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Location: Pittsburgh, Pa. | Founded: 1787 | Enrollment: 26,559 | Colors: Gold and Blue | Stadium: Heinz Field | Capacity: 65,050 | Coach: Dave Wannstedt
Record: (5-7, 3-4 Big East)
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This could be a make-or-break year for coach Dave Wannstedt.

After ending a 5-7 season with a stunning upset of West Virginia and turning that into one of the top recruiting classes in the Big East to go with a host of returning talent, expectations are high on the Pitt campus.

While a number of players sat out spring practice, much was done to solidify the thoughts that this is a contender in the Big East.

For example, quarterback Bill Stull established his throwing thumb was recovered from an injury that forced him to sit out last year as he claimed the frontrunner role, but sophomore Pat Bostick could threaten and junior college recruit Greg Cross showed himself to be an electrifying presence on the field.

The offensive line, a weak point over the last few years, showed improvement, helped by the move of John Malecki from nose tackle to offensive guard.

"The key for us now is to work hard. We're all committed to that," Malecki said after the spring game.

The defense was a force last year and should be better this season. It dominated spring workouts until the spring game, when it was handicapped by rules that eliminated blitzing and stopping receivers at the line of scrimmage.

With star running back LeSean McCoy back to build on his spectacular freshman season that included 1,370 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns, and with the nation's leading tackler Scott McKillop back at linebacker, Pitt expects this to be a huge season.

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Since:Jan 15, 2007

April 29, 2008 11:00 pm
i read earlier today (i believe it was rivals) that shady mccoy would be a top 5 pro prospect if he decided to enter the 2009 nfl draft.  what are your thoughts on this as he would be only a sophmore but 3 years removed from high school just like larry fitzgerald. i love seeing PITT get top talent but i was devasted when the greatest college receiver of all time decided to turn pro. shad ...(more)
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Since:Aug 28, 2006

April 14, 2008 4:41 pm

I have been on Rivals.com and Scout.com over the past few weeks, but I don't really see much information regarding possible 2009 recruits. Does anyone have information out there?

I feel like we should have one or two recruits in the bag and a few more we are looking at (or reporting on) heavily, but I can't seem to find any worthwhile information.

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Since:Nov 30, 2006

April 22, 2008 12:26 pm
Whats up Panther fans. I need about 20 people to sign up for this game. It is called GoallineBlitz. The objective of the game is to create your own football player and get signed by human team owners to compete to win a title. It takes a while to figure out how everything works in the game, but once you get the hang of it im sure you will have fun. If you sign up and keep involved ...(more)
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April 20, 2008 9:45 pm

Is anyone else suprised that the Offense (gold) beat up the the Defense (Blue) 60-25....after the way it went at the end of the year i would have thought it would have ended up the other way around

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Since:Mar 9, 2007

April 15, 2008 4:46 pm

Until you go for a year without disciplinary problems, don't be bashing us (Penn State) about ours. If you want to play the dumb blonde, as in what did we do... Read this...

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08106/873375-233.stm ...(more)

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April 21, 2008 11:04 pm

How do you all think he will do in the NFL? He didn't have a standout career at Pitt, but he definitely did a very nice job. He is big enough that he can take the NFL game, but he is still raw. Overall I think he will do well, but will he live up to the hype?

I'm also very interested to see where he goes...many have him as the #3 tackle behind Long and Clady, but CBS actually ha ...(more)

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Level:Pro
Since:Dec 3, 2007

April 20, 2008 8:00 am
I hope the Pitt program doesn't get destroyed by that idiot Pederson like Nebraska's was. Some advice for the Pitt fans- if Pederson starts creating a bunch of stupid ideas hold on your program about to be destroyed, so fight back don't let him do it.
JSS
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Since:Jul 5, 2007

April 16, 2008 1:07 pm

Adversity has strengthened Upper St. Clair native Cafaro
By Kevin Gorman
TRIBUNE-REVIEW
Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Danny Cafaro knows the anniversary dates by heart. Not the type to celebrate, but mark survival. And Cafaro is nothing if not a survivor.
There is Jan. 15, 2006, when he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma. There is May 15 ...(more)

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March 6, 2008 10:02 pm
PITT has 4 players in the NFL Hall of Fame, Marino, Dorsett, Ditka and Schmidt. Who do you think is next? My pick is Curtis Martin.
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March 1, 2008 2:46 pm
PITT's spring practice starts Mar 25 and the spring game is Apr 19.
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April 13, 2008 4:35 am

Lets all give Rich Rodriguez a moment of silence at the podium..........

HAHAHA

This thread is solely for the purpose of looking back at the 100th backyard brawl, where Pitt literally OWNED (2) West Virgina (-28.5). I still have the shakes from that game. When they won it felt like i just had an overdose on heroin!

Also congratulations to the bastard who bet on west vir ...(more)