UMGriz75
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There was a perception that he was a highly sought-after coach. He wasn't. He conceded in one interview that, prior to Montana, he had never been offered a position anywhere.Gaeilge1 said:I am not now nor have I ever been a strong supporter of the current regime. I thought it was a hasty hire and was concerned about this supposed offensive genius having coached at a D-II school for so many years using the indication that he didn't want to take any of the many previous offers to move up that he had over the years. Like many however I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Stitt did claim that he would not leave Mines until "just the right" program came along.
That wasn't true. As early as 2003 he was putting out applications. Just never got hired. He ended up on Purdue's list of considerations recently. I assume he put an application there. He already wants out and up.
In the Montana "hire," there was some misrepresentations made. Whether it was Stitt, or media hype, or just plain misunderstandings, I do not know.