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I agree. I'm grateful for the things he's done, but I can't blame him for leaving. Jon Gruden seems to say he'd listen to any offer. I think they should at least try to tempt him.
After only 2 years? Who is hanging into the past? Fans/alum of been hugely supportive.
I dunno what PSU fan you're talking to, but I'm OK he left. He wanted a pro job and got one in a pretty good situation that gives him a better than average chance to succeed.
For some odd reason, I think he'd work out OK in Happy Valley. I also teeter on the brink of insanity sometimes.
Yea because they have massive restrictions for 2 more years. And the ones that they are under now are going to really hurt. So they won't be competing on a level playing field for 4 years. That's going to really hurt.
Id love Gruden, might even be my first choice that is a coach PSU could reasonably get, but I dont see him going to PSU with all the scholarship restrictions and bowl ban still in place.
I agree that I'd love Gruden, but with Gruden being a top choice for most of the pro and college jobs for the last few years, I don't know why the PSU job in the current situation would be the one to lure him from the booth.
I didn't say it would happen. In fact, I'd put the chances at or below .000001%. But the guy has continually thrown his own name out there for almost every vacancy that happens. What would it hurt to call him? He says no? Great. Then move on to the next candidate. But why not try?
I doubt it would, TBH. I think his ability to talk football with recruits might make him a good recruiter - heck, who wouldn't want to meet & greet with a Super Bowl winning coach? Conversely, I can't see him schlepping through the WPIAL stuffing himself on pierogies trying to recruit.
I've heard him say he'd love to coach at a lot of open positions. But I have yet to hear anyone make him an offer. I don't know if he's been a top choice so much as saying he's wanted spots. The one's I remember were the Eagles and the Texas job. Neither of them even interviewed him.
there's no chance he takes that job. not sure it's worth the cost of the phone call.I didn't say it would happen. In fact, I'd put the chances at or below .000001%. But the guy has continually thrown his own name out there for almost every vacancy that happens. What would it hurt to call him? He says no? Great. Then move on to the next candidate. But why not try?
Sorry. Didn't realize you were that well versed on the goings on of Penn State football and Jon Gruden's job choices. I'll just sit back and listen now.there's no chance he takes that job. not sure it's worth the cost of the phone call.I didn't say it would happen. In fact, I'd put the chances at or below .000001%. But the guy has continually thrown his own name out there for almost every vacancy that happens. What would it hurt to call him? He says no? Great. Then move on to the next candidate. But why not try?
maybe you guys can hire Barack Obama to be the new AD in a few years too!Sorry. Didn't realize you were that well versed on the goings on of Penn State football and Jon Gruden's job choices. I'll just sit back and listen now.there's no chance he takes that job. not sure it's worth the cost of the phone call.I didn't say it would happen. In fact, I'd put the chances at or below .000001%. But the guy has continually thrown his own name out there for almost every vacancy that happens. What would it hurt to call him? He says no? Great. Then move on to the next candidate. But why not try?
OKmaybe you guys can hire Barack Obama to be the new AD in a few years too!Sorry. Didn't realize you were that well versed on the goings on of Penn State football and Jon Gruden's job choices. I'll just sit back and listen now.there's no chance he takes that job. not sure it's worth the cost of the phone call.I didn't say it would happen. In fact, I'd put the chances at or below .000001%. But the guy has continually thrown his own name out there for almost every vacancy that happens. What would it hurt to call him? He says no? Great. Then move on to the next candidate. But why not try?
With all due respect, why would he leave Vanderbilt for that job? Even if he doesn't get a better offer this year, he will get one next year.
He does wear a lot of white shirt and blue tie combos.maybe you guys can hire Barack Obama to be the new AD in a few years too!Sorry. Didn't realize you were that well versed on the goings on of Penn State football and Jon Gruden's job choices. I'll just sit back and listen now.there's no chance he takes that job. not sure it's worth the cost of the phone call.I didn't say it would happen. In fact, I'd put the chances at or below .000001%. But the guy has continually thrown his own name out there for almost every vacancy that happens. What would it hurt to call him? He says no? Great. Then move on to the next candidate. But why not try?
Might want to update your notebook; they've pretty much got them all back. IIRC they'll be short 5 for the next two years.
Does Gruden have a connection to Penn State? The guy could have almost-literally any open job in football, which includes a handful of NFL jobs and bigger-name CFB jobs. What does Penn State have that those others don't?
I'm just going by what the PSU guys are saying in this thread in the past hour. Are their notebooks wrong?
Good point, although like Leeroy said I hope the guy they bring in is one who is likely to stick around for awhile, not someone who's going to be the next BOB and jump ship when he gets a decent offer.
Next couple years could be pretty tough as the sanctions and depth issues take shape. If you're a strong enough name to be on this list, you're a strong enough name to be considered for the Texas job now as well as possibly Florida or Michigan a year from now, not to mention the NFL. To leave a comfortable spot, and to pass on those potential opportunities, to take a job where you might struggle to go .500 over the next couple seasons might not be very desirable.
I'll have to see if I can find it, but I believe he was once quoted as saying that Penn State would be a dream job for him.
And they are moving into a division with Ohio State, Michigan State, and Michigan.
They have those back for upcoming recruiting classes, but they've taken smaller classes than normal over past seasons due to those sanctions, and it takes time for that to impact the two deep. Take your usual injuries and a roster short a bunch of scholarships and you start having to count on walk-ons pretty quickly.
Link to Gruden begging to be interviewed by anyone?I've heard him say he'd love to coach at a lot of open positions. But I have yet to hear anyone make him an offer. I don't know if he's been a top choice so much as saying he's wanted spots. The one's I remember were the Eagles and the Texas job. Neither of them even interviewed him.
