PSU AD claims that they don't have any rivals because regardless they get 107,000 for home games. She must have missed a few bodies today in her count
AD Barnes wants to play PSU or WVU every year. PSU runs away again
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PSU AD claims that they don't have any rivals because regardless they get 107,000 for home games. She must have missed a few bodies today in her count
Apparently they can dominate the state by only playing Temple. #unrivaled (because they won't play Pitt) #107kstrong
The arrogance of the bureaucrats running STATE COLLEGE still knows no bounds...it is their institutional memory and apparently survives without Grandpa Munster..
This game should be played as often as possible and too bad nobody it seems in this Commonwealth has the guts to call out these pompous asses
Attendance for the PSU/UB game at state college was listed at 93,065 fans by the PPG.
HAIL TO PITT!!!!
HAIL TO PITT!!!!
The Governor and Legislature should be involved but they are too frighten to do what is needed so the state benefits from Football & Basketball Games!?
Starkey Nails It, LINK!
Starkey: Pitt wins game, loses rivalry
By Joe Starkey
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, 10:42 p.m. Updated 12 hours ago
AKRON, Ohio — The idea in traveling here, quite obviously, was to cover the Pitt-Akron game. We'll get to that. But the big news broke before kickoff. We were peppering Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes about the 2022 renewal of the Backyard Brawl when the topic turned to Penn State and what will become of that series after a four-year renewal ends in 2019.
Turns out the two are intimately related. Barnes said Penn State nixed extension talks, leading Pitt to turn its sights to West Virginia (Penn State officials did not return emails Saturday night seeking comment). This is why the Backyard Brawl will play again from 2022-25. The lesson here? Simple: Penn State treats Pitt the way Pitt treats West Virginia. The phrase could be, “We'll play you when it's convenient for us.” And that shouldn't be good enough for the Penn State or Pitt fan bases.
Penn State people can talk all they want about how they don't need a rival and playing Pitt isn't a big deal anyway. They are ignoring the higher truth that Pitt-Penn State is good for the state (and pretty good for Penn State's nonconference schedule). They are totally ignoring the fact that plenty of people on the Penn State side love the rivalry.
Need proof of that? Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour uttered the following to reporters at the Big Ten Media Day in Chicago in late July: “There are a couple things I get asked about a lot, and playing Pitt is one of them.” What a shame that Penn State arrogance, as it did in 2000, apparently will kill the series again. Consider Barbour's quote from the same day, when she was asked about Penn State's lack of rivals:
“I mean, we're Penn State. I love college football. I love talking about rivalries, but what's that, really? What happens on a Saturday afternoon with 107,000 people in a stadium is what our fan base, our community, our alumni and our entire university get fired up about.” Dear Sandy: I could be wrong, but the crowd seemed a touch shy of 107,000 for the Buffalo game. I'm thinking the Army fray might fall short, as well. How about giving your fans a real nonconference game many of them want?
As for Pitt, why did it take Penn State's rejection to turn to West Virginia? Is there a law against playing both? If I'm Pitt, I'm looking for any and all ways to juice up my schedule and lure fans to Heinz Field. Even opposing fans. West Virginia's not afraid: It is scheduled to play Pitt and Penn State in the 2023 and '24 seasons.
Now to Pitt's 24-7 victory, which was preceded by the dedication of a statue of the legendary John Heisman, for whom the Heisman Trophy is named. Among his many contributions, Heisman advocated for the legalization of the forward pass in 1906.
Somebody should inform Akron coach Terry Bowden of this development. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi acknowledged it: He switched quarterbacks and might have turned his season in the process. It looked bad for Pitt, trailing 7-3 in a driving rainstorm, until backup Nate Peterman engineered an 82-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes of the first half. Peterman connected on several impressive passes, none better than an 18-yard scoring strike to J.P. Holtz. Peterman stayed the course in the second half, making well-timed throws and runs.
Narduzzi now is undefeated against Youngstown State and Akron, which is more than one could say for Paul (He Left the Program in a Better Place) Chryst. Consider it a small step in the right direction and somewhat of a mixed day for Pitt news: A game won, a rival lost.
Joe Starkey co-hosts a show 2 to 6 p.m. weekdays on 93.7 FM. Reach him at jraystarkey@gmail.com.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/9080689-74/pitt-state-penn#ixzz3ldNtB3CQ
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Starkey Nails It, LINK!
Starkey: Pitt wins game, loses rivalry
By Joe Starkey
Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, 10:42 p.m. Updated 12 hours ago
AKRON, Ohio — The idea in traveling here, quite obviously, was to cover the Pitt-Akron game. We'll get to that. But the big news broke before kickoff. We were peppering Pitt athletic director Scott Barnes about the 2022 renewal of the Backyard Brawl when the topic turned to Penn State and what will become of that series after a four-year renewal ends in 2019.
Turns out the two are intimately related. Barnes said Penn State nixed extension talks, leading Pitt to turn its sights to West Virginia (Penn State officials did not return emails Saturday night seeking comment). This is why the Backyard Brawl will play again from 2022-25. The lesson here? Simple: Penn State treats Pitt the way Pitt treats West Virginia. The phrase could be, “We'll play you when it's convenient for us.” And that shouldn't be good enough for the Penn State or Pitt fan bases.
Penn State people can talk all they want about how they don't need a rival and playing Pitt isn't a big deal anyway. They are ignoring the higher truth that Pitt-Penn State is good for the state (and pretty good for Penn State's nonconference schedule). They are totally ignoring the fact that plenty of people on the Penn State side love the rivalry.
Need proof of that? Penn State athletic director Sandy Barbour uttered the following to reporters at the Big Ten Media Day in Chicago in late July: “There are a couple things I get asked about a lot, and playing Pitt is one of them.” What a shame that Penn State arrogance, as it did in 2000, apparently will kill the series again. Consider Barbour's quote from the same day, when she was asked about Penn State's lack of rivals:
“I mean, we're Penn State. I love college football. I love talking about rivalries, but what's that, really? What happens on a Saturday afternoon with 107,000 people in a stadium is what our fan base, our community, our alumni and our entire university get fired up about.” Dear Sandy: I could be wrong, but the crowd seemed a touch shy of 107,000 for the Buffalo game. I'm thinking the Army fray might fall short, as well. How about giving your fans a real nonconference game many of them want?
As for Pitt, why did it take Penn State's rejection to turn to West Virginia? Is there a law against playing both? If I'm Pitt, I'm looking for any and all ways to juice up my schedule and lure fans to Heinz Field. Even opposing fans. West Virginia's not afraid: It is scheduled to play Pitt and Penn State in the 2023 and '24 seasons.
Now to Pitt's 24-7 victory, which was preceded by the dedication of a statue of the legendary John Heisman, for whom the Heisman Trophy is named. Among his many contributions, Heisman advocated for the legalization of the forward pass in 1906.
Somebody should inform Akron coach Terry Bowden of this development. Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi acknowledged it: He switched quarterbacks and might have turned his season in the process. It looked bad for Pitt, trailing 7-3 in a driving rainstorm, until backup Nate Peterman engineered an 82-yard touchdown drive in the final two minutes of the first half. Peterman connected on several impressive passes, none better than an 18-yard scoring strike to J.P. Holtz. Peterman stayed the course in the second half, making well-timed throws and runs.
Narduzzi now is undefeated against Youngstown State and Akron, which is more than one could say for Paul (He Left the Program in a Better Place) Chryst. Consider it a small step in the right direction and somewhat of a mixed day for Pitt news: A game won, a rival lost.
Joe Starkey co-hosts a show 2 to 6 p.m. weekdays on 93.7 FM. Reach him at jraystarkey@gmail.com.
Read more: http://triblive.com/sports/joestarkey/9080689-74/pitt-state-penn#ixzz3ldNtB3CQ
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This was the best rivalry in the East at one point and when first announced it was coming back I was thrilled. But lately, I'm starting to feel more and more we just need to move on. The week leading up to a game is usually fun to banter and argue with fans, even in the past with PSU or WVU. However anymore, I don't even want our team to step foot in Beaver Stadium or Penn State to come to Heinz Field. The Penn State cult has been in full rage mode past few years, and quite frankly I just think a lot of their fans are just so despicable it's not even fun arguing with them. It's dangerous and there's no reasoning with them.
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