Pitt: football or basketball

[Cap pitt]

which are you feeling good about, and which, not so much. For me I feel better about basketball, after 2 good seasons, not feeling as much hope for football as I do for basketball. After 3 - 9 , not much to look forward too. After winning the acc good programs progress not regress, We will see,

 

[H2Ppanthers]

Definitely basketball. Especially when most predictions I’ve seen for the ACC in 2024 have us finishing in the bottom 5 of the conference.

 

[Farnox]

Another vote for basketball, Capel has done a respectable job putting another competitive team together. Football on the other hand is going to be difficult in the NIL age.

 

[TheSpecialSauce]

Basketball

 

[Dointhatrag]

Its a lot easier to use NIL for a 12 man basketball roster and be competitive than trying to do the same for an 85 man football team

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Basketball, of course. We don't have a quarterback, and that's something Narduzzi has struggled with for some time (among other challenges).

 

[BurghGuy68]

Basketball, of course. We don't have a quarterback, and that's something Narduzzi has struggled with for some time (among other challenges).

Not sure about that. If Yarnell isn't up to snuff, Eli is nipping at his heels to either make Yarnell better or be the guy.

I'm bullish about this season.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Not sure about that. If Yarnell isn't up to snuff, Eli is nipping at his heels to either make Yarnell better or be the guy.

I'm bullish about this season.

I'd be pleasantly surprised with 6-6. Eli doesn't look like a QB at all to me, and Yarnell just isn't very athletic.

I'd love for both to prove me wrong.

 

[HOF Coach]

My vote is for Volleyball...

 

[Seneca_Valley]

Neither. I fear that with the portal and NIL our best years, as few as they are, are behind us,

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Neither. I fear that with the portal and NIL our best years, as few as they are, are behind us,

Basketball is about as close to a free-for-all as it gets. We may never be a top ten stalwart for as long as we were again, but we could easily catch fire and do better in the postseason.

 

[pittchagg]

Neither. I fear that with the portal and NIL our best years, as few as they are, are behind us,

One sport has handled the portal and NIL very skillfully, and there’s no indication that that will stop being the case.

I’m not even saying that Pitt football has handled it poorly…but maybe the truth is that NIL has repeatedly gutted Pitt football and resulted in players getting poached, while NIL really hasn’t touched Pitt basketball in any kind of negative sense.

 

[Las Panteras]

Every school in america that cant compete in an NIL world...which is about 90-95%

Will become basketball schools.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

Every school in america that cant compete in an NIL world...which is about 90-95%

Will become basketball schools.

Yeah, that's definitely the other side of it. It's easy to say, "It's too difficult to compete in football in the NIL age; let's just become a basketball school," but there are like 100 other schools who are in our relative tier in basketball. We could put together a really good team, and it might make a Final Four or it might not even make the tournament.

But... at least you can sell hope in basketball. Hasn't been so easy to do in football lately.

 

[h2p_5150]

Every school in america that cant compete in an NIL world...which is about 90-95%

Will become basketball schools.

There's way too much money in football for that to ever be the case.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

which are you feeling good about, and which, not so much. For me I feel better about basketball, after 2 good seasons, not feeling as much hope for football as I do for basketball. After 3 - 9 , not much to look forward too. After winning the acc good programs progress not regress, We will see,

Is this even a question? The bball team made the Round of 32 2 years ago, took #1 seed UNC to the wire in the ACC semis this year and were Mountain West'd out of an NCAA bid. This year's team is in early bracketology predictions and I personally feel the team has Sweet 16 potential.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Basketball is about as close to a free-for-all as it gets. We may never be a top ten stalwart for as long as we were again, but we could easily catch fire and do better in the postseason.

Right. Nowadays, most of the teams have equal talent. You gave 2, 3, 4, maybe 5 really good teams and then like teams 6-60 are essentially the same. So if Pitt gets in it, they could make a Final Four.

 

[Las Panteras]

There's way too much money in football for that to ever be the case.

Well sure,

Everyone is gonna play football. But only a chosen few will remain as true football schools.

The rest, like Pitt, can win in hoops.

 

[Fk_Pitt]

Basketball, of course. We don't have a quarterback, and that's something Narduzzi has struggled with for some time (among other challenges).

Just Narduzzi or Pitt overall? I’d be interested in seeing a breakdown of ACC schools over the past 35 years, each schools QBs during that time, and how Pitt’s have compared. How many years of very good QB play have we seen since 1990? 6? I probably shouldn’t post this as it could hijack the thread but it is an interesting discussion.

 

[Bethlehemjohn]

which are you feeling good about, and which, not so much. For me I feel better about basketball, after 2 good seasons, not feeling as much hope for football as I do for basketball. After 3 - 9 , not much to look forward too. After winning the acc good programs progress not regress, We will see,

More basketball than football right now. But that can change very quickly. 2 years ago, it would have been football.

 

[Pittisit4me]

Basketball, and it ain't close.

 

[FireballZ]

Neither. I fear that with the portal and NIL our best years, as few as they are, are behind us,

I don't know about all that, but YOUR best years are certainly behind you, mustachio.

 

[PittMiamiRivalry]

which are you feeling good about, and which, not so much. For me I feel better about basketball, after 2 good seasons, not feeling as much hope for football as I do for basketball. After 3 - 9 , not much to look forward too. After winning the acc good programs progress not regress, We will see,

As long as Narduzzi is the coach, I have little faith in any kind of breakaway season. If he goes 4-8, which is possible, I hope there is enough pressure on Lyke to get off her lazy ass and make a change. Looking at the records of all the athletic programs. Lyke is a joke.

 

[WillyDavis33]

Neither. I fear that with the portal and NIL our best years, as few as they are, are behind us,

Well what are you doing posting.....get to the nearest high bridge