IMO, other than Nick Saban, Chris Peterson, Jim Harbaugh or Urban Meyer, I would not want anyone else to try to bring Pitt back. Those four are the best college coaches and then everyone else depends on program fit, location, timing etc. I love Narduzzi's enthusiasm for the program and IMO he truly believes he can make Pitt great again. I also think, he will stay at Pitt if he does well and if Pitt will compensate him appropriately. However, it isn't that easy, as it has been discussed ad nauseum with the yellow seats, 5 head coaches in so many years, instability from the prior administration to the assistant coaches during the these coaching changes, which basically equaled a self imposed sanction.
With that said, Pitt has made a bowl game every year during this stretch, which is honestly amazing because it should have been back to the future with Johhny Majors 1994-1996 bad, but luckily it wasn't.
However, it took Chris Peterson 3/4 years to correct Washington's ship, and that ship was not nearly as off course as this program, and they have a full house, and support from the administration and the donors.
SO with that said, and as much as I have trust and faith in Narduzzi, there is also some concern. When a head coach fails to see the obvious with his pass defense and REFUSES to change. That is concerning because if I was a coach, as in life, I would have a philosophy of protect and strengthen my weaknesses, and for whatever reason he refused to do so this year. His utter refusal to give help to the corners who are clearly over matched is concerning because when someone is that stubborn, it shows a lack of intelligence and "I am always right attitude." That stubbornness is eerily reminiscent of the Wanny days and his refusal to change.
I understood from the beginning of the year Pitt was not good enough to win the Coastal, and that 8-4 would have made me ecstatic, but the outright refusal to acknowledge this teams weakness, coupled with the total lack of attempting to throw the ball at the end in the OSU game, confounded me this year . The OSU game and Vtech should have been wins with a little adjustment on both sides of the ball, but to no avail.
With that said, I still have faith in Narduzzi, and believe he is the right man for the job. Now if in two years when the DBs are sophomores, juniors and McVitte is a Sophomore and some of the LBs are on the field, and if it is more of the same, then obviously, it is time for major concerns. But for anyone to think that this team was ready to compete on a serious level is not being honest because minus whitehead, who the hell is the secondary, but again, the coach is suppose to gameplan for that weakness. Even with gameplanning, Pitt is at best a 8-4 team this year with the defensive talent AND injuries that have occurred.
I am willing to sit back and accept what this team is this year, and possibly into next year,and believe that in McVitte's sophmore year Pitt will once again roar, until then it's going to be a roller coaster, so have your tickets to kennywood ready.
With that said, Pitt has made a bowl game every year during this stretch, which is honestly amazing because it should have been back to the future with Johhny Majors 1994-1996 bad, but luckily it wasn't.
However, it took Chris Peterson 3/4 years to correct Washington's ship, and that ship was not nearly as off course as this program, and they have a full house, and support from the administration and the donors.
SO with that said, and as much as I have trust and faith in Narduzzi, there is also some concern. When a head coach fails to see the obvious with his pass defense and REFUSES to change. That is concerning because if I was a coach, as in life, I would have a philosophy of protect and strengthen my weaknesses, and for whatever reason he refused to do so this year. His utter refusal to give help to the corners who are clearly over matched is concerning because when someone is that stubborn, it shows a lack of intelligence and "I am always right attitude." That stubbornness is eerily reminiscent of the Wanny days and his refusal to change.
I understood from the beginning of the year Pitt was not good enough to win the Coastal, and that 8-4 would have made me ecstatic, but the outright refusal to acknowledge this teams weakness, coupled with the total lack of attempting to throw the ball at the end in the OSU game, confounded me this year . The OSU game and Vtech should have been wins with a little adjustment on both sides of the ball, but to no avail.
With that said, I still have faith in Narduzzi, and believe he is the right man for the job. Now if in two years when the DBs are sophomores, juniors and McVitte is a Sophomore and some of the LBs are on the field, and if it is more of the same, then obviously, it is time for major concerns. But for anyone to think that this team was ready to compete on a serious level is not being honest because minus whitehead, who the hell is the secondary, but again, the coach is suppose to gameplan for that weakness. Even with gameplanning, Pitt is at best a 8-4 team this year with the defensive talent AND injuries that have occurred.
I am willing to sit back and accept what this team is this year, and possibly into next year,and believe that in McVitte's sophmore year Pitt will once again roar, until then it's going to be a roller coaster, so have your tickets to kennywood ready.
