Pitt Redshirt Diaries : paul zeise

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)

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)

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 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-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)

Pitt 24, UConn 21 - News, Notes and Analysis

Paul Zeise — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:07:00 GMT

Breathe in. Breathe out. It is a win and that is where you start when discussing this game. They didn't play well early, but the mark of a good team is it can win a game when it doesn't play its best. I think it is also significant that the Panthers...(read more)