Reality with AD Greene

[HopeandChangeforAntoons]

I cannot remember the last time I was called or sent a letter or even email requesting money for Athletics.

Perhaps that could be where you start.

Seems like Greene has been focused on building ties with larger donors first. I know that is being done at smaller, in person events. I’m guessing broader efforts will follow via mail/email.

 

[YourPittDanceTeam]

It is a waste of time and money for Pitt to have baseball. Cut it and add men's lacrosse and turn that into a lacrosse stadium. Baseball has no chance. It's a southern sport.

While I do agree to a certain extent with what you said about baseball, there is no way that Pitt can get rid of the sport. It is a current Varsity sport at Pitt and it should remain as one. Add a men's lacrosse team??? WHY! If the people in Pittsburgh will not support a baseball team, there is on way they support a men's lacrosse team. The sad reality of it is, the sport of lacrosse is going nowhere in this country. Could care less about any data that would show otherwise. I've been to two lacrosse games in my life to watch my a couple of my students play and after you removed the kids families (and a couple of friends) from the sparse crowd, there may gave been 20 people (if that) who came to watch the game. If Pitt is going to add another sport, it should have added men's and women's Ice Hockey as a Varsity sport instead of women's lacrosse.
If anything, lacrosse is much more of a "warm weather" sport.

 

[Panthergrowl13]

Victory Heights has been approved and is under construction. This may be the last major sports construction project at Pitt for a while.

When completed it will be a nice addition to the Pitt campus connecting the upper campus with the lower campus.

Aesthetically pleasing transition.

HAIL TO PITT!!!!

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

While I do agree to a certain extent with what you said about baseball, there is no way that Pitt can get rid of the sport. It is a current Varsity sport at Pitt and it should remain as one. Add a men's lacrosse team??? WHY! If the people in Pittsburgh will not support a baseball team, there is on way they support a men's lacrosse team. The sad reality of it is, the sport of lacrosse is going nowhere in this country. Could care less about any data that would show otherwise. I've been to two lacrosse games in my life to watch my a couple of my students play and after you removed the kids families (and a couple of friends) from the sparse crowd, there may gave been 20 people (if that) who came to watch the game. If Pitt is going to add another sport, it should have added men's and women's Ice Hockey as a Varsity sport instead of women's lacrosse.
If anything, lacrosse is much more of a "warm weather" sport.

No, Pittsburgh isn't going to support a men's lacrosse program but it will draw slightly better than baseball since it will be the region's premier lacrosse team, whereas Pitt baseball is a distant 3rd behind the Pirates and Wild Things. Lacrosse could develop a pretty good fanbase similar to soccer. And it's a Mid-Atlantic sport, not a southern sport, so Pitt is not at a recruiting or weather disadvantage. Also, we would save money by not renting out Highmark for the women's program.

 

[Upg bobcat]

While I do agree to a certain extent with what you said about baseball, there is no way that Pitt can get rid of the sport. It is a current Varsity sport at Pitt and it should remain as one. Add a men's lacrosse team??? WHY! If the people in Pittsburgh will not support a baseball team, there is on way they support a men's lacrosse team. The sad reality of it is, the sport of lacrosse is going nowhere in this country. Could care less about any data that would show otherwise. I've been to two lacrosse games in my life to watch my a couple of my students play and after you removed the kids families (and a couple of friends) from the sparse crowd, there may gave been 20 people (if that) who came to watch the game. If Pitt is going to add another sport, it should have added men's and women's Ice Hockey as a Varsity sport instead of women's lacrosse.
If anything, lacrosse is much more of a "warm weather" sport.

If the calculation for determining which sports a university should offer is based on number of fans that attend, then Pitt shouldn't have any sports other than football, men's basketball, and probably volleyball. And volleyball is a new phenomenon, the sport would have been dropped years ago if attendance dictated whether a sport was worthy.

 

[BigChungus90210]

No, Pittsburgh isn't going to support a men's lacrosse program but it will draw slightly better than baseball since it will be the region's premier lacrosse team, whereas Pitt baseball is a distant 3rd behind the Pirates and Wild Things. Lacrosse could develop a pretty good fanbase similar to soccer. And it's a Mid-Atlantic sport, not a southern sport, so Pitt is not at a recruiting or weather disadvantage. Also, we would save money by not renting out Highmark for the women's program.

Maybe it's just anecdotal from what I see and those I talk to, but lacrosse has really blown up in the last 15ish years up here in the North Hills - to the point where its probably tied or surpassed baseball as the preeminent spring school sport.

 

[HailtoPitt]

The NFL should just start an official minor league system so that we can just put an end to the collegiate nonsense.

 

[DruidTM]

Going broke is moronic. Our federal government is EXHIBIT A.

Our federal government is being hijacked by an unelected immigrant (with unknown legal status) with zero legal or constitutional authority …you sure you want to go there? No one elected Elon and no one asked to have personal information or national security status compromised.

 

[CrazyPaco]

We are paying more but not getting the return. Don't you think that proves the system is broken and needs to be changed?

Status quo for competing at the top level of collegiate competition costs more and more.

Yes, the system is broken. It was broken forever the minute NIL was introduced.

But Pitt must operate in the system. There is no operating outside of it. A single school cannot change the system, especially one like Pitt.

Pitt either operates in the system at the top tier or drops out of it. There is no in between.

Some self-proclaimed fans are communicating to the university, with their wallets, that it doesn't matter.

 

[CrazyPaco]

Maybe it's just anecdotal from what I see and those I talk to, but lacrosse has really blown up in the last 15ish years up here in the North Hills - to the point where its probably tied or surpassed baseball as the preeminent spring school sport.

College lax isn't remotely close to college baseball, either in attendance or media coverage.

 

[BigChungus90210]

College lax isn't remotely close to college baseball, either in attendance or media coverage.

No question. Lax is still a pretty niche sport on a national level, I was just pointing out it has gotten pretty popular around here.