- PSU to Gator meaning Louisville in Music City
- Duke to Pinstripe
- Va. Tech to Belk
- Miami to Sun
Looks Like Tier 1 Bowl situation is shaping up....
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Our fans are better than Duke fans.... and travel better than them.
Watch what guys like Cook etc write in the coming weeks. Watch how negative the spin is. "Despite an 8-4/6-2 record and second in the coastal, three teams below Pitt in the coastal went to better bowls. Including Duke, which travels worse than Pitt does. Pitt reinforced its image as a second-rate program."
You really have no clue.
Are they? Not based on donation levels.
When traveling is relatively equally poor in reputation, and it is, then it comes down to name recognition to sell local tickets and TV attractiveness. Does Pitt have that name brand over Duke? In NYC?
For general school recognizability, the average person on the street knows what Duke is. Not so for "Pitt". Reality.
That said, we should wait to see where we actually end up before jumping on anyone.
Vtech cant get belk over pitt.
6-6 cant take spot from 8-4.
Ncstate can take belk over pitt at 7-5.
6-6 cant take spot from 8-4.
Ncstate can take belk over pitt at 7-5.
Because so many people read and listen to Ron Cook.
Believe me when I tell you this.... the only think that matters in this town is attendance and the record. That is it.
There is no more 1-win rule in the ACC, the 1-win rule only applies if ND is involved.
Tier 1 v tier 2 notwithstanding, the Military bowl v Navy is still better than Pinstripe v Indiana or Minnesota.
Frank Beamed aside, Virginia tech to the Belk is the more puzzling one.
Frank Beamed aside, Virginia tech to the Belk is the more puzzling one.
Maybe? How much more? Enough to make a real difference in gate the day after Christmas?
Where would Pitt sell more tickets, because that is what is going to cost Pitt because our fans won't buy enough of them in any circumstance: the day after Christmas in Bronx, Annapolis on the 28th, or Nashville on the 30th?
I would bet the best ticket sale location for Pitt is Annapolis. But it is chiefly up to the bowls to pick.
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There appears to be for this tier.
David Hale @DavidHaleESPN 15m15 minutes ago
David Hale Retweeted Andrea Adelson
They cannot jump an 8-win team, if one is available. They can jump a 7-win team though.
David Hale added,
Andrea Adelson @aadelsonESPN
Bit more clarity on ACC bowl process. If ND+FSU go to NY6, only way for VT to make Belk is for Sun/Pinstripe/Music City to take UM + Pitt.
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Pitt *football* has a better brand than Duke *football*.
That's like arguing Indiana has a better profile than Pitt.
The football profiles are separate from the basketball ones..... and Pitt's football brand and profile blows Duke's away.
This fan base is so incredibly dumb. Nobody outside of a few of you, gives a shit. Most of our recruits have no idea how the bowl structure works or what bowl is actually even better.
If I'm a coach, I use it for negative recruiting. I have 21 years in marketing with an ad agency, so I admit I look at brand and perception a lot.
It is much less of a negative than the things they can already say about us.
I agree!
I thought bowl games are based on standings and where teams finish. How is it possible that so many ACC teams can jump us. If yes bowls are a joke except for the playoff bowls.
If you think that what Ron Cook writes in his column makes any difference at all to 99.9% of the people then there certainly is someone here with no clue, but it isn't who you think it is.
Seriously, Pitt fans spend an inordinate amount of time ripping Cook as a know nothing buffoon, but now Ron Cook is going to write (another) negative column about Pitt and you think that's somehow going to change anyone's perception of Pitt? You can't seriously think that, can you?
In the Pac-12, bowls must select in order of finish, let's join the Pac-12!
