Sounds like Narduzzi isn't thrilled with this whole "recruiting" thing.

[Judge Smails]

Maybe it's not for you, Pat?



“Those are the things that concern me: the calendar changes,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t mind an early signing period; I don’t want the calendar to change. But it’s changing. And it’s changing for the worse, and I’m afraid it’s going to drive more coaches to say, you know what? This recruiting’s for the birds. I’m headed to the league. I’m going to go to the NFL, too, where I don’t have to recruit; I can just draft them. Draft day is nice. It’s three days and it’s over with.”

 

[broey1]

He's pretty butt hurt right now. Evidently he thought he had a top 20 QB in the bag but the kid is probably going to Kentucky now so Pat had to settle for Plan B, C, or D. Don't know the particulars, but my neighbor, who is a Pitter through and through, was crying the blues last night about #PinnochioPat losing his mojo on the trail and with his vaunted defense. Things not so good for the Pitters right now.

 

[Tri-Power65]

Apparently, recruits aren't too thrilled with the Douche either...

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Maybe it's not for you, Pat?



“Those are the things that concern me: the calendar changes,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t mind an early signing period; I don’t want the calendar to change. But it’s changing. And it’s changing for the worse, and I’m afraid it’s going to drive more coaches to say, you know what? This recruiting’s for the birds. I’m headed to the league. I’m going to go to the NFL, too, where I don’t have to recruit; I can just draft them. Draft day is nice. It’s three days and it’s over with.”

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Maybe it's not for you, Pat?



“Those are the things that concern me: the calendar changes,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t mind an early signing period; I don’t want the calendar to change. But it’s changing. And it’s changing for the worse, and I’m afraid it’s going to drive more coaches to say, you know what? This recruiting’s for the birds. I’m headed to the league. I’m going to go to the NFL, too, where I don’t have to recruit; I can just draft them. Draft day is nice. It’s three days and it’s over with.”

 

[jim cummings]

 

[Judge Smails]

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

 

[Zenophile]

Maybe it's not for you, Pat?



“Those are the things that concern me: the calendar changes,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t mind an early signing period; I don’t want the calendar to change. But it’s changing. And it’s changing for the worse, and I’m afraid it’s going to drive more coaches to say, you know what? This recruiting’s for the birds. I’m headed to the league. I’m going to go to the NFL, too, where I don’t have to recruit; I can just draft them. Draft day is nice. It’s three days and it’s over with.”

 

[Art]

In fairness to Il Douchey, only a masochist would like recruiting.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

In fairness to Il Douchey, only a masochist would like recruiting.

You rang?

 

[BobPSU92]

People tend not to like the things at which they fail.

 

[Judge Smails]

PSU verbals with Pitt offers

*According to the Rivals Database*

2014 Class

1 Saeed Blacknall
2 Antoine White
3 Noah Beh
4 Marcus Allen
5 Daquan Worley
6 Troy Apke
7 Troy Reeder

2015 Class
8 Kevin Givens
9 John Petrishen
10 Nick Bowers
11 Shareef Miller
12 Daquan Kelly
13 John Reid
14 Irvin Charles
15 Jonathan Holland
16 Brandon Polk
17 Juwan Johnson
18 Andre Robinson
19 Jake Cooper
20 Ryan Buchholz
21 Saquon Barkley
22 Kamonte Carter
23 Ryan Bates

2016 Class
24 Shaka Toney
25 Cameron Brown
26 Ellison Jordan
27 Will Fries
28 Michal Menet
29 Alex Gellerstadt
30 Danny Dalton
31 Zechariah McPhearson
32 Connor McGovern
33 Miles Sanders

2017 Class
34 Desmond Holmes
35 Jonathan Sutherland
36 Michael Miranda
37 Robert Martin
38 CJ Thorpe
39 Yetur Matos
40 Damion Barber
41 Sean Clifford
42 Fred Hansard
43 KJ Hamler
44 Donovan Johnson
45 Lamont Wade
46 Ellis Brooks
47 Tariq Castro-Fields

2018 Class
48 Justin Shorter
49 Zack Kuntz
50 Chris Bleich
51 Charlie Katshir
52 Jesse Luketa
53 Ricky Slade
54 Nana Asiedu
55 Nick Tarburton

Pitt verbals with Penn State Offers


2014 Class
1 Alex Bookser

2015 Class
2 Jordan Whitehead

2016 Class
3 Rashad Weaver
4 Damar Hamlin
5 Aaron Mathews
6 Amir Watts

2017 Class
7 Paris Ford

8 Charles Reeves

9 Carter Warren


Final Tally
James Franklin vs. Pitt since hired as PSU coach

55 of 64 commonly offered recruits between PSU and Pitt verbaled to PSU

James Franklin vs. Pat Narduzzi since they have been at PSU and Pitt respectively

48 of 56 commonly offered recruits between PSU and Pitt verbaled to PSU

 

[PSUArnie]

Maybe it's not for you, Pat?



“Those are the things that concern me: the calendar changes,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t mind an early signing period; I don’t want the calendar to change. But it’s changing. And it’s changing for the worse, and I’m afraid it’s going to drive more coaches to say, you know what? This recruiting’s for the birds. I’m headed to the league. I’m going to go to the NFL, too, where I don’t have to recruit; I can just draft them. Draft day is nice. It’s three days and it’s over with.”

Wouldn't that first require someone in the NFL that would want to employ Nardouchenozzle?

 

[jim cummings]

 

[tboyer]

Apparently, recruits aren't too thrilled with the Douche either...

That's a really stupid comment for him to be making publicly. Geez, Pitt is a coaching carousel as it is, that's one of the major reasons it's hard to recruit, because anybody with the slightest bit of success there is going to be climbing the ladder -- and Narducci implies that will be the case with HIM. I know it's lying but he should be saying the opposite -- that Pitt is a huge magnet for kids and he LOVES recruiting and he's never seen so many kids interested in a school!

 

[LaJolla Lion]

Maybe it's not for you, Pat?



“Those are the things that concern me: the calendar changes,” Narduzzi said. “I don’t mind an early signing period; I don’t want the calendar to change. But it’s changing. And it’s changing for the worse, and I’m afraid it’s going to drive more coaches to say, you know what? This recruiting’s for the birds. I’m headed to the league. I’m going to go to the NFL, too, where I don’t have to recruit; I can just draft them. Draft day is nice. It’s three days and it’s over with.”

When you're up against it and you suddenly realize it...that is the type of comment you make.

 

[Judge Smails]

 

[Judge Smails]

Recruiting success at Pitt?

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

When you're up against it and you suddenly realize it...that is the type of comment you make.

 

[ILLINOISLION]

He ACTUALLY has to recruit football players for Pitt? I AM STUNNED!!!!!

I thought with their remarkable history and their top notch bus transportation to their almost-always-full rent-a-stadium all he had to do was keep turning down the hundreds of high school graduates that annually were pleading to play for him until he was down to the allotted 25 on National LOI Day. That's not the case?????

STUNNED.....I AM STUNNED!!!!!

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Hey Pat, how's the recruiting going?

 

[Judge Smails]

 

[jim cummings]

 

[Art]

You rang?

Hardbone is like Mikey; he doesn't like anything.

 

[PSUoh90]

A second rate coach will only get second rate players! Paul Chryst did a great job bringing in the players who were drafted this year. If only the one knows simply as "Duzz" could have dont something better than a 5 loss season with the talent he inherited.

 

[Obliviax]

 

[Obliviax]

 

[tboyer]

Great stats. This is why PSU fans should stop obsessing on Pitt on this board. Pitt-PSU hasn't been a rivalry for 35 years now. The programs operate in different solar systems.

Pitt is no threat (and no, I'm not saying they can't win in any given year) but Pitt is no threat to eclipse the PSU program and never will be.

So we shouldn't worry about them. In fact we can wish them well in their endeavors. There is really no reason to hate on Pitt any more. It's like hating Rutgers or Temple -- kind of wasted breath. And hopefully Maryland will be in the same category pretty soon as they spend the next 25 years atoning for the no-handshake stunt.

PSU has resumed its place as Beast of the East and all is right with the world.

Hopefully our players will crush Pitt this year, knock them hard but then offer a hand to help them up. And then handshakes and respectful words after the game. That is what I hope will be future for PSU and Pitt: lopsided on the field, respectful off the field.

PSU verbals with Pitt offers

*According to the Rivals Database*

2014 Class

1 Saeed Blacknall
2 Antoine White
3 Noah Beh
4 Marcus Allen
5 Daquan Worley
6 Troy Apke
7 Troy Reeder

2015 Class
8 Kevin Givens
9 John Petrishen
10 Nick Bowers
11 Shareef Miller
12 Daquan Kelly
13 John Reid
14 Irvin Charles
15 Jonathan Holland
16 Brandon Polk
17 Juwan Johnson
18 Andre Robinson
19 Jake Cooper
20 Ryan Buchholz
21 Saquon Barkley
22 Kamonte Carter
23 Ryan Bates

2016 Class
24 Shaka Toney
25 Cameron Brown
26 Ellison Jordan
27 Will Fries
28 Michal Menet
29 Alex Gellerstadt
30 Danny Dalton
31 Zechariah McPhearson
32 Connor McGovern
33 Miles Sanders

2017 Class
34 Desmond Holmes
35 Jonathan Sutherland
36 Michael Miranda
37 Robert Martin
38 CJ Thorpe
39 Yetur Matos
40 Damion Barber
41 Sean Clifford
42 Fred Hansard
43 KJ Hamler
44 Donovan Johnson
45 Lamont Wade
46 Ellis Brooks
47 Tariq Castro-Fields

2018 Class
48 Justin Shorter
49 Zack Kuntz
50 Chris Bleich
51 Charlie Katshir
52 Jesse Luketa
53 Ricky Slade
54 Nana Asiedu
55 Nick Tarburton

Pitt verbals with Penn State Offers


2014 Class
1 Alex Bookser

2015 Class
2 Jordan Whitehead

2016 Class
3 Rashad Weaver
4 Damar Hamlin
5 Aaron Mathews
6 Amir Watts

2017 Class
7 Paris Ford

8 Charles Reeves

9 Carter Warren


Final Tally
James Franklin vs. Pitt since hired as PSU coach

55 of 64 commonly offered recruits between PSU and Pitt verbaled to PSU

James Franklin vs. Pat Narduzzi since they have been at PSU and Pitt respectively

48 of 56 commonly offered recruits between PSU and Pitt verbaled to PSU

 

[NITTANYJGK]

Wow how bad is Pitt's recruiting? So far just two 2star recruits. In fact, the Douchebag was feeling pressure because of his failure to land more than one recruit so far that he accepted the commitment of this Low rated QB JUST TO GET SOMETHING. This is bad but when they lose Raines and possibly Zubovic the shit will hit the fan. I'll bet he's praying that Dantonio retires or is fired so that he can escape back to MSU.

 

[Judge Smails]

Wow how bad is Pitt's recruiting? So far just two 2star recruits. In fact, the Douchebag was feeling pressure because of his failure to land more than one recruit so far that he accepted the commitment of this Low rated QB JUST TO GET SOMETHING. This is bad but when they lose Raines and possibly Zubovic the shit will hit the fan. I'll bet he's praying that Dantonio retires or is fired so that he can escape back to MSU.

https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/

Looks like they have the lowest ranked recruiting class of any Power 5 conference team.

75
Pittsburgh
2 0 0 0 2 90

 

[lionlurker]

MSU isn't hiring him. Pitt was going to be an internship of sorts, like being an apprentice. He is going to get a failing grade, though, because of his inability to recruit. Some places recruit themselves, but recruiting at Pitt requires a salesman, and he is anything but that. He would have been better off interning at a place where recruiting isn't so hard. Even Maryland would have been better. Now that they know he can't close, they will look elsewhere for their successor.

He's also going to lose his label as being a defensive genius. He isn't going the the NFL, unless he is a position coach, at best.

It's likely he'll have to become a coordinator somewhere in a middle P5 school, and hope that he can move back up. He should never have left his protected position at MSU.

 

[LemonEars]

Narduzzi reminds me of the high school guy who wants a nice date for the prom. He asks girl after girl and gets turned down every time. After a while he tells everyone, "I hate the prom. I'm not going. The prom sucks." Narduzzi is that guy.

 

[nittany119]

PSU verbals with Pitt offers

*According to the Rivals Database*

2014 Class

1 Saeed Blacknall
2 Antoine White
3 Noah Beh
4 Marcus Allen
5 Daquan Worley
6 Troy Apke
7 Troy Reeder

2015 Class
8 Kevin Givens
9 John Petrishen
10 Nick Bowers
11 Shareef Miller
12 Daquan Kelly
13 John Reid
14 Irvin Charles
15 Jonathan Holland
16 Brandon Polk
17 Juwan Johnson
18 Andre Robinson
19 Jake Cooper
20 Ryan Buchholz
21 Saquon Barkley
22 Kamonte Carter
23 Ryan Bates

2016 Class
24 Shaka Toney
25 Cameron Brown
26 Ellison Jordan
27 Will Fries
28 Michal Menet
29 Alex Gellerstadt
30 Danny Dalton
31 Zechariah McPhearson
32 Connor McGovern
33 Miles Sanders

2017 Class
34 Desmond Holmes
35 Jonathan Sutherland
36 Michael Miranda
37 Robert Martin
38 CJ Thorpe
39 Yetur Matos
40 Damion Barber
41 Sean Clifford
42 Fred Hansard
43 KJ Hamler
44 Donovan Johnson
45 Lamont Wade
46 Ellis Brooks
47 Tariq Castro-Fields

2018 Class
48 Justin Shorter
49 Zack Kuntz
50 Chris Bleich
51 Charlie Katshir
52 Jesse Luketa
53 Ricky Slade
54 Nana Asiedu
55 Nick Tarburton

Pitt verbals with Penn State Offers


2014 Class
1 Alex Bookser

2015 Class
2 Jordan Whitehead

2016 Class
3 Rashad Weaver
4 Damar Hamlin
5 Aaron Mathews
6 Amir Watts

2017 Class
7 Paris Ford

8 Charles Reeves

9 Carter Warren


Final Tally
James Franklin vs. Pitt since hired as PSU coach

55 of 64 commonly offered recruits between PSU and Pitt verbaled to PSU

James Franklin vs. Pat Narduzzi since they have been at PSU and Pitt respectively

48 of 56 commonly offered recruits between PSU and Pitt verbaled to PSU

 

[nittany119]

let's hope he stays at Pitt forever. He is easy to recruit against and I fear they may offer the job to JoMo if they get rid of pat.

 

[lionlurker]

I'm sure recruiting is no fun, and I would hate it, but Narduzzi is no spring chicken. For him to decide now that he hates recruiting just smacks of being a sore loser. And make no mistake: he's losing.

 

[lionlurker]

let's hope he stays at Pitt forever. He is easy to recruit against and I fear they may offer the job to JoMo if they get rid of pat.

JoMo isn't stupid. Recruiting there won't be any easier for him. He'll always be swimming uphill looking for elite offensive talent, which doesn't grow on trees in the WPIAL. His offense won't look like much with mediocre graduate transfers playing QB.

 

[Judge Smails]

let's hope he stays at Pitt forever. He is easy to recruit against and I fear they may offer the job to JoMo if they get rid of pat.

JoMo isn't going to take just any job. He turned down an interview for the Minnesota job, and I think that is probably a better job than Pitt.

 

[humpydudas19]

https://n.rivals.com/team_rankings/

Looks like they have the lowest ranked recruiting class of any Power 5 conference team.

75
Pittsburgh
2 0 0 0 2 90

Not according to the Captain and that other idiot, pantherpeckerhead, Pitt and the ACC are ruling recruiting.

Remember "Smart recruits go to Pitt".