mgohusker

December 12th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^

The Pitt AD is the former Nebraska AD (Steve Pederson) who fired Frank Solich in 2003 (when Pelini was DC and interim coach).   

I don't think Pelini is going to Pitt.

Maybe Pitt will poach Al Golden from Miami and Pelini can coach the Canes.

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Mr. Yost

December 12th, 2014 at 12:28 PM ^

And he buyout was too big...it was no surprise.

Only Todd Graham turns on his team after a year. And if Alvarez wasn't paying assistants, he damn sure wasn't going to pay a huge pay to Pitt.

I thought the bigger surprise was hiring a coach from Utah St.

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Danwillhor

December 12th, 2014 at 12:57 PM ^

He had such a buyout from Pitt. I honestly expected this for so long that I'd assumed he'd had a clause for UW/Ore St in his contract. I actually think Anderson is a very good coach but obviously didn't feel comfortable in Madison. That hire didn't shock me due to what he did at Utah St. but I did think they'd go get a bigger name or a guy with UW ties. I thought he was one if those "boom or bust" hires with a lean toward boom, IMO. Yet, I know what you mean. As for Graham, that guy is turning into a hired gun. Good coach but I wouldn't hire him without the contract being almost entirely in my favor as far as buyout for leaving & firing.

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