Heathers first call Monday morning.

[303vND]

Should be to the Pitt legal department to schedule a meeting to review Narduzzi’s contract and possible settlement options. Before she does anything else, she should explore viable exit options that she can present to the Chancellor, BOR, and high dollar donors and then select the best option. What should not be in play is to let Narduzzi continue as the head football coach at The University of Pittsburgh. There’s more than enough data out there that tells you he’s not capable of leading this program.

 

[JokePa]

You have to be kidding

 

[Pitt fan in Pittsburgh]

You have to be kidding

How long should Pitt let this continue? I know you’d keep narduzzi here for life if it was your choice.

At least you haven’t posted a thread yet pumping up narduzzi’s defense.

 

[Macchiato]

We need an infusion of talent on the offensive side of the ball. Thankfully you are not in charge. Our athletic department can't handle buying out the basketball and now FB coach. We would get another up and coming assistant and a whole new staff. We would potential lose our star studded defensive recruits this year. Get off the sauce and back away from the ledge

 

[Pitt fan in Pittsburgh]

We need an infusion of talent on the offensive side of the ball. Thankfully you are not in charge. Our athletic department can't handle buying out the basketball and now FB coach. We would get another up and coming assistant and a whole new staff. We would potential lose our star studded defensive recruits this year. Get off the sauce and back away from the ledge

Who is responsible for the lack of offensive talent...in year freaking 6 of the regime?

 

[JokePa]

How long should Pitt let this continue? I know you’d keep narduzzi here for life if it was your choice.

At least you haven’t posted a thread yet pumping up narduzzi’s defense.

Me? Of course he should be fired if the losing continues. But acting irrationally after a loss or after something negative leads many businesses down the drain.

DRAMA QUEEN

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

And here’s team Narduzzi’s response.

I am the coach of this team. I understand I’m employed at will. You’re free to fire me, but you’ll pay me every penny of the buyout.

Take care.

 

[Gunga_Galunga]

I was supportive, I was patient and I was willing to live with a certain amount of warts. Yesterday was the final nail in the coffin.

I like the guy, but Duzz is a dead man walking. If not this year, then it will be next year. I'm not sure it's worth a years salary just to keep him around. It's not going to get better, and there's no chance HL gives him another extension.

Time for everyone to accept he'll never get it done at Pitt. Sucks to type that but its true.

 

[303vND]

Me? Of course he should be fired if the losing continues. But acting irrationally after a loss or after something negative leads many businesses down the drain.

DRAMA QUEEN

The continued losing is a given. You start your planning now and have it in place and finalized. If things turn around you shelf it. If it doesn’t you don’t burn cycles deciding what the exit strategy is when you should be reviewing coaching replacements.

 

[9nationalchampionships]

Simmer down everyone! Pitt will be methodical and deliberate in whatever course they choose regarding the head coach for the football team.

 

[303vND]

We need an infusion of talent on the offensive side of the ball. Thankfully you are not in charge. Our athletic department can't handle buying out the basketball and now FB coach. We would get another up and coming assistant and a whole new staff. We would potential lose our star studded defensive recruits this year. Get off the sauce and back away from the ledge

And people like you are like the train companies 75 years ago who thought it was only about trains instead of transportation. And I’m amazed at how everyone knows how much money Pitt has to spend and what provisions/clauses are in the coach’s contracts. Lastly, who’s responsible for the talent on the offensive side of the ball?

 

[JokePa]

The continued losing is a given. You start your planning now and have it in place and finalized. If things turn around you shelf it. If it doesn’t you don’t burn cycles deciding what the exit strategy is when you should be reviewing coaching replacements.

I promise you she already has all that done even before the season. She’s a smart person, not someone doing knee-jerk things.

 

[303vND]

Simmer down everyone! Pitt will be methodical and deliberate in whatever course they choose regarding the head coach for the football team.

That’s basically what I was trying to convey...be methodical and deliberate so start now.

 

[anon_4dfwm2pijbr0a]

Me? Of course he should be fired if the losing continues. But acting irrationally after a loss or after something negative leads many businesses down the drain.

DRAMA QUEEN

After a loss? Have we not lost 4 in a row? No one is acting irrationally after a loss here, they're acting rationally after a 4 game losing streak with a very real chance of ending up 3-8 with what was supposed to be the breakout season under Narduzzi.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

They need to do a thorough investigation into the player allegations that came out this summer.

Former players call out Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi

www.google.com

 

[pierre93]

They need to do a thorough investigation into the player allegations that came out this summer.

Former players call out Pittsburgh head coach Pat Narduzzi

www.google.com

Maybe this is why some of our team quit trying?

 

[JokePa]

After a loss? Have we not lost 4 in a row? No one is acting irrationally after a loss here, they're acting rationally after a 4 game losing streak with a very real chance of ending up 3-8 with what was supposed to be the breakout season under Narduzzi.

Breakout season says who? Vegas? No the had us at 5 wins. Our peers? No we were picked 8th. And that was before a reschedule from hell.
You can’t win win no offense. Again should he be fired after the season? Probably. Who knows, the season isn’t over. I honestly don’t love Narduzzi. Is the defense very good? Yes. I like the defense. I don’t like his personality, to me he seems like the typical Trump supporter type.

 

[tetonpanther]

Should be to the Pitt legal department to schedule a meeting to review Narduzzi’s contract and possible settlement options. Before she does anything else, she should explore viable exit options that she can present to the Chancellor, BOR, and high dollar donors and then select the best option. What should not be in play is to let Narduzzi continue as the head football coach at The University of Pittsburgh. There’s more than enough data out there that tells you he’s not capable of leading this program.

And get joey moorhead on the line from oregon” “ joey phone home”

 

[ThePanthers]

And people like you are like the train companies 75 years ago who thought it was only about trains instead of transportation. And I’m amazed at how everyone knows how much money Pitt has to spend and what provisions/clauses are in the coach’s contracts. Lastly, who’s responsible for the talent on the offensive side of the ball?

I'm amazed how people are quick to spend money that is not theirs and no idea the budget.
If some big donors step up and cover the buyout like other schools in this situation then im all for moving on.

If not we probably have another year

 

[counselor10]

Re

Should be to the Pitt legal department to schedule a meeting to review Narduzzi’s contract and possible settlement options. Before she does anything else, she should explore viable exit options that she can present to the Chancellor, BOR, and high dollar donors and then select the best option. What should not be in play is to let Narduzzi continue as the head football coach at The University of Pittsburgh. There’s more than enough data out there that tells you he’s not capable of leading this program.

Review his contract?????? She is the one who agreed to the contract.......she is part of the problem in setting up such a long extension and buyout. He hasn't changed and for her to offer this to him in 2017....She has no clue when it comes to him. He has "hoodwinked" her. Part of the problem, is that this is NOT new. AD's react after the fact. TOO many AD's react until it's really bad or reports/videos come out about their coaches.....one can look to central PA for that one


Get procactive and get it fixed.........

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Maybe this is why some of our team quit trying?

It is possible. I think the team has packed it in.

 

[#99HUGHgreen]

Aside from Canada, Narduzzi has done a poor job hiring and recruiting on the offensive side since he got to Pitt. Canada was Narduzzi’s one chance to elevste this team to 10 win team.

His next two OC hires show that PN is not getting better on the job or evaluate talent the way a very good HC needs to be able to do. He just is not hiring and coaching well enough.

 

[#99HUGHgreen]

PN either accepted that his offense was going to be mediocre again this year (which means he can not recruit well on that side of the ball) or he actual thought they’d be good (which shows he naively trusts that his OC will somehow magically find a way to turn the same bunch of mediocre offensive players from last year into something special this year).

 

[#99HUGHgreen]

Narduzzi misjudges talent and opponents way too often. We desperately need a coach who is a proactive with new improvements not a reactive with the same lame excuses.

There is a big difference between thinking you can be a very good D1 head coach and proving you have the necessarily skills and constant drive towards self improvement required to be one.

 

[BFo8]

Breakout season says who? Vegas? No the had us at 5 wins. Our peers? No we were picked 8th. And that was before a reschedule from hell.
You can’t win win no offense. Again should he be fired after the season? Probably. Who knows, the season isn’t over. I honestly don’t love Narduzzi. Is the defense very good? Yes. I like the defense. I don’t like his personality, to me he seems like the typical Trump supporter type.

Once again, no one in Vegas put out season win totals this year. Guy yesterday swore on here it was 6.5, now you say 5.

They didn’t put them out because of the fear of cancelled games and schedule uncertainty would lead to all those bets having to be refunded.

 

[WannyandWalt]

Once again, no one in Vegas put out season win totals this year. Guy yesterday swore on here it was 6.5, now you say 5.

They didn’t put them out because of the fear of cancelled games and schedule uncertainty would lead to all those bets having to be refunded.

Year 6, should be a breakout year!

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Once again, no one in Vegas put out season win totals this year. Guy yesterday swore on here it was 6.5, now you say 5.

It's as if he thinks that if he makes up some completely ridiculous number it will somehow excuse what we are seeing this season.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

It's as if he thinks that if he makes up some completely ridiculous number it will somehow excuse what we are seeing this season.

Of course he also thinks that if it wasn't for the refs screwing us over we'd be 8-0 already this year. Maybe even 9-0.

 

[Pitt fan in Pittsburgh]

Breakout season says who? Vegas? No the had us at 5 wins. Our peers? No we were picked 8th. And that was before a reschedule from hell.
You can’t win win no offense. Again should he be fired after the season? Probably. Who knows, the season isn’t over. I honestly don’t love Narduzzi. Is the defense very good? Yes. I like the defense. I don’t like his personality, to me he seems like the typical Trump supporter type.

if we were truly expected to win five games this year, then he should be fired. Just because you live up to an expectation of being bad doesn’t mean you get to keep your job.

also, no one is acting irrationally. This is for losses in a row and it is a recurring theme for the last several years. Multiple losses the teams we should not lose to in multiple blowouts.

stop making excuses for him.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

Of course he also thinks that if it wasn't for the refs screwing us over we'd be 8-0 already this year. Maybe even 9-0.

And don’t forget the newer one - “if Pickett played”. Someone yesterday said there’s no doubt we’d have beaten Miami if Pickett played. I can immediately eliminate that one as I have plenty of doubt.

 

[Pitt fan in Pittsburgh]

It's as if he thinks that if he makes up some completely ridiculous number it will somehow excuse what we are seeing this season.

If it was predicted to win one and a half games and pit won two games he would be on here saying how good Narduzzi is.

 

[anon_vmuicqnzlyp3u]

Aside from Canada, Narduzzi has done a poor job hiring and recruiting on the offensive side since he got to Pitt. Canada was Narduzzi’s one chance to elevste this team to 10 win team.

His next two OC hires show that PN is not getting better on the job or evaluate talent the way a very good HC needs to be able to do. He just is not hiring and coaching well enough.

He hired people that wouldn't challenge his ultimate authority or co-ordinators that were not a threat to his job, if in the event, he failed (which he is and has)

 

[Fsgolfdr]

Does this season really surprise anyone ? Pitt Fb has been disappointing for so long I just expect the season to go badly . That bad coaching decisions will cost games and Pitt just doesn’t have enough quality players to overcome the coaching .

Does firing PN really accomplish anything if Pitt ( administration) doesn’t get 100% behind a winning Fb program ?

Great handle 303vND ! Was at that game . TD was the best college Rb I’ve ever seen , never saw anyone when healthy that got through a hole any faster .

What Pitt officials just don’t get is how much enjoyment to your college experience does great athletic programs bring . Plus it makes lifetime fans and donors !

 

[LeftCoastPanther]

Does this season really surprise anyone ? Pitt Fb has been disappointing for so long I just expect the season to go badly . That bad coaching decisions will cost games and Pitt just doesn’t have enough quality players to overcome the coaching .

Does firing PN really accomplish anything if Pitt ( administration) doesn’t get 100% behind a winning Fb program ?

Great handle 303vND ! Was at that game . TD was the best college Rb I’ve ever seen , never saw anyone when healthy that got through a hole any faster .

What Pitt officials just don’t get is how much enjoyment to your college experience does great athletic programs bring . Plus it makes lifetime fans and donors !

Your last paragraph is spot on. When a university doesn’t understand pageantry and how it builds tradition and fans for life, you’re screwed.

 

[thebadby2]

Me? Of course he should be fired if the losing continues. But acting irrationally after a loss or after something negative leads many businesses down the drain.

DRAMA QUEEN

4 losses in a row, 2 as favorites, the latest loss a total de-pantsing of his entire program on national TV. In year 6. With a 3 year starter at QB and all of his own players. Don’t even pretend now that you weren’t one of the happy idiots on this board posting back in August about what a special, corner-turning season this was gonna be.

Wr are way past reactionary halfway through the 6th season. We are all out of excuses and scapegoats. The sample
size is large. This head coach can’t get it done.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

4 losses in a row, 2 as favorites, the latest loss a total de-pantsing of his entire program on national TV. In year 6. With a 4 year starter at QB and all of his own players. Don’t even pretend now that you weren’t one of the happy idiots on this board posting back in August about what a special, corner-turning season this was gonna be.

Wr are way past reactionary halfway through the 6th season. We are all out of excuses and scapegoats. The sample
size is large. This head coach can’t get it done.

Nailed it. The body of work is more than big enough and the results are clear.

 

[BFo8]

4 losses in a row, 2 as favorites, the latest loss a total de-pantsing of his entire program on national TV. In year 6. With a 4 year starter at QB and all of his own players. Don’t even pretend now that you weren’t one of the happy idiots on this board posting back in August about what a special, corner-turning season this was gonna be.

Wr are way past reactionary halfway through the 6th season. We are all out of excuses and scapegoats. The sample
size is large. This head coach can’t get it done.

For the last couple seasons we had heard many, many times how 2020 would be “the” year. I guess in one way it has been, just not quite what many posters here thought.

 

[King Of All Message Boards]

For the last couple seasons we had heard many, many times how 2020 would be “the” year. I guess in one way it has been, just not quite what many posters here thought.

We also heard next year’s class would be the one because of that wonderful division championship

 

[#99HUGHgreen]

He hired people that wouldn't challenge his ultimate authority or co-ordinators that were not a threat to his job, if in the event, he failed (which he is and has)

If is true, then he really is not that bright. To be the best, you have to hire the best around you. Period.

Even Todd Graham understood the premise that the better your coordinators are the better your team will be and the better you will look as a HC.

If a good coordinator leaves, you better at least be smart enough to get another good ones to replace him. He was not.

 

[303vND]

Does this season really surprise anyone ? Pitt Fb has been disappointing for so long I just expect the season to go badly . That bad coaching decisions will cost games and Pitt just doesn’t have enough quality players to overcome the coaching .

Does firing PN really accomplish anything if Pitt ( administration) doesn’t get 100% behind a winning Fb program ?

Great handle 303vND ! Was at that game . TD was the best college Rb I’ve ever seen , never saw anyone when healthy that got through a hole any faster .

What Pitt officials just don’t get is how much enjoyment to your college experience does great athletic programs bring . Plus it makes lifetime fans and donors !

I was at that game as well. I remember thinking...TD is killing these dudes. Nothing better than experiencing the game day energy in Oakland and running up Cardiac Hill as the player buses rolled up the hill. People who think not having an on campus stadium is no big deal are idiots. Dave Janasek would walk up the hill with me and my Frick classmates and just talk about school. He would take some of us into the game...GREAT GUY! A true Pitt Man!