Wednesday, January 4, 2012

PITT Football a Roller Coaster

Dear Post Gazette,
1-4-12
In response to the article titled, don’t invite Graham, bitter Pitt players to same party. I agree to the article. Their season has been filled with ups and downs sort of like a roller coaster. From the beginning of the season to the end they have been scrutinized in all aspects of life. They have had basically three different coaches. That’s a lot to go through. As an athlete they choose the university not solely based on academics but the coaches staff. They have to feel comfortable with the staff and enjoy the players.
Coming into the season after whole Haywood getting arrested basically set the tone for the whole season. They started off as low as can be. Hiring a new coach with the stature of Graham was the next option. He explained the term commitment and the fact that he planned on staying with the university for five years or so. Telling its fans about his high octane offense, getting in the left lane and putting the pedal to the metal were just a few of his quotes. By him saying this it made many PITT fans excited for the season.
The whole season was filled with ups and downs. With a close game to Maine made many fans wonder about how well they are as a whole. During the Iowa game they looked like good with a lead but then they blew it. After the game their fans were speculating on how good their secondary was. The whole season leads up to the rivalry. Every university has the rivalry game that they must win. They don’t care about the rest of the season they just care about that one game. During the game the quarterback play was subpar. Leading up to it they had not played very well. Late in the game it all decides on how well the quarterback can play. Taking a few sacks late in the game made many fans frustrated. He could have just thrown it away but yet he decided to take the sack. Many fans question why he is still at PITT.
Weeks past and they were selected to a bowl game they had many time to prepare. The coaching staff could come up with a game plan to put the team in the best possible situation. When deciding the leave they had many fans left mind boggled. Leading up to that Graham was asked on his opinion on Tino Sunseri. He explained on how bad he was. Now your coach is supposed to make you the best person you’re supposed to be. When getting interviewed by multiple sport talk radio stations he neglected Tino saying that he doesn’t understand how he is a d1 quarterback.

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