POLL Which coaching search was a bigger shit show?

BradWesley · 2025-12-03T18:34:25-0600

Roethisberger says Tomlin should go to Penn State. That would be the best case possible for them, imo.

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Ben Roethlisberger says it's 'clean house time,' suggests that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin should 'go be Penn State's head coach'

Steelers great James Harrison also didn't mince words about his thoughts on Tomlin: "I have never been a person that thought coach Tomlin was a great coach."

sports.yahoo.com

Tell_Sackett · 2025-12-03T18:59:50-0600

V-Doub said:
That just doesn’t make any sense, every coach with a likelihood or certainty of making the playoffs either just signed an extension and/or already have a clearly better job. I guess you never say never in today’s CFB. But I can’t pick out even one coach from that pool of 15ish coaches (playoff contenders) that makes any sense taking the PSU job?

It could be a coordinator. It could also be Manny Diaz. Klatt even mentioned Deboer again today. Its probably the echo chamber, but there's so much smoke that he's not happy at Bama.

V-Doub · 2025-12-03T19:09:51-0600

Tell_Sackett said:
It could be a coordinator. It could also be Manny Diaz. Klatt even mentioned Deboer again today. Its probably the echo chamber, but there's so much smoke that he's not happy at Bama.

Yeah, I suppose it could be. But to fire James Franklin just to roll the dice with someone else’s coordinator…

Tell_Sackett · 2025-12-03T19:15:10-0600

V-Doub said:
Yeah, I suppose it could be. But to fire James Franklin just to roll the dice with someone else’s coordinator…

I agree. I think they overplayed their hand and thought that they could convince Cignetti. That was plan A.

Pepe Silvia · 2025-12-03T19:16:00-0600

Tell_Sackett said:
It could be a coordinator. It could also be Manny Diaz. Klatt even mentioned Deboer again today. Its probably the echo chamber, but there's so much smoke that he's not happy at Bama.

Deboer seems like exactly the kind of name that would only be considered a real candidate by hardcore Penn St fans who drastically overvalue how good that job is

Tell_Sackett · 2025-12-03T19:22:43-0600

Pepe Silvia said:
Deboer seems like exactly the kind of name that would only be considered a real candidate by hardcore Penn St fans who drastically overvalue how good that job is

I agree. I can't imagine that he would leave Bama for Penn State. Penn State is barely a top 20 job in my opinion. The pedo scandal looms large there... forever... as it should.

BIGSTICK67 · 2025-12-03T19:37:27-0600

doublewing · 2025-12-03T20:42:51-0600

BradWesley said:
Roethisberger says Tomlin should go to Penn State. That would be the best case possible for them, imo.

siap

Ben Roethlisberger says it's 'clean house time,' suggests that Steelers coach Mike Tomlin should 'go be Penn State's head coach'

Steelers great James Harrison also didn't mince words about his thoughts on Tomlin: "I have never been a person that thought coach Tomlin was a great coach."

sports.yahoo.com

Best case for PSU, worst case for Tomlin.

I can't imagine being an NFL HC for this long and going down to the CFB circus. He could get another NFL job if the Steelers ever let him go.

EwokRhuler · 2025-12-03T21:26:56-0600

BIGSTICK67 said:
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They think it's bad now...wait until they get into the "Interim AD Doing a Coaching Search" act of the shitshow....

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HughJanus · 2025-12-03T21:29:17-0600

Why hasn't Glenn Schumann gotten a HC gig yet?

king_kong_ · 2025-12-03T22:49:51-0600

stonesak · 2025-12-04T00:25:15-0600

Pepe Silvia · 2025-12-04T07:50:24-0600

It's at the point now where it's going to be even harder to hire a coach because they would be working for an AD who is a dead man walking.

They are probably thinking hard about hiring the interim for 2026 and starting the search for a new AD immediately

BeerConsumer67 · 2025-12-04T07:53:36-0600

The amount of dudes that flipped just show it’s not come crazy job. Compare that to LSU where the #1 recruit was waiting in Lanes office for him. State clearly thought they were in that elite tier where they’re just a very good job. Along with a clown AD one of the worst searches since Tennessee.

Pipe Line · 2025-12-04T08:00:27-0600

In all honesty it is pretty wild that legitimately no significant candidates have taken this job. Zero, none.

Stan Raymond · 2025-12-04T08:05:29-0600

Penn State's search is a bigger shit show imo.

Mostly because Franklin is at Va Tech and already killing it in recruiting, while Penn State doesn't have a coach and lost all their recruits.

wildcat_husker · 2025-12-04T08:06:19-0600

Pipe Line said:
In all honesty it is pretty wild that legitimately no significant candidates have taken this job. Zero, none.

Penn State when they're "down" is a very good job. Tons of potential.

Penn State when they're expecting you to come in and immediately make the playoff or you'll get fired is not a great job.

Pipe Line · 2025-12-04T08:10:07-0600

wildcat_husker said:
Penn State when they're "down" is a very good job. Tons of potential.

Penn State when they're expecting you to come in and immediately make the playoff or you'll get fired is not a great job.

Certainly fair. I just tab most coaches in major college football as obsessive competitors, and I'm genuinely shocked at this point in time that not a single significant candidate, even a coordinator, wants to try their hand. At worst, you get fired and make generational money.

BradWesley · 2025-12-04T08:24:55-0600

Pepe Silvia said:
It's at the point now where it's going to be even harder to hire a coach because they would be working for an AD who is a dead man walking.

They are probably thinking hard about hiring the interim for 2026 and starting the search for a new AD immediately

That’s why Matt Rhule would be the right fit for this AD. He’s Rhule’s best friend. If you’re going to go down, go down making your buddy extremely wealthy while not having to deal with someone you don’t like.

BeerConsumer67 · 2025-12-04T09:28:30-0600

Pipe Line said:
In all honesty it is pretty wild that legitimately no significant candidates have taken this job. Zero, none.

Jobs aren't so different like they used to be, and you have to live in no mans land.

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