Why does Pitt Hoops and Football suck

[Charley3]

Football it’s obvious. Half empty stadium in a football town.

But why can’t Pitt hoops get over the hump? There was a guy on this site that had inside scoop at Pitt so maybe he can provide insight.

City school, good fan base….yet they are just ok…always.

[Devo]

I don't think Pitt gets enough respect to draw really good recruits, its always been a 2nd class organization, with a rare good team, like, one in my lifetime.

I went there, a very shithole school, many reasons why inner city schools end up bad, and Pitt reflected some of the worst.

[Salty Again]

... CORRECT on this, I'm sorry to say.

DEVO Knows! ...

#### Salty

[Green_Mountain]

Hard to watch college sports when the home town football and basketball Panthers are mediocre.

I think it comes down to NIL money to consistently get the best players. Pitt isn’t elite in the spending category.

[Devo]

Originally Posted by Green_Mountain

Hard to watch college sports when the home town football and basketball Panthers are mediocre.

I think it comes down to NIL money to consistently get the best players. Pitt isn’t elite in the spending category.

Find a different hometown.

I did.

[Charley3]

Originally Posted by Devo

I don't think Pitt gets enough respect to draw really good recruits, its always been a 2nd class organization, with a rare good team, like, one in my lifetime.

I went there, a very shithole school, many reasons why inner city schools end up bad, and Pitt reflected some of the worst.

I agree with you. Lousy campus. But why I wonder. I’ve heard Pitt’s endowment is high. Lot of very successful people in and out of sports as alumni.

Why not at least start by fixing up Forbes Ave. Shops, Bars and restaurants instead of clinics and drug stores. Make it look like a college campus for shits sake!

[Devo]

Originally Posted by Charley3

I agree with you. Lousy campus. But why I wonder. I’ve heard Pitt’s endowment is high. Lot of very successful people in and out of sports as alumni.

Why not at least start by fixing up Forbes Ave. Shops, Bars and restaurants instead of clinics and drug stores. Make it look like a college campus for shits sake!

If Pitt had their way, they'd own all of Oakland, lots of private owners maximizing profit while they still can.

On one end of Oakland it's NYC, on the other, some really lousy places, next to other not very nice places.

I bet Pitt would love to have the government eminent domain the private property to build an actual campus.

But all that land becomes non taxable, big money.

[Salty Again]

Originally Posted by Charley3

I agree with you. Lousy campus. But why I wonder. I’ve heard Pitt’s endowment is high. Lot of very successful people in and out of sports as alumni.

Why not at least start by fixing up Forbes Ave. Shops, Bars and restaurants instead of clinics and drug stores. Make it look like a college campus for shits sake!

... Too right, Char... The endowments are high because
of the UPMC med school. ... And there IS something
"Pitt" could do to see success:

MOVE their campus out of the city.

#### Salty

[Devo]

Originally Posted by Salty Again

... Too right, Char... The endowments are high because
of the UPMC med school. ... And there IS something
"Pitt" could do to see success:

MOVE their campus out of the city.

#### Salty

Now.

That's a goddamn good idea.

[Charley3]

Originally Posted by Salty Again

... Too right, Char... The endowments are high because
of the UPMC med school. ... And there IS something
"Pitt" could do to see success:

MOVE their campus out of the city.

#### Salty

That’s not going to happen. I just think it wouldn’t take much to make Forbes a walking street with bars and restaurants along with a big U of Pitt banner…making it LOOK like a campus.

I’ve lived here most of my life and still have no idea what and where the campus is. Nothing fun means alumni won’t come back and support their teams like Penn State and many others.