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Those same complaints are the exact same things many in the Pitt fanbase would whine about..of course then we got Jeff Capel who is the definition of a coach who just rolls the ball out and we are absolutely awful. Bottom line Dixon gets more out of the talent he has than just about any coach...

Dumpster fire, some highlights. Hired Kevin Stalling from Vanderbilt, who took back 90% of a team that made the tourney, and went like 5-13 in the ACC. His second year, went 0-18 in the ACC and was fired. We hired Jeff Capel, who has one first four appearance, one first four out, and every...

What about his personality? From everything I have heard he is a genuinely great person. Don't know if you know the story, but while at Pitt he actually helped pull someone from an overturned/burning car while driving past an accident. He was subject to a lot of personal attacks from our...

Like I said, just be careful what you wish for. Pitt is not traditionally a winning basketball school as I am sure you realize TCU isn't as well. Pitt fans got the idea the Pitt brand was the reason we won, and that any coach could duplicate that. I remember many Pitt fans saying Dixon's last 5...

How does the fanbase generally feel about Dixon? When Dixon left Pitt, I would say 80% of the reaction was either not caring or outright celebrating. They thought that his last 5 years here, 3 of 5 NCAA tournaments, were easy to replicate...and obviously it wasn't.

Don't ever take Jamie Dixon for granted. Many in our fanbase did and well, it hasn't gone well. Amazingly, many still can't admit we screwed up 10 years ago. Is Dixon flashy...no. Is it likely he will ever make deep runs...probably not, though you can luck into one. What he does do though is...