Kijana, I don't think there's anything "smug" about a recruiting pitch that says, "You can stay home while going to a school that has a proven track record of producing NFL talent." Although we might have a better track record than others or have produced more Hall of Famers than most, obviously Pitt isn't the only school that can say this. I'm not sure where this "coaching staff" speak comes from, as the coaching staffs that produced Fitzgerald, Revis, McCoy, even Donald are long gone. And it's not like Pitt hasn't had any busts, either (see Sean Gilbert). It seems that we're drifting toward the inevitable Tyler Boyd vs Robert Foster discussion.
Wow, tough crowd I see. And here I thought Mike Mauti was a hard case to work with
C'mon YYZ, where did I say I was "proud" of McCoy's off-field antics? Another logical fallacy being deployed.
Honest question, why don't you want the series to continue? Does Pitt not "fit" into PSU's scheduling plans? Is there too much tension rising? Do you believe that Pitt "needs" it more than Penn State?
It appears that there's more interest for the series nationally than there is locally. As a Kansas City resident, a city that enjoys its college football, I've been told by dozens of coworkers, neighbors, etc. that the Pitt-Penn State series has been fun to watch. After that they question why it was abandoned in the first place and why it will soon be no-more again. It's the same way everywhere else I go, except for Pennsylvania. Why? College football fans enjoy a good, old-fashioned, in-state battle. Perhaps it appeals to the football fans out here because they recently lost their own rivalry, the "Border War" between Missouri and Kansas.