{"id":652,"date":"2004-12-10T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2004-12-10T07:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/centre-daily-times-state-rivalry-leaning-pitts-way-right-now\/"},"modified":"2004-12-10T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2004-12-10T07:55:00","slug":"centre-daily-times-state-rivalry-leaning-pitts-way-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pennstatehoops.com\/pennstatehoops-com-has-ceased-operations\/centre-daily-times-state-rivalry-leaning-pitts-way-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Daily Times: State rivalry leaning Pitt’s way right now"},"content":{"rendered":"

Centre Daily Times | 12\/10\/2004 | State rivalry leaning Pitt’s way right now<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“On Jan. 1, 8-3 Pitt — excuse me, Pittsburgh — will meet 11-0 Utah in the Fiesta Bowl, a matchup forged by Lucifer himself — excuse me, the BCS — if you happen to be a Penn State fan.<\/p>\n

“What could be worse than Pitt, with three losses, playing in a New Year’s Day bowl game — a BCS game, mind you?<\/p>\n

“The Nittany Lions not playing on New Year’s Day, or any day until September, for one.<\/p>\n

“Saturday’s inevitable shellacking of the Penn State men’s basketball team by the same hated Panthers, for another.<\/p>\n

“The state’s great collegiate rivalry has fizzled, mainly because the schools will no longer play each other in football and aren’t fit to be in the same gym in men’s basketball. And the latter doesn’t have as much to do with Penn State’s recent hardwood woes as it does with the stunning four-year rise of Pitt(sburgh).<\/p>\n

“On March 19, 2001, Pitt lost to Mississippi State in the second round of the NIT, capping a 19-14 season. Four days later, Penn State’s remarkable season ended at 21-12 with a loss to Temple in the NCAA regional semifinal.<\/p>\n

“In the three-plus seasons since, Penn State is 28-64, while the Panthers have gone 94-16, won three consecutive Big East titles and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament each of the last three years. They’ve done so with outstanding coaching, strong recruiting and a brand of basketball that is brutally efficient if not terribly elegant.<\/p>\n

“The keys to that defense have been guys like now-departed Julius Page and Javon Brown, big, versatile guards that do some damage on offense but make their living at the other end of the floor. …”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Centre Daily Times | 12\/10\/2004 | State rivalry leaning Pitt’s way right now: “On Jan. 1, 8-3 Pitt — excuse me, Pittsburgh — will meet 11-0 Utah in the Fiesta Bowl, a matchup forged by Lucifer himself — excuse me, the BCS — if you happen to be a Penn State fan. “What could be … <\/p>\n

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