re: Was Matt Canada an O coaching hire?

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I genuinely think Canada was hired because of that big thread on here years ago dissecting Canada as an OC at Pitt. Maybe Ponamsky showed the thread to O.

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Orrrrr because he won the Broyles award

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it was a feedback loop

the internet wanted Canada...in large part b/c of just winning the Broyles award

O was fully giving the fans what they wanted at that time, if you can recall. this was just another way to do that

so it's both