Narduzzi has done pretty good at Pitt, don't know why people fail to acknowledge that. He has some real nice wins, teams have had low points and he always rallies them. He's tough coach who rallies the troops. He's a good coach. He took over a Pitt program that had a ton of different head coaches and turnover and given them stability, it appears that Pitt has committed to him and maybe a guy that was a lifelong assistant might just be saying, hey I like it here, think we can continue to build on what we have. The only way programs like Pitt or Syracuse will ever have some special seasons is awarding their head coaches and staying the course. Volatility isn't the answer. You may have some off seasons and it happens but stay the course with good coaches.
Loyalty is a two way street and after an off year Pitt has shown that they are committed to him, maybe he will be down the road but they are at least trying. Coach like Narduzzi gives you a puncher's chance every year and I will take that.