Bob Ryan on Penn State hiring Bill O’Brien: ‘They needed someone from outside of the cult’ (audio)
by Matt Minkus on Jan. 23, 2012, under SportsListen below to hear Bob Ryan, longtime Boston Globe sports columnist and ESPN contributor, talk about Penn State hiring New England Patriots assistant coach Bill O’Brien. He discusses why he doesn’t know much about him and why it is a difficult job covering the Patriots as a member of the media due to Bill Belichick‘s rules. He also offers thoughts on O’Brien’s decision to retain some assistants from the previous Penn State football staff. Please listen below-
For the full interview with Bob Ryan listen to Episode 138 on 110SportsPodcast.com. He talks about the Patriots run and Tom Brady‘s respect for Tim Tebow. Ryan also discusses why he believes the Heat will win the NBA finals, Josh McDaniels‘ return to New England and why he thinks Shaq will fail in his broadcasting career.
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