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Absolutely. Let's not kid ourselves into thinking PSU isn't a good job. Especially from the perspective of a G5 coach.
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huh, must have been another back at the same time
Not really, I've seen three profiles with new Hokie banners, all three are probably related to recruiting. "FatRat" Brown's OV tweet had a new @ in it, but the profile was locked so no information on him.
I'm not misremembering, they tore up eventual national champion Ohio State in their second ever college games (or at least each had a crucial TD, they didn't rush for that many yards). And they both flashed that year and were clearly a level of talent above JC and Trey. Marshawn played more that year. When Shai came back from suspension a few years later he didn't have many carries but he was clearly the best RB on the field. The output never matched the rankings, but the talent absolutely did.
Not really different than Christopher or any of the other Christ derivatives. Just from the Hebrew instead of the Greek
If Chesney doesn't land at PSU, it's because (a) PSU didn't want him or (b) he landed at a program of the same level (SEC/not-yet-open blueblood-adjacent team).
Coaching D2 and FCS is a grind. And look at how much he's climbed. He's a sicko, and he's trying to climb to the top of the mountain. He's not ditching PSU for UCLA or Cal or Okie State - if he lands at one of those programs, it's because PSU didn't choose him.
Wu Tang is for the Hokies
The Andrew Ford hype when he came in was real. All my friends were talking about him as the messiah his freshman year (pun? intended).
I dont think he turned PSU down to remain at JMU. I think it likely he has already committed himself elsewhere
Yeah it seems like his name hasn't been thrown around for any of the other jobs (but I'm just a jabroney on X so what do I know).
Based on, his resume alone he probably wouldn't be on PSU's list but I think him being from PA with experience in the Northeast makes him more appealing there than other places.
As a side note... Nothing was more satisfying that year than watchin Quin Blanding get absolutely bullied anytime he got near another D1 football player. Clearly fell into the category of on of Virginia's most overrated (or underdeveloped) players coming out of high school.
I could also see PSU fans thinking he's beneath them, but that doesn't explain this guy's reversal.
I completely agree with this
I could see it if he has another offer, especially taking into account what VPIhokieME mentioned.
Sure - If Chesney has the UF job (I haven't seen this rumored, just speaking hypothetically), it's perfectly logical/reasonable that he'd prefer that over Penn State. But if Bob Chesney lands the UCLA job, for example, he didn't turn down Penn State. Penn State turned him down.
their fans are absolutely unrealistic about their station in CFB
I don't think PSU fans' expectations are that unrealistic... they're easily a top 15 best resourced team in America, and from what I've gathered, Pat Kraft has the donor base pretty well organized. They have the 10th best team composite ranking this year. Their roster had talent everywhere, and experience in all the right places.
they've been all in on the JoPa stuff recently.
I don't think it's recently... I think it's been that way, and the interim is just giving those folks a platform in hopes of landing a job.
I also think coaching candidates don't care about it. These guys are all psychopaths; I promise you Bob Chesney sees that and thinks to himself, "James Franklin was able to get those people in line, there's no reason I can't either."
I don't think it's terribly unreasonable for a guy like Chesney to say thanks but no thanks to that.
If your goal is to win a national championship, you don't think this way. Coaches want expectations to match funding/support. Penn State has that. Their funding matches their expectations (frequent/routine playoff appearances with a deep run every couple of appearances).
Crazy fans are unavoidable, but it's easy to avoid JoePa truthers if you don't take the PSU job.
It'll be interesting to see how that infrastructure holds up without Franklin. The money and institutional support are there, but if enough of Franklin's guys move on, there's a possibility it won't be as plug and play as they think.
All things considered, PSU is more desirable than UCLA outside of the weather/location. I honestly don't know what jobs Chesney has been rumored to be tied to, I just assumed if PSU was an option he probably had 1-2 other good options.
This seems to have legs. Don't think it's a bad hire for the Pigs.
Yeah... This one seems odd to me.
they both transfered and we decent other places.
Seems like an odd match but I guess its a little closer to his stomping grounds of Ohio/Illinois. Hope he built in a huge golden parachute to cover career suicide
Now a got a hankering for a Primanti Bros sammich....
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If you want to coach big time college football, nut job fans are part of that package. PSU is at the higher end of that spectrum, but that's in part because it's one of the better jobs.
The other school he's been linked to is UCLA, which to me seems way more difficult. Yes, Franklin may (I hope) raid the PSU roster on his way out, but they have the infrastructure that's been very good/consistent in modern CFB. It's not going to be easy to replicate what Franklin did, but there's a pretty good proof point you can do it.
When was the last time UCLA was good? And now they're part of a stronger B1G. That seems like a full on project.
Exactly – I get that the loonies and most corrupt Penn State fans have a platform right now. But it's wild to pretend that Penn State's not a top 15 job.