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August 27, 2010

If you were somehow hoping to never see Pitt play another 1-AA opponent, well, you were probably delusional in the first place.

Put the Delaware Blue Hens down for two games. One in 2014 and the other in 2019.

“We always have a competitive schedule,” Keeler said. “Philosophically, we’ve come to terms with, in those 11-game seasons, it really makes sense to try and stay away from a I-A game. The margin for error is already brutal in our conference, and nobody in the country is playing our schedule because we’re playing each other [in the CAA]. We’re fortunate that, with the crowds we have, we can try to schedule that way.

“But to get a regional game like this, against an opponent like Pitt, in a 12-game season, just made a lot of sense. We weren’t interested in going to Florida or Auburn, someplace like that. We wanted a game our fans could get to, like Maryland in 2008.”

The only players among those on Delaware’s team now who will still be here for the Aug. 30, 2014, game are freshmen who could be fifth-year seniors then. The 2019 game is Aug. 31.

A visit to Pittsburgh also has a lucrative benefit, as Delaware is certain to receive a financial guarantee. They are typically in the $400,000 to $500,000 range when a Division I-AA team visits a high-caliber I-A foe. UD did not reveal what payoff it will receive for the visits to Pitt.

In 1-AA most seasons are still 11 games. The years they will play Pitt are 12-game seasons.

Odds are strong there might be a mention of some guy named Flacco.





I’m jumping for joy!!!!

Anybody know where I can get a PITT jersey cheap?

Comment by Luke 08.27.10 @ 8:58 am

“Odds are strong there might be a mention of some guy named Flacco.”

Was gonna go there but Chas beat me to it. Hey, at least Smizik and Cook have a couple of columns they can recycle now.

Comment by Stoosh 08.27.10 @ 9:03 am

Luke: borntrade.com

Comment by Jamie H 08.27.10 @ 9:17 am

I saw borntrade but I really dont want to pay $25 to ship it

Comment by Luke 08.27.10 @ 9:29 am

[…] Pitt down for games against Delaware in 2014 and 2019. If you squint your eyes and don’t look at the scoreboard, you can pretend its Michigan. […]


Luke = cheap

Comment by Fred 08.27.10 @ 12:04 pm

MY PRAYERS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED!
These are easily my two favorite football teams. It’s easy to miss with a ho-hum 1-AA game, but this is a good add. I don’t know if I’ve ever been this excited for a future non-conference game.

Comment by ChrisA 08.27.10 @ 1:02 pm

Luke, I (am not) your father.

get real – give up some cash and get a jersey.

Comment by Pitt it IS 08.27.10 @ 1:40 pm

Well I would, but the thing is I got the best jerseys I ever bought factory direct from China in a wholesale site for $35, but they only have Florida USC Ohio State and West Virginia

Comment by Luke 08.27.10 @ 2:05 pm

Pitt/UD………..a WAR in my home.
I am Pitt proud,Class of ’63. My youngest daughter is a Phi Beta Kappa UD graduate.
Wanny had better not have a brain lapse and have a
replay of our Ohio and Bowling Green disasters.

Comment by isnore 08.28.10 @ 6:56 am

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