I can't speak for others opposed to a Schiano hire but as for me I would rather we throw the dice on someone who seems promising than a known quantity that we can be certain will never rise above mediocrity. A lot of Schiano supporters admit he's likely to only get mediocre results and they're fine with that because it's better than being rock bottom bad, which is their right. I'd rather we try for something better. As for the Schiano supporters weirdly acting like he won championships, they're not worth talking to for long.
1. Throw the dice at someone who "seems promising?" Really? Who?
2. "A k
nown quantity that we can be certain will never rise above mediocrity?" Again, really? How can you be so certain? Greg's last two recruiting classes, and in particular, the 2012 class were his best classes. And that was when Rutgers was in conference limbo. Greg will now be recruiting for a B1G team. Our facilities are light years ahead of what they were when he left in 2012. In addition, we have a competent AD who has demonstrated an ability to raise 100's of millions of dollars for multiple projects. The sky is the limit.
And I am not known on these boards as a "Schiano supporter." Nobody I have seen is weirdly acting like he won championships.
All of that said this is the tide other candidates are swimming against:
1. Key donors (Towers and Brown) are firmly in Greg's corner, or at least it seems to be the case.
2. Former players are firmly in Greg's corner.
3. A large segment, more likely, a large majority, of the fanbase is pushing for Greg's hire.
4. He had no reason to do it, but PJ Fleck made perhaps the most compelling case for Greg's hiring. PJ waxed poetic for close to 10 minutes about everything he learned from Greg and plainly said he owes his entire career to what he learned from Greg. And PJ worked for Jerry Kill and Jim Tressel. He did not have to go on like he did.
So, who would you hire?
