We have a great defensive scheme, top 10 in the country. Offensively we finally have a pass attack, and we are getting good recruiting on WR. Bates, Whipple and Narduzzi seem like the best staff in decades. I loved Wannstedt, but these guys have been great to me. I enjoy watching the game plan.
Why would any sane fan want this staff altered??
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Are you happy with the OL and TE recruiting and development that has occurred?
I really don’t see one recruit that will make an immediate impact next year either. More of the same, very frustrating.
OL for sure. The TE recruiting is well documented. Under our last OC we lost several big recruits because we didn’t throw to the TE. We got grad transfers though so good fall back.
Certainly happy about recruiting in general though, yes.
There are a ton of very good recruits coming. It’s one of our better classes
This season was a complete and total failure, not acceptable in year 5. At the very least you have to cut the dead weight, there’s absolutely no reason at all Tim Salem should still be our TE coach. The guy brings absolutely nothing to the table. Actually the guy has realistically probably done a lot more harm than good here.
There is no game plan. PASS PASS PASS ! NO PLAY ACTION, NO POUND THE BALL. JUST PASS PASS PASS!
I am a sane fan who wants Narduzzi removed from his position. It appears that many of the assistants (Partridge, Bates and Beatty) are really good at what they do, but they need a leader.
So - call me insane, but I want to see a change, and it starts at the top.
I agree. Also, historically, western PA has had some great O Line hs players, and that cupboard has been very bare lately. Chryst was able to hold onto Bisnowaty, get Dorian Johnson and Bookser. Narduzzi did a good job getting depth from outside Pittsburgh, but there really hasn’t been a solid OL class out of the burgh lately. This will bite us.
The area is putting out tremendous D talent though, and it seems we have the right coach at the right time for these guys. I think if we had an offensive minded coach we would lose those guys.
You probably should admit to drinking if you state you are happy with the OL recruiting.
So according to this piece of brilliance, all we need to do is wait for the WPIAL to develop some bigtime OL and then get them to Pitt.
Like Lugg , like Carmody, like Kristofic
Sure....that will solve everything.
Biz would have come up here no matter what. Johnson was going to PS until their Pedophile Scandal got exposed.
A disguised positive from our performances in the last two games may be to create pressure on Coach Duzz to make more changes.
Coaches Salem and Powell would seem to be on the hot seats to me...
Go Pitt.
Coaches Salem and Powell would seem to be on the hot seats to me...
Go Pitt.
So just who do you hire that would be any better? Another Big 10 assistant? A MAC coach? Those are NOT viable options.
The two RB's coming in are absolute playmakers as well as the wideouts. There's that. Not sure who'll be blocking for them however.
Do you people just stay at lousy jobs and say "where am I going to work that's any better" or do you actively look for something that doesn't suck?
There are plenty of good, high quality coaches out there with a track record who would come to PITT but PITT isn't committed to football, and didn't pursue those coaches.
There are plenty of good, high quality young coaches out there who would come to PITT but PITT isn't committed to football and didn't pursue them.
There are plenty of average, below average, coaches out there who would come to PITT and thats what PITT hired because they're "cheap" and PITT isnt committed to football.
I still say there are some PITT academics who hate football and have been whispering in the Chancelors ear, drop football, drop football so he goes cheap each year.
Even Lyke ( what and who is Eastern Mich) was a cheap hire that has seemed to work out, but the bargain basement football coaches havent and they wontl
PITT commit to football and spend the money or its a 6-8 win program for life.
Narduzzi is tied for 6th in the ACC in salary. A few years ago they offered to make Canada the highest paid OC in the country regardless of conference. It is an outdated myth that Pitt isn't committed to football.
The resources are there, which is why the excused are wearing thin.
You keep saying Top Ten defense yet it not even ranked in the top 10 of any defensive statistical category. In the one that matter most it, points allowed it is 30th.
Points Allowed Defense 30
Rushing Defense 12
Passing Yards Allowed 21
Total Defense 11
Team Passing Efficiency Defense 14
3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 16
4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 98
Red Zone Defense 47
First Downs Defense 23
On offense...come on. Currently ranked 115 in the country in scoring. That awesome passing attack is ranked 103 in efficiency.
Scoring Offense 115
Total Offense 95
Rushing Offense 121
Passing Offense 47
Team Passing Efficiency 103
Finally are you happy with a 7-5 record against an incredibly week schedule that only had 2 ranked teams? Is this the results you expect in year 5 of the season.
Nope
both are tied together
the offensive staff sucks at recruiting and development - as a result -
Our offense is inept
In college you are responsible for both
More accurate to say
Pitt defense- in the top quartile of college football
Pitt offense - in the bottom quartile
And leave it like that to keep it simple
Agreed!
Except the slow start fine, the really good middle and the collapse at the end of the season was not good.
This is a bad sign.
I agree Stay the Course but Lyke has to give PN some milestones and metrics.
If next season is similar to this year IMO PN should be looking for a new job.
No. Break the bank and hire an excellent coach, just the same way you break the bank to hire away an excellent professor.
Not really. Offense is inept because of the lack of talent. When you have 2-star freshman WR's out there playing... you have a problem. Dropped passes and fumbles just don't happen. With the reduced practice time nowadays, these low-talent freshman don't have any business playing. Unless... like in the case of Pitt, you have neglected recruiting any decent WR's the past 3 years.
Great post, it’s nuts to change now. 2 weeks ago this board was going apeshit in happiness. Just relax. Resist the trolls
He knew and that is enough for me to say no way. No different that Bradley! Character counts!
It is very difficult to recruit 4 star players to Pitt on a regular basis. The last time we had a Top 15 recruiting class was 30 years ago.
I believe Wanny had one or one close to 15.
He had more than one top 25 class.
lol. Troll, because in year 5 the offense is horrific, and we went 4-4 against a terrible conference schedule? Our overall SOS is in the 50’s because of PSU and UCF...that should tell you how awful the ACC schedule was.
But yeah, we are trolls because we think Narduzzi is doing a garbage job and is sliding the program backwards.
