Nominations (must have seen in person) for: 1. Best opposing coach 2. Best opposing QB.

[SVPanther]

1. Wayne Hardin, Temple. Never did a coach do so much with so little talent.

2. Bill Hurley, Syracuse. Closest any team came to knocking us out of the National Championship. Runner ups, Doug Flutie and Troy Nunez.

 

[recruitsreadtheseboards]

1. Wayne Hardin, Temple. Never did a coach do so much with so little talent.

2. Bill Hurley, Syracuse. Closest any team came to knocking us out of the National Championship. Runner ups, Doug Flutie and Troy Nunez.

1) Bill Belicheck
2) Tom Brady

 

[mdpitt]

1. Wayne Hardin, Temple. Never did a coach do so much with so little talent.

2. Bill Hurley, Syracuse. Closest any team came to knocking us out of the National Championship. Runner ups, Doug Flutie and Troy Nunez.

1. Every U of Miami Coach ever vs Pitt

2. Jameis Winston might have been the most poised QB I have ever seem at Heinz. Big National Stage to open season, a lot of hype, really smooth, Freshman. I walked out thinking he would win the Heisman. He was the real deal.

 

[wvkeeper(HN)]

1) Pete Rose. I watched him knock down an umpire. Was so awesome.

2) Randy Moss at Marshall. Was like watching Michael Jordan play JV Junior High basketball in his prime.

 

[ratking17]

1. Coach. Ehhh.

2. Donovan McNabb/Mike Vick/Winston

 

[KennyTheKangaroo]

I remember michael vick running through the middle of pitt's defense at pitt stadium and it seemed like the entire defense was standing still.

 

[pittguy81]

Bobby Bowden

Doug Flutie

 

[PantherO]

1) Barry Switzer

2) Donovan McNabb

 

[pittdan77]

1. Joe Paterno (scandal aside, he knew how to get a team ready and could make game adjustments quickly)

2. Probably Vick or McNabb but I feel like there's someone better I'm not remembering.

(missed the opposing part the first time I posted)

 

[bobfree]

1. Every U of Miami Coach ever vs Pitt

2. Jameis Winston might have been the most poised QB I have ever seem at Heinz. Big National Stage to open season, a lot of hype, really smooth, Freshman. I walked out thinking he would win the Heisman. He was the real deal.

Winston is a really good one.

 

[Pittx9]

Yeah I agree about Jameis Winston, also mike Vick in that mix.

As for coaches, obviously rich rod built up WVU really well. Obviously butch Davis and then Larry Coker at Miami. Frank Beamer at va tech. Ran into urban Meyer and Utah in the fiesta bowl. And then going back in time obviously you had the legends like bobby Bowden.

 

[upj87]

1. Joe Paterno (scandal aside, he knew how to get a team ready and could make game adjustments quickly)

2. Probably Vick or McNabb but I feel like there's someone better I'm not remembering.

(missed the opposing part the first time I posted)

"what the hell is Dorsett doing at fullback? uh, anybody? I got nuthin"

 

[upj87]

Winston is a really good one.

He was shredding Narduzzi secondaries before Narduzzi was even here. I think he had one incompletion and that was on a perfectly thrown ball.

 

[TONY13]

He was shredding Narduzzi secondaries before Narduzzi was even here. I think he had one incompletion and that was on a perfectly thrown ball.

He had two incompletions in that game. One was dropped, right on target, and the other was caught but ruled out of bounds.

 

[wicker]

as an outsider I'm surprised we have no Major Harris votes

 

[Pitt69]

From the Cheap Seats; Roger Staubach and Joe Paterno. Not just for one game, but for the long haul.

 

[Revenge Of The Noise]

Solely due to his confounding dominance over Pitt you have to go with Randy Edsal!

As far as dominant players (again strictly over Pitt) there are sadly many ... Bruce Gradkowski infamously among them ... i stupidly took my k then) teenage nephew to that Toledo game (he lived near Cleveland so I could pick him up). During the drive I explained that this was a "rent a victim" game for Pitt (recall we were ranked at the time) and to not expect much competition. What a disgrace!

 

[JoseLind13]

RichRod
McNabb

 

[ncpittfan]

Bowden. Winston.

 

[thom67]

I go with Bobby Bowden.
Roger Staubach

 

[drp1tt]

1. Wayne Hardin, Temple. Never did a coach do so much with so little talent.

2. Bill Hurley, Syracuse. Closest any team came to knocking us out of the National Championship. Runner ups, Doug Flutie and Troy Nunez.

Forgot about those QB's. Flutie was a real thorn in the side to every team he played against. Ask Miami.

 

[oldpanther]

Forgot about those QB's. Flutie was a real thorn in the side to every team he played against. Ask Miami.

I have seen a number of QB,s and Coaches but I assume the question is to be in a seat and performance against Pitt. There was Ara, Barry Switzer, John McKay etc., I'll go with McKay USC. QB, the guy was an All American but it was for just one Saturday afternoon in 1976 when he led the Orange to a near upset of Pitt, Bill Hurley of Syracuse.

 

[SVPanther]

I have seen a number of QB,s and Coaches but I assume the question is to be in a seat and performance against Pitt. There was Ara, Barry Switzer, John McKay etc., I'll go with McKay USC. QB, the guy was an All American but it was for just one Saturday afternoon in 1976 when he led the Orange to a near upset of Pitt, Bill Hurley of Syracuse.

You got that right. Hurley came this close single handily to knocking us out. Still no love for Wayne Hardin? That guy was so far ahead of his time. Gave us fits!

 

[USN_Panther]

Jimmy Johnson
Vinny Testaverde. In that 1986 Pitt game he would have the ball in the air well before the WR would cut and on the turn the ball was right on the WR shoulder. Their execution in that game was remarkable.

 

[VeroBeachPanther]

I remember michael vick running through the middle of pitt's defense at pitt stadium and it seemed like the entire defense was standing still.

I remember that game, weren't we up by 6 in the 4th Quarter and Vick just started running on every play. It was like a cat playing with a mouse. I might be confused because I went to game in Blacksburg the next year. One of these games we knock Vick out and they went to a merciless ground game with Suggs and drove the ball 99 yards on us WITH THE SAME PLAY.

Anyway Vick and Bowden my picks

 

[H2P-2007]

Pro: Belicheck; Peyton Manning

College: Dantonio (what he did at Cincy was amazing); Carmelo Anthony

 

[Panther Parrothead]

Coach - any of the Miami coaches during their glory days; Ken Niumatalolo - for getting the most out of his players and always having them ready to play.

Quarterback - Winston and Jack Mildren. Mildren wasn't the greatest passer, but he was a true field general in Oklahoma's explosive offense.