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DefendYoungstown:
Even after heartbreak, Pitt's Narduzzi follows late father's footsteps

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/Pitt/2015/08/23/Even-after-heartbreak-Pitt-s-Narduzzi-follows-father-s-footsteps/stories/201508230097

The YO Show:
I was going to post this article too, lol you beat me to it. I would like to know what your opinions are of this. As bad as I feel that Bill got let go, we did get Tressel out of the deal...

Wick250:
At the time, we were all very sorry about Narduzzi's medical condition, but the idea that Malmisur treated him unfairly is simply ridiculous.  First, Narduzzi did not build the D2 program from scratch.  Rey Dempsey replaced Dike Beede in 1973.  He stayed only two seasons but led us to the D2 playoffs in 1974.  Narduzzi came in 1975 and failed for three seasons.  His biggest flaw was imposing that veer offense on a future professional quarterback who was ill-equipped to run it.  Narduzzi did then lead YSU to the playoffs in 1978 and reached the championship game in 1979.  But he could not sustain that success.  Even with the new stadium in 1982, his teams were mediocre.  In six seasons after 1979 he never reached the IAA playoffs (we reclassified shortly after 1979.) 

Frankly, Pat Narduzzi and Fred Thomas need to grow up.  Every single person who played a role in the decision to release his father is either dead or long since retired.

ELPENGUIN:
I do not normally agree with you, but you are absolutely correct in your assessment of the article.  I had my nose pressed against the fence during those years and I saw enough to convince me of what was going on.

IAA Fan:
You have a point Wick, but the truth is that Malmisar was not AD material and Narduzzi was. They laughed at him when he wanted the new stadium and that man knocked on every door in Youngstown to get it. We let him down in a time of need and that is not what Youngstown is all about. I moved away from here, but I can tell you this ...People here will give one of their own the shirt's off of their back.

We simply did not do right by Duzzer (one of our own). All the wasted payroll we have today and we did not do it when it was needed. Once a Youngstowner ...always a Youngstowner. He did get better, but still ...he deserved better. I have never been proud of the way we handled that situation. I do agree he was not going to lead the team down the path that we wanted, but he was certainly leading the program in the right direction.

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