Pitt Redshirt Diaries : dave wannstedt

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)

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 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 41, South Florida 14 - News, Notes and Analysis

Paul Zeise — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 21:54:00 GMT

South Florida coach Jim Leavitt summed it up pretty good – "They just whooped us," he said today after the Panthers pounded his Bulls 41-14. Frankly, I’m not sure what else can be added. We’ve all said – if this team...(read more)

Halfway Home -- Pitt 31, South Florida 7

Paul Zeise — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:32:00 GMT

Well, this is about as good of a half of football as the Panthers have played this season. The troublesome thing about them is this - they've only played one half of football in a lot of games so it will be interesting to see how they come out in...(read more)

Steve Pederson Speaks - A Q&A with Pitt's athletic director

Paul Zeise — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:13:00 GMT

On the eve of one of the biggest home games in recent Pitt history, the Redshirt Diaries wanted to do something a little bit different so we decided to bring to you a Q&A we had with Pitt athletic director Steve Pederson about several subjects including...(read more)

Pitt-Rutgers Recap - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

Paul Zeise — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:57:00 GMT

OK, sorry it is a day late but yesterday I had my hands full with a lot of catching up to do. So here you go, the recap of the Pitt-Rutgers game --- won 24-17 by the Panthers -- in terms of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly...... The Good Well, a win over...(read more)

Pitt 24, Rutgers 17 - News, Notes and Analysis

Paul Zeise — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:03:00 GMT

It was the victory that Dave Wannstedt and Pitt’s players and fans have waited for since 2004. We all know the storyline going into the game – Rutgers had owned Pitt over the past four years – and the Panthers put that streak to rest...(read more)

Star-Ledger writer answers a few questions for Pitt fans

Paul Zeise — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 05:58:00 GMT

Hey folks, for the last few years, Star-Ledger Rutgers reporter, Brendan Prunty, has asked me a series of questions about Pitt leading up to the Pitt-Rutgers game and then published my answers on the newspapers web-site as a service to Rutgers fans who...(read more)

Pitt-Connecticut - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Paul Zeise — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:36:00 GMT

Pitt beat UConn 24-21 in dramatic fashion Saturday and while the Panthers struggled in the first half, they showed a lot of resolve in the second half and it could be the kind of win that the Panthers draw on late in the season when they get in another...(read more)