Pitt Panther Rants And Other Sports Rant

Pitt is doing things to work in accordance to the ACC Network and merchandise is selling! Steve Blass is taking some heat and would’ve been better served if he just kept his mouth shut or clarified. NBA wants to remove the term “owner”, but then has a “hold my beer” moment. I finish talking NBA and NHL Playoffs

I start off by talking about graduation which turns into Pee Wee Herman/Cheech Chong discussions. I explain the advantages of a noon kick off for Pitt-PSU. VT is getting some generous betting spreads as their preseason lovefest is nothing new. I talk Stanley Cup and NBA Finals.

I talk about Memorial Day and then it spins into the Grunge Era. I rank Pitt’s wins of 2018. I talk NBA Playoffs and NHL Playoffs.

I talk Memorial Day Weekend. Pitt Football gains a transfer but losses out on a local kid. What else is new? I talk NBA Playoffs. I try to talk NHL playoffs but it spirals into Dek Hockey.

Pitt Hoops lost out on a recruit and people are overreacting again. I talk some gambling and PGA. The finals for the East and West are under way in the NBA. New Orleans gets number 1 overall pick and it seems some are not pleased.

Pitt Football lands a 2019 player. Pitt Hoops lands a JUCO guard. I talk about Pitt Hoops and the list of Caucasian basketball players they’ve had over the years as some fans say “they can’t land the guy” with the campus/system they’ve had. I talk NBA Playoffs and some NHL.

I talk about the Derby Controversy. As we replay review increase, is “making things right” too much leading to a wrong? Where do we draw the line? I talk NBA Playoffs and random Pitt stuff.

Pitt Football lands another player for their 2020 class. Pitt had one player drafted and others signed. Big Ben got an extension which upset some national media people. I talk NBA Playoffs, Adidas Trial, and Reggie Bush.

My discussion about Nick Bosa morphs into Movies, TV Shows, and Politics. Marty Blazer paid some players during his time of terror. Some of them were Pitt players. I finish it off with some NBA playoffs talk.

Pitt Football keeps changing and changing. Also, not much going on in terms of Pitt and NFL Draft projections. I talk about the Ovechkin/Svechnikov fight and how the national media should leave this alone. I also talk about the NBA playoffs.

Pitt got itself into a controversy on “412 day” last week. I talk about the issue from both sides. In the end, I get why the business did it but it was done very poorly. Pitt honored its athletes this week and I give a run down of the awards and who’s on the Varsity Walk.

Pitt Football wrapped up another Spring. I give my thoughts on the game. LSU reinstates Will Wade means they’re all in. It’s an arms race in the SEC for Hoops and they have to stay in it. I talk about the Masters and NBA playoffs.

Aaron Donald made a huge contribution to Pitt today. Pitt is lucky to have someone like him that lives and breathes Pitt. Pitt Women’s Tennis is done for good soon. Why lack of attention from the AD? I also talk about the Spring game as well. I finish up the podcast talking College Hoops.

Pitt has brought the the colors back and the world is a happy place! I talk about the Spring game and areas of concern. Jamie Dixon is not headed to UCLA. I talk the Final Four and tonight’s game.

Pitt Hoops loses two more players which means Jeff Capel gets really bring in the players he wants at a more accelerated pace. I take my Pitt fandom asides and explain why Jamie Dixon to UCLA makes sense. I give my predictions on the Final Four. The AAF ended before it began, Will the XFL fare better?

I Recap an awesome long weekend of March Madness games. Bruce Pearl is in the Final Four and America is mad. UVA with an amazing story after what happened to them last year. I also talk UConn basketball and should they stay in the AAC for long term for the men and women’s programs.

I talk about my membership with ArmChair Media. I give my thoughts on the upcoming Sweet 16/Elite 8 games coming up.

I recap the weekend of March Madness and give my thoughts on the games. SEC has four surviving teams shows me a league that’s getting better in basketball. I also talk Tom Izzo and Bryce Drew.

Pitt Hoops renews game with Robert Morris, but won’t play Duquesne next years. The City Game should be played ever year. It seems Le’Veon Bell got some bad advice from his agent and is using the Ben narrative to save faces. March Madness is here and I talk about the opening rounds. The Kaepernick settlement leaks and surprises all of us.

Championship week is done and the field is set for the NCAA tournament. I give my thoughts on the field. TCU was left out and that was no surprise to me. I talk about “Big Ben Fumblegate” and how you can’t change people’s opinions on it.