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Todd Grahm leaves Pitt for ASU
December 14th, 2011 at 1:53 PM | 
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
December 14th, 2011 at 2:31 PM |
As an ASU Alum, I am furious
As an ASU Alum, I am furious
As an ASU Alum, I am furious with this hire. Fork em Devils.
It's the same old story. Boy finds girl, boy loses girl, girl finds boy, boy forgets girl, boy remembers girl, girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:38 PM |
Go Devils! It should be fun
Go Devils! It should be fun
Go Devils! It should be fun to play against U of A now being that all his coordinators are with rich rod again.
It's not who you were or are, it's who you will be.
December 14th, 2011 at 1:54 PM |
So many tears from the Pitt
So many tears from the Pitt
So many tears from the Pitt fans that care about Pitt football. Which is not that many. At least they beat Oklahoma State in basketball!
December 14th, 2011 at 1:58 PM |
posted from iPhone
posted from iPhone
I live an hr away from Pitts and you are right, not too many Pitt fans. They love the Steelers, but not so much the Panthers. The ones who do like them are furious according to my news feed on facebook. Lol
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
December 14th, 2011 at 2:05 PM |
Mark me down as another one
Mark me down as another one
Mark me down as another one that is furious. This is just...wow. I can't even describe it.
Edit: With all of the joking about how people should become Arizona season ticket holders after RR got the job there, I sincerely want him to beat ASU by triple digits yearly if Graham took the job there. That will actually be a game I watch from here on out, if only in hopes of seeing Graham's soul crushed annually.
Go Blue!
December 14th, 2011 at 2:11 PM |
As a PA Native
As a PA Native
For the good of blood pressure, learn not to take Pitt ball too seriousily. Yes every year they'll look good. They'll have a stud player (Larry Fitzgerald, HB Blades, etc). That one guy you think can compensate for some other glaring weakness. Maybe you'll even pick off ND early in the year or almost beat them.
You'll tell yourself things like "Palko isn't that bad, he's mobile after all..". You'll rationalize. You'll make deals like 9 wins (including the Backyard Brawl) will get you a decent bowl. Then suddenly it is late November and you're still fighting to get eligible for the Tire Bowl.
Pitt football is only going to hurt you.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:14 PM |
Can't agree more.
Can't agree more.
Enrolled in 2008, and since then we've been one game away from the BCS twice (2008 and 2009) only to lose to Cincinnati both years and WVU 1/2.
Since 2009 it's been even worse, dropping our third Backyard Brawl in a row and going to two BBVA Compass Bowls, plus now apparently going on our fourth coaching staff in three years.
Go Blue!
December 14th, 2011 at 2:19 PM |
Oh, you go to Pitt
Oh, you go to Pitt
Oh, you go to Pitt justingobue? What is the reaction around campus? I have a few buddies who to go to Pitt and they really dont care about him leaving. Said they will suck whoever is the coach. I guess that is a fair assessment.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
December 14th, 2011 at 2:27 PM |
I transferred in 2010, but my
I transferred in 2010, but my
I transferred in 2010, but my Facebook (probably like any other Pitt student) is a mix of 25% people that really care: these are Pittsburgh natives or people from out of state, usually, and 75% people who show up to Heinz if ND/Iowa/WVU is in town or Pitt is ranked pretty well, these are typical apathetic non-sports fans (or people who don't know we have a football team and are wondering when they can start camping out at Peterson for the basketball opener) and people who grew up on another school.
So...your friends are probably closer to the norm than, say, Michigan students if Hoke left to go coach New Mexico State, in my opinion.
Go Blue!
December 14th, 2011 at 2:39 PM |
Ya thats what I figured.
Ya thats what I figured.
Ya thats what I figured. Definitely more of a hoops school.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
December 14th, 2011 at 3:00 PM |
Graduated in 2001
Graduated in 2001
I graduated from Pitt in 2001 and have to say that football games are somewhat enjoyable. They suck now though that they moved games to Heinz Field (off-campus). But I just don't understand the move from Pitt to ASU one bit. Pitt has better tradition and Western PA has a ton of football talent. Unless the move was for money, it seems silly to me. Plus, to go to a school that will see a bunch of his assistants facing him is just weird.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
December 14th, 2011 at 3:04 PM |
Graham said that it was his
Graham said that it was his
Graham said that it was his dream job bc he has family out there and has always wanted to be closer to them. Im sure money had something to do with it, or he realized his "high octane" offense would be suited for the AZ climate.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
December 14th, 2011 at 3:17 PM |
Interesting
Interesting
I didn't catch the part about having family out there. Although, I used to always say that in job interviews in places that I have "family" - that included distant, distant cousins - because it makes you look more desirable and likely to stay in the area if you move there. I think Graham took a page out of the profitgoblue interviewing book.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
December 14th, 2011 at 8:08 PM |
He claimed to have family in
He claimed to have family in
He claimed to have family in Pittsburgh too. This is his 4th school in 6 years, he's always trying to move up the ladder (though this seems like a lateral move at best).
Pitt players were calling him a flat out liar in a couple tweets today. Read the espn blog post about it for a well informed read--sorry no link, it's on the espn frontpage though.
December 14th, 2011 at 1:54 PM |
Cullen Christian's head just
Cullen Christian's head just
Cullen Christian's head just asploded.
I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean.
December 14th, 2011 at 3:15 PM |
And Vinopal's.... and
And Vinopal's.... and
And Vinopal's.... and Carvin's?
jbibiza
December 14th, 2011 at 1:54 PM |
Link
Link
December 14th, 2011 at 1:55 PM |
Valid question
Valid question
December 14th, 2011 at 1:56 PM |
Whoa!!! Well that was
Whoa!!! Well that was
Whoa!!! Well that was unexpected. Wonder what was going on at Pitt that he decided to head out for greener pastures after only a year.
Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order because it is better organized.
December 14th, 2011 at 1:57 PM |
Arizona v. Arizona State just
Arizona v. Arizona State just
Arizona v. Arizona State just got interesting for the first time since Jake Plummer played the game....
Class of '97: 4 Years -- 4 Four-loss seasons
December 14th, 2011 at 1:58 PM |
RR to Pitt now?
RR to Pitt now?
sorry, had to.
December 14th, 2011 at 3:31 PM |
I laugh myself into a coma,
I laugh myself into a coma,
I would laugh myself into a coma, if Jim Tressel took that job. How funny would that be???
December 14th, 2011 at 1:58 PM |
Graham left Rice after one
Graham left Rice after one
December 14th, 2011 at 1:59 PM |
And a lesser Petrino?
And a lesser Petrino?
And a lesser Petrino?
December 14th, 2011 at 2:08 PM |
I'm sorely tempted to post a
I'm sorely tempted to post a
I'm sorely tempted to post a lengthy thread about all of the RichRod-related storylines that will dominate the Arizona-Arizona State rivalry for years to come given that Gibson and Dews and Magee are now at Airzona and that they now work for RR and that they used to work for Graham at Pitt and... HEAD ASPLODE
December 14th, 2011 at 2:16 PM |
Not to mention he let the
Not to mention he let the
Not to mention he let the players and adminstration know via text message. What a classless dbag.
THOSE WHO STAY WILL BE CHAMPIONS
December 14th, 2011 at 5:16 PM |
Plus, he's average at best
Plus, he's average at best
IMO he's an average coach, at best! He's like that somewhat good-looking girl that you're dating who tells you she's done with you and goes to date someone lesser. After a few days, you get pissed, not because she left you but because you finally realized how not great she really is/was. That's the worst kind of breakup sorrow - the kind where you wish you would have been the first to leave.
Disgruntled former moderator. I got a lot of problems with you people!
December 14th, 2011 at 8:26 PM |
Graham =? dbag
Graham =? dbag
Apparently the Rice marching band agrees with your character assesment:
December 15th, 2011 at 12:30 AM |
That. Is. Amazing.
Actually
That. Is. Amazing.
Actually
That. Is. Amazing.
Actually tops the Stanford band's "Tribute to Joe Francis" performed at USC.
December 14th, 2011 at 8:53 PM |
You're going to blame a guy
You're going to blame a guy
You're going to blame a guy for leaving *Rice*?
The only thing you learn from history is that you never learn from history.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:04 PM |
ASU vs UA
ASU vs UA
If Graham installs a passing based offense for the sole purpose of beating Arizona every year, that will be the greatest commentary on Gibson to date.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:17 PM |
There really is some great
There really is some great
There really is some great storylines there now. Graham gets to play and recruit against three of his former assistant coaches in the state's largest rivalry? The producers at ESPN just had to fan themselves.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:19 PM |
Yeah, except no one really
Yeah, except no one really
Yeah, except no one really cares about that rivalry out of the state.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:56 PM |
I have watched ESPN hype up
I have watched ESPN hype up
I have watched ESPN hype up New Mexico - New Mexico State. They will hype up anything.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:06 PM |
Maybe they'll finally hire
Maybe they'll finally hire
Maybe they'll finally hire Tom Bradley once he's let go at Penn State. They interviewed him a bajillion times.
If you need drugs to be a good writer, you're not a good writer.
-Rod Serling
December 14th, 2011 at 2:07 PM |
Uhh, yeah, so if I'm the only
Uhh, yeah, so if I'm the only
Uhh, yeah, so if I'm the only one in this boat, a thousand apologies to everyone... but who is Todd Graham?
December 14th, 2011 at 2:09 PM |
Pitt's coach. He was only
Pitt's coach. He was only
Pitt's coach. He was only there for one season.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:09 PM |
The J.T. Turner of football
The J.T. Turner of football
The J.T. Turner of football coaches.
All Manball, All the time.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:13 PM |
Speaking of former Michigan
Speaking of former Michigan
Speaking of former Michigan CBs, Cullen Christian must be really pissed now.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:18 PM |
He may
He may
be the coach for the bowl game.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:10 PM |
HC at Pitt (hired in January
HC at Pitt (hired in January
HC at Pitt (hired in January 2011), formerly HC of Tulsa and other various stops before that. Known for a no-huddle passing spread, also known for allowing Tino Sunseri to play football at a college level when two halfbacks would be a better solution or a random internet user would get sacked less.
Go Blue!
December 14th, 2011 at 2:10 PM |
He was the head coach at Pitt
He was the head coach at Pitt
He was the former head coach at Pitt, he only had this one semi-disappointing 6-6 season there, he was at Tulsa for 3 years before that
"Slappin' the Bass" - Matt Vogrich (maybe)
December 14th, 2011 at 2:29 PM |
Graham is also a former assistant under Rich Rod at WVU
Graham is also a former assistant under Rich Rod at WVU
Rich Rod gave Graham his start in college football hiring him as a defensive assistant and eventually promoting him to DC. This is a big reason so many of Rich Rod's former staff (Magee, Dews, and Gibson) landed at Pitt.
December 14th, 2011 at 4:11 PM |
First time posting on the board.
First time posting on the board.
Graham is a defensive guy. He's also high energy. I've heard him speak at clinics and he's crazy. I'd like to say things wil heat up in the PAC-12 with RRod and him taking over the instate battle of 'Zona but no one really cares. It does have potential for those two programs to be relevant which is what they both aspire to be. Look at Stanford five years ago. They were just another team on the schedule for USC and Oregon.
We're talking about it so it's at least a tad bit interesting.
Is this how you conduct yourself... in a democracy?
December 14th, 2011 at 2:11 PM |
Former head
Former head
Football coach at Pitt, he is now the head coach at ASU
December 14th, 2011 at 2:12 PM |
Well, selfishly, I look
Well, selfishly, I look
Well, selfishly, I look forward to a bounty of 44-42 late-night games every weekend. The P12 has turned into the equivalent of the ABA.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:14 PM |
The American Bar Association
The American Bar Association
The American Bar Association is one of the finest institutions in this great country. I'll thank you not to denigrate in this way, sir.
December 14th, 2011 at 2:43 PM |
this is funny if only for
this is funny if only for
this is funny if only for your handle.
successfully achieved 1 year self-imposed posting ban 4/10/13
December 14th, 2011 at 2:13 PM |
Will the last guy remaining
Will the last guy remaining
Will the last guy remaining in the Pitt weight room please turn in the CARA forms?
Thanks.
I don't get this move it's gonna be a challenge in the P12