The defensive coordinator position is open. Dave Huxtable has moved on to take the DC spot at NC State.
How do I feel about that? Eh. I can’t say it is a huge loss. It would have been nice to have full coaching staff continuity for two seasons, but it beats changing head coaches once more.
Some of the obvious names being bandied about are Charlie Partridge (serving presently as DC at Wisconsin, but also spent a few years as a Pitt assistant), Todd Orlando (former UConn and FIU DC), along with the usual Pitt guys names like Teryl Austin and Sal Sunseri. Tom Bradley’s name has been mentioned — with tongue-firmly-planted-in-cheek.
(Seriously. Tom Bradley will not be the next DC. He remains unhireable as a college coach. His supporters and agent tried to float his name out there for the open Temple job and that sank quickly and quietly. No program is willing to take that chance. Please do not even try to make the case.)
As for Sal Sunseri, I doubt it. Some SEC team will probably pay him a lot of money to help with their recruiting while keeping his coaching duties to a minimum. His DC tenure at Tennessee was not pretty. Yes, there were injuries. Yes, there were issues with the talent. That said, 110th out of 120 among 1-A defenses. Not a good look.
Besides, there is a bit of Sunseri fatigue at the moment. Conspiracists would lose their minds if Sunseri got hired. And god forbid, the defense struggles under Sunseri. The blind rage that would ensue from some quarters… Best not to travel that path.
Partridge is a glaringly obvious choice. We know Chryst loves those personal connections. Plus Partridge is a Florida native, and Pitt does need someone to recruit down there. And with Pitt’s bowl being so late, both sides can probably wait on this. Partridge still doesn’t know if he’ll have a job at Wisconsin after they finally make a hire.
Stevens will be coaching RU next year, you heard it here first.
92 Billions Eggs (Egg Bowl) are produced in the US annually.
However Penna. produces 7 times as many Eggs as Mississippi.
Yea we know, Pitt has layed many Eggs on national TV. lol
yea can u believe, RU is making Mike Rice go to
‘Anger Management & Sensitivity Training” classes.
lol what a crock
the 7 BB schools have voted to leave 4 of them
have benn sucking for years liveing on past glory
have lost more then they have won.
now i have read that the a 10 bb leage gets
300,000 per year per team for tv rights
lets go out on a branch and say that the 7 bb
schools gets 500,000 per team per year for a tv deal
it makes no sence the low estement was if they
stay with the football schools they would get
1,200,000 per team per year down from 1,400,000
they got last year.
but that is still more than they will get on there own.
even if the would get a unheard of amount for bb only say 600,000
that is still less then they get if they stay with the football schoolc have they not cut there own throats what do you think?
Are you kidding me?
4 million last year per school .
the BB GOT 1,400,000.
BUTthe thought was in the new tv deal that bb
would only get 1,200,000 in new tv deal but that is way more than they will get on there own
However, if they believe they can pick up the likes of Dayton and Xavier and maybe even Duquesne and Butler, then they they will bring in all the big TV markets in in northeast and midwest to Chicago .. which will lead to a bigger TV contract
Makes sense since it’s a Jesuit University like Georgetown & Marquette. And they have an excellent hoops program.
Other possibles look like Creighton, Saint Louis, St. Joe’s (if Villanova will allow it), possibly Detroit and I’ve even heard Gonzaga. Since these are all also Jesuit schools. Dayton is also in the mix and is Roman Catholic, so that would fit too.
Butler would be a good addition obviously but they’re not Catholic, but Protestant.
1. Bradley’s association goes deeper than just an assistant at PSU. He was McQueary’s roommate at the time of the shower incident. Whether or not he knew is still debatable but it’s likely he did … not touchable as a coach.
2. Patterson is a position coach at WVU not the DC.
3. Pitt actually pays pretty well for assistants and is probably not the reason for Hux’s jump to NCST.
Dokish just tweeted Partidge most likely to Ark as a position coach. This will be a wide open search. I doubt it will be a “PItt” guy though.
I won’t argue Bradley, but for someone who ostensibly is being blackballed because he “had to have known”, he has never really been on anyone’s radar. My general belief is that every white mail over 22 in that prison known as the Ped State football facility turned a blind eye to the creep Sandusky. If Pitt wants to skip over him because of that, then I’m fine with it.
But we stay with the same scheme!!!
it will hurt recruting plus there were 23 coaching changes this year and DC are being
hired like they are going out of style.
so if we want a good one we better move QUICK
the good ones will be all gone.
i still think bradley would be a very good hire
from a foot ball stand point he cant be beat
he can recruit and he can coach and so far he seams to be clean of all charges he was never named in anything.
Suprisingly, you missed a lot of us giving Tino some atta boys at the improvement he showed this year under Coach Chryst. Including great stats and few interceptions.
You also missed me talking about Pitt script and expansionocalypse!!!!!!! LOL
Oh, you didn’t miss that??? LOL Glad you’re well.
arkansas. so you can forget him as are DC.
Pederson needs to rubber stamp whomever PC wants to hire and then Nordy needs to rubber stamp the Pederson pink slip.
never heard of for his DC.
BUT if i has a pick it would be one of 3 men
Jim Tomsula the DL coach at san fran who
is a riseing star.
Teryl Austin who has been a DB coach a lot of
places and had one year as a DC even if it was
less then a great year.
Tom Bradley who was DC of the year in 2005
DC of the year in 2008
and ranked as the 2nd best DC in the nation bye
rival
who could recruit NJ and eastern pa better then
any one and who lives in pittsburgh.
so i think if it were up to me it would be
bradley.
then pick 2 would be tomsula and 3 austin
but it isent up to me but i hope it is quick
before it hurts recruting.
bama not the DC and in his only year as a DC
at tenn they had one of the worst defences
of all time he stunk up the place.
he sucked and you want him to coach are D
COM ON MAN.
Teryl Austin would be a nightmare waiting to happen based on his popularity with alumni. Chryst won’t hire a presumed eventual replacement on his staff and I can’t blame him. I do think he’s the best candidate though.
Bradley is too closely tied to the scandal. Regardless of guilt or not he was roommates with McQueary and worked closely with Sandusky during his time there. Despite his recruiting acumen in year’s past, it would be a big detriment now. Pitt will not associate themselves at all with the scandal.
As I said previously, I’d like to see Patterson given another shot but doubt that’s in the cards too.
OG.
I had thought we might get him right after the vist.
he moves well he will be good just not the first year maybe a red shirt.
Officer is rated 3* by ESPN but I don’t really follow those ratings very closely. He should be just what the OL ordered.
for pitt coachs asst some of it was wrong
most of it was right but i found it.
so far this year nothing so i have fogot how i have got worse at finding the info or
pitt and chryst have got better at hideing things
all lips must be sealed
i can find not a hint of a name except the names you and i post.
and i am pissed be cause i like to find what they dont want you to find.
Ah, not the good kind. Most yards given up in a game at Tennessee. Most points given up in a year at Tennessee. Most yards given up in a year at Tennessee.
Tennessee absolutely got torched on ‘D’ this year. Saw them several times. Looked like they were in a cotinual fog.
Sal, great Pitt guy. Coach, nah, he can go his way and we’ll go ours.
Huxtables stlye conflicting with Chryst is a joke and rumor. They coached together before Pitt.
Saying Partridge had more FL ties than Huxtable is not true. Huxtable was a D coordinator and coached in FL for years.
Don’t be surprised if some D coaches leave with Huxtable.
Hopefully the DC hire runs the same D. My God this team needs some continuity from year to year. We all saw how many weeks it took the D to adjust this year
It is much more reasonable for him to select someone that HE is familiar with and trusts to get the job done.
Agree 100% with Chas in that PITT will never, and should never, hire Tom Bradley.
On the other topic, I’m not advocating Bradley for DC, but people here are being incredibly unfair to the guy.
First, destroying his career because of Sandusky, even though he was not that connected to him and had no role in the crimes, is completely off-base. Any of the rest of us could conceivebaly be at the wrong place at the wrong time in the same way. Declaring him “toxic” because of it is really inconsistent with his actual role in the situation.
Second, dismissing him for any coaching job because he was at PSU for so long and will still “bleed blue and white” is ridiculous. Most fans seem clueless to the fact that coaches don’t have the same fanatical devotion to one school like they do. It’s their job. They are not going to purposely screw themselves to help their old school win. They’re all competitors, they want to win where ever they are. Even Paterno would have given 100% to beating PSU if he had taken a job at some other school.
So, I don’t think Bradley should be Pitt’s next DC, but not for the silly reasons some people are giving here. However, the guy is an excellent coach, and we could do a lot worse. (And we have done a lot worse.) I’d take Bradley over Sunseri anyday.
I agree and Bradley will be hired this year or next by some program. I would not have a problem if Pitt hired him.
If not, love to see Austin since he seems to have a real interest in Pitt’s program and he certainly has good experience.
I honestly have no idea who they will pick, it seriously could be anyone, I just hope they pick the right man for the job.
bradley was DC of the year in 2005
he was DC of the year in 2008
rival ranked him 2nd best DC in the nation
he lives in pittsburgh.
but you dont want him i cant see us geting any one better
It the pro’s or bust for Bradley … big time college ball will never happen. Maybe Pitt Johnstown can hire him – he’s still popular in central PA.
Bradley is one of many. Heck, the damn janitors were afraid of losing their jobs. Life isn’t fair. But the ones who have the most to complain about are the kids.
Last week, a killer mowed down little kids. Little kids and brave adults. If all of Sandusky’s victims had occurred over a two day period there would be that type of reaction.
I don’t know Bradley from Adam, but I do know that all I wish for him is justice. Whatever that is.
Now, there are alot of retreads and one and done DC’s out there.
Here is a novel idea. Find the best DC in FCS (where they put up bug numbers) and hire him.
Only the Shadow (ESPN) knows?