Tim Beck has resigned

[Predatory Primates]

Quit chest thumpin, now that you finally have your wish come true.

1- I'm not chest thumping. I'm cautiously hopeful.
2- My 2 wishes have always been for Pitt to become regularly nationally relevant again, and for all the NW fans' buttholes to grow shut. Neither one has happened yet.
3- Don't you have some turkeys to inseminate or something?

[Jungle Jim]

I would have to agree, cause they all suck just like Pitt Sucks, and sucks, and sucks, sometimes blowing, but then sucking again.

I like it when we can get everything right out in the open and be honest with each other. I hate green; I won't wear anything green because green sucks!

[GreenwoodBearcat]

I would have to agree, cause they all suck just like Pitt Sucks, and sucks, and sucks, sometimes blowing, but then sucking again.

[GorillaBacker]

The transfer, Minnifield? Is going to be a good one, too.

I forgot about him!

[GreenwoodBearcat]

Missouri Western doesn't hold a candle to Pitt State's resources. Jerry was successful at MoWest, things just got stale there.

Exactly what resources are you referring to. Seems to me that MoWest has good resources and from what I can tell, the A.D. there is doing well. Don't get me wrong cause I can't stand MoWest, but your Resource argument lacks credibility right now.

[GreenwoodBearcat]

That's a ton of vitriol over something that will probably never happen. Calm down, Greenie.

Quit chest thumpin, now that you finally have your wish come true.

[Predatory Primates]

The transfer, Minnifield? Is going to be a good one, too.

[Alfred33]

Pretty sure he wants Pitt to bring in a bad coach. At least, I think that was the joke?

Ahhh... I guess I missed the sarcasm in the post, but that would make a lot more sense.

[GorillaBacker]

What are you talking about finding them and getting them to Pitt? He's been on the Pitt State staff for less than 2 years. Sima was already here before Lattimer was and regressed under Lattimer. Zeke Wall and Cole Morris were already coming to Pitt State prior to Lattimer arriving. Nobody on the DL has improved over the past two years.

.... and Sima and Zeke just earned All MIAA honors on Monday, lol
Some new guys to look for:
* Grant Fairchild
* Elijah Robinson
* Mahcel Johnson
* Leighton Cushinberry

[GorillaBred]

The strength and cond coach was an improvement over what we had. Not sure if he should get a shot to stay or not, since I don't know much about it, though.

Strength and conditioning coach is a whole-athletics department employee and not a football program employee.

I believe Pitt State's coaching salaries have been ~$80-85k for coordinators and ~$40-50 for position group coaches. You can live off that, but you're not getting rich on those position group salaries.

[Predatory Primates]

Aren't a lot of position coaches paid less than what it costs to live on? I may be wrong, but I'm not sure total house cleaning can be done in D2?

[GorillaBred]

DLine has some pretty consistent All MIAA performers and Lattimer has a keen eye to finding them and getting them to Pitt (He has several more young ones we will get to see soon as well). Karleskint will probably be one of the FIRST to go, rumor has it after Beck resigned all the position coached rounded up their guys and did a mini "touch base" meeting, Karleskint had already left and to the best of my knowledge NONE of the receivers have heard from him yet.

What are you talking about finding them and getting them to Pitt? He's been on the Pitt State staff for less than 2 years. Sima was already here before Lattimer was and regressed under Lattimer. Zeke Wall and Cole Morris were already coming to Pitt State prior to Lattimer arriving. Nobody on the DL has improved over the past two years.

[Predatory Primates]

The strength and cond coach was an improvement over what we had. Not sure if he should get a shot to stay or not, since I don't know much about it, though.

[Predatory Primates]

Obviously, would be completely dependent on what assistants a new HC brings with him, but I would think the WR coach (Matt Karleskint) and the secondary coach (Korey Lindsey) would get the closest looks to be retained, mainly just because they're the guys who are not ingrained in the program from their personal connections to Coach Beck. I especially think the WRs have been a good group pretty consistently under Karleskint.

No idea why we would keep Lattimer. Which DL have improved since he got here? Sima, Bingamen and Wyrick all peaked in 2017 and have either leveled off or regressed since then. I'd love to keep Dreiling around as a position group coach, but he struck me as just not being ready yet to be the DC. However, I'm guessing HS head coach is in his future.

I disagree with most of that about the DL. I saw improvement across the DL. Don't get me wrong, they were overly aggressive way too often (I'm not sure if that's coaching or scheme, though?), but did improve. If he's a good recruiter, though, he may be worth a look.

[Predatory Primates]

Pierce predates Beck, and RB is one of the few positions where Pitt has been consistently good. Rose, for example got much better over his 4 years.