206 thoughts on “Pitt at St. Johns Open Basketball Thread”

  1. I am having family over at 2:00 and am feverishly cleaning and cooking…BUT
    I will be watching the hoop game.
    That’s how goofy I am!!

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    1. Lastrow – while I completely understand it, I was still surprised to hear that you haven’t been to a Pitt BB game this season.

      Knowing the fan you are, that speaks volumes…

      H2P

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  3. Because of an international soccer match going to overtime, the Pitt – St. John’s game will start at 12:15 on FS2.

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  5. Hey – I think Pickett is a great player and did very well for us. I’m sure he’s a decent kid with good intentions. I just disagree with his decision…and will change my opinion of him totally if he bags on the bowl game but plays in the Senior Bowl.

    That then would a sharp stick in the eyes of his teammates IMO.

    That said I hope he finds love, peace and happiness in his future…because Karma sometimes can be a bitch.

    Go Pitt BB and Panthers But please wait until the season is over before you Opt Out on Pitt and Coach Capel. Because and let’s be honest, you probably won’t be starters on any other team…

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    1. Kenny’s initial decision was to play in the bowl game (which is more or less a high profile exhibition game). Then his “agent” and his parents and probably his coach, all had him consider what the risks were. Those risks probably amounted to $5-10 million dollars should he suffer a major injury.
      The solution would be for the college to underwrite a short term insurance policy that would cover a certain amount of dollars should that injury occur.

      Also, I’m not sure how opting out of one game at the end of 5 years is any worse than leaving college after two years to go to the NFL (as in Larry Fitzgerald, one of the best human being ever to son a football uniform, IMO.

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  13. We had a chance in this game, since their Champaigne is missing the game. But not with BigJohn on the pines.

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  20. This team does seem to be playing better as the season goes on. But they still have a long way to go. Still a turnover machine. I give them 2 ACC wins.

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  21. Would be great for recruiting if we could possibly win this game in MSG.

    Did not know MSG voted Pitt their team of the decade. Wow how we floundered that. With
    Stallings & now Capel.

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  29. This is like an old Big East game.
    Two poor shooting teams poor ball handling. Neither would get away in the ACC!

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  35. Two bad plays by Pitt –

    Femi charge – he needs to pass the ball.

    What was Jeffries thinking when he fouled that guy with the shot clock running out and he had no shot outside the 3 point line.

    Bad basketball

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  53. That was great strategy by Capel and great execution by Burton.

    H2P

    But…. That kind of play will not win in the ACC!

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  63. This team needed a win, still surprised that they got it.
    It would have been something to see Champ play Champ.
    Best laid plans….
    Now don’t do anything stupid tonight.

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  65. I’m not qualified to judge anyone’s basketball talent but I seem to remember several posters last season calling for Xman to be benched in favor of Odukale, as Odukale was the true point guard. Am I remembering that incorrectly?

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      1. Basketball Izzy played today and had a 3 and a couple assists. He gives us some minutes, Burton is really the PG now.

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    2. he can only score if he’s defended by a much smaller less physical guard, cause he can’t shoot from outside of the lane.

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    4. Yes, you remember it well Farmers. Odukale outperformed xman against the Johnnies today. I guess I misunderstood the question. Maybe X has matured and the game is not all about him, maybe not. Odukale was the best option and Capel played him there because he was the best option.

      I can’t comment on todays game or any player because I really haven’t watched.

      Wait a Manute, Twig came up big at key points in the game at the madison square garden Bol. Unsung hero today.

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  66. We got lots of NY’ers down here. Lots of Johnny fans. Getting the Pitt gear ready for the mall trip.

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  67. Good win even tho St John’s is down a star … can’t feel too bad considering Horton and Nike. In all seriousness, it shows how important one guy is. Pitt has its problems but one star can make all the difference.

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  68. WOW! I am a Brooklyn kid and growing up I was a big Johnnies fan. The great St. John’s coach, Joe Lapchick visited my high school gym many times and tried to recruit our super star player, Billy Cunningham (older POV’ers will know him well). Louie Carnesecca (the sweater) was also a great Johnnies coach and watching Pitt play the school from Queens in the Garden in fantastic Big East games was basketball heaven!!

    The Panthers hung in against a weakened St. John’s team minus Champagnie, but they didn’t fold!!
    Pitt turnovers and ball-handling drive ME KRAZEE, but a win is a win is a win especially when it happens in the GREAT Madison Square Garden…..boy oh boy do I miss the Big East!

                                                   Hail 2 Pitt!!!

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    1. That was the best Pitt game for a long time. Playing and winning in The Garden. Enjoyed it far better than beating Duke last year,

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  69. I think the twig is an unsung hero…I wish we could have him for 2-3 more years. The kid hustles his rear end off and for a guy who is 8ft 3″ tall he can shoot from the outside. 20 m0re pounds on that skeleton of a frame and he would be a monster.

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  70. And the numbers say …
    Pitt wins by 2 and MAKES 16 more foul shots (23-7) than their opponent. You won’t find that stat many times in the last 20 seasons of Pitt games

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  71. Mo can jump out of the gym. Which makes we wonder why we don’t have any set plays together him an alley-oop pass? Maybe he doesn’t have the hands? Seems like something Pitt should be doing a couple times a game…

    Go Pitt.

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  72. Was out playing golf (in December). Just saw the score. Happy for the players and you diehards. Been a tough year so far – hope there are a few more surprises like this.

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    1. Golf in December or men’s BB wins?

      I played in central PA (Meadia Heights) on Thursday – it was 64 degrees and sunny.

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  73. Sorry to say but Odukale has regressed from a year ago. Doesn’t look to have matured at all physically which is disappointing. Limits his ability to capitalize on otherwise pretty decent drives to the basket.

    Players talk about him being THE Leader in the locker-room. If true, wish we would see that translate to a more TAKE-CHARGE attitude on the floor with a notch or two higher on the “Sense of Urgency” scale.

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    1. He’s not a good assist guy. Missed some wide open feeds that would have been scores or highly probable scores.

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  75. “Maybe he’s just an idiot.” William Jeffress, I apologize for this comment made by one of our “so-called” basketball savants. I agree that your #2 ranking in Pennsylvania basketball HS has not transferred to ACC basketball YET. But You are not an idiot. Your 4.0 GPA Erie McDowell HS and high SAT score earned you offers to Stanford and Vanderbilt which were as much academic as basketball offers.

    I hope your mother, who is a Yale Medical School educated obstetrician doesn’t read these slanders on her son’s intelligence.

    Maybe some of us genius commentators are idiots.

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    1. Did you read the word “maybe” in my comment?

      Jeffries has made two egregious mistakes an 8th grade rec player wouldn’t make. One cost Pitt the UVA game and today he committed a three point foul on a Johnnie’s player with 1 second on the clock in a tie game with time running out. It could have cost Pitt another game.

      Sorry you took it so personally. Mine was not the only comment.

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      1. It is Jeffress; not Jeffries. Get to know the players you are commenting on. Just like me the 6 other “Likes” saw the “maybe” but also saw the “idiot.” I stand by their Like.

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        1. I’ll back basketball Dan on this one. Jeffress made a couple of mistakes. First, he had a distinct height and reach advantage over the offensive player and should have known that. Second he left his feet jumping towards the offensive player. Third he didn’t understand the meaning of verticality. Had he been in proper position and jumped straight up, the St. John’s player cannot draw a 3 point foul by jumping into him due to the rule of defensive verticality. Call him an idiot or call him stupid or call him maybe an idiot or maybe stupid, doesn’t necessarily mean he is not book smart. Basketball smart is another thing altogether. I hope I explained the difference in a manner that is acceptable to those here. That’s my interpretation of the exchange as I saw it. No harm, no foul.

          Some very smart book people have zero common sense. And some very dumb people book wise, do very well outside of academia. Some are in the middle. Feel free to call me names, i’m 40. lol.

          Luckily, their guy didn’t make all the freebies or we would have been in deep trouble. Double lucky that their coach was an idiot by not pressuring Burton and allowing him to get the inbounds pass and dribble the entire length of the floor for a pull up fake and make deuce. Everyone knows Burton is taking the shot, even the savant indicated same before it happened. Look, he had the hot hand and played in control most of the game. He was our only option. Gotta call em like you see em. Guru Dan scored! I really wish there was a dislike button for my comments!!

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  77. Always great to be an old rival like St. John’s. Good job. I see Michigan State is now -2.5 over us and Narduzzi’s recruiting class is next to last among Power 5 teams. You know Heather is rushing to get that extension done before the Peach Bowl.

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    1. Pitt only signed 12 players, but the quality is there. Two good O-linemen, two strong defensive ends, Fitzsimmons at defensive tackle. Several of the signees won state championships. Narduzzi thinks the WR, Copeland, is going to play as a true freshman. Some speed at RB from Tampa and the WR from Texas.

      I’m still hoping Pitt can flip Jackson Brown from Cal.

      And, yes, get that extension done soon.

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    1. The low rating is partly due to the fact that it’s a very small class. The rating points are additive, sadly. Our other 2 and 3 star recruits have done pretty well lately. Have faith

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      1. The punter also brings the class ranking down.

        Thought I saw where the average stars put us ranked somewhere in the high thirties, which is about where we usually end up…

        Go Pitt.

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    2. On a related note, sweet to see Scott Barnes Oregon St. Beavers get whipped in their bowl game tonight…

      That makes the Fightin’ Beavers 7 and 6 for the season.

      Go Pitt.

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  80. Was nice to see the players being happy today at the end of a game. If you watch the video of Burton’s game winner, watch how Mo jumps for joy and then a few seconds later jumps for joy again… 👍

    H2P!

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  81. Wisconsin beats Nebraska in the ladies VB championship tonight. This Wisconsin team was really good, our ladies would have struggled to compete with them.

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  86. @ike – it’s a Disney-Google battle.

    OT – notwithstanding that each team’s star player is “opting-out”, given the current medical environment what are the odds the game is actually played?

    H2P!!!

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  88. Zake Calzada Texas A & M transfer QB to Pitt rumor has it. It looks like Purdy might have waited too long on the Pitt offer. Calzada was a sophomore last season. They recruited a high star QB and their starting QB King was injured and is coming back as a result he entered the portal. I still think Patti may give him a run for the money come next season when the Spring competition kicks off.

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    1. Word from an insider is Beville has really grown up after seeing how Pickett approached the game and has the mental side down better than ever. I’d love to see Davis be the guy as it would show Narduzzi recruited and developed another QB, which is satisfying to see as a fan.

      Pitt isn’t recruiting five stars and churning out NFL players after three years. Mature, fifth-year seniors needs to be this programs bread and butter. Sort of how Michigan State did when Narduzzi was there.

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  90. Darrel Revis Foundation to distribute $30,000 in gift cards to needy in Beaver County

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    1. I noticed that too yesterday – a 7 man rotation if no foul trouble. One of the seven is a walk on PG. None of the other six is a PG.

      You’d think Capel would have signed at least a lower rated PG just to have on his bench.

      What do I know, as I’m not making $3+ million a year to recruit, develop talent and consistently win more than lose games. Wait, is Capel doing any of those three things?

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  95. I noticed that Capel called a time out before the inbound with 9 seconds left. Encouraging to see that Coach can still learn from his mistakes.

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    1. St John’s was shooting 2 FT’s beforehand….Billy H spoke real loudly….,.,PITT SHOULD CALL A TIMEOUT TO SETUP THE LAST PLAY !!! (or something like that)

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  96. Anyone notice that 13th ranked BYU was beaten by 8-4 UAB? BYU was 5-0 against PAC 12 including a win over league champ Utah. They also scored 66 on UVA

    Just the latest incident where the fave didn’t want it as much as the dog on a meaningless bowl

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    1. also more likely Pitt doesn’t drop below BYU if loses to MSU

      I said IF

      H2Patti!
      or H2Beville?

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      H2Abanikanda most likely

      saw that MSU leads nation in least # TFL – I’d imagine as a running team and a great one at that, it makes sense

      are we going to see the exact kind of team that HCPN’s defense was and is built to stop?

      prediction Pitt 14, MSU 3,,,, if we have a TO in our territory

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      1. I am assuming you meant TFL’s allowed.

        May have your Michigan’s confused. Michigan is #1 with 27 or 2.08/game. MSU is currently #62 with 67 or 5.58/game.

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        1. someone said Mich St and TFL allowed,,, I didn’t check it

          they were talking about Pitt with KP sitting and MSU with Walker so didn’t mistake team but must’ve had their stats wrong, can’t remember who it was talking

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  97. There is a good chance Pitt loses some coaches this off season. You win, people notice and come calling. You can’t pay all the assistants top dollar. This isn’t Alabama.

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    1. Do other schools suspend players until their court hearing or let them play under “innocent until proven guilty?” We know how Pitt is going to operate, unfortunately.

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      1. nate..love that question regarding suspending players before court hearings ,,,oh, how the times have changed….used to be underage drinking or a little fisticuffs back in our day….oh, how the times have changed !!! One quick trip around the NCAA and you could find a cast of characters to produce the basketball version of “The Longest Yard.”

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  99. Actually, nobody loses assistants more than Bama. Sarkisian, K Smart, J Locksley, L Kiffin, Cristobal, Napier … and that’s just scratching the surface

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  100. Of course, most Bama assistants move on to HC positions. Partridge would move to a lateral position not only with a raise but moving back to his home area

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  101. How about the job Mike Stecheiotti has done the last two years. Pitt was strong and fast in the 2nd half this year. S&C coaches should get credit for a winning season also.

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  105. Virginia’s OC has left the program and won’t be calling plays in their bowl game. Wonder where he’s headed?

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    1. Duzz says he won’t announce the new OC until January – meaning we won’t have one for the bowel movement.

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  106. Leketor Member-Meneh named to the all Tournament team for the NCAA Women’s Final Four. Wisconsin won the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship yesterday 3-2. The score in the last set was 15-12. This was Wisconsin’s first NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship.

    During the match yesterday they had the logos of all of the Final Four Teams prominently displayed at the ends of the court. Pitt’s logo was in the middle half of the four so even during the finals, Pitt was advertised.

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    1. She can jump out of the gym! I was impressed with her leaping ability and the power she generated at the apex of her leap. Awesome display in my opinion and agree she was the best lady on the court during the final 4 match. She came through the portal as did one of the other starters, thru Dairy High.

      I wish our bball team and wr’s could jump the way she can. Call me impressed!

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  107. Just finished reading “Recruiting Experts” post of Saturday. A lot of interesting thoughts.

    It made me think back to almost a year ago – when KP had no bowl game or Sr Bowl invite to consider. He was considering the NFL,, and as I recall he was “projected” to be the 6th QB chosen in the draft. And so he began consulting.

    Although I wasn’t privy to all conversation, I never heard that Peyton (or anyone else, for that matter) advised him to come back to win a championship; or to win the Peach Bowl. It was all about The Benjamin’s- risks be damned.

    And so, here we are 1 year later, and nothing has changed – it’s still about The Benjamin’s. (He is consistant!)

    “moNEY, not we”!
    I only hope that the next time the Pitt faithful break out a chant to KP8, it isn’t, “Benny! Benny! Benny!”

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  109. For some of our younger peeps.

    Once upon a time, the Peach Bowl use to be considered a crap bowl, Played in the dump known as Atlanta Fulton County Stadium. Usually had teams with 3 or 4 losses, when that was the loss extent among all Bowel movements.

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  110. Strange but true,,,,,i had a vision several years ago. That when Pitt won the ACC championship(whenever that might happen), the Orange Bowl would not be the destination for the ACC champion that year,

    Pitt has Never played in the Orange Bowl. But get this…..Duquesne has. Strange but true.

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  111. One of the most important pieces of going to a bowl game is the added practices and development. No bowl, less time to practice. I don’t believe any athlete takes to the field not wanting to win Not going to buy that argument at all. From rec league, to beer league, to pro sports. You lace up the shoes, you want to win.

    LAtest example, tiger woods. Tiger and son playing in an exhibition match where it was supposed to be fun. Tiger had fun. Tiger competed and so did tiger jr. They were grinding to the point that Tiger risked great injury as he amped up his game to try to win. Exhibition, yes, kind of. Competitors compete. We know no other way.

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  113. Read where Horton’s hearing has been moved up to December 30th.

    Hoping he gets some punishment and learns a lesson, but gets to play…

    Go Pitt.

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  114. Pitt women basketballers got stomped by No. 21 ND this afternoon at ND. Think it was like 85-59.

    Pitt has two big problems. First is turnovers. Pitt had 27 to ND’s 12. Way too many possessions given away.

    Second problem are offensive dry spells. They can go 4 or 5 minutes struggling to score and just let the game get away from them.

    Course these two things are related.

    Interesting that ND’s two best players appear to be freshman. How’s this for the ND freshman PG’s line:
    8-15 shooting
    3-7 from three
    6 rebounds
    11 assists
    6 steals
    1 turnover

    Yikes!

    Go Pitt.

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  115. “According to police, Horton punched a police officer in the face and fled before being arrested.”

    KDKA TV

    xxxxxxxx

    Oh. And if guilty, we want this guy to do a SHORT penance just so he can play basketball.

    What has this Blog come to?

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    1. We’re still discussing women’s sports, in need of something. We are not used to basketball being a black hole for a whole season. And frankly, some of us (myself included) do not know the details of what happened to Horton. Yes, he was drunk and punched someone and should be held accountable, but was the officer in uniform? Did he realize he was punching an officer of the law? If so, then I don’t want him back, period. But this is more than about just basketball, and I’d like to see Horton get another chance even if its elsewhere, especially if this is a first offense. I’m not sure how much it matters to Capel at this point, heck he has not brought in a single recruit for next year, which makes one wonder, eh?

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    2. Sounds like Horton will plead to two charges: illegal parking and a minor charge like disorderly conduct.

      He certainly should be back on the court in early January.

      The team could desperately use his shooting.

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      1. Horton has been charged with aggravated assault — a second-degree felony — resisting arrest, disorderly conduct and public drunkenness, according to court documents.

        The officer who was allegedly assaulted said Horton hit him in the face with his cell phone in hand after police arrived at the scene of Horton’s car being towed… As the officers walked away, Horton allegedly yelled at the officers, which included a derogatory comment directed at a female officer.

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    3. I think he deserves a break if he has never been in trouble before. If thy lower the charges, he should be reinstated immediately. Only if this is the first trouble he has ever been in.

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  116. Another rumor on the QB transfer front, Chis Peak thinks Slovis the USC QB may be announcing in the next day or two to commit to Pitt.

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    1. It is a rumor, but a strong one at that from the folk I know close to the program. Slovis is also from the state of Arizona and rumored to Arizona or Arizona State. So there is much competition in the rumor mill.

      On a side note, former USC OC Graham Harrell is looking for a job and in the similar rumor mills, Slovis is projected to go where Harrell lands.

      So, logic has me thinking, since Duzz told us the OC won’t be announced until January, and Slovis is to announce in the next day or two…wait their is no logic to these rumors that make sense.

      Watch his film – he’d throw a nice ball to Addison, Wayne and Blue Mountain Bart.

      Go Pitt!

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    2. And Peak sounds rather certain… and doesn’t rule out Purdy coming as well.
      Apparently Duzz is handling the recruitment himself. Both of these were guys that Whipple coveted but could not land.

      Here’s Slovis’ stats:

      https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/kedon-slovis-1.html

      Should this occur, one can imagine that Patti, Beville or Yarnell could enter the portal through either their own choice or via a gentle nudge. Patti would seem most likely, perhaps dropping down a level to a JMU-like school for his final year.

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  117. According to Packer & Durham, you Comcast people should be able to start picking up ACCN

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  118. Do any POVers use HULU live to access ACCN? I need to make a change since YouTube TV dropped ACCN and ESPN last week. Opinions welcome.

    I could go back to Comcast but I’ve come to appreciate the portability of streaming services.

    Interesting anomaly: turned on the TV this morning, YoutubeTV, and found a recorded version of today’s Packer and Durham show. Can’t find it on my live lineup but its going to my DVR account?!?

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    2. As Larry noted, the two sides struck a deal. This happened with other channels – might’ve been NBC last time. I also have the saem situation as you – can get Packer & Durham, but my channel guide is still missing the ESPN and ABC channels. Going to check the settings when I get to my personal laptop. Will advise if I am able to adjust it.

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    3. I use Hulu and like it. The beauty is you can easily pause your service for up to 12 weeks if you want some downtime and not be billed.

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    4. We have Hulu+Live and like it. We pay a little extra to have no commercials, but that is only for programs that were shown approx 24-48 hrs before that. Changing channels is not as fast as cable tv ( streaming has to load) but I haven’t had a problem with it. You also get ACCNX and supposedly my bill just went up a couple bucks but I’ll get Disney+. Can’t wait to watch the Beatles Get Back series.

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      1. all true(but I’m not a Beatles fan 🙂 )

        we had DirecTV before and the only disadvantage is the DVR is not smooth or advanced in operation as I was able to use for sports replays

        cost similar for me)maybe a little lower for what now gets me ACCN and the Disney+ bundle

        didn’t do the commercial free version and when you replay a recorded event you CAN’T fast forward through them – didn’t check what the commercial free upgrade costs

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  121. Comcast question: Those of us still with Comcast now have the ACC Network, however I do not see ACC Extra, which is a separate channel; any word if this is something still in the plans or not?

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  122. I dropped expensive HULU Live right after the last FB game. Magically I started getting ACCN on Comcast 1325 the next day. The channel gods play their games secretly at night. Check 1325 everyday to make sure it is alive.

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  124. I dropped Fios in August and I’ve liked HULU Live. I wouldn’t do it for a cost savings though. It’s about the same price all in.

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  125. 19 million more households now have access to to ACCN.

    I have Verizon Fios so this may not apply to comcast.

    Through my Amazon Firestick I can go to ESPN and stream any live event carried on the network
    including ACCNExtra. Quality slightly less than broadcast but very good.

    However, I have not been able to figure out how to do this with Smart TVs that don’t require the Firestick to watch Prime channels.

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  126. In any case this is very positive for Pitt and the ACC. Parents, Family and Friends will now be able to watch their kids play and all other great ACC content.

    Wow, timing not great though, worst year for ACC Basketball in recent memory. It is not just Capel that has had poor recruiting results.

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  127. Great quote by Jimbo Fisher. “But at the same time, you still want to keep the physicality of the game. Once you get away from the physicality of the game, you put your offensive linemen at a disadvantage.”

    The difference between Pitt 2020 and 2021.

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  128. I remember watching PITT hoop games way back but after Buzz. They had Neverson and others and all the way through Clyde, I guess Sam was in thee to? Those teams were so hard to watch. The games were grinders from start to finish and I mean in a bad way, pure torture even when they won.

    BTW, the Field-House looked nice and bright and a good place for the mens BB team to go back to while PITT FB is back to their rightful place as a football school!

    Couple fights get yinz ready for the Peach Bowl! (hope they work)

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    1. Those teams were during my time at Pitt. Football was great, bball not so much.

      They couldn’t shoot either, much like recent Pitt bball editions. (must be a Pitt thing)

      They did play the 2-1-2 trap though and Carlton Neverson and Sammy Ellis were pretty good on the wings, while Sam Clancy was a rebounding machine, man-child. Who, while never playing football at Pitt, became an all-pro DE for the Seahawks in the NFL.

      Last couple years of the old Eastern 8 and some great Eastern 8 tourney games at the Civic Arena.
      Of which Pitt won, one year and advanced to the Big Dance.

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    2. I loved going to the Field House for Pitt hoops. As soon as you walked you were engulfed by the intense popcorn smell and paint.

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  129. Oh the one guy who could shoot…who came a little later…..was Clyde Vaughan, you’re Clyde. Had he played with the 3 point rule, he would have probably avg’d 5-10 pts per game higher. As it was, he became Pitt’s all-time leading scorer and still is #2, only eclipsed by Charles Smith by 12 points. Vaughan also led the BigEast in scoring in Pitt’s 1st or 2nd year in the conf.

    Just a great perimeter shooter, especially compared to the bricklayers of today.

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  130. Just a reminder:

    The Pitt Panther footballers won 11 games this season.

    1 W
    2 W
    3 W
    4 W
    5 W
    6 W
    7 W
    8 W
    9 W
    10 W
    11 W

    I’m still amazed!

    H2P!

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    1. I was planning to re-watch the entire season on YouTube TV over the holidays but Friday night all the games vanished.

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      1. You Tube opted-out on Pitt Football.

        Try the MAC Network to catch a rerun of the WMU game. We play them at their home field next season without KP8, by the way.

        Do any other P5 teams play away games with the MAC?

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