My estimate of the crowd ...
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Very sad. I would be there but I'm in Charlotte tonight. I'll be there Saturday. But boy that will be a lame Senior celebration. Maybe we can celebrate that being the last time we see Stallings at The Pete. One can hope.
I hope he picks Stalling's seat.
I think the people in Pittsburgh and the suburbs don't really care if Pitt has Division 1 football and basketball.
900.
I’m not sure it’s that many. There isn’t a full row in the house. It’s pretty astonishing even with all things considered.
some believe the ACC would not kick Pitt out of the conference; I dont believe that. And if it were to happen it would be because of lack of fan support in the two major sports.
But yeah the administration doesn't seem to place much emphasis on sports so I agree that they wouldn't care either.
true but is their fan support as bad as Pitt's? Pitt's attendance was a national laughingstock in football this past season and the attendance for basketball is astoundingly bad.
If I wasn’t hoping for a pitt win this game is just unwatchable . Two really bad teams . Really sad to see . Program can’t really sink any further .
Why aren’t they running double screens for Stewart ? I guess passing the ball around the perimeter is their offensive strategy .
Why aren’t they running double screens for Stewart ? I guess passing the ball around the perimeter is their offensive strategy .
I don't live in or anywhere close to Pittsburgh. Pal. And if you happened to be there then you shouldn't be offended by my post.
Disagree....the administration cares because the ACC money pays the bills.
Notice that nowhere in this comment were the words commitment......to......winning.....
Well certainly true in hoops when the team is as awful as this one. Not so much in football. Burghers only provide big support to big winners--but do support such--Witness the full Pete when the hoops team was top 5-top 10. They will again if/when we get back there.
The crowd size at the Pete is directly related to the quality of the product on the floor. Great team, great crowd. Terrible team, terrible crowd. Public is not there to watch college basketball because they like college basketball in general. They are there to watch Pitt compete with the best and not there when Pitt isn't competitive with the best.
I doubt there was anyone in the upper deck so it would be 1 out of every 3-4 in the lower bowl. From watching it on TV, 800-900 seems right, probably lower than most WPIAL girls' playoff games
If you lived in Blawnox you would still sit home and be miserable on a message board complaining about lack of support.
Constant underachievement, disappointment and boredom will do that to a fan base. The atmosphere at most football games is similar to a late September Pirates game when they are 30 games out.
Great first post. All that big time Pittsburgh basketball talent heading off to State College
Why can't we agree that:
a. the program was on the decline under Dixon. High school recruiting had hid a wall and we had become transfer U.
AND
b. Stallings has been an absolute disaster. He never had the fan support, whiffed on his recruiting, has been blown out in virtually all ACC games and hasn't developed the freshman.
A change was needed. Unfortunately Barnes butchered it.
Because a change of head coach was absolutely not needed. It was epically stupid, and so are the people that still think one was necessary.
I absolutely have no respect or tolerance for individuals so epically stupid. I put them on ignore where they belong. Have a nice quiet life.
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