Jeff Pitman hired as S&C coach

[Zeek 16,649]

 

AUBURN, Ala. – Jeff Pitman has been named the head football strength and conditioning coach at Auburn, head coach Bryan Harsin announced Tuesday. Pitman comes to Auburn after spending the previous eight years on Harsin's staff at Boise State (2014-20) and Arkansas State (2013).
 
"Coach Pitman brings three decades of collegiate strength coaching and player development to the Auburn Family," Harsin said. "He has been an instrumental part of many championship teams and players he has worked with leave their time with him praising Coach Pitman for developing them as football players and men. We know his approach in the weight room and other performance areas will make our players better all-around, especially as he specializes with our men up front on the offensive and defensive lines."
 
A Boise State graduate and certified strength and conditioning specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), Pitman was the head strength and conditioning coach at Boise State from 1999-2006.
 
"I am extremely honored to work for Coach Harsin and our Auburn family," Pitman said. "Coach will develop our student athletes into Auburn men that we can all be proud of. War Eagle!"
 
Pitman worked with the football program at Colorado, while also overseeing the speed, strength and conditioning needs for each of the Buffaloes' varsity programs. He also worked at Western Carolina from 2011-12 as the Strength and Conditioning Coordinator.
 
A three-year letterwinner for the Broncos from 1990-92, Pitman initially walked on to Boise State in 1988 before earning a scholarship and starting at center for two years. He was a member of the Broncos' 1990 team that finished 10-4 and reached the semifinals of the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs.
 
He was recognized as an NSCA Strength and Conditioning All-American in 1992, one of just 10 Broncos in school history to win the award at the time.
 
He graduated from Boise State with a degree in health promotion in 1993, and then worked as a graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach at Minnesota. He earned his master's in education from Minnesota in 1995.
 
Certified as a level one club coach by USA Weightlifting in 1994, Pitman took his first full-time position as a collegiate strength coach at Montana State (1995-97), working with football, women's skiing and women's track and field.
 
He worked at San Jose State from 1997-99, supervising the training programs for all of the Spartans' varsity sports, before joining his alma mater.

Nate Solder, New York Giants

"Jeff Pitman was my first introduction to high-level competitive football. He challenged, and pushed me from the second I walked in the door to the day I walked out as the 17th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft. He saw potential in me long before I ever saw it in myself. So much of the sport of football comes down to will and attitude. Coach Pitman has an unstoppable will that is part of his coaching DNA. Iron sharpens iron as one man sharpens another, Coach Pitman was the iron that sharpened me in college and was foundational to the success I have had in the NFL."

[Tigerpro2a 5,650]

1 minute ago, Zeek said:

 

Anybody have any info or knowledge of this guy? I know he was on Hars' staff at Boise.

[sw6146 27]

1 minute ago, Zeek said:

 

Seems to be pretty standard the S&C coaches follow head coaches. Hopefully this a good hire. WDE 

[W.E.D 11,070]

Who knows. No one here knows if he's a good hire or not. 

We'll see how out guys look in the fall

[AuburnTiger4Life 2,225]

“We know his approach in the weight room and other performance areas will make our players better all-around, especially as he specializes with our men up front on the offensive and defensive lines."

count me in! 

[gravejd 3,270]

Just excited we hired someone! Woo now keep em coming 😀

[NoALtiger 3,850]

Easy hire for Harsin, and I think a good move. Go with what ya know. 

[auburnphan 6,050]

7 minutes ago, Tigerpro2a said:

Anybody have any info or knowledge of this guy? I know he was on Hars' staff at Boise.

Good, solid hire.  With a proven track record.  Players are gonna know where they stand with him and where they can go.

[AuburnTiger4Life 2,225]

 

[Zeek 16,649]

I'm sorry guys...

You know I'm not usually a negative guy. 

Don't blast me on this but here's what I would have preferred our hire for this position to:

1. Be in shape 

2. Be younger

3. Not be a Boise lifer

4. Have power 5 experience 

I support Harsin and his decisions 

I also don't agree with this hire

Both can be true

 

Hoping it's one of the last Boise carry overs we get. We're one of the biggest brands of football in the country and by extension the world.

We can get coaches with better resumes.

[Tiger 8,819]

Past stops at Boise and Arky State. He's going to be in awe of the level of athlete he's going to be working with now lol.

 

I'm all in though. I have no reason to not trust Harsin's judgement. I hope Pittman is a great hire and gets our guys right! LETS GOOO

[W.E.D 11,070]

3 minutes ago, Zeek said:

I'm sorry guys...

You know I'm not usually a negative guy. 

Don't blast me on this but here's what I would have preferred our hire for this position to:

1. Be in shape 

2. Be younger

3. Not be a Boise lifer

4. Have power 5 experience 

I support Harsin and his decisions 

I also don't agree with this hire

Both can be true

 

Hoping it's one of the last Boise carry overs we get. We're one of the biggest brands of football in the country and by extension the world.

We can get coaches with better resumes.

He was at Colorado. P5 experience! 

[Zeek 16,649]

Just now, W.E.D said:

He was at Colorado. P5 experience! 

...

Colorado belongs in the FCS lol

[PigskinPat 2,579]

2 minutes ago, Zeek said:

I'm sorry guys...

You know I'm not usually a negative guy. 

Don't blast me on this but here's what I would have preferred our hire for this position to:

1. Be in shape 

2. Be younger

3. Not be a Boise lifer

4. Have power 5 experience 

I support Harsin and his decisions 

I also don't agree with this hire

Both can be true

 

Hoping it's one of the last Boise carry overs we get. We're one of the biggest brands of football in the country and by extension the world.

We can get coaches with better resumes.

I’m right there with you. He looks more like an OL coach than a S&C coach. The first thing that came to my mind when I saw him was that he looks old and out of shape. Maybe he’ll be a “do as I say, not as I do” kind of guy? I hope I’m pleasantly surprised.

[W.E.D 11,070]

Just now, Zeek said:

...

Colorado belongs in the FCS lol

Ha

Apparently some BSU forum posters really like him. Credit him for turning some of their lowly rated recruits into NFL ready guys. 

Could be good for our OL

[AUBwins 10,075]

1 minute ago, Zeek said:

...

Colorado belongs in the FCS lol

They were better in the Big 12. Should have stayed there. 

[Zeek 16,649]

Just now, PigskinPat said:

I’m right there with you. He looks more like an OL coach than a S&C coach. The first thing that came to my mind when I saw him was that he looks old and out of shape. Maybe he’ll be a “do as I say, not as I do” kind of guy? I hope I’m pleasantly surprised.

Yup and being a Boise lifer. No one ever wanted to hire him away from there for a bigger job? He was just dying to live in Boise this whole time?

Just hope we don't see many more Boise names brought in.

[DAG 33,979]

2 minutes ago, Zeek said:

Yup and being a Boise lifer. No one ever wanted to hire him away from there for a bigger job? He was just dying to live in Boise this whole time?

Just hope we don't see many more Boise names brought in.

Well you better get ready to be disappointed. 

[Timeslider 6 269]

Here's a video from Boise with him talking.

Boise State Football - Bronco Football Talk #9 - Jeff Pitman | Facebook

[ClaytonAU 4,606]

3 minutes ago, Zeek said:

Yup and being a Boise lifer. No one ever wanted to hire him away from there for a bigger job? He was just dying to live in Boise this whole time?

Just hope we don't see many more Boise names brought in.

Seeing as most of us knew nothing Harsin prior to his hiring, maybe we could wait to pass judgement til we’ve heard Pittman speak and understand what he’s about. 

[Win4AU 4,052]

18 minutes ago, gravejd said:

Just excited we hired someone! Woo now keep em coming 😀

I was joking earlier that all Auburn’s new coaches must be on either Ohio State or Bama’s staff or a NFL playoff team.  

[auburnphan 6,050]

Some people always want a pretty package instead of a quality gift in the package.

[PigskinPat 2,579]

1 minute ago, auburnphan said:

Some people always want a pretty package instead of a quality gift in the package.

I bet he has high cholesterol 

[chimes 442]

The guy looks like a door-to-door life insurance salesman 

[DAG 33,979]

I am not going to act like I’m an expert at knowing what it takes to be able to provide strength and nutrition , etc. 

But I do know it is more than just looks and age. This guy has been around the block, he has an extensive history in power lifting and education in nutrition. Furthermore, he is familiar with coach and understands what he wants in his players. That is the most important for me. I am not going to pass judgement just yet, but I do get sick of people wanting a type. A lot of y’all wanted the Oregon dude because he had a cool mustache and acted like Tony Perkis, yet, year after year I see Oregon get pushed around on the line, or out physical, especially OOC. Trust the process .