ESPN.com rotates through the conferences on a 1- to 2-week period. Ultimately, a lot of it is rehashing the same stuff but by different writers or putting it in convenient list or capsule format. Most of the attention in the latest gimmick “Three things I can’t wait to see this fall…” hits the Big East. Most of the attention is on WVU, Louisville and Rutgers. You know, teams that were ranked at the end of last season. Oh, but Mark Schlabach does get to Pitt with the obvious.

Syracuse’s Greg Robinson and Pittsburgh’s Dave Wannstedt, two former NFL coaches, need to turn their teams around quickly. Robinson is 5-18 in two seasons at Syracuse and the natives are restless. Wannstedt hasn’t taken his alma mater to a bowl game yet, with an 11-12 record in two seasons. Both teams must replace their starting quarterbacks. Wannstedt has recruited exceptionally well at Pittsburgh, but it’s time for that talent to translate into victories.

That would be nice, but I almost feel conditioned to add to the end of that “… in 2008.”

In the capsule recaps of the past recaps  of spring, I’ll summarize Pitt’s. Receiving corp — good; Nate Byham — awesome; d-line — looked good; O-line — has experience, needs center; secondary — not bad; starting QB — who knows for sure; running game — unknown; linebackers — oh, boy; punter Dave Brytus — used to be good at Purdue; freshmen playing time — might be a good idea.