Frank Cignetti Jr to be hired as OC.....
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They played most of last season with a walk-on or an injured PJ at QB.
You telling me whipple moved your needle his first 2 years lol,it moved it so well KP almost transferred
Lol. I'm sure their fans who care enough to sign up for a message board never thought to take that into consideration.
And the primary reason he didn't is that we brought Whipple back, so....
And yeah. Whipple was an intriguing hire. That offense he ran with Andy Isabella and that tight end was one of the most exciting in the game. Very non-traditional hire for a guy like Narduzzi.
This is more like the Randy Bates of offense. Extremely safe hire. I just hope Hafley wasn't going to can him. Not saying he was, but I hope we didn't just hire someone BC didn't want.
I don't hate the hire. I do wonder how he will change what we did this year or keep what we had.
I doubt it. Cignetti knows how to get the ball to his playmakers.
You have way too much confidence in others on message boards.
Well Curt took over Iup and had a heck of a run there. Went to Elon, yeah Elon and had two winning seasons and parlayed it into a job at JMU where he’s went 33-5 and no worse than the final four.
Anyway, I think this is a good hire now let’s go grab Shanny to coach the WRs!
We do not need any on the job training for OC. He has extensive experience and knows our area. I really like this hire
That could cut either way. Not everyone gets to be a head coach. Some guys aren’t cut out for it. Coaches fail up and settle back to previous levels in college and the NFL all the time. Some guys are career position coaches or coordinators. Talent mostly rules, so hopefully he can recruit.
I mean, I could just take the blind faith position every time, but you've got that monopolized.
He did a good job when he was here under Wanny. We won 10 games in 2009. Solid hire.
Well, let's hope so. I know Flowers had a big year in 2020. I'm sure he has similar plans for Addison.
He is well respected locally and this should be a boost for recruiting. We now need an ace recruiter at WR coach. He is growing on me. Did you see what his offense did to Clemson's defense 2 years ago with a healthy qb? The more I think about it the more the hire grows on me. Plus Duzz has earned the benefit of the doubt at this point.
I think he was what was expected. Very experienced as both an OC and QB coach. College and recruiting experience in our footprint.
If you have no clue about Frank- maybe just type "I don't have a clue".
This is a solid to very good hire with a high floor. Pitt's offense should be pretty similar to what we watched last year with a bit more running.
Added bonus- he can recruit. He is the reason Phil Jurkovec is at BC.
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Pitt scored over 40 a game and our fans didn’t care for Whipple… so yeah, most fan bases don’t care for their OC for some reason. I like the hire with where the program is at.
It doesn't even matter how much football you watch. It all depends on how they use the talent and skills at their disposal.
Most important is getting the max out of your QB. I think Frank Jr maximized Bill Still and even 1st year starter Tino. I'd say the same for Jurkovec up at BC. If he can extract Freshman Slovis then Pitt fans will be real Happy. I think he'd do well with Patti too.
Chaney Canada Watson Whipple Cignetti.
Easy to see what PN looks for in a offensive cordinator. Older guys with lots of experience.
Easy to see what PN looks for in a offensive cordinator. Older guys with lots of experience.
MAJOR NO!!!! Already had this guy here - need new blood with new ideas! Totally not with this hire!
We've already seen him before and his offenses doesn't conjure up any real positive memories.
I really liked his scheme when he was at PITT.
Physical downhill running attack, attacks over the top.
Physical downhill running attack, attacks over the top.
Well, Baldwin had 1,111 yards receiving, Dion had 1,799 yards rushing, and we won 10 games when he was with Pitt.
Marion would of had a higher ceiling. Compared to Cignetti who has a higher bottom.
Throw in recruiting and Age. Man I hope it works out. BC fans are jumping for joy
That's more your memory than fact. Scorin Dorin was an All American with him as well.
Not to mention a great full back which he used a lot.
The defensive coordinator and Narduzzi will be extremely happy. Our defense will benefit from this hire. They will get a lot less snaps per game due to Cignetti’s ball control offense
Marion up to this point is all fluff.
Well, we will have to wait even longer to see Marion as OC because he still isn’t one. He wanted and thought he would get the OC job here. He pouted and left when he didn’t get it.
If Whipple had left after season two many Pitt fans would have done the same. After reading the posts here, I feel like it is a really good fit plus you gotta think he is here for awhile.
Now the facts
I was being sarcastic. Everyone was saying Marion was going to be the OC. I just echoed their talking points
I really doubt that was the case, especially with Jurkovic being hurt. Hey, Cignetti made Stull serviceable, that should count for something. Given what Narduzzi likes to run, this is a good hire and I don't see a big learning curve here.
Remember the message board geniuses got out the pitchforks when Wanny wanted to hire Noel Mazzone and everyone thought it was an old crony hire. He went somewhere else (A&M maybe?) and produced some pretty prolific offenses.
Score points and win - that’s exciting.
I don’t care how you get in the end zone - just get there often.
I don’t care how you get in the end zone - just get there often.
And last names that start with W or C. 😳
