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Why do you say that? Is it just because we've haven't hired someone yet? Do you think the guy is still coaching in the playoffs?
Bill O'Brien?
Forget Tressel as AD (literally and figuratively), THERE would be your ultimate splash hire! Imagine the regional combustion and fury!
Time will tell, still may be a college guy. If it's a NFL guy not coaching in the playoffs, he should have been named by now. With that said, with the teams in playoffs, who could it be?
I cannot read the pay board but some on there thought Ed Warinner was possibly coming to be our OC.
I cannot read the pay board but some on there thought Ed Warinner was possibly coming to be our OC.
I think there is an agreement with the candidate pitt has selected to defer an announcement until after LOI day.
So when will one of OUR coaches ever give is US the courtesy to demand that his leaving isn't announced by the poaching team until after Loi day?
Why do you think that? What purpose does this serve? Other than serving some other teams needs. Then some of there teams verbals get screwed over. I don't see this happening for many reasons.
I think that when there is a strong relationship between a candidate and his current HC and that if that HC believes the asst. in question has been instrumental in landing several recruits, the HC is likely to request the asst. to defer leaving until after the LOI day to avoid a negative hit on recruiting. Oftentimes the candidate will try to accommodate his current boss to avoid burning bridges. I think given the state of Pitt's current recruiting(Pitt not really chasing many offensive players and having their QB recruits locked up) Narduzzi would likely be flexible on the announcement date. It's just about business and relationships.
I don't think it has much of a thing to do with teams bring in the playoffs once the playoffs have been concluded. At that point, It's more about the relationships involved and the specific circumstances. For example, if Narduzzi happened to know the other head coach. he might be more flexible. On the other hand if Pitt were trying to get a commitment from a QB right now, I think Narduzzi would be a lot less flexible. The other potential factor is that the announcement date can be a bargaining chip in discussions related to the asst.'s buyout if the asst. has a buyout. The asst.'s program could be much more flexible on the buyout amount in return for an agreement to defer the announcement date. It's all a negotiation...
Well, I hope if somehow such craziness is really going on, important recruits, on any side of the ball, are being told about it. You know, in case they would happen to get the same hard-to-avoid impression we have: that Pitt is sitting on its tail (and wallet) while umpteen schools around us are wheeling and dealing frenetically to get good coaches in place as soon as possible.
I'm not sure a guy with no college coaching experience makes that move at his age. Would be a big hire for sure but I don't see it happening.
I have no idea at this point. I'm still going to say my dark horse is Luke Getsy. Extreme long shot but pair him with Salem and you'd be getting one of the hottest rising coaches in the NFL.
You could very well be right... I'm just speculating based on the interview of this weekend's visitors and their disclosure that Narduzzi indicated that the announcement would be in 2-3 weeks
If it is Napier, why the wait until after LOI--let's be brutally honest, does anyone seriously think if Napier comes to Pitt as OC before LOI day, that any Alabama recruits will automatically flip to Pitt from Alabama?
Who else in the NFL could it be? I have no idea who qualifies as a potential candidate outside of my team (Packers).
The concern wouldn't be their flipping to Pitt but flipping to their second choice assuming they had a close relationship with Napier
And it wouldn't be an NFL OC. It would be a position coach. An NFL OC would not make a lateral move to college.
Derek Dooley has AD experience. I think they'll bring him in and kill two birds with one stone OC/AD.
That is a bunch of bull. Pitt playing mr nice guy.....Um no freaking thanks. I would be very surprised if Narduzzi would put up with that crap. Napier is a really good recruiter, our class is not great at this point and you cannot tell me Narduzzi wouldn't want Napier in the same room as Proctor and Garbutt this weekend? I understand their defensive players but offensive coaches still recruit defensive players.
Look guys, it's very possible it's not even Napier.
Anything is possible, maybe Pat has missed on a few guys(not a knock) he probably was shooting for a high target and he may be working his way down his list.
Lots of things are possible. They are not always the best scenario.
Look guys, it's very possible it's not even Napier.
Anything is possible, maybe Pat has missed on a few guys(not a knock) he probably was shooting for a high target and he may be working his way down his list.
Lots of things are possible. They are not always the best scenario.
I agree. The only reason I think one of the Packers coaches might be interested is because they have Edgar Bennett firmly entrenched as OC there...he isn't mentioned in any of the HC vacancies either. They obviously have a few coaches either from Pitt of with Pitt ties. But they seem to be a pretty tight knit group.
You are referencing college coaches, but practically no college assistants have buyouts. They would have to be a very highly paid coordinator to have a buyout.
Canada had one. It's not unusual given what coordinators are paid to have buyouts. They are becoming standard
Do you know who has done that? I can't recall any off the top of my head. I have seen position coaches from the NFL go to college as coordinators and NFL coordinators go to college as Head Coaches. Not saying you are wrong, I just don't remember any that have made a lateral move.
Never saw the quote of the amount but only that he had one. Saw that confirmed in a couple of places.
i find that really hard to believe. Pitt goes out of their way to make sure nobody knows salary information. not one person on these boards knows the pay of any assistant on the staff, yet people seem to think they know there way a buyout and they know it was a lot of money? c'mon. funny thing, they cannot produce any factual information. nothing has been confirmed anywhere.
what happens a lot on these boards is that somebody posts a number and then people assume it to be a fact.
what happens a lot on these boards is that somebody posts a number and then people assume it to be a fact.
Do you think Van Pelt wants to call plays again and would make the move? Getsy has a growing reputation but has only called plays at IUP if I remember correctly.
It was reported in the press... don't blame me...sheesh. What's your problem? Why the attitude? Why so hard to believe? You pay a guy a big salary.. you want to discourage his being poached. What's so hard to understand about that!
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