Scrap never got married, which hurt his chances of becoming a head coach anywhere. Believe me, stupid as that sounds, it matters, especially in an insular community like State College. I think there's a good chance he resurfaces as DC if Golden or Munchak gets the job. A lot of people were unhappy with the defense over the past year. The 2012 defense was simply a carryover from Bradley's unit. 2013 was a step down and it was probably going to get worse if Butler remained as DC.
Larry Johnson is another candidate for DC under the next coach. He's due for a pay raise no matter what. I never saw him as a politician, though. It was funny when his son bad-mouthed Paterno's offense 10 years ago.
My dickhead brother-in-law, a true asshole among anuses, knows some insiders who have described this to him and subsequently, me. The description wasn't that LJ was an ass kisser, but that he seemed able to grease palms/navigate the intricacies of alumni/booster relationships better than Bradley. Dipshit extraordinaire that he is to his sisters and mother, he's not the kind of guy to lie about that stuff, so I took what he told me at face value. I also never had any use for the information until now, and I'm getting irritated even thinking about him. Thanks for your support.
Bradley was an interesting case to me after the Paterno firing. He's not mentioned in the A.G. fact-finding report or any other part if that stuff, but he seemed to be quickly pushed to the side when O'Brien was hired even though Root and then Butler, with all due respect, haven't shown that they can manage a defense like Bradley. I presumed he wasn't part of the new staff either because O'Brien had his own guys or because internal sinister forces pushed him out. Everyone loves the post-Hall/Jay offense (well, obviously), but the defense took a clear step back. I know nothing about the backstory for Bradley's departure, bit I miss his on-field product.
