Getting kudos for Georgia's #1 recruiting class.

(12-20-2017 10:04 PM)huskie1stdown Wrote:  Getting kudos for Georgia's #1 recruiting class.

Yep - Great Coach, may be the best assistant ever in deKalb and that is saying a lot based on the Pro's that have been thru here. Did a great job after leaving here with Butch Davis at NC , @ Arkansas and now gunning for a national title with GA. Great Coach - Great Teacher.

I loved playing for Coach Pitt!!!!

Too bad we blew it on him not being a HC. I hope he gets a national championship.

(12-21-2017 06:55 PM)GOONSQUAD41 Wrote:  Too bad we blew it on him not being a HC. I hope he gets a national championship.

yeah, we have been horrific since he left....C'mon goon we've won Macs and been to the Orange Bowl since he left. We have had 2 great HC since he left.

(12-21-2017 07:09 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 06:55 PM)GOONSQUAD41 Wrote:  Too bad we blew it on him not being a HC. I hope he gets a national championship.

yeah, we have been horrific since he left....C'mon goon we've won Macs and been to the Orange Bowl since he left. We have had 2 great HC since he left.

Whoa there NIU05, he never said or implied "we have been horrific!"
That post was simply noting that NIU missed an opportunity to elevate the kind of person who would have been a great fit. Selfishly, I got to know coach Pittman and saw how closely he worked with coach Novak, connected with the kids, was able to "coach up" the linemen, and was interested in the chance to become the head guy. However, because the opportunity wasn't assured, he considered other options and several other programs paid him bigger bucks for his knowledge, work ethic, skill, and ability to relate to the players.
This post proves to me that I wasn't alone in wishing Sam got the chance, even knowing that he -- like Kill and Doeren -- probably would have had a P5 come after him as well.

(12-21-2017 08:24 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 07:09 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 06:55 PM)GOONSQUAD41 Wrote:  Too bad we blew it on him not being a HC. I hope he gets a national championship.

yeah, we have been horrific since he left....C'mon goon we've won Macs and been to the Orange Bowl since he left. We have had 2 great HC since he left.

Whoa there NIU05, he never said or implied "we have been horrific!"
That post was simply noting that NIU missed an opportunity to elevate the kind of person who would have been a great fit. Selfishly, I got to know coach Pittman and saw how closely he worked with coach Novak, connected with the kids, was able to "coach up" the linemen, and was interested in the chance to become the head guy. However, because the opportunity wasn't assured, he considered other options and several other programs paid him bigger bucks for his knowledge, work ethic, skill, and ability to relate to the players.
This post proves to me that I wasn't alone in wishing Sam got the chance, even knowing that he -- like Kill and Doeren -- probably would have had a P5 come after him as well.

I always thought Sam would ultimately replace Joe, but, it never happened. He is a tremendous coach.

(12-21-2017 08:41 PM)HuskieDave Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 08:24 PM)uiniu57 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 07:09 PM)NIU05 Wrote:  

(12-21-2017 06:55 PM)GOONSQUAD41 Wrote:  Too bad we blew it on him not being a HC. I hope he gets a national championship.

yeah, we have been horrific since he left....C'mon goon we've won Macs and been to the Orange Bowl since he left. We have had 2 great HC since he left.

Whoa there NIU05, he never said or implied "we have been horrific!"
That post was simply noting that NIU missed an opportunity to elevate the kind of person who would have been a great fit. Selfishly, I got to know coach Pittman and saw how closely he worked with coach Novak, connected with the kids, was able to "coach up" the linemen, and was interested in the chance to become the head guy. However, because the opportunity wasn't assured, he considered other options and several other programs paid him bigger bucks for his knowledge, work ethic, skill, and ability to relate to the players.
This post proves to me that I wasn't alone in wishing Sam got the chance, even knowing that he -- like Kill and Doeren -- probably would have had a P5 come after him as well.

I always thought Sam would ultimately replace Joe, but, it never happened. He is a tremendous coach.

To expand on what these guys have stated yeah we had two good coaches who left the second the phone rang like a lot of people in the industry. Sam wanted to be a Novak and stay. He was tired of moving, didnt like the attitude of kids at other programs he had been at, and his wife liked dekalb.
He had no kids and really liked to watch kids grow NIU was the first place he saw that.