LSU to hire YSU Bo Pelini as defensive coordinator
When Baylor hired LSU defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, the search was on to replace the highest-paid defensive coordinator in college football. Youngstown State head coach Bo Pelini is expected to become the next defensive coordinator for head coach Ed Orgeron, sources told Geaux247 on Monday. Stadium's Brett McMurphy was first to report.
Pelini agreeing to terms with the program marks a return to Baton Rouge for the 52-year old, who served as defensive coordinator for LSU's 2007 National Championship team. Pelini first arrived at LSU in 2005 following a one-year stint as Oklahoma's defensive coordinator and helped lead LSU to a 34-6 record during that time.
Earlier this month, Orgeron joined 104.5 ESPN Baton Rouge to discuss the process with Jordy Culotta and T-Bob Hebert. Orgeron was looking for a fit culturally with his program, which is fresh off an undefeated season and National Championship, and Pelini is a name familiar to LSU after the program saw some of its best defenses when Pelini was running the show.
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Despite the outward perception of him Bo is really well liked by his players it seems so I don't think this will be a tough transition for him or LSU. He's proven he can be a high level FBS DC already.
The interesting part of this for me is who takes over at YSU. When Bo's name was initially floated out there as a DC candidate at LSU it was reported that he wanted assurance that his brother Carl would take over the HC duties at YSU if he did move on to LSU. For those who aren't familiar with Carl he's even crazier than Bo on the sidelines (and I assume in media appearances as well)…. so things could get even more interesting with the YSU football program.
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I kinda felt like this would happen.
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Professor Chaos
Despite the outward perception of him Bo is really well liked by his players it seems so I don't think this will be a tough transition for him or LSU. He's proven he can be a high level FBS DC already.
The interesting part of this for me is who takes over at YSU. When Bo's name was initially floated out there as a DC candidate at LSU it was reported that he wanted assurance that his brother Carl would take over the HC duties at YSU if he did move on to LSU. For those who aren't familiar with Carl he's even crazier than Bo on the sidelines (and I assume in media appearances as well)…. so things could get even more interesting with the YSU football program.
Wow!
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Professor Chaos
Despite the outward perception of him Bo is really well liked by his players it seems so I don't think this will be a tough transition for him or LSU. He's proven he can be a high level FBS DC already.
The interesting part of this for me is who takes over at YSU. When Bo's name was initially floated out there as a DC candidate at LSU it was reported that he wanted assurance that his brother Carl would take over the HC duties at YSU if he did move on to LSU. For those who aren't familiar with Carl he's even crazier than Bo on the sidelines (and I assume in media appearances as well)…. so things could get even more interesting with the YSU football program.
Wow!
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Now, how am I going to place a bet on how many Personal Fouls Bo and Bobby get in a game together? This is some bull****.
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Seems like a pretty good hire from a LSU perspective. While Pelini has his issues he knows defense.
I'm interested to see who YSU can land. I still look at the Penguin gig as one of the premier jobs in FCS based on history, school profile and location for recruiting (granted a ton of competition). Hopefully whoever YSU decides to hire can elevate YSU to at least a consistent Top 20/15 level.
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I'm surprised his DC market value is this high. YSU is ranked 4-7th in most conference defensive categories, and he's embarrassed the school both on and off the field.
Since MoRon will be selecting his replacement, the program will likely keep floundering for the forseeable future. He's probably already trying to steal Dean Hood from Murray State.
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Just when you thought the Coaching turnover had stopped...
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YSU has locked their message board down unless you're already registered. Can't register, can't do anything on their site.
I thought maybe it's because I was behind a VPN so I shut it off and still the same issue. Anyone else have that issue?
https://i.imgur.com/sSZMOtW.png
Apparently it's just me. I tried to get to the site using IE rather than Opera and it worked. Apparently they have a filter in place that even turning VPNs off blocks that browser entirely.
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clenz
YSU has locked their message board down unless you're already registered. Can't register, can't do anything on their site.
I thought maybe it's because I was behind a VPN so I shut it off and still the same issue. Anyone else have that issue?
Apparently it's just me. I tried to get to the site using IE rather than Opera and it worked. Apparently they have a filter in place that even turning VPNs off blocks that browser entirely.
They could have Clenz proofed it. nice work getting around it.