Over the past eight months, the University of Pittsburgh has dragged their feet in making key decisions that majorly affect their sports programs. The football program, to be precise, suffered as Pitt AD Steve Pederson took his time in relieving Dave Wannstedt of his coaching duties, last season. Then the Panthers hired Mike Haywood at […]

A statement game. That was what this game was all about for the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that needed to rebound in a big way after their poor showing in week one. The defense, in particular, needed to show they were still young enough to become a dominant force in the NFL. At least against […]

It's official. The Atlantic Coast Conference has accepted the Pittsburgh Panthers along with the Syracuse Orange. They will join current ACC member institutions: Boston College, Clemson, Duke, Florida State, Georgia Tech, Miami, Maryland, Wake Forest, Virginia, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, and NC State. Pitt is the first Pennsylvania school to join this conference. What will […]

The Steelers buried Seattle 24-0 today, the defense came back to life with multiple sacks and big hits, although Tavaris Jackson is most likely the worst QB starting in the NFL. Mike Tomlin continues to keep playing key guys way too long in blowouts. Ben Roethlisberger already injured earlier thanks to poor pass protection stayed […]

The Pitt Panthers seemed headed for a huge road win at a Big 10 opponent that would have moved them to 3-0 and into the Top 25 heading into a home game against Notre Dame, instead they collapsed in the fourth quarter, dropped to 2-1 and have yet to beat a quality opponent. With what […]

Congratulations to Penn-Trafford Running Back Manny Simpson who ran for 276 yards and four touchdowns in a 34-17 win over Mount Lebanon last Friday night. After the opening two weeks of the season, Simpson leads the WPIAL with 480 rushing yards. Simpson, a 5-foot-10, 205-pound senior, is one of the top running backs in Class […]

There's a large contingent of bettors out there who don't believe the Seattle Seahawks are two TDs worse than the Pittsburgh Steelers. That's the line (-14.5) on the Week 2 match featuring the home team but 48% of voters have picked the Seahawks to cover that number in the consensus data at OddsShark.com. http://oddsshark.com/nfl/seattle-pittsburgh-odds-september-18-2011 "Seattle […]

After such a devastating loss last week in Baltimore, there weren't any celebrations or happy faces from the Steeler faithful, just statements like we'll get 'em next time or it's only game one, they'll play better next week. I'll admit that I was disappointed in the outcome of the game but as the week went […]