Understanding All-Access- July 31, 2006 A recent visit to the Pitt site may have piqued your curiosity about the teaser press release for "Panthers All-Access." It did for me. Panthers All-Access" is a must for the serious Pitt fan. Providing the most comprehensive Pitt coverage on the web, Panthers All-Access gives you such exclusive content as live game broadcasts, highlights, press conferences, special behind-the-scenes features andhttp://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115411567230183810 More Summer League- July 31, 2006 A couple weeks ago there was the story about the Pittsburgh summer league in the Trib. Now the P-G adds its own story without much more new info other than to point out that it's got room to grow. "It's something all the college kids around here needed," Pitt coach Jamie Dixon said. "It's beneficial for all of the teams from Division I through Division III. It's been great. All the feedback I'vehttp://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115431082471261386 Boys Being Boys- July 31, 2006 Not sure what to read into this. Pope, who has Pitt on his short list of colleges, was involved in an on-court altercation at the Junior AAU Super Showcase boys' basketball tournament in Orlando, Fla. Pope, playing for the Pittsburgh JOTS, was sent home and will miss the 17-and-under Junior AAU National Championships, which began Thursday in Orlando. "It was how the game was played," Pope said.http://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115430472879746545 Arts and Crafts- July 31, 2006 This fine bit of cross-stitchery was done by my wife. She located an old Pitt cross-stitch design (apparently they license anything) and altered it slightly. The original design for the "Pitt" name was this style. Not sure what I'm going to do with it, exactly. I suggested that it could be mounted on some other material and used as one of those car flags. She didn't agree. It's roughly 8 X 7http://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115413962831931646 Various Football Things- July 30, 2006 Gene Collier has a nearly sarcasm-free piece on Coach Wannstedt as training camp approaches. When Wannstedt returned to Pitt before last season, he had been out of college coaching for 16 years, out of Pittsburgh for 26, and relearning both instantaneously represented a challenge with which he essentially went 1 for 2. "The easiest things were recruiting and connecting with the community," hehttp://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115426950654815117 I Don't Recall 'Censor' Being What Either 'C' Represented- July 29, 2006 The 'effin FCC has lost its frickin' mind ever since Janet Jackson exposed a nipple. In its continuing crackdown on on-air profanity, the FCC has requested numerous tapes from broadcasters that might include vulgar remarks from unruly spectators, coaches and athletes at live sporting events, industry sources said. Tapes requested by the commission include live broadcasts of football games andhttp://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115413439420702530 B-Ball Notes- July 29, 2006 Andy Katz has a little more on Pitt's schedule and the game at Army (Insider Subs). As such, Dixon set up the Maggie Dixon Classic. Details are still being finalized but the unique doubleheader will include Army's women's team against Ohio State and Dixon's Pitt men's team against Western Michigan at the Academy on Sunday, Nov. 12. ESPNU tentatively is scheduled to air the doubleheader.http://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115418167019555741 Helmet Fun- July 29, 2006 This store has some great helmets available. It also affords a little comparison of the helmets and their colors. This helmet is a replica of the Pitt helmet from 73-80. Now you can compare it to the 1996 model. Something even the helmet project missed.The colors got noticeably darker shortly before Pitt went to the navy and gold tones of today. The thing is, I don't think the road jerseyshttp://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115396891849800360 Levon's Eurotrip- July 29, 2006 The Canadian media is doing a piss-poor job following the Canadian national team. It may have something to do with the team getting off to a less than stellar 0-3 start. They lost to Italy, Greece and then Serbia and Montenegro. The Greece loss was particularly bad with a final score of 89-59 (so bad, that no one even bothered with a game recap). No one is even hiding how bad the Canucks are.http://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115405363944404709 That Damn Intro to Reading Class- July 28, 2006 You know, I don't like to post too much when something goes wrong for another school. No, really. I worry about that Earl HickeyKarma thing. Still, it has to be noted the academic problems for some WVU players.Mr. Football appears to be Mr. History. Brandon Barrett, a two-time Kennedy Award winner as West Virginia's finest scholastic football player, has been removed from the Mountaineers'http://pittsportsblather.blogspot.com/2006_07_01_archive.html#115410129517498139 |