Purchased 2 season tickets. However, due to son's work schedule and my health issues won't be able to attend every game. In fact, when schedule and times are released most of the season may be available. Looking for someone to purchase tickets to those games I can't or wouldn't attend. I would like to sell, at face, to one person. This would be much easier than selling on SeatGeek.

Back from Croatia, and nothing says I'm back to NY when a thirty mile trip from Newark to home takes 2 1/2 hours on a sunday early evening. But have some quick recap thoughts:

1. I would highly recommend Croatia to anyone looking at vacation spots. Really just a beautiful country, with a great vibe and great food. Loved my 10 days there.

2. So I might need to declare bankruptcy because I had to watch both games (YSU, WVU) from the wireless network because the WIFI blocked it. My data usage with VZ is probably in the millions.

3. My gawd, it's amazing how much pleasure I get being 4-0. How great is it having games to play for in Oct?

4. You know the WVU game was epic but if they had lost that game we would have been complaining about the disastrous trick plays we tried and the going for it on 4th down late in the first half gifting WVU 3 points with THAT play. And of course the blatant OPI on the WVU TD to put them up by 10.

5. While we can all revel in the 4-0 record and catch our breath we do have two major issues with our lines. Number 1 the OL has been meh. Tackles have not been great at all especially in pass blocking thus requiring some heroics from Eli. He's been under duress way too much in the pocket. Really disappointed in number 70's play. And the DL needs to create more pass rush. In fact, our pass rush has not been great at all and against YSU even when we blitzed we couldn't get home.

6. Boy, Holstein has that clutch gene or what? Just makes plays and is not scared of the moment. What's really underrated about him is what a great deep thrower he is. Knows how to put air on throws when needed. That's some veteran shit right there. And the throw to Reynolds was just filthy almost like Reynolds had no choice but to catch it.

7. Ok I mentioned the Lines but we have some really good pieces too. Number 1 we have a great FG kicker which is really key, number 2 our skill people, while maybe not elite by some people's standards, are pretty damn special and number 3 our LB's have elite athleticism. Kyle Louis might be the best cover LB we've had in 20 years. I think the DB's are still a work in progress. Still way too many blown assignments.

8. Is it my 63 year old old school mentality or am I the only guy who thinks it's a bad look to have us chucking the ball all over the place when up by over 40 pts? Maybe it's just me.

9. I realize it's YSU but boy the weight loss for Carter is really noticeable with his speed. BTW, he is by far the best pass protector of the RB's. I prefer him having the ball than Davis. Much more decisive with his running.

10. I realize this might be sacrilegious but I'm glad WVU and Cincy won. Need them to have good seasons for our SOS.

11. James Madison was a big time FCS school under Cignetti but come on 53 points in UNC? Wow. I don't want to get too confident but geez. I am fully aware that that stadium has been a house of horrors for us.

12. I get that ND is a major draw but they lose to NI at home (Who just also lost to Buffalo) and yet they are still ranked. Give me a break. They pummel a really bad Purdue team and Miami of OH and voila they are back in the playoff picture. Makes me ill.

13. i know we all love Gavin (who I think we tend to overrate a little) and we all the remember the spectacular play in the Tenn game a few years back but number 87 is a guy to watch. He really is a good in line blocker. I mean really good.

14. Kinda ironic that we fire Lyke (no opinion either way because I'm not tied in the AD's office) but football team is 4-0 the volleyball team is number 1 in the country and still hasn't lost a set and I think the basketball team is going to be really good too.


Good to be back home, Hail to Pitt.

Pitt 82

Bosko from Ampipe, PA??


Buddy Garrity from Dillion, TX?

37 votes in AP poll good for 30th
50 in Coaches, good for 28th

Just got back from campus. May try to attend that game schedule permitting.

Was just looking at UNC's ACC games this year:
Duke, Pitt, GA Tech, Virginia, Florida St, Wake Forest, Boston College, NC State

On paper before the season, that looks like a schedule hand-tailored for an ACC-CG run. Now Pitt, GT, BC are looking better than expected so far, but before the season, FSU looked to be the only formidable opponent. Really was setup for UNC to go 7-1 in conference play (if a FSU loss) or maybe 8-0 with a FSU upset. They have to be beside themselves that their QB went down, especially given how beatable FSU is in reality.

Don't worry, they got a nice UNC-favorable slate in 2025 too: Duke, Cal, Stanford, Virginia, Wake, NC State, Cuse, Clemson. I'd expect Cuse to maybe be not as good next year without McCord, so really it's Clemson (at home) and 7 very winnable game.

I know part of this is a function of the ACC having a lot of mid (or worse teams), but still 2 years without playing any of Miami, Louisville, VA Tech (usually strong teams) and then only 1 each year from FSU & Clemson.

At least in 2026 their luck run out a bit: Miami, @Clemson, Louisville, at PITT, Notre Dame OOC game, plus maybe their rival NC State won't stink by then. Of course, I expect the ACC to somehow change the matchups by then for some contrived reason.

GTFOH…

Any news there? Been quiet

Any suggestions as to where? I see a couple breweries within walking distance

What views do people now have of Pitt’s offensive recruiting class after seeing the offense? I recall a bunch of concern over the size of guys. After seeing Reid and Lee, I think Bell is looking for a specific type of athlete.

Excellent read from espn ranking the top 50 USMNT players based on how they are playing right now. Obviously Pulisic and McKennie are #1 and #2. Haven’t made it far enough down to see if Reyna even cracks the list, being that he hasn’t really played much for his club teams in what seems like years.

Hope this isn’t behind a pay wall.

Rock fight incoming

The success of Williams, Lee and Reid have me thinking that there are a lot of players in FCS that can at least contribute at P4 schools. What sort of scouting does Pitt do on players in the event that they end up in the transfer portal? Do we keep a database of every player and their attractiveness to go after? Or do we just wait until kids hit the transfer portal and then decide if we want them?

Just curious as to how this all works.

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Not sure if anyone has been following his recruitment at all, but he started with 80 schools and has been taking a few off every week.

He just released his latest list and Pitt is still in it, making it to the top 20.

• Air Force
• Arizona State
• Cornell
• Iowa
• Iowa State
• Lehigh
• Michigan
• Missouri
• NC State
• Nebraska
• Northern Iowa
• Ohio State
• Oklahoma State
• Penn State
• Pitt
• Pitt-Johnstown
• Princeton
• Rutgers
• Stanford
• Virginia Tech

or if your glass is half-full: causes for concern. let's remember that we played 2 complete and total tomato cans.

rankings:

1 . scoring defense = 82
2. pass defense = 90
3. rush defense = 41
4. penalties = 102
5. penalty yards = 111
6. 1st down defense % = 90
7. RZ defense = 60
8. total defense = 68
9. sacks = 26 (we're obviously usually MUCH higher)

others:
* 3rd down conversion % = 34
* TOP (not sure this one matters) = 129

I dont know, maybe its just me but I see some of these scores come in and it seems like WPIAL football a lot of times where every game is a blowout. I wonder if its the redistribution of talent through the portal or just the over-reliance or the portal hurting teams who were supposed to be good but haven't gelled (FSU, NC St).

Some examples:

JMU: 53 at half and 70 for game at UNC

SMU: 41 at half and 66 for game vs TCU

Pitt: 73 on YSU. YSU is FCS but Pitt isnt a program who you think would normally put up 73 on anybody

Kent St: maybe the worst FBS of all time, should any group of 85 FBS players be this bad? Outgained by PSU 718-68

Texas Tech: was up 49-7 at halftime vs a North Texas team who beat South Alabama 52-38. Then South Alabama beats FCS Northwestern State 87-10. Should South Alabama drop near 90 on anyone.

Should NC St ever be down 35-0 at half to a good but not great Clemson team?

There's other example of this but I see these scores come across and I just scratch my head.

Holstein rookie of the week. At this rate they may have to name the honor after Holstein 😂

Just curious, anyone have any insights into season ticket sales for the hoops team this upcoming season? Growing hype/optimism for the program based off the succes of these last two seasons, just wondering if that's translated into season ticket sales.

Pitt is off this week, so there's no Pat Narduzzi press conference on Monday. We'll see if they have any interviews/availability later this week, but I'm guessing we won't hear from any players or coaches until next week.

…sound system is the worst audio experience I can imagine.

It has been this way since opening.

I find it hilarious that the Rooneys would ever want to love for something better when they could invest almost nothing to improve so many shitty systems in this friggin dump of an NFL stadium.

I’d rather no sound system to this.

Cam Ward at Miami (Wazzou)
Eli Holstein at Pitt. (Alabama)
Haynes King at GT (Texas A&M)
Kyle McCord at Syracuse (OSU)
Malik Murphy at Duke (Texas)

Those programs really upgraded the position and are reaping the success so far.