Nothing on Football Scoop about the YSU job. Not anything new at all on the internet about the YSU job. Really do not see Pelini taking the job, unless YSU is willing to wait until January. He is going to get paid whether he coaches or not. He can be picky, very picky. As far as wanting his kids to go to Mooney, what was he going to do if not fired by Nebraska, quit at some point and move back to Ytown?
I understand he has stong ties to Mooney. Comes from a big family, and all his brothers and sisters went to Mooney. But, in the big picture, Mooney is just another Catholic High School. It's nothing special when looking at the entire United States.
And, as I have said multiple times, expectations for him at YSU would be very high. Win the MVFC...win multiple games in the playoffs...beat NDSU, SDSU, UNI.... win a National Title. Expectations will be high no matter who is hired, they will be even higher if the coach is Pelini. And, I'm not sure how realistic the expectations will be if Pelini is hired. Good coach, but not God. NDSU is not going to become a bad team. Nor will SDSU or UNI. Those are 3 solid PROGRAMS. And, when it comes to playing FBS schools, YSU will be doing it with FCS players, and the limited scholarships allowed in FCS.
To me, the only reason to take the YSU job if I'm Bo Pelini is as a last resort, if none of the better options pan out. Even then, maybe just take a year off and then start back to coaching refreshed and recharged in 2016. That option has worked for other coaches fired from big name college programs, and also for coaches fired from NFL teams.