Odds that Donahue stays?

[ugarte]

Donahue may have also said that because he might not be interested in the Penn job but in other jobs such as Rutgers/Penn State so he doesnt want to close any doors by saying I am happy where I am at, I dont want to go anywhere else.

I will state with certainty - while having absolutely no evidence - that if an AD wants to inquire about the availability of a coach, he doesn't take public comments made during the season into account. He just makes a phone call to the guy's agent after the season.

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah now that I think about you are probably right because most of what coaches say in the media is meaningless

[phillysportsfan]

I dont think we have to worry about Donahue leaving for Penn now, I bet Penn names Jerome Allen their permanent head coach

[ithacat]

Donahue may have also said that because he might not be interested in the Penn job but in other jobs such as Rutgers/Penn State so he doesnt want to close any doors by saying I am happy where I am at, I dont want to go anywhere else.

It doesn't close any doors; it raises the price. :-)

[ugarte]

I dont think we have to worry about Donahue leaving for Penn now, I bet Penn names Jerome Allen their permanent head coach

He certainly is making a bid for it. A team that was considered a risk to go 0-14 now has 3 league wins including the top scalp.

[phillysportsfan]

Yeah I hope they do hire Allen because Donahue going to Penn would be unacceptable, I could deal with him going anywhere else even though I wish he would not leave

[YankeeLobo]

I'd say Donahue is long gone after this season to Penn, especially after what happened last night.

[phillysportsfan]

I'd say Donahue is long gone after this season to Penn, especially after what happened last night.

Wouldnt last night make it less of a chance that Donahue goes to Penn because Allen is starting to prove he can coach and motivate? Last night's game does have much effect on Donahue going anywhere else but I do not think he goes to Penn now. I got to give Allen credit because if Penn played like they did last night they would not be 4-15.

[ugarte]

I'd say Donahue is long gone after this season to Penn, especially after what happened last night.

Wouldnt last night make it less of a chance that Donahue goes to Penn because Allen is starting to prove he can coach and motivate? Last night's game does have much effect on Donahue going anywhere else but I do not think he goes to Penn now. I got to give Allen credit because if Penn played like they did last night they would not be 4-15.

All three of Penn's league wins came under Allen. The team has improved a great deal now that they care about playing. Miller was a disaster - though he should get credit for recruiting the team that Allen is winning with.

[phillysportsfan]

Dont think we have to worry about Donahue going to Penn, here is a quote from Penn's best player Zach Rosen when asked if Allen should be hired full time

"Undoubtedly. I don't know if I've hinted at it or tried to hint at it in different ways without saying he's our guy, but Jerome Allen is the right person for the job and they should hire him as soon as they possibly can. They should be begging him to stay.

"He demands respect. He knows what it takes to win and he's gonna do everything that it does take. He's willing to put in the work. He's special with people. I could write a list on the top of this stat sheet for you and get it to you next game."

[Jim Hyla]

From the NY Times article quoted on another thread:

"What Steve has already done at Cornell is phenomenal," Noel said. "I like to focus on what else could be done."

Some on eLynah think poorly of Noel, as some of you know I've had my run ins with him, but he has done a fantastic job of picking coaches, and I'm sure he's going to do whatever he can to keep Donahue here.

[upperdeck]

of course coming up with another 200k in this climate is the biggest issue

[phillysportsfan]

I am sure Donahue gets a raise at the end of the year but I dont think money will be what keeps him here or makes him leave. Cornell cannot compete on salary with any of the teams Donahue would go to. Even Fordham who fired their coach earlier in the year announced they are stepping up their athletic budget and will pay about 400k to 500k for a new head coach. At the end of the day he will go somewhere that is the right fit where he believes he can build a solid program because it doesnt make a lot of sense to go somewhere only to get fired in a few years and then have to take a step down by being an assistant somewhere. Or he might stay here because he is basically guaranteed a job for life here, maybe some alum steps up and donates a bunch of money to keep him here

[Jim Hyla]

To get this started again, here's a quote from an article in The Syracuse Post-Standard.

Donahue said this squad has shown it can compete with the top teams in the country in a way none of his clubs has before. This year's team, he said, is Cornell's deepest and most talented yet.

"I'm going to try for the rest of my coaching career to get a group like this, and I may never get there," he said. "I'm pretty sure I won't."

Gives some hope that he doesn't want to jump upstream.

[KeithK]

To get this started again, here's a quote from an article in The Syracuse Post-Standard.

Donahue said this squad has shown it can compete with the top teams in the country in a way none of his clubs has before. This year's team, he said, is Cornell's deepest and most talented yet.

"I'm going to try for the rest of my coaching career to get a group like this, and I may never get there," he said. "I'm pretty sure I won't."

Gives some hope that he doesn't want to jump upstream.

Or the pessimist might read the quote as "I'm pretty sure I won't at Cornell." Time will tell.