It looks like North Carolina is getting +4.5 points in the betting line today. That sounds about right to me. The above website predicts a bigger 29 – 17 Pitt win though. The over/under is 48.5 points
That sounds about right also.
But this is the great thing about college football – things can change on a dime (or the cost of Retro Air Jordan 3s shoes at $2500 per pair).
Football aside, what type of idiot pays $2500 for a pair of sneakers? Honest to God, that right there is society’s problem today. That’s exactly why I refuse to wear any clothing with any advertising on it. I believe the business who is labelled on the apparel should pay us to be walking billboards for them.
But that’s just me.
Game time is listed at 12:20 but will probably be delayed for a bit for Pat Narduzzi to get his NSA contractors in place to steal the Tarheel’s signs.
Late prediction here, Pitt 34 NC 21, can’t wait to give these uniforms to the homeless people, ( if they’ll take them), and get some classic home and away unis.
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Seriously these uniforms? Is PITT trying to use subterfuge to fool the public into not knowing who is playing? What ever happened to the front porch and identity? Always thought the idea was to be recognized?
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Pitt 35-20. Great tailgate here at NC. Greg Sasser and Frank Nixon are great guys.
POV flags flying
Ike, wish you were here.
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ugh, me to Fran, me to. Tell everyone I said hey.
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Brand
A brand is a name, term, design, symbol, or other feature that distinguishes an organization or product from its rivals.
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Bad enough to stink. Worse to look BAD doing it.
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Sun + heat = white pants.
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Show pic of the uniforms they are wearing.
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White jerseys, white pants and torch cut numbers.
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Jesus. What goofs in AD
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Don’t have a pic, but just got a glimpse. It’s the ALL-Whites with the UGLY Blue Helmets.
Game streaming at ACC.com. Personally watching it on the tube using the ESPN College Sports Package.
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Reed, did you find the game on the tube?
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I have Verizon FiOS what channel guys?
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To me, the uniforms actually look pretty good… for an ARENA Football Team.
It’s just not PITT.
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POD – Haha
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Going backward. KPs getting pressured.
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Crappy call on 3rd and 16….
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Did I tune into Say yes to the dress?
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U find it Upitt, I don’t know FIOS?
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Watching on iPad Ikester.
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Still weak pass protection
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Uh oh… Pitt O-Line playing against a fairly ATHLETIC Defensive Front!
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Reed..if your home it’s channel 13
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Got it
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UPitt,
I’m watching it on ESPN Watch. The unis are so ugly I like you too much to have you get sick looking at them! :< (
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This is two weeks in a row of my screen being jerky not smooth motion. Anyone else with the same problem?
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Pretty evident NC is stacking the line and daring us to throw deep
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Good news the commercials are smooth!
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Where is the TE? They need to keep the RB in for pass protection. Pickett will not have time today if they don’t adjust.
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Poor tackling
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Poor tackling by us
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Their qb floats the ball…and their RB scores.
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hey their QB can overthrow the ball
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I took Pitt -4.5. They better cover ungainst these bums and starters suspended.
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Wirginis owned on that play.
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They really have our number
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Such an obvious call. Where are the linebackers?
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Wow that sucked.
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Utterly disgraceful. Pitt not ready to play again. Glad they’re missing 9 guys!
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Oh boy…..
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Said it before… but deserves being said again. Rashad Wheeler is SO OVER-rated. Always has been!
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This start is NOT good! Yikes!
0-7
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Our LB’s stink led by Tugboat Tommy!
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Only ONE good Rashad on this Team. Said that before too.
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Keep the faith…it’s early.
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We’re slow, weak and poorly coached. Don’t know why I waste my time.
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UNC is terrible if we were real program we win this game by 28 points. Not to mention they have players suspended.
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no face mask this week
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OL is looking bad once again!
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Should take 3
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Kenny’s throwing everything way high right now
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Yes! Go Kenny! Now get your passes on target!
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So far Pickett is Tino with speed
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Well… Pickett can run.
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They don’t make it easy….a lot of work for that TD
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Alright Pitt!!!!!
7-7 nice drive!
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That TD WAS very reminiscent of the Miami TD last year,
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This game is in the defense hands. They will have to stop UNC. Pickett and PITT do not have a downfield passing attack. It’s midget leauge type crap. UNC is not all that bad though.
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ECU beat them by 356 point Ikester
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Ollison has the CUTBACK down! Who needs blocking?
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Our pass D sucks!
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So we are covering receivers but not finishing…..
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86 yards passing in the 1st Q for NC
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Why can’t our receivers get open and make catches like that?
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Vaunted Narduzzi defense.
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How many years how many x does a Pitt pass defender do everything right except make the play on the ball?????
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They don’t push off enough.
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Vaulted Duzz D a porous mess!!
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End of first quarter. What do we see?
– OL poor (especially pass blocking)
– D backs poor
Shocker!!!
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Because our WRs aren’t that good Annie…hence the transfers in like Mack. Pitt fans are going crazy about him but he’s been average so far for us. He has 8 catches in 3 games which isn’t enough for a team’s leading receiver.
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Frauduzzi. All talk and tweets
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All I hear is how deep our D is…but are they all Awful?
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When you practice against this offense it’s easy to look good. Also it’s impossible to get better on either side when you practice against sub par talent
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Pitt will lose this by 20. They pushing us around on both lines. It’ll be over by halftime
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10.7 yds per carry for UNC. Unacceptable. !!
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NC making it look easy on offense…10.7 yards per play so far.
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Watts BLOWN off the Line.
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The pass D is probably technically better than last year.
However, the unfortunate most notable improvement so far this season has been the increase in “forcing” more opponent drops.
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Good call Keith… UNC owns the D line of scrimmage pushing Pitt back 3 yds a play. O LOS up for grabs.
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Why did anyone expect the slow Pitt defense to stop this offense?
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Personally… I would trade Pitt’s O-Line for Carolina’s in a Heartbeat. And they’re not even THAT good!
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GT must truly be terrible!
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Any wonder Pitt football has the unhappiest fans in the country.
This team embarrassed us over and over.
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How many games has Dane Jackson started? And he can’t knock that pass down? What are they teaching these guys?
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Gas – they must be atrocious
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Our OL cannot pass protect.
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KP is 6 of 11 for 30 yards.
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two steps forward, three steps back… 40 years running now.
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Pickett may not be as good as Tino. He runs a little but that’s about it. WRs pretty much blow. And for everyone who bought into Narduzzi’s bs regarding this improved secondary…keep watching. They’re just as bad as the last 2 years. UNC owns us in every sport.
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Gallagher must be loving this: being associated with a fine institution like Carolina.
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The worst part is gorilla arms is making 3.5 million to suck
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Can I reverse my prediction?
I’m back on the fire Narduzzi bandwagon.
I don’t think this team can beat any team with a passing game.
Maybe two more wins the rest of year.
Tex
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Twyman looks good.
Problem is, no one else does.
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Lucked out there.
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Someone new!
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Pitt comes out once again soft and conservative. NC is being given space, time and easy reads with Narduzzi’s defense. Pickett has to make plays faster and his recognition is so slow. Have to admit as unprepared as they were for PSU, this is really troubling. Have to accept the fact this staff is just not good enough.
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They love changing Salahuddin’s number a lot, don’t they?
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Anyone seen Mack today? We get no separation. None
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Meanwhile NC glued to our receivers
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Holding
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OMG! Pickett. I will say he looks good at sucking.
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Finally a Back with SOME speed. Forget Davis. Work Salahuddin into the mix!
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We are 1 of 5 on 3rd downs.
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They are letting NCs DBs grab a lot of jersey
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We appear to have a significant lack of talent.
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Good catch
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Got away with a hold
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True, but I suppose they figured it was fair if the secondary had been doing it as well.
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Thank God for FFrench!
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NFL throw by Pickett. Still needs to do a LOT of work on his Arm Strength in the Off-season.
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It’s a football game.
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Pitt back from the ABYSS thanks to Jackson’s “make good.”
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I can’t say it enough. I’ve really liked Ollison since he got to Pitt. Really solid, underrated back at Pitt. Oh, and only 1 of 6 Panthers to ever have a 1,000 TD season at Pitt.
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Hopefully we can settle down now!
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Looks like the second half will be important…can we score?
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Hold the phone, it ain’t over, but Pitt better be prepared to keep this up all game.
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Hey, we’ve tied it up! #H2P
Only problem is we give them the ball back! :>)
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Ollison… a Man on a Mission.
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This defense can’t get off the field.
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I wonder how many empty seats are due to Florence?
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This Pitt Team embarrasses me as a grad. UNC is not good.
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WVU would score 55 points on us in First Half. Fire this clown.
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Saw that coming 100 miles down the road.
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He recruits like he is Gannon.
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Zero Disclipline. Narduzzi is worse than tomlin
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There are no words, at least ones that wouldn’t be censored
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Hot knife thru butter no tackle D undisciplined just giving this game away. NC is kicking our asses!!
I don’t think we can stop NC any time today. Embarrassing and disgraceful!! I too have had it with Narduzzi.
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Wirginis bites on fakes way too often…which is why he sat behind Galambos for three years.
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Another Time Reed was Right.
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Reynolds is lost.
Briggs shouldn’t be starting for Allegheny Colleges JV Team
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I said their receivers would be open. Some guru Narduzzi is. Third and 13 and space galore. Coaching staff is a joke!
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It’s just amazing that the past D can’t get fixed.
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If Lyke had balls she would part way with Narduzzi at halftime. He is a joke. YEAR4
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Narduzzi will say the same shot at the press conference….out defensive mistakes are communication and are correctable but they never are corrected
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Says the Same Garbage every day. Excuse maker and blames everyone but himself.
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Even though it’s only a seven-point game, it feels like we’re getting blown out.
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No one was within 20 yards of the guy on the field. 20!
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UPitt… I don’t think this D could stop Gannon!
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Worst defensive genius EVER!
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I guess that is why Wirginis never started before
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NC QB is 10/13 for 159 yards in 1st half…
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How could Ford be any worse than our starting safeties?
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The defensive coordinator should not be allowed on the plane home. PN should take over that position and if he can not improve the situation he should be gone as well.
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LOL. He is the DC. He micromanages it all. The Hc is the problem man.
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I think Cumberland Valley high school would put up 40 on this D…
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WOW!
4 straight years of PATHETIC defensive scheme! This defense wouldn’t work in flag football!
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Do we even have TEs?
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We are getting blown out. Just not on the scoreboard yet. Just when u think it can’t get any worse we totally blow a coverage and have a holding penalty.
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Total breakdowns on defense. Third and 13 and they give up the first down. Then the big plays. Pitt cannot win in a shootout. If they don’t start getting some stops it will be a long day.
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I think we have irrefutable proof that Conklin was not the problem.
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I’d hate to see what would happen if NC had all their players!
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Don’t mind watts defending his teamate there.
The 300 lbs unc guy was sitting on our Pitt guy, who had a guy under his back, and was bending Pitt guys back into the player. Looked painful.
Watts trying to break it up and save him.
Pitt linebackers and safeties need to get their stuff together or its a long game.
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We have the French Army as Defense.
Tex
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Woo hoo ties it up!
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Did you say defense?
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Our D is not Bates fault. It’s Duzzs! It’s his schemes and concepts and it SUCKS!
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This is a game our who has the worst Defense.
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Just another anomaly long run by Hall.
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Correct which is why Ollison is the premier back.
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Yes, does not count. I will just close my eyes and hum when I watch it. 😉
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That’s funny
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Strange game all big plays
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I would hire Matt Canada as HC. Amazing Job at Maryland. Smoking Minnesota.
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HCPN screaming along the sidelines.
Bet he’s gonna make somebody clean his house.
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Haha.
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At least 6 holds not called today
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On both sides
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Agreed.
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Three any outttt
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Id throw every play against our defense
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Again. Where is Mack …Ford??
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OK Pickett, find somebody.
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Wow! A big catch!
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Ok found Mack
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Fitz like
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Tremendous catch!
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Let’s go in to the half with a td lead.
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WOW. Mack. What a catch on an inderthrown ball!!!
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George!
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Watson redeeming himself
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Now…we need a good 2nd half. A 7 point lead might not hold.
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Woo hoo! Hopefully UNC’s 9 suspensions will hurt their depth in the 2nd half.
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Now don’t choke and have an atrocious 2nd half.
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Credit where credit due. So far, good CRITICAL play calling by Watson.
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Did anyone note the trivia question about 1,000 yard backs….Didn’t Ironhead run for 1,700 or so in ’87?
I may have misread, I thought they missed a couple backs……
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Dorset
Ironhead
Richards
Barlow
Graham
Lewis
MCCOY
Ollie
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Who was their other 5, after QO?
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And, Thanks….
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And breathe….
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Once again, into halftime with a lead….hoping it hold.
H2P!!!!!!
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Time to hit the back deck with a Cold One.
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Have a few PD, the only way to get through a Pitt game!
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Hoping hoping they can keep it going on the second half.
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Must come out strong in the 2nd half. No way will this lead hold.
Important for the D to make a stop on the first drive.
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It’s now half time, go back and reread this game thread from the beginning and see how ridiculous many of you sound. me included….
PITT will have to step up their second half scoring for sure.
Halftime adjustment questions will be answered in the next 30 minutes of football…
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Ike,
Maybe your comment here is the dumbest! :>)
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All warranted comments. UNC stinks Ike. Won 4 games last year. 0-2 this year. Narduzzi needs to win this convincing.
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Time will tell.
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You so sure?!? 7 points in 2nd half.
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This is Narduzzi’s 42 game as head coach and his defense is still bad. Inexcusable but doing the same thing expecting different results is why he is the poster boy for Einstein. NC is terrible yet Pitt gives up 250 yards in one half.
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Remember Chet, the defensive miscues are all correctable……
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Chet, this just in, he’s beating the point spread on the road.
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Check the score again
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No comments on the 20,000 or so in the stands? I forgot, it’s not a home game.
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They had a Hurricane man.
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Forget it man
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Worry about Pitt vs a Bakstball
school. Program is a dumpster Fire.
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Hoping we put together a 2nd half for the FIRST time all season.. but make no mistake.. this defense is BAD.
21 points in the first half to UNC?! Uggh.
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We win by 12. I think we will be okay as long as we score every drive. Haha
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Our defense has been disappointing all year so far.
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500 TOTAL yards in the first Half. Two BAD teams playing each other.
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Our TEs have two catches all year.
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Inspired Pitt D gives up 8 on first down and add another sloppy holding penalty on the kick.
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Two #3s playing for Pitt
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Pressure on every pass play.
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We need a different punter. He’s averaging less than 37 yards per punt on the season
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Fully agree – he’s not good.
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Terrible first offensive series!
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We adjusted nothing on that offensive series. UNC did.
If we don’t adjust to their adjustments my head is going to explode.
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Guys the reason we suck in the second half is because every coach we go against our screens out plans and out coaches nor doozy in the second half.
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I disagree that it’s important to win by this many or that many points. Just win. And enjoy it without an asterisk if we do.
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Michalanglo,
Hope you can find all the pieces! :>)
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Too many penalties
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Wish I had a dollar for every Pitt mental mistake.
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Horrible horrible defense.
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Dazzling defense
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See, they use the TE!
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Wirginis again
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Awful, awful D…
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Utterly disgraceful defense. Better not have 2nd half blues today.
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“I disagree that it’s important to win by this many or that many points. Just win. And enjoy it without an asterisk if we do.”…
Says every fan of bad teams– or people who know nothing about sports.
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I guess your the resident expert. Good to know. Thanks.
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😂
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Pretty nice home field advatage down there in chapel hill with those refs.
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Holding not a penalty today
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Both Hendrix and Jackson were held on that TD, watch it. How many penalties on UNC so far?
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I thought our defense was supposed to be great this season? So far we are giving up 33 ppg to our D1 opponents and this game ain’t over yet.
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Reed – Narduzzi’s scheme takes 18 years to implement. Don’t you know we are on the MSU plan. 😂
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Now time to watch us go three and out with the following three plays.
Inside zone / counter – they will stop us for 1 yard with 9 in the box.
Jet sweep – they will bring down the safety.
Rollout – will now be expecting it
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Our D STINKS. Narduzzi’s system. Narduzzi’s players..
28 points to an awful UNC team.
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Referees need to be held accountable in football. Rarely is that the case. Those missed calls could cost Pitt the game.
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Two holds on Carolina’s TD and nothing called. Big play was the smart senior OLB called for offsides.
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More qB pressure…
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And don’t tell me I’m negative.. I predicted UNC would score 28 all game– there’s still 22 minutes left.
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I predict them shutting them out. 😂
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Very Tino like. Second half blues
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Good to see our second half execution has not improved week to week.
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And here we go just surrendering in the second half! God awful punt God awful play by Pitt!
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We must be the worst in college football to make adjustments. I can feel the momentum shift already….
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Worst Coach in NCAA.
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This punter sucks.
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There have to be high school kids that punt better than the wonder down under.
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32 yard punt.
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Please don’t give us ANOTHER 2nd half COLLAPSE Pitt!!!!
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Didn’t even look like he extended his leg on that punt. Do we only have one punter on the team?
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Yea time for an open tryout for punter.
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Kids are holding on both teams guys.
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Yup
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I’d say UNC has learned to defend the roll out pass, which means we will continue to call it every series.
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KP needs to learn to get rid of the ball. And there has to be someone that can punt farther than theAussie
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As long as it’s not being called consistently I suppose we should not complain.
With the way the d is playing they would have scored anyway
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Third and seventeen.
No problem
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3rd & 17 conversion.. Great D!
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Hire Matt Canada tonight.
Maryland is Legit.
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+1
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Same. Old. Pitt.
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Ford
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Ford not having a good game.
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Right now this 2nd half looks like Ground Hog Day all over again! :<(
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245 yards and 2 TDs passing so far for NC.
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Can we get a high school coach to help out with this god awful pass d?
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Problem with Canada is they you will get zero stability with him. The minute a better job opens up he is gone
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Does anyone know if we practice defense?
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Everyone STOP making negative comments. I don’t want to read the “optimists* point out the “disproportionate” number of posts in a Pitt loss… they hate the truth.
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We are making a web that came into the game with 1 td and 4 ints look like Dan Marino
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*qb
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Oh boy!
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Oh boy
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Guys and Annie. I just can’t take this anymore. Out of scotch and heading to golf course! WWE NEED A NEW HEAD COACH AND STAFF!
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THIRTY FIVE FREAKING POINTS TO UNC.
Pitt’s D is offensive. Let’s blame Chryst!
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Turn out the lights…
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Does anyone know if we practice special teams?
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Now we see why Ford doesn’t play. He seems lost out there. First a 3rd and 13, now a 3rd and 17. Really? Now a fumble. Not feeling good about this game…
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F ing Jokes. Narduzzi you arent worth 75k a year at a High School!
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I take back my comment about Ffrench!
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The party’s over…
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Games not over guys!
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Has BigB run on the field yet?
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Sorry I can’t stay and watch more of this disaster. Hafta go to a wedding. Hope they have an open bar
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This performance makes me shudder to think what Dungey might do to this D.
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Lock The Gates – To Narduzzi’s House and keep
Him there.
Lock the Gates on Acid Pitt Fans take who think Narduzzi is good.
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They are faking us out of our shoes
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Wirginis needs to go back to manning the good ship lollipop
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Haha
He is 34 and still bad
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Syrwcuse wins by 87
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Zeise embarrasssing
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I would be really mad.. if it weren’t so hysterical.
Hey, Dan72.. I’ve got some scotch here. C’mon over.
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Wish you were close. I’ve never seen such poor talent to go with HS coaching.
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Grab grab grab
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Briggs on the fall down
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UNC scores 50?
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Our d-backs absolutely stink. Wide open receivers everywhere
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This is year 4 and the defense looks as bad as year 1. The head coach refuses to adapt HIS defense to the personnel. It was obvious in the Baylor bowl game (when he was at MSU) that the defense had holes, and that OC’s around the country had figured it out, yet he refuses to change.
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So angry my hands are shaking.
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Why do we Pitt fans continue to follow this team????
We all need counseling.
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They are open on every pass play.This NC team averaged 19 ppg coming into this match…
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All about the Pass.
Pickett. You’re up!
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Wirginis out of position too often.
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The wheels are really coming off now. How do they play like this every second half?
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Because Narduzzi is a fraud and always was. The MSU coach carried him.
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Good one reed!!!!
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Thinks is over now lol
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2106 Pitt had one of the best offenses in the country, and the worst secondary I have ever seen in football… any football. Not sure what they are being taught but it the secondary is still terrible. No progress year after year.
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17 points in one quarter…
Where’s my optimists at? C’mon guys. Explain this so I feel better.
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Holes should just keep throwing…we can’t cover a casserole.
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Do we even have 50 yds this half
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The tarholes are safely in for this win. Pitt does not know how to score in the 2nd half – no flags on unc yet today and the refs can throw flags on every play, so Pitt will see plenty of them.
Sad…how bad this team really is.
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Stupid play by KP on that, needs to flush the ball.
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Well guys, I started painting my son’s bedroom. Doing the trimwork right now. I can’t sit and waste 3 hours watching this team if they can’t play better than this. I can watch the replay if something good happens. I’m so disgusted.
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Yard work is calling my name – lol.
Golf was fun this morning – good round, good friends and great entertainment.
Going to get my hands dirty…
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How many yards of offense do we have in the 2nd half so far?
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Pickett completes a pass to himself for a twelve yard loss, you can’t make this stuff up.
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And he got 🔨 ed
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Stop it guys…
Narduzzi just needs 11 more years to get his players on the field. It’s all Chryst’s fault.
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14!! He was so good at MSU and he wears that linebackers sleeve on his wrist to look cool. We may lose Gorill arms to West Allegheny or Baldwin.
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This program sucks, period! Just a litany of errors, 35 years and counting.
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Bostick: Carolina has our adjusted Pitt in the second half.
No really?
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Reed… Can’t keep blaming it JUST on the Receivers.
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Well, this is why I don’t bet. This NC team is one you absolutely have to beat. Well, torches and pitchforks. Not only are they losing to a team playing short handed, they look horrible in doing so. No excuses. No way they hit 5 wins now. I really wonder how Narduzzi survives this year?
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I should have scheduled a colonoscopy today
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Pitt hires a defensive guru. Four years later it’s defense is among the worst in football.
Narduzzi has to go this year. Like after this game.
This is on coaching. What second half adjustments?
Always being out coached. Recruiting stinks. Player development non existent. Poor staff.
Yet let’s continue paying him $3.5 Million.
Fire him. Fire him now.
Jackie
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Jackie is Smart
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Time for another 25 yard punt here
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33 ya punt. And they went to Australia for this?
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33 yard punt?
Really?
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Entire roster sucks.
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No pressure on the qb.
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This wouldn’t be funny if UNC didn’t suck.
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Ok, second half problem is real
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Pitt makes quarterbacks look like Heisman winners.
Tex
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Even if something works in first half need to assume an adjustment and have a ready answer. Also I wonder about the conditioning since they seem to fall apart in the second half.
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I believe in the process.
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Pitt has scored 3 points in the 3rd qtr in four games this year.
Pitt has score zero points in the first 3 games.
No need to watch…
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I wanna see a beat reporter grow a set and ask:
Why have u failed to develop any semblance of a functional defense?
Why did you go to Australia for a 33 yard punter?
Why do you shut down the offense at halftime?
Do you think this is an adequate performance?
Do you think you are committing theft for accepting a paycheck?
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Well, between these boys and the Steelers my weekends have really freed up now. Honey do list here I come!
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A colonoscopy feels better that watching this game.
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The hoped for improvement in defense has not happened. Will not happen.
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Its not over…
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No team speed. Poor Special teams. Erractic passing attack at best. Poor coaching. Recipes for disaster.
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The process is getting thru the season. Heather better have that list in her FRONT pocket! This team is really, really bad. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen receivers so open. With exception of two guys this defense sucks. Now watch, they’ll quit like dogs.
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If Vegas is right… Pitt has one more TD in ’em.
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The thing is that aside from PSU these have been crappy teams.
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This was a must win game for Pitt and narduzzi.
This is a must fire moment for Heather.
Tex
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Even if something works in first half need to assume an adjustment and have a ready answer. No strategic analysis or response. Also I wonder about the conditioning since they seem to fall apart in the second half.
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Still rooting. Still hope we win. But any of you that have been defending this bafoon are MORONS. Yes, MORONS.
I’m signing off. Can’t take this.
And, I’m offering the rest of my tickets for the rest of the year to the optimists that still think Narduzzi needs more time.
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*buffoon
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Use them as toilet paper. What they are worth Jay.
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Jay,
You may have to throw in free Pirmanti Brothers sandwiches to sweeten the deal!
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Jay… Ike and his buddy VOR will taken them.
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Pickett picking up third downs with his legs instead of his arm not good in the long run.
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We have 4.4 yards per pass attempt on the afternoon and that is about half of what you want to have. Only 115 yards passing so far.
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Time for the team leaders to show something. The Pickett run was a start. Had some good attitude.
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UVA – Loss
VT – Loss
Miami – Loss
UCF – Loss
Wake – Loss
Syracuse – Loss
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One thing is obvious. We have very few if any, legitimate Power 5 conference starters on offense, defense or special teams. Weaver? Hamlin? Lower tier schools maybe. No WR has separated from others. I had hope for Mack and Jacques-Louis but French and Arizona Lopes and others get as much PT. Picket is running for his life but he is limited too. I had optimism Hall would have a big year but now he gets 7 carries a game. Kessman looks better but punter is awful. You just can’t punt 32 yards with no pressure. It is disappointing we cannot recruit better players. Why can’t we get better players?
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Anyone know why 4-stars aren’t interested in joining this crew?
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I’m sticking until the whistle. This is a game of big plays.
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Cut Hargrove now.
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POD…
No they won’t. The optimists don’t go to games. If they did, they wouldn’t be optimistic.
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Pickett would be great in the VEER.
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Hargrove in a daze
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Pickett sucks. Wins one game against a crap Miami Team.
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Goody, our punter again!
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Fire OC
Fire DC
Fire HC
Fire AD if she is stupid enough to to extend this loser
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Seriously, look at Narduzzi. At least Chryst was SMART to know when to keep his mouth shut!
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You can almost see it in Narduzzi’s face. He knows this is a disaster and he doesn’t know how to fix it. He knows his days are numbered. Lyke isn’t going to put up with this too long, not with the money he’s making.
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Where was he throwing that anyway?
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Heinz Field will be EMPTY for Syracuse.
Where’s the “Pitt will win 8 games” crowd? Crickets…
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I was overly optimistic with 4. And I’m the bad fan.
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What the heck are they reviewing. There is no penalty for God’s sake.
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Call me OPTIMISTIC (ha, ha). I think we have a TD in us.
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Reed – give it up.
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Give what up. I’m thinking we can still win this game…but you have to have a sense of humor watching Pitt.
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I miss Paul Hackett..
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But that doesn’t mean UNC doesn’t either.
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Buy the coffin, put Narduzzi in it, and ship him out.
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As bad as the D is, they get no help from the O
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Defensive line manhandled all day, primary reason we stink
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Hamlin Island. LOL
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Lots of defensive substitutions…presumably because of the heat.
Good thing there’s not a big drop in talent.
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Awesome observation!
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Seriously, is being in the ACC really worth it?
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There is really no defense for this Jay. Some saw it coming earlier than others, sort of like Stallings. Attendance will tank. If they aren’t embarrassed by this, they have no shame. Just a total embarrassment.
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PSAC
MAC is to much talent for Frauduzzi
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Used up coach’s using used up coaching techniques. Sad, just sad
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I don’t blame any W. Pa. high school player for not considering Pitt.
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Are these kids really on scholarship?
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We look very bad. Tackling is awful and we look very slow.
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Comedy Hour. These kids suck. Coaching Suck. UNC sucks and look like Alabama.
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No Pitt players have muscle. Soft and chubby.
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Meatballs.
What the opposing teams head coach said after seeing a narduzzi defense.
Tex
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Pitt will not win. Worse defense in years. This is one bad team. Narduzzi has got to go.
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NC is working the clock well
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Maybe on Tuesday Pat Natduzzi can huddle with Mike Tomlin to get some tips on defense. Oh wait….
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I apologies for my language.
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Baring a miracle .. it looks like a 2 – 10 season.
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Lyke has to see what’s happening, I hope she has an out in his contract or her hands could be tied for a few years. Pitt will be selling tickets to tumbleweeds in the meantime.
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Hey but our Akron uniforms look so good
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Vegas might be RIGHT after all.
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would N dog survive that?
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We gotta score a point to maintain our second half average
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Tiger Woods time! At least that will be compelling.
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Now we see what this team is made of.
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Problem is… Winning is going to at least require a FIELD GOAL.
And no more Mr. Blewitt.
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apologize
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Only an AD at Pitt would extend a guy with meatballs for brains.
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Narduzzi is a embarrassment. Yelling at everyone. Zero class.
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313 passing for a back-up QB
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Second string qb tossed for 313 yards.
Glad first teaser didn’t play
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Nice play!
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3 under today thru 4
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HCPN is hot.
Somebody’s gonna need to cut his lawn.
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Reed… the REAL problem with Pitt’s passing Game is they don’t have a Tight End who can run a route and catch a football.
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I can see why Pickett had no INTs in camp. Ball never went near anyone.
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Great catch and Picket has some cojones.
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O-Line is obviously also a LIMITING factor.
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Mack is the best wide receiver we got. An Indiana transfer. Gesh!
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“Pitts done a good job going to Florida for players…because Pennsylvania kids don’t want to come.”
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Too bad our defensive minded head coach can’t get the talent and scheme on the other side of the ball
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That’s a tough call.
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Juggling going out?
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I hate that I was right in my game prediction. I am moving closer and closer to the dark side. I mean Jesus Christ, what the hell is this pass defense…against a back up qb. It’s embarassing, and defense is what we were supposed to hang our hat on in year 4 of PN. GTFOH!
No game management whatsoever…and again, I called it. I knew Narduzzi wouldn’t have a good game plan against the unc offense. He never does. What a joke.
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That is a TD.
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Should have been caught cleanly
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Wow!
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Nice drive
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Kessman… GET READY!
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The fix is in, I have seen multiple non-calls today in the second half today. At least 5 obvious holds on unc not called. Home brewin’
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I hate even with all the modifications on the definition of a catch anymore. It among other tinkering of rules is killing football for me
But they made the right call lol
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I love my Panthers. I really believe in these kids. I’m so bummed out. No excuse for giving a cobbled together team and so so quarterback a breakout game.
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Our rush defense has to come up big. Onside kick with 3+ minutes left?
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Great drive, but the dreaded “We need a stop on defense” has just reared its ugly head.
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I know a guy who claims he’d make a good head coach. Claims He’s a guru. Never was a head coach but worked under a good one. He can come cheap.
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The offense has caught fire — more than TWICE our average second-half points!
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Might as well try the onside kick now because we sure as hell aren’t going to stop them
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Unbelievable
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HCPN has a history of making mediocre qbs look like Heisman winners.
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Our special team are as bad as I figured they would be.
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LMAO
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Or even better (worse?) — seven times our average…
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Narduzzi you sir are an idiot
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This team is undisciplined and stupid. Are we sure this isn’t the Steelers.
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Give them the ball
On 35.
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Somebody posted this..
“As bad as the D is, they get no help from the O.”
We’ve scored 35 POINTS! How much help does the D need??????!!!!
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Should have said in the second half
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watch out for their TEs…
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Wow I am at a loss. Folks will chuck this up as bad luck, but I just don’t know anymore
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So many failings in this game, but how many hidden yards have the special teams surrendered? Given up about 150 yards in field position which could easily be the difference in the game.
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Thank God I’m drunk..
Maybe Narduzzi is, too?
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Btw, Wood -4 thru 5
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God I hope I eat my words!
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I would throw all over Pitt. Forget clock.
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This is like slow Chinese torture!!!
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What a joke
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Where you at now sweaty lips narduzzi
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Stadium largely empty today. No one goes to CFB anymore.
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UNC won 4 games in 2 years. 2 against us.
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stick by my 5-7 prognostication, but starting to think UPITT 4 wins is gaining momentum. 😦
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Sadly I agree.
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HCPN:
“Well, I don’t know why we fall apart in the second half. We make adjustments at half time based on Madden ‘18 suggestions. I also text Mike Tomlin for his input. And of course, we have a ouiji board. So we’re gonna keep plugging along.”
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No, he’ll blame the refs.
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And his players and the Storm and Stormy Daniels.
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Game over..
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Narduzzi does NOT HAVE A DEFENSIVE CLUE.
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I really think the 2-10 number will be the final tally
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Whatever…..
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Hmm.. who picked a Pitt loss today? I know one person.
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I did.
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#HelpPatPack H2P
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Pitt just lost to a BAD team WITHOUT its Starting Quarterback.
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And Starters Suspended
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FIRE NARDUZZI.
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Fedora looks like a Golf Pro in New Kensington.
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God we suck. Absolute embarrassment. Year after year. Pathetic.
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Season over.
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That PSU game was not an outlier folks. UCF might put up 60+ on us…as might ND.
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Maybe next year UNC will have 28 players suspended…..
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Hey but we have catch phrases like 412 Crew and Lock the Gates. And Twitter and 14 uniforms.
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It’s so obvious that Narduzzi is the most over paid coach in college football.
Yet my tuition keeps going up every year.
I guess Pitt places a greater value on losers.
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Ike… Could you go back and point out all of the comments you had a problem with?
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Stop it, Reed. You’re just being negative. Just wait til Narduzzi gets his players on the field..
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I really, truly meant to say 2-10, honest!
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This sucks but I’ll still go to the games for the social aspect.
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larry, it may just be you and one or two others.
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jay, you really need to trust the process. (sarcasm)
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We have given up 36 ppg against D1 competition so far…remember how bad our defense was in 2016? We gave up only 35 ppg that year.
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Hey Reed…PN has a system. It will work. you have to trust the process
🙂
Dave Dellett
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By the way… VOR this Narduzzi Loss is for you.
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Gonna go out on a limb and predict another year without a bowl win.
There, I said it.
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I just want to go on record that when PN was hired, I wanted it to work…I was excited he seemed to fit in the mold of a Yinzer type of coach (strong on D). You can make fun of me about the Yinzer thing and that is fine. I just thought he was a great fit for the role.
UPITT, vented as well as others about the not ready for primetime and this program needed to go bigger/better. I didn’t ignore it but I too did an eye roll (let’s give this guy a chance is what I said to myself).
I was also a supporter of Chryst…still am given where we were with the Graham/Haywood fiasco…I think he did a fairly decent job. I won’t be one to denigrate him.
But as I have read more/heard more/seen more it is now clear…this guy does not have it. I think calling him a MAC coach is an insult to all MAC head coaches.
There will be no change I get it, but I won’t sit here and pretend because of a win last week or next week that all has been righted with the ship.
This program has been in trouble for a decade now. Wanny had his limitations, but at least he gave us a team that was in contention. Since his purging this program has been a train wreck.
I will continue to watch and root for my alma mater, but it will make very little difference until the BOT decide to commit to the program.
Dave Dellett
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Good Post Dave
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This is 100 percent on Heather. You own it. Your buyout will be next.
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The only ‘process’ Narduzzi has is winning with Chryst’s players in his first two years.
Other than that he’s completely lost.
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well put dave
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That was a bad loss. Too many mistakes today.
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Just saw the final score. My wife Suz caddying today. I told her we’re like abused husbands or wives, we just keep coming back for more.
She says we should get a restraining order ! Anyone want to join me filing a Pitt fan restraining order to keep us from following Pitt Football.
Save us all Lord, it just never stops.
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I posted and admitted I was wrong last week against GT..
Where were jrnpitt (who talks ALOT), VOR, ike, Tossing Thabeets and the rest of the guys that constantly call us (me, Reed, upitt, etc.) “negativos”?
Well, gentlemen. Explain this one.
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Still here. I never post much or read much in season. Work picks up and kids sports are in full swing. I said this is his make or break year … and it’s definitely breaking. There are really only two or three I’ve called negative.
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Tiger -5 thru 6… he’s on fire.
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Yes. Narduzzi needs his two stars to develop and prove to us all that he can win.
We just have to wait and lose 20 more times.
Pitt is a cross between the bungles, clowns and stillers. All their worst attributes.
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Dan… now that is a GREAT solution to a problem.
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I’m going to listen in our duties press conference and count how many times he blames someone other than himself and make excuses. I bet it’s 12 to 15
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Narduzzi’s
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lol UPITT, I thought your phone was trying to autocorrect Narduzzi with Dootie and it got confused.
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Thank you Mr Dellott for summarizing my perspective as well.
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Dellett, sorry
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won’t even watch next week, UCF will need 2 scoreboards for all the numbers they’ll put up.
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Dan72.
I know a Dauphin County judge. Maybe I can get us a PFA.
Make no mistake folks. This is a BAD team with BAD players and and AWFUL coach.
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Why wait. Fire him now. Write off the season. Have a coach hired by years end.
And never let Heather involved with football again.
Her extension of the coach, marketing failures, inability to raise money for the program, hands off approach to staff hires, allowing closed practices and refusal to tarp shows me that she is in over her head.
Blame the boss.
Gallagher can you please pick up the phone and call tressell?
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I’d like to say that I’m disappointed in this game but I’m not really. I figured we would lose even though I predicted them to win because that’s what I do, I go with my heart sometimes. But it is very evident now that this is not a good football team and I think that the problem is we have no real depth at all past the first string. And our first string isn’t that good either.
This offensive line is not good, Pickett was under pressure every time he dropped back and we have to keep the TE on the line for extra blocking.
It says something when your TEs have a total of 2 catches after 4 full games.
I’m not impressed at all with DC Bates, he’s in way over his head and you can see why he was a career staff position coach.
Our DBs coach should be fired this evening after we just gave up 313 yards on 71% passing to a QB who floated every pass he threw.
NC is a bad team and they owned us in crunch time!
We really do suck folks but Ill stick with my prediction of 5 wins, even though that might be hard to do.
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On the bright side, my nephew (a freshman LB at East Stroudsburg) is getting his first playing time in college and made a couple of tackles.
Maybe I’ll go to his games instead of Pitt.. they don’t give up 40 points per game. But their coach isn’t a “defensive genious”, either.
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Narduzzi was crying this week about UNC stealing signs. Hey Pat, stop it with the excuses losing to a bad team. What is he going to cry about now? Pathetic that Narduzzi has never beaten Fedora. Last 2 years UNC has sucked beyond belief.
A little over 3 minutes to go in the game and your defense has sucked all day…..so you decide to bypass a onsides kick…..and then the kick goes out of bounds. Sigh. 3rd and 5, get a stop and you get the ball with a chance to win. The D falters again. This is now the 4th year.
Another game, another horrible 2nd half performance.
Narduzzi is a meathead.
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So who is on Heather’s short list???
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Ike
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Some assistant? Pitt likes instant discounts.
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Narduzzi Doctrine now in effect.
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The air went out of the balloon after the PSU debacle. Narduzzi and his program was not close to a good program in his fourth year. But with a suspect NC I still gave him some benefit that even he couldn’t screw this up. I was so wrong to believe he understood where the program was heading and the urgency to address the issues. Now with that buyout any cosmetic changes are fruitless. He is not a head coach who can deliver.
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Chet….
You could have stopped after “He is not a head coach.”
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Chet, not scoring in the 2nd half against Albany showed us what type of team we have this year.
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A good coach, speed and superior recruiting obviously beats a moronic coaching staff with slow players – even with 13 suspensions and a bad backup QB. The rest of the season is only for the tailgates. And for those still clinging to “we can’t have another coaching change, it will kill our continuity and recruiting”…..I say I don’t want any more of “this” continuity and our recruiting sucks, so make the change.
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Exactly!
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Be a heroine Heather. Hire Jim Tressle tomorrow!
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Tressel can be both AD and football coach
Would do a far batter job and cost less than what Pitt is paying these bozos
Remember Heather extended Narduzzi. Heather is the Fanta Queen.
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Heather extended him. She will look bad by firing him. Plus, who will pay for the buyout.
So she will ‘force’ Narduzzi to make staffing changes. She may even say something about recruiting.
But thats all she will do folks. Its postponing the inevitable. Its rewarding mediocrity and a losing culture.
Heinz will have 50k empty yellow seats at each game next year.
Pitt football will lose money.
Pitt will be looking at cutting some Olympic sports teams like tennis, gymnastics and cross country.
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UNC is 2-13 against their last 15 games against p5 schools. Ouch!
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ND’s new QB just went 25/34 for 325 yards and 2 TDs. He’s going to tear us up.
UCF’s QB was 21/32, 306 and 3 TDs today…he’ll kill us next week also.
Our pass defense is truly terrible (again).
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another losing season
another poor recruiting class
another year of little player development
another year of very bad defense
another round of excuses
another year of all hat and no cattle
Football is setting up to look a lot like basketball.
Fans lose hope and stop attending games
Pitt deserves better
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We deserve better. Pitt the administration is getting what it deserves.
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Chet..
Some of us knew this long ago.. but your were busy with your snarky comments and personal attacks.
Maybe try this.. “Listen more. Talk less.”
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Agreed Jay. For a long time Chet was completely pounding the table on how Narduzzi was the right fit and had the program trending in the right direction.
After the PSU loss, he’s all of a sudden singing a different tune.
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I invite all members of the “League of Optimists” to go into the bathroom… look into the mirror… and REALIZE you are the reason for SOP!
You may not think it… but you do deserve BETTER!
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I skipped the mirror and went straight for the toilet
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Let’s take a look at who and how many comments made after the GT game and this UNC debacle. It really makes me more sad then the PITT loss today. Some of you somehow lost your abilities to type in negative comments on the POV when PITT won last week and many of you checked in absent. Seems many of you are back on your high horses today shooting down PITT. Not that there isn’t room for despair and criticism. I’m here all the time win or lose thick or thin. PITT lost today. I can take it.
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Because the fans want this bum gone Ike. You and 3 guys from Carrick like him. That is it. Don’t you ever get mad and want us to be respectable?
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I’m with you, Ike
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Just an average defense…PLEASE..is there something in the water on the South Side? Both Pitt and Steelers cannot play defense. Defense was to be PN’s strongpoint. I will not watch games ubtil defense improves. 4 years of pathetic defensive play is enough!
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TX… Funny.
However, I think you know my comment was a play on a SERIOUSLY INTENDED comment posted by one of the “Optimists” earlier in the Season.
Be careful what you preach.
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Exactly, POD!
In the addict community, they’d call them enablers. Those of you who “support Pitt no matter what” remove any reason for Pitt to do anything to fix this.
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I’m really proud of the University of North Carolina. What a find institution that never cheats and fields a football team that doesn’t commit any penalties. PITT and PITT alone lost this game today but did you all watch the game?
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You and Narduzzi keep
Making Excuses. Pitt gave up 400+ yards to a backup qb and a team that had starters suspended. But yeah they cheat and steal
Signs.
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Where were you last week Mark?
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I posted Ike. Oh because we beat an atrocious GT Team.
Admit Pitt sucks and Narduzzi is atrocious.
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Been lurking rather than commenting for the most part this year but oh my…..
Went to my son’s high school football game last night in Delaware. He just started high school and is in the band…. The game was awful… The other team (a pretty good Catholic School from the Wilmington area) just manhandled us. They scored eight touchdowns in 24 minutes for a 55-0 halftime lead… On every level, watching was painful – defenders being pancaked, linebackers clueless and the secondary completely lost… And I wondered, how could the coaching allow this – such an embarrassment for these kids…
Now, 12 hours later, it is like deja vu…. But in defense of the high school coaches, they are not making 3.5 Million. I was late to the Stallings firing party but POVers had that right almost from the beginning… I appear to be late but it looks like Narduzzi may end up with the same fate…. Last night I thought, these kids deserve better – the school should find some new coaching blood. Now I think – the long ignored Pitt fanbase deserves better – the school should find someone up to the task… Not sure if they can score like they did with Capel but the status quo is no longer acceptable…
By the way, the band was fantastic – by far, the highlight of the night… In fact, it seems like the fanbase here is pretty knowledgeable – about half the home fans left after the half time show – lol…. Also, kudos to the other team’s head coach for not running up the score… He must of put in the third stringers as the final score ended up 55 -14….
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I’m here after a terrible PITT loss, where were some of you after the PITT win last week? It sickens me that I go on a PITT football blog and only hear PITT being dumped on constantly.
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It sickens me you blame fans instead of the TURD making 3.5M a year. How about you hold someone acxountable and lose your yinzer crush on gorilla arms.
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Stop it now Mark.
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Then be sick…
Some of us are sick of watching crap performances by a lunatic who blames everyone but himself.
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Who are you? Let me give you a handle since it seems you can’t figure out how to do that. I’ll call you “the coward so called pitt fan”. or barvo-2.. either one
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By the way… Pitt is still playing!
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so the question becomes:
Who believes Narduzzi deserves at least another year to turn things around?
I cant really come up with any legit reasons myself so I’m curious what could save his job because I really do think that after this game, Narduzzi is on the hot seat.
So outside the fact that Heather just extended him and that the buyout could be a financial burden, why would you keep Narduzzi?
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No… Sorry. It’s Georgia Tech.
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Keep the snarky comments to ourselves please. Each of us know if we were right or wrong about the team and the program coming out of fall camp.
And each of us have been correct and also incorrect about Pitt football…there are no glass houses on the POV.
Of course we also have eight more games to play folks. Nothing says Pitt can’t win a bunch of them.
I highly doubt they will but I’ve thought that since last season ended. I think Pitt fans get enamored with the ‘big’ wins like PSU in ’16, Clemson and Miami and forget we lose to crappy teams a lot more than we get those big wins.
All this should come as no surprise. When fans were jumping up and down about how well our defense played against VT & Miami last season…and figured we’d build on that I kept reminding about giving up 34 points to a two win NC team just before that, and that in 2018 we’d have basically the exact same defensive players out on the field.
And those defensive players were a large reason we only won 5 games last year.
Its going to get worse before it gets better because every SYR is scoring 49 ppt this year. We may well be 2-5 going into the Duke game.
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Where were you last week Reed? Radio silence after PITT wins…
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I posted some then I did a MMQB.
However I didn’t think you wanted to hear me say we beat a poor GT team which they are getting their asses handed to them by Clemson.
GT BTW has 109 Rushing after 3 quarters of play so what we did wasn’t all great.
Ike, this is what we have talked about all summer. Narduzzi cannot recruit and it has been killing us the last two years. That and our staff, that he built, cannot make any halftime adjustments at all and that is a real problem.
Well win a couple more games but we are circling the drain with this H C and staff.
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What excuses am I making Mark? NONE! Quit speaking for me and making things up I don’t say. I’m not happy the way PITT played today and thought there was some bad decisions made and at the end MY team came up short. I can call them MY team, can you?
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I don’t support teams that don’t care and zero heart. You can have them just like the Stallings crew. When they get serious about committing to win and caring let me know. My favorite was kicking it out of bounds when they have no return men back to return a kick. Wow Narduzzi you are so smart. Bet we have statistically the worst defense in ACC. I don’t speak for you. If I did it would involve rainbows and puppies
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You kid no one friend. You do not support anything PITT. I’m going to build a nice fire outside as it’s gotten a bit chilly. You guys can carry on so Reed doesn’t close the comments
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Anytime you want to compare what I have given to Pitt personally and physically we can talk.
Keep supporting the Dead man walking. Remember he makes 3.5M
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I’m changing my gravatar to reflect what I feel about this team.
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Hey, I’ll about to close comments here if we can’t play nice. People are disappointed but no one deserves being insulted.
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PoD, not sure why you think I’m a Narduzzi sycophant. If you read my previous posts, you will see that I have been all over Narduzzi about his recruiting, or lack thereof, and especially about the total absence of TEs. I have also railed over PN’s arrogance and pathetic sideline skills. Now that he has his own recruits on the field, it is clear that his defenses don’t even work with his own players.
I truly admire ike for his steadfast support of Pitt (not necessarily Narduzzi) during the highs and lows. But after 35 years of this crap with Pitt sports I’m at the end of my rope with Narduzzi.
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564 comments so far. Not a record but getting there.
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Needed to gather my composure. Some thoughts. Made the mistake of thinking Pitt could beat a putrid North Carolina team. For the record Pitt will not make a bowl this year! They will be lucky to win more than one more game this season, Virginia you still have hope for an ACC win. Narduzzi has trouble defending this newly developed play called the forward pass.
Heather Lyke has officially made her first blunder as our A.D. by renewing Narduzzi’s contract for seven years prior to this season. Because of this she is gong to have to face the music for the rest of this year and all of next season before she can show Narduzzi the door. We need to look for a head coach at a non P5 school that is offensive minded and has a good recruiting track record. No more coordinators with the need for building staffs and on the job training.
I am very thankful that Pitt women’s volleyball season is concurrent with our football season. It is good to hear the words Pitt and powerhouse in the same sentence. Basketball season cannot come soon enough.
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UVA beat the mess out of L’Ville today
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I was so bummed I did not check on Virginia. Louisvile finally getting what they deserve for hiring their current head coach. I guess Pitt goes win-less the rest of the season.
One positive for firing someone after next season is that the ACC linear network money will start coming in after next season to help pay for cleaning up this mess of a football program. Feel sorry for the players on the team. They deserve better. After today our recruiting commitments will be flooding to the exits.
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you mean Pitts 2 stars will be asking schools like Holy Cross and Elon to take them back
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Yep!
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I hope this the record breaking post….
FIRE NARDUZZI !!
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In defense Pitt had QB issues last year but overall played Ok in most games even with that handicap. But I have never been snarky and never made any attacks on anyone. I gave Narduzzi the benefit of three years of coaching these players. My expectations were they were ready to take the next step. If all want to pound me for backing the hope Narduzzi was a coach who has shown he was capable so be it. But I did change my view after PSU due to the state of the program in all aspects. That was telling. From here facing the inability to beat NC hard to make any case that Pitt football is making the progress to be a good program.
I just felt even Narduzzi couldn’t blow this gimme. Shame he couldn’t deliver and now Pitt football is stuck in a loop due to the buyout. But I make no apologies for my stance on Narduzzi. If all feel good over Narduzzi failing at this point good for you. As I stated before if he wins no one cares about his issues. But he isn’t winning and one has to face the results in any case. But with the erosion of PA football, and stiff competition for shelf space in the city, Pitt football has to be realistic. Narduzzi was their shot, so far it has not materialized into a winning program. But most programs are in this position every 4 to 5 years.
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We are in it 30 straight.
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It’s so silly to blame fans.
Of course there are more comments after a loss then after a win.
Pitts been outscored 72-10 in the second half this year.
I’m a fan of Pitt not Narduzzi and all of the things he does (poor recruiting, poor player development, poor sideline behavior) I don’t have any idea why people defend him.
We are literally getting worse the more Chryst players graduate. Our best players are Chryst recruits.
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Post of the Year
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72-10. Wowser. Let me guess, Narduzzi is going to watch the tape and clean some things up. Maybe narduzzi this week will say every team is stealing their signals.
The forward pass is not kind to his defense.
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Pitt Engineer.
Was that “Wilmington Catholic school” St. Marks? What school did they play?
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you’re being generous
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Yes, Jay91, it was St. Marks… What a blowout… If the band hadn’t been good, I would have really been bummed. I am grateful to the St. Mark’s coach for applying the handbrake in the second half. Our kids didn’t need to be completely humiliated.….
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I never thought after the Clemson game I’d be typing this, but I think it’s time to start looking for a new coach.
1) Lane Kiffin
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need someone that knows how to recruit
need someone who will hire young, aggressive assistants with high ceilings
need someone familiar with the conference
need someone with an offensive background
need someone with proven head coaching experience
need someone who can develop players
I would have a fan committee pick the new coach
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We are the Rutgers of the acc.
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Frankly it’s hard to watch Pitt try to win games when the big wigs at the ACC have the refs fixing the games when we play the blue bloods and when Pitt can’t score in the 2nd half.
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That’s crazy
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Unlike some, I don’t see a team that has quit or has no heart (yet). I see a team that has average-to-less talent and is poorly coached.
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Chet… It’s important to realize that Narduzzi was NEVER Pitt’s “shot.” Fact is… the Search Committee did not come up with Narduzzi. He called Pitt himself and asked for an interview.
Narduzzi was Gallagher and Juhl’s BLUNDER!
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I don’t blame Heather Lyke for this yet…she was put in a bad spot. 8-5 1st 2 years and the program appeared to be righted and headed in the right direction, even though they were Chryst’s recruits.
I say “appeared to be” because who knows what is actually happening with the “media black out”. I do btw blame Heather for not mandating that practices be more open to the press. It cracks me up when I read comments about how good a player is going to be when we have absolutely no evidence of his level of play until they actually play some games. The players are not improving at all.
Worst defensive coaching I’ve ever seen at this level. I’ve never seen so many receivers run free in a secondary. Oh wait… it’s 3rd and 35… first down again. I don’t think it’s going to get better. I think it’s clear that Heather needs make a change. It’s already bad so one more change won’t make it worse. The next hire has to be a proven winner… not some coordinator guy with no head coaching experience. Don’t need a cheerleader or guy that talks a good game. Need a proven leader.
The team always looks totally unprepared, and in the 2nd half they appear to get pushed around even more than they do in the 1st half. That amazing strength and conditioning coach is terrible. Clean house. Start over. As for me I checked out at game 4 last year, and I will check out again this year. See ya next training camp… maybe.
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Heather has presided over more bad football than good. Now granted its Gallaghers pick based on a clueless committee’s recommendation but she was the one that extended him after 1 season.
As far as I know, she asked Narduzzi for no changes thus far. So next year, I would expect there to be changes if Narduzzi is allowed to hang around.
I just dont see how Narduzzi rights this ship. And for those that say his boss at Michigan State took 6 years to finally turn things around, Narduzzi isnt his boss and Pitt should not have the patience because there is a good chance Pitt loses money with more seasons like this.
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Tomcat… totally agree.
There was no “quit” in the Team today. They just lacked the Coaching to put them in a position to WIN.
But it’s also important to keep in perspective the fact that Pitt lost to a BAD team playing without some KEY Players including its Starting Quarterback.
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Just posting so we can set the record for comments.
I predicted a Pitt loss. I guess after watching Pitt football for 50+ years my optimism disappeared a
Loooong time ago.
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Etna… I vote you as “Comment of the Day.”
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Well, I for one am encouraged for next year as we only lose 15 starters and have another sterling recruiting class coming in. It could be worse, we could suck and be a school that actually cared about football.
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You sure you’re on the right board?
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Looking at the schedule…who (besides Ike) sees another win anywhere? I don’t see one anywhere in all seriousness. Maybe one if another team gives up 3-5 turnovers, like maybe Virginia or Cuse.
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From a perspective that it was the Chancellor who hired him it was Pitts shot. The chancellor tied his building a good program to Narduzzi. So again an extension after a 5 win season reflects that the brass was all in on Narduzzi. Is Narduzzi that good a salesman? Or is Gallagher just that gullible. In any event, that contract is on the books and Pitt is not eating money to change. So they are thinking Narduzzi can deliver. But from my perspective, a good coach doesn’t lose this game. The program is close to sliding badly after UCF kills them.
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Next home game will have 17k actual people. If that.
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Next home game is homecoming, maybe will get 17,100
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RESIST!
Lol
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I think it’s time to play as many kids as possible. Let’s see if we have anyone who’s a gamer in the rough so to speak. That might at least keep kids interested if there’s ample playing time to go around.
Won’t happen as coaches will at least try to win, I get that. But whatever we’re doing now just isn’t working. See who’s ready for next year.
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Narduzzi will not give up on the season until they are mathematically out of a bowl game.
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If they best we can say about Pitt football is that ‘the kids didn’t quit’ we are in bad shape indeed.
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I’m not anti coordinator like some. In hindsight wouldn’t Franklin have been a great hire instead of Graham when he was the oc at Maryland? Tomlin was a coordinator. Difference is you could tell right away when Tomlin and Franklin talk they are head coaches. Narduzzi has no command presence whatsoever.
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To bad Heather and the bot’s will see this as a close game and will be encouraged. My guess they have no idea how bad NC really is.
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OK, in all seriousness, the freshman running back looked good running the jet sweep. He actually knew to cut it up and not jusr run wide. Other than losing another 50-50 (90-10) ball, I thought Jackson played well. Pickett is a sophomore qb, up and down. TAlso, in all honesty the Oline played better than I thought, but only because I thought they would be so very, very, very bad.
I will say it again Narduzzi< DePasqua. He inherited Christ’s players, Carl got Dave Hart’s.
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I thought the O-line played decent too.
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One last thought …what P5 team has a sophomore walk on center start every game of his career?
I watched NC blitz over/under and around Morrison like he wasn’t even there! Bad recruiting starts with the fact you can’t get even a 2 star center to attend Pitt. Pickett was brave in the face of a withering rush by NC and almost no pass protection help from his O line.
4 years of this defense. A good thing we don’t play Gannon.
I’ll be there at homecoming to see many old friends…but that is it. Actively selling my season tickets. I’m done with this fraud of a coach and team.
Don’t see another win anywhere on the schedule.
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Dan – good comment on our WO center – I’ll add that his back-up is actually a 2 star.
I decided not to sell my season tickets as it will cost me more than I will get in return. Instead I will write a letter to Ms. Lyke and inform her to contact me when she hires a HC for the FB team.
The only good thing about this season, besides Fran’s Tailgating, is that my golf handicap has dropped 2 strokes. To think I rushed home from the course yesterday to watch that mess. Oy vey!
Remember folks, it’s just a game. But it is a game the Pitt admin does not understand – go back to 1982 and review the history of blunderous decisions made.
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You’re right joe
35 points should get a win.
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Dokish has now jumped off the bandwagon. Check out his Tweets.
Bottomline – this is a game that good coaches win and is a game that Pitt really had to win
There will be no division title this year or bowl game and next year’s team doesnt look any better and the incoming recruits are mediocre.
So knowing this and Pitt knew this with Stallings, why not fire Narduzzi at years end?
Why is football any different?
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and he was absolutely giddy about the hire. He said recruiting would take off. Thought he was the guy to take pitt to the next level, and he hated Chryst.
I too was optimistic. Decent first class with Hamlin, etc. I liked the initial staff; thought Conklin & Harley were up and comers. Chaney was big league (and so was Canada after that). But now…..Harley seems to be invisible recruiting. Conklin a bust. Watson, Bates, Boberly….retreads. I think the carousel hurts more than helps, but we not have a choice but to jump back on.
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Yeah….and most of us actually thought SOP was dead his first year coaching, lol. I did argue that Pitt stinking in nationally televised game was still an ongoing curse, but figured we left the rest behind. Not in my lifetime…
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Ask yourself why give Narduzzi a 7 yr contract. In order to tell recruits he will be around for their college years he needs 4 yrs. So this means Pitt is giving PN 3 yrs. to produce. They just don’t want to begin a search for a while.
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so with that new contract, he uses it to recruit low 3 stars with offers from Bowling Green, Air Force and Holy Cross. That doesnt make sense. So what is he telling recruits?
Any smart recruit will know now that Narduzzi’s job is on the hot seat. Contracts can be bought out.
Pitt should send a strong message that they are serious about winning and are developing a culture to support it. The culture cant be built with mediocre coaches.
The search for a new coach should begin now. To Hell with stability and continuity if results like today are in the future.
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Threats won’t make Narduzzi any smarter or a better recruiter though. Pitt is destined to be the Buttgers of the ACC if they keep Narduzzi.
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Ike…
I posted some then I did a MMQB.
However I didn’t think you wanted to hear me say we beat a poor GT team which they are getting their asses handed to them by Clemson.
GT BTW has 109 Rushing after 3 quarters of play so what we did wasn’t all great.
Ike, this is what we have talked about all summer. Narduzzi cannot recruit and it has been killing us the last two years. That and our staff, that he built, cannot make any halftime adjustments at all and that is a real problem.
Well win a couple more games but we are circling the drain with this H C and staff.
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ODU tied with VT. They have a better QB than us… or maybe just better coaches. And their WR Folgom, is better than any on the Pitt roster.
How come ODU’s coaches out-recruit (or coach) ours?
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VT quarterback just got injured. Maybe if he’s out, we beat them…. Oh yeah, nevermind.. we just lost to UNC’s backup QB.
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I lost faith after PSU.
Reed and Upitt have been correct.
It is time for a new coach. They need to go get Kiffin.
The only thing that can help Pitt is a buzz hire.
Kiffin will be all over ESPN for 2 plus years.
Another no name coach or coordinator will just come in and continue to rot along with the dead corpse.
The pitt program is dead. The smell is just beginning and when it gets really bad then everyone will know.
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You can’t win throwing roll out passes all day.
Plus no one is ever open.
That means no athletic abilities by the players.
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Our best receiver by far is a transfer from Indiana. We are toast people….
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Reed, I’m not quite so sure about that couple more wins after today. This was one they just had to get. They will lose all the road games, and I think Cuse will beat the badly. Let’s just hope my pessimism is as bad as my optimism for this game.
Are the players good enough to win. If not, it’s on the coaches. Are the players not good enough to win, guess what, it’s still on the coaches.
I will also harp on my favorite theme, that being the S&C coach has to go. These kids look no bigger or more muscular than they did as freshmen. Someone said they look soft and doughy, in comparison to the other guys. Could perhaps the second half failures be partially due to lack of stamina?? All kids love their S&C coach, but I’ve questioned this guy for awhile. Guess this is just nit picking with all the other issues.
Remember Pitts new motto “ Stumble along”.
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