Any ideas, if there will be a coaching change, how long after the season will it occur? Two weeks from today will the job be open?
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
I hope they have a check for his buyout ready to hand him as soon as we land from returning from NYC.
Hah. No. God no. ACC asking Pitt and Pitt actually listening would be laughingly bad.The Monday after the ACC Tournament. I'm sure the ACC will ask Pitt to hold off on any public announcements until it's over.
Stallings will resign the day following our exit from the Acc tourney and Chris Jones will coach the team in the CBI becoming the first person in NCAA history to play for a team one season and head coach the same team the following season.
Pitt looking to step up and Miller looking to stay ahead of the feds leaves Zona. He assumes the forgotten and left behind identity of Vinnie Antonelli.
The feds are fooled for a little while and Miller, I mean Vinnie hires his dad to be his main recruiters. He immediately secures commitments from Ethan Morton, Brandon Stone, Dante Calabria who still has one year of eligibility remaining as a player coach.
The feds, tipped off by Keith Dambrot realize that Pitt both through an illegal “slush fund” of slushee machines, charitable donations involving a little league field, and all you can eat calamari has been illegally obtaining recruits.
They throw the book at Miller, mostly because of his transgressions but also because they find out he’s one of those people that tries to act cool and calls spaghetti sauce “gravy”. He agrees to a plea where he implicates Pitt.
He gets 16 months in a “pound me in the ass prison” and Pitt gets 5 years probation.
Heather Lyke now has begun a a series of interviews to take over As Michigan State athletic director. Rumors swirl and Patrick Gallagher (the trucking magnate) catches wind. Gallagher has formed a new version of the Golden Panthers called “the jackals”. The Jackals schedule a meeting with THE Patrick Gallagher who has recently changed his name to Michael Bolton to avoid any confusion. They decide that they must get a Pitt man to fill the role as AD. They fire Lyke and hire a combination of Ditka AND Wannstedt!
Because of television commitments and not wanting to fill vulnerable to Pitt screwing Him again Wannstedt works Monday-Tuesday-Wed and 1/2 day Thursday. Ditka works 1/2 Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sunday. Wannaedt gets a deal done with Ben Howland but Ditka bums it by accident smoking a “victory cigar”. During the confusion Howland reconsiders. Ditka, Embarrassed, calls in every favor and his contacts in Chicago deliver. Fred Hoiberg Becomes the head coach or your Pitt Panthers.
He immediately gets rolling on the recruiting trail keeping all Miller’s recruits (except Calabria) and secures the top 3 juco prospects in the country.
In other huge news Wannstedt signs Wholeys to be the new sponsor of Pitt football. For 40 million and a lifetime of free fish Sammy’s the deal is done. Ditka is incensed. He feels that Wannstedt went behind his back and because he is in the restaurant business he feels Wholeys is a direct competitor. He resigns effective immediately.
Back in Ames, Steve Prohm driving by all those chiropractic schools realizes his life long dream is to “help the human body heal”. He lives ISU to become a chiropractor and Fred Hoiberg jumps at the opportunity to go home again. He plays the entire New Editon “home again” cd at his press conference.
Meanwhile back in Oakland and the south side and the north shore, problems are brewing at Pitt. Wannstedt emboldened by the Wholeys deal is throwing fish sandwiches around like hot cakes!! He gets every room in the cathedral, south side facility, and convinces the Rooney’s that a plush black carpeting over the seats at Heinz field would be in everyone’s best interest. He agrees to pay Empire in fish sandwiches.
Wholeys declares bankruptcy, NCAA tries to punish Hoiberg, Wannstest indicted on tax invasion and trying to “make fish Sammy’s” a new currency.
No sponsor, Wannstest in jail, Pitt now on 30 years probation.
Jeff Long former athletic director hired as Pitts new AD. His first job, is to fix “complex” donor seating program and fix attendance with the basketball program. Pitt had sold only two season ticket packages for the season. DT Pitt and Sammy dagostine.
Jeff hires Crazy Paco to write a beautifully written brochure but has to scrap it when it’s littered with insults to all fans who don’t 100% agree with him.
Jeff then forms a brain trust circle of basketball fans who get “it”. Souf Oaklin for life, Joe the Panther fan, Levance 2, and Kiwi Jeff.
They decide that Eric Musslemen will be the next head coach of your Pitt Panthers!! Diehard Panther is so elated his head explodes and The mysterious lair poster who stalks him posts the pictures on the message board.
Musslemen immediately is taken back by “a crazy fan base that has unrealistic expectations” and resigns.
The brain Trust has been rendered useless as they can’t figure out who the leader and “smartest man in the room” is. Jeff Long disbands them. He decides to pay and lure a big ten coach of Wisconsin just like he did for football at Arkansas.
Greg Gard is the new head basketball coach of your Pitt Panthers!!
Right before the introductory press conference Dejuan Kovacvic (out on work release) that Gard, much like Wannstedt has been using Wisconsin cheddar to lure recruits to Madison. DK yells come clean to Gard who punched DK in the face. Jeff Long gets hit by Jerry Dipolas glasses and loses vision in his right eye.
Long and Gard resign immediately.
Pitt hires Scott Barnes who wanted to be closer to his great Aunt who lives in Florida.
He hires a search firm in which he is friend, his son, and Jacob Stallings own. For 45 million they come up with a list of 1 name.
On September 8th Pitt basketball re-hires Kevin Stallings!
Stallings will resign the day following our exit from the Acc tourney and Chris Jones will coach the team in the CBI becoming the first person in NCAA history to play for a team one season and head coach the same team the following season.
Pitt looking to step up and Miller looking to stay ahead of the feds leaves Zona. He assumes the forgotten and left behind identity of Vinnie Antonelli.
The feds are fooled for a little while and Miller, I mean Vinnie hires his dad to be his main recruiters. He immediately secures commitments from Ethan Morton, Brandon Stone, Dante Calabria who still has one year of eligibility remaining as a player coach.
The feds, tipped off by Keith Dambrot realize that Pitt both through an illegal “slush fund” of slushee machines, charitable donations involving a little league field, and all you can eat calamari has been illegally obtaining recruits.
They throw the book at Miller, mostly because of his transgressions but also because they find out he’s one of those people that tries to act cool and calls spaghetti sauce “gravy”. He agrees to a plea where he implicates Pitt.
He gets 16 months in a “pound me in the ass prison” and Pitt gets 5 years probation.
Heather Lyke now has begun a a series of interviews to take over As Michigan State athletic director. Rumors swirl and Patrick Gallagher (the trucking magnate) catches wind. Gallagher has formed a new version of the Golden Panthers called “the jackals”. The Jackals schedule a meeting with THE Patrick Gallagher who has recently changed his name to Michael Bolton to avoid any confusion. They decide that they must get a Pitt man to fill the role as AD. They fire Lyke and hire a combination of Ditka AND Wannstedt!
Because of television commitments and not wanting to fill vulnerable to Pitt screwing Him again Wannstedt works Monday-Tuesday-Wed and 1/2 day Thursday. Ditka works 1/2 Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sunday. Wannaedt gets a deal done with Ben Howland but Ditka bums it by accident smoking a “victory cigar”. During the confusion Howland reconsiders. Ditka, Embarrassed, calls in every favor and his contacts in Chicago deliver. Fred Hoiberg Becomes the head coach or your Pitt Panthers.
He immediately gets rolling on the recruiting trail keeping all Miller’s recruits (except Calabria) and secures the top 3 juco prospects in the country.
In other huge news Wannstedt signs Wholeys to be the new sponsor of Pitt football. For 40 million and a lifetime of free fish Sammy’s the deal is done. Ditka is incensed. He feels that Wannstedt went behind his back and because he is in the restaurant business he feels Wholeys is a direct competitor. He resigns effective immediately.
Back in Ames, Steve Prohm driving by all those chiropractic schools realizes his life long dream is to “help the human body heal”. He lives ISU to become a chiropractor and Fred Hoiberg jumps at the opportunity to go home again. He plays the entire New Editon “home again” cd at his press conference.
Meanwhile back in Oakland and the south side and the north shore, problems are brewing at Pitt. Wannstedt emboldened by the Wholeys deal is throwing fish sandwiches around like hot cakes!! He gets every room in the cathedral, south side facility, and convinces the Rooney’s that a plush black carpeting over the seats at Heinz field would be in everyone’s best interest. He agrees to pay Empire in fish sandwiches.
Wholeys declares bankruptcy, NCAA tries to punish Hoiberg, Wannstest indicted on tax invasion and trying to “make fish Sammy’s” a new currency.
No sponsor, Wannstest in jail, Pitt now on 30 years probation.
Jeff Long former athletic director hired as Pitts new AD. His first job, is to fix “complex” donor seating program and fix attendance with the basketball program. Pitt had sold only two season ticket packages for the season. DT Pitt and Sammy dagostine.
Jeff hires Crazy Paco to write a beautifully written brochure but has to scrap it when it’s littered with insults to all fans who don’t 100% agree with him.
Jeff then forms a brain trust circle of basketball fans who get “it”. Souf Oaklin for life, Joe the Panther fan, Levance 2, and Kiwi Jeff.
They decide that Eric Musslemen will be the next head coach of your Pitt Panthers!! Diehard Panther is so elated his head explodes and The mysterious lair poster who stalks him posts the pictures on the message board.
Musslemen immediately is taken back by “a crazy fan base that has unrealistic expectations” and resigns.
The brain Trust has been rendered useless as they can’t figure out who the leader and “smartest man in the room” is. Jeff Long disbands them. He decides to pay and lure a big ten coach of Wisconsin just like he did for football at Arkansas.
Greg Gard is the new head basketball coach of your Pitt Panthers!!
Right before the introductory press conference Dejuan Kovacvic (out on work release) that Gard, much like Wannstedt has been using Wisconsin cheddar to lure recruits to Madison. DK yells come clean to Gard who punched DK in the face. Jeff Long gets hit by Jerry Dipolas glasses and loses vision in his right eye.
Long and Gard resign immediately.
Pitt hires Scott Barnes who wanted to be closer to his great Aunt who lives in Florida.
He hires a search firm in which he is friend, his son, and Jacob Stallings own. For 45 million they come up with a list of 1 name.
On September 8th Pitt basketball re-hires Kevin Stallings!
Pitt's game as the #15 seed is at 2 PM in Brooklyn, so it isn't a Tuesday nighter.They know that Tuesday nighter in Brooklyn is their last game and they can say their proper goodbyes.
Pitt's game as the #15 seed is at 2 PM in Brooklyn, so it isn't Tuesday nighter.They know that Tuesday nighter in Brooklyn is their last game and they can say their proper goodbyes.
That's not what the ACC says. The ACC says it's 12-13 at noon, 10-15 at 2:00, and 11-14 at 7:00.
There are several small conference championship games on Tuesday, 3/6. Colonial, Horizon, Northeast, Summit, WCC. ESPN likely wants the prime time focus largely on them.OK, just figured it makes no sense to have a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Why not have the doubleheader at night 7/9:30 since thats when the winners play the next day.
Actually, what makes the most sense, especially since all seats are GA, is to have a triple-header at 4:30, 7, and 9:30. Playing the first 2 games at noon and 2:30 deprives many fans a chance to watch the games
Stallings will resign the day following our exit from the Acc tourney and Chris Jones will coach the team in the CBI becoming the first person in NCAA history to play for a team one season and head coach the same team the following season.
Pitt looking to step up and Miller looking to stay ahead of the feds leaves Zona. He assumes the forgotten and left behind identity of Vinnie Antonelli.
The feds are fooled for a little while and Miller, I mean Vinnie hires his dad to be his main recruiters. He immediately secures commitments from Ethan Morton, Brandon Stone, Dante Calabria who still has one year of eligibility remaining as a player coach.
The feds, tipped off by Keith Dambrot realize that Pitt both through an illegal “slush fund” of slushee machines, charitable donations involving a little league field, and all you can eat calamari has been illegally obtaining recruits.
They throw the book at Miller, mostly because of his transgressions but also because they find out he’s one of those people that tries to act cool and calls spaghetti sauce “gravy”. He agrees to a plea where he implicates Pitt.
He gets 16 months in a “pound me in the ass prison” and Pitt gets 5 years probation.
Heather Lyke now has begun a a series of interviews to take over As Michigan State athletic director. Rumors swirl and Patrick Gallagher (the trucking magnate) catches wind. Gallagher has formed a new version of the Golden Panthers called “the jackals”. The Jackals schedule a meeting with THE Patrick Gallagher who has recently changed his name to Michael Bolton to avoid any confusion. They decide that they must get a Pitt man to fill the role as AD. They fire Lyke and hire a combination of Ditka AND Wannstedt!
Because of television commitments and not wanting to fill vulnerable to Pitt screwing Him again Wannstedt works Monday-Tuesday-Wed and 1/2 day Thursday. Ditka works 1/2 Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sunday. Wannaedt gets a deal done with Ben Howland but Ditka burns it by accident smoking a “victory cigar”. During the confusion Howland reconsiders. Ditka, Embarrassed, calls in every favor and his contacts in Chicago deliver. Fred Hoiberg Becomes the head coach or your Pitt Panthers.
He immediately gets rolling on the recruiting trail keeping all Miller’s recruits (except Calabria) and secures the top 3 juco prospects in the country.
In other huge news Wannstedt signs Wholeys to be the new sponsor of Pitt football. For 40 million and a lifetime of free fish Sammy’s the deal is done. Ditka is incensed. He feels that Wannstedt went behind his back and because he is in the restaurant business he feels Wholeys is a direct competitor. He resigns effective immediately.
Back in Ames, Steve Prohm driving by all those chiropractic schools realizes his life long dream is to “help the human body heal”. He lives ISU to become a chiropractor and Fred Hoiberg jumps at the opportunity to go home again. He plays the entire New Editon “home again” cd at his press conference.
Meanwhile back in Oakland and the south side and the north shore, problems are brewing at Pitt. Wannstedt, emboldened by the Wholeys deal is throwing fish sandwiches around like hot cakes!! He gets every room in the cathedral, south side facility, and convinces the Rooney’s that a plush black carpeting over the seats at Heinz field would be in everyone’s best interest. He agrees to pay Empire in fish sandwiches.
Wholeys declares bankruptcy, NCAA tries to punish Hoiberg, Wannstest indicted on tax invasion and trying to “make fish Sammy’s” a new currency.
No sponsor, Wannstedt in jail, Pitt now on 30 years probation.
Jeff Long former athletic director hired as Pitts new AD. His first job, is to fix “complex” donor seating program and fix attendance with the basketball program. Pitt had sold only two season ticket packages for the season. DT Pitt and Sammy dagostine.
Jeff hires Crazy Paco to write a beautifully written brochure but has to scrap it when it’s littered with insults to all fans who don’t 100% agree with him.
Jeff then forms a brain trust circle of basketball fans who get “it”. Souf Oaklin for life, Joe the Panther fan, Levance 2, and Kiwi Jeff.
They decide that Eric Musslemen will be the next head coach of your Pitt Panthers!! Diehard Panther is so elated his head explodes and The mysterious lair poster who stalks him posts the pictures on the message board.
Musslemen immediately is taken back by “a crazy fan base that has unrealistic expectations” and resigns.
The brain Trust has been rendered useless as they can’t figure out who the leader and “smartest man in the room” is. Jeff Long disbands them. He decides to pay and lure a big ten coach of Wisconsin just like he did for football at Arkansas.
Greg Gard is the new head basketball coach of your Pitt Panthers!!
Right before the introductory press conference Dejuan Kovacvic (out on work release) was uncovers that Gard, much like Wannstedt has been using Wisconsin cheddar to lure recruits to Madison. DK yells come clean to Gard who punches DK in the face. Jeff Long gets hit by Jerry Dipolas glasses and loses vision in his right eye.
Long and Gard resign immediately.
Pitt hires Scott Barnes who wanted to be closer to his great Aunt who lives in Florida.
He hires a search firm in which he, his friend, his son Jacob Stallings own. For 45 million they come up with a list of 1 name.
On September 8th Pitt basketball re-hires Kevin Stallings!
Not preferable to drop a coach after two seasons but going winless in conference is a pretty "bad look" also. To be honest it's just a blip on the radar that's soon forgotten if the next hire even looks good on paper.Who was the last D1 coach to not last at least two calendar years from the day they were hired? Not defending KS, but if Pitt decides to part ways, it is a bad look for the program and athletic department. When an AD wants to put their own stamp on the program they are running, it isn't much of a surprise. The surprise to me is both AD's have at one point given the head coach a "vote of confidence" in public appearances. Let the rebuild of the rebuild of the rebuild commence.
Doubt it. It wouldn't make a ripple.The Monday after the ACC Tournament. I'm sure the ACC will ask Pitt to hold off on any public announcements until it's over.
Exceptional.Stallings will resign the day following our exit from the Acc tourney and Chris Jones will coach the team in the CBI becoming the first person in NCAA history to play for a team one season and head coach the same team the following season.
Pitt looking to step up and Miller looking to stay ahead of the feds leaves Zona. He assumes the forgotten and left behind identity of Vinnie Antonelli.
The feds are fooled for a little while and Miller, I mean Vinnie hires his dad to be his main recruiters. He immediately secures commitments from Ethan Morton, Brandon Stone, Dante Calabria who still has one year of eligibility remaining as a player coach.
The feds, tipped off by Keith Dambrot realize that Pitt both through an illegal “slush fund” of slushee machines, charitable donations involving a little league field, and all you can eat calamari has been illegally obtaining recruits.
They throw the book at Miller, mostly because of his transgressions but also because they find out he’s one of those people that tries to act cool and calls spaghetti sauce “gravy”. He agrees to a plea where he implicates Pitt.
He gets 16 months in a “pound me in the ass prison” and Pitt gets 5 years probation.
Heather Lyke now has begun a a series of interviews to take over As Michigan State athletic director. Rumors swirl and Patrick Gallagher (the trucking magnate) catches wind. Gallagher has formed a new version of the Golden Panthers called “the jackals”. The Jackals schedule a meeting with THE Patrick Gallagher who has recently changed his name to Michael Bolton to avoid any confusion. They decide that they must get a Pitt man to fill the role as AD. They fire Lyke and hire a combination of Ditka AND Wannstedt!
Because of television commitments and not wanting to fill vulnerable to Pitt screwing Him again Wannstedt works Monday-Tuesday-Wed and 1/2 day Thursday. Ditka works 1/2 Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sunday. Wannaedt gets a deal done with Ben Howland but Ditka burns it by accident smoking a “victory cigar”. During the confusion Howland reconsiders. Ditka, Embarrassed, calls in every favor and his contacts in Chicago deliver. Fred Hoiberg Becomes the head coach or your Pitt Panthers.
He immediately gets rolling on the recruiting trail keeping all Miller’s recruits (except Calabria) and secures the top 3 juco prospects in the country.
In other huge news Wannstedt signs Wholeys to be the new sponsor of Pitt football. For 40 million and a lifetime of free fish Sammy’s the deal is done. Ditka is incensed. He feels that Wannstedt went behind his back and because he is in the restaurant business he feels Wholeys is a direct competitor. He resigns effective immediately.
Back in Ames, Steve Prohm driving by all those chiropractic schools realizes his life long dream is to “help the human body heal”. He lives ISU to become a chiropractor and Fred Hoiberg jumps at the opportunity to go home again. He plays the entire New Editon “home again” cd at his press conference.
Meanwhile back in Oakland and the south side and the north shore, problems are brewing at Pitt. Wannstedt, emboldened by the Wholeys deal is throwing fish sandwiches around like hot cakes!! He gets every room in the cathedral, south side facility, and convinces the Rooney’s that a plush black carpeting over the seats at Heinz field would be in everyone’s best interest. He agrees to pay Empire in fish sandwiches.
Wholeys declares bankruptcy, NCAA tries to punish Hoiberg, Wannstest indicted on tax invasion and trying to “make fish Sammy’s” a new currency.
No sponsor, Wannstedt in jail, Pitt now on 30 years probation.
Jeff Long former athletic director hired as Pitts new AD. His first job, is to fix “complex” donor seating program and fix attendance with the basketball program. Pitt had sold only two season ticket packages for the season. DT Pitt and Sammy dagostine.
Jeff hires Crazy Paco to write a beautifully written brochure but has to scrap it when it’s littered with insults to all fans who don’t 100% agree with him.
Jeff then forms a brain trust circle of basketball fans who get “it”. Souf Oaklin for life, Joe the Panther fan, Levance 2, and Kiwi Jeff.
They decide that Eric Musslemen will be the next head coach of your Pitt Panthers!! Diehard Panther is so elated his head explodes and The mysterious lair poster who stalks him posts the pictures on the message board.
Musslemen immediately is taken back by “a crazy fan base that has unrealistic expectations” and resigns.
The brain Trust has been rendered useless as they can’t figure out who the leader and “smartest man in the room” is. Jeff Long disbands them. He decides to pay and lure a big ten coach of Wisconsin just like he did for football at Arkansas.
Greg Gard is the new head basketball coach of your Pitt Panthers!!
Right before the introductory press conference Dejuan Kovacvic (out on work release) was uncovers that Gard, much like Wannstedt has been using Wisconsin cheddar to lure recruits to Madison. DK yells come clean to Gard who punches DK in the face. Jeff Long gets hit by Jerry Dipolas glasses and loses vision in his right eye.
Long and Gard resign immediately.
Pitt hires Scott Barnes who wanted to be closer to his great Aunt who lives in Florida.
He hires a search firm in which he, his friend, his son Jacob Stallings own. For 45 million they come up with a list of 1 name.
On September 8th Pitt basketball re-hires Kevin Stallings!
Unrealistic that I’d be part of any brain trust.Exceptional.
A few days ago I was thinking of trying to come up with my version of this but you've left no stone unturned.
Who was the last D1 coach to not last at least two calendar years from the day they were hired? Not defending KS, but if Pitt decides to part ways, it is a bad look for the program and athletic department. When an AD wants to put their own stamp on the program they are running, it isn't much of a surprise. The surprise to me is both AD's have at one point given the head coach a "vote of confidence" in public appearances. Let the rebuild of the rebuild of the rebuild commence.
There are several small conference championship games on Tuesday, 3/6. Colonial, Horizon, Northeast, Summit, WCC. ESPN likely wants the prime time focus largely on them.OK, just figured it makes no sense to have a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Why not have the doubleheader at night 7/9:30 since thats when the winners play the next day.
Actually, what makes the most sense, especially since all seats are GA, is to have a triple-header at 4:30, 7, and 9:30. Playing the first 2 games at noon and 2:30 deprives many fans a chance to watch the games
Billy Gillespie - Kentucky and Texas TechWho was the last D1 coach to not last at least two calendar years from the day they were hired? Not defending KS, but if Pitt decides to part ways, it is a bad look for the program and athletic department. When an AD wants to put their own stamp on the program they are running, it isn't much of a surprise. The surprise to me is both AD's have at one point given the head coach a "vote of confidence" in public appearances. Let the rebuild of the rebuild of the rebuild commence.
And ESPN owns it all. Why would they compete with themselves if they don't have to? They don't give a flying f*ck about the fans in attendance. Plus there aren't many fans in attendance for those Tuesday games, either way.There's ESPNU and in 2 years, ACCN
James Johnson was fired by Va Tech after 2 seasons and replaced by Buzz Williams. FWIW Johnson was 6-30 in the ACC in his 2 seasons.Who was the last D1 coach to not last at least two calendar years from the day they were hired? Not defending KS, but if Pitt decides to part ways, it is a bad look for the program and athletic department. When an AD wants to put their own stamp on the program they are running, it isn't much of a surprise. The surprise to me is both AD's have at one point given the head coach a "vote of confidence" in public appearances. Let the rebuild of the rebuild of the rebuild commence.
A year latePretty sure it will will be a resignation with a settlement.
Billy Gillespie - Kentucky and Texas Tech
OK, just figured it makes no sense to have a Tuesday afternoon doubleheader. Why not have the doubleheader at night 7/9:30 since thats when the winners play the next day.
Actually, what makes the most sense, especially since all seats are GA, is to have a triple-header at 4:30, 7, and 9:30. Playing the first 2 games at noon and 2:30 deprives many fans a chance to watch the games
I snickered at the fish sammy as a new currency. Bitcoin "not pleased".Stallings will resign the day following our exit from the Acc tourney and Chris Jones will coach the team in the CBI becoming the first person in NCAA history to play for a team one season and head coach the same team the following season.
Pitt looking to step up and Miller looking to stay ahead of the feds leaves Zona. He assumes the forgotten and left behind identity of Vinnie Antonelli.
The feds are fooled for a little while and Miller, I mean Vinnie hires his dad to be his main recruiters. He immediately secures commitments from Ethan Morton, Brandon Stone, Dante Calabria who still has one year of eligibility remaining as a player coach.
The feds, tipped off by Keith Dambrot realize that Pitt both through an illegal “slush fund” of slushee machines, charitable donations involving a little league field, and all you can eat calamari has been illegally obtaining recruits.
They throw the book at Miller, mostly because of his transgressions but also because they find out he’s one of those people that tries to act cool and calls spaghetti sauce “gravy”. He agrees to a plea where he implicates Pitt.
He gets 16 months in a “pound me in the ass prison” and Pitt gets 5 years probation.
Heather Lyke now has begun a a series of interviews to take over As Michigan State athletic director. Rumors swirl and Patrick Gallagher (the trucking magnate) catches wind. Gallagher has formed a new version of the Golden Panthers called “the jackals”. The Jackals schedule a meeting with THE Patrick Gallagher who has recently changed his name to Michael Bolton to avoid any confusion. They decide that they must get a Pitt man to fill the role as AD. They fire Lyke and hire a combination of Ditka AND Wannstedt!
Because of television commitments and not wanting to fill vulnerable to Pitt screwing Him again Wannstedt works Monday-Tuesday-Wed and 1/2 day Thursday. Ditka works 1/2 Thursday, Friday, Sat, Sunday. Wannaedt gets a deal done with Ben Howland but Ditka burns it by accident smoking a “victory cigar”. During the confusion Howland reconsiders. Ditka, Embarrassed, calls in every favor and his contacts in Chicago deliver. Fred Hoiberg Becomes the head coach or your Pitt Panthers.
He immediately gets rolling on the recruiting trail keeping all Miller’s recruits (except Calabria) and secures the top 3 juco prospects in the country.
In other huge news Wannstedt signs Wholeys to be the new sponsor of Pitt football. For 40 million and a lifetime of free fish Sammy’s the deal is done. Ditka is incensed. He feels that Wannstedt went behind his back and because he is in the restaurant business he feels Wholeys is a direct competitor. He resigns effective immediately.
Back in Ames, Steve Prohm driving by all those chiropractic schools realizes his life long dream is to “help the human body heal”. He lives ISU to become a chiropractor and Fred Hoiberg jumps at the opportunity to go home again. He plays the entire New Editon “home again” cd at his press conference.
Meanwhile back in Oakland and the south side and the north shore, problems are brewing at Pitt. Wannstedt, emboldened by the Wholeys deal is throwing fish sandwiches around like hot cakes!! He gets every room in the cathedral, south side facility, and convinces the Rooney’s that a plush black carpeting over the seats at Heinz field would be in everyone’s best interest. He agrees to pay Empire in fish sandwiches.
Wholeys declares bankruptcy, NCAA tries to punish Hoiberg, Wannstest indicted on tax invasion and trying to “make fish Sammy’s” a new currency.
No sponsor, Wannstedt in jail, Pitt now on 30 years probation.
Jeff Long former athletic director hired as Pitts new AD. His first job, is to fix “complex” donor seating program and fix attendance with the basketball program. Pitt had sold only two season ticket packages for the season. DT Pitt and Sammy dagostine.
Jeff hires Crazy Paco to write a beautifully written brochure but has to scrap it when it’s littered with insults to all fans who don’t 100% agree with him.
Jeff then forms a brain trust circle of basketball fans who get “it”. Souf Oaklin for life, Joe the Panther fan, Levance 2, and Kiwi Jeff.
They decide that Eric Musslemen will be the next head coach of your Pitt Panthers!! Diehard Panther is so elated his head explodes and The mysterious lair poster who stalks him posts the pictures on the message board.
Musslemen immediately is taken back by “a crazy fan base that has unrealistic expectations” and resigns.
The brain Trust has been rendered useless as they can’t figure out who the leader and “smartest man in the room” is. Jeff Long disbands them. He decides to pay and lure a big ten coach of Wisconsin just like he did for football at Arkansas.
Greg Gard is the new head basketball coach of your Pitt Panthers!!
Right before the introductory press conference Dejuan Kovacvic (out on work release) was uncovers that Gard, much like Wannstedt has been using Wisconsin cheddar to lure recruits to Madison. DK yells come clean to Gard who punches DK in the face. Jeff Long gets hit by Jerry Dipolas glasses and loses vision in his right eye.
Long and Gard resign immediately.
Pitt hires Scott Barnes who wanted to be closer to his great Aunt who lives in Florida.
He hires a search firm in which he, his friend, his son Jacob Stallings own. For 45 million they come up with a list of 1 name.
On September 8th Pitt basketball re-hires Kevin Stallings!
Unrealistic that I’d be part of any brain trust.
The rest is feasible.
Dibs on being JanitorHe was probably thinking like the brain trust in Scrubs
James Johnson was fired by Va Tech after 2 seasons and replaced by Buzz Williams. FWIW Johnson was 6-30 in the ACC in his 2 seasons.
I don’t know why some are so stuck on this - it’s obviously not ideal to fire a coach after 2 seasons - but it’s not unheard of. Few major program coaches will survive winning less than 20% of league games over 2 seasons. Even if this team finds 1 ACC win we’re talking 5-31 at best over 2 seasons.
James Johnson was fired by Va Tech after 2 seasons and replaced by Buzz Williams. FWIW Johnson was 6-30 in the ACC in his 2 seasons.Who was the last D1 coach to not last at least two calendar years from the day they were hired? Not defending KS, but if Pitt decides to part ways, it is a bad look for the program and athletic department. When an AD wants to put their own stamp on the program they are running, it isn't much of a surprise. The surprise to me is both AD's have at one point given the head coach a "vote of confidence" in public appearances. Let the rebuild of the rebuild of the rebuild commence.
I don’t know why some are so stuck on this - it’s obviously not ideal to fire a coach after 2 seasons - but it’s not unheard of. Few major program coaches will survive winning less than 20% of league games over 2 seasons. Even if this team finds 1 ACC win we’re talking 5-31 at best over 2 seasons.