Pat Narduzzi's contract extension probably won't be celebrated by every fan of Pitt football, but it should be. It should be regarded as more than a contract extension for a coach; it should be viewed as affirmation that the program is healthy, vibrant and stable.
It should be viewed as the official end of the three-ring circus that Pitt football had become as a result of poor administrative decisions, bad coaching hires and bad coaching decisions. Pitt football had become a parody of itself at times and far too often the punchline of too many jokes, many of which wrote themselves.
Pat Narduzzi was the right guy to take on the enormous job of bringing stability to Pitt's football program, He had all the right qualities that a job of that enormity took. That starts with enough of a Napoleon complex and chip on his shoulder that he wasn't interested in being everyone's best friend and wasn't worried about stepping on people's toes. He is task-oriented and a borderline workaholic and he expects his coaches and support staff to work as hard as he does and be as focused as he is.
