Penn Live Article: Golden Turned Down

[TheProgram]

In case you have not seen: http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2014/01/penn_states_dave_joyner_tells.html

PSU's Joyner informing Golden yesterday he was out of the race.

 

[NoVaCaneFan]

Penn State looked at his record and said No, Thank You

 

[hurricane04]

**** Al, you really screwed up.

 

[NVA CANE]

But, but Canes4Life and the golden slurpers said he turned them down. How could this be true? And that Golden was going to spin it so it could benefit him in recruiting.

 

[Canesfan1899]

Well that wouldn't surprise me one bit.

 

[JACANE]

Are you guys reading the article. "The call to Golden was placed late Thursday afternoon, according to Poorman, and seemed to be a matter of simple courtesy. Golden had previously made statements that he would remain at Miami, and Penn State's search process moved on to Franklin, Mike Munchak and Greg Roman.

 

[4Canes]

What a stupid piece, it reads like PSU is trying to save face. This statement makes no sense. Reads to me like they were interested, he said no and they moved on.

The call to Golden was placed late Thursday afternoon, according to Poorman, and seemed to be a matter of simple courtesy. Golden had previously made statements that he would remain at Miami, and Penn State's search process moved on to Franklin, Mike Munchak and Greg Roman.

 

[CaneInHeelCountry]

Ah, I get it. Disbelieve everything these "insiders" say....UNLESS it's something that confirms a negative opinions of Al Golden. Then it must be the truth.

LMAO, you guys are predictabe.

 

[liquidcowboy]

It was the fans on the message boards fault.

 

[4Canes]

Are you guys reading the article. "The call to Golden was placed late Thursday afternoon, according to Poorman, and seemed to be a matter of simple courtesy. Golden had previously made statements that he would remain at Miami, and Penn State's search process moved on to Franklin, Mike Munchak and Greg Roman.

Comprehending and "reading" are two separate matters.

 

[CANE4LIFE]

But, but Canes4Life and the golden slurpers said he turned them down. How could this be true? And that Golden was going to spin it so it could benefit him in recruiting.

No your right dude. My apologies. IF the PSU version of Gary Ferman posted it, then it must be so. He was turned down just yesterday, but said he was not a candidate more than 4 days before that. I mean if AG HAD turned down PSU, its not like some PSU homer blogger would try to spin it the other way around right?

Like I have said all along, NONE OF US has a clue what went down. But Schools dont usually fly down and meet with an HC FIRST, only to leave them hanging for a week without an answer. This could have played out any number of ways, up to and including PSU asking Golden what his timeline was, and him saying "I need an answer by Sunday night, or Im pulling out".

And I dont blame him. Again, everyone on this board new PSU was the ONE place that he would likely bolt to, or at least seriousy consider if it ever opened up. I just find it funny how suddenly everyone seemed SHOCKED that he would meet with them and hear their offer once it did open up. Many HCs will listen to offers from other programs. Art Briles was reported to have almost been BEGGING for the UT job, and it wasnt until days later, that he issued his "Im staying at Baylor" statement, and that was right around the time Strong was hired.

But of course, its just Al Golden. The Antichrist. The only coach who has ever considered a huge raise. LOL.

 

[Gamineal]

Dave Joyner has as much love by their fans as our does for coach D......

Read into the whole mess before bringing up one headline on a lost and confused AD....

**** is getting old

 

[HurricaneU]

Plenty of things to criticize Al on. A face-saving corporate communique isn't one of them.

 

[NVA CANE]

But, but Canes4Life and the golden slurpers said he turned them down. How could this be true? And that Golden was going to spin it so it could benefit him in recruiting.

No your right dude. My apologies. IF the PSU version of Gary Ferman posted it, then it must be so. He was turned down just yesterday, but said he was not a candidate more than 4 days before that. I mean if AG HAD turned down PSU, its not like some PSU homer blogger would try to spin it the other way around right?

Like I have said all along, NONE OF US has a clue what went down. But Schools dont usually fly down and meet with an HC FIRST, only to leave them hanging for a week without an answer. This could have played out any number of ways, up to and including PSU asking Golden what his timeline was, and him saying "I need an answer by Sunday night, or Im pulling out".

And I dont blame him. Again, everyone on this board new PSU was the ONE place that he would likely bolt to, or at least seriousy consider if it ever opened up. I just find it funny how suddenly everyone seemed SHOCKED that he would meet with them and hear their offer once it did open up. Many HCs will listen to offers from other programs. Art Briles was reported to have almost been BEGGING for the UT job, and it wasnt until days later, that he issued his "Im staying at Baylor" statement, and that was right around the time Strong was hired.

But of course, its just Al Golden. The Antichrist. The only coach who has ever considered a huge raise. LOL.

If you think that weak ***, calculated statement Golden made was him rejecting the PSU job because he wanted to stay at miami then you are more in love with golden than I thought.

 

[Jomama]

Great! Let's move on and shore up this recruiting class.

 

[AntwanJ306]

If you think that weak ***, calculated statement Golden made was him rejecting the PSU job because he wanted to stay at miami then you are more in love with golden than I thought.

And if you believe that Golden was still hoping to get the call yesterday and PSU gave him the bad news, then you hate Golden more than I thought.

 

[canecountry3]

I don't care if Golden turned them down or they turned him down.

Not sure why anyone else does either.

 

[TheU1984]

I want Golden gone as much as the next dude. But I ain't believing no more interwebz ****.

 

[4Canes]

But, but Canes4Life and the golden slurpers said he turned them down. How could this be true? And that Golden was going to spin it so it could benefit him in recruiting.

No your right dude. My apologies. IF the PSU version of Gary Ferman posted it, then it must be so. He was turned down just yesterday, but said he was not a candidate more than 4 days before that. I mean if AG HAD turned down PSU, its not like some PSU homer blogger would try to spin it the other way around right?

Like I have said all along, NONE OF US has a clue what went down. But Schools dont usually fly down and meet with an HC FIRST, only to leave them hanging for a week without an answer. This could have played out any number of ways, up to and including PSU asking Golden what his timeline was, and him saying "I need an answer by Sunday night, or Im pulling out".

And I dont blame him. Again, everyone on this board new PSU was the ONE place that he would likely bolt to, or at least seriousy consider if it ever opened up. I just find it funny how suddenly everyone seemed SHOCKED that he would meet with them and hear their offer once it did open up. Many HCs will listen to offers from other programs. Art Briles was reported to have almost been BEGGING for the UT job, and it wasnt until days later, that he issued his "Im staying at Baylor" statement, and that was right around the time Strong was hired.

But of course, its just Al Golden. The Antichrist. The only coach who has ever considered a huge raise. LOL.

If you think that weak ***, calculated statement Golden made was him rejecting the PSU job because he wanted to stay at miami then you are more in love with golden than I thought.

Seriously? what part of "Golden had previously made statements that he would remain at Miami, and Penn State's search process moved on" is so hard for your to understand?

 

[CANE4LIFE]

But, but Canes4Life and the golden slurpers said he turned them down. How could this be true? And that Golden was going to spin it so it could benefit him in recruiting.

No your right dude. My apologies. IF the PSU version of Gary Ferman posted it, then it must be so. He was turned down just yesterday, but said he was not a candidate more than 4 days before that. I mean if AG HAD turned down PSU, its not like some PSU homer blogger would try to spin it the other way around right?

Like I have said all along, NONE OF US has a clue what went down. But Schools dont usually fly down and meet with an HC FIRST, only to leave them hanging for a week without an answer. This could have played out any number of ways, up to and including PSU asking Golden what his timeline was, and him saying "I need an answer by Sunday night, or Im pulling out".

And I dont blame him. Again, everyone on this board new PSU was the ONE place that he would likely bolt to, or at least seriousy consider if it ever opened up. I just find it funny how suddenly everyone seemed SHOCKED that he would meet with them and hear their offer once it did open up. Many HCs will listen to offers from other programs. Art Briles was reported to have almost been BEGGING for the UT job, and it wasnt until days later, that he issued his "Im staying at Baylor" statement, and that was right around the time Strong was hired.

But of course, its just Al Golden. The Antichrist. The only coach who has ever considered a huge raise. LOL.

If you think that weak ***, calculated statement Golden made was him rejecting the PSU job because he wanted to stay at miami then you are more in love with golden than I thought.

It was a calculated carefully worded statement which said he was NOT taking the PSU job, wether it was because they said no, or he said no, that is what it meant. And it was worded the way it was, because he clearly WAS a candidate at some point, and did meet with them, so he couldnt come out and say, I never had any interest in the job nor discussed it, because that would have been an easily disprovable lie.

Once again, you have absolutely NO idea what actually happened, and neither do I. But I think it is JUST as plausible, if not MORE, that he was either offered, or given the opportunity to be a finalist, and bowed out on his own. PSU came STRAIGHT to Golden first. So what, so they could then tell him, "Ok Champ, dont call us, we'll call you"? BULLSH*T. That isnt how these things usually work. Did they offer him the gig straight out? Who knows. Maybe yes, maybe no. But I think his "dark days" the 48 hours or so he took where he was out of touch, was him probably mulling things over with his family. And objectively, I cant begrudge him that. It was probably a HEFTY raise over his current gig, at his Alma mater. He bowed out last Sunday, and you can spin it whatever way you want, but his statement left NO room, to later claim he was STILL a candidate, though it certainly left open that he HAD been a candidate at one point. The statements many recruits have also made after talking to him, imply that he told them he turned it down.

So you can keep calling him a liar, but you do so simply because you will spin anything related to the guy into a negative tirade since all you want to do is bash and trash him. That doesnt make it "fact".