YSU Penguin Athletics > YSU Penguin Athletics

Official: Head Coach Search Thread

<< < (65/86) > >>

ysufan0505:

--- Quote from: Lets_Talk on December 14, 2014, 05:41:33 PM ---If what peteonastick posted is true, then I hope all of this backfires on Strollo and YSU.

Bo Pelini is a good coach. He is not a god. There is no guarantee YSU will be signifigantly better with Pelinin that they were with Wolford, or than they could be with a current FCS Head Coach from a lower tier program, or a quality assistant coach for whom this would be their first Head Coaching job. Same of a current D2 coach who has a proven track record of success as an HC. This is ridiculous waiting, waiting and waiting on Pelini. He is not worth waiting on for another 2,3,4 weeks. And, I have no doubt the situation with Pelini is more than a simple yes or no, as Valley Talk stated. Which is all the more reason for red flags to be raised in regards to Pelini.

It would not surprise me at all if Wolford is watching all of this and laughing. I was not a big fan of Wolford. He rubbed me the wrong way from his very first press conference. Having said that, at this point, it is looking more and more as if YSU would have been best to just keep Wolford for at least 1 more year.

Also, as this process drags on, I have no problem believing Tressel has little to no involvement in the process. And, to me, that is a good thing. Shows he is taking the job as President seriously, and he is trusting Ron Strollo to handle things. And, the AD is the one who should be handling the search for a new HC, not the University President. Role of University President ought to be sit in on and/or participate in interviews when a candidate chosen by the AD comes for an interview. And, be in on approving the final decision. Otherwise, the President has many other things to focus on at a University the size of YSU.

--- End quote ---

There's no guarantee that Pelini will get YSU into the playoffs, but out of all the candidates, he has the best resume and has shown he can win in the Big10. This is a do or die hire for Strollo I believe.

penguinpower:
Getting Pelini is not realistic.  Not going to happen.   This is what everyone wishes for but it is wishful thinking

ValleyTalk:

--- Quote from: penguinpower on December 14, 2014, 06:19:25 PM ---Getting Pelini is not realistic.  Not going to happen.   This is what everyone wishes for but it is wishful thinking

--- End quote ---
It is unclear if he ends up here, but I can assure you of this, this is far from wishful thinking.

Lets_Talk:
ysufan0505,

Pelini is clearly playing YSU. If he TRULY wanted to be HC at YSU, then he would already be hired. The actual details of his pay and assistant's pay could be worked out once he is hired. Remember, he is going to get paid a large sum of money from Nebraska over the next 5 years. And, if he expects to coach at YSU and have assistants be paid the same as assistants at FBS schools, then he does not belong in FCS.

YSU appears to be putting all of their eggs in the Pelini basket, and then interviewing other people as back-ups. Why would those other people want to wait on Pelini? As 1AAFan stated, the coaches who are presently coaching at other schools and have interviews with YSU risk facing a backlash from the schools at which they currently coach. So, why even interview with YSU when it becomes more and more clear each day that YSU has their eyes on Pelini, with all others far, far, far behind.

At some point, you tell Pelini he is not the right coach for YSU. And, that time has come and gone. You know what, I do not care who is hired. I like to see YSU sports do well, but my life does not revolve around YSU sports. And, I engage in these discussions because they are interesting, and I enjoy discussions about sports. Also, YSU is my Alma Mater. But, in the big picture of my life, who is HC of ANY sport at YSU and the won-loss records of the teams is meaningless. Does not mean I want t he teams to lose, just means my life does not change whether YSU wins or loses a game or games.

paladin:
Mike Yurcich, OC, Okla. St.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[#] Next page

[*] Previous page