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December 17, 2014

Open Thread: Manhattan-Pitt

Filed under: Basketball,Open Thread — Chas @ 6:39 pm

Basketball? Anyone? There’s nothing else happening at the same time as far as I’m concerned.

I wish I could tell you more about this game, other than the cursory stuff you can read for yourself in the local media piece from today. Just been a bit preoccupied.

Game tips at 7pm. Curses that it is online only on ESPN3.com.





Kate Babich @WISC-TV NBC .. Pour me a beer and get on with it for Paul Chryst sake. (Casually grabs her ass as she pours refreshment.)

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:05 pm

Smiley GONE

Comment by BATR 12.17.14 @ 7:07 pm

Blow me, Alvarez. Hope he understands House boarded the flight in Chryst’s luggage.

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:09 pm

BATR? Really?

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:10 pm

Yep reputable confirmation all over the place!

Comment by BATR 12.17.14 @ 7:11 pm

THanks HCPC!

Comment by BATR 12.17.14 @ 7:11 pm

NA-NA-NA-NA
NA-NA-NA-NA
Hey-Hey-Hey
Bye-Bye

Smiley was let go!

Comment by gasman 12.17.14 @ 7:11 pm

Gotta love the stones on Gallagher!!!!

Long time coming.

Comment by gasman 12.17.14 @ 7:13 pm

Please don’t givd is false hope

Comment by John 12.17.14 @ 7:14 pm

“I’d like to thank Mr. Blank and coach Alverez.”
I gues for all intensive purposes, he’s both the AD & HEAD COACH to Paul Chryst.
Yep, that’s his dream job, I guess…

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:14 pm

I’ve no more wise cracks left for former HCPC.
The man did us a great favor on his way out the door. (I guess he really does care about his players, the program and the city, after all.)

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:18 pm

You don’t have to watch on the computer or tablet get Roku!

Comment by Old Pitt Grad 12.17.14 @ 7:20 pm

Is Jamie going to be ok??? He was Pedersons only friend

Comment by John 12.17.14 @ 7:20 pm

Let me be the first…#wanny4ad

Comment by John 12.17.14 @ 7:24 pm

So glad I was wrong and Pitt parted with the money.

What a great Christmas present! Pederson is gone!

Comment by Old Pitt Grad 12.17.14 @ 7:24 pm

Chryst was a BLESSING for the University of Pittsburgh afterall.

Comment by PittofDreams 12.17.14 @ 7:26 pm

THANK THE LORD

Comment by MikePITT 12.17.14 @ 7:27 pm

There is a God!!!!!

Comment by WLAT and the Big Beat! 12.17.14 @ 7:31 pm

Steve Pederson is out as #Pitt AD sources told @FOXSports ..1st reported by Brett McmurphyESPN. Bruce Feldman tweeted this

Comment by Steve h 12.17.14 @ 7:31 pm

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

Comment by Gas 12.17.14 @ 7:33 pm

No more Cornhole, Smiley Smug Steve, Satan. He went by many names. But he was a CANCER to Pitt athletics and the brand. Gallagher recognized this. The Pitt athletics culture is about to change. Our new Chancellor understands the balance between sports and academics. My hope for an OCS is still alive. ๐Ÿ™‚

Comment by TX Panther 12.17.14 @ 7:44 pm

This is the greatest day in the history of Pitt sports – I am unimaginably happy.

Comment by PittHW 12.17.14 @ 7:46 pm

I know it was announced quite a bit earlier, but how about Pelini to Youngstown State?
I suspect Bo’s developed acute PTSD symptomatology stemming from the pressures to win 10 games per year.
I rather liked him.

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:48 pm

hoop team playing a little shakey.

freaking Manhattan is pressing us !!

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 7:50 pm

This is amazing news! And I was never really that hard on SP. I didn’t think it made much of a difference who was sitting in the AD’s office while the kids were on the field/court. But you guys began convincing me otherwise over the past month or so…

So congrats to all Pitt fans for this great new opportunity!

Hail to Pitt!

Comment by Pitt2Cali 12.17.14 @ 7:51 pm

Gotta win on a winning day for the University of Pittsburgh athletic programs. ๐Ÿ™‚

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 7:51 pm

I’m gonna lose one of my better nicknames….bye bye Cornhole ๐Ÿ™

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 7:52 pm

Actually just thinking out loud in Ref. to Bo..

Looks like it’s time to table the coaching speculation and discussion and just, instead, bask in the glory of the moment with SP’s dismissal.

..maybe later, though.
H2P

Comment by Neil 12.17.14 @ 7:53 pm

the ying and the yang of life.

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 7:54 pm

Where’s Dan-o at ?

maybe consoling schteeeevie. haha

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 7:55 pm

๐Ÿ™‚
๐Ÿ™‚
๐Ÿ™‚

I cannot contain the happiness I feel at the moment.

A new era for Pitt athletics begins today. I’m so FUCKIN proud of our Chancellor.

Comment by TX Panther 12.17.14 @ 7:57 pm

Thank God the new Chancellor is a Pitt man !!!

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 7:57 pm

Yippee-kay-yay MF’r! What a great day for those of us who love and care for Pitt athletics! If the new guy wants to further endear himself to me he’ll bring back our real colors and the Script! HTP!

Comment by Bobby 12.17.14 @ 7:59 pm

OMG, expecting absolute delirium on this board for the next week (longer)? If HCPC had anything to do with the AD firing he will be a freaking hero, even in departure.
Jamie must be having a stroke in the locker room. This effort reminds me of the game against Hawaii! Play with some confidence guys! Hail to PITT! UPone

Comment by UPone 12.17.14 @ 7:59 pm

Pass me another Bud Light!

Comment by Moe Greene 12.17.14 @ 8:04 pm

@Emel, here I am brother!! Amen!!!!

And they called James Neal the real deal!!!

Patrick Gallagher is the real deal!!!!!

“Changing the HC and AD at the same time is just too much at one time”

Not for a friggin’ leader who sees a big problem!!

Holy cow, my secret wish, and many of ours came true!!!

There was stuff going on behind the scenes!!

Bigger stuff than we even dared to imagine!!

Comment by Dan 12.17.14 @ 8:10 pm

The script, dotting the “i”, meeting with Chryst instead of SP,

were not some of us desparately grasping at straws,

it was all real!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Dan 12.17.14 @ 8:13 pm

Gallagher is my new hero. I don’t like the idea that we had to give away $2,500,000.00! Damm Nordenberg. Can we take his name off that new freshman dorm?

Sometimes these old Chancellors stay too long.

Comment by Old Pitt Grad 12.17.14 @ 8:17 pm

So glad Pederson is gone.

Glad to see Cam Wright starting to get his mid-range game back into form.

So glad Pederson is gone.

Sheldon Jeter is just not getting it on defense. Trey Ziegler II.

So glad Pederson is gone.

Comment by CNorwoodAZ 12.17.14 @ 8:20 pm

Young is playing a good game. Love his shooting inside. He can go right or left. Jeter should be better. I realize now what it cost not having him last year.

Defense and rebounding has to improve big time!

Comment by Old Pitt Grad 12.17.14 @ 8:20 pm

It might seem crazy what Iโ€™m about to say but
Smiley’s no longer here this time. Give me all you got, and donโ€™t hold back now, but we’ll be just fine.

Because Iโ€™m happy
Clap along if you feel like a stadium without empty yellow seats
Because Iโ€™m happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the best treat
Because Iโ€™m happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because Iโ€™m happy
Clap along if you feel like thatโ€™s what you wanna do

Comment by TX Panther 12.17.14 @ 8:22 pm

yep Dan-o bro

we read the tea leaves and the hints Gallagher was dropping on us.

Salute !

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 8:22 pm

haha Cnorwood

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 8:23 pm

Putting on my old Pitt cheerleading sweater and doing cartwheels down the street. Yipee!

Comment by Tony77019 12.17.14 @ 8:24 pm

If Wanny gets hired, I’m done with Pitt sports. I’m not going to watch the entire program go renegade the way football did under his tenure.

Comment by Joshua 12.17.14 @ 8:47 pm

go renegade ??? i see the trolls have arrived.

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 8:49 pm

Indeed asshole Steve is gone! I have not been this joyous in a long while. Merry Christmas fellow Blatherites! Opening a new aged Chivas . Will have a pop for all of you.

Now can we ever f’n act like we’ve seen a damn press before!!!

Comment by Dan 72 12.17.14 @ 8:51 pm

I wish Chris Jones would announce he is also leaving the University of Pittsburgh.

Comment by Steve h 12.17.14 @ 8:53 pm

I can’t see Dave Wannstedt wanting to have part of his job responsibilities be to keep track of how the women’s gymnastics program, facilities and student athletes are doing.

No disrespect to those ladies, but I don’t think he’s that guy.

Comment by CNorwoodAZ 12.17.14 @ 8:56 pm

Wanny isn’t going to become AD.

I think the adults are back in charge at the University of Pittsburgh.

Comment by BATR 12.17.14 @ 8:58 pm

Steve h, I know Chris Jones is always a step behind. I root for the kid though. He is a local for me.

Wright looks good.

Comment by Old Pitt Grad 12.17.14 @ 9:01 pm

Old Pitt Grad- I root for Jones to I wish he wasn’t getting as much playing time he could be a good 6th or even 7th man. I hope he gets better as the season goes on cause this team has a lot of problems already.

Comment by Steve h 12.17.14 @ 9:09 pm

Let’s just enjoy the moment.

Hoops wins….but lots of work to do.

The scrubs didn’t even get in against a team with 2 wins on the season.

Comment by Emel 12.17.14 @ 9:09 pm

When Gallagher was asked for additional comment, he said “Read the Blather” Those dudes got it right!
Gents, congrats on a job well done.

Our new Temp AD Juhl is 1-0!!!! Rudolph named interim.

Look, this isn’t bad. We need to do things right. Get an AD first and then a HC. Personally, I put Rudolph in as a head coach placeholder for one year and possibly two. The new AD comes in and either brings his own guy or keeps Rudolph if he goes 8-4 or better. Just saying that a HC worth his weight, wants to know his bosses name before leaving another job.

This is why Michigan is a laughingstock. They are trying to get a HC when the AD isn’t in place yet. When that happens, you offer somebody $50M for 6 years. Idiots. I will continue to say Harbaugh doesn’t go to Michigan despite being highest paid. I think he goes to Oakland.

Comment by dhuffdaddy 12.17.14 @ 9:11 pm

What a development! Caught me, and some others I think, by surprise. I’m excited that this signals that the Chancellor is going to be involved in a way that his predecessor wasn’t. Too many things piled up against SP to keep him apparently.

Which first? AD or HC?

I think we are in for some interesting times as a program and am pretty satisfied it worked out this way. Chryst leaving didn’t bother me too much but I think that shitcanning SP was the right move. This way we get a full clean slate going forward.

This should unite a lot of PITT fans who were certainly going to be upset with Chryst…

Comment by Reed 12.17.14 @ 9:21 pm

Pitt Nation is now more united than ever. I also believe a new AD is needed before a new coach. The new coach will report to the new AD and needs to know his boss first before being hired. The new coach needs to ‘owe’ the AD for the job. I think Pitt moves quickly with the replacement for Cornhole and has a coach in place before the bowl game.

Comment by TX Panther 12.17.14 @ 9:28 pm

I feel optimistic for the future of Pitt athletics . H2P!

Comment by panther94 12.17.14 @ 9:55 pm

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