IrishJayhawk
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Have they?
Silly Season '13 (Coaching Changes)
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Have they?
Ultimate Penn St. Hater
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Longer than that. Maybe over 20 years. Joepa knew in 1998 at the latest.
Rhode Irish
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I thought it was maybe because they didn't have internet yet out there in State College....
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Saban is a dink, but he seems way too competent to associate himself with a human dumpster fire like Kiffin. Would be amazing from the perspective of loving to hate things. That would be a fun situation to hate.
gkIrish
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They don't even have radio. I've had to drive across PA a few dozen times and radio just goes dead around PSU.
Bishop2b5
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Not out of the realm of possibility. Lane's a good OC and recruiter. If he kept his mouth shut and just did his job (and Saban would likely make sure that's how it went), he might be a good hire. All that being said, I seriously doubt he'll be our next OC. Word is the job will likely go to our receivers coach Billy Napier or former UCLA head coach Rick Neuheisel.
irishog77
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That would be my guess. Part of me would love it BK would hire Denbrock as OC, then hire Neuheisel as QB coach. Dude can coach QB's and recruit. Of course he's got a past that's pretty shady though...and documented as such. I think Kiffin at alabama would be a good hire too. I always thought he was a good pro-style OC and good recruiter. Not sure Laney has ever coached/called with tempo though. Not saying he couldn't, but if Saban truly wants to do that, I'd think Neuheisel would perhaps be the better coach.
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dublinirish
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might be good to have a west coast guy as a QB coach alright, seems like alot of ND QB's are recruited from there
BobD
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I don't know about that. He's failed at more places, for more reasons. I think some people are fine as assistants or coordinators, but not cut out to be the top guy.
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cough cough NORV TURNER cough cough...
ulukinatme
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It's the ghost of JoePa. His aura blocks out all radio signals so the zombie cult continues to believe he's alive and coaching. If the media can't reach them, they'll never know...
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maybe Dan Snyders 6th coaching hire since he bught the team will finally be the one to get it done...
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Lane Kiffin will “interview” as early as today for Alabama OC job per J Fowler. If so, expect him to be the new OC.</p>— FootballScoop Staff (@footballscoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/footballscoop/statuses/421292982122184704">January 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I know perceptions of coaches vs who they really are off camera can vary, but Saban and Kiffin on the surface seem to have as much in common as Charlie Weis and Pete Carroll.
notredomer23
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Agreed. I feel that may be too many huge egos on one coaching staff.
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It's weird because Kiffin actually tried to model his coaching after Saban... but he just failed. He tried to do everything the way Saban did at Alabama but could not pull it off effectively. Should've tried to run the program like Carroll (i.e. like Ed O did, and Sark will do) to fit the mindset of those Cali kids. Nobody is coming to USC to be run by a disciplinarian who tries to remove fun from everything.
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Lane may be a good OC, but i feel like hes a disease. Its risky having him around your team
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So you are saying he is the coaching version of unprotected sex. It can be so great but you might get the clap or herpes.
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Franklin was offered the PSU job, Vandy matched and PSU came back with a hefty counter offer but it is as high as they will go. They expect him to accept but if he doesn't they are prepared to offer Golden on Friday.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Freddie Kitchens could be new Bama OC</p>— Football Rumor Mill (@fbrumormill) <a href="https://twitter.com/fbrumormill/statuses/421312637188997120">January 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Lane Kiffin's Alabama interview is today</p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/421312766201573376">January 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Lane Kiffin's Alabama interview is today</p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/421312766201573376">January 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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Bama is about to run an absolutely ridiculous number of bubble screens.
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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>If Lane Kiffin and Alabama works out expect to see more tempo than he's ever used</p>— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) <a href="https://twitter.com/schadjoe/statuses/421314331280957441">January 9, 2014</a></blockquote>
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I will never be able to wrap my head around how this guy continues to fall up.
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reason is because he can recruit and coach offense. as we have seen with petrino or any other sports figure it dosent mean shit what your personality is as long as you contribute to winning
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Kiffin was a good pro-style OC under Carroll. Now he will be a pro-style OC under Saban. Unlike most of the jobs he has had since the Carrol days, he is actually qualified for this one. This move makes sense for everybody.
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