4pm ESPN3.
So much that needed to be completed today. Out of the house early. Just got back, so sorry about the lack of timeliness.
Pitt will probably have a very light crowd as the semester comes to its end and the Steelers were playing at 1pm.
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Woodland Hills RB Miles Sanders tells @BREAL412 he is sticking with Penn St. No more visits. Said Jim Chaney leaving “made choice easier.”
We are getting our ass kicked recruiting PA. Narduzzi step up and get 4 stars signed. Enough talking! Get results.
Cuse, Louisville, and NC all look beatable. Pitt plays Cuse and Louisville twice, NC once. This team’s ability to shoot and especially shoot free throws will help them tremendously.
Agree with you about recruiting. I don’t know where all the optimism is coming from on this board.
Pitt has low recruiting rankings.
And Pitt is playing???Give me a freakin break.
They played Gonzaga and Purdue. Non conference still not great but they play plenty of games in ACC that will have them battle tested.
Manigault coming in next year has been a double double machine so far this year.
The Parkway is closed again this weekend, so add that to the Steeler game and the crowd was miniscule.
This puts the whole “Chryst can’t recruit” thing in a WHOLE different light.
Pitt is RBU and recruits know this.
He plays scrub teams and buys 14 of his 20 wins.
Chryst – Who was a potato chip slouch absolutley is a better recruiter result wise than Narduzzi. He is all about created buzz (Pat Signals and 4th quarter bush league water bottle display) Pat – Show us some results with 4 Stars in front of them. Thank God Franklin is an atrocious Game day coach because recruiting wise he is destroying Narduzzi.
Dixon lost his 20 wins every year streak last year, so hopefully he’ll give that quest up and play some decent early games in the coming years.
I hope Barnes observes the low attendance of these crap games and goes for the decent teams to come in and fill the Pete.
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You know very little about sports.
Again, IF Potato Sack was able to grab 4 Stars why does Narduzzi get a pass on delivering 0. And, Chryst got Whitehead.
Find us on the list. Must have to go to second page.
Pitt’s average Rivals star ranking the last 4 classes:
15 – 50th
14 – 31st
13 – 53rd
12 – 26th (thanks to 5 star Rushel Shell)
After the top 8-10 programs, it really is a crap shoot, especially considering the majority of rated recruits are 3-stars. And also considering that most of the guys rating these kids know as much about football as my dog, well…
If Pitt gets Hamlin and Hudson, I’ll be satisfied. It’s a start. If they get neither, then Narduzzi still has a lot of work to do to keep a fence around the 412. Hamlin cancelled his home visit with the Pitt staff tonight, said he will reschedule for after the quiet period.
I never really thought we had a shot at Sanders. I would like to see another RB. Agree that Ibrahim and Conner cannot be counted on.
He had highly ranked recruiting classes because he had high numbers of bodies, not because he had a lot of 4 and 5 stars. So let’s temper down a bit and watch how Duzzi finishes off this class. He already has a strong start to 2017.
Our numbers are low, but are quality is strong. Also, Duzzi is getting rid of the weak minded and replacing them with ball players.
Sanders will make the right decision when the time is right. They have a new OC and we are getting a new OC, so not much has changed in that regard. I wish him well sitting behind Barclay or sharing carries as a true freshman with Hall. I don’t think Conner should play until game 4 next year as his body recovers from the treatment. Ibrahim is a maybe. LEaves alot of playing time for george hill or miles sanders.
As far as Hamlin is concerned, same thing. OSU is about Ohio, not PA. Learn from the other locals that went there. The dairy college will be turned upside down if they finish 7-5 again. The franklin leash is short. Administration demanded a new OC or a new coach. The coach canned the OC. If they don’t win big, the coach is next. That is how things work in this business.
Trust Narduzzi. He is strategic and is still changing the culture one player at a time. Man, Robert Foster has had a string of bad luck. Should have stayed home!
Unfortunately for Pitt I think Sanders may be one of those rare program changers, like Dorsett or Marino. Sure you have to surround him with the right guys, but this kid is special, on a level with Whitehead.
I am not down on Narduzzi and think recruiting is OK, but Sanders, Hudson, and Hamlin are the top guys. Losing all of them hurts.
We do have Pugh, whose is in the same league, so not a total wash. But if Franklin gets all three of the other guys, it is a pretty clear-cut victory in the WPIAL.
Top 25 and top 50 wins are the measuring stick. Personally, the manufactured 20 game win streak by JD is good for recruiting, but needs to be kept in perspective. Tournament and conference wins are the measuring stick in the P5 conferences.
But he has the excitement factor needed to sell a product. Give him time. If we lose to Navy there’s no reason to expect a top 30 recruiting class coming in. Either way I think we’ll get Hamlin.
It’s good you know so much. Apparently, you need to share your knowledge with Pitt fans who chose, and have been choosing, to stay clear of the Pete.
Hopefully, Barnes is working on Dixon’s scheduling.
Fans vote with their choices of where to spent their time.
We are still weakest at the five, but better than last year and with more upside. Maia looks to be playing himself into shape, has some moves, pretty good hands and positioning. He looks for the outlet pass instead of making a hand off. I think Lett is going to help our centers be better.
Our interior passing is reminiscent of Patterson and Zanna.
I still think Jamie needs to recruit better, but give him credit for finding these transfers, and molding them into a team in short order.
Luther and Johnson look a little lost at times as does Odoba, but everyone else has meshed. Smith looks like he has been here for years and Maia is getting there.
Jones and Jeter are Jekyl and Hyde and at any given time they can look smooth and silky or just the opposite.
I also think JR is going to have the season that we hoped he would when he was a freshman.
The thing to remember about all of these recruits is that most won’t be playing for 1-3 years unless you are talking about the elite guys. I think Sanders starts right away (at Pitt) and Hudson and Hamlin play some as freshmen, but most make no difference next year. Sanders may be the #2 guy at PSU for the next 2-3 years.
I go on tomorrow at 8pm. See you and the Mrs. At the show. Haha.
Jamie pushed them to improve their man-to-man.
recruits see that you can beat a good team.
matter not if Pitt isnt a hotbed for recruits
recruits in the city, dc and philly watch on
you dont play pitt, you look scared
The only thing I really know is Joe Knew it all along!!
The newest Panther is a player!
* Pitt will beat Navy rather easily..and it won’t affect recruiting one bit
* this is a much better basketball team than last year
* Duzz will announce the new OC tomorrow, Tuesday at latest
* Dixons sideline behavior is inexcusable and hurts the team and Pitts image and recruiting
* running back will be the least of Pitt’s problems next year…difficult schedule will be the most
* Franklinstein must be terrified of Pitt under Duzz to hire an OC who’s best achievement is that he’s from the Burgh
* a recruit who says he is not going to Pitt because Chaney is leaving and then goes to PSU after they fired theirs ..is an idiot!
* I like our football recruiting class so far and to expect it to improve immensely starting tomorrow.
Do you remember what the program has been put through the last four years?
People don’t forget that quickly (unless you are a PITT fan).
Wait 3 or 4 years of a winning record before you start counting 4-5 star recruits
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If they can get a few more quality commits and maintain the current ones, they will be fine
Chryst was more cerebral and not outwardly/mentally competitive. He was a quiet competitor, which is not terrible, just a little different than what you typically see in a football coach. The result can be more of a soft mentality in the approach to the game for the players. Narduzzi is more into the emotional and hard nosed athlete. More football player than mentally soft. Narduzzi will continue to recruit his type of player, in his likeness, regardless of stars. I like that approach.
We have a nice class going with MacPitt, Kaezon and Flowers leading the way. It is solid! You are starting to see a class that falls in line with our coaches personality and style of coaching. If you don’t like it, it’s too bad. I think 2017 is the first class that will be more in line with expectations going forward. I can’t complain about what we have right now. Typically, we would have about 5-6 two stars already.
Rutgers is easy picking now and we should to take advantage. Patrice Rene CB, Isaiah Wright WR, Rashawn Battle OLB, and Nick Krimin OT plus a few others could help us out.
Mighty Duke is hosting Georgia Southern
Ranked Cincinnati is hosting Norfolk
Legendary UCLA is hosting Lousiana-Lafayette
So far Duke and Cincy have played exactly one ranked team. UCLA has played 3 ranked teams and is 2-1.
The other evening our ranked,former rivals down I-79 hosted Lousiana-Monroe. They also lost last week by 16 to the only ranked team (UVA) that they have played.
Pitt will get a crack at UVA down the road.
