OT: Arkansas OC heading to Pitt
http://footballscoop.com/news/pat-narduzzi-offensive-coordinator/
When Bielema left Wisconsin in a highly questionable move, his one stated reason was that he was tired of losing his assistant coaches because Wisconsin was unwilling to invest to compete. The implication was that Arkansas in the Mighty SEC West was up to the task.
Apparently, either Arkansas isn't willing to pay to play, losing out to a lowly ACC school, or Bret has personality issues and people just don't want to work with him.
January 12th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
Would have been funnier if he left Arkansas to join Chryst at Wisconsin...
January 12th, 2015 at 3:12 PM ^
January 12th, 2015 at 1:46 PM ^
January 12th, 2015 at 1:47 PM ^
It's all setting up for Bielema to go back to Iowa after Ferentz retires/gets fired. At last his leg tattoo will be home.
January 12th, 2015 at 1:48 PM ^
is looking to move up in the world, and are willing to pay their coaches more than they have historically? He could be getting a big raise.
January 12th, 2015 at 2:17 PM ^
Seems more like a clash of philosophies than anything else. Chaney's preferred offense was more pass-heavy than Bielema would have liked.
January 12th, 2015 at 1:56 PM ^
Still getting his coaches poached.
January 12th, 2015 at 2:04 PM ^
They play games against other Big Ten schools and we're scheduling home-and-homes with other Big Five teams. It would be the shortest road trip meeting that criteria unless you want to count Cincinnati, which I wouldn't (40,000-seat stadium). If we're going to recruit in Pennsylvania, let's do it.
January 12th, 2015 at 2:25 PM ^
We already have Penn State, Rutgers, and Maryland on our schedule. Playing Pitt would be more of an advantage to them than for us recruitingwise. It allows Pitt to tell recruits that they will have an opportunity to play B1G teams.
January 12th, 2015 at 3:37 PM ^
January 12th, 2015 at 3:50 PM ^
Heinz Field is closer to my house than Michigan Stadium is, so a short roadtrip would definitely hit the spot. Also, anything would be better than a return to multiple home games against MAC schools every season.
January 12th, 2015 at 2:25 PM ^
Like we need MORE exposure in PA?
If you want to get recruiting exposure, go play at Florida, Georgia, LSU, USC/UCLA, etc. There is more in it for us than those schools (read: none of them really think of MI as fertile recruiting grounds, other than USC perhaps -- isn't RoJo supposed to sign with them).
January 12th, 2015 at 3:25 PM ^
I want to see the PSU-Pitt series return. It's unbelievable that they aren't playing right now.
January 12th, 2015 at 3:40 PM ^
that would be must see TV? I can't imagine getting through a quarter of that game. But perhaps the 2,150 people that attend Pitt home games would be pumped about it.
January 12th, 2015 at 4:12 PM ^
That was a big rivalry game. Pitt was PSU's archrival and they really haven't replaced them on their schedule. MSU and the Land Grant Trophy is a poor substitute.
Meanwhile, losing the PSU series is one reason why Pitt's attendance has cratered. Playing in an off-campus NFL stadium is another.
January 12th, 2015 at 5:43 PM ^
January 12th, 2015 at 3:52 PM ^
Let's roll back the clock to 1949 and have Michigan's preferences prevail over OSU's -
Pitt joins the Big10 as Chicago's replacement instead of MSU.
January 12th, 2015 at 2:59 PM ^
Or it could also be that it will be easier to win in the ACC and since Nutuzzi is a defensive coach, will probably give his OC more room to call plays.
January 12th, 2015 at 3:47 PM ^
Could have offered him a free hand with the offense. Makes sense for him to take a position like that if he's looking to become a HC himself eventually.
January 12th, 2015 at 3:26 PM ^
January 12th, 2015 at 3:30 PM ^
Well certainly Mrs. Bielema has no issues with him. She definitely passes the James Franklin test....
January 12th, 2015 at 3:36 PM ^
This is Bert's real significant other:
January 12th, 2015 at 5:40 PM ^
January 12th, 2015 at 3:48 PM ^
He's so difficult that Bielema seems to have caught it whatever Alvarez has.
January 12th, 2015 at 4:40 PM ^
Bielema complains that he can't keep assistants at Wisconsin and now he can't keep them at Arkansas. Maybe it's just you, bro? haha.