“My first job,” he said of coaching quarterbacks and receivers at Butler, “I made $5,000 for the whole year.”................Meanwhile, the explanation of how he landed at Pitt this year has a strange mix of intrigue and convenience. More than a month after the end of last season, Canada was fired as N.C. State's offensive coordinator, even though his unit averaged 33.2 points per game — third best in school history. Five days after Canada's firing was reported, his good pal, Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi, hired Canada to replace Jim Chaney, who had left for Georgia four weeks earlier. The pieces fit together nicely, and Pitt appeared to get the best of the deal. Canada's innovative offense, minus Tyler Boyd, has set a school record for points (432), breaking the mark (428) set in 1977. The offense is balanced, too, with 2,364 yards rushing and 2,362 passing................. “You never know what we're going to do,” said offensive tackle Adam Bisnowaty, who said he has been working on his catching skills. “It's fun every week to see what he has in store for us. I feel like he sits in that office too long and draws some plays that are unreal. But, hey, they seem to work.”...........“I don't read the papers,” he said. “I'm really, really happy to be where I'm at and happy I'm allowed to have fun calling plays and putting in stuff............“If I'm not ever a head coach, I don't think it's going to be I'm a failure. I love what I do. I love scheming and figuring out a good way to attack somebody.” His players respond to his coaching style, even when he raises his voice to make a point or motivate. “Human nature is what it is. You don't fool people. You don't fool players,” he said. “I'm just who I am. I coach as hard as I can coach. Some days it works. Some days it doesn't. “To me, coaching is using what you got when you got it and making (players) as good as they can be.” Canada said his coaching style mirrors that of Narduzzi, with whom he worked — and competed against on opposite sides of the ball — when both were on the Northern Illinois staff from 2000-02. He said he's at Pitt only because Narduzzi invited him. “I hope that doesn't get spun (in a negative way),” Canada said. “Pitt's great, and I love it, but I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Duzz....................
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/11522396-74/canada-pitt-coordinator
Matt Canada
Position: Pitt offensive coordinator
Age: 44
Alma mater: Indiana
Previous stops: Indiana (twice), Butler, Northern Illinois (twice), Wisconsin and N.C. State.
Dream job: Owner/operator of a bar/restaurant at the beach. “When I grow up, that's what I'm going to be,” he said.
Did you know? He has a degree in finance.
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/11522396-74/canada-pitt-coordinator
Matt Canada
Position: Pitt offensive coordinator
Age: 44
Alma mater: Indiana
Previous stops: Indiana (twice), Butler, Northern Illinois (twice), Wisconsin and N.C. State.
Dream job: Owner/operator of a bar/restaurant at the beach. “When I grow up, that's what I'm going to be,” he said.
Did you know? He has a degree in finance.
