1 - If Bill O'Brien left, i would be disappointed. Not because i don't think it's fair to him.....the mess there wasn't his doing.....but he recruited kids to that mess and probably told them he would be there, so i would have a problem with that. He also got rid of the team Dr and did other things that upset a few within the school but then went with it because this was going to be his program like Joe. If he left after a few more years, fine. But 2 and done? That would leave a bad taste to me. Something is definitely going on there though. PSU's best or 2nd best assistant (Vanderlinden) just left. He's a fantastic LB coach. I know Al can't bring him here with Barrow, but Vanderlinden is a great LB coach and recruiter.
2 - PSU does not pay coaches as much as you would think for a University that size, so i don't think they would knock Al's socks off with an offer.
3 - I don't think Al would go back until the sanctions were lifted....then he might be willing to rebuild. In today's competitive world of college football, that is just too much BS to deal with.