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For those of you who think MSU would hire Narduzzi back if let go here, MSU leads the country in run defense after being 1st in run defense last year. Do you think the HEAD coach has anything to do with that!
To be fair they didn't get many 4 stars or better at all until they had a few big seasons. those big seasons were won on the back of 3 star kids.They nab 3-8 or so four star recruits recruits every year. Sometimes we get zero. It helps they have coaches who are good at recruiting Michigan and Ohio..
Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.To be fair they didn't get many 4 stars or better at all until they had a few big seasons. those big seasons were won on the back of 3 star kids.
I've been the town cryer for giving him multiple more years. But frankly it's the older players that are the least effective on defense, and not really possible to debate. Youth is not a valid excuse there.Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.
To be fair they didn't get many 4 stars or better at all until they had a few big seasons. those big seasons were won on the back of 3 star kids.
Yes, Im saying the same thing. But what Im saying is they are still making less errors than 2nd team younger players, thats why they are in there. But if we keep losing you will see guys like Briggs on the bench sooner rather than later. Right now we are 2-2 and the season is still salvageable. I think Briggs must be limited and Ford needs more reps at safety because you already know what you got with Briggs.I've been the town cryer for giving him multiple more years. But frankly it's the older players that are the least effective on defense, and not really possible to debate. Youth is not a valid excuse there.
This is not accurate. We have 4 Dbacks in the NFL who looked just as lost as the guys we have now. It’s not a youth problem. It’s a scheme problem.Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.
Their defense, as noted is just fine without narduzzi.Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.
Why would they?Is anyone arguing MSU would take him back at this point?
Some of today's D game plans /schemes are so complicated it's almost impossible for the average to above average player to grasp and execute for four quarters.This is not accurate. We have 4 Dbacks in the NFL who looked just as lost as the guys we have now. It’s not a youth problem. It’s a scheme problem.
Narduzzi has had 4 years to correct the problem and yet it’s getting worse.
To be fair they didn't get many 4 stars or better at all until they had a few big seasons. those big seasons were won on the back of 3 star kids.
When PSU, OSU and Michigan were all recovering from various issues.
This is his 4th season. Why doesn't he have SRs who can play or capable underclassmen he recruited? We start 6 SRs on defense. He has not adapted to changing offensive schemes and is as stubborn as any coach I can remember.Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.
Really? So what have Michigan and PSU's excuses been for losing to MSU since those days?When PSU, OSU and Michigan were all recovering from various issues.
Really? So what have Michigan and PSU's excuses been for losing to MSU since those days?
MSU won 4 of last 5 versus both Michigan and PSU, including ruining PSU's entire season and playoff hopes last year.
Your narrative needs revision. There are plenty of valid criticisms of Narduzzi as head coach of Pitt, but trying to minimize what he did as a defensive coordinator anywhere he's been isn't going to fly.
We are getting burnt due to less talent on the field. Other teams play freshman and sophomores.Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.
But Graham didn't slog through 4 years and get worse along the way. Harris majorly upgraded the program. Chryst went back home to a situation where he is the HC, but pretty clearly 2nd in command.Graham basically tried to get himself fired and pulled an outrageous sham to get out, yet still got a better job.
Chryst did little more than go through a few cases of Levi Garrett while here. Likewise got a better job.
Walt Harris own agent went on the record that Walt had given up here. He got a better job.
Nobody else is holding failure or even insubordination against our coaches. Is generally assumed Pitt is a basket case. .500 is seen as a major success.
I think the guy will find a different and likely better job like the others. MSU or not would simply be a matter of timing.
Graham basically tried to get himself fired and pulled an outrageous sham to get out, yet still got a better job.
Chryst did little more than go through a few cases of Levi Garrett while here. Likewise got a better job.
Walt Harris own agent went on the record that Walt had given up here. He got a better job.
Nobody else is holding failure or even insubordination against our coaches. Is generally assumed Pitt is a basket case. .500 is seen as a major success.
I think the guy will find a different and likely better job like the others. MSU or not would simply be a matter of timing.
Walt fired his agent for saying what he did about Pitt. His only mistake was doing it too slowly instead of immediately dumping him. Walt clearly cares about Pitt, it's a shame how it ended.
We are getting burnt due to less talent on the field. Other teams play freshman and sophomores.
Really? So what have Michigan and PSU's excuses been for losing to MSU since those days?
MSU won 4 of last 5 versus both Michigan and PSU, including ruining PSU's entire season and playoff hopes last year.
Your narrative needs revision. There are plenty of valid criticisms of Narduzzi as head coach of Pitt, but trying to minimize what he did as a defensive coordinator anywhere he's been isn't going to fly.
Talent has nothing to do with RB's running free down the middle of the field w/ nary a defender within 10 yds of him allowing some QB who spent most of his time at 5 Guys in the offseason to easily complete a TD pass.
It was never a home run hire. The last 3 candidates were Pelini, Cavanaugh, and Wanny. The admin. did not like the Pelini interview. Cav was supposedly in the lead, and then Wanny ended up getting the job. People were very worried that Cav was going to get the job, so when Wanny got the job people were happy, but more relieved that it was him instead of Cav.yeah, it needed to end though. Walt had his chance and blew it in 2003 and recruiting was slipping. The way we handled the ending wasn't the greatest. Should have just outright fired him if that's what they wanted to do, but I guess they felt it would look bad firing someone who went to a BCS bowl. But WVU fired a coach who had three straight 9 win seasons and no one batted an eye. The Wannstedt hire on paper was a home run.
It was never a home run hire. The last 3 candidates were Pelini, Cavanaugh, and Wanny. The admin. did not like the Pelini interview. Cav was supposedly in the lead, and then Wanny ended up getting the job. People were very worried that Cav was going to get the job, so when Wanny got the job people were happy, but more relieved that it was him instead of Cav.
I really didn't mean to disparage Walt himself, just pointed out that was a pretty ugly statement, might have caused another coach a chance for a good follow up HC job, but it didn't. I imagine many across the land who read or heard the agents statement likely nodded in the affirmative, as they did when Graham pulled his junk, when Chryst got a prime job despite a relentlessly colorless performance.Walt fired his agent for saying what he did about Pitt. His only mistake was doing it too slowly instead of immediately dumping him. Walt clearly cares about Pitt, it's a shame how it ended.
Not sure I buy that. I've always supported Duzz too and I am definitely not calling for him to be fired, however, he needs to make some changes. His Michigan St defense performed well because of the lack of teams that ran an RPO and because most Big 10 teams don't have the speed of the ACC teams. Duzz's D hasn't worked in the ACC, but to this point he is too stubborn to make big changes. Hopefully he figures it out, but my guess is probably not.Yes, when Narduzzi was their DC... So he IS a good coach. Were getting burnt by youth making mistakes or having to play inferior Seniors because youth isnt ready .... This fanbase just needs to come to grips with that.
This is his 4th season. Why doesn't he have SRs who can play or capable underclassmen he recruited? We start 6 SRs on defense. He has not adapted to changing offensive schemes and is as stubborn as any coach I can remember.
Heather should bring a tape of the games leading up to the 13-9 game, and then that game, to Narduzzi and implore him to watch.