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Pitt Announces Non-Conference Games Schedule Through 2013
Nov 24th
Just yesterday, Pitt announced their non-conference schedule through 2013. There will be some interesting games in the coming years.
2010
Sept. 4: New Hampshire
Sept. 11: at Utah
Sept. 25: Miami
Oct. 2: Florida International
Oct. 9: at Notre DameSource: ESPN.com
While New Hampshire and Florida International are two weak games, the three other games are pretty strong. Utah, Miami, and Notre Dame all bring with them a strong presence in the BCS. This will be the first time Pitt gets to play Utah since the disappointment of the Fiesta Bowl back in 2005. It will aslo be the first time, barring a bowl game between the two, that they will play Miami since they moved to the ACC.
2011
Sept. 3: Buffalo
Sept. 10: Maine
Sept. 17: at Iowa
Sept. 24: Notre Dame
Oct. 15: UtahSource ESPN.com
Buffalo and Maine are the two weak games on this schedule, but a game at Iowa will be very tough. Pitt gets Notre Dame and Utah at home in this year.
2012
Sept. 1: TBA
Sept. 8: Central Florida
Sept. 15: Virginia Tech
Oct. 6: at Buffalo
Nov. 3 at Notre DameSource: ESPN.com
Look for that TBA game to be against a FCS opponent, unless Pitt gets invited to play in the Chick-Fil-A kickoff game. This doesn’t seem like a strong non-conference schedule, but the game with Virginia Tech will be interesting.
2013
Aug. 31: Villanova
Sept. 14: at Virginia Tech
Sept. 21: NC State
Oct. 26: Navy
Nov. 9: Notre DameSource: ESPN.com
It is hard to predict how these teams will be in 5 years, but Notre Dame will still be Notre Dame, and Virginia Tech will still be a top school.
I really like what Pitt did with their schedule. Hopefully the Big East plays better in the coming years. With these schedules, 1 FCS team, 1 sub-par FBS team, 1 good FBS team, and 2 great FBS teams, Pitt can really line themselves up for a chance at the National Title, or at least some big time exposure.
Pitt Jumps to 13th in BCS Rankings
Nov 2nd
The Panthers moved up in the BCS Rankings this week. During their bye week, Pitt moved up to 13th in the BCS Rankings while also moving up to 14th in both the AP Poll and USA Today Poll. Losses by both Virginia Tech (previously 13th) and Oklahoma State (previously 14th) helped move the Panthers up in the BCS Rankings.
Pitt’s loss to NC State is looking more awful by the week. NC State is now 3-5 overall and 0-4 in the ACC after losing yet again this past weekend.
The Big East had both ups and downs as far as the rankings were concerned. While Pitt moved up two spots in the BCS Rankings, Cincinnati moved up to the 5th spot (4th in the AP Poll, 7th in the USA Today Poll) after a win at Syracuse. WVU dropped from all three polls after their loss to USF. You won’t hear the Bulls complaining, however, as they climbed back into BCS Rankings at the 25th spot. USF also made its way to the 26th spot in both the AP Poll and USA Today Poll with their big win.
WVU isn’t down and out just yet. While not in the top 25, they still received a significant number of votes in both polls (30th in the AP Poll, 27th in the USA Today Poll).
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