Can we move this conversation to how LJ Sr. can help/improve our defense and recruiting? Without ANY concrete evidence of his "past transgressions" (all rumor mill material and a couple of years old anecdotes on comment threads on a few websites), all the reasons why people dislike/hate him, are based on pure speculation. Shouldn't that stuff be in the rumor mill? I agree everyone has an opinion and should be allowed to voice it, but all the the posters who are anti-LJ have no reliable information and are beginning to sound petty and trite (not trying to start a fight, just pointing out how you look from an objective eye). I come to this thread to learn more information oh how our new DL coach prepares his players and his track record on the field and recruiting. Not to hear about people trying to stick it to Penn State, throwing out wild accusation (without any substantial proof thats all they are), and trying to act like our program and coaches are "Holier than thou".
As it has been mentioned many times before, this is college football and its a dog eat dog world out there. I don't put anything past big time school programs to get recruits and Im sure LJ has done his dirt. If you don't even like the hint of "shady" behavior at all then I suggest you stop following big time sports, especially in college.Even what he is "accused" of is harmless; telling African-American players, as an African-American coach, that he can mentor and take care of them better. I mean you guys are seriously complaining about that? You don't think a huge reason, if not he only reason at some schools, why programs employ people of color is to take advantage of that situation? You don't think that factored into the Withers and this hire? The accusations concerning the Sandusky scandal are even more ridicolous. Public Relations training would tell you that if Penn St. believed he was involved in any way or he came up in the freeh report (which was very long and extensive), they'd cut ties with him immediately. Obviously none of that happened, so unless you have some new news that hasn't been uncovered in the over two year Federal investigation, then I suggest people leave him alone on that matter. In conclusion, I urge people to give this guy a chance and at least wait until our DL starts looking like Swiss Cheese (don't think its going to happen though) before you start badmouthing the guy. Recruits, players, and other coaches (the most important people in all of this) have nothing but good things to say about him….
