100% on the coaches. Can't play a half of sh!t ball against many teams and win.
It's also on the coaches to have them ready in Morgantown Saturday nigh
You picked 2 outliers (Cincy & TCU) out of a group of about 50-60 schools. That should tell you how difficult it is to do.
8-9 wins isn't getting you ranked every year, it's more like 9-10 wins. That hasn't been done here consistently since a short stretch in the mid-late 70s and early 80s. So again, think about what you're asking and if it's as easy as you make it out.
Games you "should have won" means you lost. You can count a lot of losses as should have won, and a lot of wins as should have lost. The ball bounces both ways, you don't get to pick one.
Completely disagree on your last point. There are losses and then there are bad losses…just like there are wins you should expect and those which are upsets. Pitt lost 2 games the last 2 years when heavily favored including losses to dregs WMU, GT and Louisville…2 of those were at home which make the losses even worse. You can also put Saturday’s debacle in the bad loss category. Other than the win at home against Miami Pickett ‘s freshman year and the win at Clemson, Narduzzi hasn’t pulled off many W’s that fall into the shocker category which is precisely why he isn’t respected nationally. In the end, however, you want respect, you have to win the games you’re supposed to win, especially interconference tussles, if you want national respect.