Narduzzi interview on SportsCenter

[JD1976]

Great live interview and a great commercial for Narduzzi's enthusiasm and for Pitt football. It lasted at least 5 minutes. The national media is loving his moment with Blewitt after the missed PAT and talking about it as a great coaching moment. Really neat!

Then they showed Mark May's reaction when Blewitt's FG went through the uprights and he was losing it. They then brought him on live with Duzz and they had a great moment on live TV.

Awesome stuff!

 

[Teh Teh]

Damn wish I saw that

 

[DC_Area_Panther]

Damn wish I saw that

Maybe someone can provide a video link--U-tube?

 

[crosbymalkin8771]

Funny because wasn't the national media all on his case for his sideline antics vs. VT? Last night was great redemption.

 

[raleighpanther]

Love Narduzzi, but the announcers weren't wrong. When your opponent is passing on virtually every play and ringing up nearly 600 yards passing, and you still keep 9 in the box to stuff the run, well, you should be criticized.
Winning helps us forget him inexplicably not calling a timeout when Clemson had the ball, letting 40 seconds run off.

 

[CaptainMurphy]

Love Narduzzi, but the announcers weren't wrong. When your opponent is passing on virtually every play and ringing up nearly 600 yards passing, and you still keep 9 in the box to stuff the run, well, you should be criticized.
Winning helps us forget him inexplicably not calling a timeout when Clemson had the ball, letting 40 seconds run off.

Question about the timeout use...does it really matter? Everything at that point depended on the defensive stop. Does it matter if they burned the timeout then or when they had the ball? Sure, 40 seconds is a long time but keeping the timeout for offense allows for more aggressive play calling.

Honest question as I was stuck at a wedding yesterday. First Pitt game I didn't go to or watch in about a decade and it had to be this one.

 

[Pittx9]

The announcers did eventually say though, it was the coach's choice just two different strategies. Keep more time on the clock and have no timeouts, or have less time but a timeout left when you're on offense. Neither would've necessarily been the wrong call, but his decision last night certainly seemed to work out better.

 

[Nittany1997]

Glad he was a gentleman.

 

[Jakey_John]

It appeared Narduzzi knew exactly what he was doing. Greise was wrong in that situation. The t/o use was predicated on making Clemson have to use theirs before the 4th down play. Greise saw the situation from an offensive guy's perspective whereas Narduzzi saw it as a HC. It would have all been for naught had Clemson converted anyway.

 

[Slick Manager of Champs]

Funny because wasn't the national media all on his case for his sideline antics vs. VT? Last night was great redemption.

no it was mostly the local idiots like Gorman,

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

yeah they kinda waffled the TO. And maybe they never saw Pitt's d before this game or something? Clemson didn't score in the 4th.

 

[pitt-girl]

Great live interview and a great commercial for Narduzzi's enthusiasm and for Pitt football. It lasted at least 5 minutes. The national media is loving his moment with Blewitt after the missed PAT and talking about it as a great coaching moment. Really neat!

Then they showed Mark May's reaction when Blewitt's FG went through the uprights and he was losing it. They then brought him on live with Duzz and they had a great moment on live TV.

Awesome stuff!

I looked all over and couldn't find a clip - I'd love to see it if anyone runs into it, especially Mark May losing it. Went over to Tigernet.com last night and they were all talking about how pissed it made them. Everyone hates MM but us.

 

[4Mark_Marty]

Question about the timeout use...does it really matter? Everything at that point depended on the defensive stop. Does it matter if they burned the timeout then or when they had the ball? Sure, 40 seconds is a long time but keeping the timeout for offense allows for more aggressive play calling.

Honest question as I was stuck at a wedding yesterday. First Pitt game I didn't go to or watch in about a decade and it had to be this one.

You lose

 

[HunkyPanther]

The announcers did eventually say though, it was the coach's choice just two different strategies. Keep more time on the clock and have no timeouts, or have less time but a timeout left when you're on offense. Neither would've necessarily been the wrong call, but his decision last night certainly seemed to work out better.

In fact in the post game it almost like they were trying to backpedal on what they said.