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One-on-one with Pitt's Jeff Capel

Coach Jeff Capel shared candid view of future for his team, college game

One-on-one with Pitt's Jeff Capel

Coach Jeff Capel shared candid view of future for his team, college game

THE FUTURE OF THE COLLEGE GAME. JEFF, HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT TO WIN THAT FIRST ROAD GAME AND THAT 24-GAME ROAD LOSING STREAK? >> IT WAS VERY IMPORTANT, AND SOMETHING WE TALKED TO OUR GUYS ABOUT PRIOR TO GOING OVER THERE, ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF IT. I DO NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF THE SERIES, SO I AM LOOKING AT THE GAMES NOTES, AND THE SERIES IS 30-0 PITT, AND THEY ARE ALL HOME GAMES. AND I’M LOOKING LIKE, OH MY GOODNESS, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAVE PLAYED AT ROBERT MORRIS, NOT AT PITT, AND I AM PROUD OF OUR GUYS, AND IT WAS A BIG DEAL FOR OUR PROGRAM. WE ARE NOT GOING TO OUT-TALENT PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I UNDERSTAND THIS PROGRAM. I TOOK OVER. I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW. WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO RECRUIT, BUT WE ARE NOT THERE YET WHERE WE ARE GOING TO OUT-TALENT PEOPLE. IT DOES NOT MEAN WE CAN’T WIN. WE DID NOT OUT-TALENT FLORIDA STATE FOR THAT 40 MINUTES. WE WERE TOUGHER. ANDREW: WHAT KIND OF COACH ARE YOU BECOMING? ARE YOU GETTING TO A STYLE OF COACHING YOU ARE COMFORTABLE WITH IN TERMS OF THIS IS WHO I AM? >> THAT IS WHERE I THINK I AM, BETTER THIS TIME AS A HEAD COACH THAN I WAS PREVIOUSLY WHEN I WAS A HEAD COACH FOR NINE YEARS. I AM MORE COMFORTABLE WITH WHO I AM. I THINK THAT HAPPENS IN GENERAL WITH AGE. ONCE YOU ARE IN YOUR 40’S, YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE. IT DOES NOT MEAN YOU CANNOT CHANGE OR ADAPT TO CERTAIN THINGS, BUT YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE, AND I FEEL PRETTY GOOD WITH WHO I AM. ANDREW: WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES NOT JUST TO GROW THE GAME AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE BUT TO BE THAT SPORT TO BE SUCCESSFUL FIVE TO 15 YEARS FROM NOW IN THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE? >> THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES COMING, AND IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW EVERYONE ADAPTS. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS? HOW IS THAT GOING TO PLAY OUT? IN A COUPLE OF YEARS WHEN THE NBA’S COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT IS UP AND ON THE TABLE AGAIN, CAN GUYS GO STRAIGHT FROM HIGH SCHOOL? THERE ARE A LOT OF QUESTION MARKS ABOUT IT. IT IS STILL EXCITING, WE HAVE A LOT OF TALENTED YOUNG MEN, AND
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One-on-one with Pitt's Jeff Capel

Coach Jeff Capel shared candid view of future for his team, college game

Pittsburgh's Action Sports anchor Andrew Stockey sat down with Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball head coach Jeff Capel. He shared his candid view of the future for both his team and the college game.Click the video player above to watch the full interview.

Pittsburgh's Action Sports anchor Andrew Stockey sat down with Pittsburgh Panthers men's basketball head coach Jeff Capel. He shared his candid view of the future for both his team and the college game.

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Click the video player above to watch the full interview.