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A Pitt Christmas Tradition
We all have our own traditions during this time of year. Those special things that let us know it's Christmas time. For some, it's the first snow of the year. Or the sound of the Salvation Army bells. Whatever it is, it's that thing that warms your heart just a bit with memories of Christmas...
Corn Flakes Is All About Offseason Coaching Hires And Infections
My writing has been pretty lousy lately, so instead of attempting to write something coherent, you're going to be getting Corn Flakes more often than you've seen in the recent past. Todd Graham leaves Pitt for Arizona State after being at Pitt for only a year, and spending that year talking about...
ACC Extends Formal Invitations To Pittsburgh, Syracuse: 14 Is The New 12
Here's the press release from Commission John Swofford and the ACC. Nice things are said all around. "The ACC is a strong united conference that is only going to get better with the addition of the University of Pittsburgh and Syracuse University," said Duke University President Richard Broadhead,...
Big East Expansion "Dream Scenario" Includes Adding TCU, Boston College, Maryland And Villanova/Central Florida
So about that open invitation thing ... Turns out the reported open invitation is all part a larger Big East "dream scenario" that includes the conference adding TCU, Boston College, Maryland and a 12th football member -- Villanova or Central Florida. That's according to the Pittsburgh...
Dave Wannstedt Won't Leave Me Alone
I bought Pitt season tickets in 2009 and now Dave Wannstedt and Steve Pederson won’t leave me alone. Maybe the Stache will be off the hook for cheesy mailers now that he got a new contract. I have to give them credit for the stuff they mail me though. It is pretty entertaining. The one thing I...
CBS/SI Investigation of Crime & College Football Finds Husker Program Better Than Others - But Nothing to Be Proud Of
CBS News and Sports Illustrated have combined their resources to perform an expose on college football players with legal problems. They focused on last season's preseason Top 25, and found that Nebraska ranked in a tie for 19th place in terms of players with a police record with four. That's...
What A Difference Three Years Makes For Nebraska Football
Let's stop and look at where Nebraska football is right now on October 15, 2010. The Huskers are ranked in the top five in both polls. The Blackshirts are one of the most feared defenses in college football, and the offense is led by a redshirt freshman who's one of the most explosive in college...
Shooting for Sellouts
The goal set by Steve Pederson is clear - sell out every game every year.I'm not saying it's impossible, but without a Heisman candidate in Shady, it's tough to place a finger on what is the selling point for next year. Baldwin? Maybe, but he wasn't utilized enough due to a shaky passing game. A...
No Script For You
Now, with camp and scrimmages going on, this was a relatively minor note that almost slipped by me in today's Trib. My immediate reaction was, 'Has Steve Pederson lost his mind?' Let's take it piece by piece:"I felt there had been enough changes," Pederson said. What? What about all of the...
Scheduling Mission Accomplished
Paul Zeise of the PG reports that Pitt finally filled the much-anticipated spot in their schedule with...Florida InternationalNot a 1-AA team, which is a good thing. I heard a radio interview this weekend with Steve Pedersen and he sounded extremely against the idea of scheduling a 2nd 1-AA team...
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