That’s all we can do. There has been nothing, but wire stories saying a decision is coming. Maybe this afternoon. I hope not. I mean, I may be driving myself nuts but a decision or announcement today would make it most likely to be Rhoads. Cavanaugh and even Pelini would take a little more time to get even the basics of the contract in place.

I’m just worried. The more I think about it, the more I become convinced that Pitt is looking to go cheap. Real cheap. I look at how Louisville just gave Petrino a big raise, and even then the AD acknowledged there will still be risks that he leaves.

Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich still expects Petrino’s name to come up when higher-profile jobs open.

“There are certainly schools out there that have more money than us,” Jurich said. “But we’re going to do everything in our power to keep everything stabilized here.”

That’s understanding the nature of college football, awillingness to look clear-eyed at it, and understanding if you want to keep or get someone you don’t wait to respond with the money and/or contract. Yeah, Petrino nearly bolted last winter for Auburn. There’s no guarantee he won’t go somewhere else in a year or two. But you deal with the situation, and prepare just in case.

I don’t see that from the Pitt administration. I see unpreparedness, fear and an unwillingness to pay or really look for the kind of coach they say they want– someone to take them to that mythical “next level.”