Posts Tagged ‘ Backyard Brawl ’

I didn’t hear no bell! Wannstedt gets one more round

December 9, 2010
By
I didn’t hear no bell! Wannstedt gets one more round

Despite being forced to resign this past Tuesday, I mean fired, former Pittsburgh coach Dave Wannstedt will not go away without a fight. According to defensive coordinator coach Phil Bennett, Wannstedt agreed to be the acting coach when Pitt faces Kentucky in the BBVA Compass Bowl next month in Birmingham, Alabama. So if you want to see the fiery Wannstedt one last time under the helm, head out to Legion Field on January 8th because on January 9th, Wannstedt...

Read more »

Mine your own business

September 2, 2010
By
Mine your own business

It looks like the Backyard Brawl is feeling some heat, but not from your typical fans. Mining activists in a furious manner reached out to West Virginia to pull the new Nike Pro Combat uniform ads that showcase a mountaintop mine in the background. The uniform was designed to honor and remember the 29 miners killed earlier this year at the Upper Big Branch mine. Activists are claiming the image in the background, not the actual uniform, sends the...

Read more »