GoPens
Posts: 2,339
Dec 7, 2010 4:00pm
Per the Post-Gazette. Seemed to be an underachiever.
http://post-gazette.com/pg/10341/1108955-142.stm
http://post-gazette.com/pg/10341/1108955-142.stm
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Dec 7, 2010 4:06pm
Nice, Baldwin probably leaves for the NFL giving Mike Floyd another reason to return to ND for his senior season.
FatHobbit
Posts: 8,651
Dec 7, 2010 4:11pm
He was terrible. (Every damn time I picked them in any contest they lost)
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Dec 7, 2010 4:20pm
Seems odd that they fired him now. Was the AD on vacation or something? It seems to me that you either fire your coach right after the season is over or wait until right after the bowl game. In between the two seems odd to me.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Dec 7, 2010 4:21pm
Finally.
karen lotz
Posts: 22,284
Dec 7, 2010 4:50pm
Actually there are reports now that the Stache resigned and will stay in the Athletic Department in some capacity.
gorocks99
Posts: 10,760
Dec 7, 2010 5:01pm
Pitt's AD is the one from Nebraska that fired Solich and hired Callahan. I don't possibly see what could go wrong for the Panthers.
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rock_knutne
Dec 7, 2010 5:42pm
karen lotz;591504 wrote:Actually there are reports now that the Stache resigned and will stay in the Athletic Department in some capacity.
This.
Radio reports here in the Burgh are saying he will resign and stay on in the athletic department. Possible replacements or wish list that they have been talking about on radio are Mike Leech, Russ Grimm and believe it or not, Marvin Lewis. Leech would be the best fit IMO because of his offense, Grimm would bring the same style that Wanny had and Lewis still has four games to coach with the Bungals (unless he resigns). Expect them to act quickly due to this being the hot recruiting period.
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centralbucksfan
Posts: 5,111
Dec 7, 2010 5:50pm
Spin it how you choose, if he didn't resign, he was going to get fired. I said from day one this guy is worthless as a head coach. Chicago Bears fan here...and I watched him coach the Bears to nowhere.
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rock_knutne
Dec 7, 2010 5:59pm
Who's spinning the story? No kidding he was going to be axed, this is the AD's way of letting him go with some shred of dignity......resign or be fired.centralbucksfan;591571 wrote:Spin it how you choose, if he didn't resign, he was going to get fired. I said from day one this guy is worthless as a head coach. Chicago Bears fan here...and I watched him coach the Bears to nowhere.
darbypitcher22
Posts: 8,000
Dec 7, 2010 6:14pm
You could see this coming down the pipe.
I go to school w/ a lot of P'Burgh area people and they were screaming and shouting for this to happen
I go to school w/ a lot of P'Burgh area people and they were screaming and shouting for this to happen
Tobias Fünke
Posts: 2,387
Dec 7, 2010 7:31pm
That's too bad. He was incompetent and I loved it.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Dec 7, 2010 8:30pm
St Ed DE Deonte Gibson has de-committed from Pitt, not happy Dave is out.
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DA isn't having fun
Posts: 73
Dec 7, 2010 8:36pm
centralbucksfan;591571 wrote:Spin it how you choose, if he didn't resign, he was going to get fired. I said from day one this guy is worthless as a head coach. Chicago Bears fan here...and I watched him coach the Bears to nowhere.
You are. So full of yourself it's unreal
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 7, 2010 8:39pm
I am going to have to find a new Stache to stare at now
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Dec 7, 2010 8:40pm
Maybe all the Pitt players will grow stache's in his honor for their bowl game
GoPens
Posts: 2,339
Dec 7, 2010 9:27pm
Reason he's staying in the Athletic Dept is that he signed a long contract extension after last year and I believe there's still 3 or 4 years left on it. No way they were going to just let him go and pay him for that many years for doing nothing.
Updated story--Resigned "under pressure"
http://post-gazette.com/pg/10341/1108955-142.stm
Updated story--Resigned "under pressure"
http://post-gazette.com/pg/10341/1108955-142.stm
jordo212000
Posts: 10,664
Dec 7, 2010 9:29pm
Yeah he didn't get the job done this year. This would have been an ideal year to win the conference, but they came up small like they usually do.
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Dec 7, 2010 9:38pm
He was past time for getting the boot. I can think of zero marquee wins for him, I guess you could site defeating WVU a few years ago to keep them out of the NCG but that wasn't even what I'd call getting it done for your team. It's like yesterday that he got hired...all the high hopes for the program, thought he'd be more suited to the college game....man he stunk all the way around.
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centralbucksfan
Posts: 5,111
Dec 7, 2010 9:49pm
DA isn't having fun;591737 wrote:You are. So full of yourself it's unreal
No, not really. Ask any of the long timers here from over at the Huddle. I argued with many, mainly Palko on just how bad a coach Wanny was. He just verified again what I thought. Simple as that.
Ty Webb
Posts: 2,798
Dec 7, 2010 9:57pm
Would love to see Mike Leech get it
goosebumps
Posts: 1,058
Dec 7, 2010 10:43pm
As for his replacement, I'm going to guess Al Golden. Wouldn't need to move far, he's an up and comer and would fit in pretty well with PITT.
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enigmaax
Posts: 4,511
Dec 7, 2010 10:56pm
centralbucksfan;591836 wrote:No, not really. Ask any of the long timers here from over at the Huddle. I argued with many, mainly Palko on just how bad a coach Wanny was. He just verified again what I thought. Simple as that.
I'm gonna vouch for you on this. And those people were idiots - just a quick reminder: lost to Ohio one season, next season started 6-1 and lost five in a row, next season lost to Bowling Green. Who thought that was ever going to end well?
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DA isn't having fun
Posts: 73
Dec 7, 2010 11:00pm
centralbucksfan;591836 wrote:No, not really. Ask any of the long timers here from over at the Huddle. I argued with many, mainly Palko on just how bad a coach Wanny was. He just verified again what I thought. Simple as that.
I'm talking about where you said "spin it how you want"
No one is spinning anything...it was reported he was fired, then changed to resigned.
Speedofsand
Posts: 5,529
Dec 7, 2010 11:05pm
A kid in Daytona is going to Pitt next year, running back Breon Allen of Warner Christian Academy. They play for the state title rematch this Fri. vs Belle Glade Glades Day and Fred's son Kelvin Taylor, who has 900+ yds and 10 TDs in 3 playoff games. Kelvin did this as a freshman last year, with Glades Day winning in O.T. for last year's title vs. Warner.