A few little things.

From the ESPN chat with Bruce Feldman on college football:

Brian–Erie PA: What are your feelings on Dave Wannstedt and Pitt? Is it going to work?

Bruce Feldman: (4:11 PM ET ) Brian, I think he’s a good fit. I think in a year they will be a top 15 team. Cavanuagh will really help Palko too.

Obviously, we are hoping a little sooner.

I have really failed to give some props to Pitt’s athletic department for doing a solid job in the non-con football schedule. They have scheduled good teams. Not just patsies. Seems some in West Virginia even approve:

Pitt and Virginia have an agreement for a 2006 game in Pittsburgh and a return date at Virginia in ‘07. On future schedules, that gives Pitt eight dates with Notre Dame, home-and-homes with Michigan State, Navy, Virginia, N.C. State and Clemson, and a 2-for-1 with UCF.

That’s the kind of strong scheduling philosophy the Big East needs as it tries to rebuild in the post-Miami era.

The more games like this Pitt schedules, the better its chances to recruit top talent and have a strong enough strength of schedule for BCS purposes. And by BCS purposes, I don’t just mean playing in a BCS bowl.

And finally, the whacks from normally friendly media sources keep coming at Penn State’s scheduling choice:

THERE DOESN’T seem to be much support for Penn State’s decision to add Temple to the football schedule starting in 2006 as the 12th team.

Ron Bracken offered his perspective in his Sunday column, and the fans are offering their view in our Web poll that is taking off, as you would expect.

And you would expect the fans to want Pitt, now wouldn’t you. And that’s how they’re voting in this entirely unscientific Web poll.

Give us your view.

And pardon us if we don’t necessarily look forward to a November game with Temple.

The poll is here. Not that it really matters. But check out the whiners complaining about how obnoxious Pitt fans were to them. Hilarious.