Pitt fans say the darndest things

[BobPSU92]

I was just reading the Syracuse board — don’t ask why, I just was. Anyway, I’ve got to say that if you think Pitt hates us, Syracuse is worse and even more behind the times in its attitude toward PSU than Pitt is.

Just for instance, they have this irrational hatred of Trace McSorley. Say what? Syracuse never played against Trace McSorley. Trace McSorley never said anything about or did anything to Syracuse. Never rushed for one yard or threw for one TD against Syracuse. Just stupid.

And Syracuse hardly plays Penn State in anything anymore.....

You know, I had a friend in high school (Pennsylvania) who went to Syracuse.

Lost track of her for years, but got back in contact in 1983. She had her degree from Syracuse. When I told her I went to Penn State, she, who previously had zero ties to New York State, all of sudden had this look down her nose attitude toward PSU. Say what?

After graduating from PSU, I had this phone conversation with Joe DelPoppolo, a Syracuse guy who put out this football magazine. He never rated PSU very highly. Same thing. He just looked down his nose at Penn State and Joe Paterno.

I really think if you go back to the 70s and 80s, after Pitt got good again for a while with Dorsett and them, Syracuse was absolutely seething with jealousy, and drove a wedge between PSU and Pitt concerning the potential of an all-sports Eastern conference. Got Pitt in the Big East; made Pitt good in basketball, in fact. (They hardly ever were before.)

Disjointed rant over. I’ll stop here...

When I was a senior in high school, there was a girl in my graduating class who for two years had her heart set on going to Penn State. She was dead-set on going to University Park, and for two years, she regularly wore Penn State clothing. Well, she applied and got rejected for University Park and was instead accepted to one of the satellite campuses (Hazleton, as I recall). She ended up enrolling at Syracuse. By the end of our senior year, I and a few others accepted to University Park regularly wore Penn State clothing. She stopped talking to us.

 

[Lion84]

I was just reading the Syracuse board — don’t ask why, I just was. Anyway, I’ve got to say that if you think Pitt hates us, Syracuse is worse and even more behind the times in its attitude toward PSU than Pitt is.

Just for instance, they have this irrational hatred of Trace McSorley. Say what? Syracuse never played against Trace McSorley. Trace McSorley never said anything about or did anything to Syracuse. Never rushed for one yard or threw for one TD against Syracuse. Just stupid.

And Syracuse hardly plays Penn State in anything anymore.....

You know, I had a friend in high school (Pennsylvania) who went to Syracuse.

Lost track of her for years, but got back in contact in 1983. She had her degree from Syracuse. When I told her I went to Penn State, she, who previously had zero ties to New York State, all of sudden had this look down her nose attitude toward PSU. Say what?

After graduating from PSU, I had this phone conversation with Joe DelPoppolo, a Syracuse guy who put out this football magazine. He never rated PSU very highly. Same thing. He just looked down his nose at Penn State and Joe Paterno.

I really think if you go back to the 70s and 80s, after Pitt got good again for a while with Dorsett and them, Syracuse was absolutely seething with jealousy, and drove a wedge between PSU and Pitt concerning the potential of an all-sports Eastern conference. Got Pitt in the Big East; made Pitt good in basketball, in fact. (They hardly ever were before.)

Disjointed rant over. I’ll stop here...

They are all depressed up there since ESPN is slowly dying and there goes their job prospects and on top of that they spent 4 year in Syracuse - if there is a more dreary place on earth it is probable in Siberia.

 

[pandaczar12]

I was just reading the Syracuse board — don’t ask why, I just was. Anyway, I’ve got to say that if you think Pitt hates us, Syracuse is worse and even more behind the times in its attitude toward PSU than Pitt is.

Just for instance, they have this irrational hatred of Trace McSorley. Say what? Syracuse never played against Trace McSorley. Trace McSorley never said anything about or did anything to Syracuse. Never rushed for one yard or threw for one TD against Syracuse. Just stupid.

And Syracuse hardly plays Penn State in anything anymore.....

You know, I had a friend in high school (Pennsylvania) who went to Syracuse.

Lost track of her for years, but got back in contact in 1983. She had her degree from Syracuse. When I told her I went to Penn State, she, who previously had zero ties to New York State, all of sudden had this look down her nose attitude toward PSU. Say what?

After graduating from PSU, I had this phone conversation with Joe DelPoppolo, a Syracuse guy who put out this football magazine. He never rated PSU very highly. Same thing. He just looked down his nose at Penn State and Joe Paterno.

I really think if you go back to the 70s and 80s, after Pitt got good again for a while with Dorsett and them, Syracuse was absolutely seething with jealousy, and drove a wedge between PSU and Pitt concerning the potential of an all-sports Eastern conference. Got Pitt in the Big East; made Pitt good in basketball, in fact. (They hardly ever were before.)

Disjointed rant over. I’ll stop here...

Syracuse is just Orange Pitt.

 

[Lefty Hill]

When I was a senior in high school, there was a girl in my graduating class who for two years had her heart set on going to Penn State. She was dead-set on going to University Park, and for two years, she regularly wore Penn State clothing. Well, she applied and got rejected for University Park and was instead accepted to one of the satellite campuses (Hazleton, as I recall). She ended up enrolling at Syracuse. By the end of our senior year, I and a few others accepted to University Park regularly wore Penn State clothing. She stopped talking to us.

Actually, my niece (who hates sports) went to Syracuse because she would have to start in the summer at Penn State. She didn’t want to do that. My sister and brother-in-law became Big Syracuse fans. (My niece couldn’t care less.) My BIL still roots for Syracuse but also follows Penn State. My sister, meanwhile, is now this big Pitt fan because one of my niece’s daughters (the one who went to Syracuse) went to Pitt (where she went to one football game and zero basketball games.) She’s now in grad school at Pitt. Loves it there. However, my sister just texted me this morning railing about that POS Jim Jordan. She always thought Joe Paterno was at least ethical.

 

[Lefty Hill]

Syracuse is just Orange Pitt.

You know, the funny thing is, Pitt and Syracuse despise each other. Syracuse people also consider Pitt to be beneath them. That’s the way the Syracuse-Rochester area is about everything.

However, they both worship at the feet of Dabo.

 

[Lefty Hill]

It's just jealousy. I've run across Temple grads here around Philly who despise Penn State. I'm always a little baffled. You can't worry about it.

"They are unanimous in their hate for me--and I welcome their hatred. "
- FDR

Yeah, we’ll, you know what. I always rooted for theBig 5 schools in hoops. Villanova, St. Joe, LaSalle, Temple and Penn in that order. Shortly after we all returned from the Orange Bowl in 1970, we played Temple at home in hoops. Those Temple fans were really shitty towards us, rubbing our noses in the fact that we didn’t get No. 1 in football. Well, in what I THINK was an upset, we beat effing Temple that night. The PSU fans were really loud because of what a-holes the Temple fans were being.

 

[pandaczar12]

You know, the funny thing is, Pitt and Syracuse despise each other. Syracuse people also consider Pitt to be beneath them. That’s the way the Syracuse-Rochester area is about everything.

However, they both worship at the feet of Dabo.

Syracuse people aren't wrong. That's why it's such a sick burn.

It's like calling Pitt, Blue and Mustard Yellow Occidental College.

 

[Option Bob]

It's just jealousy. I've run across Temple grads here around Philly who despise Penn State. I'm always a little baffled. You can't worry about it.

"They are unanimous in their hate for me--and I welcome their hatred. "
- FDR

I agree 100% with you, Judge. I think this whole Syracuse hatred of Penn State and JoePa stems from the Lions' replacement as the Beast of the East in the 1970s.

In the late 50s to mid- 60s, Syracuse rode the high tide with Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, and Larry Csonka. I think the Orange even beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl for a MNC in 1959.

Then along comes the Italian who looked more like a professor than a coach and suddenly Penn State is having undefeated, untied seasons and winning major Bowl games. Syracuse becomes what everybody west of Pittsburgh thought Eastern football was or should be: irrelevant.

I remember losing to Syracuse in Joe's 1st season ('66) and before Hufnagel took over at QB in '70, and in that 1st losing season ('88). But other than those 3, I can't recall another loss to the Orange ... I'm too lazy to go look it up right now.

So I guess that Joe probably was something like 22-3 against Syracuse before joining the Big Ten, and 2-0 after joining. And that shift from #1 in 1959 to irrelevance after 1970 or so fueled decades of hatred towards the man and the program that deposed them.

I figure one reason ESPN so thoroughly relished the events of 2011-12 was the chance for all those hundreds of Syracuse alums it employed to yell, "See! I told you he was rotten." So sad on so many levels.

 

[Madsol]

I agree 100% with you, Judge. I think this whole Syracuse hatred of Penn State and JoePa stems from the Lions' replacement as the Beast of the East in the 1970s.

In the late 50s to mid- 60s, Syracuse rode the high tide with Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, and Larry Csonka. I think the Orange even beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl for a MNC in 1959.

Then along comes the Italian who looked more like a professor than a coach and suddenly Penn State is having undefeated, untied seasons and winning major Bowl games. Syracuse becomes what everybody west of Pittsburgh thought Eastern football was or should be: irrelevant.

I remember losing to Syracuse in Joe's 1st season ('66) and before Hufnagel took over at QB in '70, and in that 1st losing season ('88). But other than those 3, I can't recall another loss to the Orange ... I'm too lazy to go look it up right now.

So I guess that Joe probably was something like 22-3 against Syracuse before joining the Big Ten, and 2-0 after joining. And that shift from #1 in 1959 to irrelevance after 1970 or so fueled decades of hatred towards the man and the program that deposed them.

I figure one reason ESPN so thoroughly relished the events of 2011-12 was the chance for all those hundreds of Syracuse alums it employed to yell, "See! I told you he was rotten." So sad on so many levels.

We lost to them in 1987 as well. But agree with your overall assessment 100%.

 

[Lefty Hill]

I agree 100% with you, Judge. I think this whole Syracuse hatred of Penn State and JoePa stems from the Lions' replacement as the Beast of the East in the 1970s.

In the late 50s to mid- 60s, Syracuse rode the high tide with Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, and Larry Csonka. I think the Orange even beat Texas in the Cotton Bowl for a MNC in 1959.

Then along comes the Italian who looked more like a professor than a coach and suddenly Penn State is having undefeated, untied seasons and winning major Bowl games. Syracuse becomes what everybody west of Pittsburgh thought Eastern football was or should be: irrelevant.

I remember losing to Syracuse in Joe's 1st season ('66) and before Hufnagel took over at QB in '70, and in that 1st losing season ('88). But other than those 3, I can't recall another loss to the Orange ... I'm too lazy to go look it up right now.

So I guess that Joe probably was something like 22-3 against Syracuse before joining the Big Ten, and 2-0 after joining. And that shift from #1 in 1959 to irrelevance after 1970 or so fueled decades of hatred towards the man and the program that deposed them.

I figure one reason ESPN so thoroughly relished the events of 2011-12 was the chance for all those hundreds of Syracuse alums it employed to yell, "See! I told you he was rotten." So sad on so many levels.

Exactly.

 

[BobPSU92]

We lost to them in 1987 as well. But agree with your overall assessment 100%.

And ‘88. Joe’s first losing season.

 

[BobPSU92]

syracuse athletic supporters must hate the fact the Penn State wins the Lambert Trophy every year.

 

[Thomas1945]

Let them all talk, complain, whine, bitch and moan. The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about at all. Which is exactly their situation in life.

 

[eidolon21]

LOL Syracuse has Jim Blowhim a piss in his pants cheater who DID cover up a child molester, He is no Joe Paterno

 

[JWB389]

I was just reading the Syracuse board — don’t ask why, I just was. Anyway, I’ve got to say that if you think Pitt hates us, Syracuse is worse and even more behind the times in its attitude toward PSU than Pitt is.

Just for instance, they have this irrational hatred of Trace McSorley. Say what? Syracuse never played against Trace McSorley. Trace McSorley never said anything about or did anything to Syracuse. Never rushed for one yard or threw for one TD against Syracuse. Just stupid.

And Syracuse hardly plays Penn State in anything anymore.....

You know, I had a friend in high school (Pennsylvania) who went to Syracuse.

Lost track of her for years, but got back in contact in 1983. She had her degree from Syracuse. When I told her I went to Penn State, she, who previously had zero ties to New York State, all of sudden had this look down her nose attitude toward PSU. Say what?

After graduating from PSU, I had this phone conversation with Joe DelPoppolo, a Syracuse guy who put out this football magazine. He never rated PSU very highly. Same thing. He just looked down his nose at Penn State and Joe Paterno.

I really think if you go back to the 70s and 80s, after Pitt got good again for a while with Dorsett and them, Syracuse was absolutely seething with jealousy, and drove a wedge between PSU and Pitt concerning the potential of an all-sports Eastern conference. Got Pitt in the Big East; made Pitt good in basketball, in fact. (They hardly ever were before.)

Disjointed rant over. I’ll stop here...

What Syracuse board were you reading? First 2 I looked at had no mention of PSU at all.

 

[Lefty Hill]

What Syracuse board were you reading? First 2 I looked at had no mention of PSU at all.

Syracusefan.com

And you really have to read it over time to get the gist of their attitude. They’re not going to have topic after topic about Penn State like the Liar does. But if you read a thread here, a thread there on the Syracuse board, sneering remarks about Penn State will rear its ugly head.

 

[PSU2UNC]

I was just reading the Syracuse board — don’t ask why, I just was. Anyway, I’ve got to say that if you think Pitt hates us, Syracuse is worse and even more behind the times in its attitude toward PSU than Pitt is.

Just for instance, they have this irrational hatred of Trace McSorley. Say what? Syracuse never played against Trace McSorley. Trace McSorley never said anything about or did anything to Syracuse. Never rushed for one yard or threw for one TD against Syracuse. Just stupid.

And Syracuse hardly plays Penn State in anything anymore.....

You know, I had a friend in high school (Pennsylvania) who went to Syracuse.

Lost track of her for years, but got back in contact in 1983. She had her degree from Syracuse. When I told her I went to Penn State, she, who previously had zero ties to New York State, all of sudden had this look down her nose attitude toward PSU. Say what?

After graduating from PSU, I had this phone conversation with Joe DelPoppolo, a Syracuse guy who put out this football magazine. He never rated PSU very highly. Same thing. He just looked down his nose at Penn State and Joe Paterno.

I really think if you go back to the 70s and 80s, after Pitt got good again for a while with Dorsett and them, Syracuse was absolutely seething with jealousy, and drove a wedge between PSU and Pitt concerning the potential of an all-sports Eastern conference. Got Pitt in the Big East; made Pitt good in basketball, in fact. (They hardly ever were before.)

Disjointed rant over. I’ll stop here...

Syracuse fans have a weird hatred for PSU. I worked at SU for two years in the early 00s and would get dirty looks and comments when I wore PSU gear. The last time PSU played Syracuse at that point was 1990 (over a decade before). I viewed Syracuse an a pre-Big 10 rival that we beat most of the time (on par with WVU maybe?). To them, it was a rivalry.

 

[step.eng69]

In spite of their ineptitude, they manage to survive and remain solidly mediocre.

Hey Lurker, give the credit....where due. Hoping Pitt plays us tough and they are involved conference championship. Also hoping to win the power ball this weekend.

 

[AWS1022]

Syracuse fans have a weird hatred for PSU. I worked at SU for two years in the early 00s and would get dirty looks and comments when I wore PSU gear. The last time PSU played Syracuse at that point was 1990 (over a decade before). I viewed Syracuse an a pre-Big 10 rival that we beat most of the time (on par with WVU maybe?). To them, it was a rivalry.

WVU looked at us as a rival as well. I discovered that when I moved there and it was quite a surprise. I looked at them more like Rutgers or Temple over the years since we always beat them.

 

[bison13]

This Pitt thread is now a syracuse thread? Lets get back to realizing the recruiting prowess of Duzzi as they landed a transfer LB from Florida. Can you say championship?

 

[AWS1022]

This Pitt thread is now a syracuse thread? Lets get back to realizing the recruiting prowess of Duzzi as they landed a transfer LB from Florida. Can you say championship?

Another addition to what’s already the greatest defense in college football history. They can’t see anyone scoring 20 points on their defense.

 

[pandaczar12]

This Pitt thread is now a syracuse thread? Lets get back to realizing the recruiting prowess of Duzzi as they landed a transfer LB from Florida. Can you say championship?

That was the last pace they needed to win a MNC, a high character transfer LB from Florida.

 

[BobPSU92]

This Pitt thread is now a syracuse thread? Lets get back to realizing the recruiting prowess of Duzzi as they landed a transfer LB from Florida. Can you say championship?

I can say "championship". pitt can't.

 

[PSUinSTL]

Syracuse fans have a weird hatred for PSU. I worked at SU for two years in the early 00s and would get dirty looks and comments when I wore PSU gear. The last time PSU played Syracuse at that point was 1990 (over a decade before). I viewed Syracuse an a pre-Big 10 rival that we beat most of the time (on par with WVU maybe?). To them, it was a rivalry.

I actually can't say I blame them on this one.
I grew up in Pittsburgh - when I went home for breaks (or go now to visit family) I don't make comments about Pitt gear. However when I was @ PSU if I saw Pitt gear (unless it was a game day vs Pitt (late 90s) - I generally gave them a weird look or comment.

The difference is context - it is great to be a fan and support your team - but when you are WORKING FOR A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY - you shouldn't WEAR OTHER UNIVERSITY clothing.

Hypothetical - if Sean Miller is cleared of wrong doing - and PSU hired him. Would you be cool with him walking around campus wearing the Pitt Script? He is an alum there after all.

When you work for a university or business - you are an ambassador (whether you like it or not) - and thus wearing competitors clothing (and yes PSU/SU are competitors as they are competing for similar students) should be frowned upon.

 

[Thomas1945]

I actually can't say I blame them on this one.
I grew up in Pittsburgh - when I went home for breaks (or go now to visit family) I don't make comments about Pitt gear. However when I was @ PSU if I saw Pitt gear (unless it was a game day vs Pitt (late 90s) - I generally gave them a weird look or comment.

The difference is context - it is great to be a fan and support your team - but when you are WORKING FOR A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY - you shouldn't WEAR OTHER UNIVERSITY clothing.

Hypothetical - if Sean Miller is cleared of wrong doing - and PSU hired him. Would you be cool with him walking around campus wearing the Pitt Script? He is an alum there after all.

When you work for a university or business - you are an ambassador (whether you like it or not) - and thus wearing competitors clothing (and yes PSU/SU are competitors as they are competing for similar students) should be frowned upon.

I thought most people just wore Pitt gear on Halloween.

 

[BobPSU92]

I actually can't say I blame them on this one.
I grew up in Pittsburgh - when I went home for breaks (or go now to visit family) I don't make comments about Pitt gear. However when I was @ PSU if I saw Pitt gear (unless it was a game day vs Pitt (late 90s) - I generally gave them a weird look or comment.

The difference is context - it is great to be a fan and support your team - but when you are WORKING FOR A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY - you shouldn't WEAR OTHER UNIVERSITY clothing.

Hypothetical - if Sean Miller is cleared of wrong doing - and PSU hired him. Would you be cool with him walking around campus wearing the Pitt Script? He is an alum there after all.

When you work for a university or business - you are an ambassador (whether you like it or not) - and thus wearing competitors clothing (and yes PSU/SU are competitors as they are competing for similar students) should be frowned upon.

My wife is from the Pittsburgh. When we were dating, she took me to there for a few days to meet her folks, some friends, see the city, etc. Surprisingly, my Penn State T-shirt was not a big hit in oakland.

 

[Lefty Hill]

My wife is from the Pittsburgh. When we were dating, she took me to there for a few days to meet her folks, some friends, see the city, etc. Surprisingly, my Penn State T-shirt was not a big hit in oakland.

Five years ago, when my great niece was a freshman, Iwas visiting her on campus and saw a woman walking around with a Penn State sweatshirt. She got nary a second look (by the Pitt students, I might add.)

 

[Lefty Hill]

A couple of years ago, I wore a Penn State hoodie to an NC State-Syracuse game in Raleigh. I asked my niece if this would be appropriate. She assured me it would be no big deal. But I got stares from both sides. Oh well. I am and you guys aren’t.

 

[LionJim]

Five years ago, when my great niece was a freshman, Iwas visiting her on campus and saw a woman walking around with a Penn State sweatshirt. She got nary a second look (by the Pitt students, I might add.)

Excellent use of “nary.” For what it’s worth, my favorite use of this word is from a contemporary quote on John Bell Hood’s inclinations as a poker player, meant to display his willingness to take chances: “I’ve seen Hood bet $1000 with nary a pair in his hand.”

 

[AWS1022]

Five years ago, when my great niece was a freshman, Iwas visiting her on campus and saw a woman walking around with a Penn State sweatshirt. She got nary a second look (by the Pitt students, I might add.)

I got my Penn State tattoo done in Pittsburgh. The artist had to use my sweatshirt to make the template because he didn’t have one (not surprising), but then he kept the template for future use (surprising).

 

[BobPSU92]

Excellent use of “nary.” For what it’s worth, my favorite use of this word is from a contemporary quote on John Bell Hood’s inclinations as a poker player, meant to display his willingness to take chances: “I’ve seen Hood bet $1000 with nary a pair in his hand.”

 

[eidolon21]

how about "by the 3rd quarter, there was nary a Pitt Football fan in the Stadium except for those that were asleep".

 

[odshowtime]

I HATE that there's a decent picture of me when I was about 2-3 and I'm wearing a hand-me-down pitt panthers shirt from my older cousin. There are also pictures of him wearing it in the same picture album. At least that confirms my mom didn't waste any money on it.

 

[PSU2UNC]

I actually can't say I blame them on this one.
I grew up in Pittsburgh - when I went home for breaks (or go now to visit family) I don't make comments about Pitt gear. However when I was @ PSU if I saw Pitt gear (unless it was a game day vs Pitt (late 90s) - I generally gave them a weird look or comment.

The difference is context - it is great to be a fan and support your team - but when you are WORKING FOR A DIFFERENT UNIVERSITY - you shouldn't WEAR OTHER UNIVERSITY clothing.

Hypothetical - if Sean Miller is cleared of wrong doing - and PSU hired him. Would you be cool with him walking around campus wearing the Pitt Script? He is an alum there after all.

When you work for a university or business - you are an ambassador (whether you like it or not) - and thus wearing competitors clothing (and yes PSU/SU are competitors as they are competing for similar students) should be frowned upon.

I strongly disagree with this. I will wear my PSU gear anywhere proudly. If my employer doesn't like it, I don't want to work for them. Also, to be clear, I worked at the University; they did not pay my salary (i was a visiting scientist while I was a post-doc elsewhere). For the record, my sponsoring professor ("boss") had no issue with it (and frankly most people on campus didn't seem to care; it was mostly townies who objected).

Also, PSU and SU are NOT (in general) competing for the same students. SU is a relatively small, private university that is known mostly for liberal arts (journalism and communications). PSU is the flagship land grant university. Totally different types of schools, with a very small overlap in applicants.

 

[Judge Smails]

 

[bison13]

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Guess he forgot how to pick up the phone and call the coach.

"Cruitin is so hard...."

 

[mikemauti42]

Forgot what a moron this guy is. Has any fan base ever complained more about schedule or performance while playing in the worst division in college football.

 

[Delco Lion]

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Forgot what a moron this guy is. Has any fan base ever complained more about schedule or performance while playing in the worst division in college football.

 

[BobPSU92]

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Forgot what a moron this guy is. Has any fan base ever complained more about schedule or performance while playing in the worst division in college football.

I guess dickish would say that pitt and Penn State are on the same level by virtue of conference wins. Or is pitt better?

 

[pandaczar12]

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Forgot what a moron this guy is. Has any fan base ever complained more about schedule or performance while playing in the worst division in college football.

Dumbass lists Pitt before Miami, but Miami should come first alphabetically.