Can you think of a modern Pitt HC that truly loved Pitt more than Wanny?
Other than his game day coaching, Wanny checked a lot of boxes.
- Grew up here so knows the region, the people, etc.
- Went to Pitt
- Won a national championship while on Pitt's coaching staff as a GA
- Won a Super Bowl as an assistant coach
- Was a head coach in the NFL
And Wanny is a good salesman and very likable. His love of Pitt comes through as sincere and when you love and believe in the product you are selling, it shows. He would have been a lifer at Pitt.
And all of the above is not a knock on Narduzzi, or the job Narduzzi has done this year, and he's a better game day coach than Wanny, but he's not the recruiter Wanny was.