One could, but it just doesnt seem to follow the pattern of successful coaches in similar situations in the past. If he turned down a borderline blueblood program to stay at Indiana it would be outside the norm, but very impressive.
As far as I can tell, no 63+ year-old head coach of a power conference program has ever packed up his belongings and left for a more demanding job. Cignetti going to Penn State would be breaking the mold, but that doesn't mean it won't happen. Paterno was 84 when he was fired for non-FB reasons, so Penn State might be receptive to an old guy, but Cignetti could be harder to convince. He could win 40% of his games going forward and still be a Bloomington legend for the remainder of his life and beyond.
Thats a great point. I don't have a dog in the fight, maybe you are right. But imo, Cignetti is not on the projection of the typical 63 year old. He started d2 coaching when he was 50. He is a bit of a late bloomer. If no one told you he was 63, I assume people thought he was 53 considering his career trajectory.
Sparty would be a good fit, too. I see Smith bolting for UCLA. Franklin in East Lansing would be sort of fun.
Matt Campbell would be the boringest hire imaginable. And I think if Golden wanted to be a college head coach right now, he would be (though maybe the call of his alma mater is enough to persuade him). Diaz might be the most sensible hire, all things considered. But I tend to agree with those who say this is all noise and it'll be Rhule.
Rhule is just as boring as Campbell
Probably underestimating the lure of coaching your alma mater but yeah I don't see it for him either.
I dont think it is. Might be easier now if you can just throw money at a kid and you have some dogs doing all the legwork for you. Or just go steal kids in the portal
Not really a fair data point. Notre Dame has a 70% win percentage over the same period. Are we not a blue blood?
The cutoff is 70%
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He's got DB/WR potential right? I thought he had incredible track times if I recall? Does this staff always make room for a top 100 recruit?Top 100 safety Matt Sieg says he remains committed to Penn State but will speak with other programs
Top 100 safety Matt Sieg says he remains committed to Penn State but will speak with other programs
ND likely the destination for PSU’s highest rated commit if 1) he flips and 2) ND has room. ND has remained in contact.
Programs typically designated as blueblood have a history of championships going back to the fifties and earlier.
In an ideal world, yes, "blueblood" would indicate old money (or an old-timey powerhouse with multiple old-timey championships.) Unforunately, it's commonly used today to mean "good at football in recent years." This is how Clemson and Georgia and Penn State became "bluebloods" despite one combined (highly debatable) NC prior to 1980.
Seems like a good opportunity to give Christian Gray a little love, too.
Throw Drew Allar in there, as well.
