Cowher's New For Sale Sign Has Penn State Fans Buzzing

There's a for sale sign in front of Bill Cowher's Raleigh, N.C. mansion, which means there has to be speculation about him getting back into coaching.

With every NFL head coaching job filled, it was up to Penn State fans to speculate that Bill Cowher could be coming to town. LaschOut, a Penn State site, says that Cowher visited campus to meet with athletic director Tim Corley. Putting 2+2 together, the site speculated that the for sale sign could be tied to Cowher coming to State College to replace Penn State's favorite octogenarian road rager, Joe Paterno.

There's only one problem with the story. As the Post-Gazette's Ed Bouchette found out, Cowher is moving, but it's only a couple of blocks down the street.

Cowher told Bouchette that they are moving because they found their current house is too big, so they are building a new house just down the road near a golf course. They actually waited until after the final NFL head coaching job was filled to try to make sure that the for sale sign wouldn't create false rumors.

Cowher gets linked to every NFL head coaching job out there, but he's pretty consistently denied any plans to get back into coaching, at least until after his youngest daughter graduates from high school. And he's said he may never coach again. Replacing a crotchety old coach at Penn State probably won't change his mind.

Hat Tip: College Football Talk

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

3-05-2008 @ 3:30AM

tanning lotion said...

Cowher is about the only guy that can gill Paterno shoes.

3-05-2008 @ 8:21AM

Bill Walters said...

great coach

3-05-2008 @ 9:20AM

petejayhawk said...

Who puts "for sale" signs in front of mansions? Isn't that sort of property usually handled more discreetly by a realtor?

3-05-2008 @ 10:04AM

mcspartan5 said...

#3 jayhawk,

did you ever think this was done intentionally by Penn St. boosters to give Joe Pa. the hint that it was time to retire? I don't think anyone has the nerve to step up and tell him to leave, so this is just a round-a-bout way to let him know Cowher is available, but how long, nobody knows. If they wait to long, he could be gone.

3-05-2008 @ 2:53PM

With the in your bed media all cowher had to do was sneeze "sell" while taking a crap and the word would be out.

I doubt there is actually sign in the front yard.

3-05-2008 @ 4:42PM

EskinSux said...

I know these blogs are usually BS...But this has to be the funniest one ever written...Seriously, when idiot NFL owners like Dan Snyder will write him a check for 10 million a year. Why on earth would he consider PSU...Oh, hat tip college football talk.....I get it know, CFT is trying to keep up with PFT with innacurate stories....Nice job MDS...Too funny

3-07-2008 @ 8:34AM

southcarolinasteeler said...

i think it would be a safe bet that cowher is waiting for john fox to be fired so he can be the carolina panthers next coach

3-16-2008 @ 2:22PM

Joey Sopko said...

JoePa is too good to be replaced by anyone. I am a die hard penn state fan, definitly the #1 fan ever. I even have paul poslusznys auto graph. i hate cower and the steelers so it would pain me for a team as good as psu to big up a coach like bill cower

3-16-2008 @ 2:24PM