miscellaneous Stories - Amazin' Avenue
Continuing a Worthy Cause
Approximately $3,000.00 was collected at the Pitt Spring game for the Fallen Heroes Fund honoring the three slain Pittsburgh police officers. If you're still interested in contributing, you can find the address in the link.
JoePa Backs Off
And seemingly as quick as it started, it ended just as quick...the request of Joe Paterno for the Big Ten to add another member, that is."Twice in recent weeks Paterno expressed his desire for the Big Ten to add a 12th team and a league championship game, which would end the regular season on the...
OK to Boo?
As I mentioned earlier, and as the local papers also pointed out, Bill Stull was booed loudly immediately after his first incompletion of the day.Some, such as Ron Cook in the PG, suggest that Stull should not be booed because he is a college athlete:I had to check three times yesterday to make...
More Football Talk
I found the conversation ESPN.com blogger, Brian Bennett, had with Dave Wannstedt mildly interesting, but nothing much more than that. There was one quote about QB Tino Sunseri in particular causing some buzz: "He's ready to play now," Wannstedt said. "It's his time. He understands the offense, and...
SB National Pittsburgh Regional Kickoff Meetup
I mentioned this on the old Eye of a Panther blog, but for those of you who found the site elsewhere, I'll make this brief announcement again.SB Nation is creating a regional Pittsburgh blog site. The site will include coverage for all of the area's sports teams. Yours truly has been asked to...
Now This Is Going Overboard
I've just created a Facebook page for Cardiac Hill - please consider becoming a fan by visiting it here. Short posts and quick hitters will be posted up there during the day, especially when news breaks out and I can't get to a full post on the blog site.Insert end of shameless plug here.
Your Chance To Be A Star
Step right up and sign up to be an extra in Pitt's 2010 football commercial. Here's your chance to kick off a successful acting career...or make a complete idiot of yourself. One or the other. No opposing teams' gear is allowed, so no word on if the 500 people sure to show up in Steelers jerseys...
Parking, Parking, Parking. Oh Yeah, And Priority Points.
The ugly topic of parking has reared its head recently and I've also gotten some feedback from Pitt fans about the issue this year. Due to the amphitheater being built and the hotels, there's less of it to go around - most notably, the premium parking. Particularly, people who previously may have...
Pitt's Nike Uniforms Revealed
Nike revealed its Pro Combat System jerseys, which will be worn by ten schools including Pitt. The jerseys will only be worn for one game. Pitt and West Virginia will wear theirs during the Backyard Brawl.You can view all of the jerseys here.Personally I'm not a fan, but I don't think they're...
College Fantasy Football. Seriously?
It's true. You may have noticed the Florida Gators link down in the list of blogger friends. What's that all about?Well, James Brown of the awesome Gators blog, Gators First, asked me to participate in a college fantasy football league. He's got a whole roster of bloggers and I'm representing the...
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