It seems like decades ago that the Pitt Panthers have played in a meaningful game. The Panthers are set to face off against the No. 3 ranked Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday as 17-point underdogs. No one is giving Pitt a chance in this game, and why blame them? Yet in 2007, the Panthers played spoiler in one of the biggest upsets in college football history. I can remember it vividly, as the Dave Wannstedt led 4-7 Panthers traveled to the undefeated West Virginia Mountaineers in the final ... Read More
Archives for November 2012
Yinzer of the Week: Ben Roethlisberger
It was only a matter of time until Big Ben won the Yinzer of the Week Award. Roethlisberger, as has been the norm, has quietly been of of the top quarterbacks in the league again this season. Roethlisberger has a 101.4 quarterback rating with 14 touchdowns to only three interceptions while throwing for 1,987 yards in the air. With a banged up offensive line and running game, Roethlisberger deserves to be in the MVP discussion. This past week against RG3 and the Redskins, Roethlisberger was ... Read More
Roethlisberger and Manning: Both different, yet so similar
Sunday’s matchup between the Steelers and the New York Football Giants will be one of the marquee games of the week. Only three quarterbacks remain in the NFL with more than one Super Bowl ring, and two of those will face off in the New Meadowlands this Sunday. Both drafted in 2004 in the first round, Eli Manning and Ben Roethlisberger have taken two completely different roads to stardom. Manning stole the headlines in ‘04 with refusing to play in San Diego and ultimately forcing a trade to ... Read More
Pitt’s Sunseri Still Looking for Signature Win
Coming into the season, one of the biggest questions surrounding Paul Chryst's Pitt Panthers football team was how long would it be before quarterback Tino Sunseri was benched for good. Sunseri has answered that question by having an outstanding senior season in which he's thrown for 2,199 yards and 13 touchdowns in Pitt's eight games. In addition, he continues to move up the Panthers' all-time passing lists and should actually pass the likes of Dan Marino and finish second on the all-time ... Read More