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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 4068471, member: 289"] - Well, 5-7 beats 1-10 bigtime. At least we are headed in the right direction, (we hope). - Garrett Shrader actually looked like a passer in this one, completion 17 of 24 passes for 217 yards and 2TDs with no interceptions, (although DeVaughn Cooper turned one excellent pass play, (15 yards on 2nd and 5), into a turnover when he bobbled the ball when he was hit. Adam Terry in the booth noted that he was now “stepping into his throws”. We probably should have passed it a lot more than we did. - One thing I liked was the most of these passes were over the middle. None of this chucking it up the sidelines stuff. Now if the OC can figure out that a throw over the middle to the tight end would be the perfect complement to Tucker and Shrader’s runs. Pitt did it all night long. - Duce Chestnut made a great interception. If only he hadn’t turned around and tried to go in the other direction. Marlowe Wax was all over the place, making plays. The defense held Pitt 333 total yards, 196 less than their average and 31 points, 13 less than their average. - Ian Hawkins averaged 43 yards on 7 punts, a week after averaging 41.1 vs. NC State. I don’t know whether he beat out the more heralded James Williams or whether Williams is injured, but it looks like we’ve got a punter. But now we’ll have to find a place kicker. - I hope we keep Dino. I like him. He’s got good values and represents the program well. I’m tired of starting over every few years with another coaching staff. Changing a head coach is like a heart transplant. You lose recruiting contacts with players, families and coaches. You also sever relationships with players who came here to play for the old coach, many of which will leave. The new guy has to assemble a staff, (of coaches who are ‘available’) and try to rescue what he can of the recruiting class. Typically 3-4 years later we wonder where the upperclassmen are. They aren’t there because they didn’t come here when we switched coaches. And we don’t’ want to pay Dino for the next two years and also pay the new guy, who will need that money for his staff. I’d let Dino finish his contract over the next two years. But they have to be better years than this one. 5-7 [MEDIA=youtube]gBzJGckMYO4[/MEDIA] LET’S GO ORANGE!!! [/QUOTE]

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