The Syracuse Orangemen and the Pitt Panthers: Double Duds

It's time to can Pitt's Dave Wannstedt and Syracues' Greg Robinson.

A Big East beat down was delivered by the bottom of the Big Ten, Northwestern nailing the Orange, and the MAC with Bowling Green bowling over the Pitt Panthers.

Both programs were an embarrassment to the Big East today.

Sure Syracuse was expected to be bad, but the offense showed no signs of life. The coaching staff was both befuddled and boring.

This, of course, is expected in the Greg Robinson era, 7-29 record, at Syracuse.

Syracuse is stale. Their talent cupboard is bare. The offense dull and uninspired. The Syracuse defense still slow. The coaching staff a sorry lot.

Penn State will crush them but if Akron zips next week the Orange Mister Robinson train should leave the Syracuse at last.

And he should take Athletic Director Daryl gross with him.

Why let the GRob linger through yet another sad Syracuse season?

Only Syracuse sadists like watching the Orange be squeezed and squashed.

Syracuse started with Northwestern Robinson should be gone by the time he reaches Northeastern in week four.

It's worse at Pitt because this was the year they were suppose to break through.

RB LeSean McCoy was supposed to have a legitimate shot at the Heisman. Pitt was suppose to contend for the Big East title and a BCS Bowl birth.

Not lose the home opener to a heavy underdog team from the MAC.

Not blow a 14 point lead at home.

Not to start like this, yet again.

Dave Wannstedt is by all accounts a nice man but he isn't a good head coach.

He wasn't with the Chicago Bears. Or the Miami Dolphins. Or with the Pitt Panthers.

Each year at Pitt he has lost winnable games against inferior teams.

Each year he takes the wind out of the eager fans sails early.

Perhaps Pitt bounces back and wins the Big East. Still it inexcusable to lose to Bowling Green at home.

It's inexcusable to wreck a talented team's BCS hopes and a halfback Heisman dreams so early out of the starting gate.

For the Big East to reach the next level in national prominence the once proud football programs at Syracuse and Pitt must rebound.

It's not going to happen with these coaches.

Why let them linger?

Why not put them on the next train out?