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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 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)

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)

HALFWAY HOME - PITT 17, RUTGERS 10

Paul Zeise — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:42:00 GMT

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- The first half was, well, it was interesting to say the least. It was also a clinic in bad, or more accurately, dumb, football by both teams. Dumb penalties, mental mistakes, turnovers and an officiating crew that seems to have no...(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)