[NU Sports] Two pieces of interest

[Mike Nolan]

> Interesting that Vanderlinden is again on someone's short list for a head coaching job.

I don't find that surprising, he may not have succeeded at Maryland, but
that was going to be hard for any head coach.  (I think Ron was a year or
two away from succeess, but patience is not a virtue among ADs and fans.)

Working under Paterno, who delegates a lot more of the head coaching 
duties than some coaches do, has to have improved Ron's skills.  Gary
Barnett did not have much of a track record for developing his
assistants into head coaching material, either.

> Also that others of JoPa's staff are being approached as his term runs down.
> AND that JoPa hasn't officially worked out all the details of 2011.

Neither are particularly surprising.  I have not expected an 'in-house'
replacement there, if only because Graham Spanier appears to detest Paterno
(or at least his power base at Penn State, how many head coaches do you
think could announce they're coming back next year BEFORE discussing that
with the administration?) and by extension all of Joe's assistants are 
on shakey ground.  
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Mike Nolan