The Morning According to Us
Paul Kix...best thing that can be said about the Pitt Panthers losing Saturday is that fans should be thankful the Pittsburgh Steelers won in February. A growing body of...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 30, 2009The Morning According to Us: Ranking the Sweet 16 Games
Ted BauerDid ya see the top of ESPN.Com's front page yesterday? For a while, it was stories on LeBron James, a tug-of-the-heartstrings piece, something on ridi...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 25, 2009Sweet 16 Link Fun: Sean Miller and Pitt
Ted Bauer, via YouTubeBest storylines in a favorites-heavy Sweet 16? Sean Miller coaching against Pittsburgh has to be among them. After all, perhaps the single-most famous play in Pittsburgh basketball history...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 23, 2009State Your Case: Students on the 2009 NCAA Tournament
Various College Students, via Ted Bauer and Sean Bartlett...Adam Kemp, The Daily O'Collegian at OSU PITTSBURGH (NO. 1 SEED IN THE EAST, PLAYING E...it's Final Four or bust for the Panthers. But forget about everything else you've heard...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009Behind the Bets
Chad MillmanFor the past three weeks I've done everything I can to make you richer. I asked wiseguys and bookmakers about which coaches they trust most during the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 18, 2009Clip Reel: DeJuan Blair
Ted BauerWhat is "Clip Reel?" Having lunch last week at da office, and over our Subway sandwiches, someone remarks: "Pitt's gonna make the Final Four this yea...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 17, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted Bauer...IN COLLEGE SPORTS, WE'LL TAKE "THE GAME" FOR SHEER MAGNITUDE What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Pittsburgh and West Virginia are gonna "knuckle up" tonight at 7pm on ESPN. (We can't shake the...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 09, 2009The Back and Forth: College Hoops POY?
Ted Bauer and Eric AngevineWhat is "The Back and Forth?" Super Bowl's over. Pitchers and catchers are soon, sure, but legit games don't start until early April. You could get a...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 05, 2009ESPNTheMag.Com Presents: All-World Power Rankings
Ted BauerTEN YEARS OF BCS TITLE GAMES, AND YOU GOTTA GO WITH TEXAS VS. USC AS THE BEST ONE, RIGHT? What is "All-World Power Rankings?" Interesting: "BCS" is...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 08, 2009Clip Reel: Jamie Dixon
Ted BauerWhat is "Clip Reel?" With the Pittsburgh Panthers at No. 1 right now—we are...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 06, 2009The Morning According to Us: The Curious Case of Courtney Paris
Paul Kix...of tourney play. Sunday night, though, they face Pittsburgh, a 4 seed with a 25-7 record...tay. You can't help but smile.) The Panthers will be the Sooners first formidable opponent. We...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 26, 2009ESPN Insider: Mel Kiper Jr. Checks In
Mag.comMel Kiper Jr. might know more about Harvard quarterback Chris Pizzotti than we know about our mothers. That's a sad commentary on our home life, frank...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 25, 2009Condensing the NFL Combine
Chris Sprow...at the Combine. (There was word going around of his shirtless look for scouts. Think: Mansiere.) The Panthers didn't buy it, saw a good value pick and snagged him No. 19, and he performed...
Blog Entry | Conversation | February 24, 2009Fantasy World: Where Fantasy Stats Predict the Super Bowl
Rick Paulas...of three stories: (1) How the high-flying Cardinals offense is going to do against the stifling Pittsburgh defense; (2) How one of the most inept franchises in the NFL is going up against one...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 21, 2009The NEXT: 43 Super Bowl Themes
Ted BauerVisit the NEXT 2009 universe. Super Bowl XLIII is upon us. Seemed a good time to list 43 themes headed into the contest. Some are obvious, some are r...
Blog Entry | Conversation | January 20, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN OCTOBER
NFL Expert Picks tops ESPN.com searches in October. Did "pittsburgh panthers" make the list?
