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You can't make this stuff up.
You can't make this stuff up.
Pitt introduces the Chris Bickell '97 Head Football Coach
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Pitt booster/alum buys Narduzzi's head coach title
Pitts Head coach is now officially called the "Chris Bickell ’97 Head Football Coach" I guess thats one way to get your name out there. The Pitt Football program has received a historic $20 million gift from alumnus Chris Bickell, the largest single donation in Pitt Athletics...
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In honor of a very typical Pitt team. Finished 6-6, with lopsided losses to Penn State and Notre Dame. Big win against WVU in the backyard brawl 41-38, then a blowout loss to Southern Miss 41-7 in the Liberty Bowl. Officially Walt Harris, aka the ‘genius‘ was the head coach. 🤣
Pitt Panthers 1997 Schedule 12 Games
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| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | Louisiana | Ind | W | 45 | 13 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 6, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | @ | (1) Penn State | Big Ten | L | 17 | 34 | 1 | 1 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Sep 13, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | @ | Houston | CUSA | W | 35 | 24 | 2 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 4 | Sep 18, 1997 | Thu | Pitt | (22) Miami (FL) | Big East | W | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | W 2 | ||
| 5 | Oct 4, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | @ | Temple | Big East | L | 13 | 17 | 3 | 2 | L 1 | |
| 6 | Oct 11, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | Notre Dame | Ind | L | 21 | 45 | 3 | 3 | L 2 | ||
| 7 | Oct 25, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | @ | Rutgers | Big East | W | 55 | 48 | 4 | 3 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Nov 1, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | @ | Boston College | Big East | L | 21 | 22 | 4 | 4 | L 1 | |
| 9 | Nov 15, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | (21) Syracuse | Big East | L | 27 | 32 | 4 | 5 | L 2 | ||
| 10 | Nov 22, 1997 | Sat | Pitt | (19) Virginia Tech | Big East | W | 30 | 23 | 5 | 5 | W 1 | ||
| 11 | Nov 28, 1997 | Fri | Pitt | @ | West Virginia | Big East | W | 41 | 38 | 6 | 5 | W 2 | |
| 12 | Dec 31, 1997 | Wed | Pitt | N | (22) Southern Mississippi | CUSA | L | 7 | 41 | 6 | 6 | L 1 |
You'd think if someone wanted to give $20 million to sPitt athletics, they'd put it towards a 35K on-campus stadium so they could stop paying rent.
The majority of long term Pitt fans/alums wish the same. That boat sailed long ago with the commitment to The Big East basketball conference 🥴 and the ‘Pete’ complex replacing what could have been an updated/renovated/ Pitt Stadium. Now it’s mostly/many empty gold seats at Heinz Field, unless someone like Penn State, Notre Dame, or West Virginia is on the home schedule. Has Clemson played there yet ? That might draw 55,000 plus.
Is this the 3rd or 4th thread on this topic? I've lost track.WE. ARE. UNRIVALED.
I think that some around here are chapped that none of the "big money" PSU alums have contributed anywhere near that sum to PSU football.
Dave Hart is more deserving of the honor. Three consecutive seasons of 19. Too bad ASWP never considered him for AD.
So they likely get their token sellout. Maybe the vacant gold seats start appearing late 3rd quarter and into the 4th quarter
Unless Clemson brings a bunch of fans I’d be surprised if even that game sells out.
It really is a colossal waste of money to make this kind of donation to Pitt football. The program has absolutely no shot of being anything on the national stage again. Depending on how conference realignment plays out, Pitt could likely find itself in the AAC. Now given pitts current standing academically I would argue that the $20 million makes a lot more sense of it was given to the academic side.
It really is a colossal waste of money to make this kind of donation to Pitt football. The program has absolutely no shot of being anything on the national stage again. Depending on how conference realignment plays out, Pitt could likely find itself in the AAC. Now given pitts current standing academically I would argue that the $20 million makes a lot more sense of it was given to the academic side.
Are you aware of their "Those who stay will be hydrated" policy?
I hadn't seen that, guess I'm missing the FC.Pitt booster/alum buys Narduzzi's head coach title
Pitts Head coach is now officially called the "Chris Bickell ’97 Head Football Coach" I guess thats one way to get your name out there. The Pitt Football program has received a historic $20 million gift from alumnus Chris Bickell, the largest single donation in Pitt Athletics...
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I'm hardly obsessed with Pitt, I find sponsoring the name of a coaching role rather ridiculous regardless of the school. This is the first time I've heard of that, apparently someone said other schools have done it as well.
So we can expect your $20mm+ donation soon? You appear to have a head start on Bickell.
Yes, very good word to describe it. A Job Title is descriptive of your role - to formally change a HC's Job Title from "University of Pittsburgh Head Football Coach" to "Chris Bickell '97 Head Football Coach" is beyond stupid.... Asinine is an appropriate description.
In case you missed it, Kirk Ferentz is now the Moon Family Head Football Coach at Iowa. The Moons are the owners of the World's Largest Truck Stop on I-80 in Walcott, Iowa. They paid $10 million for naming rights, so a relative bargain since Iowa football > Pitt football.
I think that ND has the Dick Corbett Head Football Coach
Stanford has the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football
At Northwestern it's the Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach
Stanford has the Bradford M. Freeman Director of Football
At Northwestern it's the Dan and Susan Jones Family Head Football Coach
Bickell is a rich eccentric guy. I'm been puzzled as to why he would throw $20million into the garbage can called pitt football. I think I may have figured it out. Bickell is an IT guy -- a numbers guy. His favorite number must be 5. With Narduzzi as coach pitt will always lose 5 games a year in spite of their cupcake schedule. Weird Bickell is willing to spend $20million to see his favorite number come up every year.
At Ohio State it's the Hugh G. Rection Head Football Coach.
The CDT had an obit for him once. Must have been a different Hugh G. Rection.
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