Rumor about Arian's future

[rpmpit]

Re: Rumor about Arian's future

A newspaper in Pittsburgh posted Arians was fired when he wasn't...

I wouldn't get too excited about a FB rumor. LOL

Wait til I start spreading the rumor:

Someone on a message board I read, said his friend, knows someone on facebook, who knows some else who is related to BA through his dad.

I think there are fewer points of separation between me and Obama.

Didn't post the information to be mocked. If you choose not to believe it, then don't. Doesn't bother me either way. Just stumbled across this and thought I'd share.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Rumor about Arian's future

A newspaper in Pittsburgh posted Arians was fired when he wasn't...

I wouldn't get too excited about a FB rumor. LOL

Wait til I start spreading the rumor:

Someone on a message board I read, said his friend, knows someone on facebook, who knows some else who is related to BA through his dad.

I think there are fewer points of separation between me and Obama.

Didn't post the information to be mocked. If you choose not to believe it, then don't. Doesn't bother me either way. Just stumbled across this and thought I'd share.

Take another look at your sig pic. You should expect to be mocked with every post you make. :P

[rpmpit]

Re: Rumor about Arian's future

A newspaper in Pittsburgh posted Arians was fired when he wasn't...

I wouldn't get too excited about a FB rumor. LOL

Wait til I start spreading the rumor:

Someone on a message board I read, said his friend, knows someone on facebook, who knows some else who is related to BA through his dad.

I think there are fewer points of separation between me and Obama.

Didn't post the information to be mocked. If you choose not to believe it, then don't. Doesn't bother me either way. Just stumbled across this and thought I'd share.

Take another look at your sig pic. You should expect to be mocked with every post you make. :P

Are you saying my wife isn't hot???

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: Rumor about Arian's future

A newspaper in Pittsburgh posted Arians was fired when he wasn't...

I wouldn't get too excited about a FB rumor. LOL

Wait til I start spreading the rumor:

Someone on a message board I read, said his friend, knows someone on facebook, who knows some else who is related to BA through his dad.

I think there are fewer points of separation between me and Obama.

Didn't post the information to be mocked. If you choose not to believe it, then don't. Doesn't bother me either way. Just stumbled across this and thought I'd share.

Take another look at your sig pic. You should expect to be mocked with every post you make. :P

Are you saying my wife isn't hot???

No...I'm saying her tat is on the wrong d@mn shoulder. Right side only. That deserves mocking right there. :P

[rpmpit]

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Are you saying my wife isn't hot???

No...I'm saying her tat is on the wrong d@mn shoulder. Right side only. That deserves mocking right there. :P

Nude portrait of me covering her entire right shoulder. So that wasn't an option.

[ikestops85]

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Are you saying my wife isn't hot???

No...I'm saying her tat is on the wrong d@mn shoulder. Right side only. That deserves mocking right there. :P

Nude portrait of me covering her entire right shoulder. So that wasn't an option.

[Mister Pittsburgh]

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I fully expect to see Arians gone after this season be it through retirement or just not renewing his contract. It is the last year of his contract. I expect to see current QB coach Randy Fichtner then appointed OC.

I also think this will be bad word Lebeau's final season and Keith Butler will be named DC. Why else would he have turned down the Miami DC job. Sure, Parcells was there but would that prevent a football coach from taking a promotion when they have so many young defensive players in Miami to work with?

I think you are right on about Butler but not so sure about Fichtner. I think they will do an open search for a new OC if Arians leaves or is not renewed. Not sure they want someone who has never been an OC take over when the window of opportunity for winning a Super Bowl is still open.

I guess I just think it will be Fichtner due to his relationship with Tomlin. Plus, if you look at Fichtner's past experience, he has had success at all stops...one of which was coaching with Tomlin at Arkansas State. Tomlin brought Fichtner on as his WR coach upon being hired and retained Arians for some continuity. Ken Anderson retires and Fichtner is then promoted to QB coach. What better way to transition a guy to OC than to have him work hand in hand with the starting QB and gain his trust that way. Check the dudes history out....I think this is the future OC. Steelers love their continuity....

Randy Fichtner is in his third season coaching the Steelers’ wide receivers. He joins the Steelers after serving the previous six seasons at the University of Memphis. Fichtner was hired by Mike Tomlin on Jan. 29, 2007, to coach the team’s wide receivers.


Fichtner’s receiving core had an excellent season in 2008 as Hines Ward topped 1,000 yards (1,043) for the fifth time in his career, and Santonio Holmes was named MVP of Super Bowl XLIII after catching nine passes for 131 yards (14.6 avg.), including the game-winning touchdown reception with 35 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.

Under the tutelage of Fichtner, Ward and Holmes matched their reception total from 2006 (123), while increasing their TD catches from eight in 2006 to 15 in 2007.

Fichtner, who instituted the spread offense at Memphis, was an integral part of the Tiger football team for six years. He was hired in 2001 to serve as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, and his offense re-wrote the Memphis record book for six seasons.
Under Fichtner’s direction, former Tiger quarterback Danny Wimprine emerged as one of the top passers in Conference-USA in 2003.

In 2004, the Tiger offense received much attention heading into the season with a veteran quarterback, an All-American running back in DeAngelo Williams, a seasoned offensive line and a deep receiving corps. That offense lived up to the billing and finished the year ranked ninth nationally in total offense, and 10th in the nation in scoring.

In 2005, Fichtner’s talent was heavily tested as the Tigers lost their two starting quarterbacks by the third game of the season. Fichtner had to make adjustments and instructed true freshman Billy Barefield, who ledMemphis to an upset win over UTEP, and then shifted to leading receiver Maurice Avery, who led the Tigers to a 5-2 record and a Motor City Bowl victory as the starting quarterback.

Fichtner was a part of unprecedented offensive success at Memphis that has also contributed to the Tigers playing in three straight bowl games from 2003-05.

The 2002 squad set a record for total offense with 4,258 yards, and then the 2003 team shattered that mark with 5,779 yards of total offense. In 2004, the Tigers amassed 5,524 yards of total offense to rank second all-time. The 2004 Tigers also set school records in points scored with 430 and in passing touchdowns with 25.

Fichtner was no stranger to Memphis when he joined the staff in 2001. He had previously served as an assistant for the Tigers. Prior to his second stint at Memphis , Fichtner spent four years (1997-2000) at Arkansas State University . He arrived in Jonesboro as the quarterback coach in the spring of 1997 and was promoted to offensive coordinator in August of 1997.
During his tenure with the Indians, Fichtner worked with quarterback Cleo Lemon, who set virtually every Arkansas State passing and total offense record.

Prior to joining the staff at Arkansas State, Fichtner spent three years at his alma mater, Purdue, serving as wide receivers coach and recruiting coordinator from 1994-96.

The Cleveland, Ohio, native originally went to Memphis in the fall of 1990 and coached the Tiger receivers and quarterbacks for four seasons. During his stay at Memphis, Fichtner worked with St. Louis Rams All-Pro wide receiver Isaac Bruce.

Fichtner, 45, worked as a student assistant and graduate assistant at Purdue (1985-86) and at Michigan (1986-87), before serving as a volunteer coach at Southern California in 1988. He landed his first full-time position in 1989 as the tight end coach at UNLV and worked for the Rebels for one season before coming to Memphis.

Fichtner graduated from Purdue in 1985 with a bachelor’s degree in health promotion. He is married to the former Jennifer Parker of Covington, Tenn., and the couple has three children: a son, Nathaniel Ross, and daughters, Shelby Brooke and Kirby Lynn.

[ramblinjim]

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Nice work finding that Mr. Pitt. Alright, I'll bite and agree with you that Fichter should be a front runner for the OC spot then.

[rpmpit]

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Are you saying my wife isn't hot???

No...I'm saying her tat is on the wrong d@mn shoulder. Right side only. That deserves mocking right there. :P

Nude portrait of me covering her entire right shoulder. So that wasn't an option.

Whatever happened to Tim Meadows anyway??