Three more coaches have expressed interest in Penn State:

1) Pat Chambers of Boston Univ.

2) Pat Flannery, who coached Bucknell for 14 years but resigned 3 years ago;

3) Larry Brown interviewed with Penn St. but the school isn't pursuing him further

Posted by dacj501 on 5/28/2011 8:16:00 AM (view original):
JoePas like 90?

Posted by Iguana1 on 5/28/2011 3:08:00 PM (view original):
It's one thing to be behind Penn State football in the University pecking order, but when the men's basketball team is also behind women's volleyball in priority use of facilities, that tells an entirely different story. 

Posted by alblack56 on 5/28/2011 3:33:00 PM (view original):

Posted by Iguana1 on 5/28/2011 3:08:00 PM (view original):
It's one thing to be behind Penn State football in the University pecking order, but when the men's basketball team is also behind women's volleyball in priority use of facilities, that tells an entirely different story. 

Remember, they were also booted out of their arena for a Bov Jovi rehearsal and a career fair.

Sadly, the biggest story of Penn State basketball involves the women's team and long-time coach Renee Portland.  She had a "no drinking, no drugs, no lesbians' policy.  She dismissed players if she discovered they were lesbian.  Portland and  the university were sued and a documentary, "Training Rules" was made about the policy.

Posted by jbob23 on 5/29/2011 4:04:00 PM (view original):
O'Brien has fallen hard. WOW!!!

As for Dave Balza, he's a young 37ish and had been the only coach in the short history of Fla. Gulf Coast.  They started in DII and moved up to DI 4 years ago. After 3 consecutive 20-loss seasons, they wanted a change.  Half the fans were leaving after the women's game and not watching the men.   He had a year left on his contract and was being reassigned to a con-coaching position.  But, eventually, the school bought out his contract so he could leave.

Balza's a very religious man. Here is an exerpt from his acceptance at Bethany Lutheran.

"I would like to thank Dr. Bruss, VP Steve Jaeger and AD Karl Fager for the opportunity to serve the Lord as a Christian mentor while developing the academic and athletic talents of the young men in the basketball program....... It is my goal to build the basketball program into an exciting rallying point for the campus and community as a whole. We will do so by playing an up-tempo, defensive-minded, blue-collar brand of basketball in a way that gives glory to God for the gifts and opportunities that He alone gives to our players and coaches."

Posted by Iguana1 on 5/30/2011 10:57:00 AM (view original):
slightly off topic but what about Tressel at tOSU?

I know a Michigan fan that's happy