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The Morning Pitt: 1/15/2025 - Portal changes and two keys to beating Florida State

Pitt has a big opportunity tonight when the Panthers take on Florida State in Tallahassee. What does Jeff Capel's crew need to do against the Seminoles? And could the NCAA be on the verge of making a notable change to the transfer portal? All that and more on today's Morning Pitt.

Does Cohen have some contract for his NIL where we have to play him 30+ min a game?

How many times in their careers did Dejuan, Aaron Gray play 36 min? And we give those minutes to Cam, who I am honestly not sure if he had a point or rebound in the last 18 min.

And it’s not like Lville has some amazing bigs we have to leave him on the court to guard lol.

This roster is not good, it doesn’t fit, it has never fit. You have a bunch of small ball stopping guards, no true 4 on the roster, and a bunch of super soft 5s.

It’s why guys like Amsal were so necessary - he has a different skill set. But he’s buried now. We run the same guys for the last 18 min and they are all so tired we can’t even defend simple screens in the half court.

This team implodes, which it might, there are going to be serious discussions about the Head Coach spot. A buyout saved him once, he can’t again blow the tournament. I don’t think he will, but an 0-2 week next week and we will be outside the field. You can only get so much mileage for a WVU win and a miracle shot against Ohio St

I wrote after the Duke blowout loss that Pitt wouldn't sniff the Top 25 again this season

Of course I got told I was crazy and no way that's true.

Trust me it's true. This is not anywhere close to a Top 25 team, they honestly aren't even a good team.

Right now Pitt is not on the bubble but that can quickly change. And the way this team is being coached and playing they can easily get 1 or more of those bad Quad 3 or 4 losses. Then they would be in trouble.

Brennan Marion takes HC job

at Sacramento State, one of the better FCS programs. Sacramento State is making a huge push to be the 8th team in the Pac 12, promising a new stadium, and having raised $30 million for NIL. I think its probably between them and Texas State unless some of those AAC schools like Memphis and Tulane change their mind. Sacramento is one of the largest markets in the country without an FBS program.

Bad Matchup

1. Duke much more physical in frontcourt with Flagg and Maluch -- problems for Corhen and G D-G.

2. Duke's guards are all 6-5 to 6-7. This will make it difficult for Lowe and Leggett to be effective scorers.

If twins are not red hot shooting the 3 ball it could be a very long night due to Duke's size and strength advantage.

Nevertheless, hoping for the best!
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Dugger 2025

How would you use Dugger in 2025?

  • The clear cut #2 QB

    Votes: 119 72.1%
  • Pursue a more experienced backup, but still willing to use JD in packages

    Votes: 46 27.9%

So what do you guys think of what we saw from Dugger yesterday in terms of what he will do in 2025? True freshman in his first college snaps and shows some flashes but also as expected some struggles….but remember he also did this against a MAC school and didn’t really do a ton through the air on the day.
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