Playing Against Todd Graham?
by CardiacHill on Dec 29, 2011 12:01 PM EST
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This Todd Graham stuff will eventually die down at some point, right?
No, Pitt isn't slated to play Arizona State anytime soon (though, be honest - that would be fun). But you've got to think that players are going to go out and try to play hard in the bowl game against SMU, partly because of anger against Graham.
Tight end Hubie Graham alluded to that fact in a story in his local paper.
Graham spoke about trying to win Pitt's bowl game and having hard feelings for his former coach:
Graham never got to play a game for Wannstedt, sitting out 2010 under NCAA guidelines for Division I transfers. But under Todd Graham, he caught 27 balls, fourth on the Panthers, averaging 11.4 per catch and scoring three touchdowns.
Despite the success he found under coach Graham, the West Scranton grad was angry.
"Emotions are running high," Graham said. "We wanted to win that bowl game last year for coach Wannstedt. This year it's a little different. We feel more betrayed by coach Graham and the staff (who left). There were a lot more hard feelings involved.
"But we've done it before and we're going to win it for us. Instead of pouting and crying about what's wrong, we're going to go out and show the country that we are winners."
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This game means little
If Pitt wants to finish above .500 this game has meaning, think of it June Jones was a done deal prior to Scam getting the job.
Pitt will play harder, Jones wanted to leave SM Who but at the last second his deal was nixed to ASU!
Graham vs. Graham
Had to. I also wouldn’t mind taking a shot at Fraud’s ASU. But it would have to be next year, because he’ll probably end up taking another job in 2013. But anyway jokes aside, I don’t really think there’s one person we should be trying to play the bowl game for or against. Don’t use Patterson for motivation or Fraud quitting. Just play the game for the fans, for the University and for the seniors playing in their final game at Pitt. Graham is exactly right with the last thing he said, go out and prove to everyone that you’re a quality football team.
To dare is to do
Fraud
That’s a fair point, but then again, I didn’t go through what the players on the team did. It’s easy to forget, but they’ve been through so much with not only Graham, but the Wannstedt/Haywood debacle.
Frankly, if they want to use that for motivation, I say ‘Have at it’
And that photo is the funniest thing I’ve seen all day.
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