In fairness- pretty sure it was Barnes answering for Stallings
Up to them to put up what? Fans have yet to score one point or design one press or set up one inbounds play in the history of Pitt basketball. Win they come, lose they do not. Same as everywhere.
I HOPE WE DO, I'd love Wooden's success, I'd also flaunt it if we used whatever methods he used.
Well not to spit at your thought...but the cart can come before the horse in this case...an intimidating atmosphere does indeed play into an opponent's mindset. Any edge in this new regime's embryonic stage should be welcome. Sometimes that 6th player is not on the bench but rather in the seats.
yes I get it but that is not human nature... the horse is w's...you start out by losing to the likes of Montana and Navy and Penn State by 30 the kids are going to stay home and drink. The "up to" here is on the team and not by the fans as suggested by the poster I was responding to. It is like expecting enthused fans being at Kevin Costner's farm when it was still filled with corn and he has not even met with Darth Vader yet.
happen to have any examples of 0-19 fan bases with packed houses that did MUCH better?
that is why it is "up to" the the team and not the fans...ok, let's put it in terms of what really happened....happen to have any examples of packed house Game 1's where the coach chased away most of his roster and filled it with division 2 level players where everybody, I mean everybody knew going in the team would be horrendous? Not really a point of argument and Capel gets a year grace period at least, but win (at least improve and not actually digress as the season goes on like this year) and fans come.
I showed up for every game this year, as I have for the last 51 years. HAVE YOU?
I went to every game, EVERY SINGLE ONE, at Fitzgerald Field House between 1987-1991, when I lived in Shadyside. then I moved to Baltimore in 1992 and I've been to 2 games @Georgetown, one @ Consol and one @The Pete since! Maybe I'll go to another one soon! LOL
I hate to drive more than a half hour straight, especially in the winter! LOL
Live out of state but had hoop tix for 30 years and still have FB tix, so yes I do my part.
Big East contenders for over a decade with number one seeded teams mixed in...packed raucous arena....0-19 packed and raucous not at all last year, hmm you're right, schitty pro town fans seems to be the issue...
That's OK, I like to watch Pitt sports, and it's not me hating, it's you! People love pro sports, so what. If Columbus Ohio had had an NFL team for 80 years that won Super Bowls tOSU might be like Pitt. Pro sports is the highest level, And it's too much to expect fans of Super Bowl winners, and Stanley Cup winners to prefer a 3rd rate college team, 5-7 or 8-24? Even if they go 10-3 in football it's totally possible the Steelers will do better and justified that they get way more attention.
Cars & money , jobs for parents I can’t think of another 100 or so programs who’ve done that . Now Louisville with strippers and hookers deserve a list of their own .
