Jeff Long
Jeff Long
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We thought Dave would be a great fit, and he's done nothing but prove us correct. With our current and former players, with the community and with all of Pennsylvania, Dave has served notice that Pitt is back in a major way on the college football scene.
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Everybody cares about their own, but Pittsburghers love and embrace them in a way I've never seen before, ... Dave's strong faith and integrity resonates extremely well in this community. He's forged in steel.
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We feel very confident the Big East will retain its spot in the BCS, ... We feel we are one of the six strongest conferences in the country. We may be sixth, but we're sixth.
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Most of the time, you roll them around from one spot in the garage to another and just admire them.
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Certainly, I don't think it puts us at a (recruiting) disadvantage.
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Now that we know what we're dealing with and what the reality is and the challenge is out there, there are some minds that are changing. The reality is, it is very difficult to try and schedule five non-conference football games every year.
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Pitt is prepared to make Pitt the best opportunity for Jamie Dixon and keep Pitt the best opportunity. There are a lot of things that go into making Pitt a great opportunity for a coach. It's more than just salary.
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That was much more dramatic in the newspapers and on the airwaves than it was in real life. Was I concerned? That's hard to say a yes or no answer to. I am human and you hear things from different places. But at no time did I ever feel like he was going to coach someplace else.
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I think they're all trying to see who can walk through the coldest or hottest shower. Not sure which.
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Jamie has proven he was the right person for our head coaching position three years ago and continues to be the right person today.
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We're pleased, but we have more work to do. When you get into the numbers and you see where we stand, we're not satisfied with where we're performing in that regard. It's a work-in-progress.
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He's certainly welcome to bring us any kind of information he can. I think just the fact that he is coming might spur some interest in the community.
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Very few schools meet the Title IX criteria on proportionality.
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We do work hard to get closer to proportionality.