  Ferentz had success against PSU by out-Paternoing Joe Paterno,
but O'Brien gives Lions better chance  October 16, 2012 - Cory
Giger UNIVERSITY PARK -- Bill O'Brien and Kirk Ferentz couldn't
be more different.  Ferentz, in his 14th season at Iowa, is the
dean of Big Ten coaches, which shows just how tough it is to
last a long time at a major program.  O'Brien, hired in January,
is the league's newest coach.  Ferentz is the classic old-school
coach: Conservative, grind it out, take few chances, rely on
toughness and defense and don't be afraid to win ugly.  O'Brien
is more of a modern-day coach: Aggressive, go for it on fourth
down, try to score 40 points, play entertaining football and
adjust on the fly depending on the situation.  When Penn State
played Iowa in the past, it was always a matchup of two coaches
with similar philosophies. Ferentz essentially tried to out-
Paterno Joe Paterno, and he did a great job of that, going 8-3
head-to-head.  Saturday, however, Ferentz won't have the same
luxury as he's h