Boy, do Todd Graham and Arizona State deserve each other? ASU hires June Jones as head coach to replace Dennis Erickson but before he can sign the agreement the school gets a beating from alumni and fans against the hire (basically they did not want an older offensive guy to replace an older offensive guy). So they drop the offer and leave Jones hanging.
Graham meanwhile, a serial job changer who is now at his fourth school in six years, recently ripped those assistants from his staff (Calvin Magee, Tony Dixon, and Tony Dews) who departed to take jobs with Rich Rodriguez at Arizona. But clearly that was not a good sign. So too the inability for Pitt to win more than six games against a mediocre schedule. And now players and fans are left wondering what happened, while the imminent move to the ACC is not enough to elevate a Pitt job to an elite level--even with the potential gains in Pennsylvania recruiting in the wake of the Penn State scandal.
As for the Sun Devils they did get an experienced head coach who is in his 40s. But was it worth it? And the program needs to clean up the administration of athletics before ever hoping to produce a top ten team. Look for more mediocrity from both Pitt and ASU.
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