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I don't think Narduzzi is a much better coach than Neal Brown. A few years ago I was actually pretty high on Brown. But idk what the 2022 version of Harrell's offense is going to look like. JT in 1.5 quarters under Harrell had 200+ yards and 1 or 2 TDs and a pick (against an uncharacteristically meh Fresno team.) And WVU has a sneaky good receiving corps and Narduzzi's Pitt team last year struggled to stop the pass. The real reason he's been whining about Whipple throwing so much and scoring as quickly as they did is his Pitt defense was trash last season. They gave up 44 points in a loss to WMU. Western Michigan!I feel like Pitt lost way too much last year with Addison and Pickett leaving but they’ve got the advantage in coaching for sure.
Gonna go with Pitt and probably be wrong
Pitt lost a lot in Pickett, Addison, and Whipple, but the rest of their roster is pretty much intact and returning. They also stole Konata Mumpfield from Akron (hypocritical Narduzzi) and while Pickett is definitely better, Slovis isn't a huge drop off from him at QB. Especially if he's not going to be expected to pass 30-40x a game like he was at SC.