Pitt has staked the early claim to being the underdog against Colorado.
“We have been preaching since the start of the ACC tournament that we are the underdog,” Dixon said. “That was our mentality, that was our thinking and we wanted to play that way.
“But we also talked about playing on the road or playing in neutral court games. We have had great success.”
He pointed out that the Panthers’ 7-2 road record in conference play was the best in the ACC (tied with Virginia).
“We seem to play well on the road. … The key is we have had good focus on the road trips, good preparation and pretty good practices the times we’ve had them.”
It should be easy enough to claim. Colorado is seeded higher than Pitt. Even if it is only 9 vs. 8. The team seems to be buying into it a bit.
But, wait. Colorado isn’t going to let that underdog claim go to Pitt that easy.
