Let’s face it, until Pitt gets consistently better. Until the team starts the season strong, the Mouse Monopoly is not going to be interested in airing Pitt games in the late afternoon or at night. Utah isn’t too good this year, and may not even have its starting QB for the game.
About the only reason for the Utah-Pitt game not to air at noon would be a concession to the Pac-12 and Utah to not have a team playing at 10 am by their internal clocks. But, this is not to be. The Big East Tweeted that the Utah-Pitt game on October 15 will be a Noon game on ESPNU. I will be curious how lethargic Utah will be with that starting time.
Rutgers coach Greg Schiano said today he will miss competing against former Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt when the teams get together Saturday in New Brunswick, N.J.
“I feel for Dave because he really busted his hump in putting that team together,” Schiano said. “Then, all of a sudden, he is out. Like it or not, that is the business we are in. It’s been fun competing with Dave, with guys that you know.”
Schiano hired three coaches from Wannstedt’s Pitt staff, offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti, tight ends coach Brian Angelichio and secondary coach Jeff Hafley.
“I talked to Dave before I hired them. Dave spoke very highly of all of them, obviously, or I wouldn’t have hired them.”
Read more: Rutgers’ Schiano says he’ll miss competing against Wannstedt – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review link to pittsburghlive.com
Anyone else catch Oliver Luck’s latest statements about the Big East? He basically said that he believes replacing Syracuse with Navy is a win for the league. He also insinuates that the combination of Navy and Air Force is better than Pitt and Syracuse. It is going to be funny if WVU ever gets a bid to leave the Big East and he jumps at it, then tries to explain why he is not a hypocritical asshole. Seriously, he basically lets every other conference know that WVU will jump ship, but when somebody else gets the invite he starts lobbing insults? Grow up!
The 12PM start should screw up the Utes. So be it. The Mouse sets the times because the Mouse pays the bills and they all know it. Steelers fans start tailgating at 7AM, if not the night before, so what?
