Who will be Penn State's HC on Feb 2, 2012? (Note - don't merge old posts)

[BuckeyeTillIDie]

EDSBS tweet:

Joker Phillips, this is your life. RT @Laschout_net: PSU Source: One of the big names mentioned earlier is an SEC coach...not Mullen.

 

[Dryden]

It's been a couple of years since Bobby Petrino has moved to a different state. He's overdue.

 

[Bleed S & G]

EDSBS tweet:

Interesting

 

[Muck]

Mike Price is technically an SEC coach.

 

[BB73]

It's been a couple of years since Bobby Petrino has moved to a different state. He's overdue.

His buyout is about $18 million right now.

 

[FCollinsBuckeye]

Mike Price is technically an SEC coach.

I was thinking Gary Pinkel

 

[Muck]

I was thinking Gary Pinkel

Nice!

 

[knapplc]

I was thinking Gary Pinkel

I would be in favor of this. Pinkel is a decent recruiter but a terrible game-day coach. He would do well enough to keep Penn State relevant, but he would find a way to choke enough games that they wouldn't be a threat.

 

[Gatorubet]

I would be in favor of this. ...a decent recruiter but a terrible game-day coach. He would do well enough to keep Penn State relevant, but he would find a way to choke enough games that they wouldn't be a threat.

You rang???

 

[Taosman]

Tom Bradley. Because no one else is that desperate. On second thought Rick Neuheisel is available and he just won his division of the PAC 12!

 

[Woody1968]

Ha Ha, it'll be Houston Nutt

 

[Gatorubet]

http://tracking.si.com/2011/11/30/r...h-dan-mullen-close-to-a-deal-with-penn-state/

Urban's former OC close to closing deal at State Penn.

 

[CleveBucks]

Mullen is probably as good as PSU can hope for right now. I'd view that as a positive for the B1G.

 

[Jaxbuck]

I hate them as much as anyone but PSU is always just the right coach away from being consistently good again.

They have the tradition, resources and in state talent base. If a guy can come in and reestablish them in their old PA/east coast recruiting grounds he could do well for himself.

 

[Buckeye86]

They have the tradition, resources and in state talent base. If a guy can come in and reestablish them in their old PA/east coast recruiting grounds he could do well for himself.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but PSU hasn't been a major player in western PA and especially Ohio (outside of legacies) in years. On top of that, the SEC is seemingly hitting the east coast pretty hard of late.

Re-establishing themselves recruiting wise in any of those areas may be easier said than done... especially without the name Paterno to throw around.

On top of all of that, they may have nice facilities, but their location in the middle of nowhere plays against them as well (see: Pryor's comments).