The leaders on this team, they want it bad. ... So does coach (Dave Wannstedt). Coach, he wants this real bad.
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The win over West Virginia boosted Pitt immensely into recruiting and offseason fan interest ... Last year's upset went a long way, but now (head coach Dave) Wannstedt has to have a winning season. Even if he loses to WVU, he has to win and go to a bowl game. But winning that game took Wanny off the hot seat.
My opportunity will come; (Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt) says it all the time ... You'll get your opportunity, you just don't know when.
I really thought that coming into this game, that this would be a 17-10 type of game one way or the other ... This is the most disappointing defensive performance since I have been here. And the only thing they did different than we thought - we expected them to come out running the ball and they came out throwing it. We didn't get much pressure on them, and they ran right by us, just right by us.
Notre Dame may throw it 60 times this week ... We expect them to come out and throw the football. That's what they've been doing. ... They came out against North Carolina and ran the first 15 plays without a running back on the field. They went with four wide receivers and a tight end and threw it every down.