I disagree. Honestly no one remembers end of year college football polls. Polls are only talked about during the season and before the season. Getting ranked during the season has far more impact to being relevant and getting discussed and showing your score at halftime of national games and putting focus on the pitt program than an end of year poll that never gets discussed.
Coach to recruit
Yeah we were ranked on week this year. I know we finished on three game losing streak but the program is in great shape because we were ranked
Or coach to recruit
We stared out with a rough patch but we came on strong and finished in the top 20 in the country.
Which one do you think has more impact on the recruiting trail