in light of Garrett Sickels situation, and Franklin doing the right thing . . .
clearly they do things different at Pitt:
clearly they do things different at Pitt:
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Yea, I think Narduzzi started getting criticized for it, so he took it back, and claimed he was "joking", lol.
For any Pitt fans who are lurking around here, and a lot of you do, this is what James Franklin said following the OSU game...
“[A] lot of programs put winning ahead of everything else, we’re not going to do this. I started coaching to make a difference in people’s lives and to educate young people so they go on and have a chance to be successful for the next 50 years. If it was just about winning I’d go coach in the NFL. The fact tonight that can not only send the message to Garrett but also to our whole team that there is nothing more important than getting an education, there is nothing more important than doing the right thing day in and day out. I don’t want you to take this the wrong way, Garrett Sickels is one of the best kids I’ve ever been around and comes from an unbelievable family but there is nothing better than when you can teach a lesson and do it the right way and win and it reinforces it for everybody and everybody knows that we’re going to make the right choices for these kids and for this program long term. We’re never going to put winning ahead of it. We’re never going to make it winning at all costs. We’re going to do it the right way here at Penn State, always have, always will.”
The difference between these two coaches is night and day.
Agreed. There are valid reasons to be critical of people at times, but selectivity is the key. Some here are critical of everything Pitt, and that mirrors what occurs on the Pitt board regarding Penn State. I'm not suggesting it should not have been brought up, but any serious criticism is unwarranted.As much as I dislike Narduzzi, I don't think he should be criticized for what was clearly tongue-in-cheek. Heck, Pat Chambers did something similar a year or so ago for our basketball team, albeit it was a work excuse and not class: http://btn.com/2015/03/12/photo-patrick-chambers-excuses-penn-state-fans-from-work-friday/
in light of Garrett Sickels situation, and Franklin doing the right thing . . .
clearly they do things different at Pitt:
Will rain affect the "Water Dance" at the end of the third quarter?LOL... Think they are expecting rain Thursday pm in Pittsburgh... Should be an interesting turnout...