Trust me I HATE PITT.. but this Todd Graham guy is a scum bag. It’s the 2nd school in a row he’s bolted from after only 1 year.
I was actually hoping he would stay at sPITT so they would suck for the next 3 or 4 years, but now they have an opportunity to find a better coach (and maybe a QB?)
The coaches’ responses were measured and polite. They attempted to deflect any controversy. You could tell they had thought about what they would say. Rehearsed it, even.
“The programs are bigger than any one person.”
“He and I are very competitive, but I have tremendous respect for what he’s done. He’s one of the best there is.”
When Todd Graham and Dana Holgorsen spoke about each other, they certainly passed the P.R. test. As for the smell test, well, that’s another story. These two guys don’t really like each other, and at a time when college football is becoming more about money than tradition, that’s great news for fans of Pittsburgh and West Virginia. As the two schools try to position themselves for contention in the Big East and pretty themselves up in case another round of conference-a-go-go starts soon, it’s good to have some old-fashioned animosity on the sidelines. The fans sure can’t stand each other, and the players aren’t always thrilled to see their rivals. “You can feel the hatred,” Pitt senior defensive lineman Myles Caragein says. So, if the coaches would rather spend an afternoon shopping for women’s shoes than have lunch together, that’s a good thing.
Despite the highly publicized bad blood between Todd Graham and Dana Holgorsen, the two actually share a lot in common. For example, both enjoyed standout small college careers and both have coached alongside some of the most respected offensive minds in college football - Holgorsen with Mike Leach and Hal Mumme, Graham with Gus Malzahn and Rich Rodriguez. Both hail from blue collar towns west of the Mississippi and both have used high powered offenses as an instrument of choice in helping their defenses become opportunistic.
We’ll get back to that last point later…… (continue reading by clicking the link above)
West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen and Pitt’s Todd Graham have a coaching hitory dating back to their Conference-USA days.All-Pro Photography/Dale Sparks photo
Even after losing to Iowa.. hahaha. Well the shit is about to hit the fan at the WVU Athletic Dept. eh?
I think we sold more beers than pitt had fans at their game..
HAHAHA Classic
