<p>jec, isn’t that the pot calling the kettle black? Tsk-tsk. You just dissed Pat on the Pitt thread for commenting on Penn State!</p>
<p>At least at Pitt you can GET football tickets. Whatever PSU’s distribution system was this year was a disaster. Many students were excluded after waiting online with TicketMaster for over an hour. </p>
<p>Also, Pitt is not broken up througout the city. It is in Oakland, along with CMU and Carlow, also very near to Duquesne, Chatham and others. The fact that Pitt now plays at Heinz Field (along with the Steelers…not bad company) is due to the addition of the Peterson Event Center in Oakland, which allows for larger basketball crowds, along with major concerts. </p>
<p>I would say that Pitt is very well respected and well integrated into the surrounding community. There is definitely school spirit, but maybe a little different sort than the tailgating at Penn State (not that Pitt doesn’t have its share of tailgates and frat parties too). Since you mentioned that sports shouldn’t be the only thing that brings a school together, I must comment that such a mentality is far more prevelant at Penn State than at Pitt. </p>
<p>To each his own…Let’s all be nice :).</p>