Narduzzi math

[Sean Miller Fan]

I am pretty good at this and made similar posts about Stallings which I ended up being right about very early.

1-11: Gone. No choice.

2-10: Tough one. Probably gone given how terrible the recruiting class is. Very bad signs for the future. Cut bait.

3-9: 1 more year but has to go at least 6-6 in 2019 to get another year

4-8: pretty much the same as 3-9

5-7: gets 2019 and 2020 unless 2019 is a complete disaster

6-6: We say how tough the schedule was and hope for a big win over Purdue in the Pizza Bowl on Dec 26 in Detroit. Narduzzi would not be on the immediate hotseat.

 

[Pittcrafton]

He is not getting that much rope with Lyke, bet you on that!

 

[TIGER-PAUL]

Thought PN said Pitt no longer happy with 6-6

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

He is not getting that much rope with Lyke, bet you on that!

Differences with Stallings. Stallings wasnt hers. Narduzzi is to an extent. We only ate 4 years of Stallings. Narduzzi has 5 left after this. Also, the nature of the sport of college basketball is that its not overly difficult to get really good really quick and compete for deep NCAA runs. In college football, a team like Pitt doesn't have much hope of contending like they can in basketball

 

[ScrantonicityIII]

Differences with Stallings. Stallings wasnt hers. Narduzzi is to an extent. We only ate 4 years of Stallings. Narduzzi has 5 left after this. Also, the nature of the sport of college basketball is that its not overly difficult to get really good really quick and compete for deep NCAA runs. In college football, a team like Pitt doesn't have much hope of contending like they can in basketball

Would be tough to eat that much contract on two (or more) coaches. Where would that cash come from. So I am agreeing with you.

 

[Las Panteras]

I still say the nature of the losses are going to play into this.

I hope Pitt fans understand this schedule sets up for a repeat of JM2. We can EASILY get embarrased at Notre Dame. We can EASILY get beat by 40 in Miami,

And Ga Tech, Va Tech, UCF et al can EASILY hang 40+ on us if Narduzzi loses this team.

So SMF, as usual, your numbers are useless.

Let's see what it looks like in December.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

I still say the nature of the losses are going to play into this.

I hope Pitt fans understand this schedule sets up for a repeat of JM2. We can EASILY get embarrased at Notre Dame. We can EASILY get beat by 40 in Miami,

And Ga Tech, Va Tech, UCF et al can EASILY hang 40+ on us if Narduzzi loses this team.

So SMF, as usual, your numbers are useless.

Let's see what it looks like in December.

Here's the thing. If we continue to suffer JM2 losses this season then we arent going to win another game or 2. I mean as good as ND or UCF may be, if they are beating us by 40 or 50, we arent going to be a team that wins more than 2 games so yes, he would probably be gone. I dont see us having several more JM2 losses but somehow win 4 or 5 games. That doesn't equate

 

[revampedpanthers]

I am pretty good at this and made similar posts about Stallings which I ended up being right about very early.

1-11: Gone. No choice. agree

2-10: Tough one. Probably gone given how terrible the recruiting class is. Very bad signs for the future. Cut bait. cut bait

3-9: 1 more year but has to go at least 6-6 in 2019 to get another year I would fire him but he probably gets another year. For me 6-6 wouldn't be enough after 5-7 and 3-9 but 8 wins would be.

4-8: pretty much the same as 3-9

5-7: gets 2019 and 2020 unless 2019 is a complete disaster
he gets 2019 but still needs at least 7 wins
6-6: We say how tough the schedule was and hope for a big win over Purdue in the Pizza Bowl on Dec 26 in Detroit. Narduzzi would not be on the immediate hotseat.

agree 6-6 and he isn't in any immediate danger

 

[bwh05]

He’s not getting fired this year no matter what

 

[#99HUGHgreen]

I am pretty good at this and made similar posts about Stallings which I ended up being right about very early.

1-11: Gone. No choice.

2-10: Tough one. Probably gone given how terrible the recruiting class is. Very bad signs for the future. Cut bait.

3-9: 1 more year but has to go at least 6-6 in 2019 to get another year

4-8: pretty much the same as 3-9

5-7: gets 2019 and 2020 unless 2019 is a complete disaster

6-6: We say how tough the schedule was and hope for a big win over Purdue in the Pizza Bowl on Dec 26 in Detroit. Narduzzi would not be on the immediate hotseat.

When Narduzzi was hired he said he expected his Pitt team would win a lot more and he believed it was possible for Pitt to win a championship (ACC) with the players Pitt was inheriting at the time.

There weren’t many who were happier than me when he was hired, but if PItt ends up only wining 7 games this year and PN is not in the hot seat, even I will be very disappointed.

At some point a man (especially a high paid one) needs to be held to his promises... and if he can’t deliver in 5 years what he promises he could do in 2, the writing is on the wall what needs to be done.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

He’s not getting fired this year no matter what

I was right about Stallings and I will be right about Narduzzi if he goes 1-11 or 2-10. However, I would predict 4-8 or 5-7 so he will be here next season.

 

[BFo8]

I am pretty good at this and made similar posts about Stallings which I ended up being right about very early.

1-11: Gone. No choice.

2-10: Tough one. Probably gone given how terrible the recruiting class is. Very bad signs for the future. Cut bait.

3-9: 1 more year but has to go at least 6-6 in 2019 to get another year

4-8: pretty much the same as 3-9

5-7: gets 2019 and 2020 unless 2019 is a complete disaster

6-6: We say how tough the schedule was and hope for a big win over Purdue in the Pizza Bowl on Dec 26 in Detroit. Narduzzi would not be on the immediate hotseat.

Actually no, you’re not very good at this.

You are really good with the TV stuff, I learn something almost any time you post, but with this kind of thing you are always reactionary and pretty much a total square.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

I am pretty good at this and made similar posts about Stallings which I ended up being right about very early.

1-11: Gone. No choice.

2-10: Tough one. Probably gone given how terrible the recruiting class is. Very bad signs for the future. Cut bait.

3-9: 1 more year but has to go at least 6-6 in 2019 to get another year

4-8: pretty much the same as 3-9

5-7: gets 2019 and 2020 unless 2019 is a complete disaster

6-6: We say how tough the schedule was and hope for a big win over Purdue in the Pizza Bowl on Dec 26 in Detroit. Narduzzi would not be on the immediate hotseat.

Actually no, you’re not very good at this.

You are really good with the TV stuff, I learn something almost any time you post, but with this kind of thing you are always reactionary and pretty much a total square.

Haha. But I was right about Stallings. I said 0-18 was probable and at 0-18 he'd be gone. I also predicted Jamie to TCU even before they fired their coach

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

SMF's "what if" post is reasonable. Thankfully I don't think a 1-11 season is going to happen! We have too many average opponents in our division for that sort of disgrace of a year.

I think we've won at least 5 games a year every season since 1999. The more interesting question to me is if that is in jeopardy or not. 4-8 would be a real image problem for recruiting and fan interest.

 

[sappycrease]

It's obvious that he will never make this more than mediocre so I hope he fails sooner rather than later and we can start thinking about who can actually help this program.

If Maryland flubs their situation, I'd go all in on Matt Canada.

 

[pittbb80]

It's obvious that he will never make this more than mediocre so I hope he fails sooner rather than later and we can start thinking about who can actually help this program.

If Maryland flubs their situation, I'd go all in on Matt Canada.

Brilliant...........lets hire another unproven coordinator.......thats a sure fire improvement..

 

[BuffetParrothead]

[QUOTE="Sean Miller Fan, post: 2409956, member: 704"]I am pretty good at this and made similar posts about Stallings which I ended up being right about very early.

1-11: Gone. No choice.

2-10: Tough one. Probably gone given how terrible the recruiting class is. Very bad signs for the future. Cut bait.

3-9: 1 more year but has to go at least 6-6 in 2019 to get another year

4-8: pretty much the same as 3-9

5-7: gets 2019 and 2020 unless 2019 is a complete disaster

6-6: We say how tough the schedule was and hope for a big win over Purdue in the Pizza Bowl on Dec 26 in Detroit. Narduzzi would not be on the immediate hotseat.[/QUOTE]

You're probably the only person who would tell you that you're pretty good at anything!

Most would probably disagree with your proclamation!

"it's five o'clock somewhere"
Signed: Mr Buffett
Go PITT & CSU Rams!

 

[Gunga_Galunga]

He’s not getting fired this year no matter what

Agree, he would have to lose every game from here on out in spectacular fashion which isn't going to happen.

 

[sappycrease]

Brilliant...........lets hire another unproven coordinator.......thats a sure fire improvement..

He's currently getting HC experience at Maryland?

 

[Pitt79]

Funny how a month ago, Duzz was da man, we where trending up, people where talking Coastal, 9-3, ranking! IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! LOL! Times change

 

[MarshallGoldberg]

Brilliant...........lets hire another unproven coordinator.......thats a sure fire improvement..

Yeah let's hire another coordinator who has had like 110 jobs at that. He'll be sure to succeed and stay here, right?

 

[pittmeister]

Narduzzi wll be the coach next year no matter what happens... However, if the team does not improve as the season progresses and doesn't win at least 8 games, his seat will be very warm...

 

[McKee Place]

Funny how a month ago, Duzz was da man, we where trending up, people where talking Coastal, 9-3, ranking! IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! LOL! Times change

Reality bites

 

[cashisking884]

Funny how a month ago, Duzz was da man, we where trending up, people where talking Coastal, 9-3, ranking! IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! LOL! Times change

The good thing with this past off-season discussion is it let us all know which posters should never be taken seriously on this board ever again.

 

[pittmeister]

Funny how a month ago, Duzz was da man, we where trending up, people where talking Coastal, 9-3, ranking! IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION! LOL! Times change

Yeah... And you knew all along that the team was going to lay a huge turd on national TV??? LOL, right?

 

[Pitt79]

The good thing with this past off-season discussion is it let us all know which posters should never be taken seriously on this board ever again.

I found some of the offseason posters to be delusional, wanting to up his salary big time, saying he was an elite top 20 coach ALREADY, etc. I was sitting there thinking? BASED ON WHAT?

He's had some good wins and his two 8-5 seasons where OK, but outside the PSU, Clemson and Miami wins, he's done nothing outstanding to say "he is elite". YES, he had thos three moments, but most of the time, he's just average, or downright sucks, like this last game, and for example last year the way they lost to VT, went to OT vs. YSU, etc.

 

[Swervin27]

I found some of the offseason posters to be delusional, wanting to up his salary big time, saying he was an elite top 20 coach ALREADY, etc. I was sitting there thinking? BASED ON WHAT?

He's had some good wins and his two 8-5 seasons where OK, but outside the PSU, Clemson and Miami wins, he's done nothing outstanding to say "he is elite". YES, he had thos three moments, but most of the time, he's just average, or downright sucks, like this last game, and for example last year the way they lost to VT, went to OT vs. YSU, etc.

I was impressed with two back to back 8 regular season wins, taking a 6-6 chryst caliber team and immediately elevating this program to the "next level." I wouldn't say elite but definitely improved. last year I was chalking up to just a bad mix of no QB and an inferior OC, an aberration.

I still think Narduzzi can show us fans that he belongs here, he is the right man for the job but he's gonna have to do it this year. I don't think his job is in jeopardy yet but a 5 or 6 win season this year and I believe '19, he'll be coaching for his job. he can still win this fanbase over in the next month, he just needs to do it NOW..

 

[Pitt79]

I was impressed with two back to back 8 regular season wins, taking a 6-6 chryst caliber team and immediately elevating this program to the "next level." I wouldn't say elite but definitely improved. last year I was chalking up to just a bad mix of no QB and an inferior OC, an aberration.

I still think Narduzzi can show us fans that he belongs here, he is the right man for the job but he's gonna have to do it this year. I don't think his job is in jeopardy yet but a 5 or 6 win season this year and I believe '19, he'll be coaching for his job. he can still win this fanbase over in the next month, he just needs to do it NOW..

I'm not ready to give up on him, but they need to do a lot of things better, coaching, recruiting and game play.

 

[youghpanther1]

Heather gets It! Another pathetic self delusion.

 

[cashisking884]

I found some of the offseason posters to be delusional, wanting to up his salary big time, saying he was an elite top 20 coach ALREADY, etc. I was sitting there thinking? BASED ON WHAT?

That's the important point.
I don't care if people don't come to the conclusions I do. But when you look at the discussions on this board, whether it be the present team or recruiting or moves Narduzzi makes with the staff, there's very little logical reasoning behind how people reach these opposite conclusions.
It's all just glass-half full delusions. And if you don't agree with it, you're a troll and worthy of ridicule.
Those posters aren't serious people. Narduzzi has already exposed them and we haven't even played 3 games yet.

 

[joeydavid]

Man, that comment reminds of someone. Who is it? Oh yeah, it's your hero...

[QUOTE="BuffetParrothead, post: 2410801, member: 23369"

You're probably the only person who would tell you that you're pretty good at anything!

"it's five o'clock somewhere"
Signed: Mr Buffett
Go PITT & CSU Rams![/QUOTE]

 

[McKee Place]

I never get the insinuations or threats that "he's coaching for his job". He might be relieved of his job if they have a terrible season this or next; but it's not like most of us if we were to be fired. He'd get a sweet buyout. And when/if he chose to work again, I think Pitt's rep now is such that few hold a poor performance against the coach himself. Coaching is such a crony thing anyway that even if he's suspected to be less of a coach due tothis experience, one of his buddies somewhere would bring him on in some capacity.

This is all known (I thought). But then I read stuff like "he better take this action or that action or win this many games or fill this many seats or (scary music here) HEATHER WILL FIRE HIM. Ooooh. Yeah that's tough, he'll be given most of his 17mil or whatever the extension, then likely have a choice of nice jobs (if not HC) right away, or he can take a couple years to "reload".

This is an indictment of the system; I'd like to actually see these guys REALLY desperate to keep their jobs, like, to keep their homes or feed their families. He wouldn't be quite so obstinate to run Dennis Briggs out to get left in the mud week after week.