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Panther Preview: Pitt Vs. Buffalo

Note: Nobody outside of the SUNY Buffalo administration calls it The University at Buffalo. As a self-respecting New Yorker I will refer to them only as SUNY Buffalo...

Written by Paul Sievers about 2 months ago 150 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
In a League Without a Favorite, the Cincinnati Bearcats Made an Early Statement

If you're normal and were at a barbecue or a pool party on Labor Day instead of cooped up inside watching college football, you missed a dominant performance by the Cincinnati Bearcats, who routed Rutgers 47-15 in Piscataway, N...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 392 reads 3 comments
Big East Roundtable Preview

Every article written about Big East football this summer has seemingly taken one of two tones.1) The conference is in deep trouble2) The conference is unpredictableWhile both are valid points, they have been beaten into the ground unmercifully...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 348 reads 13 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 3 months ago 173 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 3 months ago 134 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 3 months ago 146 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 3 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 3 months ago 226 reads 0 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 174 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 156 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 221 reads 4 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 1,668 reads 12 comments
Big Day For Pitt Hoops

Here's a news flash, Jamie Dixon is running a tight ship. The machine that is Pitt basketball keeps on rolling.This morning, Cameron Wright, a 6'5" wing player from Cleveland became Jamie Dixon's second commitment for the class of 2010...

Written by Paul Sievers about 3 months ago 176 reads 4 comments
A Look at Pitt's Local Basketball Recruiting

A few weeks back, Swickley Academy hoops star Tom Droney verbally committed to Davidson over offers from Pitt, WVU, Notre Dame and Wake Forest, among others.Droney is a three-star recruit...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 667 reads 3 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 4 months ago 289 reads 6 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 4 months ago 120 reads 0 comments
The Origins of the Jamie Dixon Lovefest

The transformation Pitt basketball has made this decade from afterthought to national power is utterly remarkable (Pitt is good, that's hard hitting analysis you wont find anywhere else)...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 468 reads 3 comments
Three Former Pittsburgh Panthers Sign Pro Deals

Last month I wrote an article for Bleacher Report bemoaning how DeJuan Blair and Sam Young fell out of the first round in the draft...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 263 reads 1 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 205 reads 0 comments
What We Learned from the Pittsburgh Summer League

There has been some debate over the importance of the summer league and how much the players actually benefit from it...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 340 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
The Best Basketball Story That Everybody Is Ignoring

While most of America's basketball conscious was focused on a dunk in Ohio that may (or may not) still be documented on videotape, the best hoops story of the summer was unfolding in New Zealand...

Written by Paul Sievers about 4 months ago 1,306 reads 13 comments

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Paul Sievers Article Archive

Panther Preview: Pitt Vs. Buffalo

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

In a League Without a Favorite, the Cincinnati Bearcats Made an Early Statement

Big East Roundtable Preview

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

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

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

Pitt's New Uniforms Are...Awful

Big Day For Pitt Hoops

A Look at Pitt's Local Basketball Recruiting

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

Pitt Tight Ends Have a Big Week

The Origins of the Jamie Dixon Lovefest

Three Former Pittsburgh Panthers Sign Pro Deals

Pitt Football Gets Commitment No. 16 for Class Of 2010

What We Learned from the Pittsburgh Summer League

Pittsburgh Football Gets a Big Verbal

A Look At Pitt's Recruiting Class

The Best Basketball Story That Everybody Is Ignoring

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