<p>Seems coach O’Brien sometimes wore his heart on his sleeve and he was genuinely ****ed off when he made these statements. He didn’t like getting questioned on why Vanderlinden was not returning as LB coach. But I agree with luvthej - although there may have been some friction with a small faction of alumni, he had the support of the huge majority of the PSU family. Even among those that initially questioned his hiring. The primary reason he left is that he wanted to be a head coach in the NFL, and the timing and opportunity was perfect for him. </p>
<p>Penn State will end up with another excellent coach - bank on it. Unless all the news reports are wrong, many very good candidates are interested and BOB can be partially thanked for that. Whether he should have stayed for a longer time can be debated, but in the long run BOB will be lauded for guiding Penn State through difficult times (along with the players who were true to the team) and for saving the program from going into a steep decline.</p>