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OT: former Pitt assistants and grad assistants

Was watching MACtion and mentioned the wife that Joe Moorhead was a Pitt grad assistant which sent me down a rabbit hole of prominent NFL or college coaches who had a stint at Pitt and it was pretty eye opening... as a palate cleanse from the NarDiscourse, here's a partial list of guys that came thru here and its beyond impressive. For those of the older guys who were alive during the golden years, just bear with me on my personal amusement:

Jon Gruden
John Harbaugh (and Jack Harbaugh)
Mike McCarthy
Marvin Lewis
Jimmy Johnson
Chris Petesen
Curt "the good one" Cignetti
Mike Norvell
Dan Lanning
Joe Moorhead
Dino Babers
Bob McAdoo
John Fox
Bob Davie
Kirk Ferentz
Mike Sherman

I'm sure I missed several and knew about some of these. A lot of NFL guys and P4/P5 head coaches carried a clip board in the Burgh

This is the root of Pitt’s struggles

There's some selective memory going on here.

He played in 11 games at U$C. In those 11 games, he caught 59 balls for 875 yards and 8 TDs.

As a soph, he also played injured and missed parts of games. He still caught 100 balls for 1593 and 17 TDs.

When I say, he stepped into a worst situation, I mean it was a worse situation for him personally. He wasn't the "man" at U$C because he was splitting targets with Washington, Williams and Rice. His numbers reflect that.

At Pitt, he would of remained the "man" and been targeted as such.

Theoretically, yes. But I think that's kind of why he left - Cignetti wasn't using him as much in the Spring as he'd have liked. It kind of checks out with the initial game plan against West Virginia, too. I honestly think we thought we were going to pound and ground our way to the ACC championship that season.

Now, as it turns out, we did have a great running game because Izzy went off. But I don't think he was even Plan A, because we opened up with Hammond.

This is the root of Pitt’s struggles

He was hurt.

But that is besides the point. He didn’t walk into a worse situation. He walked into a better one. The team had a better season. The offense finished 3 according to F+ that season.

He just got injured so didn’t get to fully enjoy the great situation he walked into. But he correctly perceived it as a great situation.

There's some selective memory going on here.

He played in 11 games at U$C. In those 11 games, he caught 59 balls for 875 yards and 8 TDs.

As a soph, he also played injured and missed parts of games. He still caught 100 balls for 1593 and 17 TDs.

When I say, he stepped into a worst situation, I mean it was a worse situation for him personally. He wasn't the "man" at U$C because he was splitting targets with Washington, Williams and Rice. His numbers reflect that.

At Pitt, he would of remained the "man" and been targeted as such.

I wonder what happened to BballinsiderfromPitt

I ran him off and into the WCC. He decided he'd rather take losses on the court than on the internet.

In all seriousness, he was maybe my favorite poster and this place aint the same without him.
The back and forth between y’all was always entertaining and we all should wish him well in his new gig cuz being a die hard Pitt fan is a cool thing. Happy Thanksgiving 🍁 and H2P and the Waves of Pepperdine.
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This is the root of Pitt’s struggles

Half the yard and half the TDs. He still went in first round but was projected as a top 10 pick before the season.

There's no way doesn't have a minimum of 1200-1300 yards 15 TDs at Pitt. Pitt also beats Tennessee, gtech and Louisville with him. That's one of those "what ifs" seasons imo.

He was hurt.

But that is besides the point. He didn’t walk into a worse situation. He walked into a better one. The team had a better season. The offense finished 3 according to F+ that season.

He just got injured so didn’t get to fully enjoy the great situation he walked into. But he correctly perceived it as a great situation.
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