Pat Narduzzi Still Getting Pub for Michigan State
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LOL, no way he would even think about leaving for that utter dumpster fire. C’mon man!
If they want another loser, take him, don't care either way.
Why wouldn’t he be? One of his best friends is on the search committee. Look how that turned out for Kevin Stallings.
Pitt isn't that lucky. Buy they would just make a bad choice to replace him, so it won't matter.
They will very likely make a bad choice, because that’s what they do since Dantonio.
But it won’t be Nardon’tzi
Why go to a higher paying job in a more prestigious conference when you have your own dumpster fire here in the burgh. There's no way in hell MSU would hire Narduzzi. Word gets around and so does 3-8.
No so fast,. If you know the landscape Pitt has been tough on anyone trying to get to 7-8 wins a season for a long time. MSU is a better job, Paul Chryst, Mr. 6-6 with "0" charisma, is a good example, he had a successful run once he left Pitt 19-19 vs 67-26.
Yes, in his 8th year, 9-4 in his 7th year, but off to a 2-3 start in year 8, high expectations after 7 years, MSU is a much different situation at this point, IMO
I wished I read this before I went to church today. I'll do anything I can to help.
Remember MSU hired Mel Tucker from Colorado after a 5-7 record. So who knows what MSU might do...3-9/4-8 record might look good to them....
With out knowing who is on Heather Lykes' shortlist of replacement candidates that are deemed realistically obtainable; I have a hard time getting excited about the prospect of Narduzzi leaving after a season like this.
Because Narduzzi seems to be very well liked by current players and recruits, it's likely that the coach best suited for cleaning up Narduzzi's own mess and avoiding mass defections from the program is Narduzzi himself.
But if you show me the list of top candidates for replacements and there is a splash hire somewhere on there, I could be very easily disassociated from that opinion.
Because Narduzzi seems to be very well liked by current players and recruits, it's likely that the coach best suited for cleaning up Narduzzi's own mess and avoiding mass defections from the program is Narduzzi himself.
But if you show me the list of top candidates for replacements and there is a splash hire somewhere on there, I could be very easily disassociated from that opinion.
He is a 7-5 coach besides the extreme luck of Kenny + Addison + Covid. There's a ton of coaches who can go 7-5 coach. Even Chryst and Graham managed 6-6. Narduzzi is a horrendous recruiter and maybe no one would recruit well but you might as well try. The ceiling for Narduzzi is very low.
I just saw an article claiming MSU reached out to Dave Doeren. Who knows if it's true, or being spread by Doeren's camp, but he's no different than Narduzzi.
I watch a lot of college football podcasts, and one of the things they always bring up in these coaching searches is to not overvalue what a guy did with his best QB, because that's usually an outlier.
I tend to think that should be contingent on just how much of a role the HC had in developing said QB. Nevertheless, I don't think Michigan State would be dumb enough to do something like this. He's a little worse than a 7-5 coach, actually. That's just not all that impressive when you've played in the ACC Coastal.
And from a Pitt perspective, I think we'll be back to guys making bowling gestures when we win a one-point game in Syracuse in November. It was fun while it lasted, but the absolvency of the Coastal couple with the current state of NIL... yeah, we're screwed.
pittdan77
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If that scenario actually went down I'd have to find you and buy you a drink or two just because.
That's a great point. When looking at coaches, you need to take a deep dive. The QB is the most important position in all of sports. In extreme circumstances, it could be worth 6-7 wins in a given year. Unless the coach has a proven track record of developing QBs, I dont think you can evaluate him based off of his best (or worst QB). Narduzzi isnt 11-2. And he's not 3-9. He's 7-5 Pat and we love him for that. We cant do any better than 7-5.
If Narduzzi cans Cignetti and brings in a real offense/OC, then I’m fine with him. He pulls this Cigs is our guy crap, can his a$$
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