I never liked Joe Pa. Never, even before all the "stuff". Always thought he was a selfish, arrogant prickly you know what masquerading as this gentle old guy. He wasn't a simple, little old guy. He was an S.O.B. from day one.
I'm not surprised that he wasn't in favor of having Pitt in the B1G, but since he was the newest guy on the block, how come he had so much say?
If it had been up to me, I'd have taken you guys and Mizzou instead of Maryland and Rutgers. But, in the end, it was the $$$$. NY/NJ (but I live in CT and nobody, but nobody in the tri state area cares about Rutgers) and Wsh/Balt TV markets were worth more than Western Pa and Central Missouri.
GLTU guys. Yeah, I'm sure it will be awhile before Dantonio leaves (this S. Carolina talk after Spurrier's resigning is all talk...MD ain't going to S.C.) and they look for a new coach. I'm sure PN would be very high on their list, but by that time I suspect Narduzzi will either be so entrenched at Pitt that he won't want to leave...or he's picked off by someone even bigger. I doubt Narduzzi would ever consider coaching in the B1G unless it were MSU. He's got Midwestern/eastern roots so I'd suspect he loves Pitt (he was the perfect hire for both you and him)....but the NFL....Steelers???? Narduzzi is good enough to coach there even as he might not have quite the demeanor for it. The NFL looks for guys who are a little less tightly wrapped who can really coach. Narduzzi is certainly the latter...but not so much the former. I love him and miss him.