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Penn State has to be waiting on Deboer

Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:23 pm
Posted by Burt Macklin
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:23 pm
... or some other big name in playoffs or NFL. Nothing else makes sense unless they are trying to self-destruct. Madness.

And no chicken littles, Lane Kiffin is not going to Bama if Deboer leaves.
Posted by jrodLSUke
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:24 pm to
PSU is waiting on Diaz. Duke is in the ACC CG.
Posted by Hoovertigah
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:24 pm to
Yeah it’s bizarre… maybe Mike Tomlin
Posted by TJG210
New Orleans
Member since Aug 2006
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:25 pm to
You would have thought, but they also offered Sitake, so idk
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 1:25 pm
Posted by jrodLSUke
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:26 pm to
Diaz was the DC at PSU 22-23.
Posted by CatfishJohn
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:29 pm to
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they also offered Sitake, so idk


This kind of kills this theory. They went hard after a Tongan American Mormon with virtually no experience outside of Utah and surrounding areas.

That doesn't sound like a team with an ace in the hole coaching in the playoffs
Posted by Muahahaha
Ohio
Member since Nov 2005
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:31 pm to
With this being so late, why would anyone want this job now? A few weeks ago, perhaps - but now? A 128th ranking in the recruiting class leaves a significant amount of ground to make up. It will certainly be interesting to see how things move forward.
Posted by Macavity92
Member since Dec 2004
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:31 pm to
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Yeah it’s bizarre… maybe Mike Tomlin



Mike Tomlin is not going anywhere. He works in the most stable organization in pro sports --- 3 coaches in 56 years. He'll leave when he retires.

Diaz is a possibility, I guess. It would be an underwhelming hire.

The thing is that we know that they are not waiting on anyone. They spent 2 weeks wooing Sitake, only to have him re-up at BYU. I'm not sure they have a working plan right now.
Posted by The Blue Stuff
Member since Oct 2015
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:33 pm to
They just tried to get the Byu coach. Deboer ain't going to Penn st
Posted by nvasil1
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Member since Oct 2009
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:34 pm to
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PSU is waiting on Diaz. Duke is in the ACC CG.

I'm sure they're pivoting to Diaz now, but they shouldn't be waiting anymore for anything at this point.
Posted by Chad504boy
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:34 pm to
quote:

They went hard after a Tongan American Mormon with virtually no experience outside of Utah and surrounding areas.



Sitake is a highly regarded coach. That was a big swing and a swing not to be really embarrassed about. Sitake would have been an immediate culture guy.
Posted by moneyg
Member since Jun 2006
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:34 pm to
It definitely doesn’t have to be that.

It is easy to assume that’s the case because it helps make sense of a crazy situation.

But leaving Alabama for Penn State would be a crazier situation…especially when you are heading into the playoffs.
Posted by Sl0thstronautEsq
Member since Aug 2018
16161 posts
Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:40 pm to
I still can't believe they passed on Hartline.

They must only want someone with HC experience.

BK would actually be a decent fit who could bring some stability to the program. I guess Chip Kelly is also available (at least until anOSU re-hires him to take over for Hartline).
Posted by FutureRATeammember
Member since Jan 2015
4249 posts
Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:41 pm to
Penn state is being blackballed by Jimmy sexton, per Todd mcshay. Sexton has seemed several Penn state targets away.
Posted by ColtTiger247
Jonesville
Member since May 2025
628 posts
Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:43 pm to
Deboar would be out of his mind to go to that dumpster fire rn
Posted by L5UT1ger
Member since Feb 2004
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:46 pm to
BK all day. Best guy to fix a mess. That's the one thing he did well at LSU.
Posted by Cosmo
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Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:46 pm to
They should have kept Franklin if Diaz is the best they could do
This post was edited on 12/3/25 at 2:04 pm
Posted by Cosmo
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Member since Oct 2003
129129 posts
Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:47 pm to
quote:

Penn state is being blackballed by Jimmy sexton, per Todd mcshay. Sexton has seemed several Penn state targets away.


BK isnt a Sexton guy
Posted by Camp Randall
The Shadow of the Valley of Death
Member since Nov 2005
17179 posts
Posted on 12/3/25 at 1:49 pm to
I don’t understand why deboers name is associated with this lol
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