Valley Talk,
It is hard to have all the facts, when Strollo is being so tight lipped about this whole process. YSU is a public university. What happened to the days when the names and backgrounds of applicants was made public by YSU? When the names and backgrounds of people being interviewed were made public by YSU?
I'm not talking having a tweet, by someone in the media. I'm talking the YSU Athletic Department letting the public know the names of people who have applied, and names of people given interviews.
As for Pelinin, if the situation is so "bizarre", then to me, it's time to wish Bo the best, and move on to other candidates. And, you say we ought to know something on Monday, but on Saturday you said to watch PoopScoop(my name for that site
), and there was NOTHING about the YSU job on the site.
There is no real reason for it to be this much of a mess. It was known entering the season, that if YSU missed the playoffs, and especially if it was 7-5 or worse and no playoffs, then Wolford would be fired. I understand YSU went into the NDSU game with an opportunity to win and make the playoffs, but odds of that were very low. So, why not have the search process started IMMEDIATELY after the loss to Indy State? I don;t know, maybe that did happen. The problem is, it's hard to know when Strollo and others in the Athletic Administration are being so tight lipped about everything. And, what that leads to is internet rumors, and then people such as yourself who may or may not have as much inside info as you claim to have, coming on here and making posts like the oe you just made. If this coaching search truly is "bizarre", then that does not bode well.
And, while all the secrecy? This is a Head Football Coach. If the names of applicants for University President are made public, then the names of finalists, and dates of their interviews, why not the same for hiring a football coach? You say something ought to be known Tuesday. Well, what is that something? And, what if Tuesday comes, and nothing new is known? Another poster, one I know has ties to people in the Athletic Dept and went to the same high school as Pelini, said this could take another 2-3 weeks. That person is not one to just make something up and post it on here. This does not mean it will take 2-3 more weeks, just means this search does not appear as if it will be over by Tuesday.
In the end, I do not care who gets hired. However, I do have a MAJOR issue with all the secrecy. And, I'm a freaking liberal for crying out loud. A "bleeding heart liberal", yet even I think the lack of transparency from a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY is total bulls#!t with a really, really, really awful odor.
