What is going on? Who is doing this?

Well…well…well…

The sleeping giant has woken.

Today was the University of Pittsburgh Varsity Football Team’s media day. What does that mean exactly? The answer is absolutely nothing. Who gives a hoot? The only thing news worthy was the unveiling of the new uniforms. Pitt switched from Addias to Nike. Why? Cash, that’s why. What the hell Mr. Pederson. Why must you change our apparel every year? I understand that you have a difficult task on your hands picking up the pieces from former athletic director Jeff Long, who failed miserably in the scheduling department, and making up for the on-field under achievements; but you’re really fucking up here. You’re just trying to sell new shirts to people like me who will buy them. Isn’t it bad enough that donations must be made on top of season tickets and these donations determine your seats? Don’t get me wrong, Stevie P. has done a fantastic job with scheduling and other management decisions, but if you’re going to develop a brand, you have to get some consistency. I know this is not the SEC and when times are tough you must suck the money from somewhere and the new uniforms is the sweeper he’s selected at the expense of the integrity of our brand. Enough with the talk, let’s get a look at these bad boys.

When you look at this picture, the first thing that comes to mind is that DE Jabaal Sheard is one bad motherfucker and he is going to hurt anyone he gets his mitts on. Once that has been digested, you’ll notice that these uniforms are very similar to the previous years, just not as flashy. The colors aren’t as bright giving and they are rather simple them an old school look. However, when I look at these rags I see a psu uniform with Notre Dame colors. They look too similar to Notre Dame and Navy in my opinion. I prefer something like this.

Now for the important stuff, what can we expect from our boys this year? During the Big East media day, representatives TE Nate Byham, DE Greg “I get more white women than you” Romeus, and Murrysivlle’s favorite son RG John Malecki accepted the award of being ranked number 1 in the Big East preseason poll. Well isn’t that a load of horseshit. Take a gander at this poll:

Rank Team Points

1. Pittsburgh (8) 161

2. West Virginia (5) 151

3. Cincinnati (8) 144

4. USF (3) 130

5. Rutgers 126

6. Connecticut 74

7. Louisville 51

8. Syracuse 27

Who the hell votes for this shit? Football beat writers don’t even have a vote. Casual observers like Ron Cook and Bob Smizek that can’t even name 10 guys on half the teams cast blind votes based on bowl game performances and returning quarterbacks. Some people, such as coaches, know who they’re voting for but these others clowns don’t have a clue and are trying to satisfy their agenda. Satisfy this. This league will not be that competitive. The way things look now, Pitt will roll through conference, but we’ll save predictions to just prior to week 1.

Training camp starts tomorrow but officially doesn’t start till this weekend because of the NCAA enforcing these “no pads” pansy ass rules. Let’s face it, these kids are here to play football and goddamn it they should play. Why, oh why, can these kids only practice 2 hours per day in shorts and t-shirts? They certainly are not going to library...to study.

For practice reports, you can read Kevin Gorman’s blog at tribunereview.com, Paul Zeise and pittsburghpostgazette.com, rivals.com, and scout.com, but if you want the real spin, read The Daily Blumpkin.

Too many questions Mr. Wayne…too many questions.

There’s a lot of fuss coming into this camp primarily due to a poor performance during a meaningless game on new years eve. The truth is that there are some bad mamajamas on this team and some fools are going to get whooped. RT Lucas Nix is meaner than deep fried alligator tail, FB Henry Hynoski resembles pickup truck from Edinboro, and DT Mick Williams may kill someone.

Quarterback is obviously the concern on everybody’s mind and rightfully so. Some of you may be looking at the quarterback situation and asking yourselves, what does Wannstedt see in this kid? Billy Stull played good enough last year before an injury derailed his season. If Stull can’t return to form from before he got wrecked against Rutgers, Lancaster’s own Pat Bostick or the next great one from Central, Tino Sunseri, better be ready. If these guys can’t pull it together, these games will be close. Other concerns include replacing the kicker, offensive line depth, consistency at wide receiver, and breaking in new line backers.

As far as I’m concerned, the defense is going to hurt people and the new offensive coordinator may make all the difference. The bottom line is that the wolf pack, the church, usf bulls, bearcats, and hoople heads better be ready or they’re going to get blasted. I suggest everyone sit back, crack open a Just Coors, and get yourself a few of Mrs. Russo’s meatballs because this season will be BALDWIN!