Penn State Coaching Vacancy

Whether we think it'd be dumb is irrelevant. They want him. Their media have insider sources just like ours do and it's being reported everywhere.

Kraft and Rhule are very tight and both have said so publicly. Kraft was his AD when he was head coach at Temple. Rhule is a Pennsylvania guy, former player, met his wife there, fan since birth in his own words. If I had to guess there's about a zero percent chance an east coaster lady is liking living in a middle of nowhere shithole like Lincoln nebraska no matter what Rhule says.

Cignetti???

He's 64 and his contract for $8 point something million runs past retirement age. Why on earth at that age would he want to uproot again and go work for a school that everyone knows is going to fire you if you don't make the playoffs in the next two years, with media asking you after a single loss if you feel like your job's in danger, blah blah blah?? Is that worth $2 million extra a year or whatever it is? At age 40 hell yes it is. But at 64 I'm sorry, you're clock is starting to run out on the added benefit it would give you in the time you have left.

At Indiana he's a rock star and like Matt Campbell they'll still love him to death no matter what the record is because a 10-2 year and a victory against Oregon buys you a whole lot more love and affection than it does at Penn State.

He also knows that James Franklin getting fired just punched his ticket to a nice, fat restructuring of his own contract. If you guys think he and his agent haven't had a phone conference yet about how they're going to subtly hint that Cignetti is a hot commodity who, even though he loves Indiana, is deserving of a restructure with higher pay due to market value, you're nuts.
The fact that Indiana will offer Cig more money and an extension is a given. But the same goes goes for Rhule at Lincoln too.

The age difference between Rhule and Cig is interesting, and can be looked at either way. Probably makes Cig less interesting from a Penn St. perspective, but from Cig's perspective he may look at his situation as 1) he'll be a hero forever at Indiana if he leaves after this season; and 2) he has a better chance to win a natty in a short time period at Penn St. than he would at Indiana.
 


I think it's also tough. Any coach is going to deflect. You have a secure coaching job. But a better job arises and potentially a dream job (For Rhule) comes up. I cannot blame them. No different how the portal and NIL has made college football a free for all for free agents yearly. Don't like your playing time or a better offer is dangled in front of your face, you jump.

I would get on my soapbox with the loyalty and commitment card, but it doesn't hold water in this day and age. A person's word doesn't mean what it used to. The only thing that is tough, as a head coach, it's your program to build and etc. You make commitments to the university and program and the kids.
 


I would be shocked if PSU ended up with anyone other than Rhule. It's a perfect combination of prick and prick university and he played under Joe Pa.

Campbell doesn't leave ISU for Wisconsin, he'd leave for the bigger football names if he does leave.

Indiana has plenty of money to throw at Cig & the NIL and will do everything in their funding power to keep him. He's got it made now.

So, who are the Hawks going to hire for their next coach? That's the question I would love to know the answer to. It's a pretty rare process that only happens every 20 to 30 years....
 


Here's my two cents. Would love to see Rhule go. Simply because it'd be an absolute slap in the face to Nebby and their fans to lose him. And based on the way they recycled coaches hitting 9 wins because they couldn't return them to last century's glory years, I'd love to see one they appreciate just up and leave. This way maybe some of his players go with him and they're right back to the bottom and searching for another coach that hopefully in Scott Frost fashion they'll completely whiff on.
 


Beyond him sure Campbell would be on the short list I'm not sure he'd take that job though. He's turned down better hasn't he? Wasn't he on the short list for USC when Riley got it? I don't think Campbell has been turning down great jobs to end up going to PSU. I'm thinking ND and or OSU are his dream job options and until they come knocking he's gonna sit tight at ISU.

I have not read a single credible source that Matt Campbell has ever been offered another job. He has been rumored, had his name thrown around, but never has another university offered him a job. Yet somehow people think he has "been offered" like 5 different jobs.

There is a HUGE difference between "in the mix" and "offered the job".

95% of the time, there is no "offered the job" until both sides are sure the other side will take it.
 


I would be shocked if PSU ended up with anyone other than Rhule. It's a perfect combination of prick and prick university and he played under Joe Pa.

Campbell doesn't leave ISU for Wisconsin, he'd leave for the bigger football names if he does leave.

Indiana has plenty of money to throw at Cig & the NIL and will do everything in their funding power to keep him. He's got it made now.

So, who are the Hawks going to hire for their next coach? That's the question I would love to know the answer to. It's a pretty rare process that only happens every 20 to 30 years....

Keep an eye on Michigan and Sherrone Moore. That job will not pop open this year, but if you are a betting man… I would say it will come open in the next year or two.

As for Iowa, do you want a in-house hire(Lester, Wallace, Woods) or an “outsider”?
 


I have not read a single credible source that Matt Campbell has ever been offered another job. He has been rumored, had his name thrown around, but never has another university offered him a job. Yet somehow people think he has "been offered" like 5 different jobs.

There is a HUGE difference between "in the mix" and "offered the job".

95% of the time, there is no "offered the job" until both sides are sure the other side will take it.

I have no facts or inside info, just going off what everyone else reported…The USC job was Matt Campbell’s if he wanted it. Hard to believe, but they “settled” for Lincoln Riley.
 




my order would be
1. Cignetti
2. Campbell
3. Rhule

But, I would LOVE for Nebraska to get spurned, so I am most hopeful for MR.
Also, all of these dudes would be nuts not to take the PSU job. 1. more money 2. more resources 3. better talent pool 4. Bigger NIL 5. PSU has finished in the top 12 seven times out of the last ten years- easiest path to the playoffs imo with the ability to continue to reload every season rather than rebuild.
 


Also, all of these dudes would be nuts not to take the PSU job. 1. more money 2. more resources 3. better talent pool 4. Bigger NIL 5. PSU has finished in the top 12 seven times out of the last ten years- easiest path to the playoffs imo with the ability to continue to reload every season rather than rebuild.
Campbell or Rhule would both be idiots not to, and both would take it if offered.

If I'm Cignetti sitting at 64 years old, in a winning spot where no one will fire me if I lose, no way. He's in the driver's seat and can within reason restructure his contract however he wants and Indiana will pay. Ultimate job to last him to 70 and go out knowing you proved to yourself you could coach major conference football at a high level.
 




The fact that Indiana will offer Cig more money and an extension is a given. But the same goes goes for Rhule at Lincoln too.
Rhule knows whether he's in Lincoln or State College if he has a losing record one time, fans are gonna call for his head. If he has a 2nd losing season it's all over but the cryin' in either location. If those were the two options you were considering...

1) Would you rather try to get players to come to Penn State or nebraska?

2) Would you rather have Penn State's resources or nebraska's?

3) Would you rather go somewhere your wife wanted to go and felt at home, or stay in the sandhills with a bunch of inbred hicks and nothing to do but watch paint dry, or go back to the east coast where you and your wife are from?
 


I have no facts or inside info, just going off what everyone else reported…The USC job was Matt Campbell’s if he wanted it. Hard to believe, but they “settled” for Lincoln Riley.

Seemingly the only evidence of this is Brock Purdy saying so. If ANYONE can find a second confirmation, I'd love to hear it.
 


I have no facts or inside info, just going off what everyone else reported…The USC job was Matt Campbell’s if he wanted it. Hard to believe, but they “settled” for Lincoln Riley.
I wonder if Campbell sits and waits. Ryan Day is a couple losses away from being gone. I think someone mentioned his two outs in his contract are Notre Dame and tOSU? But he would be absolutely nuts not to take the Penn State gig if approached.

Then again, would you want to step into a pressure cooker job like tOSU or ND? He could probably lose the rest of his games in Ames and still get a pretty lengthy grace period. Penn State would likely give him a bit of grace too with the potential fallout of transfers and etc.
 




Here's my two cents. Would love to see Rhule go. Simply because it'd be an absolute slap in the face to Nebby and their fans to lose him. And based on the way they recycled coaches hitting 9 wins because they couldn't return them to last century's glory years, I'd love to see one they appreciate just up and leave. This way maybe some of his players go with him and they're right back to the bottom and searching for another coach that hopefully in Scott Frost fashion they'll completely whiff on.

Here is two cents to cover the cost of your very nice post...

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Rhule knows whether he's in Lincoln or State College if he has a losing record one time, fans are gonna call for his head. If he has a 2nd losing season it's all over but the cryin' in either location. If those were the two options you were considering...

1) Would you rather try to get players to come to Penn State or nebraska?

2) Would you rather have Penn State's resources or nebraska's?

3) Would you rather go somewhere your wife wanted to go and felt at home, or stay in the sandhills with a bunch of inbred hicks and nothing to do but watch paint dry, or go back to the east coast where you and your wife are from?

3) Would you rather go somewhere your wife wanted to go and felt at home, or stay in the sandhills with a bunch of inbred hicks and nothing to do but watch paint dry, or go back to the east coast where you and your wife are from?

Damn, this some sweet writing

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3) Would you rather go somewhere your wife wanted to go and felt at home, or stay in the sandhills with a bunch of inbred hicks and nothing to do but watch paint dry, or go back to the east coast where you and your wife are from?

Damn, this some sweet writing

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Geez. Don’t give Fry such high praise.
 




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