I really like that next years class has started with a WPIAL kid and 2 from Ohio. Recruiting Ohio and western Pa well is essential.

Not saying that MacVittie can’t be a great college QB and was just waiting his turn to start..But, the kid he backed up Matt Crable, will be playing his college ball at Grand Valley State. He didn’t sit behind a big time college prospect, will be very interested to see what kind of year MacVittie has this upcoming season…

On defensive end Rori Blair being an every down player:

“He can play first and second down, no doubt about it. He has to continue to get better. I ate dinner with him last night down in the café and he has to eat better. We’re trying to control and get in everything. He goes slowly, `Coach I can’t eat anymore.’ I said I could eat all that plus my plate. Why can I eat it and you can’t? So we have to teach them how to eat, too. He has to get bigger, but he could be a very good football player for us. He just has to learn that motor all the time.”

Coach evaluated Rori’s dinner – now that is getting down in the weeds and learning who your team is. Teaching guys how to eat – so they can be better fit and defeat the opponent.

HTP!

Glad PN is here and PC is in Wi. Liked PC but never
understood the Matt House thing or his inability to
speak clearly. His press conferences were painful
to watch.

Texas takes proactive approach to hoops coach. Tired of waiting til next year

That last post was funny.

Reed, what is the story on Soto? This is his Junior year. Seemed like so much potential.

Breakfast — Pamela’s pancakes, side of sausage
Lunch — Primanti’s
Dinner — Quaker State or anyone of the dozen area pizza places
11 pm — the O for large fries

Out of those players we have two genuine superstars in James Conner and Tyler Boyd… and as stated almost all of our two deep on offense but a few will again be kids he recruited. Our next possible star that everyone is so high on, Whitehead, is a Chryst recruit also. So yeses, across the board he didn’t get the number of recruiting star and points that other teams do, but I’ll argue that his offensive recruiting is on par with anyone in the ACC and maybe in the country.

As with any recruiting the real proof on how good classes are is 2-3 years in and this season we’ll see exactly how good his classes have been, especially on defense where for once his players will have a HC and DC who knows what they are doing to coach them – don’t be surprised if we revise our opinion of his defensive recruiting big time after this season.

I really can’t figure out your ‘maturity’ comment in terms of Paul Chryst. If anything that was his strong point. You really do have to understand what a complete mess the 360 degrees of the football program (not just on the field but off it also) was in before Chryst was hired. We were on the verge of being the national laughing stock if not already there with the previous years.

Chryst was mature enough and enough of a leader in the real sense of the word to recruit strong character players and instill discipline with them and the upperclassmen. He almost totally rebuilt the roster and, through the attrition of 38 players – almost all DW and TG recruits – he filled the roster with kids who weren’t the type to get into trouble.

That was a huge undertaking and turned out extremely well and as far as I can tell we had only one serious disciplinary/legal problem with one of his recruits and that was with a FR who never put on a PITT uniform in Tra’von Chapman.

I know you feel Shell should have been allowed back on the team but that was an instance where it wasn’t only that one player affected. Shell’s crap attitude and clear insubordination, and not just toward the staff either, alienated almost all the players with his locker room bullshit. Chryst called in the Team Captains before he made his final decision not to entertain Shell’s last minute request to join the team and they were all against Shell returning. OPG – dismissing Shell was probably the best thing for the PITT team AND for Shell in the long run. Shell had burnt his bridges at PITT completely by the time he quit the team… and let’s not forget that is exactly what Shell did. He quit the team.

I know it was in jest…. but those guys are eatin much better than that.

Same cafe as the Steelers. Between the 5:00 am workouts, lifting and film in the evenings.. I bet most are getting 3 healthy meals a day, plus the shakes and supplements, from practice facility.

And if these guys are on the field at 5:00 or 5:30 am.. I’d bet you zero of them are hangin out at the O eating fries late night.

That’s one of the side effects of scheduling practice when it’s still dark out.

He deserves criticism for House, defensive recruiting weakness, and lack of communication skills, but to say he was a total failure is just plain wrong when you have a record setting running back and wide receiver.

WBB, you forgot massive quantities of beer. (Unofficial training table)

You have to read it. Joe D has clearly gone way off the deep end. Threats about contacting Doke’s wife’s boss. Something about the deed to Doke’s property. Tons more.

H2P

I put this nice and big so that you can see it. I got your threatening messages and I kept them. I also know your Twitter handle. If you threaten me again or you go through with your threats I will get the police involved. You’ve already committed a crime and Twitter will have no problem giving the authorities your identity. Then everybody will finally know who you really are and you WILL be prosecuted.

H2P

Keep posting.
Expect a phone call tomorrow!
I recommend you delete by 9pm.

AnonymousMarch 26, 2015 at 8:21 PM
I hope you got permission from your wife to keep posting.
For some reason you keep bringing my name up when it’s not even me. I’m not on 247 or anywhere. You are harrassing me.
ASSHOLE.
Lets see what your wife’s employer says about you tomorrow morning.

AnonymousMarch 26, 2015 at 8:30 PM
Tick tock… tick tock.
You got till 9:00pm today.
It’s in your court to delete my name from your tweets, blog, etc.
You started and continually harass me.
My time to play your game which will begin with a call to your wife’s employer.

—————————————
and I thought I was psycho!

That’s right out of Hannibal Lecter speaking
to Clarise Starling!!

I am impressed. Did you look up her name or actually remember it?

H2P

I wooden spread rumors that’s not very pine of you Paul.
Comment by Dr. Tom 03.27.15 @ 7:18 am

H2P

Sounds like Dokish should have called the cops already, mental illness not something to mess with.

Too bad NC St has to play Louisville. At least one moves on though.

Article in the Trib about PN coaching up the D. New attitude.

If you don’t earn it you won’t play. I think there may be a few more transfers after spring ball.

I actually remembered it. The only two
Clarise’s I know, the other being
Rudolph’s girlfriend!!

Chryst to me came off as a sloth. Plus his handling of the exising team players The large number of players that left the team. Poor game day decisions.

Recruiting? Do you really want to go there? He turned off more potenial Pitt players than he brought in. Yes, Boyd and Commer are local stars. Even a blind squirrel fines an acorn. Don’t you guys feel the Pitt name is still able to bring in at least couple of recruits alone?

I know alot of us on this blog believe we have to settle for the 2- 3 star player for a while. Chryst had alot to do with that attitude.

For the +$1mm salary we should have done alot better for a coach.

Let’s stop discussing Chryst. I need to watch my blood pressure.

WBB – there is something hinky about the Joe D./Dokish thing on Panthers Prey. It almost looks like Dokish is baiting him and publishing Joe D.’s rants on purpose for some reason.

He may be fighting himself in some sort of
intergalctic battle for the survial of the
Panther Prey?

I’ve seen Dokish dismiss peoples comments with
sophomoric rants before, or not even publish them if he doesn’t like them.

I expect this qb to perhaps garner 4 star consideration. I do not expect that he would go to OSU as they are stockpiled at that position for years to come. These kids need to see the field to showcase their skills. They also want access to national championships. The ACC provides that as easily as the big14.

Kentucky may make a push for this qb.