Pitt won by 8 and managed to survive. They absolutely could not handle the press at all--too bad we don't have the bodies to try to press them friday,.

On a side note.
2,399 in attendance as Pitt defeats HIgh Point in an arena that holds 12,000.
That's for an ACC team.
I agree if we had all our players we could beat Pitt.

This is the first time I ever knew nothing about Pitt players, except for the kid from Hampton Twp. Who turned down Ferry's offer for him and his brother to come to Duquesne. Didn't he say it was his dream to go to Pitt, sounds more like a nightmare.

Jamie Dixon seems to be doing all right at his alma mater, though.

Apparently, Pitt uses the same people to count the crowd Duquesne does. According to the Pitt board, there weren't more than 1,200 in the building. Fans in this city won't come to see crap. I imagine the clowns on 93.7 will have a field day making fun of the turnout. Thank goodness it's on a Friday.

Why? We've got a team playing its heart out. It's undermanned, but game.

I wish I could be there.

ElDuque wrote:

Why? We've got a team playing its heart out. It's undermanned, but game.

I wish I could be there.

Me too. You local fans really should be glad you get the chance to see the team, good or bad.  I'm 1500 miles away.
 

It's like a Jigsaw Puzzle -  Pitt is trying to figure out how to jam the pieces in - DU has most of the pieces in a box that says CANNOT BE OPENED UNTIL FALL 2018.

This year and this team are a precursor to great things to come over the next several years. Just want to be part of that. Reason enough to get to as many games as I am able. Also it seems that the players are giving their all. Let's do the same! GO DUKES!!

townsonkid wrote:

ElDuque wrote:

Why? We've got a team playing its heart out. It's undermanned, but game.

I wish I could be there.

It wont be an exciting atmosphere.  If we win, it's because they stink, if they win it's because we stunk more than them.   
Neither team can pound their chest when they win.
 

Nope, doesn't matter how bad either team is. This is a rivalry game. The players and the students will get up for it just like they do every year. Maybe not in such large quantities as usual, but the people who will be there understand what this game means.


Especially now that neither team is going to be playing in March, this is all we've got for both sides. This game matters to us, it matters to the players.

Checked out the stats on both teams and this game could end up in the 50's. Both shoot poorly from the 3 but take quite a few of them and PPG isn't known as a shooters court. Look's like James and Smith both playing but probably sparingly. Won't surprise me if Brown sees some action especially if it's a close game and we're running out of bodies.

With all of the long-in-the-tooth reporters gone, there's no more sense of history beyond Jamie Dixon at the local newspapers. In my time as a student, Pitt and DU played at least twice a year and sometimes a third time in the Eastern 8 tournament. Usually home team held court. Teams were fairly evenly matched. It was like AFC North football.