I like how our defense is shaping up

[TD_6082]

Walt did almost the same thing his last 3 years, in a much tougher conference.

No, he didnt. 2004 was probably the weakest Big East of all time.

 

[Pittfan85]

No, he didnt. 2004 was probably the weakest Big East of all time.

2003 and 2003 weren't

 

[Gunga_Galunga]

2003 and 2003 weren't

What was so tough in 2003?

I'll answer, the BE wasn't tough in 2003. Also, the OOC included 3 MAC teams, a 4-8 Tex A&M team, and a 5-7 ND team. Walt underachieved with a very good team and went 8-5. It cost Fitzgerald the Heisman trophy and ultimately cost Harris his job.

Stop with this tougher schedule nonsense.

 

[JokePa]

Utah

Yeah. Wannstedt was far far far from perfect. But the years after him have been largely wastes of time (last year was a decent one thanks to the intriguing offense). It's because recruiting increasingly needs to be supported from leadership, boosters on down, coaches alone can't deliver top players. Wannstedt thanks to his NFL pedigree and local ties seemed to fare better (not great but better) without that support. The guys we've had since couldn't be more different as far as personality, but all uniformly struggle in recruiting, due to the absence of the manna from above, which will likely always continue because the school simply is not interested. So they should have just kept Wannstedt.

Truly should have. We needed to get rid of the AD

 

[doubleAA's]

What was so tough in 2003?

I'll answer, the BE wasn't tough in 2003. Also, the OOC included 3 MAC teams, a 4-8 Tex A&M team, and a 5-7 ND team. Walt underachieved with a very good team and went 8-5. It cost Fitzgerald the Heisman trophy and ultimately cost Harris his job.

Stop with this tougher schedule nonsense.

Pretty good mic drop moment there. Those are the facts. Its like when someone says Franklin did so well at Vandy, and you look at the wins and see the combined record of all the win he had, the teams he beat had like a .300 winning percentage in those years

 

[Jpripper88]

Pretty good mic drop moment there. Those are the facts. Its like when someone says Franklin did so well at Vandy, and you look at the wins and see the combined record of all the win he had, the teams he beat had like a .300 winning percentage in those years

And Vandy had a .167 winning percentage before he got there.

I don't like Franklin as a guy, but the fact we still have Pitt fans who can't admit he is a good HC and did a great job at Vandy and has done very well at PSU is ridiculous.

 

[Gunga_Galunga]

Franklin has used the money at his disposal to hire some very good assistant coaches who are also very good recruiters. He doesn't need to be that good of a coach if he uses the resources at his disposal wisely. He just needs to not screw it up.

 

[Jpripper88]

Franklin has used the money at his disposal to hire some very good assistant coaches who are also very good recruiters. He doesn't need to be that good of a coach if he uses the resources at his disposal wisely. He just needs to not screw it up.

That's called being a good coach.

What he did at Vandy was unprecedented and he immediately brought PSU back. He is a good coach, whether we like it/him or not.

 

[President Stache]

Franklin has used the money at his disposal to hire some very good assistant coaches who are also very good recruiters. He doesn't need to be that good of a coach if he uses the resources at his disposal wisely. He just needs to not screw it up.

That is true. He lost some good assistants as well the past few years, but has the funds to find more assistants, and most likely to fund some more top recruits