Schiano to Pitt?
MOAR RUMORS!
Via CardiacHill.com
The majority of Pitt fans seem to be very on board with the possibility of this hire, and I agree, it would be a good hire for them. Of course, a lot of us here on MGo can breathe a sigh of relief, as I believe most of us thought of Schiano as a desperation we-have-no-one-else hire. For Pitt it honestly could work.
LET US NOW SAY NICE THINGS ABOUT SCHIANO TO PITT TO ENSURE TO THE FOOTBALL DEITIES THAT IT HAPPENS
December 17th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
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December 17th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^
That would be AWESOME news for US, as he would be off the board!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:09 AM ^
My feelings about Pitt right now
December 17th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
2014 says we can't have things we want. Therefore...
/vomits
/drinks bleach
PLEASE LET PITT NOT HIRE SCHIANO SO MICHIGAN CAN GET HIM!!
/dies
December 17th, 2014 at 8:53 AM ^
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December 17th, 2014 at 9:13 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^
6-18 in the Big Ten from 2008-2010 makes me sad.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:57 AM ^
Putting up three straight abysmal perfromances to end the season when your seat is scorching hot makes me sad.
December 17th, 2014 at 11:39 AM ^
Sorry, but LC started "our collapse" when he encouraged so many his former players to transfer and his "supporters" started telling HS coaches not to send their players to Michigan.
Infighting threw the program into the ditch for seven years. Hopefully, the "factions" have learned their lesson and will pull behind whoever is hired.
December 17th, 2014 at 8:54 AM ^
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December 17th, 2014 at 8:54 AM ^
let this happen.
December 17th, 2014 at 8:55 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 8:56 AM ^
Considering who they are, I think it would be a good choice for them. James Conner is someone who Schiano can ride for some early success. Plus Schiano has history/connections in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, etc.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^
I think Schiano is a better fit for Pitt than Chryst was/is.
December 17th, 2014 at 8:57 AM ^
I think this would be great for us because it would clear the way for Addazio.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:26 AM ^
You'd rather have Addazio than Schiano?
Not me.
Not even close.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:52 AM ^
#WeWantAddazio
Get it trending.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:02 AM ^
In Siberia.
(I assume he was being sarcastic. For the sake of my liver I can only hope somebody else hires Addazio quickly, though.)
December 17th, 2014 at 8:58 AM ^
this needs to happen...anything to keep Schiano away from U-M
December 17th, 2014 at 9:00 AM ^
Pitt's a good fit for Schiano, as Magnus outlines above. Schiano's a good fit for Pitt, with his East Coast ties.
And Schiano at Pitt is an excellent fit for Michigan.
Everyone's a winner!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:02 AM ^
Thank you Pittsburg! A solid hire for a program that has had to make far too many recently. Kills two birds with one stone because now I can stop hearing the ludacris rumors that we had serious interest in him.
Assuming they hire him of course...
December 17th, 2014 at 9:35 AM ^
Lots of talk on the sports talk radio station in Pittsburgh this morning about the possibility of Schiano to Pitt; they keep mentioning that article from several weeks back on what Schiano has done with his year off from coaching, how he's changed, etc.
With the roster Pitt has now (strong OL, decent QB, two outside Heisman candidates) on offense fits with what Schiano does and presumably would want to do. Plus, if he can do what he did at Rutgers, honest to God, the Pitt fanbase would be content with by and large.
After he went something like 10-34 in his first 4 years at RU, he was consistently winning 8-9 games a year, and going around .500 in conference, again, at Rutgers where he was consistently competing with more talented teams. He'll have an easier time recruiting at Pitt than at RU. If he wins 8 games a year (and doesn't lose home games to Bowling Green, as Wanny did as a ranked team, or to Youngstown State and Akron, as Chryst did while at Pitt), goes .500 in conference, and has a couple weeks in the top 25, he'll be fine.
He's hardly at the top of my list for UM coaches, but I have him higher than some of the guys we've read about in the CC threads, and I MOST CERTAINLY have him over Addazio, but for Pitt, he should be at the top of their list. Another guy I wouldn't mind Pitt calling would be Brady Hoke.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:01 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:08 AM ^
...if I were Pitt, I'd be all over it. It's a great fit. Pitt fans should be extremely excited.
Just like Wisconsin fans with Chryst.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:03 AM ^
I think he could do very well there. And if he does, poor Pitt will be left behind again when Schiano moves on (Miami?).
December 17th, 2014 at 9:07 AM ^
but he's not a job hopper (in fact he turned down Michigan to stay at Rutgers). I think the guy is a good coach, who tried and failed miserably in the NFL and should know to stick o college. He could do decently well at Pitt (7-10 win seasons regularly) and everybody would be happy.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:39 AM ^
Would you want to marry into our disfunctional family?
December 17th, 2014 at 9:07 AM ^
PITT'S HAPPENING!!11!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:14 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:30 AM ^
Sam Webb just said there is going to be an announcement out of the AD very soon today about personnel changes, and he stressed that it has nothing to do with the football search or the Athletic Director position.
I bet your hunch or inside info is correct.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:15 AM ^
On one hand him going to Pitt avoids the slim possibliity of a Michiagn hire, resulting in the collapse of MgoBlog and me having to actually do more work in the office.
On the other, isn't Pitt also considering Narduzzi? I'd like him to leave. For no other reason but to see if it was him behind the defense or Dantonio.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:16 AM ^
Please take either Schiano or Narduzzi please.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:20 AM ^
or Addazio...
December 17th, 2014 at 9:23 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:44 AM ^
get this shit head out of here too
December 17th, 2014 at 9:19 AM ^
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December 17th, 2014 at 9:36 AM ^
GO PITT!!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:40 AM ^
Jim Thomsula
DL Coach for the 49ers
On the one hand, might he know something relevant to the UM situation??????????
Or is it more that he's from Pittsburgh?
WHAT COULD IT MEAN?!
December 17th, 2014 at 9:43 AM ^
What does FBScoop have to say about this though?
December 17th, 2014 at 9:43 AM ^
I just can't believe Pelini didn't wait to see if he could get the Pitt gig before he signed up with YSU. Perhaps his agent made contact and they weren't interested (I have to believe that the Nebraska AD would tell everyone who's listening to steer clear of the guy) but still it would have been a great fit, as its a stone's throw from Youngstown and Pelini's preferred recruiting region.
December 17th, 2014 at 9:53 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 11:01 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 9:49 AM ^
PLEASE LET THIS HAPPEN.
I don't want that guy anywhere near our football team.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:01 AM ^
So I don't have to think about it anymore.
December 17th, 2014 at 10:04 AM ^
December 17th, 2014 at 10:05 AM ^
I would rather them take Narduzzi.