We will call this the Bob Smizik edition.

I realize the guy is semi-sort of retired so doing things like paying attention for more than hour can be challenging.  Still, never let that get in the way of a good scolding.

There is a report going around, which appeared on this blog and other places, that states if Tom Bradley gets the Pitt head coaching job, Teryl Austin will be his defensive coordinator.

That is incorrect.

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Not sure where this got started — and it wasn’t with Bradley — but it’s incorrect and makes little sense.

Where indeed what a good question? Let me offer a qualified “kudos” to Bob for admitting the claim showed up on his own blog post. That said if you are that eager to get to the bottom of it, Why don’t you ask your “good authority” from three days ago?

Already people are excited about the staff he’ll bring with him and I have on good authority his defensive coordinator will be Teryl Austin, a highly regarded coach who started at cornerback for Pitt in the 1980s. Austin was defensive coordinator at Florida last year. He has an excellent resume, both in college and the NFL, and is an outstanding recruiter. He has long wanted to get back to Pitt and was hoping for a job on Dave Wannstedt’s original staff.

[Emphasis added.]

That’s not claiming to have heard rumors or reports. That is claiming a rather direct source you trust. Don’t turn around and scold others for making the mistake of trusting you still had sources of some reliability.