallied and hooted and hollered in support of Paterno immediately after all this stuff came to light. "Livid" is the last word I'd use to describe Penn State fans' reaction to the scandal.
And Short is an idiot. O'Brien doesn't know anything about "Penn State's standards"? Oh, I'm sorry, does Penn State play some kind of special football? Bill O'Brien just spent the last few years coaching the New England f***in' Patriots. I'm pretty sure he has higher standards than Penn State ever has, judging by the character of this organization and that of "Penn Staters" like Short.
I'm betting that smug, pretentious sense of entitlement had a lot to do with the situation Penn State's in right now.
Who are "they". The university has cleared house and O'Brien will jettison the remaining staff. Thus, "they" must be the student body, professors, current players, etc. "They" are the people who are livid that this happened in the first place. Yea, F' them, right?
"They" weren't "livid" about it at all. In fact, they came out and rallied and hooted and hollered in support of Paterno immediately after all this stuff came to light. "Livid" is the last word I'd use to describe Penn State fans' reaction to the scandal.
And Short is an idiot. O'Brien doesn't know anything about "Penn State's standards"? Oh, I'm sorry, does Penn State play some kind of special football? Bill O'Brien just spent the last few years coaching the New England f***in' Patriots. I'm pretty sure he has higher standards than Penn State ever has, judging by the character of this organization and that of "Penn Staters" like Short.
I'm betting that smug, pretentious sense of entitlement had a lot to do with the situation Penn State's in right now.