The Tribune-Review: Pitt can do better than latter-day Dixon
By Joe Starkey
The defeatist portion of the Pitt fan base is shivering right now. Freaking out. From what I can tell, its default position in the wake of losing Jamie Dixon to TCU goes something like this …
We’re never going to the NCAA Tournament again.
Be careful what you wish for.
We’re headed back to the Ralph Willard days.
Listen, Dixon had an excellent 13-year run. I don’t say that flippantly. He was a fine representative of the university and the city. He cared about his players. He cared about the fans. He won a ton of games. But the program slipped. That is undeniable.
You could see it in the Pete’s empty seats of late — even for a big game against Louisville this season. …
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