Whut??? Penn State speculated as destination for Chip Kelly.

[PennSt8er]

Umm. Whut?

http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2015/12/penn_state_speculated_as_desti.html

By Dustin Hockensmith | dhockensmith@pennlive.com
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Today's Penn State football news dives deep into speculation linking Chip Kelly to the Nittany Lions coaching job and takes a look at defensive tackle recruit Ellison Jordan.

Kelly was released yesterday from his contract in his third season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He went 26-21 in Philadelphia and was ultimately outdone by a series of personnel backfires in his first season with full control of the roster. Kelly, who previously compiled a 46-7 record in four seasons at Oregon, is now a coaching free agent and could command attention from both professional teams and college programs.

Would Penn State ever be a factor for Kelly? Almost assuredly not, but CBS Sports writer Robby Kalland made the case based on at least one factor: resources. The Nittany Lions, who have given zero indication that coach James Franklin's job is in any jeopardy, are one of just a handful of programs that can actually afford to pay Kelly what it would take to get him.

Kalland wrote:



The James Franklin era isn't off to the greatest of starts as he's yet to beat any big opponents with the Nittany Lions. Franklin still recruits pretty well and while I don't see Kelly as a culture fit in Happy Valley, Penn State has the money to make this move should they choose to make a change.

 

[lionlurker]

The writer must be a Pitt guy.

 

[PSU0622]

Umm. Whut?

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By Dustin Hockensmith | dhockensmith@pennlive.com
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Today's Penn State football news dives deep into speculation linking Chip Kelly to the Nittany Lions coaching job and takes a look at defensive tackle recruit Ellison Jordan.

Kelly was released yesterday from his contract in his third season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He went 26-21 in Philadelphia and was ultimately outdone by a series of personnel backfires in his first season with full control of the roster. Kelly, who previously compiled a 46-7 record in four seasons at Oregon, is now a coaching free agent and could command attention from both professional teams and college programs.

Would Penn State ever be a factor for Kelly? Almost assuredly not, but CBS Sports writer Robby Kalland made the case based on at least one factor: resources. The Nittany Lions, who have given zero indication that coach James Franklin's job is in any jeopardy, are one of just a handful of programs that can actually afford to pay Kelly what it would take to get him.

Kalland wrote:



The James Franklin era isn't off to the greatest of starts as he's yet to beat any big opponents with the Nittany Lions. Franklin still recruits pretty well and while I don't see Kelly as a culture fit in Happy Valley, Penn State has the money to make this move should they choose to make a change.

All click bait. Pennlive is like reading those papers that say aliens are living in the white house. Waste of an internet address.

 

[PhillipintheValley]

I guess in journalism today you can throw whatever $hit you want against the wall. Really amazing that there's absolutely no basis for this speculation, but that doesn't stop the reporter from just making it up. It's one thing to write such crap; it's something totally different (and worse, imo) to be willing to publish it.

 

[BBrown]

Oh lord. I didn't realize pennlive.com was that desperate for hits. I mean I knew that their print version was pretty much done for but wow.
Their articles are the equivalent of the Nigerian prince emails.

I mean its bad enough for one idiot sports writer to write it but its even worse for the home town rag to pick it up and run with it. This is exactly how non factual stories get passed around and become fact.
Its online version of "telephone".

 

[BBrown]

The writer must be a Pitt guy.

The writer must be an idiot and his editor is a bigger one.

 

[4rosco]

Oh lord. I didn't realize pennlive.com was that desperate for hits. I mean I knew that their print version was pretty much done for but wow.
Their articles are the equivalent of the Nigerian prince emails.

PennLive is quoting a CBS Sports article.

When looking at possible destinations for Kelly, it's important to consider what programs could even afford him. Kelly made $6.5 million per year with the Eagles and will command something similar from his next employer -- that would make him the nation's third-highest paid college coach behind Jim Harbaugh and Nick Saban.

There are only a handful of programs that can afford that kind of coaching salary. We'll throw out any school that didn't pay its coach $3.5 million in 2015, and even that might be too low. That leaves about 30 schools that can even think about paying Kelly the money he'll command.

You can immediately throw out Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Florida State -- the top five schools in coaching salaries -- as they all have top level coaches that they won't be in a hurry to push out for Kelly.

Get rid of other teams that are happy with their coaches, recently extended their coach, won't want to pay massive buyout money or just hired a new coach -- Notre Dame, USC (this wasn't even before hiring Clay Helton full time), Ole Miss, Baylor, Georgia, Iowa, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, TCU, Missouri, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Washington, Clemson, Arizona, Virginia and Oregon (sorry, he's not heading back to Eugene).

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...d-if-he-decides-to-return-to-college-football

 

[BBrown]

All click bait. Pennlive is like reading those papers that say aliens are living in the white house. Waste of an internet address.

at least those aliens and "civil war babies found in Gettysburg and Batboy" articles are creative and funny.

 

[BBrown]

PennLive is quoting a CBS Sports article.

When looking at possible destinations for Kelly, it's important to consider what programs could even afford him. Kelly made $6.5 million per year with the Eagles and will command something similar from his next employer -- that would make him the nation's third-highest paid college coach behind Jim Harbaugh and Nick Saban.

There are only a handful of programs that can afford that kind of coaching salary. We'll throw out any school that didn't pay its coach $3.5 million in 2015, and even that might be too low. That leaves about 30 schools that can even think about paying Kelly the money he'll command.

You can immediately throw out Alabama, Michigan, Ohio State, Oklahoma and Florida State -- the top five schools in coaching salaries -- as they all have top level coaches that they won't be in a hurry to push out for Kelly.

Get rid of other teams that are happy with their coaches, recently extended their coach, won't want to pay massive buyout money or just hired a new coach -- Notre Dame, USC (this wasn't even before hiring Clay Helton full time), Ole Miss, Baylor, Georgia, Iowa, Arkansas, South Carolina, Florida, TCU, Missouri, Michigan State, Oklahoma State, Tennessee, Washington, Clemson, Arizona, Virginia and Oregon (sorry, he's not heading back to Eugene).

http://www.cbssports.com/collegefoo...d-if-he-decides-to-return-to-college-football

Yes I get that but why? because they are looking for clicks there's no other reason to put that out there.

 

[Fox Chapel Lion II]

I guess in journalism today you can throw whatever $hit you want against the wall. Really amazing that there's absolutely no basis for this speculation, but that doesn't stop the reporter from just making it up. It's one thing to write such crap; it's something totally different (and worse, imo) to be willing to publish it.

The CBS guy - literally - JUST MADE IT UP. And then Hockensmith and the P-N ran with it and amplified it. It's hard to believe.

 

[psu00]

I guess in journalism today you can throw whatever $hit you want against the wall. Really amazing that there's absolutely no basis for this speculation, but that doesn't stop the reporter from just making it up. It's one thing to write such crap; it's something totally different (and worse, imo) to be willing to publish it.

This ^^^. There's zero indication Franklin's job is in jeopardy and at a school where it pretty much takes an act of God to get a head coach fired (compared to rotating doors at other places). They admit Chip Kelley would not be a 'cultural' fit and all they can come up with is PSU has the money to get him if they want? That's the whole basis of the article. What the hell is that?

Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida, USC, LSU, UCLA, Oregon, Texas A&M, Tennessee, Florida State, Clemson, Michigan, Nebraska, Georgia, Auburn, and Texas all have the money to get him if they want too. That means nothing. This is just made up nonsense.

It's really ridiculous what reporters and editors allow to be printed as "news" anymore.

 

[BBrown]

The CBS guy - literally - JUST MADE IT UP. And then Hockensmith and the P-N ran with it and amplified it. It's hard to believe.

Exactly and thats whats even worse. The played it up with the headline so it would get "home-town" hits. Pathetic.

 

[BBrown]

This ^^^. There's zero indication Franklin's job is in jeopardy and at a school where it pretty much takes an act of God to get a head coach fired (compared to rotating doors at other places). They admit Chip Kelley would not be a 'cultural' fit and all they can come up with is PSU has the money to get him if they want? That's the whole basis of the article. What the hell is that? Ohio State, Alabama, Notre Dame, Florida, Texas all have the money to get him if they want too. That means nothing. This is just made up nonsense.

It's really ridiculous what reporters and editors allow to be printed as "news" anymore.

I could take 15 seconds and come up with 5 legitimate reasons why Texas would be a major player for Kelly.

 

[mikemauti42]

I don't know if anyone listens to the Keystone kickoff but Dustin Hockensmith, Bob Flounders, and Andrew P Shay may be the most naive and illogical reporters following any college team. I realize they did not generate the original quote, but they have no sense of reality as far as Penn State is concerned. I think they believe it's 1990 again and Franklin should have Penn State throttling teams and hanging with OSU, MSU, and Mich. We didn't even do that when Paterno was coaching his last 15 years, yet these guys think they should be doing it now. Bob Flounders latest gem was that if James Franklin ever does get fired he is hearing Joe Moorhead would be the guy, because they wouldn't want to do another national search....OK BOB!!!!

 

[jim cummings]

BREAKING: Jim Cummings out does Ron Jeremy.

 

[4rosco]

Yes I get that but why? because they are looking for clicks there's no other reason to put that out there.

He had to have more than 1 or 2 teams on the list so he had to throw a couple schools on there to make is seem legitimate, Wonder if he is the same guy who came up with the Franklin to Miami piece

 

[psu00]

I could take 15 seconds and come up with 5 legitimate reasons why Texas would be a major player for Kelly.

I agree. Clearly the fan base is uneasy with how things are now at Texas and there is a case as to why he could go there but I've yet to hear any real interest being stated by Texas (granted it's only been a day since he was fired). The ego battles between Kelley and the Texas boosters would be legendary.

 

[Ranger Dan]

That is ridiculous!

 

[BBrown]

He had to have more than 1 or 2 teams on the list so he had to throw a couple schools on there to make is seem legitimate, Wonder if he is the same guy who came up with the Franklin to Miami piece

Hmmmm.... excellent question.

 

[MtNittany]

Sandy could pull this off. No administration in the history of secondary education has burned more money than PSU has. What makes you think they wouldn't be stupid enough to buy out one over priced coach and hire an even more over priced coach?

 

[uscgPSU]

http://www.sportingnews.com/list/46...-texas-am-auburn-ucla-penn-state/slide/422358

I think we are in a good spot with CJF. I think Coach seems like a good person that wants to be here and help shape our student-athletes. There is no way Chip is coming here. That guy does not give off the image (to me at least) of a guy that cares about anything more than a W-L record.

Lastly, I did not know Coach Paterno "resigned". Weird.......

 

[bvillebaron]

I guess in journalism today you can throw whatever $hit you want against the wall. Really amazing that there's absolutely no basis for this speculation, but that doesn't stop the reporter from just making it up. It's one thing to write such crap; it's something totally different (and worse, imo) to be willing to publish it.

Absolutely correct and, worse yet, presumably the guy is actually being PAID by someone to make this BS up.

 

[BBrown]

http://www.sportingnews.com/list/46...-texas-am-auburn-ucla-penn-state/slide/422358

I think we are in a good spot with CJF. I think Coach seems like a good person that wants to be here and help shape our student-athletes. There is no way Chip is coming here. That guy does not give off the image (to me at least) of a guy that cares about anything more than a W-L record.

Lastly, I did not know Coach Paterno "resigned". Weird.......

All I can say is OMG and SMH and throw it a face palm.

 

[jim cummings]

He had to have more than 1 or 2 teams on the list so he had to throw a couple schools on there to make is seem legitimate, Wonder if he is the same guy who came up with the Franklin to Miami piece

If I'm not mistaken, I believe it was Dan Lebetard from the Miami Herald that threw that out there.

 

[AWS1022]

Worst piece of "journalism" I have seen in a long time. Under the headline stating Penn State is a destination for Chip Kelley, they write he would almost assuredly not be a factor and that there is zero speculation that Franklin's job is in jeopardy. Absolutely horrible piece of something that can't even be called journalism.

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

The writer must be a Pitt guy.

I don't know why you refuse to be objective about it. Just because you don't like Kelly to PSU doesn't make it not true....

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

I guess in journalism today you can throw whatever $hit you want against the wall. Really amazing that there's absolutely no basis for this speculation, but that doesn't stop the reporter from just making it up. It's one thing to write such crap; it's something totally different (and worse, imo) to be willing to publish it.

I can't believe you don't find it objective. Your just another one of those cheerleader PSU fans that refuses to look at things objectively.....

 

[AWS1022]

Sandy could pull this off. No administration in the history of secondary education has burned more money than PSU has. What makes you think they wouldn't be stupid enough to buy out one over priced coach and hire an even more over priced coach?

Maybe they meant Kelley was being considered for an Assistant AD position.

 

[Chris92]

That makes perfect sense to hire a HC with an 18-month show-cause order. Let's show the NCAA and flex our win at all costs football culture and make it happen. What could possibly go wrong?

 

[jim cummings]

I don't know why you refuse to be objective about it. Just because you don't like Kelly to PSU doesn't make it not true....

Kelly has as much of a chance at coming to PSU as FLO does of coming back.

 

[Chris92]

I can't believe you don't find it objective. Your just another one of those cheerleader PSU fans that refuses to look at things objectively.....

Looking at it objectively, what sort of penalty should we expect from the NCAA for hiring a coach with a show-cause penalty?

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

Kelly has as much of a chance at coming to PSU as FLO does of coming back.

Wow, you just refuse to be objective....having trouble finding your meds?

 

[PSU65]

A total lack of integrity by the writer, editor, and publisher. Unfortunately, that's par in today's world.

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

Looking at it objectively, what sort of penalty should we expect from the NCAA for hiring a coach with a show-cause penalty?

Wow, now that's a good question. Objectively speaking, this really comes down to whether Emmert gives PSU credit for the Kelly hire, my objective sources say that Emmert would "route" PSU.

 

[harjeff]

Writer - Publisher == Dumb - Dumber

 

[Franklin_Restores_TheTradition]

Writer - Publisher == Dumb - Dumber

Will the non-objectivity never cease on this board? I mean, come on people!

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

From the 'Hey, think this pile of crap will stick to the wall if I throw it hard enough?' school of journalism.

 

[Class of 67]

I believe the story originated with al Jazerra.