Odds on the identity of PSU football coach
Urban Meyer is the 2-1 favorite to become Penn State's next head football coach, according to Bodog.com.
Odds on the identity of PSU football coach
Joe Juliano
Former Florida coach Urban Meyer is the 2-1 favorite to become Penn State's next head football coach, according to odds published Friday by Bodog.com.
Here are the other candidates mentioned by the web site as possible successors to Joe Paterno. All are head coaches; their current schools are in parentheses:
Al Golden (Miami) 9-2
Mike London (Virginia) 5-1
Kevin Sumlin (Houston) 11-2
Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern) 6-1
Dan Mullen (Mississippi State) 8-1
Kirk Ferentz (Iowa) 8-1
Tom Bradley (Penn State) 10-1
Chris Peterson (Boise State) 10-1
Greg Schiano (Rutgers) 25-1.
The web site listed former college and NFL head coach, and current ESPN broadcaster, Jon Gruden at 50-1.
--Joe Juliano
Comments (37)
Why not Mike McQueary? After all, he truly represents everything that Penn State has turned out to be. Clueless, gutless, classless, and lawless.— Boru- To recap, a long-retired football assistant coach is accused of using former employers facilities as a location to molest boys. Upon finding out about the allegations against the retired assistant, the current head coach promptly reported the matter to the AD (his boss), and a school VP (the head of the local police). These two failed to further report the incident beyond that. The obvious solution is to punish the student athletes associated with the program that the alleged worked for nearly 15 years earlier.— tooly
- Al Golden is not a good gameday coach.— bobbyd24
- IMO, if PSU is looking for immediate success, this will be a difficult hire. Of course, there will be a slew of exuberant, competitive assistant coaches and head coaches of smaller programs willing to apply for the job... because they will have nothing to lose. But, getting an experienced coach (i.e., Urban Meyer) to follow Joe Paterno under these circumstances, will be tough. If you were Urban Meyer, would you? Someone commented yesterday about Tony Dungy. Someone of his experience and integrity would be an outstanding choice because I feel he could reestablish the reputation, improve the quality (yes, it needs improving), and also make an impact to heal the wounds left behind.— Dave in Cincy
- There will be a coach picked to manage the crisis through the next two years and then he will be replaced with the next long term coach. The problem is there will be a period before all the quality assistant coaches and the other people will be willing to come to Penn State.— Dutch-wayne
- NEWSFLASH---- this is toxic and the NCAA is going to penalize the program, probably all sports programs (which may be right after all details come out). No big name coach will want to come to this program until the future penalities on the program are known.— SlinkTMP
- SlinkTMP - the NCAA has already anounced that they have no jurisdiction in this situation. The crime was committed by a former coach. All but one victim was victimized by this guy far from PSU and has nothing to do with the university. Even if he was a coach on the staff, the NCAA deals in eligibiliy of student athletes. — scubapro
- Bill Cowher...you need a leader who has credibility and a strong moral compass— Seamus Abroad
- Penn State needs a hiatus from football. They need to put a priority on finding a coach for ETHICS AND MORALITY, before thinking about how do we get back to business as usual. I hope every recruit reads the Grand Jury Testimony before committing.
— JusticeMann - Anyone suggesting that PSU needs to give up its football program is so clearly out of touch with reality. This scandal does not = PSU football. Instead, the schools needs to purge itself of the individuals who enabled this scandal.— PhillyIllini
- As an outsider to the PSU family, I can share, relate, and form my own attitudes about the heinousness of this crime against young boys. I only hope it goes no farther than Jerry Sandusky...only time will tell.
But, for those of you who want the Football program to go away,or anguish that the Nitts will not find a coach, or that the NCAA will come down and level Mt. Nittany....get a grip. There will be tough times ahead(this from an alum of a school who's seen more NCAA sanctions than Sandusky saw little boys)but Penn State will get over this. If I were a coach why wouldn't I love to live and coach in State college. You got this great town, humongous stadium, like more passionate and proud alums than most anyone else, a very good school. So, what's not to like? It's bleak now and it deserves to be for the crime committed is heinous (gee, I like this word) and I hope Sandusky never sees the light of day but it all will pass. And, the coach who does get the job, if he's worth a lick, will thank the administration for giving him a once in a lifetime opportunity.— BoyHowdy - Shut the program down before the BIG STUFF comes out.— Wilhelm Von Humboldt
- Some people just like to show how stupid they are---like Miller. Exactly what did the football program do to these kids? Just because a demented former coach was involved in these unspeakable horrors has nothing to do with football or the current team. Suppose it had been a biology professor and his department chair reported it to the dean and nothing was done. Does that mean the biology dept should be shut down? What about the school of science--that shut down too? Miller's post is as idiotic as the moronic so-called journalist for the Daily News who suggested ending the main campus as if that would stop pedophilia. I would imagine that Miller thinks the best way to eliminate pedophilia is to shut down football at Penn State. Right--I'm sure that sex crimes against children will then disappear.— Drumgoole
Comment removed.- While this really shouldn't even be a conversation, the choice should be simple and that is Urban Meyer. I nationally recognized name and more importantly, a man recognized for his character. His signing would help to lure recruits who are now going back on their commitments and help to restore some credibility to the program. Anyone else and the recruits continue to pull out, the team starts to get crushed by Big 10 teams with superior talent and it is the beginning of the end for the program. There really is only one coach out there who would restore some respect and credibility and that is Urban Meyer.— blackknight
Popular Posts
About this blog
Joe Juliano has been a staff writer for The Inquirer for 20 years, covering college sports, golf and the Penn Relays.
This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.
Emily Kaplan is the Inquirer’s fall intern covering the Nittany Lions. She is a senior at Penn State and has covered a variety of sports for the university’s student-run paper, The Daily Collegian. Over the last two years, she has reported for The Associated Press from State College.
A Montclair, N.J. native, she has also interned at MLB Network, NHL.com and covered the 2012 Olympics in London. Follow her on Twitter here @EKaplan24.
Joe Juliano
This season is Joe's fourth season on the paper's Penn State beat. He previously covered the Nittany Lions for United Press International from 1976 to 1984.
Emily Kaplan is the Inquirer’s fall intern covering the Nittany Lions. She is a senior at Penn State and has covered a variety of sports for the university’s student-run paper, The Daily Collegian. Over the last two years, she has reported for The Associated Press from State College.
A Montclair, N.J. native, she has also interned at MLB Network, NHL.com and covered the 2012 Olympics in London. Follow her on Twitter here @EKaplan24.
Search this blog:
Classifieds:
Site Services:
Partners:
Powered By:
