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Pat Narduzzi doubled down on his horrid shot at Michigan State football

By Connor Muldowney

Dec 30, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi on the field prior to the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the 2021 Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 30, 2021; Atlanta, GA, USA; Pittsburgh Panthers head coach Pat Narduzzi on the field prior to the game against the Michigan State Spartans during the 2021 Peach Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /
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Pat Narduzzi just can’t help himself as he doubled down on his poor take on Michigan State football and the Peach Bowl on Friday.

Before I get into my own personal diss track for Pat Narduzzi, I want to preface it by saying that I’m appreciative of everything he did for Michigan State football as defensive coordinator from 2007-2014.

Now that the nice part is over with, let’s get into it.

Earlier this week, Narduzzi spoke on a local podcast about his program and Kenny Pickett sitting out the Peach Bowl and the effect it had on the outcome. He didn’t hold back, stating that Michigan State would have “gotten their butts kicked” if Pickett had played and he went on to trash the Spartans and the Big Ten, stating that “if that’s one of their best teams, let’s go over there and win (the Big Ten) every year.”

Michigan State fans showed up in droves on social media to bash the take and even fans of other Big Ten teams came out of the woodwork to shoot down the notion that Pitt would be a top team in the conference.

Apparently he doesn’t care.

On Friday, he doubled down on that horrid take and went a step further, stating that he doesn’t care that he upset Michigan State fans because he was using “facts.”

“If that’s the best or one of the best teams, um, then what are we talking about here?”

I’m fairly certain Mel Tucker would say the same thing about Pitt and the ACC. Down their best player, the Spartans beat the ACC champion by double digits. If that’s the best team in the ACC, Michigan State should just go over there and win it every year.

If Pitt came to the Big Ten with Narduzzi as head coach (never had more than eight wins in a season until 2021), the Panthers would be the fifth-best team in the East and probably in the 7-9 range overall in the league.

Narduzzi just doesn’t get it, and that’s OK. He’s currently coping with the fact that his team got shown up in one of the biggest games of his coaching career with each side missing their top player. He now knows that he’s far from contending on a national level for anything other than second place in the Peach Bowl.

Bridges have been burned for Narduzzi in East Lansing.

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