tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post3375379421581495809..comments2023-06-25T07:12:51.363-04:00Comments on Infinonymous: Hail to Pitt (Football)! Hail to Pitt (Basketball)!Infinonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-55065657885313961612010-01-02T23:38:08.784-05:002010-01-02T23:38:08.784-05:00During my lifetime, Penn State has won two nationa...During my lifetime, Penn State has won two national titles, Pitt one; all three titles are more than 20 years old. Just before Penn State won in 1982 (with Pitt in the top 10), Pitt finished second in the nation in consecutive seasons.<br /><br />More recently (since 2000), Penn State has had a marginally better football program; the rankings difference is not pronounced. It has attempted to raise prices; whether those increases stick is undetermined. Even if they do, scheduling Pitt would be no less financially attractive than scheduling Syracuse.<br /><br />One angle that might have been overlooked: basketball. Pitt has one of the stronger programs in the nation. Penn State could reasonably request a home-and-home arrangement in basketball in conjunction with a football series. That might enable Penn State to change the 30-year condition in which matching the Nits' varsity against Pitt's scout team presents a sporting proposition.Infinonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523717432084762839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6430253580669566245.post-42495715983494635792010-01-02T21:17:49.996-05:002010-01-02T21:17:49.996-05:00"A Pitt-Penn State game would have been prefe..."A Pitt-Penn State game would have been preferable to Penn State's Syracuse or Eastern Illinois game, or to Pitt's North Carolina State or Buffalo game." <br /><br />A Penn State home game against Pitt would have been preferable to Eastern Illinois or Syracuse. However, Syracuse was prominent when we scheduled the game against them and Eastern Illonois didn't ask for a home game. It's great that Pitt got their first 10 win season of my lifetime (a stretch in which Penn State has won 2 national championships, 3 conference titles, 2 undefeated seasons and 11 ten win seasons). However, Penn State is raising ticket prices and Pitt can't sell out a stadium half the size of Penn State's but twice a season. Until the crowds balance out look for PSU to continue to insist on 2-1 or 3-1 and look for Pitt to continue to (foolishly) turn them down.Burgher Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02769535812529539535noreply@blogger.com