The reason any mid-level program gives their HC a lot more money after less than a year on the job is because they know for a FACT that there is mutual interest between him and other teams.
Pitt and Rutgers are comparable programs. All of this dick waving is stupid. The two teams won't even directly compete outside of a possible pinstripe bowl or something for the foreseeable future. Narduzzi has Pitt on an upward swing and right now they are a better team, but the programs are basically on par with each other. Both are obviously in the shadow of PSU.