Paul Chryst To WI?

[thesteelcity]

not sure, I don't follow it that closely. Maybe a handful, if that. Pitt is in an unique situation, for sure.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Here is a list as of 2013:

List of NFL and College Football Teams Sharing Stadiums in 2013

Atlanta Falcons and Georgia St.
Houston Texans and Houston
Miami Dolphins and Miami
New England Patriots and Massachusetts
New Orleans Saints and Tulane
Philadelphia Eagles and Temple
Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt
San Diego Chargers and San Diego St.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and South Florida
Tennessee Titans and Tennessee St.

 

[Troglodyte]

Heinz Field is a great stadium and it seems that the only people who dislike it are those from Pittsburgh.
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It's better than many college stadiums but it lacks college football atmosphere during Pitt games.

I don't dislike Hienz Field but I'm disappointed with it. There's a reason the rotundas are popular places to watch the game even though you have to stand the whole time.

 

[SteelerFan448]

Here is a list as of 2013:

List of NFL and College Football Teams Sharing Stadiums in 2013

Atlanta Falcons and Georgia St.
Houston Texans and Houston
Miami Dolphins and Miami
New England Patriots and Massachusetts
New Orleans Saints and Tulane
Philadelphia Eagles and Temple
Pittsburgh Steelers and Pitt
San Diego Chargers and San Diego St.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers and South Florida
Tennessee Titans and Tennessee St.

 

[SteelerFan448]

It's better than many college stadiums but it lacks college football atmosphere during Pitt games.

I don't dislike Hienz Field but I'm disappointed with it. There's a reason the rotundas are popular places to watch the game even though you have to stand the whole time.

It lacks the college atmosphere first and foremost because it's empty and second because it is a pro stadium first. I'm really not sure what you're trying to get at about the rotundas. Some people just enjoy watching the game from those spots, but the seating areas are great. I've sat in virtually every location in the stadium and have zero complaints about any of them.

 

[thesteelcity]

Pitt stadium sucked and if that represents a college stadium, you can have it. Heinz Field, when full for Steeler games, looks awesome. Like 448 said, it's a great place to watch a game with no bad seats in it. HS, college or pro. It's a mighty nice stadium. Sharing the game day stadium and practice facilities with the Steelers should work to Pitt's advantage. Everything is state of the art.

 

[madinsomniac]

there really isn't a good place to build a stadium there, but they could always go down to the river by the hot metal bridge and build a stadium over the river... it was one of the proposals when they built three rivers and it would be cool as heck, and right on the south side too. that or just level hazelwood and build that up

 

[Troglodyte]

I'm really not sure what you're trying to get at about the rotundas. Some people just enjoy watching the game from those spots, but the seating areas are great. I've sat in virtually every location in the stadium and have zero complaints about any of them.

Really? Here's why I'm disappointed:

When I first saw Heinz field I thought they compromised so it could host soccer games as well. It hasn't to my knowledge so I guess they made the sideline areas so wide as to accommodate vehicles, camera crews, security, press, etc. that's good for them, bad for fans.

The lower level has a very gradual slope which makes many of the lower seats not very good when the action is on the opposite end of the field. This problem isn't exclusive to Hienz field, but seems worse than other Stadiums.

There is no overhang of the upper level so the seats start where the lower level seats end pushing them further away from the field. This makes for a big concourse, which is convenient, but at a cost of making the seats worse.

In short, looking at the stadium from a side view, I wish it would have been built in more of a V-shape and less of a wide U-shape.

 

[GRBman]

Too many posts to quote, so I'll just leave this here...

Regarding riding busses: All Pitt Staff, Faculty and Students can ride Port Authority transportation for free...including the inclines..(ID required). Pitt has shuttles for the students to go from Oakland to Heinz Field...which is why the student section is pretty full for most games. Students aren't the issue, the rest of the public is the issue.

Regarding the on-campus stadium: Nearly every building on the lower end of campus is a national historic landmark. Good luck trying to find a space for a stadium. Pitt had space at the "top of the hill," but desperately needed the upgraded facilities for baseball and women's softball (Welcome to the ACC)... they needed those more than they needed a new football stadium. There is ONE spot you could use, but it would be expensive to get and nearly impossible to get to on a game day... Panther Hollow. It's not going to happen.

Regarding the coaching change: I was in Chancellor Gallagher's office last week and the appointment immediately following me was Paul Chryst...we kind of knew it all along. I'll give you a quote from a "higher-up" here: "we will have a difficult time finding a good replacement coach if Steve's still here." Local media saying it was a "big surprise" that Pederson was let go...uninformed. Any reporter worth his weight in lead would have known.

 

[thesteelcity]

Too many posts to quote, so I'll just leave this here...

Regarding riding busses: All Pitt Staff, Faculty and Students can ride Port Authority transportation for free...including the inclines..(ID required). Pitt has shuttles for the students to go from Oakland to Heinz Field...which is why the student section is pretty full for most games. Students aren't the issue, the rest of the public is the issue.

Regarding the on-campus stadium: Nearly every building on the lower end of campus is a national historic landmark. Good luck trying to find a space for a stadium. Pitt had space at the "top of the hill," but desperately needed the upgraded facilities for baseball and women's softball (Welcome to the ACC)... they needed those more than they needed a new football stadium. There is ONE spot you could use, but it would be expensive to get and nearly impossible to get to on a game day... Panther Hollow. It's not going to happen.

Regarding the coaching change: I was in Chancellor Gallagher's office last week and the appointment immediately following me was Paul Chryst...we kind of knew it all along. I'll give you a quote from a "higher-up" here: "we will have a difficult time finding a good replacement coach if Steve's still here." Local media saying it was a "big surprise" that Pederson was let go...uninformed. Any reporter worth his weight in lead would have known.

That's some good inside info. So, the "higher-ups" did feel what we all were regarding Pederson and the new hire. That is refreshing. Relieving Wanney was the right move, but all the moves after that one is his demise.

 

[GRBman]

What successful programs use a NFL or not there own stadium? Miami? USC & UCLA? I'm trying to think of some.

Not one...

The Rose Bowl (UCLA) is not an NFL stadium per se...even though the Rams used it for a while
The Coliseum (USC) is an on-campus stadium, actually
Miami (FL) has not done anything since moving from the Orange Bowl...

There are no successful programs utilizing professional stadiums...

 

[Wingman]

Not one...

The Rose Bowl (UCLA) is not an NFL stadium per se...even though the Rams used it for a while
The Coliseum (USC) is an on-campus stadium, actually
Miami (FL) has not done anything since moving from the Orange Bowl...

There are no successful programs utilizing professional stadiums...

That maybe true but can you in anyway attribute the success of the program to where they play? Or is this another relationship like how many successful programs play on orange grass. I really doubt changing the location of where the games are played would have any bearing on the program at all. It was successful when Joe Pa coached the team and they played in a pro football stadium so that would seem to cancel your argument.

Now if you mean that success can only be measured by playing for the so called national championship then nothing matters as that is about as real as fantasy football or professional wrestling.

 

[Ron Burgundy]

An on-campus stadium isn't going to make Pitt a better football program. Better coaches and more stability will make it a better football program. An on-campus stadium isn't going to happen. Just let it go.

 

[SteelerFan448]

When I first saw Heinz field I thought they compromised so it could host soccer games as well. It hasn't to my knowledge so I guess they made the sideline areas so wide as to accommodate vehicles, camera crews, security, press, etc. that's good for them, bad for fans.

It has hosted soccer games and most NFL stadiums are built to do so.

The lower level has a very gradual slope which makes many of the lower seats not very good when the action is on the opposite end of the field. This problem isn't exclusive to Hienz field, but seems worse than other Stadiums.

What other stadiums? I have lower level seats and have zero problems seeing action all over the field.

There is no overhang of the upper level so the seats start where the lower level seats end pushing them further away from the field. This makes for a big concourse, which is convenient, but at a cost of making the seats worse.

The upper level seats do overhang over part of the club level seats. A large concourse is very important for restrooms, concessions and general movement around the stadium. Sitting in the upper level of Cowboys Stadium (an awful place for spectators) and Ford Field, Heinz Field provides a better fan experience.

 

[GRBman]

That maybe true but can you in anyway attribute the success of the program to where they play? Or is this another relationship like how many successful programs play on orange grass. I really doubt changing the location of where the games are played would have any bearing on the program at all. It was successful when Joe Pa coached the team and they played in a pro football stadium so that would seem to cancel your argument.

Now if you mean that success can only be measured by playing for the so called national championship then nothing matters as that is about as real as fantasy football or professional wrestling.

I don't know if you can or not...somebody above asked if any "successful" teams are utilizing professional stadiums... the answer is no. Is there a correlation? I don't know if there is or not...but the surface-level evidence is that you probably aren't going to be successful.

Now, the one you might look at that for correlation is the University of Miami. They had tremendous success in the Orange Bowl, but have been a dumpster fire since moving to (Insert new name here) Stadium. The reality is that the Hurricanes have just been a bad football program since they moved away with poor coaching, poor leadership and poor recruiting. Would they still be that if in the Orange Bowl? Probably...but attendance like this probably doesn't help in recruiting either...

http://www.ngngsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/miami1.jpg

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

Sounding like Pitt is going after MIchigan State DC, Pat Narduzzi. He played at Youngstown State when his dad was head coach. His dad got fired for some dude named Tressel who won 4 Div 2 championships there.

Tressel is now President of Youngstown State and just hired Bo ****** Pellini as head coach. I guess Pellini doesn't think Tressel is a ***** or a **** like he called the Nebraska AD in his last farewell meeting with his players.

 

[tapeANaspirin2it]

I don't know if you can or not...somebody above asked if any "successful" teams are utilizing professional stadiums... the answer is no. Is there a correlation? I don't know if there is or not...but the surface-level evidence is that you probably aren't going to be successful.

Now, the one you might look at that for correlation is the University of Miami. They had tremendous success in the Orange Bowl, but have been a dumpster fire since moving to (Insert new name here) Stadium. The reality is that the Hurricanes have just been a bad football program since they moved away with poor coaching, poor leadership and poor recruiting. Would they still be that if in the Orange Bowl? Probably...but attendance like this probably doesn't help in recruiting either...

http://www.ngngsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/miami1.jpg

Miami could be on the way back. The NCAA had a cloud over them for years while dragging their feet while investigating them. It was impossible to recruit. Now it looks like they found a QB. Golden has them pointing in the right direction.

 

[steelermania]

Sounding like Pitt is going after MIchigan State DC, Pat Narduzzi. He played at Youngstown State when his dad was head coach. His dad got fired for some dude named Tressel who won 4 Div 2 championships there.

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Actually, YSU won 4 1AA championships under Tressel, not D2. D2 is schools like IUP. 1AA, which is now FCS, is schools like Appalachian St., and Villanova. It's a significant difference.