That's the phrase that came over me as this "news" moved from rumor to reality. It was like magically being taken back to 1996, except I don't get the benefit of being 20 years younger. Back to an era where, I hate to admit, I didn't really follow Pitt Basketball too closely and went to few games and had little emotional investment in the program. I realize that the news is fresh and there is a lot of time til November. I hope that in the interim I find a way to get on board this hire and have some enthusiasm for Pitt BBall for next year. But, right now, I fear the worst and I have already moved greatly toward a state of apathy again.
Since maybe 2002 or 2003, I have made the vast majority of games at The Pete. In the '09/10 season, I made every home game, even trudging more than 2 miles through knee high snow to Oakland when the Super Bowl Weekend Blizzard hit to see the Seton Hall game. Pitt Basketball gave me many great evenings, moments and memories in that time span. Sadly, I fear they may well be gone. Right now, I feel like I won't want to go to any games next year. Perhaps, even if I am tempted too, I will boycott just to show my disapproval. I certainly realized letting Jamie go had a fair amount of risk involved, but I felt that with the right hire we would at least have hope. I feel this hire has, most of all, stolen the hope away. I can't see anyway that Pitt does continue a slide into the lower rungs of the ACC with this coaching change.
Since maybe 2002 or 2003, I have made the vast majority of games at The Pete. In the '09/10 season, I made every home game, even trudging more than 2 miles through knee high snow to Oakland when the Super Bowl Weekend Blizzard hit to see the Seton Hall game. Pitt Basketball gave me many great evenings, moments and memories in that time span. Sadly, I fear they may well be gone. Right now, I feel like I won't want to go to any games next year. Perhaps, even if I am tempted too, I will boycott just to show my disapproval. I certainly realized letting Jamie go had a fair amount of risk involved, but I felt that with the right hire we would at least have hope. I feel this hire has, most of all, stolen the hope away. I can't see anyway that Pitt does continue a slide into the lower rungs of the ACC with this coaching change.
