We made it! Game day is finally here! So let’s start this off right. The best ‘stache in college football needs an opening theme to start the season, don’t you agree? And what better theme than one associated with one of the greatest ‘staches of all time… There is not a whole lot left to [...]
This morning, Nike held a press conference to show off the 10 new Pro-Combat uniforms that will be worn in the 2010 season and announce the dates they will be worn. Sorry, no script Pitt everyone. But they aren’t half bad. Gold letters and numbers representing steel I-beams, the helmet is designed to resemble a [...]
Thanks to our friends over at 93.7 The Fan, we have been asked to join a panel of Pitt bloggers for a weekly Blogger Debate. Each Wednesday, we will discuss Pitt football and other hot topics in college football with Chas Rich of Pitt Blather, Bryan from Pitt Script, and Chris Gates from the Area 4-1-ZOO Blog. This week, [...]
Opponent: #24 The Utah Utes (0-0) Mascot: Swoop, the red tailed hawk Conference: Mountain West Conference. Well sort of. They are in the Mountain West this season, but next season when they come to Heinz Field, they will be in the Pac-10…err Pac-12…err actually Pac-11 since Colorado isn’t jumping ship with them until 2012 now. [...]
We took this picture almost 6 years ago…sitting in an 90% pro-Utah Fiesta Bowl…witnessing the first “BCS Buster” pull out a win in dominating fashion. They outplayed Pitt(sburgh). They outcoached Pitt(sburgh). But that was 5 full seasons ago. That was a Walt Harris team. That team was Pittsburgh. This team is PITT. T-minus 6 days…
Today it was announced that Pitt was one of ten college football programs chosen to wear Nike’s Pro Combat uniforms for select games during the 2010 season. At this time, we do not know the dates they will be worn or what they will look like…but we will find out on September 1st. Our best [...]
Bulletin board material! Get your bulletin board material here! Camp is just starting and bulletin board is already flying. The latest is courtesy of WVU receiver Jock Sanders on Pitt being favored to win the Big East: “The crazy thing about it to me is, Pitt got everybody back and we got everybody back and [...]
The pervasiveness of the ‘Stache is nothing new to the University of Pittsburgh football program. Actually, its roots can be traced all the way back to the beginning. The first coach to understand its mystical power was Arthur “Texas” Mosse, when in 1904 he led our Pitt Panthers to their first undefeated season. Throughout the [...]
In what turned out to be an uneventful day, the Panthers signed all 24 of their commitments today. The staff had wrapped up most of its 2010 recruiting efforts a few weeks back and have begun work on 2011…
The Panthers closed the books on the 2009 season with a 19-17 win over UNC in the Meineke Car Care Bowl for their 10th win of the season, a first since the 1981 season! Dion Lewis also broke the freshman rushing record previously held by Tony Dorsett.