Chris Petersen coaching rumors: Penn State interested because why not
by Kevan Lee on Dec 7, 2011 8:00 AM PST
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Threat level fat chance
Having successfully spurned the $4 million advances of the UCLA Bruins, Chris Petersen is now available for an entirely new set of rumors. How about Penn State ones?
A report from Pennsylvania's Morning Call newspaper revealed that Chris Petersen is high on Penn State's wish list, due to his high ethical standard, academic priorities, and football winning. Whether or not Petersen is high on Penn State is another matter entirely, but not one that the Nittany Lion search committee seems all that concerned with. It appears they have a Kyra Sedgwick-like closer on their side.
Two members of Penn State's search committee, acting athletic director Dr. David Joyner and Philadelphia-based investor Ira Lubert, are persuasive ...
"[Petersen] might be a reach, but I wouldn't put anything past Ira," an unnamed source said. "He can be very convincing. If there's a deal to be made, he can make it happen."
The story cites, as evidence of Lubert's persuasive powers, the one time that Penn State hired a wrestling coach they had no business hiring.
The Nittany Lions plan to conduct interviews the next couple weeks and hope to have a coach in place by the team's bowl game on January 2. SB Nation has continuing coverage of the Penn State hire, including an interview with OBNUG's Drew, so stay tuned there if you think this story has any legs whatsoever.
Your turn
Do you think Coach Pete would consider a Penn State coaching job? Where would you set the threat level for this one? Share your thoughts in the comments.
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Let me think here...
If I was a Head coach, where would I want to be… A school where I am reveered, and if I stay a little longer will begin to have buildings and streets named after me, A school that has been amazingly good over the past ten years, whose biggest scandle is that some highschool kids slept on the couch of other players. A school that is moving into a BCS auto bid conference and who’s AD’s #1 goal is to make you happy. OR I go to a school that is making their firat coaching change in 50 years, is embroiled in horrible, Felony level scandles that led to said coaching search, that is deeply set into the actual football program, and as such the team has betrayed the trust of the community, that has a history of success, and plays in a major confernece… I just think that there is too much drama out in happy valley to play that game for me…
Here we go again
The boys at UCLA must be having fits.
With us joining the Big East
If Coach Pete had any questions I believe the move will give him a renewed sense of priority. Coach Pete is all about his athletes and trying to improve them in so many ways. The opportunity to coach them at even a little higher level would hopefully add to his already staunch support of the athletes and community he has become such a fixture in.
So this Irishman walks out of the bar....No really, he walked out...
Why follow JoePa, when you are the Coach Pete of Boise State?
The legacy in Happy Valley is set, unfortunately tarnished with an irrevocable stain forever. Boise State could be the next Penn State that changes the landscape of CFB with, hopefully, continued success for years to come.
I will use any excuse to pull out my fist pump gif.
i kind of hope it does develop legs so when he inevitably declines, i can push it out again.
(i can’t post it right now as an example b/c i’m at work and can’t get on the site to get it posted.)
BUT WAIT. The detailed benefits are not just your average dollars-under-the-table, or some lameass "we let some players sleep at an apartment on the floor with a coach's help" allegations. No, you get the hell out of here, Boise.
--EDSBS
Twitter: @damienbsu
How is "Fat Chance" higher then "nope"
Buster confused :/
"you miss 100% of the shots you don't take"- WG#99
by BustersBroncosBustsBCS on Dec 7, 2011 9:35 AM PST reply actions
because it is a doobie...a marginally good doobie
"Grateful to the friends and the circumstances that enabled me to be a Bronco. I'm just glad I lived to see these days." SeniorChief
I'm all in favor of doobies
I always go full retard
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by sczmbz on Dec 7, 2011 7:27 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Why try to rebuild a program...
…when you can take this one to a National Championship? BSU is already among the elite and now with AQ status, is in the position to take it all the way. This BSU program is (in part) the program that CP built and he still has more to do here. Leaving for Penn State would be like almost summiting Everest, only to go back down just to try again.
God is a Bronco fan
because at sunrise and sunset in Idaho, the sky is blue and orange, unlike the blue and white they say in Pennsylvania. Coach Pete has already been mentioned as the next Joe Paterno (sometime last year when his name was still in great respect) in that he could become a legendary coach, having already accomplished so much in so short a time. Coach Pete said something of the effect that he did not plan to coach that long. He’s right, he will be a legend long before then, hopefully on the blue.
Coach Pete likes challenge, but of the football program variety, not an entire state’s relationship with its University and football program. Too many things out of control that could not control if you wanted to.
“…but I wouldn’t put anything past Ira,” an unnamed source said. “He can be very convincing. If there’s a deal to be made, he can make it happen.”
It’s very hard to be convincing when Coach Pete says, “Hi. Nope” in his first sentence.
"Everyone counted us out. I don't know why they keep doing that." -- Kyle Wilson
"It takes no talent to give great effort." | "We’re not going to play to the outside noise." -- Chris Petersen
"[Kellen] Moore is a walking Staples® button." -- Ivan Maisel
Penn State HC will be a great job for somebody
But most likley not CP
I don't believe in dibs, or love at first sight, or love, or best friends, or doing things.
Oh yeah...
Pen State would be a great career move…
Take over for the 100 year old guy who built the school and the program and was very, very unceremoniously fired because child rape is rampant in the showers.
Sure.
Petersen would have to be insane not to jump at the chance to go to ’’’’’Happy’’’’’ Valley.
PENN STATE & THE BIG EAST
SORRY ABOUT THE CAPS, MY VISION IS NOT SO GOOD! I COACHED FOR OVER 50 YEARS, STARTED PLAYING THE GAME IN 1951, WATCHED Y A TITLE AND R C OWENS DO THEIR MAGIC FOR THE 49’S WATCHED JHONNY U COME TO POWER , AND A HOST OF OTHER THINGS THAT ARE INCONSEQUENTLE, NOW, BUT HAVING BEEN THERE, DONE THAT, AND KNOWING THE PERSON THAT COACH PETE IS, BECAUSE I AM LIKE HIM LOYAL TO THE CORE, I CAN SAY FOR A FACT, THAT IT WILL BE A COLD DAY IN HELL BEFORE COACH WILL LEAVE FOR THE MESS THAT IS PENN STATE, ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE GOING AQ, WITH THE OPTIONS THEY HAVE WRITTEN INTO THE DEAL. COACH WANTS TO GIVE FANS OF THE BLUE A NATIONAL CHAMPION, AND BELIEVE ME, HE WILL GET IT DONE!!! ONCE HE HAS EMBARRASSED THE BULL**** COMMITTEE, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE BCS, WHO KNOWS WHAT MOUNTAIN HE WILL WANT TO SCALE? MAYBE GO BACK TO U C DAVIS AND BRING THEM UP TO BSU STATUS! NOT!!! HE HAS EVERYTHING HE WANTS RIGHT HERE! I CAN SEE HIM SAYING TO HIS WIFE AND FAMILY AT NIGHT, " WHO HAS IT BETTER THAN US" ? NOBODY!!!!! GRIZZLED OLD COACH
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