Friends of the show Matt Scabilloni and James Santelli are here for everyone's favorite time of year: the NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Matt's Cat Flood Piece for the Pitt News: https://pittnews.com/article/192679/featured/catflood/

James's Substack: https://jamessantelli.substack.com/

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The platinum sombrero has arrived on the gridiron. Pitt finishes the year on a 5-game slid, but we've got optimism (see: cope) that this team did show movement in the right direction this year and you should feel that they will get better moving forward. See you in the bowl. After that, a lot of talk about the OT win in Columbus for Pitt Hoops, and what we think they went well, and where they can improve. Attaboy, Papa Kante.

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I'm not going to lie, it's mostly going to be basketball this episode. Friend of the show, Ian Labatch (a.k.a. The Pitt Pope) joins us to talk about Pitt's disaster in Louisville, Pitt's weekend at the Haunted House at the Greenbrier, and talkin' Pope stuff. Tap in.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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A rare loss in a bad situation that inspires hope against Clemson, bad referees, and recapping Pitt's destruction of WVU in the backyard brawl on hardwood. We're taking the I-76 Pennsylvania Turnpike Challenge. You're next, Jon.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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Fuck the 8PM time slot. All my homies hate the 8PM time slot.  

Recapping Pitt's brutal home loss to UVA, what's gone wrong with the offense, and charting the narrow path to victory against Clemson this Saturday. Recapping Week 1 of hoops and what we're liking early in the season from this team.  

Check out last week's volleyball episode on Apple and Spotify.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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CONGRATS TO VALERIA VAZQUEZ GOMEZ ON 1,000 CAREER KILLS BECAUSE I FORGOT TO SAY IT ON THE EPISODE!

Friend of the show James Santelli (author of the Bandwagoner's Guide to Pitt Volleyball) joins Zack to talk all things Pitt Volleyball - their dominance this season, their multiple player of the year candidates, the Bre Kelley difference, Dan Fisher's curveballs with Nisa Buzlutepe (Zack cannot pronounce that last name), and looking to the future for this team - both looking to this December in the postseason and to the future addressing new Pitt Athletic Director Allen Greene's comments about the program. It's time to tap in to what Dan Fisher has built on the hill.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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Wow, that game sucked. We're talking about Pitt's blowout loss in Dallas against SMU this Saturday, and how this team can get back on its feet after their first loss of the 2024 campaign. Also, we're previewing hoops because we forgot to do that earlier in the year.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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You'd best know how to swim. The boys are back to talk about Pitt's huge win over Syracuse in a dominant defensive performance by the linebackers. We're talking poll disrespect, a murky QB situation, and previewing a huge ranked matchup in Dallas against SMU Saturday Night. And a sidebar into Petty Duzz and Indiana football.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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My lawyer has advised that I don't finish the bit in the title. 

We're coming off the bye week and getting right back into it. #1 Pitt volleyball has their game of the year this Friday in the Pete against the hated Birds With Teeth. Pitt is looking to continue its dominance over Syracuse and Thursday Nights under Pat Narduzzi. A full preview of the McCord-Holstein showdown, a recap of Week 8 in ACC play, and previewing a fun Week 9 slate on a Saturday where Pitt is off.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

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Pitt football is 6-0 for the first time since 1982. We're breaking down the offensive struggles in their 17-15 home win and the resurgence of the defense to keep a zero in the loss column. Shoutout Ben Sauls. The gang is back, breaking down Week 7 and  previewing Week 8 in college football.

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Semple Fi Podcast is hosted & produced by Zack Kaminski, who writes on Substack and has been featured on Meet at Midfield. The show is co-hosted by Ian Labatch.

Podcast Art & Logo were commissioned from friend of the show Birdblitz.

Contact us by email at [email protected]