BleedGopher
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Gary Parrish: Penn State job a dead end for careers
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PSU needs a coach who can recruit. Unfortunately, however, PSU does not have a fan base to make the basketball economy big enough to afford such a proven coach. Yet, they can go with “build it and they will come.” Expand the budget, hire a major coach, and give him a bit of time. Once rolling, they can build a fan base to justify such a hire in the long run.
Otherwise, if I am the AD, I will go with a super long term project hiring a young coach (instead of a middle aged mid-major coach just for plugging the holes) who may not have been proven yet (better if he has a strong tie to the program or familiar with the local scenes). Of course, there is a risk that he may bolt once things are improving. Either way, PSU needs to take a big risk to rebuild its basketball program.
Otherwise, if I am the AD, I will go with a super long term project hiring a young coach (instead of a middle aged mid-major coach just for plugging the holes) who may not have been proven yet (better if he has a strong tie to the program or familiar with the local scenes). Of course, there is a risk that he may bolt once things are improving. Either way, PSU needs to take a big risk to rebuild its basketball program.