Where's Captain Sidney?

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It is about finding good coaching at Stanford I was told, they do not pay as high as other Programs, restrict Admission Qualifications, and as a Private University does not expand curriculums to attract making Players easy majors to graduate. They have only about 7,000 Students too. Much like Northwestern, Georgia Tech, Virginia, and Pitt, whereby often a Stepping Stone until they find someone that wants to stay there.

They offer opportunity and it ends ups providing opportunity to those seeking to move on like Welsh, Willingham, Harbaugh and others,

On the Stadium Size they are recognizing as many are concluding Bigger is no longer Better and Fans staying Home instead of going to games, so a sold out loud 50,000 is better than than 89,000 in 95 year old stadium that draws only about 48,000 per game.

The difference I was told and why they built it so easily, is Stanford has plenty of Land over 8,000 Acres, but built the Stadium in 9 months keeping in mind doing it for the ultimate comfort of the Booster's that Pay Big Bucks so it is about them first and foremost, wanting to come to games and do business with invites for a great viewing experience, they did not go poor on a super sound and video systems, No Track making the Field easier to see and hear from Fans, and the secret was really they did it with aluminum risers making all seats the same to save costs, that reduced the costs to about $100 million.

They have also made it able to expand easily by 10-15,000 seats in the future should they choose to do it!

Thanks Cap. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Happy Holidays.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Yes we've had a pretty wet December in drought-plagued Central California. And there really is a Central California.

Storms and flooding over a week ago and rain both days all day long, but great weather even if a tad nipping in early evenings and mornings. Learn a lot about the Cultures of Management at Apple, Yahoo, Facebook, Intuitive Surgical, and Google and how they recruit, treat, and manage the employees and contractors. May share it when I get home quite revealing.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Thanks Cap. You are a gentleman and a scholar. Happy Holidays.

Thanks and you are welcomed, what Stanford did and how they did it should be studied and duplicated at Pitt regarding On-Campus Stadium. I hope Pitt considers hiring the Stanford AD or an Underling. UPMC and Pitt have been quite successful in attracting West Coast Talent!

Quite remarkable and at only a $100 Million!

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

They have internet in West Virginia???

WVU has a remarkable Program and did a good job at rebuilding in BEC & B12 with plenty of Boosters, AD Staffers, and Support from Fans. They badly need to play PITT that benefits them as much as PITT can benefit playing them.

I still think Coach Narduzzi is the better coach than Holgrosen and will prove that out in the coming years. Pitt can establish a Football Program in the ACC better than WVU can keeps its own against Texas and Oklahoma in the Big-12, in my opinion.

It depends on Chancellor Gallagher backing his own vision on Pitt Football and Coach Narduzzi's ability to win and stay at Pitt a long time not just rebuilding the Program but making it his own Legacy.

In addition, Pitt now needs a Top Athletic Director right now to establish a Staff Support of Pitt Football first and foremost, that will join and stay to build Gallagher Vision and compliment with quiet support Narduzzi's Rebuilding & Winning.

Pitt no longer requires a young turk on the rise to come and go, but a well established Athletic Director that knows how to Rebuild Programs, Stadiums, and Booster Legacy Contributions with his or her own plans to stay at Pitt a long time too.

Penn State will always have a fine larger Football Program than Pitt, but always second fiddle to Michigan and Ohio State in the Big Ten. Penn State won't be able to overcome the Names of Fames of Wolverines & Buckeyes, and behind the Pitt Panthers still to this day too? They can brag all they want on Franklin but he was brought in by those that reformed Penn State Football under NCAA Monitors, and have trouble accepting it.

This Penn State Second Rate Big Ten Fate will continue to be Dominated by the Big Two in the Big Ten. Unfortunately, JVP determined what besets and continues Big Ten reality towards Penn State by their own Flappable, Fallible and Forgotten Paterno's buried tarnished legacy in choosing the Big Ten.

Pitt on the other hand, shall, will, and can build a Program in the ACC to challenge and compete with Miami, FSU, Clemson, VT, and ULou, many WVU & PSU Alumni and Fans know it too, and fear it!

 

[USN_Panther]

Storms and flooding over a week ago and rain both days all day long, but great weather even if a tad nipping in early evenings and mornings. Learn a lot about the Cultures of Management at Apple, Yahoo, Facebook, Intuitive Surgical, and Google and how they recruit, treat, and manage the employees and contractors. May share it when I get home quite revealing.

Would love to read your thoughts on those companies!

 

[pittdan77]

Good to hear from you Captain. Safe travels.

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Would love to read your thoughts on those companies!

Thank you for you and others comments it was humbling. I will put up some interesting details I learned from some very special people in Silicon Valley and it was a privilege just to be around them. They had some comments on China as well I was surprise to hear about.

PITT-CMU has the same access now as many of them just not in the numbers but the future is bright for Shadyside continued booming on its own and can develop the same on its own. I'll try to keep it brief, concise and informative.

Thank you for the salute too, I can't compare in all reality to those that serve, protect, and sacrifice by being in Harms Way every day no matter where they serve, America is so fortunate to attract, raise, and find such Men & Women of Honor!

 

[CaptainSidneyReilly]

Good to hear from you Captain. Safe travels.

Back at you and all others on the Lair, good to see Chris Peak did a Year End Cleaning of some other fans that can't stand being behind Pitt in Football Traditions. I will be relentless in pointing out links, and coming facts from sources that will upset only the smaller minds that think they have more to brag about this year???

Pitt is well thought of at Stanford and in Frisco, can't say that about all School's Fan's South and East of Pitt. It is not even a contest, Pitt Is It! They don't have to accept it, but that is their ignorance only exceeded by an arrogance many laugh at them and why they hate Pitt!

This does not apply to their many Graet Alumni & Fans that respect all Schools and Programs and appreciate competition making each other better, and why we share to learn on the Lair rather "Hate Their State" or "Else-Err's"!