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James Santelli
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Pitt Volleyball, Pittsburgh Pirates, urbanism, transit, the usual. God's away on business.

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YOU GUYS.

An anonymous hero just made a $500 donation(!!!) to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank via the Bandwagoner's Guide fundraiser.

Let's push this baby over the finish line.

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#PittBS
Anyone want my Pitt hoops tickets for tonight? Parking pass for Cost Center, too.
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
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I don't know if ZiPS takes this into account, but Konnor Griffin had the thickest neck I've ever seen on a teenaged human
Oh my, ZiPS likes itself some Konnor Griffin.
November 17, 2025 at 6:47 PM
props to Pittsburgh Regional Transit for fixing a serious problem with out-of-service buses and trains

• FY2022: 3.2% of trips missed
• FY2023: 1.6%
• FY2024: 1.7%
• FY2025: 0.3%
Pittsburgh Regional Transit reduces missed trips but on-time service remains an issue - Pittsburgh Union Progress
Hiring seems to have solved Pittsburgh Regional Transit’s problem with missed trips, but the agency’s on-time performance continues to be well below the standard it has set for itself. The agency’s an...
www.unionprogress.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
seems like you're all talking about the wrong Olivia imo
I've written before how it would be nice if Pitt would put a little more of its marketing muscle behind Olivia Babcock.

That's even more true now that she's on her way to the second straight version of volleyball's Heisman.
Tell Your Friends About Olivia Babcock
In a city where Jalapeño Hannah gets more online attention than *real* women on the field, we should be part of the solution.
bandwagoners-guide-to-pitt-volleyball.ghost.io
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
ACC enjoys chaos in more than just football
November 17, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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SMU just beat Stanford 25-12 in fourth set to win 3-1.

-12. Insane.
November 17, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Here we are!!!
November 16, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Naturally after Pitt’s struggles with Stanford on set point, SMU won the set on a… Stanford service error.

((sigh)) We’ll take it.
November 16, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Yeeeesh. Absolute heartbreaker for Orlando.
Jaedyn Shaw scores in stoppage time for Gotham FC
November 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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She dead
November 16, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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🏈 TB 32 - 44 BUF
FINAL

✅ That's Scorigami!! It's the 1095th unique final score in NFL history.
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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HEYYO!
November 16, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Pitt Volleyball drops the opening set in Berkeley but rebounds for a 25-13 win in Set 2.

ACCNX is the spot.
November 16, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Let the man enjoy his family’s annual Pittsburgh trip in peace!!
FCC Chair Brendan Carr just shared a Truth Social post from Trump calling for Seth Meyers to be fired
November 16, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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Eastern Conference champions. Incredible atmosphere tonight. #Riverhounds
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC strikes first!

Robbie Mertz hits the back of the net 10 minutes into the second half, scoring the Hounds' first goal of the #USL-C Playoffs.
November 16, 2025 at 12:50 AM
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Weather conditions reported outside of the science center. Please be careful.
Spotted at the Science Center.
November 15, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Caught both with some DVR action
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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you can’t really see it but there’s someone near me with olivia babcock for president sign who happened to end up by me too. everyone is rooting for 5
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
November 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Caught two incredible signs on gameday just now. #PittSky can someone tell them they got the Babcock signs it on tv?

I can’t remember who made them but I saw them on the timeline last night.
November 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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wrong messenger, but gorgeoussssssssssss “sell the team” chant from the pitt crowd 🫶
This Pat McAfee monologue is the most the Pittsburgh Pirates have ever been talked about on ESPN.
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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There is a plane circling College Gameday with a banner that reads “Set Pittsburgh free. Sell the team Bob”
November 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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24-20 lead in the first set

14-11 lead in the fifth set

#Pitt volleyball lost both of these sets, with Stanford going on 6-0 and 5-0 runs in their comebacks

That's how you lose big-time matches
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Two 5-0 runs to lose extremely winnable sets is tough. Not the first time there's been trouble closing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:45 AM