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Going to the Jnt football game tomorrow night. Ill drive out to Mt Pleasant after its over if thats whats going on. Saturday ill be in ohio most of the day and then there is the Cal Tennessee game on Sat night and its ranked so i cant miss it. Woot! College football has arrived.
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Game starts at 6....it'll be over by 6:15. You should easily be able to do anything saturday night. O wait, isnt Eastern Mich. a D1 AA team? In that case pitt might have a chance 
. Just kidding dan. I actually think there is a good influx of talent there. Wanny just has to figure out a way to maximize the potential.
. Just kidding dan. I actually think there is a good influx of talent there. Wanny just has to figure out a way to maximize the potential.
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It's not Dave's fault. Defense played like **** last year. It just seems like all the parts work... they just don't click at the same time. I have high hopes for the year.
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See i really think the problem is that when they fired Harris, the team was moving in one direction with certain types of players that fit the direction. All of a sudden, they bring a new coach in that wants to play an entirely different type of ball. He didnt have the players there to do it. He has a 5 year contract and even though i dont have too much confidence in Wanny, i think he atleast deserves his 5 years to run the course.
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In the NFL as a head coach he wasnt that good. As a D-coordinator he was decent. Won those superbowl rings with the Cowboys IIRC. I think him and Jimmy Johnson won 2 national championships at "DA U" also...
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See i really think the problem is that when they fired Harris, the team was moving in one direction with certain types of players that fit the direction. All of a sudden, they bring a new coach in that wants to play an entirely different type of ball. He didnt have the players there to do it. He has a 5 year contract and even though i dont have too much confidence in Wanny, i think he atleast deserves his 5 years to run the course.
At least they kept the same defense. Although, last year wasn't a good season from them. I'm hoping they get back to the defense they were 2 and 3 seasons ago.
Coaching in the NFL <> Coaching in the NCAA
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Well recruiting his players was a given. Harris ran a completely different offense (and note that Harris did run the offense). Wanny is a defensive minded coach... but tries to oversee the entire team and leave the coordinators to their respective jobs. Either way... Pitt went from a passing offense to a balanced offense. That's why the new recruiting classes have so many promising running backs.
At least they kept the same defense. Although, last year wasn't a good season from them. I'm hoping they get back to the defense they were 2 and 3 seasons ago.
Coaching in the NFL <> Coaching in the NCAA
At least they kept the same defense. Although, last year wasn't a good season from them. I'm hoping they get back to the defense they were 2 and 3 seasons ago.
Coaching in the NFL <> Coaching in the NCAA
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Yeah, uh. Do any of you guys happen to have seen a pinkish-red Taurus SHO down there? Got off at Mt. Pleasant to go to my grandparents tonight and had a run in with a really scary dude in a SHO. Blew his horn at me and waved, then followed me all through Scottdale, pulled over beside me at one point (on a 2 lane road no less) and just stared me down.
Didn't know if he saw a Cobalt and thought it was someone that'd been to Mt. Pleasant before or if it was just some crazed homicidal maniac that felt like creeping me out. He definitely had the inbred redneck vibe, which fits the types ya see down there.
As for the turbo Saturn, I'm off tomorrow as well, but I promised a different Denny I'd lend some car help. So I'll be helping partially disassemble a Studebaker Avanti tomorrow. Today was a lesson in fiberglass work (what a PITA). If you guys need help later in the day though, I can probably head down.
Didn't know if he saw a Cobalt and thought it was someone that'd been to Mt. Pleasant before or if it was just some crazed homicidal maniac that felt like creeping me out. He definitely had the inbred redneck vibe, which fits the types ya see down there.
As for the turbo Saturn, I'm off tomorrow as well, but I promised a different Denny I'd lend some car help. So I'll be helping partially disassemble a Studebaker Avanti tomorrow. Today was a lesson in fiberglass work (what a PITA). If you guys need help later in the day though, I can probably head down.
