Well, we've got a ton of really gullible Pitt fans who think that Barnes is wonderful, doesn't lie, and only wants the best for Pitt. I hope he's gone tomorrow. And please take this jackass Stallings with you.
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Well, we've got a ton of really gullible Pitt fans who think that Barnes is wonderful, doesn't lie, and only wants the best for Pitt. I hope he's gone tomorrow. And please take this jackass Stallings with you.
Oh Lord. Really?
OK, EVEN IF Dixon was being pushed out the door (which is not true), and EVEN IF all along the guy being hidden in the background that they wanted was Stallings, it's a business decision they have made.
You may hate the choice. You may hate that Dixon is gone no matter how you feel the circumstance came about. But the reality is the decision has been made and forever and ever there will be many hiring decisions made that will initially be unpopular.
Best you move on and try to support the choice rather than whining about it.
"there will be many hiring decisions made that will initially be unpopular"
Really? That's what our expectation level should be for this AD? Call me crazy, but I thought Scott Barnes was brought in to NOT make unpopular hiring decisions. You know - the anti-Steve Pederson?
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You just don't get it.
And no, I am not calling you crazy. I am calling you a completely over-reacting crybaby at this point.
As unpopular as the choice is right now, the man deserves a chance. You stomping your feet on the ground in a tantrum state because Stallings isn't the guy YOU want isn't going to solve anything.
Just like another poster said to you earlier:
It's fans like you and your antics that make it hard for Pitt to attract a top coach.
Chill out and get used to this because he's now YOUR head coach:
Fantastic. I love a good lecture. Thanks Dad. Here's a little heads up: You have NO idea what kind of fan I am.You just don't get it.
And no, I am not calling you crazy. I am calling you a completely over-reacting crybaby at this point.
As unpopular as the choice is right now, the man deserves a chance. You stomping your feet on the ground in a tantrum state because Stallings isn't the guy YOU want isn't going to solve anything.
Just like another poster said to you earlier:
It's fans like you and your antics that make it hard for Pitt to attract a top coach.
Chill out and get used to this because he's now YOUR head coach:
It's not really accurate to say that Dixon wasn't really pushed out the door. There was a contingent of influential boosters who have been actively lobbying for Dixon to be fired for over a year. They had several meetings with Gallagher, and demanded his outster. Several from this group were EXTREMELY vocal for the next 24 hours or so after the Wisconsin loss.
Barnes and Pitt did not push Dixon out the door. But when this job came up, everyone involved (Dixon, Pitt, etc.) recognized that this was a situation that was probably in the best interests of everyone, considering the environment everyone was facing.
Yes pitt-girl, I do know what kind of fan you are, you are showing it quite clearly in your posts today.
My hunch is you likely felt there should have been a strong run at Calipari because he was born in the Burg, or Sean Miller absolutely should have planned to come back "home", or Gregg Marshsall should have been the target because he's a top coach even though he's turned away many programs much greater than Pitt just in the past few years.
Also quite hypocritical when you say I have no idea what kind of fan you are but yet YOU know exactly all the reasons that went into the hiring of Stallings.
A couple things: 1) Who do YOU think Pitt realistically could have hired? 2) Is it normal practice from YOU that you already decide a hire is horrible and you won't support him even BEFORE he has coached one game at Pitt?
You can support the new coach and harshly criticize the hiring process. If you can't see the problems that occurred here this week, nor understand the history of this athletic department, then there is no need to argue as we will never come to an agreement. As I said before, I hope I can eat crow in a few years because that would mean stallings has had success. But his track record has not given me any pause as of yet. And for those that want to say he recruits well, then you are making a poor argument for the coach's actual ability
Ok, so then throw away the petition and start a new one to get rid of the Contingent of Influential Boosters.
Apparently. To many here we should be on par with Kansas, Kentucky, and the other blue bloods every single year. It's criminal to some Jamie didn't make a Final Four. I'm sure there are people who will call Stallings a failure if he doesn't sign a top 50 recruit this week. Not a fan of the hire but I totally agree with you. If Stallings can bring in some better recruiting classes than we're used to, I'm interested to see if that will translate to wins here.
Then sit back and hope you can eat crow because the decision has been made. Why continue to bitch and whine about everything now? Christ, at least let the guy coach one full season at Pitt first before already trying to run him out of town.
So you have no problem with the hiring process? No problem with the search committee? No problem with the end result? I have firmly stated my belief that Dixon is a great coach and was a huge success at pitt. I don't think I ever believed a sean miller was walking through the door. But to "upgrade" Dixon with a guy who has a worse record, we'll then something doesn't pass the smell test.
And maybe you should just read this post from another Pitt fan just made in another thread and try doing what he is:
I have to admit I was pretty upset most of today and last night seeing how this whole thing went down and that we ended up with Stallings , he has had some questionable things happen in his career and what he did to Jeter was just wrong ,he hasn't had to much success as a coach either , I stated I thought a lot of our returning players would be gone and while I still think some will move on , I've realized the ones who do quite possibly would have left anyway even if Dixon had remained here , he is clearly a step down from Dixon however. I have been searching around for things on Stallings and by all accounts have gathered that he is in fact an ok guy and runs a clean , high character program , he also is a better recruiter who gets talent but doesn't really win with it , I still hate the hire but it's not Stallings fault , it's all on SCOTT BARNES ! I have come to the conclusion that I love Pitt Hoops to much to keep trashing the guy without seeing what his first moves will be , I will give him a chance . I love This program to much not to ..
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I can say with 100% certainty that your hunch is not close. In fact, it is 100% wrong.
You have NO CLUE what the hiring process looked like behind the scenes. You have zero clue with how everything worked with the search committee. And you have no crystal ball showing how things will turn out with Stallings at Pitt. You flat out don't know ANY of these things. So sit down and chill out.
Frydaze - you have no idea who I am or what kind of fan I am or you would realize how wrong you are about what you typed. Having said that I don't have to defend myself to you.
Brandin Knight would have been a better hire IMHO. And who said I wasn't going to support him?
It is one of any athletic director's primary jobs to maintain the stable of coaching and staff talent under his purview. Shielding staff from, and standing up to, outside nonsense (including overzealous boosters) is just one of the tasks good athletic directors need to be able to handle. Of course, direct hiring decisions are another.
The other major job is fundraising and selling tickets.
This was Barnes 1st high profile coaching staff change in his career (ie at a power conference school). As I said before, this could make or break his career.
How did Barnes do? We really can't say yet but none of the signs look encouraging. One of his stated goals was to reenergize the fan base. I can't remember a single hire at a Power conference school that has ever produced such an immediate, visceral, and nearly universal negative reaction from a fan base. In that sense, it is a failure of epic proportions because it is having the exact opposite effect on his stated goals and may have single handedly wiped out the positive energy the new administration had infused into the booster, alumni, and fan base over the past 11 months.
Seriously, can anyone think of such a major collegiate hire that was so immediately and thoroughly panned?
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If you are an "elite" fan, or Miss Pitt Panther Fan, or looked upon by your Pitt fan brothern and sisterhood as an awesome Pitt fan, then GREAT for you!
My point is if you are any of these things or looked upon in this way, then stop trashing the hire and get on board with it like others already are starting to. What GREAT fan goes crazy about a basketball coach hire and goes so far as to even try putting a petition together to rescind Stallings' offer before he's even coached his first game at Pitt? ANSWER: They don't.
Kelvin Sampson to IU?
So, you're bitching and whining in this thread about people who are bitching and whining. Classic.
I know that you are a knowledgeable poster and a great fan, but pushing this petition is counterproductive and petty even if anyone in the administration actually gives two craps about it, which I guarantee they don't. Kevin Stallings wants to be a Pitt man. He wanted this job when no other current Power 5 level coach did. Hopefully in due time he will get the support he deserves from Pitt fans.
You started this thread with the link! Don't act like you aren't pushing it.
Just stop while you're behind pitt-girl. The posts about your behavior in this thread are mounting as you can see. Save your reputation and get on board with the hire.
What's classic is you come on this board, tell people to jump on the petition route, even link it, then have the audacity to act innocent because you didn't start the petition.
JD, she's totally innocent. She's a "victim" in all this. It's just a mirage for us to think she came here and linked a petition for people to sign to rescind Stallings' offer. That never happened. We are just dreaming that it did.
Gotta love these "fans" that have existed only today for their 40 some odd posts, yet feel the need to actually call out the fans that have stood by Pitt athletics for years.
I don't for sure, but it sure makes more sense than your conspiracy theory about how and Stallings was hired under some shady circumstances.... or whatever it is you are upset about.
Pull up any of the national articles about this hire. They'll educate you about the connection between Barnes-Search Committee-Stallings.
I'll give you a head start:
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/blogs/...oice-to-help-pittsburgh-ascend-162243596.html
Beyond that - this thread is ridiculous and I'm not helping. Peace.
Haha, trying to change the subject now to camouflage your behavior here?
Not just me, but others are sick of your immature attitude about all of this since coming to this board and you remain relentless in being a negative nellie in all of this.
What's creepy is you told me several minutes ago you didn't have to justify anything to me or weren't going to respond anymore but you continue to.
As I said in my last post, just stop please and go away and all will be well and you will be a distant memory to all of us. Is that so tough to do?
I hope these influential types are going to make the lost revenue the program's going to generate.
OK, go away now and work on your petition. Where should we all send our congratulations once you and those pumping the petition get Stallings fired before he even arrives? Peace out.
