Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pitt blindsided by Graham's exit

Post by **PonyPride** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 2:20 am

Be sure to watch the videos with this story.

Graham bolts Pitt for Arizona State

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:15 am

Wow, if character truely shows through in the face of adversity that dude is a real jaggov. Denied permission only to tell them he's already done so and accepting an offer then not take their calls or speak in person to administration. Classy.

Say what you want about how public the June situation was, he handled it like a man, spoke openly about it to his superiors and when appropriate the players and alumni.

5 HCs in 13 mos. No disarray.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:23 am

Players not sure if they want to play in the bowl game.

ponyscott · Post by **ponyscott** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:29 am

Graham is a whore.....I hope he gets killed at ASU.

RyanSMU98 · Post by **RyanSMU98** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:34 am

I think this quote sums it up nicely: "I usually have a lot to say but I am at a loss for words," Pitt senior wide receiver Cam Saddler said, "but this is disappointing to me, and I want to apologize to all Pitt fans for being so enthusiastic when they hired coach Graham because I obviously jumped the gun in judging his character. It all sounded exciting, his offense and stuff, but here is a guy that talked about commitment, loyalty, faith and character and yet he doesn't seem to live by those things. A text message is all we get? That's just wrong."

Congrats, ASU! You've shown your standards to be lower than anyone could have anticipated.

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:36 am

ponyscott wrote:Graham is a whore.....I hope he gets killed at ASU.

Almost seems like a kid with low self esteem. Always wanting to be wanted and won't face conflict. Hides/runs from it.

ponyscott · Post by **ponyscott** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:39 am

Dutch wrote:
ponyscott wrote:Graham is a whore.....I hope he gets killed at ASU.

Almost seems like a kid with low self esteem. Always wanting to be wanted and won't face conflict. Hides/runs from it.

I used to always look for girls with low self esteem...... :wink:

Dutch · Post by **Dutch** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:45 am

They're the most "giving"

OR-See-Nee · Post by **OR-See-Nee** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:06 am

"Todd grahams coaching commitments last as long as kim kardashians marriage" and "For someone who said they read the bible everyday, he must've missed the pg that said "thou shall not lie"

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11349/11 ... z1gc0ewCv8

These are some quotes from a couple of the players, according to the paper.

Wow.

I hope all those boosters at ASU are happy.

ReedFrawg · Post by **ReedFrawg** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:20 am

OR-See-Nee wrote:
"Todd grahams coaching commitments last as long as kim kardashians marriage" and "For someone who said they read the bible everyday, he must've missed the pg that said "thou shall not lie"

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11349/11 ... z1gc0ewCv8

These are some quotes from a couple of the players, according to the paper.

Wow.

I hope all those boosters at ASU are happy.

Ouch...

huskerpony · Post by **huskerpony** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:23 am

Dutch wrote:Wow, if character truely shows through in the face of adversity that dude is a real jaggov. Denied permission only to tell them he's already done so and accepting an offer then not take their calls or speak in person to administration. Classy.

Dutch, look at who runs that athletic department. Not surprised Graham wouldn't give that guy the courtesy of a phone call and just packed his bags. Not talking to the players was not a good move though.

2ndandlong · Post by **2ndandlong** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:41 am

Dutch wrote:Say what you want about how public the June situation was, he handled it like a man, spoke openly about it to his superiors and when appropriate the players and alumni.

Agreed

Mitch McConnell · Post by **Mitch McConnell** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 9:46 am

Dutch wrote:

Say what you want about how public the June situation was, he handled it like a man, spoke openly about it to his superiors and when appropriate the players and alumni.

But nevermind that his agent was on Phoenix radio imploring the ASU fans to accept his client.

And let's not forget that it was reported (accurate or inaccurate) that he was telling recruits on a SMU recruiting weekend about this opportunity while he was allegedly using SMU resources -- we still need a definitive answer to that which we don't have.

Yes, this was altruism at its finest. You don't know how up front he was and neither do I.

So let's no go there.

CalallenStang · Post by **CalallenStang** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:09 am

Mitch McConnell wrote:
Dutch wrote:

Say what you want about how public the June situation was, he handled it like a man, spoke openly about it to his superiors and when appropriate the players and alumni.

But nevermind that his agent was on Phoenix radio imploring the ASU fans to accept his client.

And let's not forget that it was reported (accurate or inaccurate) that he was telling recruits on a SMU recruiting weekend about this opportunity while he was allegedly using SMU resources -- we still need a definitive answer to that which we don't have.

Yes, this was altruism at its finest. You don't know how up front he was and neither do I.

So let's no go there.

Yes to all...

but, isn't it ironic that ASU passed on JJ because of "character issues" and then went and hired Todd Graham?

Treadway21 · Post by **Treadway21** » Thu Dec 15, 2011 10:21 am