I’m not all the way back in the swing, but I have to say that I need to post if for no other reason but to take my mind off some of the other crap. Thanks everyone for well-wishes and some suggestions regarding the vehicle search. I’ve got some things narrowed down. A new car is completely impractical right now. Couple that with two kids under the age of ten, and I could see my annoyance levels shooting through the roof as they do what kids do over time in the back seat of cars. Wait, that came out wrong.

Reed gave you the reassuring POV on Coach Paul Chryst and his approach. I don’t totally disagree. It is something a little different, and if it works then great.

Now onto the reported coaching hire. Still no word officially on a new running back coach. Honestly, I’m not that stressed about the speed at which a position assistant is hired. It would be nice to have someone in place with more than a couple weeks before spring practices start, but the running back spot is not a source of concern.

Then there is the apparent move to fill the other open position on the coaching staff with a QB Coach. The name that is being leaked as likely is Brooks Bollinger.

I’ve been mulling it over for a couple days. Giving it a bit of thought. And I just keep coming back to the same place.

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A comment on the “Historical Recruiting Comparison” post really got me thinking about PITT’s latest Top 25 recruiting classes and how they will benefit Paul Chryst and staff this upcoming season.  To quote:

“Okay I don’t know if anybody already hit on this point, but if Chryst was such a good coach that he made a 60th ranked recruiting classes into quality Top 25 football teams, then he should have no problem turning Pitt’s circa Top 25 recruiting classes into a good football product. Obviously we all don’t think this is going to happen. This is all I could think about throughout this article Reed and I don’t need another reason to be disappointed this year.”

This is a interesting thought so I looked at the 5* and 4* recruits who Chryst & Co. will have on the team because they are literally the players who made those “circa Top 25”  classes end up ranked so highly on Scout.com.

This season we’ll have three 5* and six 4* recruits from those three Top 25 recruiting classes, 2007 (8th nationally), 2008 (25th) and 2010 (17th), still on our roster and available to play in 2012.

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