Tom Bradley to interview for Syracuse job?

by Run Up The Score on Dec 1, 2008 8:03 PM EST Comment 22 comments

Depends on how much faith you place in message board postings from former a Syracuse player.

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Posted: 11/27/2008 9:01 AM

Thomas Bradley..Bob Casullo..Randy Edsall

Just got word yesterday that Dr. Gross received a phone call from Tom Bradley, Penn States defensive coordinator. He's been at Penn St. for about 30 years and is lined up to be the Head Coach when Joe Pa retires. However that retirement is no where in site and he expressed a very strong interested in the Syracuse opening. I think that this took Dr. Gross by surprise. I also think he is a great coach but we don't want someone to come in for a few years and leave to go back to Penn St.

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Posted: 11/29/2008 8:11 PM

Re: Thomas Bradley..Bob Casullo..Randy Edsall

Take it for what it is worth.......Thomas Bradley will be interviewed for the SU job sometime next week. I don't believe there will be an offical announcement about the interview but it will take place. When Kiffin was here this past week no one knew about that either. Just because Bradley is getting an interview does not mean he is getting the job. Better yet after the interview he might not want it.

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NOOOO!

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

May no act of ours bring shame

by Sacked on Dec 1, 2008 8:29 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Thomas?

by speedomike on Dec 1, 2008 8:55 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Cool

Sean Lee can be star linebacker and defensive coordinator. Beat that, Laura.

JoePa for governor

by ReadingRambler on Dec 1, 2008 9:14 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Good for Tom

I would hate to see him go, but the guy is long overdue for a head coaching job. If that’s what he wants to do, then good for him. I wish him a lot of success, except against us in 2009.

Mike
Black Shoe Diaries

by BSD on Dec 1, 2008 9:18 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Sandusky's Law

Trying to outlive or outlast JoePa is futile.

by millzners on Dec 1, 2008 10:08 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Fat chance in hell

The man didn’t wait around for 30 years just to take off for a sub-par job on the eve of the PSU position opening up. If he has indeed been tabbed as a top candidate to succeed Paterno, no way he does this.

Luring recruits with my new "Posting HD" scheme since '08.

by 06Lion on Dec 1, 2008 9:25 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Unless

Spanier pulled him aside and told him out of fairness to him that he would not be considered. GS has said all along there would be a national search. Maybe they want someone with some head coaching experience. If that’s the case Bradley may look at the Syracuse job as an opportunity to get that experience.

Suppose Joe coaches another two years. If he can turn that team around to where they are winning six or seven games in 2010 he might catapult himself into the lead for the job.

Mike
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by BSD on Dec 1, 2008 9:35 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

On one hand, I want the best most qualified guy for the job. I want no stone unturned looking for the next Joe Paterno. I want Bill Cowher interested, I want Bill Bellichick visiting the campus, I want them to dig up and reanimate Rip Engle and Tom Landry and interview them for the position. Seriously find the best guy (living or dead) out there.

On the other hand, I sincerely hope they decide after everything, that Tom Bradley is that guy.

by millzners on Dec 1, 2008 10:15 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

agreed

I want Tom Bradley to be the next head coach, but I also really want the most qualified, best person to be the next head coach. I’m just hoping they are one and the same

by The JuggerNitt on Dec 2, 2008 11:07 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

seriously...

….i found this to be extremely funny and yet exactly what i want to happen

(it is my secret fantasy to have cowher coach at PSU…oh how i love bill cowher and his gigantic jowl!!!)

by amandakt on Dec 3, 2008 1:49 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

TB

Would turn that program around in a jiffy, I think it’s not a bad move.

He is an excellent recruiter and Cuse has good facilites/history. The main reason the program went downhill is the emergance of Rutgers/UConn…they got the recruits Cuse used to get.

If he can get a stud OC, that program will be on the upswing.

He might know about who the program is leaning towards….Al Golden, LJ, JayPa, or someone else? Who knows…bottom line is TB might not get the gig at PSU and he knows it.

by SweepTheLeg on Dec 1, 2008 9:39 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Also

How about Buffalo U this year…surprised if Kendall Gill does not get interview.

by SweepTheLeg on Dec 1, 2008 9:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Turner Gill

by psuphiman80 on Dec 2, 2008 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Funny

I always confuse him with Kendall Gill for some reason as well. Something not connected right in my head.

by Cairo on Dec 2, 2008 12:53 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yep

Kendall Gill was the basketball player…my bad

by SweepTheLeg on Dec 2, 2008 11:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Funny

Kendall Gill does roll off the tongue but I had no idea who he was until you both said something about him. Then I just had to google it.

by psuphiman80 on Dec 3, 2008 1:24 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

If Bradley Leaves?

do we hand it over to LJ sr.? or do we hire outside?

"We are Penn State. We are not normal. We are Legends." - Deon Butler

by Stately NOVA Lion on Dec 1, 2008 10:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Wouldn't count on LJ to be around more than a year, if that.

by Run Up The Score on Dec 1, 2008 10:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Paterno could end up coaching another 5 plus years

if he is pain free the guy is in fantastic shape. The US job could give Bradley some quality head coaching experience for when Joe finally does retire. If he goes, I wish him well & hope to see him back in the future.

by Rockin on Dec 1, 2008 10:45 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

My only worry here

is that he would recruit players that would have gone to PSU.

However, I don’t think he leaves State College, he loves it there.

by whiteoutonly on Dec 1, 2008 11:44 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stop and think about this for a moment...

Just because they guy says he is a former player does not mean he knows didley about the situation. How many former players of a program are there at any given time? 1000 or more? Now if the AD is looking for a new head coach is he going to tell anyone of those 1000 players who he is interviewing? I doubt it…I would just wait and see what happens…also if Bradley goes, LJ, and Vandy, are both reasonable DCs.

Success without honor is like an unseasoned dish, it will fill you up but it won't taste good. - Joe V. Paterno

by carolinaeasy on Dec 2, 2008 7:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

...and think a little further:

Would the kind of former player who might get inside information from his alma mater (think Ki Jana) really be posting on a message board? If somebody was willing to risk his relationship with his school, then he probably has an axe to grind, and people like that will stir the pot for no good reason.

There is a tractor in the parking lot, West Virginia license EIEIO. Your lights are on.

by leeharvey418 on Dec 2, 2008 8:52 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs