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"Penn State football coach Beau Baldwin" Article published by rivals.com on Jan 26.
I think he isn't ready for this job but this is substance to the fact he just might be looking around.
My guess, some posters will acknowledge there just might be the possibility Baldwin is shopping and others will spin their wheels about how it is all a conspiracy rumor. Don't really care either way.
Penn State’s Next Coach: The Update
By BWI Staff
Jan 26, 10:27 am EST
Three months have passed since we went public with the definitive list of candidates (read now if you haven’t already) from which Joe Paterno’s replacement will be chosen. Three months later, we still believe the name of the next Penn State football coach is on the list.
Did we mention it’s a new list?
Well, not really: The criteria are the same, and 10 of the 15 candidates from our initial list remain. We trimmed five from the first batch either because they got new jobs (although, as you’ll see, that wasn’t necessarily a deal-breaker…) or because events of the past three months made it unrealistic to keep them on the list. We replaced them with five coaches who (mostly) fit our criteria, and who became contenders either through circumstances or their own on-field success.
We’ll get to the candidates in a second; first, let’s review our previous post. We can start with the timeline. As we wrote in October: “We’re convinced that Penn State will hire its first new head football coach in almost half a century no later than February 2012.” We should know better than to try predicting when Joe Paterno will finally step down, but given his contract status, the uncertain prospects for his 2011 team, hints of unrest on his staff and the still underachieving state of recruiting, we’ll stick with our prediction that this will be Joe’s final year.
Now, onto our criteria - and what the events of the past three months have taught us about just how right we were.
Qualifications - We told you the next Penn State head coach would be a current head coach, and we still think that’ll be the case. The high-profile hires this offseason have gone to a mix of head coaches (Brady Hoke at Michigan, Al Golden at Temple, Randy Edsall at Maryland, and, ultimately, Todd Graham at Pitt) and top assistants (Will Muschamp at Florida, David Shaw at Stanford), and while a dynamic coordinator with a record of success at a major program could make the cut (yes, we did add one such candidate to our list), we remain convinced the university will want someone with CEO experience.
Age - We continue to believe the most likely candidates for this job are 55 or under.
Broad Recruiting Reach - The demographic reality hasn’t changed in the past three months, so a coach with recruiting connections in places like Florida, Texas or California will have an advantage in this race.
Minimal Connection to Joe Paterno - This might’ve been the most controversial of our criteria, and if anything, events of the past month or so confirm it’s also the most correct. The fact that as many of half of Paterno’s assistants have reportedly looked for other jobs since the end of the regular season tells us what we already knew: Barring Paterno’s unexpected and sudden resignation to due health issues, his replacement will not come from his current staff. Period.
Fitting the New Mold - Feel free to review this entry on the previous post; for now, we’ll just highlight the current seasons of two of the coaches we mentioned as part of the new Penn State template:
- Cael Sanderson: With a throttling of Pitt last Friday night, the legendary Iowa State wrestler and second-year head coach has Penn State ranked No. 1 in the nation. A national championship this season is within reach, and a dynasty might soon follow.
- Coquese Washington: In her fourth season, the former Notre Dame assistant has Penn State in contention for the Big Ten title and on pace for its first NCAA berth since 2005.
The point? Hiring young, ambitious coaches with impressive resumes and no prior Penn State connections is working out pretty well at two of the university’s marquee programs. Yes, football is a different animal, but the model still applies.
So, back to the list: Gone are Bill Cowher, Jim Harbaugh, Paul Johnson, Ken Niumatalolo and Gary Patterson. We axed the former Steeler coach because all signs point to him eventually returning to an NFL sideline. Harbaugh made our jobs easy by jumping to the pros himself. Johnson and Niumatalolo and their gimmick offenses were always going to be long shots, but their win-loss records were hard to ignore; but with Johnson struggling last season at Georgia Tech and Niumatalolo running a solid but hardly transcendent program at Navy, we decided to cull them now. Patterson, of course, did nothing to make the world think he’s not one hell of a football coach, but with a contract extension through 2018 and TCU poised to join the Big East (and claim its automatic BCS bid for the foreseeable future), there are too many reasons for Patterson not to leave.
And now, the new guys. Here are five new potential candidates in Beau Baldwin, Mario Cristobal, Tony Dungy (we know, we know…), K.C. Keeler, and Gus Malzahn.
Beau Baldwin, 38, Eastern Washington
RESUME: Three seasons at EWU (27-11, 13-2 last season) and fourth overall after one season at Div. II Central Washington. In 2010, he led the Eagles to their first FCS national championship.
PROS: Improved from 6-5 in his first season at EWU; a former college quarterback, he has a reputation for developing QBs.
CONS: Has spent his entire coaching career in Washington and has rarely had to recruit outside of the Pacific Northwest; jump from FCS program in a tiny market to a marquee Big Ten school would be daunting.
Mario Cristobal, 40, Florida International
RESUME: Four seasons at FIU (16-33 overall, 7-6 last season); previously an assistant at Miami and Rutgers.
PROS: In 2007, took over a five-year-old FIU program that had never posted a winning record, including an 0-12 mark in 2006, and led the Golden Panthers to their first ever winning season in 2010; Miami native and former Canes player and assistant has great connections in talent-rich South Florida; strong recruiting connections in New Jersey as well; the sort of energy he showed in his post-victory interview at the Little Caeser’s Pizza Bowl is just the sort that could help revitalize Penn State; reportedly lists Joe Paterno as his coaching idol and the inspiration for the shirt-and-tie look he sported on the sideline until this season.
CONS: Last season’s success doesn’t change the fact that his overall record is 17 games below .500; can he convince South Florida talent to spend four years in Happy Valley?
Tony Dungy, 55, Studio Analyst
RESUME: Super Bowl-winning former NFL coach.
PROS: Great reputation as a coach and person; numerous rumors have connected Dungy to Penn State’s coaching search; NFL connections and high media profile could be a huge recruiting boost.
CONS: Outside of a single season as a secondary coach at Minnesota three decades ago, has no experience coaching or recruiting at the college level; given that he showed no interested in the job at Minnesota, his alma mater, during their recent search, it’s hard to imagine him taking another job in the same conference; seems content being a TV analyst and promoting fatherhood; the longest of the long shots, but all the smoke with this one leaves us wondering if somewhere, just maybe, there might be some fire. Hey, there’s no reason to believe it will happen, but we’re doubting many Penn State fans would be upset if it did.
K.C. Keeler, 51, Delaware</ strong>
RESUME: Nine seasons at Delaware (74-42 overall, 12-3 last season), including the 2003 I-AA national title and two other title-game appearances; previously coached nine seasons at Div. III Rowan, where he went 88-21-1 and coached in five Div. III title games.
PROS: Pennsylvania native; recruiting connections throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey; strong reputation for developing quarterbacks.
CONS: Despite his success at Delaware, the Blue Hens have had five seasons of six wins or fewer under his tenure; media spotlight and fan expectations at Delaware can’t compare to what he’d face at Penn State.
Gus Malzahn, 45, Auburn</ strong>
RESUME: Two seasons as offensive coordinator at Auburn, including last season’s run to unbeaten national championship; previously offensive coordinator and QB coach at Tulsa (2007-08) and assistant at Arkansas (2006); 15 years as a top high school coach in Arkansas.
PROS: The hottest coordinator in the nation, Malzahn is architect of the “hurry-up no-huddle” offense that Auburn used to demolish SEC defenses last season; also credited with popularizing the “Wildcat” offense; reputation as an innovator would go long way in modernizing Penn State’s image; influence of Malzahn’s offense on major-college and NFL teams a draw for top recruits; recruiting connections in talent-rich SEC; was briefly reported to have accepted the head coaching job at Vanderbilt but ultimately turned it down, a sign that he’s waiting on a better job.
CONS: Having spent his career in Big 12 and SEC country, might be a stretch to think he’d leave his comfort zone and head north; some skepticism about whether his offensive schemes would be as successful in Big Ten conditions; recent salary boost from Auburn means he might not be in a hurry to leave.
And there it is. We can tell you with something resembling certainly that, within the next year, one of the men listed above will be named head football coach at Penn State.
URL function not working so here is a long cut and paste article from rivals.com You can google,
"Penn State football coach Beau Baldwin" Article published by rivals.com on Jan 26.
I think he isn't ready for this job but this is substance to the fact he just might be looking around.
My guess, some posters will acknowledge there just might be the possibility Baldwin is shopping and others will spin their wheels about how it is all a conspiracy rumor. Don't really care either way.
Penn State’s Next Coach: The Update
By BWI Staff
Jan 26, 10:27 am EST
Three months have passed since we went public with the definitive list of candidates (read now if you haven’t already) from which Joe Paterno’s replacement will be chosen. Three months later, we still believe the name of the next Penn State football coach is on the list.
Did we mention it’s a new list?
Well, not really: The criteria are the same, and 10 of the 15 candidates from our initial list remain. We trimmed five from the first batch either because they got new jobs (although, as you’ll see, that wasn’t necessarily a deal-breaker…) or because events of the past three months made it unrealistic to keep them on the list. We replaced them with five coaches who (mostly) fit our criteria, and who became contenders either through circumstances or their own on-field success.
We’ll get to the candidates in a second; first, let’s review our previous post. We can start with the timeline. As we wrote in October: “We’re convinced that Penn State will hire its first new head football coach in almost half a century no later than February 2012.” We should know better than to try predicting when Joe Paterno will finally step down, but given his contract status, the uncertain prospects for his 2011 team, hints of unrest on his staff and the still underachieving state of recruiting, we’ll stick with our prediction that this will be Joe’s final year.
Now, onto our criteria - and what the events of the past three months have taught us about just how right we were.
Qualifications - We told you the next Penn State head coach would be a current head coach, and we still think that’ll be the case. The high-profile hires this offseason have gone to a mix of head coaches (Brady Hoke at Michigan, Al Golden at Temple, Randy Edsall at Maryland, and, ultimately, Todd Graham at Pitt) and top assistants (Will Muschamp at Florida, David Shaw at Stanford), and while a dynamic coordinator with a record of success at a major program could make the cut (yes, we did add one such candidate to our list), we remain convinced the university will want someone with CEO experience.
Age - We continue to believe the most likely candidates for this job are 55 or under.
Broad Recruiting Reach - The demographic reality hasn’t changed in the past three months, so a coach with recruiting connections in places like Florida, Texas or California will have an advantage in this race.
Minimal Connection to Joe Paterno - This might’ve been the most controversial of our criteria, and if anything, events of the past month or so confirm it’s also the most correct. The fact that as many of half of Paterno’s assistants have reportedly looked for other jobs since the end of the regular season tells us what we already knew: Barring Paterno’s unexpected and sudden resignation to due health issues, his replacement will not come from his current staff. Period.
Fitting the New Mold - Feel free to review this entry on the previous post; for now, we’ll just highlight the current seasons of two of the coaches we mentioned as part of the new Penn State template:
- Cael Sanderson: With a throttling of Pitt last Friday night, the legendary Iowa State wrestler and second-year head coach has Penn State ranked No. 1 in the nation. A national championship this season is within reach, and a dynasty might soon follow.
- Coquese Washington: In her fourth season, the former Notre Dame assistant has Penn State in contention for the Big Ten title and on pace for its first NCAA berth since 2005.
The point? Hiring young, ambitious coaches with impressive resumes and no prior Penn State connections is working out pretty well at two of the university’s marquee programs. Yes, football is a different animal, but the model still applies.
So, back to the list: Gone are Bill Cowher, Jim Harbaugh, Paul Johnson, Ken Niumatalolo and Gary Patterson. We axed the former Steeler coach because all signs point to him eventually returning to an NFL sideline. Harbaugh made our jobs easy by jumping to the pros himself. Johnson and Niumatalolo and their gimmick offenses were always going to be long shots, but their win-loss records were hard to ignore; but with Johnson struggling last season at Georgia Tech and Niumatalolo running a solid but hardly transcendent program at Navy, we decided to cull them now. Patterson, of course, did nothing to make the world think he’s not one hell of a football coach, but with a contract extension through 2018 and TCU poised to join the Big East (and claim its automatic BCS bid for the foreseeable future), there are too many reasons for Patterson not to leave.
And now, the new guys. Here are five new potential candidates in Beau Baldwin, Mario Cristobal, Tony Dungy (we know, we know…), K.C. Keeler, and Gus Malzahn.
Beau Baldwin, 38, Eastern Washington
RESUME: Three seasons at EWU (27-11, 13-2 last season) and fourth overall after one season at Div. II Central Washington. In 2010, he led the Eagles to their first FCS national championship.
PROS: Improved from 6-5 in his first season at EWU; a former college quarterback, he has a reputation for developing QBs.
CONS: Has spent his entire coaching career in Washington and has rarely had to recruit outside of the Pacific Northwest; jump from FCS program in a tiny market to a marquee Big Ten school would be daunting.
Mario Cristobal, 40, Florida International
RESUME: Four seasons at FIU (16-33 overall, 7-6 last season); previously an assistant at Miami and Rutgers.
PROS: In 2007, took over a five-year-old FIU program that had never posted a winning record, including an 0-12 mark in 2006, and led the Golden Panthers to their first ever winning season in 2010; Miami native and former Canes player and assistant has great connections in talent-rich South Florida; strong recruiting connections in New Jersey as well; the sort of energy he showed in his post-victory interview at the Little Caeser’s Pizza Bowl is just the sort that could help revitalize Penn State; reportedly lists Joe Paterno as his coaching idol and the inspiration for the shirt-and-tie look he sported on the sideline until this season.
CONS: Last season’s success doesn’t change the fact that his overall record is 17 games below .500; can he convince South Florida talent to spend four years in Happy Valley?
Tony Dungy, 55, Studio Analyst
RESUME: Super Bowl-winning former NFL coach.
PROS: Great reputation as a coach and person; numerous rumors have connected Dungy to Penn State’s coaching search; NFL connections and high media profile could be a huge recruiting boost.
CONS: Outside of a single season as a secondary coach at Minnesota three decades ago, has no experience coaching or recruiting at the college level; given that he showed no interested in the job at Minnesota, his alma mater, during their recent search, it’s hard to imagine him taking another job in the same conference; seems content being a TV analyst and promoting fatherhood; the longest of the long shots, but all the smoke with this one leaves us wondering if somewhere, just maybe, there might be some fire. Hey, there’s no reason to believe it will happen, but we’re doubting many Penn State fans would be upset if it did.
K.C. Keeler, 51, Delaware</ strong>
RESUME: Nine seasons at Delaware (74-42 overall, 12-3 last season), including the 2003 I-AA national title and two other title-game appearances; previously coached nine seasons at Div. III Rowan, where he went 88-21-1 and coached in five Div. III title games.
PROS: Pennsylvania native; recruiting connections throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey; strong reputation for developing quarterbacks.
CONS: Despite his success at Delaware, the Blue Hens have had five seasons of six wins or fewer under his tenure; media spotlight and fan expectations at Delaware can’t compare to what he’d face at Penn State.
Gus Malzahn, 45, Auburn</ strong>
RESUME: Two seasons as offensive coordinator at Auburn, including last season’s run to unbeaten national championship; previously offensive coordinator and QB coach at Tulsa (2007-08) and assistant at Arkansas (2006); 15 years as a top high school coach in Arkansas.
PROS: The hottest coordinator in the nation, Malzahn is architect of the “hurry-up no-huddle” offense that Auburn used to demolish SEC defenses last season; also credited with popularizing the “Wildcat” offense; reputation as an innovator would go long way in modernizing Penn State’s image; influence of Malzahn’s offense on major-college and NFL teams a draw for top recruits; recruiting connections in talent-rich SEC; was briefly reported to have accepted the head coaching job at Vanderbilt but ultimately turned it down, a sign that he’s waiting on a better job.
CONS: Having spent his career in Big 12 and SEC country, might be a stretch to think he’d leave his comfort zone and head north; some skepticism about whether his offensive schemes would be as successful in Big Ten conditions; recent salary boost from Auburn means he might not be in a hurry to leave.
And there it is. We can tell you with something resembling certainly that, within the next year, one of the men listed above will be named head football coach at Penn State.
