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To think, there were some Ohio State fans (not many, but some) who thought this guy should replace John Cooper.
 
Can Pitt please sign this guy back up to be our offensive coordinator, and fire Matt Cavanaugh?
 
Since Jeff Long just LOVED Walt. He loved Walt so much that he packed up his things and pushed Walty out the door.
 
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wicked said:
Since Jeff Long just LOVED Walt. He loved Walt so much that he packed up his things and pushed Walty out the door.
Jeff Long is a solid guy... Known him for years
 
JSantelli said:
Can Pitt please sign this guy back up to be our offensive coordinator, and fire Matt Cavanaugh?

What kind of morons looked at Dave Wannstedt and Matt Cavanaugh anyway and thought, "Those guys could really turn this program around!" Wannstedt has failed in every head coaching job he's ever had. Cavanaugh's Ravens offenses were putrid, as well.

Schools need to seek out the best candidates, not just hire friends of friends or alums who "understand the place."
 
Slappy, he may be a good guy, but there's no denying that Long and the administration pushed Walt out at Pitt, and the ink was barely dry on the check the BCS cut for the Fiesta Bowl appearance.
 
wicked said:
Slappy, he may be a good guy, but there's no denying that Long and the administration pushed Walt out at Pitt, and the ink was barely dry on the check the BCS cut for the Fiesta Bowl appearance.
But was getting rid of Walt Harris a bad thing?
 
No -- but the dude who was on here calling for Walt to take over from Cavanaugh... oy.
 
Pringle said:
Wannstedt has failed in every head coaching job he's ever had.

He was 42-30 with the Dolphins, and 41-23 before Ricky Williams quit on five minutes' notice.
 
sportschick said:
BitterYoungMatador will be pleased.

Pleased? What the hell am I gonna laugh at now? Vindicated is more like it, since so many people said to me "how could Pitt get rid of Harris?" Quite simple: If he coached and recruited the way that he made excuses Pitt would have two BCS titles by now.

For eight years he cried that he coudnt get players to come to Pitt because of th perception of the Big East in comparison to the ACC and the Fat 10. Then he goes to Stanford and - guess what? - he cant recruit because of the tough academic standards at the school. Okay, Wlat, where CAN you recruit? Give us a list of names.

I get the feeling that his attitude and personality had as much to do woth his dismissal as his losing. Rumor was Harris managed to **** everyone from top to bottom at Stanford, which should be surprising to no one that was familar with him at Pitt. Wlat's a guy that's too arrogant to realize that he's stupid.

I hope he gets another head coaching job at some Sub Belt or WAC school. I need the humor.
 
BitterYoungMatador2 said:
sportschick said:
BitterYoungMatador will be pleased.

Pleased? What the hell am I gonna laugh at now? Vindicated is more like it, since so many people said to me "how could Pitt get rid of Harris?" Quite simple: If he coached and recruited the way that he made excuses Pitt would have two BCS titles by now.

For eight years he cried that he coudnt get players to come to Pitt because of th perception of the Big East in comparison to the ACC and the Fat 10. Then he goes to Stanford and - guess what? - he cant recruit because of the tough academic standards at the school. Okay, Wlat, where CAN you recruit? Give us a list of names.

I get the feeling that his attitude and personality had as much to do woth his dismissal as his losing. Rumor was Harris managed to **** everyone from top to bottom at Stanford, which should be surprising to no one that was familar with him at Pitt. Wlat's a guy that's too arrogant to realize that he's stupid.

I hope he gets another head coaching job at some Sub Belt or WAC school. I need the humor.
Alabama... it would improve the quality of both coach and team...
 
BitterYoungMatador2 said:
Pleased? What the hell am I gonna laugh at now? Vindicated is more like it, since so many people said to me "how could Pitt get rid of Harris?" Quite simple: If he coached and recruited the way that he made excuses Pitt would have two BCS titles by now.

For eight years he cried that he coudnt get players to come to Pitt because of th perception of the Big East in comparison to the ACC and the Fat 10. Then he goes to Stanford and - guess what? - he cant recruit because of the tough academic standards at the school. Okay, Wlat, where CAN you recruit? Give us a list of names.

I get the feeling that his attitude and personality had as much to do woth his dismissal as his losing. Rumor was Harris managed to **** everyone from top to bottom at Stanford, which should be surprising to no one that was familar with him at Pitt. Wlat's a guy that's too arrogant to realize that he's stupid.

I hope he gets another head coaching job at some Sub Belt or WAC school. I need the humor.

This is some quality vitroil.
 
Smasher_Sloan said:
Pringle said:
Wannstedt has failed in every head coaching job he's ever had.

He was 42-30 with the Dolphins, and 41-23 before Ricky Williams quit on five minutes' notice.

Yet always managed to blow a playoff opportunity late in the season. Wannstedt and Cavanaugh are in the middle of unleashing the same Keystone Kops show in Pittsburgh that Chicago suffered through when they were together. They were feel-good hires at Pitt. Tony Dorsett and Mark May must not have been available to be offensive coordinator, so they went with the next best thing and the fact he and Wannstedt had worked together before made it an even easier choice. I'd like to see a program like Pitt aspire to excellence, not just to hire warm-and-fuzzy caricatures of what a "Pitt Guy" should look, sound and coach like.
 
Ciao is for people who are still alive.
RIP is for dead people, and coaches who get fired by Stanford are not dead, as much as they appear to be.
 
BitterYoungMatador2 said:
sportschick said:
BitterYoungMatador will be pleased.

Pleased? What the hell am I gonna laugh at now? Vindicated is more like it, since so many people said to me "how could Pitt get rid of Harris?" Quite simple: If he coached and recruited the way that he made excuses Pitt would have two BCS titles by now.

For eight years he cried that he coudnt get players to come to Pitt because of th perception of the Big East in comparison to the ACC and the Fat 10. Then he goes to Stanford and - guess what? - he cant recruit because of the tough academic standards at the school. Okay, Wlat, where CAN you recruit? Give us a list of names.

I get the feeling that his attitude and personality had as much to do woth his dismissal as his losing. Rumor was Harris managed to **** everyone from top to bottom at Stanford, which should be surprising to no one that was familar with him at Pitt. Wlat's a guy that's too arrogant to realize that he's stupid.

I hope he gets another head coaching job at some Sub Belt or WAC school. I need the humor.

But he does have a hot daughter, so there was something positive.
 
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outofplace said:
BitterYoungMatador2 said:
sportschick said:
BitterYoungMatador will be pleased.

Pleased? What the hell am I gonna laugh at now? Vindicated is more like it, since so many people said to me "how could Pitt get rid of Harris?" Quite simple: If he coached and recruited the way that he made excuses Pitt would have two BCS titles by now.

For eight years he cried that he coudnt get players to come to Pitt because of th perception of the Big East in comparison to the ACC and the Fat 10. Then he goes to Stanford and - guess what? - he cant recruit because of the tough academic standards at the school. Okay, Wlat, where CAN you recruit? Give us a list of names.

I get the feeling that his attitude and personality had as much to do woth his dismissal as his losing. Rumor was Harris managed to **** everyone from top to bottom at Stanford, which should be surprising to no one that was familar with him at Pitt. Wlat's a guy that's too arrogant to realize that he's stupid.

I hope he gets another head coaching job at some Sub Belt or WAC school. I need the humor.

But he does have a hot daughter, so there was something positive.

And she ain't too fond of the Wlat-Man if you've ever spoken with her.
 

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