It is Senior Day and a game that needs to be won to keep this good 2nd half of the season going.

Here’s your game thread for it…

Michaelangelo holds a degree in Travel Writing from the University of Pittsburgh. He was a former staff writer for InPittsburgh Newsweekly, and currently resides near Atlanta, Georgia. He has been a Pitt fan since 1997 after he witnessed Pitt upset #22 Miami on Thursday night at Pitt Stadium.

411 thoughts on “Pitt vs VA Tech Game Thread”

  4. a few of my friends are going to the game that rarely do, in fact, this may be the first Pitt game for one of them. Maybe we will get a decent crowd.

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  11. On this cold day I figured having a kicker used to making long kicks at Heinz Field would be a good advantage for our Panthers.

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  37. Defense definitely playing better due to more control by Bates.

    Hamlin now regularly sitting it out on the sidelines… especially when the Offense is expected to PASS!

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  81. Man has Hendrix improved since the mid season. The NFL may even be paying attention.

    The game’s a laugher….undefeated from here into the ACC Championship game!

    Didn’t this transformation mysteriously start when Reed had his back surgery? 😉

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  83. The Dog has them playing the Bend but Don’t Break D……which is how you beat teams that
    run the Spread….like Texas Tech…and lots of pressure

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    1. Man-to-man press coverage too (unlike the Steelers). Can we re-run that “Does Narduzzi Know What He’s Doing” thread again….

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    1. Everyone outside that locker room laughed when said that, including me. It’s a wonder Narduzzi isn’t more popular with recruits and their coaches and families with his belief in his team and enthusiasm.

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  90. One thing though before we start talking upsetting Clemson again in the ACC Championship, VT has a ton of injuries on defense. Still, that running game…

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  91. When I said that Pitt would score 31 points today, I meant the first half! 🙂 Maybe Pitt should further extend Narduzzi’s contract!

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  100. We better get serious in this half. Houston… remember?

    That was absolutely offensive pass interference on the 2 pt conversion.
    So tired of having to beat the ACC refs too.

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  101. agree about burning the clock. But we have to cover somebody. their guys are wide open. luckily the QBs suck.

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  102. We need to drive down the field and score. Forget about just trying to burn clock and not lose. We must keep the peddle to the medal!!!!!
    Come on!!!!!!

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  184. Setting more records… 52 pts for Pitt & Steelers. Another score and we set the all time Heinz scoring record!

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  200. How sweet it is…we owed the Gobblers a beatdown for awhile. And most likely ended their 25 year Bowl Streak

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  202. Catch 22 ended up 2nd in Rushing Yards….which is incredible when u think about it.

    Q with 235 yards, 3 tD’s and several Gobblers flattened and 1 Trucked run over !
    Catch 22 with 186 yards, 1 TD and 26.6 ypc

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  203. On to Wake Forest.

    Two things:
    1.) If your bucket list includes visiting every ACC home field, this will be your last chance for 12 years.
    2.) Celebrate a potential Coastal Division CHAMPIONSHIP.

    Actually three things – I will be there with my son(in-law) & grandson.

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  206. Since Catch22 was National RB of the week, last week…..this week Q with 235 yards & 3 TD’s.

    This might land us the Daniel Carter or another top flight RB recruit.

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  210. Mad Bomber 2.0 had a good game too !

    7 of 11 for 162 yards which is 14.7 YPA…..and a very good 23 YPC
    and Bomber ran for 58 yards as well with a 6.4 ypc

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    1. Hard to believe Curtis Martin didn’t do it. I remember he was injured a lot at Pitt. Then he goes into the NFL and goes 10 straight years without missing a game.

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      1. I thought Ironhead had 2….1000 yard seasons. Apparently not. Yea Curtis was injured quite a bit, only played 2 games his Senior year.

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  213. I also remember Pickett saying “No way we’re going 5-7 this season” and we laughed….and laughed…

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  214. Actually I thought Q…..could have quite possibly had four (4) 1000 seasons…..but he was in Nardo’s dog house for quite awhile.

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  215. It’s too bad, some Pitt fans are not enjoying this transformation. Only a few of us making comments after Pitt’s most YARDS ON OFFENSE EVER !!!

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    1. I’m loving it and enjoying yours and others…but I agree with you. Hope everyone is too tipsy to type.
      H2 P!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    2. The POV post-game tailgate was still going strong when I left it — lots of commenters occupied there…😊

      Hail to Pitt!

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  218. Somehow I think if we lost….that would not be the case. Of course the log-in process established has eliminated quite a few of the pedder and hillbilly trolls.

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  219. Much of this offensive explosion has occurred once they opened up the passing game. Just makes the running game more potent!

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  220. Wow….the PG’s Brian Batco has a really good article on George Aston.

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  223. Had a family event today, so just finished watching the game…I don’t care what VT’s record is…That was a damn impressive victory! That’s the type of performance that gets you prime minutes on Sportscenter. H2P!

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  225. One game at a time. Great win today. Pitt totally dominated Ffuentes’ hokies. Pitt is now bowl eligible – who cares as we should expect more.

    Win out and play in the ACC championship. Now that will make ffolks care.

    H2P!

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  229. Those highlights are amazing.

    I will always savor my Billy Hillgrove bobblehead because it will remind of the day Charlie Brown kicked Lucy in the head and pummeled her into the ground.

    What a great day at Fran’s before and after tailgate and being with the guys.

    Hasn’t been as satisfying a victory in many a year.

    What a running game, not since Dorsett and Walker have we had a tandem like this.

    Tony D. and Conner were there to cheer them on. And the longest run from scrimmage ever!!!!!!

    HTP.

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    1. correct. we also can still win if we lose the next two and UVa loses next week to GT – but I would hate for this to happen

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  231. H2P!!! Keep it rolling! Q and Hall…awesome.O line and Aston punished VT defense. Pickett made plays. The D played very well. Fun game to watch. Clinch Coastal next week!

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  233. Everyone has been waiting for the “Next Dan Marino.” Well, he has arrived.

    Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence is the CLOSEST I’ve seen. NOT the perfect comparison in terms of build or quick release. But close enough.

    Going to predict that the Marino Comparison will soon become the NORM as Lawrence continues his development to being an NFL First Round Pick.

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  237. Okay, so our very own Michaelangelo was in the building for today’s game — and the Panthers came up with a masterpiece!

    With memories of Cincinnati, I couldn’t be comfortable to quite late in the game, but what a fun Pitt game to be at.

    And another great job by Fran Lokar at the tailgate… Great to see so many POVers… Missed you Reed.

    Hail to Pitt!

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  238. Between the tailgate and the game, what a great day !!! Someone said it was cold. Huh, I didn’t notice. Altoona Josh and Zach, sorry we didn’t make it down to your section , but…..care to join me on the Bright Side?

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  240. after the game, Narduzzi called Borberly one of the best OL coaches in the country. OK maybe a bit of hyperbole, but you have to give Genghis his due.

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  242. My wife has Alzheimer’s and her condition keeps me away from the Burgh.
    As an old timer, Class of ’63, I have to SHOUT that todays thumping of the Hokies
    was almost too good to be true…H2P!!

    This team is on a mission and I think we are finally headed in the right direction.

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  243. A reminder — in the Aston/Idowu combined interview last week, when George was asked what he’d like to have happen in his final game at Heinz, like maybe score the winning TD, he said he’d just wants a win and for the offense to have it’s best game yet.

    Well, George got his wishes – plus he got a TD!

    Hail to Pitt!

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  244. Wow, lots of demons exorcised today. Hopefully the team has two more wins in them for the next two weeks. Crow does not taste that bad! Happy to eat it. Keep feeding it to me Narduzzi!

    Great effort by the entire team. Do not underestimate Wake Forest or Miami. We need these two wins to be ranked at the end of the regular season. The offensive line continues to be incredible as do our two running backs.

    Wow, just WOW!

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  245. Actually we would still win the Coastal if we lost our last two games as long as VA lost one of its two last games. We own the tie breakers against VA, GT, VT and Duke.

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    1. We need to win the next two games to reestablish Pitt being taken seriously as a football school. If we back into the Coastal title, we will get passed over by the bowl committees until they have to pick us. This seems capable of winning out and that needs to happen!

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  246. As great as the run game was there were a few great catches today, none more important than the early one that Mack held on to after a quick bobble and then big hit. VT needed to defffend the pass.

    Listen to the Hall post game, very well spoken.

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  248. Great game, great blog. Thank you Reed for all your time spent on this. I guess my early season negativity was really misplaced. Running game looks to be one of the best in the nation at the moment. I think if we win next week we might just scratch the rankings, and we’ll definitely be ranked if we win out.

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  249. Hey UPitt — pre-game, they had the Pitt baseball team sitting at a long table outside Heinz signing autographs!

    I never got to do that. Would have been kind of neat. 👍

    Hail to Pitt!

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  250. Boy it was cold today in Pittsburgh…until the Pitt offense generated some serious HEAT in the 1st Quarter!

    Holy ‘Charlie Brown’ Batman – Pitt kicked the SOP meme to the curb today! What a memorable game. Nice crowd, excellent salute to the Seniors…

    …and by the way Tony Dorsett AND James Connor were in the building to see the ‘HO’ train run throttle wide open down the track…492 yards On The Ground! Now that is some power football.

    And how about the D…coming through when it had to, the punter actually having some success, and (oh yawn) – another long field goal in crap weather; had to be the most complete game played all year IMHO.

    Kudos to the Seniors, the underclassman, and especially the coaching staff. Good overall game plan and Narduzzi’s team walks the walk today just like he predicted.

    Enjoy it tonite, then get ready – the Biggest Game in Narduzzi’s tenure is coming up next Saturday in Winston-Salem. Somehow I think the Panther’s will answer the bell. (and no, it won’t be Le’veon).

    We want Clemson.

    H2P

    (oh yeah – those Pitt Uniforms rocked the world – even a talking head on ESPN U said so…)

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  251. Hard to believe after how many good Pitt offenses we have seen that today’s performance was the most yards by a Pitt offense ever.

    What a game. What a team.

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  252. Coleton Beck.. chose VT over PITT.. running back U doesn’t need you!!!!

    Tommymac… good to meet you
    You need to see the real PITT Mustard… that was Wes Virginny yellar on display tonight…

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  253. In their last 4 wins, that crappy Pitt offense is averaging 43 points per game.

    Who let the Panthers out?

    Did Oh Canada come back to town?

    Hail to Pitt!

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  254. Reed..UPitt.. Tex… WFRU… you guys desert these kids… shame on U….best PITT FB in 30 years s and crickets .. WTF

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    1. Big,
      I had family matters yesterday. Jumping on now at 7 am.
      Great game by Pitt.
      Team was ready to play
      Pretty much 2 complete games in a row now
      Need to keep the momentum and stay hot
      The Wake team next week is now pushover…could be a trap game for Pitt

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  256. Darren Hall within striking distance of 1000 yards. If he gets there I might have to dig up the Preseason predictions thread as I believe someone predicted that Ollison and Hall would both get 1000 yards!

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  257. Back to reality …. exactly 100 years today, on the 11th day of the 11th month in the 11th hour, an armistice was reached meaning the end of WWI. It was the first time USA really showed its might on an international basis;

    Hats off to Reed and all you SOP vets ….. (and if I may be self-indulgent) to my dad, 6 of my uncles, and 4 of my cousins.

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  258. First helmet sticker on ESPN College Football Final was issued to PITT’s Quadree Ollison. He deserved it but so did the O-line & Aston.

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  259. Qadree did his best James Conner imitation on that 93 yard run.

    Bowling over the first DB who caught him, and that falling down DB tripping up the next DB, was priceless.

    Reminded me of JC’s late TD run against Clemson…

    Hail to Pitt!

    PS: If you’re just waking up, it wasn’t a dream!!

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  260. These are the types of performances and wins that are memorable and clearly shows why athletics, especially football, are so important and should be taken very seriously. The administration needs to double down here with the football program and try to make it the best in the Coastal for years to come.

    Winning is contagious, so let the academic people do their jobs and keep their noses out of athletics. Is that too much to ask, Gallagher, to make sure this can happen? No excuses.

    Onto to Wake and the chance to clinch the Coastal. This just feels like a trap game and it sucks that the Deacons’ back up QB looks really good after the senior starter went down.

    Can’t say enough about these seniors and their ability to keep grinding away when the record stood at 2-3 after the UCF game and staring down Syracuse and ND.

    I know there was talk about Narduzzi losing his team after Sear quit (hardly knew you, kid) and recruits were going to start looking around, but that all seems to be quenched with how things are rolling at the moment. Hopefully some of Florida recruits are at the Miami game after Pitt has clinched the Coastal and look to stick to Miami after so many losses over the years to the Canes.

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    1. Narduzzi does need to recruit some TE’s now though. Would love to see that dimension in the offense right about now. Or maybe he’s saving that surprise for the ACCCG.

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  262. Getting a positive comment from this guy just might Pitt’s best accomplishment:

    Andrew Fillipponi Verified account@ThePoniExpress
    14h
    Bowl eligibility means little, but when you play Pitt’s non conference schedule it counts for something. ACC title game is an inevitability. Job well done.

    PS — heck, even Ron Cook wrote a positive article in today’s PG

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  263. I still can’t believe this is happening. What a great win yesterday!!! This string of victories was so unforeseeable which I think makes it so much more enjoyable. Credit to the coaches and players for sticking together. May this winning never end!!!! H2P!!!!!

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  264. Can’t thank enough people for assisting with a kick a$$ tailgate yesterday.
    Major Majors, the Aston family insisted that I hand George the poster you created and we all signed at the post game celebration. He was beaming!
    Bernie held court with the Aston crew and presented George with a Pitt flag.
    I wish I could be with the Road Warriors at Wake but having minor surgery the next Monday.

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    2. Fran — Sorry that I had to leave the post-game tailgate before George showed up. Glad they liked the poster.

      As usual, you did a great job with the tailgate and with handling the poster.

      BTW, In addition to signing the poster, I wrote at the top of the poster “George — Best Wishes from Reed and the Pitt POV!”

      What a class family the Aston’s are…

      Go Pitt.

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  265. Sure Ollison’s 97 yarder with that devastating stiff arm was the highlight of the game, but probably my favorite moment was earlier in the game when either Hall or Ollison popped off a big run, and Ffrench was trying to block someone down field … he didn’t really get a piece of the guy, allowing him to make the tackle, and you could tell Ffrench was unhappy that he missed the block. In fact, he seemed more upset with himself on that play than when he couldn’t hold on to the long bomb right before Mack’s amazing catch (which by the way, I was there in person and its hard to tell from the scoreboard replays, and I know he stepped on the out of bounds line, but it looked like he was leaning forward; I think the ball might have been breaking the plain at the moment he stepped out of bounds). That shows what kind of players we have, to have that kind of reaction when they can’t help their teammate get a score.

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    3. I remember reading that. Remember thinking they were damn bold thoughts from JC — but now he’s backing them up…

      Qadree’s 97 yard TD run, and how he manhandled that DB, sure reminded one of JC.

      Hail to Pitt!

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    4. The young man from Erie sure did “express” his thoughts well in that letter to NFL GM’s, with a ton of character.

      H2P!

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    2. Yep both the Johnny Majors Show & the Jackie Sherrill TV Pitt football shows used all Crusaders music as the background music for the game highlights. Crusaders Images album was used extensively on Jackie’s show….particularly their song….Snowflake.

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    3. @ Gordo….if it was off that Album….it was either the title track…..Free as the Wind…we cut off some of the song and go to after 35 seconds. Or it was…..’Feel it’…the middle part. As those 2 are the most upbeat songs of that Album. Although that wasn’t released to 1977. I’m thinking what you could have heard,,,,was ‘Spiral’….of Crusaders…..Those Southern Knights which was released in 1976. Plus Johnny and a lot of his staff were Southern Knights 🙂

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  274. SB nation has Pitt in Sun Bowl. SI has Pitt in Pinstripe vs. Wisky. Interesting. CBS sports has Pitt in Belk Bowl in Charlotte vs BYU. Quiet a variety.

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  275. Yea Jerry Palm flipped flopped Pitt & Duke, with Sun Bowel & Belk Bowel from last week.

    Gotta think the Belk would want the Dookies, with them being an in-state school.

    Plus if Pitt plays in Charlotte for the ACC Championship, can’t see the Belk taking us again.

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  280. Testing WordPress

    Nice wins for Pitt BB, FB and wrestling this weekend!

    The wrestling match was live following the FB game and both were dominant performances! H2P!

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  281. Thanks for the cool music guys.
    Emel, loved the Crusaders. Street life one of my favorites…was on the soundtrack to Sharkys Machine. 1980s Burt Reynolds flick.

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    1. Oh yea Fran….one of the all-time great songs, with Randy Crawford on vocals….. on one of the few Crusaders songs with vocals.
      Good flick too, with Rachel Ward, who was a real babe.

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  282. Hey BigB, Unbelievable what happen yesterday to miss tailgate, however, thinking of coming to Wake game. Any idea where we should stay? Not sure exactly where stadium is. Appreciate any suggestions. Thanks, Randy

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    1. I’m not BigB but no one can come close to being BigB.

      Wake Forest is in Winston-Salem, NC I am going & staying at the Courtyard (Marriott) on University Drive. Supposedly 1/2 mile from stadium. Pricy for me but here is telephone #1-336-727-1277

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  283. Well well well, back in the saddle and have lots of different feelings. It does feel good to believe in something….. stay patient and see you were rewarded for it. I’m wrong every bit as the next guy and know it.

    That was a good crowd in some cold weather. What I don’t get is why some people go to the game to sit there and gab like they are some sort of bingo hall?

    I think this PITT team and the players get along just fine if not great.

    I wasn’t so sure about this O-Line either but they are a tough bunch of hombres.

    I noticed many Narduzzi recruits in and out of the game yesterday. PITT will be just fine the next couple years.

    Sad this was the last home game. We had a blast at Fran’s tailgate.

    Bernie holding court, the man is hysterical. (a big kid)

    Nice to see the passing game click. You run the ball like PITT does passing should be easy.

    Narduzzi gets it, he’s the head coach of a football team from Pittsburgh, play like it!

    Hendrix has come on and played well recently

    Met the Count of Monte Cristo. Nice young man. ??

    It saddens me that we all can’t enjoy this unusual but great football season. It really boggles my mind.

    BTW, not 100% sure but I think the Wake Forest QB taking the place of their injured starter is last years starter. It’s going to be a tough game and I never take Miami for granted either. Need one win but want two. or even four more .. …ike

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  285. Haven’t had a chance to read all the comments from this morning, so don’t know if this was mentioned previously.

    Pitt’s offense yesterday, besides being the most offense (654 total yards) EVER in Pitt History.
    It was also the most yardage a Bud Foster VT defense has EVER given up.
    Foster has been DC at VT since 1995.

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  286. If we beat WF Saturday and play Clemson in ACC Champion Game in Charlotte, do you think that they will remember that we gave them their only loss when they won the National title in 2016? I think so.

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    1. Their are reports that Clemson fans were holding up at least 2 signs on the ESPN Game Day national morning show – “We Want Pitt”

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      1. And we want Clemscum, if we win the next two games.

        I heard one of the pundits on XM 84 College Sports Radio today say he thought Pitt was the best team in the ACC to match up against Clemscum. Our run attack would challenge the tigers D and our D is scrappy and gritty. Also, Narduzzi beat the tigers in Death Valley the year they won the National Championship. He also mentioned this senior lead team may be better than the 2016 team at this point in the season.

        Win out and we shall see.

        H2P!

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  288. A couple of us thought that the Pitt offense would “pick it” up after the ND game for two reasons.

    1). When they said George was ready to be the backup QB, we figured that would mean that Watson would turn KP loose to run a bit more, (since they now had a legit backup ready to go); and

    2) we would now be playing teams more comparable to us in talent and most importantly, teams who were not likely to have the type of pass-rushers we had seen in the earlier schedule. Thus KP would likely have more time in the pocket — indeed even have a pocket!

    After three wins in a row that looks to have been the case. Now may it continue!

    Hail to Pitt!

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  289. In ACC games, the boys in (Royal or Navy)Blue & (yellow)Gold are avg’g close to 40 ppg.
    Currently 3rd in the Conference, a tad behind Syracuse, Sicily.

    Dino being the coach of them makes sense now 🙂

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  290. Ike nice meeting you at the Hyatt Place. Walked over to 5A to visit but was later than I planned and you had left to go into the game. I will make it a point to go over early next seasons home games to meet all of you. HTP and no more SOP, you got the right to say its buried!!!! I think Wake may be the tougher game left, Miami isn’t looking to good although I wish they would have put down Virginia.

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  291. I’m not sure what we really have with the Pitt backup QB. But it’s probably a pretty good guess that we will lose an excellent runner if Pickett has to sit. With our current power running game Pickett is always a definite option to run with the ball in the opposite direction from the flow of the backs.

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  292. EMel, Randy Crawford is one of my all time favorites, and the Crusaders are the best back up band of all time. Ya, some like their other stuff, but as a backup band, they never, ever miss.

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    1. Right Joe….Crusaders are one my fav all-time bands. With Joe Sample being my favorite Crusader as he rode the keys……like me 🙂

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  294. ^^ Warren, it was great meeting you guys and sorry we didn’t hook up at the great Fran tailgate. I’m sure you were treated well. Hope to see you next year! Take great care. ike

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    1. Many have that very point ad nauseum on this board. The first thing the voters look at is in your win-loss record. Then they look at who you played and how close those games were. Maybe if you played a weaker schedule, they’ll bump you below a team that has one more loss than you if that other team had a hard schedule. But as we see here, we don’t have a good enough resume to get ahead of teams we have beaten because they simply have more wins.

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  296. Right Frank, should we re-review the OOC schedules of each of those teams compared to PITT’s? That’s ok though. I’m sure UCF will travel with 30,00 fans to Heinz next year. (eyes rolling)

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    1. Ike – Rick said he was sending me one. Appreciate your offer.

      Is Lanny Fratterie a way younger looking Bill Hillgrove?

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  298. I don’t believe Clemson has ever beaten Pitt in football. They looked very beatable vs BC last night. Their QB looks like the QB in Remember the Titans

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  300. WF is ranked 103rd in rushing D.

    Pitt ranked 10th in rushing O.

    QO is ranked 14th in rushing yards with 1,054 / 7.1 ypc / 10 TD’s. (Several spots ahead of Miles Sanders)

    D.Hall is ranked 39th with 844 rushing yards / 8.6 ypc / 8 TD’s.

    One game at a time…

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  302. To Fran and the rest of the POV gang, the wife and I had a great time at the tailgate. What a great “warm-up” for a fantastic game. I wanted to drive to WF to be with you guys but have a prior obligation.

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  303. Here’s a strange fact. I have been charting SEC & ACC team W/L records starting with 2015. In the 4 years, PITT is the first team to go 1-3 in OOC to make a bowl. Only 2 teams have made a bowl losing 2 P5 OOC games (PITT & NC St.). Another 4 teams (Louisville(twice), Va. Tech, Arkansas, & Miss. St. loss two P5/G5 OOC games.

    I doubt if any other P5 team could have lost 3 OOC games. It may be more common in G5 conference teams.

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    1. Actually, Northwestern went winless in its OOC schedule this year, including a loss against Akron, yet they won their Big 10 division with 2 games to spare! http://kwese.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25245072/northwestern-wildcats-ranked-no-24-ap-top-25-poll-win?platform=amp

      NW is ranked with 4 losses. NW lost to Duke, who we beat, and played ND as close as we did. Beyond that, their wins over Mich St, Iowa, and Wisconsin do not impress me at all, sorry. Certainly none is as quality of a win as ours over Syracuse, who is a top 15 team (at least according to pollsters).

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      1. You are absolutely right. My bad on the post above. NW did play 2 P5 OOC & Akron & lost them all. Thanks for the correction. Guess I should pay more attention to the Big 10/12 & Pac12.

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      2. here’s what a joke some of the rankings are. … in the Coaches’ poll, UVa got more votes than Pitt. All some of the guys look at is the record … they can care less or don’t have the time to look at quality of schedules

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  306. For anyone keeping track — the Oregon State Fightin’ Beavers, led by infamous AD Scott Barnes, lost another game. It was 48-17 to Stanford, making OSU 2 and 8 on the season…

    Mr. Barnes is getting the results that he deserves. 😊

    H2P

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  308. From the Trib: Pitt recorded 13.9 yards per play. The NCAA record is 13.5 (Georgia Tech vs. Kansas in 2011), but there is a qualifier of a minimum of 50 plays. Pitt had 47.

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  309. I’m not sure if anyone will be working on a MMQB article in Reed’s place so just a few thoughts:

    Good: where to begin. (1) Finally a pass in the middle of the field by KP, hope its not the last as I think the middle will be open with safeties cheating up to stop the run. (2) the best RB combo at Pitt or maybe in any school in a very, very long time. (3) an even better stiff-arm than JC’s against Clemson and that is hard to do. (4) a much grittier D starting to emerge, with secondary playing much more aggressive and confident. (5) the best O line run blocking unit in CFB. (6) George the Animal taking flight!!. (7) 45k in the stands not bad but what was great was the noise that they made.

    Bad: Hmmm honestly struggling to come up with anything. Oh yeah, Nard-dog’s slip up in the post game referring to “2 remaining guaranteed wins”. Chalk board material.

    Ugly: The mugs on some of those O-lineman, but man do those guys Know how to brawl on running plays. JK they all look like models, especially in helmets mowing down D-lineman and LBs.

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  310. Finally getting some positive TV coverage including College Football Final on ESPNU yesterday. Ollison got a helmet sticker. And they asked for one of our retro helmets for the future.

    Exorcised a lot of SOP demons on Saturday. Hoping we drive a stake thru the heart of SOP with a win over WF.

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  311. Shhhhh! It’s like a library in here. Seems like everyone is either in shock or lying in the tall grass. So following Taxing’s start I will follow.

    THE GOOD:

    Just the big win, I don’t buy into the notion that what happened 30 years ago has any effect on game days now. (sop) but I do get a kick how when it’s brought up we only go back to when PITT’s football program struggled. Never seems to make it back to the late 70’s early 80’s.

    The run game, holy while! PITT’s O-Line surprises even me and quieted down a few others. All of a sudden the Borbeley hire doesn’t look so bad and Heather looks pretty smart extending Narduzzi’s contract.

    KP looked like a different QB back there. Confidence is growing and the offense looks more balanced.

    Nice crowd for a very cold day. Home game weather this year really sucked.

    Right uniforms, wrong colors but I’ll take them

    THE BAD:

    It was the last home game, always sad for me.

    I find it funny that they put these restrictions on women’s purses and then hand out 6 inch bobble-heads that have to be lugged around. Buy enough and hand them out when the customer leaves. I saw bobble-heads laying all over the place from people getting tired of carrying them around.

    Again, it was cold and most games at home this the weather was bad.

    THE UGLY:

    The two thousand people sitting in the east club the entire game like they were at a bingo hall. The players deserve the support. (at least poke your head out for a few seconds). Saw a young man with a VT jacket on in a wheel chair that looked severely handicapped braving the elements while his team was getting crushed. He never left at sat outside the entire game.

    On to Winston-Salem!! . … … …ike

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