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Are the Pitt Panthers On the Road to the BCS?

The Pittsburgh Panthers look good. Sitting at a respectable 6-1 after a quality 24-17 win over Rutgers this past Friday night, the Panthers appear to be hitting their stride, much to the delight of their head coach...

Written by Noah Wilson about about 1 month ago 505 reads 1 comments
NCAA: Can Somebody Hand Me an Iron City?

Being from the northeast, I humbly believe that I have a basic understanding of Big East football, Boston College, and ACC Atlantic Division...

Written by Marc Halsted about about 1 month ago 363 reads 12 comments
Dr. Bob Previews PITTSBURGH (-6.5) @ LOUISVILLE

Pittsburgh (-6.5) 32 LOUISVILLE 22 Over/Under Total: 53.5 05:05 PM Pacific Time Friday, Oct-02 Pittsburgh isn't as good defensively as they were projected to be (allowing 5.3 yppl to teams that would average just 5...

Written by Robert Stoll about about 1 month ago 54 reads 0 comments
The Mid-Week Panther Report: A Plea and a Commitment

First, the story that just won't die gets new legs as Senior MLB Adam Gunn made a public plea for the Pitt fans to stop booing Bill Stull. This a few days after Jason Pinkston echoed similar sentiments in his post game interviews...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 22 reads 0 comments
Breaking Down Pitt's Depth Chart Part IV: The Defense

I kind of ran out of time with this depth chart project. I'm going to tackle the defense (sadly, the pun was intended) today and the special teams tomorrow.DE 97 Jabaal Sheard 6-4, 260, Jr.,46 Shayne Hale 6-4, 250, Fr...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 168 reads 0 comments
Wannstedt's '06 and '07 Classes Step To The Head of The Table

By David Whipkey They were considered to be the most ballyhooed recruiting class by Pitt in almost a quarter of a century. Now, it is time for these Panthers to step up and deliver on coach Dave Wannstedt's promise of delivering a championship...

Written by David Whipkey about 2 months ago 171 reads 0 comments
Breaking Down Pitt's Depth Chart Part III: The Offensive Line

This year's O-Line reminds me of the the 2008 basketball team. Right now its pretty good despite the lack of depth. As soon as the unit suffers a key injury (just about any injury to any starter ...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 130 reads 0 comments
Breaking Down Pitt's Depth Chart Part II: Receivers

It's a shame that the celling for Pitt QBs is so low this year because there are a lot of good pass catchers on this squad. Wide Receivers1. Jonathan Baldwin (18 catches, 404 yards, 3TDs)2. Oderick Turner (21 catches, 298 yards, 1 TD)3...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 144 reads 0 comments
Breaking Down the Pitt Depth Chart Part One: The Backfield

After four days of talking about fake quotes, women's basketball practice and ticket sales, I figured I would take a shot at talking about football. I mean this isn't a sports blog and kickoff isn't nine days away or anything like that but whatever...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 182 reads 0 comments
Pitt Athletic Department Reports High Season Ticket Sales

Okay, maybe there was a reason I only lasted seven weeks as a salesman.Two weeks ago I killed the Pitt athletic department for its family tailgate idea. I still believe that Pitt tries to sanitize football Saturdays a little too much...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 222 reads 0 comments
2009 Big East Preview and Predictions

So we have looked at the ACC in our 2009 preview and predictions. We took Florida State to win the Atlantic and Georgia Tech to win the Coastal. As we continue our look at the upcoming college football season we now move to the Big East...

Written by Bryan Flynn about 3 months ago 300 reads 21 comments
Champs Sports Bowl Speaks Loudly Of Big East's Problems

Starting in 2010, the Big East will end their arrangement with the Gator and Sun bowls and begin sending their second best team to the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando. This change comes with a lot of mixed feelings for Big East fans...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 168 reads 5 comments
A statistical analysis of the Pitt Panthers scrimmage.

It's hard for me to have strong opinions on an inner-squad scrimmage that I didn't watch. Especially when you consider that seven guys on the two deep depth chart sat out...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 155 reads 5 comments
Pitt QB Controversy Appears To Be a Cripple Fight

Unless my blog is your sole source of Pitt info (I'm flattered) or you're coming off a four day bender that included both cougars and cougars, you are probably well aware that Bill Stull and ...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 253 reads 4 comments
Marketing The Panthers, How To Handle Tailgating

This will be the first instalment of an ongoing series where I discuss what the athletic department should and shouldn't be doing in order to get fans into Heinz Field on Saturdays...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 216 reads 4 comments
Penn State: Don't De-Arm The Schedule With Pitt

A renewed rivalry between Penn State and Pittsburgh is what college football fans want most in central and western Pennsylvania—other than a national championship for either school, of course...

Written by Pete Dymeck about 3 months ago 1,450 reads 19 comments
Pitt's New Uniforms Are...Awful

When the Pitt Panthers take the field against Youngstown State on September 5th, they will be wearing this Nike design that looks like they were stolen from the Georgia Tech locker room. I personally hate them...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 1,639 reads 12 comments
Pittsburgh Football Picked To Win Big East, but Left Out of Top 40 Nationally

As Pitt Blather, Cat Basket, and just about any other Big East blogger fortunate enough not to be stuck in entry-level purgatory posted earlier today, Pitt is the media's pick to win the Big East this season...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 284 reads 6 comments
LeSean McCoy’s Departure Leaves Pitt Fans Seeing Stars

While every Pitt fan would have liked to have seen one more year of LeSean “Shady” McCoy in blue and gold, the young man made a very understandable decision to leave for the NFL draft...

Written by Paul Sievers about 10 months ago 172 reads 3 comments
A Repeat In 2009?

The Cincinnati Bearcats football program is riding high and mighty right now. Last season, the Bearcats had their finest season ever. 11-3 overall, 6-1 in conference play, ranked #17 at the end of the year, and the school's first ever BCS bowl bid ever...

Written by Drew Sulick about 10 months ago 203 reads 5 comments
Pitt Tight Ends Have a Big Week

First on Wednesday, Nate Byham was named to the Mackey Award Watch List. According to Pitt's press release: Pitt's All-Big East tight end Nate Byham has been named to the watch list for the ...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 120 reads 0 comments
2009 Big East Football Preview: Is This Pitt's Year?

The Big East conference is going to look a lot different in 2009. With the exodus of established stars like Pat White, LeSean McCoy, Donald Brown and Mike Teel to the NFL, nearly every team ...

Written by Dan Kelley about 3 months ago 796 reads 0 comments
Pitt Football Gets Commitment No. 16 for Class Of 2010

OK, so maybe my concern over the recruiting two days ago was a little overblown.Pitt got their 16th football commitment for the class of 2010 yesterday when Andre Givens of Hubbard, OH committed to Pitt...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 200 reads 0 comments
Pittsburgh Football Gets a Big Verbal

Dave Wannstedt's 15th verbal for the class of 2010 was quite literally a big one. Arthur Doakes, a 6'6" 350 lbs. lineman from Lebanon, Pennsylvania, committed to the Panthers on Tuesday. Doakes is a three-star recruit according to scout...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 243 reads 0 comments
A Look At Pitt's Recruiting Class

I promise, I'm not that guy who does nothing but hype recruits that I've never seen play. It just so happens that its July and there's only so much I can write about until football camp opens...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 184 reads 5 comments

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Pittsburgh Article Archive

Are the Pitt Panthers On the Road to the BCS?

NCAA: Can Somebody Hand Me an Iron City?

Dr. Bob Previews PITTSBURGH (-6.5) @ LOUISVILLE

The Mid-Week Panther Report: A Plea and a Commitment

Breaking Down Pitt's Depth Chart Part IV: The Defense

Wannstedt's '06 and '07 Classes Step To The Head of The Table

Breaking Down Pitt's Depth Chart Part III: The Offensive Line

Breaking Down Pitt's Depth Chart Part II: Receivers

Breaking Down the Pitt Depth Chart Part One: The Backfield

Pitt Athletic Department Reports High Season Ticket Sales

2009 Big East Preview and Predictions

Champs Sports Bowl Speaks Loudly Of Big East's Problems

A statistical analysis of the Pitt Panthers scrimmage.

Pitt QB Controversy Appears To Be a Cripple Fight

Marketing The Panthers, How To Handle Tailgating

Penn State: Don't De-Arm The Schedule With Pitt

Pitt's New Uniforms Are...Awful

Pittsburgh Football Picked To Win Big East, but Left Out of Top 40 Nationally

LeSean McCoy’s Departure Leaves Pitt Fans Seeing Stars

A Repeat In 2009?

Pitt Tight Ends Have a Big Week

2009 Big East Football Preview: Is This Pitt's Year?

Pitt Football Gets Commitment No. 16 for Class Of 2010

Pittsburgh Football Gets a Big Verbal

A Look At Pitt's Recruiting Class

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