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Home & Home with Western Michigan

2021 & 2022. Why?

I suppose it fits our schedule but I thought we were done playing these types of games?
Finally an AD who gets it and is doing what everyone else seems to with the 3-1 philosophy . The 2020 and 2021 schedule now fit that mode and well they should with FSU and Clemson as our crossover game to go with our annual Atlantic foe in Syracuse.
We still have plenty of ooc challenges around this period with series with Tennessee, Cinncy and WVU. We need some eight and nine win seasons. Then maybe our recruiting will get easier and lead us to that elusive ten win season.
 
We already have Tenn and WVU in 2022, so they had to go MAC level and the 4th will likely be FCS. 2021 still needs one more game, already have Tenn - WMU - New Hampshire.

Teams with much better support than Pitt are playing road games against similar competition.
 
When we play teams like W Michigan or similar we better win!
Ask Wanny what happens when you lose some of those games!
 
This team is as good as any other of its ilk.

Sadly their fans are probably far more disappointed than we are.
Why would their fans be disappointed? I'd want a BEATABLE P5 team to come in, not Clemson or Michigan.
 
If they are going to do home-and-aways with non-P5 schools, I'd still rather schedule ones with some history, within areas that fans / alums can attend and where we recruit. So Temple, Navy... Rutgers ;)
 
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If they are going to do home-and-aways with non-P5 schools, I'd still rather schedule ones with some history, within areas that fans / alums can attend and where we recruit. So Temple, Navy... Rutgers ;)
Home and Home with Temple would be a crowd of 25,000 at Heinz. Navy is impossible to schedule now. They play Army, Air Force, and Notre Dame H and H, and then a FCS for their 4th game. As for Rutgers, I think the Brawl will be back every year, and we are learning to schedule OOC for 3 of 4 wins, which means 1 P5 or 2 P5 with ND, then a MAC, and then a FCS.. Study the OOC schedules from 2019 on out. We pay attention to when we play Clemson and Florida State. We have made the transition to the ACC.
 
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Row the boat!

I would prefer scheduling in recruiting hotbed areas like FL or GA, schools like FIU, FAU, GA Southern, GA St, Kennesaw St.

Pitt's probably trying to save money on travel and may bus it to WMU, rather than flying down south. :D
 
Home and Home with Temple would be a crowd of 25,000 at Heinz. Navy is impossible to schedule now. They play Army, Air Force, and Notre Dame H and H, and then a FCS for their 4th game. As for Rutgers, I think the Brawl will be back every year, and we are learning to schedule OOC for 3 of 4 wins, which means 1 P5 or 2 P5 with ND, then a MAC, and then a FCS.. Study the OOC schedules from 2019 on out. We pay attention to when we play Clemson and Florida State. We have made the transition to the ACC.

Last time Pitt hosted Temple was their last year in the Big East and it drew 42,000+. It would draw as many or more than WMU. There are also a bunch of alums in Philly area that would go to the Linc. Maybe you need to study the schedules and stop making up numbers?
 
Last time Pitt hosted Temple was their last year in the Big East and it drew 42,000+. It would draw as many or more than WMU. There are also a bunch of alums in Philly area that would go to the Linc. Maybe you need to study the schedules and stop making up numbers?

I've often suggested that the Temple helmet decal should be a photo of Rodney Dangerfield.
 
Last time Pitt hosted Temple was their last year in the Big East and it drew 42,000+. It would draw as many or more than WMU. There are also a bunch of alums in Philly area that would go to the Linc. Maybe you need to study the schedules and stop making up numbers?
I’d like to see a home and home with temple. Definitely would like that.
 
Last time Pitt hosted Temple was their last year in the Big East and it drew 42,000+. It would draw as many or more than WMU. There are also a bunch of alums in Philly area that would go to the Linc. Maybe you need to study the schedules and stop making up numbers?
I go on Future Football Schedules daily. They do not publish attendance figures. Being retired, I go back to many Pitt/Temple games. No travel by either fan base. As for the crowd of 42,000, I believe that. Temple has improved somewhat. Would be a good series from a recruiting standpoint, and playing local teams. However, if the crowds do go back down to 25,000, then I do not know if it is worth it, unless you get a 2 for 1.
 
2021 & 2022. Why?

I suppose it fits our schedule but I thought we were done playing these types of games?
Fans have been clamoring for a lighter schedule. Not sure why Heather didn't just schedule Eastern Michigan. I don't like playing MAC teams and we all remember when Wanny took his team to Buffalo and played in front of 20,000 fans. FIU and FAU would be good opponents from Conference USA for recruiting purposes and Pitt could guarantee playing in Florida when the Miami game is at Heinz.
 
That would definitely NOT be worth a home and home. My recollection is that their seating capacity is in the teens.

EMU seems to be a program on the way up, but it’s a work in progress. Literally no one goes to their games.

Think the stadium seats around 30k and they usually get around half that.
 
Heather said 'several contracts' nearly done. I'm assuming the others are fcs games,
 
I’d like to see a home and home with temple. Definitely would like that.
The state should require all the in state FBS football and D1 basketball schools getting state money to play each other annually. Like most other states with that situation do. Of course, we know why it does not.

Let me hasten to add that personally I am glad it has been corrupt in its duty; Pitt shouldn't be associating with PSU football after the rape scandal. Disgusting enough to be playing the token games we have. But i am a realist about these things. At a strictly clinical, economic level, the state govt should be sensible to keep these schools in line and keep the game revenues in the state, as the others sensibly do. For those who will put the Fox news spin that "govt should shut up and stay out," then the govt shouldn't be giving my tax money to these schools either. Since it does, force em to do the right thing economically.
 
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The state should require all the in state FBS football and D1 basketball schools getting state money to play each other annually. Like most other states with that situation do. Of course, we know why it does not.

Let me hasten to add that personally I am glad it has been corrupt in its duty; Pitt shouldn't be associating with PSU football after the rape scandal. Disgusting enough to be playing the token games we have. But i am a realist about these things. At a strictly clinical, economic level, the state govt should be sensible to keep these schools in line and keep the game revenues in the state, as the others sensibly do. For those who will put the Fox news spin that "govt should shut up and stay out," then the govt shouldn't be giving my tax money to these schools either. Since it does, force em to do the right thing economically.
state govt has enough issues on their plate, they don't need to get into scheduling college football games.
 
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The state should require all the in state FBS football and D1 basketball schools getting state money to play each other annually. Like most other states with that situation do. Of course, we know why it does not.

Let me hasten to add that personally I am glad it has been corrupt in its duty; Pitt shouldn't be associating with PSU football after the rape scandal. Disgusting enough to be playing the token games we have. But i am a realist about these things. At a strictly clinical, economic level, the state govt should be sensible to keep these schools in line and keep the game revenues in the state, as the others sensibly do. For those who will put the Fox news spin that "govt should shut up and stay out," then the govt shouldn't be giving my tax money to these schools either. Since it does, force em to do the right thing economically.

Exactly. The state legislature should mandate a football and basketball series between Pitt, PSU, and Temple. PSU road games generate a lot of money for the local economy. Better for the state for PSU to play road games in Pit or Phi than Syr, Blacksburg, or Morgantown.

PNC Keystone Series

Year 1
PSU @ Pitt

Year 2
Pitt @ Temple

Year 3
Temple @ PSU

Year 4
Pitt @ PSU

Year 5
Temple @ Pitt

Year 6
PSU @ Temple

So in a 6 year span, teams each other home and away once.
 
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