cignetti is staying at Indiana. Got a new Contract today. My son told me.
See how he leverage the PSU Rumours....that is how JFF got a 10 year.
In other news, the sun is hot. Cignetti was never leaving IU, I fully expected IU to give him a huge bag and they did. He's now the 3rd highest paid coach behind Smart and Day at 11.6 mil per year. Franklin only made 8 or 9.
Dat's a whole lot of money to pay upfront for a promise and some hope so to speak, especially from a program with no to speak of tradition.
But PSU is gonna being paying alot also; The history and expectations behind the money are very different though.
Is this the first example of Pat Kraft getting another school to spend their money and commit to long-term obligations? If so, he is doing it right! Keep stirring that pot!
I just think it would be insane to do a contract longer than 5 years unless there are some serious outs for both sides. With a pretty well established program and the use of the portal, I'd think 3 years outta tell you what you have on the sideline in today's game.
Coaching is about to become more important than ever with the transfer portal and NIL. Coaches that do more with less might be the ones winning the NC’s because all the best players will be scattered out through 30 or 40 teams instead of the top 10 when recruiting was more important.
@southern-psu-fan I think you are right. And if so, that means that selecting the right coach is even more difficult than before because of the playoffs and the transfer portal. Therefore, maybe the best way to proceed is to get a high-value coach that is not involved with the playoffs for a year and set up the permanent hire during the following season.
For example, what if Penn State were to get a 1-year commitment from a guy like Saban in November of this year, but his "official involvement" would not begin until after the conclusion of this season? The goals for the "high-value interim hire" would be stated as "stabilization of the program". Nothing more. That would allow the interim coach to fulfill his obligation by ensuring the stabilization of the desired players and the recruitment of other desired players. Penn State would then have an additional 10 months to target and lock-in their permanent hire and the big-name interim coach could then return to their life.
How does the dude at Wisconsin keep his job?
He won't...He will be gone after this season
And Locksley, never thought he'd outlast Franklin.
JF could be a very good replacement for Locksley, but MD isn't paying a coach $7-10M/year
@psu61 Maryland is one of the rumored landing spots for JF and I would bet he’d jump at the chance if the money is right. I’m expecting him to stay in the B1G.
My sisters husband who is a PSU donor probably on the same level as Tsuga and I have been texting back and forth most of the day and he is telling me Kotelnicki will be fired and the people he has been talking to are hoping to have a new head coach signed by the end of November.
Napier out at Florida, lot of talk down here in Jacksonville that JF might be the next head coach.
I said that yesterday Navy...My bet is Franklin to Florida...Having 2 kids that are Florida Alum...They can have him and they deserve him...I remember the Ole Cousin Urban days and they sat back and did nothing...NOTHING...The hilarious part about his exit was the ole heart problem thing...The son of a bitch has had 2 coaching jobs since then and is rumored for either PSU or MSU jobs...I hope they don't hire him...
A follow up to the Ole Cousin Urban story...If people only knew all of it he wouldn't be able to get a job anywhere in football and that includes the networks...What a despicable human being he is...
A follow up to Ole Cousin Urban...Forgive me for the spam posts...Roam was talking about them being sick of Ole Billie Boy Belicheat the fraud in North Carolina with his antics with his girlfriend...They would stroke out about Ole Cousin Urbans antics when he was at Florida...At least Ole Billie Boy is single and this seems consensual with this young lassie he carousing with...Imagine Billie Boy cavorting with a coed(s) there...mercy mercy mercy...I lost respect for Ohio State for hiring him...Ohio State has no business along with Michigan to start throwing any stones...They live in the thinnest of glass houses...
@the-funeral-director You got that right! We have some engineers that are Florida Alums and were athletes and they have told me some eye opening stories! My youngest got her degree from UF and I am thankful that she did it remote from home!!!
Well one of the young ladies was a friend of my oldest daughter...Was quite the situation to say the least...I am just shocked at what went on and for how long it went on with the powers at be knowing about it and doing nothing...Between his behavior and the behavior that was allowed by his players it was like nothing I have ever witnessed before or since to be honest with you...Then Ohio State hires him...I have no respect for that outfit either...
I believe the Iowa St coach is and should be off the table after the loss today. Manny gets the win late against Clemson. They scored 46 points in a shootout. Still a few games to play but the sooner the better.
I believe the Iowa St coach is and should be off the table after the loss today. Manny gets the win late against Clemson. They scored 46 points in a shootout. Still a few games to play but the sooner the better.
I took Manny off the table after his team got pounded by Illinois and then took him off again when they got pounded by Tulane.
@psujoe Tulane killed NW 23-3. They’re 6-2 but the loss Thursday night was to UTSA whoever that is.
It's okay Joe, for this coaching search we are calling Tulane a powerhouse while Duke always sucks.I believe the Iowa St coach is and should be off the table after the loss today. Manny gets the win late against Clemson. They scored 46 points in a shootout. Still a few games to play but the sooner the better.
I took Manny off the table after his team got pounded by Illinois and then took him off again when they got pounded by Tulane.
