I also remember that when he was fired there were very, very few of us warning that it was a ridiculously idiotic decision.
There were a handful of us and I remember exactly who it was that had the proper perspective. I also remember who was out to lunch.
I say that not to brag because really, why would anyone brag about something so meaningless? What does it really matter? However, I think that we can and should learn from that mistake here.
I’m not interested in defending Narduzzi or pretending that everything is just hunky-dory, because I don’t feel that way. I am as disappointed in this season as anyone. I think there are some real legitimate causes for concern.
However, I have also seen how insanely our fan base tends to act at the first hint of adversity and I’m definitely not with those folks either.
I think the Pitt mob who view every single game as a referendum on the coach’s job stability and the direction of the program, and who throw public temper tantrums every single time something doesn’t go their way are dangerously unstable and usually very ill-informed.
I think they ran Harris out of town, then Wannstedt. It’s only now with years of hindsight that a lot of our fans are FINALLY like, “Hey, I was just looking at our recruiting rankings and our records and watching some old videos and it occurred to me that firing a coach who was excelling in all of those areas, but not quite winning the week-ass Big East, may not have been the brightest idea in the world.”
De’r!
I can assure you those same rocket scientists would have run Chryst out of town prematurely as well, but he got out ahead of the posse. He too has proven to be a pretty good football coach.
My point is that as you read this website for the rest of this season - and probably in the next several seasons, because Narduzzi just signed a seven-year extension and isn’t going anywhere, gang – take all of it with a huge grain of salt.
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