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January 14, 2017

Open Thread: Miami-Pitt, Must Win

Filed under: Basketball,Open Thread — Chas @ 10:35 am

12 pm, RSN (ROOT, various FOX, etc.) and ACC Network Extra/WatchESPN.

Miami is somewhere in the mushy-middle of the ACC with Pitt (yes, I still think of Pitt as a middle-of-the-pack ACC team, but consider that middle of the pack in the ACC likely encompasses roughly 6-13). As such, this is a game Pitt can win.

Should win? Arguably.

Must win? Absolutely.

This is a home game for Pitt. You cannot lose the home games to teams that are about the same.

Miami is starting three games on the road in the ACC. They are coming off a tough, close loss at home to Notre Dame (been there).

Miami is among the slowest tempo teams, nationally. They have a very good defense and a decent, methodical offense.

It is an aggressive defense. One that really defends on all shots — inside and outside the arc. As such, they also foul a lot, so opposing teams find themselves shooting free throws. Pitt (*cough* Mike Young *cough*) will need to put their effort at the free throw line at Louisville in the past for today.

Aside from Dewan Huell and Ebuka Izundu (who combine to play about 30 minutes a game), Miami doesn’t play anyone with size that will be an issue for Pitt.

On offense, their weakness is a penchant for carelessness with the ball. Pitt, though, is not one of, but the worst team nationally in terms of creating turnovers. And that is even after what happened in Louisville.

There’s been a bit of turmoil for Miami in terms of roster turnover. They have now dismissed two transfers from the team. One who sat out last year, and this week, one that was sitting out this year.

Also worth noting, Pitt football has a big recruiting weekend for the final push before National Signing Day. Hopefully the crowd is there for this one.

 





To get the bad taste out of your mouths, Dion Lewis has two touchdowns already. One on a kickoff return.

No sign of Tom Savage yet.

H2P!!!

Comment by Pitt Dad 01.14.17 @ 8:52 pm

Conspiratorially speaking, I don’t think the Pitt braintrust was quite that diabolical. I don’t think they they are glad to see Barnes go. I do agree, however, that the Jamie departure was Barnes mission from the get go. I think Pitt stumbled upon Howland then hired Jamie because he didn’t cost much. He screwed that up by winning which forced Pitt to pay him more. Barnes was hired to “fix” that. Nordenberg stifled athletic prominence for 19 years. Gallagher was hired despite his lack of fundraising prowess in the public sector. Barnes was hired because he had something Gallagher didnt: a reputation for fund raising. Athletic excellence was a stated goal only so long as it came at the right price. Hence the skids were greased for Jamie’s departure with no plan B. Stallings’ hire fit the template. How much sense would it have made for them to spend the money Barnes just saved them on an accomplished coach? He popped off and told the world that any AD worth his salt had coaching candidates is his back pocket. He ran Jamie out of town only to find out his calls weren’t being returned. He panicked and hired Stallings to save face. And money. Once the cigar blew up in his face and the “noise” wasn’t buying his bullshit, he suddenly remembered his mother’s birthday.

Comment by wally 01.14.17 @ 8:53 pm

Upitt was absolutely right about Barnes and He is probably right about Stallings. This Team is worse than it should be. Time will tell, but it will be an empty Pete next year. Maybe sooner. He even lost the Zoo today.

Comment by gc 01.14.17 @ 9:00 pm

Wally – I just pissed myself laughing. If this was about his mother he would of moved her to Pitt or moved where she was. Not 6 hours away in Corvallis.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 9:00 pm

Thanks GC! I think you would give Houston a better shot to win than Oswierler.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 9:01 pm

This team confuses arrogance with confidence. The same was true last year. It is why they play so sloppy. Throw in a “let em play” coach and you get what we have.

Comment by HbgFrank 01.14.17 @ 9:10 pm

Look, Jamie jumped the shark in recruiting with this senior class. Even then Artis turned out to be better than expected.

His inability to recruit big men and guards sealed his fate. That and the big contract.

Ancient history now. Pitt will lose revenue until they build a competitive program. Stallings will get two years to get results, if he doesn’t it is back to square one.

Comment by gc 01.14.17 @ 9:10 pm

Savage probably lucky he is concussed today. I am watching golf in Hawaii. Wish I Was there.

Comment by gc 01.14.17 @ 9:16 pm

I hear on twitter Cole Haan is putting together a package to get Stallings back. We asked for a comment from our AD and then we realized we had 2 which means we don’t have one.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 9:16 pm

Unless Pitt thinks outside the box with the AD hire, we will be in basketball purgatory for years and years.
Herman should be told to pack up his front porch into the Munstermobile and scram.
But no, he will be allowed to lame duck and collect coin for another two months.
In the meantime, Pitt will hem and haw and go safe and stupid.
Didn’t they have learned their lesson in the 80’s when they let the football program tank.

Comment by Gasman 01.14.17 @ 9:16 pm

Myself, you had the feeling the last several years, this program was tanking ala Boston College, a couple years after they joined the ACC.

Check this out. They like Pitt were a BigEast upper tier team. And actually BC had a longer history of being good. As they were Elite 8 in 1981, got beat by the Phi Slamma Jamma Houston crew. Were in the Sweet 16 in 1980, 1982 and again in 1984. (Coaches in this time period was Dr. Tom Davis who left for Iowa and Gary Williams who left for Ohio State)

Then again closer to present day, they were Elite 8 in 1993 under Jim O’Brien who went to Ohio State after Williams left for Maryland.

When Al Skinner came in…. the last several years they were in the BigEast before transitioning to the ACC they were:

2000 – 27-5
2001 – 20-12
2002 – 19-12
2003 – 24-10
2004 – 25-5 BigEast last year

2005 – 28-8 ACC
2006 – 21-12
2007 – 14-17
2008 – 22-12
2009 – 15-16
2010 – 21-13
2011 – 9-22 (bottom falls out)
2012 – 16-17
2013 – 8-24
2014 – 13-19
2015 – 7-25

They couldn’t maintain their momentum they had built up in the BigEast, after they transitioned.

And Pitt if you remember was even starting to dip a little in the last few years of the BigEast(26-10, 19-15, 21-12). Early exits from the BE Tourney and as always sans 2009, early exists from then NCAA’s.

What you really needed was a highly energized, highly motivated HC, not a guy who is looking to ride out the string and get to coaching win #500 (he’s at 467) and call it quits.
And he and Pitt certainly looked like they layed down today for Laranagga’s 600th win.

Comment by EMel 01.14.17 @ 9:54 pm

Stallings lost the zoo. It is truly the end of an era.

Comment by DD 01.14.17 @ 10:03 pm

Anyone know where the size 11 Rockports are??? Ask Kevin says the manager at Belks.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 10:07 pm

I don’t blame Stallings, I blame Herman for bringing him here while reducing Jamie’s buyout.
Dumb, dumb, dumb.

Comment by Gasman 01.14.17 @ 10:11 pm

If this keeps up, students will only show up to the Pete to play intramural games.

Comment by Gasman 01.14.17 @ 10:14 pm

Gas – He was being fired from Vandy. If we dont hire him he is unemployed or literally stocking shoes or selling brissels.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 10:26 pm

Emel,

You just made me very sad with that BC trend analysis!!!

I can’t imagine pitt not being relevant in basketball for years!!

God I miss the howland/early Dixon years!!!

Comment by Keith 01.14.17 @ 10:32 pm

This program was doomed over Jamie Dixons last two recruiting classes. Go back and look, Stallings walked into a bad situation little talent and zero depth.

Comment by WLAT 910 radio and the big beat! 01.14.17 @ 10:36 pm

Welcome to the Willard years.

Comment by Gasman 01.14.17 @ 10:38 pm

link to m.youtube.com

Start at minute 13:00. We need to make this a drinking game. Everytime Herman’s fat ass says Im excited we need to drink. Noise is a double shot.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 11:00 pm

Tx Panther, I don’t get it. The AD should be able to control the internal Athletic Dept politics. Barnes should have been in control. Does PITT have a Major (singular) benefactor calling the shots? I don’t think so.

Gallagher is new blood and wants to win. If there is a problem I just don’t see it. You don’t always get your hires right. Barnes didn’t see PITT as home for his family.

Louisville (less than PITT academically) seems to get its coaches and AD’s to stay. Pitino loves horses even though he is a Metro NYC boy. Go figure. I don’t like how or what Louisville does but they do win.

Comment by Old Pitt Grad 01.14.17 @ 11:27 pm

OPG – In all sports they win. Id take Jurich in a second.

The Gappagher hire of Barnes made zero sense.

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.14.17 @ 11:31 pm

Let’s not get too excited.

We just had a Down Day.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.14.17 @ 11:39 pm

There you go Upitt. Hope that helps ease some of the angst.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.14.17 @ 11:40 pm

That’s really incredible OPG…cause as a university Pitt has it all over Louisville Community College.

And Pittsburgh is so much a better city than dirty crime ridden Loserville.

Yet in every frickin search the Muckety Mucks make it seems like no one wants to come to Pitt or Pittsburgh. That is insane.

There has to be a word on the street about Pitt and it’s administrators.

Comment by EMel 01.14.17 @ 11:43 pm

The only good thing about Kentucky is Bourbon County, Kentucky.

And L-Ville’s most famous QB is a Pittsburgher, who grew up on Mt. Washington. The legendary Johnny U.

Comment by EMel 01.14.17 @ 11:48 pm

~ Keith.

I could direct you to something to cheer you up.
But Reed took down…..Sybil. πŸ™‚

Comment by EMel 01.14.17 @ 11:50 pm

Barney’s other team is just as bad if not worse than Pitt’s BB team –

link to collegebasketball.ap.org

Oregon State routed by an even bigger scoring margin than Pitt yesterday – maybe Tynkle (ikr) gets moved along by Barney and is replaced by Stallings, and the money flow starts all over again with the search firm gig.

We’ll have to research Tynkle to find out which school he is an alum of and what their BB coaching situation looks like…

Comment by Erie Express 01.15.17 @ 5:28 am

Turns out Wayne Tinkle (correct spelling) has already coached his “playing days” school – Montana.

Wayne is 6’10” and has a son on the current Oregon State team.

Enough of BB for a while as I’m sure others are mumbling in their sleep as I pour my coffee.

Better days ahead – Barney’s last day at Pitt is in a few weeks – will he show for LOI or will it be too “noisy” for his liking?

Comment by Erie Express 01.15.17 @ 5:39 am

Pitt man makes history. Dion Lewis is the first player to score touchdowns rushing, receiving and a kick return, in NE victory over Houston.

Comment by alcofan 01.15.17 @ 9:30 am

I guess that game affected me more than I thought, I had a dream the Cathedral of Learning was blown up last night. Maybe a need a new hobby.

It is very intriguing that Jamie is suddenly able to recruit again.

Recruiting is the life blood of success in college sports. Yes coaching makes a difference, maybe 20-30% with the players at 70-80%. Which raises the question, why is it so difficult to recruit to Pitt?

It is unlikely that Pitt will win any game this year without solid efforts from Artis and Young. Duquesne beat us without Artis and Yesterday we saw what happens without Young. Luther also make a marginal difference.

So another question is how much of the performance for the last three games is on the players vs the coaches. If my original assumption is correct only 20-30%, then it is mostly the players. However, it appears that Stallings is not doing all that much with his 20-30%. IMO.

Comment by gc 01.15.17 @ 10:26 am

The first step to solving any and all problems is to admit to yourself that you have one in the first place.

They claim the human body is composed of 90% water. I always tell folks that I am not particularly proud of what I did with my 10%. It’s doubtful Stallings is inclined to engage in similar introspection.

Comment by wally 01.15.17 @ 10:50 am

something is rotten in pitts ad. barnes couldnt change the culture and he was actually part of it. need a total cleaning of house. thats why i love tressell. he would also influence change on the bot. and would line up some boosters as supporters. and pitt wont begin cheating and doing dirty things. but pitt will change the culture and be finally committed to excellence in sports with student athletes. much like a wisky or stanford. those schools should be our models.

Comment by TX Panther 01.15.17 @ 11:13 am

Interesting that Chryst gets a pass for delivering current recruits (including Chad I couldn’t even start at Arkansas State CC as well as a slew of underwhelming defensive players) and yet Jamie most-successful-bb-coach in Pitt history left the cabinet bare.
Barnes hastened Jamie’s departure, and then his own.
Maybe the problem wasn’t Jamie. Maybe it was a lack of funds, funds for recruiting, assistants, whatever. And instead of working through those issues, Herman points him to the door, but only after chopping the buy-out.
I say Herman was worse than Smiley.

Comment by Gasman 01.15.17 @ 11:43 am

barnes was going to make dixon play a tougher non con schedule instead of cupcakes, and dixon knew he wasnt going to be able to get his automatic twenty wins per year. instead of being disappointed every march, we are now disappointed in january. same results.

Comment by goalie44 01.15.17 @ 11:49 am

They better get a better facemask for Young, so he can see.

Comment by gc 01.15.17 @ 12:00 pm

Stallings also needs to develop Wilson, he has size and makes foul shots.

Comment by gc 01.15.17 @ 12:02 pm

GAs + 10000000000

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.15.17 @ 12:18 pm

I’m not sure Chryst got a pass on his recruiting. Most of the commentary that I read this past football season asserted that the deficient defensive play was primarily the result of Narduzzi/Conklin having to rely upon Chryst/House recruits.

It will be interesting to see what happens now with OOC scheduling. Barnes reached a four year agreement with WVU starting next year. Unsure of anything else that is in the works for next year. Probably won’t matter much if this ship ends up on the rocks and four seniors graduate with no players having been developed to fill those positions. Even in the relatively horrendous 2011-2012 (CBI) season Dixon had experienced guys like Woodall, Patterson and Zanna returning to fill for Wanamaker, Brown and McGhee.

Comment by Barvo 01.15.17 @ 12:22 pm

GAs, good post. I always found it perplexing that Slice came back for a year then left. That, to me was the beginning of the end. Maybe Jamie experienced the modern day Sherril treatment. Most of us remember what that did for Pitt football for the next 35 years.

Comment by wally 01.15.17 @ 12:39 pm

Nobody was worse than Cornhole. Dixon left because he didnt have Smiley protecting him anymore, was forced to play a tougher schedule and no more easy 15 wins before ACC play even started, and knew his recruits were no good for what the ACC demands. Now could his buddy Cornhole have provided more money for recruiting, better assistants…maybe. But Dixon was stubborn and knew at least he hit the ceiling at Pitt and needed a fresh start elsewhere.

And when was the last time a Dixon team did anything in the Big Dance. You’d have to look back more than 7 years. The writing was on the wall. The old Dixon was no Jackie.

Comment by TX Panther 01.15.17 @ 12:44 pm

Right on point tx

Comment by Goalie44 01.15.17 @ 12:53 pm

The whole Barnes thing was simple and is done in corporate america daily. Pitt wasn’t happy with Barnes. Barnes has a weak excuse. Pitt and Barnes agree to use the mothers health as an excuse for parting ways. Pitt looks good as a desirable employer in working with their employees to help when needed. Barnes looks good because he didn’t quit. Both win in their own eyes!

Pitt loses in their alumni eyes. We see through this type of activity. Pitt has a much larger brand issue then I thought. Bring back the uniforms that we all identify with. Bring back an OCS, smaller of course. Keep practice facility with Steelers as that is what the kids want.

Heinz is an incentive for opposing players who get juiced for that game against us. Narduzzi should get a couple of flips, one local.

Also David Adams looks to be getting a downgrade in his rankings from Rivals. Looks like a 3 star is heading his direction. Not gloating or anything, just wondering if ND will now have second thoughts and we can pick up a player in a position of need. Let the Narduzzi magic begin!!

Comment by dhuffdaddy 01.15.17 @ 1:17 pm

Can’t call Stallings names like skunk hair cuz he don’t got none! A Upitt all time classic!

Comment by dhuffdaddy 01.15.17 @ 1:17 pm

dhuffdaddy – LOL – Skunkhead not Skunkhair but I like them both.

Look what Skunkhead is doing while we have Men’s Wearhouse Salesman Stallings…

link to sportsday.dallasnews.com

Comment by Upittbaseball 01.15.17 @ 1:21 pm

After reading some more about the game and the pre-game….I’m kinda shocked Mike Young was even allowed to play.

The kid suffered a broken orbital bone against the L-Ville thugs and wasn’t even cleared by Pitt team doctors to play until 90 minutes before game time.

Did you see his eye ? Looked like he had been in a prize fight. He had to have a tough time even seeing properly out of it. And his shooting reflected that.

Plus he could have injured it worse.

Bad call by Stallings and Pitt to let him play in that condition.

Comment by EMel 01.15.17 @ 1:53 pm

Our only bench player that produced any results was Lumberjack Luther.

He is now out with a stress fracture in his foot. Probably a month, who knows.

So effectively as of now, we have NO BENCH. And our best all around player has a broken orbital bone, which is going to effect the way he plays for probably the rest of the season, as he’s going to be ‘gun shy’ to mix it up underneath. And he’s our only post player that can score reliably.

This is going to get real ugly I’m afraid.

Comment by EMel 01.15.17 @ 2:00 pm

Imo the whole Dixon>Barnes>Stallings shuffle was managed and was agreeable to all involved.

Dixon had the opportunity (the timing was right, as the TCU job came open) and that’s his alma mater and he played on their bball team.

And he only needed to look on his roster and see that after this year, there were no legit D1 ACC players on it and he had no one on his Pitt staff that could recruit ACC caliber players, including himself. And the program was sliding before that and the natives were growing restless.

So you have the opportunity (TCU job opens), the motive (Program sliding and Nothing on roster and nobody on staff could recruit) and Pitt and Barnes gave hive the **means** to leave, when they lowed the buyout.

Comment by EMel 01.15.17 @ 2:11 pm

And yes a crime was perpetrated on the Pitt basketball program and it’s fans.

And Barnes was brought in on a temporary basis to do the dirty deed and then bolt 3000 miles to the Opposite of the Continent.

Comment by EMel 01.15.17 @ 2:16 pm

^opposite side of the continent^

Comment by EMel 01.15.17 @ 2:17 pm

Just watched the game on replay as I was traveling. I got to cut through the junk stuff and watch only the plays.

I agree to the bench for the starters. If in the next game we fall behind early again then they should be on the bench early again for the whole game.

This team plays as individuals. The ACC bottom is our home.

Comment by Frank MD 01.15.17 @ 2:37 pm

gc, could you please have a dream that the Pete was blown up? Thanks…

Comment by Jackagain 01.15.17 @ 3:58 pm

Pitt is sitting comfortably in last place in the ACC looking up at BC and the rest of the teams they must face in the next two months.

In the B1G Joke conference, tOSU and MSU are struggling like Pitt. Let’s see which of these three teams improves over the next 2 months –

Comment by Erie Express 01.15.17 @ 5:11 pm

I dont see much hope for Pitt

Comment by TX Panther 01.15.17 @ 5:36 pm

@gc Custom mask on the way per press reports. Could not manufacture in time for Saturday’s game.

Still no word on the custom magic shooting gloves for the rest of the team…

…or the coach’s custom timeout kazoo though…

Comment by Tommymac 01.16.17 @ 3:06 am

Pitt BB is 1-5 and nd is 5-0. That my friend is the difference a coach can make. Motivating pre-game speech, in-game adjustments to counter your opponents hot hand, half-time tweaks and corrections to set the game in new directions and of course, proper use of the gifted time out.

Active, engaging CEO vs a “stiff” collecting a giant paycheck.

Two similar BB programs with similar player talents – two opposite results.

Comment by Erie Express 01.16.17 @ 4:28 am

Right after Pitt lost to Notre Dame CLOSE… I posted that ND was going to turn out to be a BETTER Team than many thought at the time.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 8:18 am

Now what is the DIFFERENCE between the Pitt Team that played into OT that day then the Team we’re witnessing now?

Of course, it’s just ONE thing. A Michael Young who is NOT scoring!

This ain’t complicated. Pitt is EXTREMELY challenged Talent-wise thanks to the prior Coach and his Staff.

We went into this Season knowing that this Pitt Team only goes as far as Artis AND Young take them.

Well, guess what?

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 8:21 am

Looking forward… seems Pitt might have learned its lesson regarding the Search for a new Athletic Director.

Gallagher has signed off on the hiring of DHR International.

The Company’s Website points out the following…

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– DHR is the only retained executive search firm whose Sports Practice is led by a former Division I Athletic Directors and a former Division I Basketball Coach.

– The Sports Practice is a global practice with capabilities to serve clients in 6 continents across all sports related organizations ranging from Fortune 500 companies to private universities.

– We are the only β€œTop 5” search firm with a practice devoted exclusively to the industry. This allows us to better serve our clients with the utmost standards of professionalism, fast approach, strong ethics and outstanding quality.

********

No more messing around.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 8:26 am

I’ll save some here the trouble.

“Well maybe they can find a new Basketball Coach too!”

Sorry to steal the Thunder.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 8:30 am

By the way… No, I am not calling for a new Basketball Coach.

Stallings will eventually be fine. But as previous noted… after some serious STRUGGLES.

Come back in 2018.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 8:34 am

PoD- Young and Artis also had to score 50 points and hit 9-17 from 3 in that ND game. Notre Dame has since beaten Louisville at home and Miami on the road and all of their conference games have been close. Granted, winning close games is the mark of a good team. ND doesn’t have any great OOC wins. Pitt has convincingly lost to both Louisville (despite Artis scoring an anomalous and unconscious 43 points) and Miami.

Pitt needs to start by fighting for an entire game at Raleigh tomorrow. If they don’t the season may be gone and fan interest continues to wane. In that case Stallings may not make 2018.

Comment by Barvo 01.16.17 @ 9:27 am

I agree with Gasman. We never know how much Pitt is spending on assistants, recruiting, program enhancements. We do know Barnes did a hoops facility upgrade and was appalled by the condition he found it in. Dixon got raises for himself but I do not think he rocked the boat otherwise.

Nordenberg and Smiley were cheap. Hard to imagine money was flowing into the hoops program – except to Dixon’s bottom line.

Comment by Tony77019 01.16.17 @ 9:30 am

And those of you giving Stallings a pass: What happens if the hoops program descends as far down as you predict it will with its current lack of talent? How much damage will the Pitt BOTS allow? How about when there are 5000 fans at ACC games except for Duke & NC? Selling out the Pete for the season hasn’t happened in a few years. How hard will it be to recover those fans and their $$?

Comment by Tony77019 01.16.17 @ 9:33 am

If Pitt (aka Gallagher & Co.) do their job, we will have an Athletic Director with a Leadership QUALITY that Alumni and Fans can buy into.

Now if that’s the case… big “IF” here… solving the AD problem will automatically solve all OTHER problems, including what Coaches stay and which ones GO.

A matter of building “trust”, which Pitt Admin has historically done a VERY poor job of.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 10:48 am

Me, personally… ONE important question to ask ALL Athletic Director Candidates.

“Do you believe Pitt needs an OCS?”

Anyone answering “YES”… is in.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 10:52 am

Funny PoD…I think that’s the first elimination question they ask. Anyone answering “yes”…is out.

Comment by panther94 01.16.17 @ 11:47 am

Do you believe in a feasibility study for a Student Multi Purpose Center?
Do you have experience running a big time athletic program in a big time conference?
Do you have proven results raising vast sums of money via fundraising?
Do you have a track record of hiring good coaches?
Do you believe in athletic excellence and are you committed to Pitt’s front porch?
Will you be committed to Pitt for the long term?
Can you unite and engage fans, alumni and boosters who have been ignored throughout the years?
Can you change the culture and mindset?
Do you know what SOP stands for and why its bad?
If the answers to all questions are ‘NO’, then Pitt has their new AD.

Comment by TX Panther 01.16.17 @ 12:49 pm

TX… Now that’s some REALLY funny stuff. Felt I had to respond to do you justice.

Maybe others here who really think Heinz Field is the GREATEST Stadium on Earth, actually believe Jamie was ONE Year away from a possible Final Four, and absolutely still think Wanny should be Pitt’s Head Football Coach… just don’t get your brand of humor.

Too bad for them.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 7:51 pm

Oh… and LOVE the new Pitt Football Unis sans Stripes.

Comment by PittofDreams 01.16.17 @ 7:53 pm

Along of the lines of what PoD said.

First question of new AD candidates.

Do you believe in making Pitt Football Great Again ?

Comment by EMel 01.17.17 @ 11:21 am

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