ALTOONA, Pa. -- Respect is something earned, not given in all walks of life and with a 28-7 thumping of Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon in Blacksburg, Va., Pitt inched ever so closer to earning the respect the Panthers deserve through 6 games as they sit 5-1 overall and 2-0 in the ACC.
Sure, losing to a directional Michigan, in this case Western, grants others the ability doubt you and disrespect your team and program and rightfully so. It's how you handle that setback and overcome that defeat that really earns the respect a program deserves and that head coach Pat Narduzzi wants.