Dave Wannstedt took the Pitt in 2005 with the intentions of turning his alma mater into a powerhouse in the Big East. Coming off 5 straight bowl appearances including a Big East Title and trip to the Fiesta Bowl, it appeared as if Wanny had landed in a spot where he could be successful. And thus far that couldn't be much further from the case.During his first two seasons Wanny went 5-6 and 6-6 respectively and missed out on the bowl games. This season Pitt, for the first time under Wanny, came in with minimal expectations and have thus far lived up to that status. Sitting at 2-4 with losses to impostors with good record Uconn and UVA as well as Wanny's mental breakdown against Navy it appears as if for a 3rd consecutive year Pitt will miss out on the Bowl season. After 3 years of ineptitude, one would expect Wanny to be on the hot seat and he is, with the already started FireDaveWannstedt site.
So what exactly could make this a worse year for Wanny? In the offseason Wanny partially tore his Achilles tendon and when given the option of rehabilitation or waiting until the offseason for surgery, he selected the latter. Tuesday while walking in the hallway he made a sudden movement and ruptured the tendon. In addition, earlier in the year he hurt his knee during a charity run, so when he went under the knife he got the double your pleasure double your fun surgery. The surgery will force Wanny to ride around in a motorized scooter this week and coach the Panthers from the booth.
For Dave Wannstedt it has most certainly been a bad year.
HT: Fanhouse
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