Wannstedt’s Mustache Breaks Hearts Again

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↵Why was Pitt ranked? Was it the 5-7 record last season? Big name Dave Wannstedt’s 16-19 record with the Panthers? Overheated expectations after a late upset of West Virginia last year? Whatever the case, it looks foolish as Pitt fell to Bowling Green 27-17 at home.
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↵This is awful for Wannstedt’s job security, if the first recap filed by Pittsburgh Post- Gazette scribe Paul Zeise mere moments after the final horn is to be believed. (Also, if common sense is to be believed.) ↵↵⇥The beginning of the end of the Dave Wannstedt era at Pitt may have taken place this afternoon at Heinz Field as Mid-American Conference opponent Bowling Green upset No. 25 Pitt, 27-17, before a crowd of 45,063. ↵↵If we’re going to be perfectly correct, the beginning of the end of Wannstedt came when Wannstedt began at Pitt, being that he’s not a very good football coach. The cat really didn’t have a decent NFL coaching career, either.
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↵That begs the question: has Wannstedt’s ‘stache saved him? You’d assume he only still has a job because of his “big name” -- an anonymous longtime assistant would have been canned two years ago. Wannstedt’s coaching reputation has been built on his iffy record of performance and his awe- drawing mustache. Without it (the mustache), he’s Joe Bugel. And if Bugel coached as poorly at Pitt as Wannstedt had, he’d be unemployed.
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↵So Pitt fans seeking liberty: replace Coach Dave’s facial cleanser with Nair. Or something.↵