Q: How much of offensive line's play is attributable to Tony Wise?

Jay Martin, Pittsburgh

ZEISE: If you talk to the players -- a lot. That's not to say Paul Dunn wasn't or isn't a good coach, he obviously landed on his feet in the NFL so he must be doing something right, but coaching is as much about the right fit as anything else. And for whatever reason Tony Wise's message seems to be resonating with the players better than Dunn's did. You see the players improving as the year goes forward, you see guys like Joe Thomas and Jason Pinkston coming to work every day and playing at a fairly high level each week -- it says a lot. And the offensive linemen I have talked to have said that the atmosphere in the meeting room and Wise's approach have been a welcome change. Again, it isn't that Wise is better than Dunn, it just seems, according to the players, that he is a better fit at Pitt with this group of players.

Q: That Bowling Green win sure would look nice now after winning the next four but I'm not sure we would have won all of these games if we didn't lose the first game. How many times have they went for it on fourth down that eventually turned into a touchdown?

Jeremy McIntire, Washington

ZEISE: I don't have all the play-by-plays in front of me but I know that since the Bowling Green game Pitt has gone for it on fourth down five times and have made it all five. Officially the Panthers are five for six on fourth downs since then but the one time they missed was that fake punt. So really every time they've lined up to attempt a fourth down conversion since Bowling Green -- if you remember they went for it on fourth down late in the Bowling Green game and didn't make it on a pass to Derek Kinder -- they have been successful. And Pitt has gone on to score a touchdown on all five of those drives when they successfully went for it on fourth down. I don't know that I completely buy the notion that the Bowling Green win was "good" for the team (I mean, had they won it they'd be a lot closer to bowl eligibility) but I do think that the Panthers figured out they need to play with a little more sense of urgency than they did and I do think coaches made the decision to be a little more aggressive in their decision-making.

Q: It was great to see the offense come alive and even take some shots downfield. I read that Dave Wannstedt wanted to attack the Bulls the whole game, and they did. Do you think that'll they'll learn from their success and keep on attacking teams?

Blaise Novotny, Ebensburg

ZEISE: Yes, I think they have more confidence in the receivers and the quarterback than they did at the start of the season. I also think that now that the running game is working, it will be a little easier to take some shots because teams have to respect that part of Pitt's offense. It all works together, though, and I think it is coming together at the right time for Pitt. I really believe that the Panthers will have some opportunities to throw the ball down the field and make big plays against Navy's defense so you'd think we'll see more of the same.