Pikiell was a very good hire, and keeping him there has been impressive. The Schiano part of Hobbs' reasoning is confusing, though: He didn't want him, which mitigates the extent to which it accrues to him. On the other hand, since he has certainly not turned them into anything resembling a contender, his resistance to the hire seems like a neutral, or even a credit, to him.I'm not familiar with this part:
"His pitch was simple. He was the man who hired a pair of coaches, Greg Schiano and Steve Pikiell, who had turned basement-dwelling programs into contenders."