I think it's a good hire. He's unknown to us in Griz Nation, but he's a known commodity at every level of football.
"Well, he didn't win many playoff games?" No matter what anyone says, he is very very limited on his recruiting capability with the high standard at his school. He certainly can't get the depth needed to be a powerhouse. When was Stanford, Notre Dame, Duke or Vanderbilt's last NC? Been a while. Depth is an issue there as well. all are/have been competitive but to get a large amount of high grade talent that also have a 29 ACT...not easy
"Well he has no connection to Montana" Who gives a crap! If you can coach football and win games, does that really matter? Do we set our standards to only Montana people can live/coach/recruit Montana? Some people just need to figure life out.
"Well he came from D2" Yep he sure did. so have many pretty decent coaches. Working your way up the ladder. just like real life. Imagine that.
"Well he makes T-shirts". And it sells the brand. Now the brand is Griz Football. New Generation. You know there are players and recruits that are chomping at the bit to get a #StittHappens shirt. It's marketing and he's good at it. Now every one of those shirts will reflect the University of Montana. Can't buy that kind of pub!
"Well he was there for so long. How come he didn't move up if he was so good?" Again, it's a comfort level. He and his family were happy where they were. I know some on here have said that they have had opportunity to move from where they like it for more coin, but they haven't because they like where they were. Funny how that works.
"Well, he's not Bobby!" No he isn't. Ship has sailed. Let me make a quick point. He didn't have to quit his job to apply for the UofM job. He had that money clause and could've agreed in principal got the lower payout, then taken the job. So it's more than that. Those that also think Stitt won't grow to hate the Cats, come on! The dude tweeted something about "Nut up it's football". He gets it.
There are plenty more, obviously. I, for one, am excited for change. He will bring an exciting brand of FB to Griz Nation. He can run his offense with better athletes and depth. Defense should be what we are accustomed to. Are we winning the Chipper next year...doubtful, but the brand brings the athletes. Oregon suck azz for quite some time. took some money (which we did), some new coaching philosophies (which we have done), and a fan base that was dying to win (which, we have). Welcome coach Stitt. Welcome to Griz Nation. Here's to getting it going early, winning recruits, winning games and bringing championships home to the greatest state in the land!
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