Admittedly it did not seem like a lot of people would get to see this one, but it has a little more coverage than initially suggested. It is on the Pitt Panther TV network for those in Western PA or so with Comcast.  But it is also on SNY, ESPN FullCourt and ESPN3.com (Online). Game time is 6pm.

SC State is a MEAC school. Pitt has never lost to a MEAC school, this won’t be the game to see that run end.

So join in the watching and commenting. I’m sure we can talk rationally and reasonably about it, the expectations for this team going forward, the Khem Birch issues might arise and by the end of the game I might even venture into a  little football coaching search stuff.

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Okay, folks, time for me to be a bit of an asshole.

I know that emotions are running a little hot right now. That’s fine. Debates can get heated. Disagreements are normal.

That said, sock-puppetry is flat out unacceptable. There have been a couple instances of that this week. If you can’t make your arguments without pretending you are more than just you, then just stop now.

This seems to flair up every so often. I don’t require a verified account to comment on this site. Part of it is simply trying to trust everyone. Part is not wanting to be responsible for the information. And a good chunk of it is my own personal dislike for having to register at sites.

That doesn’t make you anonymous. I do have a fair amount of information about each comment based on the wordpress blog set-up. So it doesn’t take much for me to figure out when people are playing games.

If you list a real e-mail address, I will be nice enough to send you an e-mail first — especially if I think you don’t have a real intent to deceive — asking you to knock it off. Of course if you do it without a real-email address, I will make it known who you are and what you are doing.

If you don’t acknowledge or keep playing the game, then I will ban you.

I really have an intense dislike of that behavior and will not waste my time trying to police it.

Thanks.