I have stepped away from the ledge

[iMissTheOldDayss]

I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..

 

[ameoba defense]

I've stepped away too. I've jumped.

 

[iMissTheOldDayss]

Lol understandable

 

[Cavalier Panther]

There's still talent on this roster and solid players coming in. If stallings can avoid the offensive droughts, we could win 24 games next year and snag a six seed. From there, who knows.

 

[PITT92DOG]

There's still talent on this roster and solid players coming in. If stallings can avoid the offensive droughts, we could win 24 games next year and snag a six seed. From there, who knows.

Pipe dream.

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..

I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..

I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..

I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..

Looking at the last 13 years Vanderbilt recruiting class rankings I see no evidence Stallings is any more than an average recruiter. Also, his success in coaching them up is not evident. His average recruit class and average end of season Sagarin rating for Vanderbilt are just about the same--about #50 nationally.

Bottom line, I believe we have hired a coach we can almost certainly know will be a downgrade for the program. His long coaching record predicts that sort of result. It is not like we have hired a young guy with a short record so that we don't know what to expect.

If we get a different result than his historical record predicts it will be miraculous.

 

[Jpripper88]

I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..

He really isn't a better recruiter. That narrative is all based on the "because it is so hard to recruit to Vandy" excuse prefacing his results. He isn't a great recruiter and won't be at Pitt.

 

[iMissTheOldDayss]

You guys are probably right but I love this program to much to not give it a chance .. What can we really do to change it anyway at this point .. It's obvious Barnes doesn't care what us fans think cause none of us wanted this guy lol

 

[Jpripper88]

You guys are probably right but I love this program to much to not give it a chance .. What can we really do to change it anyway at this point .. It's obvious Barnes doesn't care what us fans think cause none of us wanted this guy lol

Walk away with wallets.

 

[Fsgolfdr]

Since this is just a recreational distraction for us if Pitt shits the bed no ones life will really change. It just means you might need to find another distraction in the winter that's all. Go bowling. It's just that change can be an exciting time and this hire is just so disappointing because you realize that the best we can hope for is the status quo ( at best ). Pitt could of made a statement that we're serious about this and they didn't. Their happy being where there at no matter what bs you'll hear at the press conference . Maybe we're all wrong and he'll come in and set the world on fire ,I doubt it ,but no matter how you slice it it was terribly disappointing. If you want to root for the panthers you don't have a choice do you ,there's nothing that's going to change the decision. I doubt they want Haywood/ward whatever (?) 2. The only way to show your displeasure is don't renew your tickets or give your donation to needy students as opposed to the athletic dept. if you feel that strongly about it.

 

[fivetoolprospect]

You're stoned

 

[iMissTheOldDayss]

Yea so