Pitt Redshirt Diaries

Pitt-Cincinnati at Noon

Paul Zeise — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:12:00 GMT

Just in case you wondered - the Pitt-Cincinnati game on Dec. 5th at Heinz Field will be a noon kick-off and will be broadcast on ABC....(read more)

MSG picks top moments of 75 years of college hoops

Ray Fittipaldo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:03:00 GMT

The Associated Press moved this item earlier this evening and I thought I'd share it with you...I was lucky enough to be in the building for the final three games on the list. To think, all of those storied moments in the history of Madison Square...(read more)

PITT-BINGHAMTON PREGAME

Ray Fittipaldo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:04:00 GMT

PITT-BINGHAMTON PREGAME Pitt coach Jamie Dixon spoke after practice today on a number of topics, including Jermaine Dixon's foot injury, the unusual start time for tomorrow's game and some of the team's shortcomings in the opener against Wofford...(read more)

Pitt 27, Notre Dame 22 - News, Notes and Analysis

Paul Zeise — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:56:00 GMT

People keep waiting for this team to fail but for whatever reason, they just won't cooperate. I'm sure Pitt fans started to get that sick feeling in their stomach after Golden Tate's 87-yard punt return for a touchdown late in the game but...(read more)

Halfway Home - Pitt 10, Notre Dame 3

Paul Zeise — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:45:00 GMT

The first half was not very exciting and frankly, considering this is a non-conference game with not much at stake - well, I guess except for Charlie Weis's job -- played with remarkable conservative playcalling on both sides. I know, there wasn't...(read more)

Pitt's Top Ten Wins Since 2002 - Plus an ABC coverage map for Pitt-Notre Dame game

Paul Zeise — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:03:00 GMT

OK, I got a lot of responses on my “Ten worst losses for Pitt since I started covering the team in 2002 a few weeks back” and the comments I got the most were “Why do you have to be so negative?” and “How could you leave...(read more)

More on JJ Moore

Ray Fittipaldo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:41:00 GMT

Pitt coach Jamie Dixon had a big day in recruiting today when he got J.J. Moore from South Kent Prep in Connecticut to give him a verbal commitment. Moore, a 6-foot-190-pound small forward, chose Pitt over Louisville. We don't have a big sports section...(read more)

Pitt Notes, Odds and Ends

Paul Zeise — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:13:00 GMT

Day Two of Notre Dame Week is in the books. But as I had written before, I was a little under the weather (OK, a lot) so there were a number of little odds and ends, some I've dealt with in the Q&A, that I need to wrap up. So here we go.... *...(read more)

Pitt 37, Syracuse 10 - Good, Bad and Ugly

Paul Zeise — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:32:00 GMT

Welcome back folks to the Pitt football blog -- I missed last week of blogging because I was battling a very nasty flu bug (if you notice, I wrote very little for the paper as well). But now we're back, healthy (almost) and ready for the stretch run...(read more)

Pitt-Coker live blog

Ray Fittipaldo — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:48:00 GMT

Coker making a comeback! Coker is on an 11-9 run and has cut the lead to 59-17. Travon Woodall continues to play well, although it's really hard to figure out what any of this means. It looks like Jamie Dixon is going to play his reserves a bunch...(read more)