I root for anyone associated with Pitt. I think the volleyball arena is a colossal waste of money during a time in which football and basketball werent doing so well (Pickett/Covid + this year bball changed that) and in an era where it appears we are heading to a Power 2 with the possibility of a 3rd "leftover" conference (ie B12 maybe). Pitt needs to put every dollar towards making itself attractive to a P2 or potential leftover conference if the ACC is completely gutted.
In terms of on-field success, Heather deserves a lot of credit for the fall/winter Whether or not she hired all these coaches doesn't matter as much because she played a part in retaining them. So she SHOULD be up for awards in terms of on-field success
Volleyball - Final Four
Men's soccer - Final Four
Women's soccer - Sweet 16
Men's basketball - Round of 32
Nino - Natty
Its been as fun 6 months for sure. Football at 8-4 + exhibition win was a little disappointing but overall was "ok" and the WVU win (although vs a very bad team) is almost worth 2 wins the way it happened and the fact that its a rival. Wrestling people are saying the overall team result this year was disappointing but I don't know enough about that. I'd take the Nino Natty because we've only ever won one and the team cant really ever place high at nationals due to the Blue Bloods.
Perhaps, most of all, her decision to retain Capel paid off the most. I dont know what future seasons hold, but for this season only, it was an absolute blast. 1 shot away from winning the ACC. 2 NCAAT wins. Im a bball guy first so for me, this bball season was like a gift. So thanks to everyone associated with that.
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