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penguinpower,
Interesting observation as far as there being different camps. Guess it makes sense, given that there is animosity among some of the most prominent money people and families in Ytown/Warren. The first that comes to mind is Covelli -vs- Cafaro. They despise each other. So, I'd imagine they each have their own camp so to speak. And, then a 3rd would be the DeBartolo/York camp.
At the very least, it would seem there is a Cafaro Camp and a DeBartolo/York Camp, as Covelli may be in with the DeBartolo/York camp. Lyden is also in there somewhere. Not sure if Covelli and Lyden are big enough though have their own camps. Cafaro and DeBartolo/York definitely. And, we also have Tressel/Watson, which is a ninteresting dynamic given Tressel is now President.
As for Paladin, my biggest problem with him is his refusal to admit when wrong. Paladin if you read this, your inability and/or unwillingness to admit when wrong brings down your credibility, at least in my book. You add alot of insight. You speak you mind. There are alot of times you are right, and you have no problem pointing out when you are right. There are also times you are wrong, and you rarely to never acknowledge when you are wrong. It's okay to be wrong. Everyone is wrong at times. Being able to admit when wrong is an admirable quality.
As far as the search for assistant coaches, I'd imagine there will be alot of jumping around taking place with coaches for another month to 6 weeks. Obviously, the NFL and top FBS schools are at the top of the food chain. Then comes the lower tier FBS schools are top tier FCS schools. Hopefully things work out well in the end for Pelini and the YSU football program.
paladin:
penguinpower -- of course I support YSU on other sites. I'm a fan. I gladly trash other programs that play YSU. And I have fun doing it. But, I never LIE to myself, however.
Observer:
If the YSU front office is any reflection of the population of this chatboard and what I assume is the community, than I can see where a majority of the issues come from. Refusal to take criticism, unrealistic expectations, an unhealthy homogeneity demanded at all times e.g. "youngstown guys", and any questioning of decisions is met with cries of traitor-ism. Sounds like 1984 to me. Support with an unquestioning demeanor is for married men, nothing else.
If Pelini is a smart man, which with his tirade at his age (you'd think his vocabulary would be larger), is hard to discern, before YSU was even a thought in his mind he knew one thing, Being a Head coach at an FBS(Power 5) school is a resume bullet point that never goes away. He could win 3 'chips at YSU, and then apply for another Million $ coaching job without even mentioning YSU or FCS, Fact. To me this is a plus for YSU, he's not in a hurry or desperate. Now as for him being difficult to work with, not a huge stretch of the imagination to believe that if he is a hot-head that seemingly, is unapologetic about a great deal, however this would mean that whatever staff he does have would be fiercely loyal, which could be both good and bad. One thing is for certain however, We will soon know whether he can COACH. Not just put SEC and BIG XII talent on the field and chew up useless wins. Not, somehow ;), go from coaching in High School to falling ass-backwards into coaching Montana, Young and Bono. But Coach up an athlete, an athlete with most likely zero of the polish he's used to. Certainly an interesting time in an interesting career.
Spiderlegs:
--- Quote from: paladin on January 17, 2015, 01:10:40 PM ---
So Pelini is the savior ? 8) I made MY COMMENTS BASED ON what I KNOW . He is having PROBLEMS getting a staff. Even the ones he agreed to keep are leaving. Recruiting staff is challenging, no ? Heres a tip -- he is not only foul mouthed, arrogant and shoots from the hip often, he.............................. hold for it............................................... is NOT considered a great guy to work for. Having questionable recruiting skills will soon be answered. I suspect there will be a HOST of problems here with him and winning may not be the the expected outcome. But I'll let everyone hang themselves with their comments while I pass along my outlooks and inside info. For certain, the heat is going to get turned up and its going to get laughable here. Grab some popcorn. You can laugh at Paladin being wrong ( highly unlikely and rare) or cry about another Strollo gift that blows up in everyone faces ( which has been a regular act).
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We go through assistant coach musical chairs nearly every year as our assistants move up to better offers in FBS or pros. Maybe a little more so this year because of the HC change, but not much more. No big deal here--this is simply part of being in the FCS.
YSUGO:
Pelini could have coached anywhere and he decided this is where he wants to be. I went away to school here and this is where I want to be. So I find that kinda cool. We need more people who want to be here Is Pelini a Tressel no he isn't and I don't want him to be. He will make mistakes and his coaching staff will probably take awhile to develop. He didn't come here to fail. But what happened in the 90's was a freak accident and caused our expectations to be so high. If we would make the playoffs every other year that's a start and to get 10 to 15k true fans is another. let's let this guy put his stamp on the program and let them play a few games before we bash him into submission.
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