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Pitt has officially gone back to its original colors.   Finally got rid of the dull navy and gold.

https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2019/04/...me-change/

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Nice!

I remember several years ago when they tried to make people stop calling them Pitt and wanted to be called University of Pittsburgh.

That didn't last long.

Correct. Pittsburgh is turning into a high tech city specializing in medicine, robotics, etc. and contains a lot of good colleges in the area (including Carnegie Mellon & Pitt). The President at the time tried to rebrand Pitt to get away from slang and changed the colors to almost mirror Notre Dame (in attempt to appear more sophisticated). Unfortunately, in conducting the changes, he also turned his back on history and the desires of the students and fanbase. Hopefully, this will help to revive the pride as they pretty much hit rock bottom with their former President and AD.

Anyway, that's it for now. Hopefully, the next Dan Marino, Tony Dorsett, Larry Fitzgerald, Aaron Donald, Darrell Revis, Hugh Green, Russ Grimm, Bill Fralic, and Mark May are out there somewhere. Pitt's all time team listed below.

ALL TIME PITT TEAM NCAA & NFL:
Offense:
QB Dan Marino 1981- Matt Cavanaugh 1977
RB Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 - Back-Up Shady McCoy
FB Curtis Martin 1991–94 - James Conner 2013-16 - Back-Up Craig Heyward
WR Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 - Antonio Bryant, 2000
WR Tyler Boyd 2013-15
OT Bill Fralic, 1982-84 Jimbo Covert, 1981-82
OG Mark Stepnoski, 1988
C Robert Peck, 1914-16 - Jim Sweeney 1981-84
OG Russ Grimm 1977–80
OT Ruben Brown 1994 - Mark May 1980
TE Mike Ditka, 1960 - Joe Walton, 1956
P Andy Lee 2004 4 Pro Bowls
K Fred Cox Vikings All-Time Leader 282 Field Goals 1,365 Points 4 Super Bowls

Defense:
DE Hugh Green 1977-80
DT Aaron Donald 2013
DT Bill Maas 1982
DE Chris Doleman 1981–84
LB Rickey Jackson 1977-80
LB Joe Schmidt 1952
LB Jerry Olsavsky, 1988
CB Darrelle Revis 2004-06
CB Tim Lewis 1983
SS Carlton Williamson 1981
S Jordan Whitehead 2015

Coaches:
Pop Warner Head Coach
Jock Sutherland Assistant Head Coach
Jackie Sherrill Offensive Coordinator
Pat Narduzzi Defensive Coordinator
Walt Harris QB Coach
Johnny Majors Running Back Coach
Tommy Campbell Wide Receivers Coach
Joe Moore Offensive Line Coach
Mike Ditka Tight Ends Coach
Marty Schottenheimer Defensive Line Coach
Joe Schmidt Linebacker Coach
Tim Lewis Defensive Back Coach
Recruiting Coach Teryl Austin

(04-09-2019, 08:29 AM)HURRICANE!!! Wrote: [ -> ]Correct.  Pittsburgh is turning into a high tech city specializing in medicine, robotics, etc. and contains a lot of good colleges in the area (including Carnegie Mellon & Pitt).  The President at the time tried to rebrand Pitt to get away from slang and changed the colors to almost mirror Notre Dame (in attempt to appear more sophisticated).  Unfortunately, in conducting the changes, he also turned his back on history and the desires of the students and fanbase.  Hopefully, this will help to revive the pride as they pretty much hit rock bottom with their former President and AD.

Anyway, that's it for now.  Hopefully, the next Dan Marino, Tony Dorsett, Larry Fitzgerald, Aaron Donald, Darrell Revis, Hugh Green, Russ Grimm, Bill Fralic, and Mark May are out there somewhere.  Pitt's all time team listed below.

ALL TIME PITT TEAM NCAA & NFL:
Offense:
QB Dan Marino 1981- Matt Cavanaugh 1977
RB Tony Dorsett, 1973-76 -  Back-Up Shady McCoy
FB Curtis Martin 1991–94 - James Conner 2013-16 - Back-Up Craig Heyward
WR Larry Fitzgerald, 2003 - Antonio Bryant, 2000
WR Tyler Boyd 2013-15
OT Bill Fralic, 1982-84 Jimbo Covert, 1981-82
OG Mark Stepnoski, 1988
C Robert Peck, 1914-16 - Jim Sweeney 1981-84
OG Russ Grimm 1977–80
OT Ruben Brown 1994 - Mark May 1980
TE Mike Ditka, 1960 - Joe Walton, 1956
P Andy Lee 2004 4 Pro Bowls
K Fred Cox Vikings All-Time Leader 282 Field Goals 1,365 Points 4 Super Bowls

Defense:
DE Hugh Green 1977-80
DT Aaron Donald 2013
DT Bill Maas 1982
DE Chris Doleman 1981–84
LB Rickey Jackson 1977-80
LB Joe Schmidt 1952
LB Jerry Olsavsky, 1988
CB Darrelle Revis 2004-06
CB Tim Lewis 1983
SS Carlton Williamson 1981
S Jordan Whitehead 2015

Coaches:
Pop Warner Head Coach
Jock Sutherland Assistant Head Coach
Jackie Sherrill Offensive Coordinator
Pat Narduzzi Defensive Coordinator
Walt Harris QB Coach
Johnny Majors Running Back Coach
Tommy Campbell Wide Receivers Coach
Joe Moore Offensive Line Coach
Mike Ditka Tight Ends Coach
Marty Schottenheimer Defensive Line Coach
Joe Schmidt Linebacker Coach
Tim Lewis Defensive Back Coach
Recruiting Coach Teryl Austin

Quite a legacy of coaches and players.