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Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Pitt gets left out of the Field of 68. How do we feel ~24 hours later? No NIT for the Panthers: Pitt turns down the invite to the consolation tourney. March Madness Preview: Some bracket tips, Cinderellas, and how far would Pitt have made it? Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefiel...

Pitt wraps up the regular season with a Senior Night victory over North Carolina State. Where does that leave Pitt in the Bracketology talk? What does Pitt need to do in the ACC Tournament to make it to the March Madness? In honor of Blake Hinson's Senior Night, we draft your favorite Blake Hinson moments (on and off the floor).

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Clemson Crashes the Party: Pitt did just about everything it could to lose a must-win game against Clemson. What went wrong, and is there a prayer for an MM bid? Storming the Court: We finish the show by letting off a little steam at Duke, Kyle Filipowski, and the fun-hating media. Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsb...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Pitt Downs UVA: Oh did we beat another ranked team at home? Pretty surprising... Bracketology Bitching: We will not allow the thrilling win over UVA distract us from what's really important: shitting on Joe Lunardi Final Thoughts: Tiquan Underwood departs Pitt, Super Bowl stories, and Fish Fry SZN Hail, Loya...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Hoops Hopes: Pitt BBall has won 4 of its last 5 and we're ready to get our hopes up yet again. Chuck Partridge Out: Fresh off the news of Coach Partridge's announced departure, we reflect on the incredible success he had at Pitt, the factors that may have influenced his decision, and the massive weight of hi...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Winners in Durham: A reeling Pitt team goes on the road to beat Duke behind HUGE performances from Blake Hinson and Jaland Lowe. Duke is Insufferable: We were reminded of why we hate Duke basketball on Saturday night. Let us go off a little bit. Final Thoughts: Archie's Wings the secret to Pitt's success, Na...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Salem, Borbely, and Powell Out: Coach Duzz fires three mainstays of his offensive staff to make way for the Bell Era. Was this the right move or did they throw the baby out with the bathwater? Big Portal Additions: A 4* QB from Bama, an All-MAC LB, and some WR and OL help has the roster rounding out nicely....

Ho-ho-ho! Santa, if you're listening, we have some very important items for Pitt Athletics and Pitt fans on our Christmas wish lists. After the year that we had, we deserve it. A stable QB room, a jumper for Jeffress, and maybe a few BIG asks. Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20%...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Ring The Bell: Coach Duzz shatters precedent by hiring 30 year old Kade Bell from Western Carolina to take over at OC. Can a high-octane young offensive mind breathe life into a struggling program? Hinson On Fire: The Pitt Basketball Panthers are back in the win column thanks to Blake Hinson's other-worldy s...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Pitt hoops drops to 5-2. Are we still high on the 23-24 Panthers? Some new names are getting thrown out every day for the Pitt OC job. Let's find someone good, and fast. Transfer portal season is up and running. Who is leaving, and who do we really want to stick around?

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. The Loyal Sons a postmortem on the 2023 season and where everything went wrong. Starting in 2021, how did Narduzzi's program fall go from an 11-win ACC Champion to a 3-9 ACC bottom-feeder in such a short period of time? Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons fo...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Volleyball Sets Record in Win: In the most electric Pitt sporting event of the year, Pitt Volleyball reverse-swept (s/o Cat for the lingo) #4 Louisville in front of a record crowd of 9,000. Also, some love for Women's Soccer and Wrestling. New Sheriff in Town: Pitt Football wins its third game of the year th...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. The Sons welcome back Pitt Volleyball senior Cat Flood to preview Saturday's huge matchup vs. Louisville in the Pete. The Panthers aim to break Pitt's Volleyball attendance record while exacting revenge against the Cards for a tough October loss. Cat shares what this matchup means to the team, why they're a...

Welcome back to The Loyal Sons Show: a safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Pitt Hoops Rolling: With two more wins against mid-major opponents, Pitt Basketball is once again giving us something to live for. We break down the good and the bad from victories against Binghamton and FGCU, as the mean of the non-con schedule draws near Pitt Football: This shit sucks, man. Final Thoughts:...

A safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Pitt BBall Opener: Bub Carrington is the best basketball player alive and we're going to the Final Four. Pitt Football: We dive into the QB situation the situation going forward, including our assessment of Veilleux and the case for Nate Yarnell. Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off...

A safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. FSU Recap: Mumpfield's fumble (and everything that went with it), Bart's "unsportsmanlike conduct", and Phil's debut at tight end. Basketball Season-Opener: What we need to see vs NC A&T, and a few predictions for the season. Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rho...

We've been waiting all year for the basketball season to tip off. Tonight the Pitt basketball team takes on Pitt-Johnstown in a scrimmage so we couldn't wait any longer to dive in and preview the season, the new players, and give our predictions. Pitt also takes on #4 ranked Florida State on Saturday. We're less optimistic about that but we give our modest wish list for this matchup. Hail, Loyal S...

A safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Road Trip Recap: What we liked, and what we didn't. Game Recap: We didn't like anything. This was the most lopsided loss of the Narduzzi era. Postgame Recap: Had Duzz lost the locker room? This is about as ugly as it gets. Hail, Loyal Sons of Pittsburgh The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rhobac...

A safe, sun-shiney place for your Pitt Athletics fix. Road Trip Preview: The Sons are packing their bags and hitting the road for South Bend. We talk big plans, hopes, dreams, and ND trips of our childhood. Game Preview w/ Tyler Wojciak: Tyler from the Locked On Irish pod joins us to preview the show. We aren't optimistic, but he does share some weird Phil stuff. Loyal Sons Sportsbook: Can Pitt ge...

Pitt drops an absolutely heartbreaking, and borderline embarrassing, game to Wake Forest. The Sons talk Veilleux's promise, Cignetti's playcalling (shocker), and why the end of that game pissed us off. Also, Pitt hoops won their secret scrimmage and we need to hang on to some source of optimism. The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rhoback (promo co...

It's time for The Sonnies...AKA The Loyal Sons mid-season award show. We present awards for Most Pleasant Surprise, Most Questionable Coaching Decision, Best Play, and plenty of other highly coveted (or maybe not) awards. Can Pitt go on its first win streak of the season? We preview this week's matchup with the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and give our sportsbook predictions. Brough to you by... The...

In his first start at Pitt, Christian Veilleux fires the Superweapon and evaporates ACC frontrunner Louisville. The Loyal Sons recap an unforgettable yet extremely moist Homecoming upset that has reignited a sleeping team and fanbase. The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off) Gurrera Law Careers at Haddad Accel...

It was a bye week, but that doesn't mean the Pitt football program didn't give us a to to talk about. Phil Jurkovec was benched, moved to tight end (allegedly), and then moved back to quarterback (allegedly). Whatever happened, Christian Veilleux is the new starter and this, at the very least, gives us some reason to be interested in the rest of this season. The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Ap...

The High School Sports Editor for the PPG, Mike "Blue and" White, joins his old friends to discuss Phil's shocking regression, Julian Dugger, Pitt's top WPIAL targets, and most importantly, to address accusations that he's a spy for James Franklin. Brought to you by: The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off) Gu...

I think we all needed a bye week. We're joined by Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette to discuss what changes need to be made on and off the field. Who should be playing QB, calling plays, and where will Pat Narduzzi be next season? Brought to you by: The Original Big Shot Bobs Homefield Apparel (LoyalSons for 15% off your first order) Rhoback (promo code LOYAL SONS for 20% off) Gurrera Law...