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Oh God. The funniest reason was because he wore a tie during gamesI remember all the experts around here wanting Al Golden.
That was about the 3rd time obrien was leaving. I was over it.
I remember all the experts around here wanting Al Golden.
I wonder how FLO is spending his time these days. Updating his Linked-In profile?
Indeed and part of that was his personality and resume was enough that the team leaders bought into him!I hear what your saying but I feel he did a great job while he was here. Was he perfect, no? But he kept the ship afloat after the sanctions cane down.
That was about the 3rd time obrien was leaving. I was over it.
Yeah me too. It was obvious to anyone paying attention that O’Brien intended to use his gig at PSU as his ticket to a head coaching job in the NFL from his first minute on campus. As I said several times before, I don’t begrudge him that but let’s be honest about it.
Taken care of his son's and counting his money- waiting for his next NFL coaching job I would guess.I wonder how FLO is spending his time these days. Updating his Linked-In profile?
C’mon Anthony.Bill was put in a difficult position.
I disagreed with his decision to replace Wayne Sebastianelli. In my view, a head coach should not make medical decisions.
I have almost no personal knowledge as to the origins of someone inaccurately posting, under an expendable moniker that closely resembled that of a certain important person who happened to go to the movies on NYE, that Billo had been fired by the BOTAh yes, this date was shortly followed by evil Tom McAndrew's post and 93.7 The Fan reporting it as fact only a few minutes later. Good times.
Bill was put in a difficult position.
First, he was following Joe.
Second, he felt like he had three bosses— Ira Lubert, Dave Joyner and Rod Erickson.
Finally, he had to deal with the sanctions.
Bill is a football coach. His players at PSU truly loved him. Bill did not enjoy other aspects of college coaching.
I disagreed with his decision to replace Wayne Sebastianelli. In my view, a head coach should not make medical decisions.
Bill found himself in a difficult situation for many of the reasons you mention. Without the sanctions, he would have landed a few more players that would have helped including the WR Fuller (that went to Notre Dame and plays for the Texans now) and possibly landing Tyler Boyd (it seems he was making inroads into that high school).Bill was put in a difficult position.
First, he was following Joe.
Second, he felt like he had three bosses— Ira Lubert, Dave Joyner and Rod Erickson.
Finally, he had to deal with the sanctions.
Bill is a football coach. His players at PSU truly loved him. Bill did not enjoy other aspects of college coaching.
I disagreed with his decision to replace Wayne Sebastianelli. In my view, a head coach should not make medical decisions.
How many psu footballs did he autograph?
(his talent was 100% responsible for the 2016/17 run) and recruiter.
You’re right! Every time I think about the 2016/2017 run, I think to myself, “thank god for Bill O’Brien, the coach 100% responsible for recruiting the quarterback on those teams, Trace McSorley.” When I watch the 2016 OSU win or the B1G championship, I can’t help but think, “where would Penn State be if Bill O’Brien hadn’t recruited Grant Haley?” Every time I see a recruit mentioning Saquon Barkley I think, “blessings to OB for securing the services of Saquon Barkley, who famously committed to Penn State, and not Rutgers, when OB was our coach.”It was a sad day when Bill O'Brien moved his NFL departure schedule ahead by two years due entirely to Joyner and Erickson's conduct (not fighting the NCAA, standing up to the Big Ten) as well as meddling (Vanderlinden, Sebastianelli, Fischer) in the football program. His departure cost us a playoff shot in 2014 (the staff thought they had a legit shot at running the table). With that said, if Sandy hadn't signed off on a irresponsible buyout for Franklin and we could get a five year commitment from BoB to come back, I would kick Franklin to the curb yesterday and welcome BoB back with open arms. Even though he would be taking over a team with considerably less talent than the one he inherited, he has proven to be a better Xs and Os coach, identifier of talent (his talent was 100% responsible for the 2016/17 run) and recruiter.
Oh good lord.It was a sad day when Bill O'Brien moved his NFL departure schedule ahead by two years due entirely to Joyner and Erickson's conduct (not fighting the NCAA, standing up to the Big Ten) as well as meddling (Vanderlinden, Sebastianelli, Fischer) in the football program. His departure cost us a playoff shot in 2014 (the staff thought they had a legit shot at running the table). With that said, if Sandy hadn't signed off on a irresponsible buyout for Franklin and we could get a five year commitment from BoB to come back, I would kick Franklin to the curb yesterday and welcome BoB back with open arms. Even though he would be taking over a team with considerably less talent than the one he inherited, he has proven to be a better Xs and Os coach, identifier of talent (his talent was 100% responsible for the 2016/17 run) and recruiter.
Not sure if serious . . .It was a sad day when Bill O'Brien moved his NFL departure schedule ahead by two years due entirely to Joyner and Erickson's conduct (not fighting the NCAA, standing up to the Big Ten) as well as meddling (Vanderlinden, Sebastianelli, Fischer) in the football program. His departure cost us a playoff shot in 2014 (the staff thought they had a legit shot at running the table). With that said, if Sandy hadn't signed off on a irresponsible buyout for Franklin and we could get a five year commitment from BoB to come back, I would kick Franklin to the curb yesterday and welcome BoB back with open arms. Even though he would be taking over a team with considerably less talent than the one he inherited, he has proven to be a better Xs and Os coach, identifier of talent (his talent was 100% responsible for the 2016/17 run) and recruiter.
Sometimes hatred of a coach/player can make someone completely retarded...obviously the case with him. Much like posting that Trent Dilfer was better than Dan Marino.Not sure if serious . . .
For gosh sakes, that better be part of your personality coaching football, especially at that level. My coach was loved in the community, however, if you'd have been around him in the locker room or on the field, you'd have viewed him as a real p****! I respect him for not being a phony "nice guy"!B's. Obrien is a prima dona. He got everything he asked for and complained. Same pattern in Houston.
C’mon Anthony.
Are you really suggesting that BO’B was the brains behind getting rid of Wayne?
HNY to you as wellFirst, Happy New Year!
No I am not. However, he had a hand in the decision along with Mr. Breem. No question Joyner was the “mastermind.”
Bill found himself in a difficult situation for many of the reasons you mention. Without the sanctions, he would have landed a few more players that would have helped including the WR Fuller (that went to Notre Dame and plays for the Texans now) and possibly landing Tyler Boyd (it seems he was making inroads into that high school).
On the downside, I think he under-recruited at OL, which caused problems for a number of years. He also had a falling out with our LB coach Vanderlinden (other than the freak athlete Parsons, out LB play has been so-so), but promoted his guy Butler to defensive coordinator...seems like a fair trade...not.
His was a mixed bag. I agree you needed a strong personality to survive what he got into, much that was not apparent when he accepted. He brought an NFL-caliber coaching staff. At the same time, I don't think he enjoyed the demands or nuances of the college game. I think he locked into Hackenburg (another savior of sorts for this program) and seemed to ignore the defensive side, which eroded as the Paterno recruits graduated or left.
Definitely an interesting character and era in our history.
It was a sad day when Bill O'Brien moved his NFL departure schedule ahead by two years due entirely to Joyner and Erickson's conduct (not fighting the NCAA, standing up to the Big Ten) as well as meddling (Vanderlinden, Sebastianelli, Fischer) in the football program. His departure cost us a playoff shot in 2014 (the staff thought they had a legit shot at running the table). With that said, if Sandy hadn't signed off on a irresponsible buyout for Franklin and we could get a five year commitment from BoB to come back, I would kick Franklin to the curb yesterday and welcome BoB back with open arms. Even though he would be taking over a team with considerably less talent than the one he inherited, he has proven to be a better Xs and Os coach, identifier of talent (his talent was 100% responsible for the 2016/17 run) and recruiter.
At the time I was disappointed but in retrospect things haven’t been too bad on how they worked out. He was, I think, absolutely the right guy at the right time for PSU.
I, and suspect he as well, wish he was a little less candid with ol Davey Jones before he left tho.
Bill was put in a difficult position.
First, he was following Joe.
Second, he felt like he had three bosses— Ira Lubert, Dave Joyner and Rod Erickson.
Finally, he had to deal with the sanctions.
Bill is a football coach. His players at PSU truly loved him. Bill did not enjoy other aspects of college coaching.
I disagreed with his decision to replace Wayne Sebastianelli. In my view, a head coach should not make medical decisions.
A playoff team in 2014? With 2 offensive linemen that they had to move from defense because we didn't have enough OL to even have a 2 deep? With a QB who couldn't complete a screen pass? This is just plain dumb. I used to read your posts closely because they seemed legit. Now I think you must just be a Franklin hater so I'll now bypass your brilliance.