SI reporting Narduzzi to Pitt a done deal.
http://www.si.com/college-football/2014/12/22/pat-narduzzi-pittsburgh-p…
To be announced after Christmas. Seems firm but contains the typical "barring any last minute breakdown" language.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:50 PM ^
Don't let the door hit ya Pat!
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
Farewell, dickhead.
December 23rd, 2014 at 3:20 PM ^
Bret.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:51 PM ^
All our Christmas wishes are so close to coming true! *knocks on wood*
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December 23rd, 2014 at 12:52 PM ^
Good...good....
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:53 PM ^
So is this a done deal like "Harbaugh to Michigan" is a done deal or is this more of a "Harbaugh's staying in the NFL" done deal? Oris this one of those "Mora will take the job if offered" done deal's?
I used to know what that term meant (or so I thought). Not so much anymore.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
done deal
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:19 PM ^
Dewey Wins!!!
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
Check's in the mail
I love you
I won't ....
Well, you get the idea.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
Well, it's reported on the SI website. I tend to take those reports a bit more seriously than random twitter stuff. Sure, it contains some hedge language but looks to be pretty solid.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:49 PM ^
would you just stop drinking and go to bed all ready! :)
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
The man in the black pajamas, Dude. Worthy fuckin' adversary....
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
This good news is just the appetizer.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:59 PM ^
Ha, nice
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December 23rd, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
He probably deserves a shot at a big school. Dunno how much of MSU's D is him vs. Dantonio, but if any D-Coordinator deserves a shot, it's probably Narduzzi.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:38 PM ^
You act as if they wont have an excuse no matter what. This is a school who thinks evey game begins with the refs, Delaney, and the Blue Wall against them, along with cosmic forces. They have never lost a game in history in their program that was not swiped from them by outside forces. They still complain about refs calls from games 5-7 years ago on RCMB.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:47 PM ^
You do realize you just described the UM fanbase up until 2007?
December 23rd, 2014 at 2:22 PM ^
That's not Michigan's fan base, that's every fan base in the nation. But it's MSU, so it's ok to clasify them this way. They are a fan base of dickheads after all.
December 23rd, 2014 at 2:31 PM ^
I'm ok with this distinction. They are dickheads. We're not.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:54 PM ^
Hell... with JH coming on board, I want to beat MSU with Narduzzi! I don't want to hear any excuses out of MSU.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:04 PM ^
When Michigan puts Sparty back in their place, they will make excuses with or without Narduzzi. It's what they have done for the better part of forty years. I want Narduzzi to leave; Pitt is a perfect place for him.
December 23rd, 2014 at 2:21 PM ^
coaches with him. This could hurt MSU more than we know. Finally some good news with more to come soon.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:55 PM ^
For MSU.
December 23rd, 2014 at 3:04 PM ^
Back to your regular scheduled programming.
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
I wish him all the best. Meanwhile Narduzzi out + Herman out + Harbaugh in = A very merry Xmas
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:56 PM ^
Lets hope he really was what made MSU's D go and that he takes a defensive assistant or two with him...
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:57 PM ^
Fan-fucking-tastic
December 23rd, 2014 at 12:58 PM ^
2014!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
Now all Pitt's opposing coaches will have to teach their players to guard against the helmet twist. Good riddance, pally. Don't let the screen door hit you where the good Lord split you.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:00 PM ^
I'll only believe this if Pitt's athletic department Tweets "Merry Christmas, Pat!!!" on Thursday.
December 23rd, 2014 at 2:16 PM ^
Nope. That would just be creepy and stalking..... /s.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:01 PM ^
This pleases me. But I really wonder if it will have any huge effect on MSU. Dantion also won an NC as a DC and is a very good DB coach. This probably more depends on which other assistants Narduzzi takes with him.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:13 PM ^
I don't think it will have a huge impact on MSU's defense. As you said, Dantonio was pretty successful as a DC himself. And Narduzzi may have been calling the defense, but the defensive assistants were doing a pretty darn good job at developing their positions at MSU.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:56 PM ^
Yeah, the assistants are probably key. Hell no one saw the drop off in MSU's offense coming when their OC took another job a few years back. The D I still think will be fine. I'm also wondering if he brings an offensive assistant or two with him looking for a promotion or something. Regardless, I think Dantonio has a well oiled machine running right now, and I'll believe it falls off the rails when I see it at this point.
December 23rd, 2014 at 3:25 PM ^
One Spartan board I went on suggests that Qb coach Brad Salem could be Narduzzi's OC and LB coach Mike Tressel will be the DC. Both are ripe for a promotion according to their board.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:03 PM ^
Run while you still can.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:05 PM ^
I believe Texas Southern delivered a dong punch recently somewhere.....where was that.......
December 23rd, 2014 at 3:37 PM ^
I believe it was from the same place that we got our dong punches from NJIT and EMU.
Come on, man. We have no room to be bashing any other school's basketball team right now.
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December 23rd, 2014 at 4:39 PM ^
Plus the second dong punch always hurts more and makes the pain last longer.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:06 PM ^
MOAR STEROIDS!!!
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:09 PM ^
I feel conflicted abou this. Part of me says it's great to get him out of there, the other part just says that Sparty will use it as an excuse when we start beating them again.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:15 PM ^
They'd have some sort of excuse even if we start beating them if Narduzzi stays. As always, the best comeback is the scoreboard, so I couldn't care less if they have Lombardi, Jesus Christ, Gandhi, Belichick, GERG, or some other poor soul on the sideline or calling plays as long as we beat them.
December 23rd, 2014 at 4:25 PM ^
Who cares? I'd much rather listen to theirs than to ours.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:11 PM ^
Seems like a good fit for him. I think Chryst did an alright job at Pitt, considering he oversaw the transition from the joke that was the Big East to the ACC. I think the difference in competition was a reason we didn't see a bump in Pitt's record the last three seasons. They ran an offense somewhat similar to what he was used to seeing MSU run. Should be able to recruit Ohio decently from Pittsburgh too.
December 23rd, 2014 at 1:18 PM ^
Jesus Chryst!