If Pitt wins a National Championship in any sport in the next decade, which would it be?

[mvk112]

-Final Post because you need a history lesson.

Miami was 11-1, 12-0, 12-2, and 11-2 from 2000 to 2003. They won the National Title and lost another National title game in those years. They were the boss team those years, in the entire country. Miami went to the ACC in 2004

West Virginia won the Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, and Gator Bowl from 2005 through 2007 in the Big East.

Louisville won the Orange Bowl and Sugar Bowl in 2006 and 2012 in the Big East

-When the Big East is winning BCS bowl games every other year, the conference was never in danger of losing its bid. Never.

There was legitimate discussion of them losing the bid after Miami, Virginia Tech, and Boston College left. Had it not been for the success WVU had, they would've lost it. The Big East was trash overall from 2004 through 2012. They typically had one good team, most years it was WVU, a couple it was Louisville, once it was Cincinnati. It was such garbage that UConn was able to win the conference one year.

Without Miami and Virginia Tech, the conference was lucky to be as good as the Mountain West Conference each season.

 

[ricflair4LIFE]

My vote is for men's soccer. That sounds crazy since it is probably our weakest program and have not won a league match in 4 seasons but we hired arguably the best soccer coach in the nation and it doesn't take a whole lot to get real good, real fast. Give it a few seasons and Pitt will be in the NCAAT. Almost guaranteed to make a Final Four in the next decade. Akron is a soccer powerhouse and Syracuse and Clemson, 2 non-traditional powers were in the Final Four this year.

For me, its men's soccer by far.

wrestling

 

[big marty]

PITT will never win a NC in any sport.
1. No expertise in the athletic dept. or University as to how to turn sports programs into national powers
2. No interest in the University administration to have a NC in any sport
3. No commitment by the fanbase to support a NC progra fanbase means nothing

 

[President Stache]

PITT will never win a NC in any sport.
1. No expertise in the athletic dept. or University as to how to turn sports programs into national powers
2. No interest in the University administration to have a NC in any sport
3. No commitment by the fanbase to support a NC program

wow

haha... maybe I need to stop working.

I mean the universities highest paid employees are coaches... we are operating at a loss to support sports as are most universities in the country. We are totally dedicated and interested as a University to have NCs. Fan base? Maybe, that is where the disparity is for most school. Heck, boosters paid for Nick Sabans house in full at Alabama.

I mean, we need to reach out to Mark Cuban, he just gave Indiana 5 million dollars. Cuban went to Pitt and is a Pittsburgher, geez, and he is a great entrepreneur with a terrific tech savvy mind. Great synergy there at the University of Pittsburgh. The University IS doing what it can do, but we need bigger money from the outside.

 

[drunkinoakland]

Wrestling is pathetic given our location. We should be one of the top 4 programs in the country every year.

 

[doubleAA's]

My vote is for men's soccer. That sounds crazy since it is probably our weakest program and have not won a league match in 4 seasons but we hired arguably the best soccer coach in the nation and it doesn't take a whole lot to get real good, real fast. Give it a few seasons and Pitt will be in the NCAAT. Almost guaranteed to make a Final Four in the next decade. Akron is a soccer powerhouse and Syracuse and Clemson, 2 non-traditional powers were in the Final Four this year.

For me, its men's soccer by far.

I think really with what we are building in football, that is the realest possibility. Bball is always a possibility since so many teams make the tourney, but I will go with Nards.