Fillipponi's MO is to create controversy. Don't buy in. 

Typical SHpITT talk... They feel better about their poor season when they can measure themselves as longer than the other local team instead of talking up a better local rivalry with us going for 20 wins.

They got it all... big state school, better facilities, the ACC, favorable media and the classless bastards STILL have to stroke their own frail ego.

It's been happening for generations since they stopped playing Duquesne in football years ago when they got beat.

WVU has the confidence to schedule a football game with us when we start scheduling big but Pitt thinks their shpitt is too far above.

Last edited by coffee (3/09/2019 1:11 pm)

Duquesne could beat Pitt if they played again, if they shot really well, but they haven't beaten a team as good as Pitt all season, to this point. And every thing else they are reported as to saying isn't necessarily wrong, Pitt wins nearly all of the games between them, Duquesne hasn't won 20 games recently, they took the money for the naming rights, sure.
Sort of weird then, with all of those things being true enough, and with Duquesne being so far below Pitt according to them, for the Pitt pre-game team to spend time discussing Duquesne, isn't it?
What would cause someone one so far ahead to take time out of their day to discuss someone so far behind? 
I am going to chalk it up to the sense of excitement building around Duquesne. A good coaching hire, a new building, and an improved product. Duquesne probably won't close the gap too much until Pitt's coaching staff gets popped with a duffle bag, but enjoy their discomfort and taking time out of their show to discuss the team. 

 

Other A-10 teams have physically developed players, so Duquesne should be able to do so as well (given some time) If it was still a case of having under-performing coaching staffs maybe size is a problem but I think coach has already identified this problem and I have confidence it will get get addressed.