So first, in order to celebrate the impending kickoff, a bunch of POV’ers met up at a local area golf course yesterday. After they quickly and easily dispatched an imposter’s best attempt to troll the group, a good time was clearly had by all.
And after the round it was rumored that this refrain could be heard echoing from the 19th hole:
Fight on for dear old Pittsburgh
And for the glory of the game
Show our worthy foe that the Panther’s on the go
Pitt must win today! Rah! Rah! Rah!
Cheer loyal sons of Pittsburgh
Cheer on to victory and fame
For the Blue and Gold shall conquer as of old
So fight, Pitt, fight!
Da da da da da-da Fight, Pitt, fight!
Da da da da da-da Fight, Pitt, fight!
V-I-C-T-O-R-Y!
and
Hail to Pitt, Hail to Pitt, every loyal son
Hail to Pitt, Hail to Pitt, till the victory’s won
The Gold and Blue shall wave forever
On high thro’ fair and stormy weather
We’ll sing her praises far and wide until the end of time
Hoop hurray, Hoop hurray for dear old uni..
Give her a grand old ALLEGENEE GENAC GENAC GENAC
We’ll wave and cheer for many a year
And sing her songs out loud and clear
For our University.
Opening game jitters – check.
Free for a week Hulu – check.
99cent Post Gazette for 8 weeks – check.
Chardonnay opened – check.
Wife working the hors d’oevres – check.
All that remains is a win over the Hoos.
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I hear you Gasman. Lets get this party started
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Yellow Pitt logo looks great on TV
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M… You picked the PERFECT INTRO to the Season.
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Here’s one call on what we might see tonight… Pickett RUNNING the Football.
Expect more than one play DESIGNED for Pickett to show what he can do past the Line of Scrimmage.
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so….first play…
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Yikes Kenny! Way to take the air out of the place!
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3 very inaccurate passes although the long one was under run by the WR
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Welp…so much for the Whip it offense. Pickett off target on two … and then they sniffed out a screen booooooo
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Decent blocking on the O-line but Pickett looks like crap.
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Did someone break his coke bag?
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This feels like same old pitt… I hope they get it together
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Mismatch in progress. Pitt has no answer for passing game and has no offense.
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I spent all summer on new gear and hoping for no more SOP…….was I wrong?
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Too early to tell.
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HELLL YEA. BEND BUT DON”T BREAK BABY
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I hope Narduzzi isn’t putting all his eggs in Pickett’s basket….
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I think they were trying to get too cute and catch VA sleeping. Lets see if they don’t go back to the run game
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Defense better than last year. Kenny?
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The defense looks good to be though.
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Nice stand by Pitt. Now let’s get the offense going and play some damn football!!!?
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This defense will win us games this year.
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If we can string together some first downs on offense…I agree
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6-3 type games….
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wrong way Kenny
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my man Christodolou
wtf
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KP still has no pocket presense…ugh
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Last year I saw ALL Pitt games. This year because the ACC network is not carried by Xfininty. I get the sh*tty gamecast. I hate xfinity and the acc network
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I’m furious and w you.
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that completely sucks, but we’ve been talking about this for two weeks…
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Damn Pickett pretend it’s a trick throw at the Pete
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We suck on one phase and are getting beat in another. At least we have a defnse…wtf
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Was that Pitt’s REAL Punter making the punt or Boy George?
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By the half, everyone will be screaming for Pickett’s head
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or Dane Jackson’s…
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SOP in order. Blocked punt and Pitt int. We look even more horrible than I imagined.
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Paris Ford is the real deal
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Out Coached so far.
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Just not ready…
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Cue the “Pitt sucks” “SOP” chant
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Pickett better pick it up.
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Well Reed…if you are out there. You were right. Pitt will let you down every time. It’s still early though but damn we gave them that TD
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But to his Defense… the O-Line has not been spectacular.
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M… come back from the ledge.
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Until Pickett completes a pass downfield, we actually hand the ball off, and we are able to block the other team’s punt team, I will remain on this ledge.
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Pickett should still be playing HS ball
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where?
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Absolutely NO Running Game.
Who thought that might be a problem?
LOL
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Forget everything else. We need a first down.
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I don’t think the line or Whip is the problem
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Send Pickett on a designed run, get his bell rung. He’s better if he’s not thinking
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Looks like the freaking keystone cops out there
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Get picket out. He is awful
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Pickett is soooo bad. Soooo bad. At least he gives a good interview.
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I don’t want to see another
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PATTI!
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Pickett= deer in the headlights.
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disrespect to deer
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My biggest fear is that our defense will be good but will give up when they come to realize that the offense can’t score 10 points against any decent team.
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wow…Pickett missed Matthews open on the left sideline ..3rd down… 😦 …Coach Whipple NOT happy
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Pickett. 1-7 for 3 yards.
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Front seven clearly the strength of the team
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That is a pleasant surprise. If Pickett stinks against Ohio next week Narduzzi is gong to have to open the QB competition. Right???
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The pedos scored 79 today and you know that rat Franklin will run up the score on us. Gonna be a looooooooooong season folks…..
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Nice defensive stand. Matthis redeems himself for getting made a fool of earlier in the drive
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is it basketball season yet?
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Jeff George! 🤣
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so they think they can run right
no
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Jeff George Jr. 🤣
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I’d take Jeff’s sister right now….
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Jeff’s sister is playing!
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SOP first quarter. PATHETIC!!!!
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First quarter good bad ugly
Good – Defense not too bad. We can run behind Morrissey Some wide receivers have been open deep.
Bad – Punting Game (sigh). Running outside
Ugly – Kenny Pickett has completed 1 pass and that was to a running back and it was still poorly thrown.
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Kenny Pickett 1/7 3 0.4 0 0
I miss QO and DH
Whip had no idea what he got himself into
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Don’t know if Pickett is the guy, but this Offense is going to CLICK at some point.
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What happened to pickett? This is the worst he has ever played!!!
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Never mind
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Welp, I dont’ know what Whipple said to PIckett in between quarters, but it worked
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now I will not take away any KP pass that results in big yac
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Punter has always sucked. Send back to Australian rules football. Even if he has a good porno ‘stash
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Who is this guy in Pickets uniform?
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BAHAHAHAA
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NOW THIS IS WHAT I EXPECTED. HAIL TO FREAKING PITT
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and trust me KP, I will be happiest if you make me eat crow
I’ll take seconds and leftovers too!!!!!!!!!!
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We have speed this year.
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A pulling Bryce Hargrove straight up pancaked the linebacker on that touchdown
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3 of 3 for 77 yards
HAIL TO KENNY!!!! Bib on, keep serving!!!!!!!!!!
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The O-line looks good. Very surprised at that pleasant development. I hope Pickett is just having a case of the jitters.
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Spoke a little too soon
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I’m off the ledge
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My only complaint on that drive was regarding AJ Davis’ weak-a$$ stiffarm on that long pass. But I am picking nits…
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LOL
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Hamlin is getting eaten up on these deep passes. …
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Hamlin OVER-rated. Been trying to tell you that for awhile now.
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So far I would agree
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Lol. How many Games do you need?
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Lets see if he picks it up. He defintitely looks out of sorts out there. FWIW that PI saved us four points. Outside of Hamlin the D looks pretty good. Front 7 nasty. I’ve been watching Tywman though and he is not playing well.
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Just to be fair. I’m not a Davis JUNIOR Fan. But he is looking good so far.
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Should have been caught obviously but prior pass Kenny needed to wait for Mack to clear
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At least he’s on target. Noteworthy: more passes to tight ends on that drive then all of last season (2)
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3 accurate passes, still eating but pausing to burp
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There’s Twyman with a sack. I just had to call him out a little
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REALLY Like what i’m seeing out of Kylan Johnson.
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How did Jackson do not get colder pass interference on that play? We dodged a bullet.
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Totally agree. That was his most egregious one yet. But I’ll take it
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replay looked other way IMO – no call was right
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The receiver was holding too…
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first thought they would call Dane again but replay was more offensive holding and trying to push off
good no call
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Fair point
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Perkins getting hit often.
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Good pass rush tonight. Pitt is still good at containing Perkins on the ground.
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If I see that little girl retire one more time I’m going to kill myself.
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c’mon MM, don’t challenge my referee criticism….just ask any ref who has done any of my kid’s wrestling matches,,,,I’m never wrong
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HOOO what’s this trickery? A handoff up the middle? I’m confused
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Sibly looks good. Did I hear the color guy say Rashad Wheeler at fullback?
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accurate on the move again,,,,KP early jitters fading!!!!
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LIke what I’m seeing out of Sibley. Runs low. Follows blocking
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OK….I already like Mr. Whipple…..
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Agree 100%
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I’m actually glad UVA called time out. Kenny Pickett was regressing back to happy feet Kenny
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Here’s what we do know… Randy Bates is the MAN!
This Defense NEVER looked so good until he came along.
Who is the REAL Defense GURU?
Again a little lol
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c’mon Kenny, qb 1st then rb
never question his heart, just keep head up and eyes down field
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Georgia Sate – NOT UGA but Georgia State just beat Tennesee at home.
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KP Needs more touch on his short passes
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should be a catch though by Carter
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That was a huge miss….Whipple almost blew up on that one.
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Sibley the real deal. Davis needs to transfer.
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Davis had a couple good runs but I agree Sibley is better
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lol but what i think i missed the first time was your salahuddin humor…
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Lol
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I like Kenny
I love Whipple
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TRE TIIPPPPPPTON. WOOOOOOOOO! Hail to Pitt mofos!
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OFFICIALLY off the cliff
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Beautiful!
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damn that was a great pass!!!!!!!
replay from behind showed how tight it was
ok, I can love Kenny too 🙂
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Whipple is an animal. He is one fired up dude!
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Narduzzi when asked about how he feels about how the Defense contained Bryce Perkins
“They get a B- so far, they did get about 3 sacks…”
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Been to 3 bars .. all have Direct TV or Fios but we’re told they could not show ACC network until next week.
Clemson, BC and Hokie fans rioted earlier.
Fans in stands tell me UVA QB is taking a beating.
H2P. Nice comeback. Hillgrove seems to have sobered up.
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Think the Offense just might be CLICKING.
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Q2 Good, bad ugly
Good: Kenny Pickett comes alive. Todd Sibley. Good defensive stands. TWO PASSES TO TIGHT ENDS. We are winning.
Bad: One pass to TE was dropped. The other was behind the LOS
Ugly: Damar Hamlin is getting owned. Sloppy tacking at the end of the half.
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after 1 of 7 and 3 yds, KP goes 11 of 13 and 119 with a nice tight TD pass
❤️❤️❤️
I got love to go around
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Sticking with my MUCH earlier forecast… BEST Field Goal Kicker Wins.
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You very well may be right.
With that being said… if the trend continues we could run away with it in the second half. I think Virginia is better than that though.
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I am afraid all these ACC announcers will cry if Virginia loses.
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ACC network is a fiasco
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Game link BTW: The one on the left works good.
http://livetv.sx/enx/eventinfo/837400_pittsburgh_virginia/
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who’s the knucklehead commentator on the right saying this is what he saw with Pitt’s offense last year?
uh, nothing like it
ok, KP tuck and run and first couple of series, but I hope Whip has that behind Kenny
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Earlier Richt said what a great qb Pickett was last year. WTF!
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Unwritten…”arm talent wise”. It’s pretty clear that Watson was holding him down.
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At least we don’t have the bojangles announcers.
Did anybody else notice the troll job in the first quarter when they played the UNC highlights on top of our crappy 1st quarter offense? Thanks ACCN!
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You mean the darling of the ACC?
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Pitt paranoia? No, rational analysis!
The bastards 🙂
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This team has potential to be better than last years team – defense and speed.
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I didn’t even bother trying to predict these guys. Will Pickett be OK and the O-line be any good? Are any receivers good and will Ford be an Edsel? Will the pass rush be good without our best DE?
So far so good….especially the O-line. Virginia has 9 guys returning on defense.
I think Pitt grabbed the Mo and Virginia knows they have trouble beating Pitt.
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Wow how about Boise State?
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Nice recovery from the early disaster. Secondary has to shore up some issues. OLine is hanging in there pretty well. Kenny looked horrible early. Started to settle in a bit. We have a lot of weapons on offense if Kenny can just get them the ball.
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You guys crack me up. It’s like I’m stuck with my wife’s 4 sisters in a kitchen somewhere. This just in, a football game is 4 quarters long.
Not real happy with the game so far but??
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Sorry to hear that ike. If we can copy-paste the 2nd quarter two more times your suffering will not have been in vain
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oh you were being metaphorical…hah.
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I am very happy with the game. SOP would have folded like a cheap suit after that start.
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Your wife has 4 fabulous sisters then Iek
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Mendenhall very transparent about the fact that our D-Line is beating their O line. lets hope it continues
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Pine with a misake on that 3rd down. Got sucked in
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perkins threw it right over him
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Their kicker is good….
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I was thinking the same.
Also did you see his picture? He looks like he’s 27
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Dude was double coverd he had ffrench breaking open on the other side.
And we are back to Q1 pickett…
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Picket reverting to being Picket. Horrible pick
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Terrible dropped pass leads to int.
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Why are we passing so much anyway? Mr. Whipple is slipping too…
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Dane Jackson is not all ACC
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Lots of hype, few big plays.
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In fairness I saw on the replay he was picked “rub route” and it worked
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One very bad dropped pass may have cost us the game.
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Not everything is going to go your way Pitt. You cannot fall apart after adversity … especially you Pickett!
UVA taking over the game.
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The momentum has definitely swung. Thought the d might make a stand. They are on the field too long. You could see it in that last series. Whipple needs to switch to smash mouth if only for a couple drives
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How many 3rd downs have we stopped?
And what have you seen from Kenny from all this off season work and progress??
We out way too much pressure on this defense.
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Yea. Pickett is pretty much the same guy as last year, which is disappointing
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Are those YELLOW Seats I see on TV or YELLOW Heather Pitt Jerseys?
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I defer to TEX
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Pickett needs to slide…
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Been listening to Hillgrove since 72. This is his worst night ever.
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Sad to hear that.
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I can’t believe that idiot blew the whistle there!
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And…we’r back to same old pItt. I hate to love this team
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We always come out flat in the second half. Year after year.
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I guess that answers the kicker question…
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Hillgrove called the kick good.
Pitt letting this game slip away. One more UVA TD and this ones over.
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Yep
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What did PoD say about best field goal kicker wins?
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Paris Ford really is the real deal
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Can’t even follow Pitt on gamecast. Tears your heart apart.
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Not good.
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Q3 Good bad ugly
Good: Paris Ford & Kylan Jonson
Bad: Same old Kenny
Ugly: Where to start. KP takes sack on 3rd down then kessman misses the field goal. Our running game
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The Dropped Pass cost us the game.
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Out of town and can only listen to the game on radio. Bostic it outstanding. Hilgrove the worst. Mistakes on just about every call. Last straw was calling the 50 yd FG good before Bostic corrected him. He calls what he hopes happened, not what did happen. Turned radio off. Will check for final tomorrow. HTP!
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Hilgrove drinks…a lot….
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Whipple’s Offense works.
But Pappy it would work a lot BETTER if you just established a Running Game first.
This is not UMASS and certainly not the NFL.
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Also if Kenny would look at his 2nd and 3rd reads. He’s not doing it. It’s a problem
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Once again we went in the locker room at the half with momentum came out the second half with nothing.
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Yep
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Well we’ve seen one Carter.
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I’m convinced they are saving him for the 4th quarter
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So painful. Living across country can’t ease the pain I feel year in and year out with this mess of a team.
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Pickett clearly frustrated after that last play. Just walked past whipple when he came off the field.
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Perkins picking our “island” guys apart. This defense will never work against the spread. Pitt needs a miracle now.
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Carter not looking good tonight and no real plays to get him in space. Offense has been dreadful this half and the defense has failed to make some plays to get off the field.
So Todd Graham recruited Perkins to ASU?
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This defense…keeping us in it. Damarri mathis having a real goood game
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Maybe UVAs 2nd punt all night?
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Mathis with a terrific series there.
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Virgínia has a terrific punter and kicker.
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Ffrench is such a SOLID football Player.
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There punter outputting us and their kicker outkicking us. Can’t win against superior talent with that.
Again, Narduzzi getting completely out coached on attention to detail.
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VA has 2 TDS on our turnovers
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you can’t win the game if you can’t win in turnover margin.
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I watched parts of four different games today but Kenny might be The worst about I have seen.
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The true frosh QB at Boise State better than Kenny
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SOP. Sorry guys. I drive a long way to come to every game and same old crap. KP is officially a below average P5 QB and is the same as last year. Period. Might as well try the others. We have a couple good athletes but the recruiting of average players is manifesting itself as always.
Well, at least my new Pitt gear is a better color scheme.
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Please stop talking about Kenny Pickett at the Manning passing academy
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Whipple more pass happy than Bruce Arians. That is scary.
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Kenny Pickett is the best running back we have
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Pickett don’t slide….
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Kessman makes that fg, and I know it was a long one, and we are driving for the lead.
Doesn’t feel that close.
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that is a catch
KP throws late and not accurate but got it there and kid’s toe was touching
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Sibley is completely outmatched in pass blocking. Why have him do it?
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Pickett w a lot of bad decisions.
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KP a little off on the long passes, but our receivers adjust very poorly if at all to the ball
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Tell me again. Why was Pickett so highly regarded?
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I hate how we didn’t open versus Delaware.
These deep passes to Mack aren’t working.
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Pickett just missing wide open guys…
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Pickett can only run. Wake up Narduzzi….
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Wake up Whipple
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Pickett is hurt
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Of course it’s a hold
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I have been a huge Pickett guy but he’s costing Pitt the game. Time for a change. And now a crushing holding call
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Missed another guy wide open in the middle of the field.
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Nice completion there. Throw three more passes, Whipple. The run game doesn’t matter apparently.
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Should have been targetting on that call
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yep
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Pickett is bad.
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“Kenny pickett just kind of walks into the sack” LMFAO i’m doing it to keep from crying..
PLEASE get pickett out of there. We are pocking up the blitz and he is panicking.. THe announcers are openly saying it
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Full house blitzes on every play….
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We picked up them up for the most part. Pickett sucks. Thought whip coudl coach him up. He can’t
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Game over. I’m ready for Jeff George
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Good night!
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OK….now I hate Mr. Whipple….
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Throwing across your body late the final sin for Pickett. Game, set match.
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3 turnovers
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God help us next week! Dog man needs to go!
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If we see more of the same next week, we need to sack pickett and go with Patti or beville and call this a rebuilding year
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Got 2 PSU tickets today,,,,not going to be happy in their valley
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Yea it’s going to be bad. Damn I just wanted to believe that Pickett would improve. I’ts like he’s the exact. same. guy.
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And thus ends the great Pickett Charge experiment….and another whole season if bone-head Narduzzi insists Pickett is the only answer at QB. Just think Pitt fans, Pickett will be a senior next year….so naturally Narduzzi will insist he’s #1 QB again.
Thank God he burned his redshirt….
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Listened to Bostick just say UVA made mistake free football. THATS WHAT YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO DO.
Pitt will never win w Narduzzi. A man with NO attention to detail.
Outplayed and out coached game after game. Can you say 0-4. Ohio will kill us next week. It’s their Super Bowl.
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Narduzzi just doesn’t have it. He just doesn’t!
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KP has his moments but it makes you wonder how many takes involved in the KP trick video
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I have the feeling he’s a practice guy, not a game guy. I don’t know how else to explain it
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Terrible second half
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Pitt will beat Ohio… IF Pickett plays UNLIKE himself OR Patti is the Quarterback.
What a waste of a GOOD Team effort.
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2 int’s, forked up punt, 2 or 3 dropped passes and a missed kick
and some are blaming Narduzzi……ok
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I feel sorry for the defense. They will lose heart after a terrible 1-3 start and no offense. That is if we can beat a decent Ohio team next week. (just shoot me….)
Just how bad is our QB situation if nobody can beat out Pickett?
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I think coaches should get year-year contracts based on their performance. It would quickly weed out incompetency and awaken fans from their malaise.
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Narduzzi fails if he does stay with KP if this repeats itself just once. He stayed with Browne way too long, so he has it in him.
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go up and get the ball Tipton!!!!!
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Pathetic!
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It was ALL Pickett. Tipton WIDE open for a TD.
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He does not see the field let alone go through progressions
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Tipton not going up for the ball, was that Narduzzi too?
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It’s PATTI time!
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We cannot throw deep at all
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This just in (and it’s official) Pickett stinks! And no degree of player/coaching development will change this fact.
He has a $100 heart, a dime arm and a nickel brain. NEXT!
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It’s not “we.” It’s just Pickett.
Lol
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If no one can beat out Pickett, it’s ‘we’ 😉
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With the exception of a brief period in the second quarter, our offense has been a complete disaster
And now at the end of the game the defense has given up.
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Just as I predicted in the 1st quarter.
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One good thing – no injuries that we know of
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Camp was being worked on but I don’t know if he came back in
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The shame is DiNucci probably would have won this Game.
Oh well.
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hah. Now I know you are joking.
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Not with Narduzzi as coach…. ever. Prepare for 0-4
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I miss Tino!
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Camp hurt bad
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Patti in. Let him throw it
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Whipple’s one BIG shortcoming… he totally showed no interest in trying to establish a Running Game.
That surprises me.
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Does not surprise me. We knew what we were getting into with him. Will be interesting if Duzz makes him try to run next week.
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Like MM said, KP probably looks great in practice
Whip hoped it would transfer
it doesn’t
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Just one shortcoming?
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Well. That was not worth three hours.
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Ike… so sorry I was right. Hope you are ok. I still love ya. Easiest money I’ve ever made.
Think 0-4 everyone. It’s going to be very ugly. So glad we hired Whipple What an awesome offense. And it’s not just Pickett although he was horrible, the O line is atrocious.
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I beg to differ on the o line. They were doing a good job of picking up those jailbreaks in the second half and pickett screwed it up with his awesome pocket presence
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Well credit where credit is due. Virginia played clean. They played tough. The sad part is that if we had an offense we could have won. Buckle up fellas. Could be a long year.
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What a joke. Pathetic.
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Kenny is not a D-1 QB.
And if HCPN doesn’t realize that….
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If Kenny pickett was as good as advertised we win this game period. He just wasn’t
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He just isn’t, and never will be.
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Crazy – doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result
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Last year, save for Wake.
8 yards passing against Clemson.
Puhleeeze.
If George, Patti, or the freshman is worse, I will still take it over two more years of this.
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OL is horrendous. Pickett will be lucky to last past the PSU game…
Next week will be interesting but I see losses vs PSU & UCF. They might score 50+ against us.
This is what I thought we’d see and the the day Narduzzi makes halftime adjustments will go down in Pitt football.
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I actually thought the OL was decent
KP had moments of good, many more not
WR generally sucked with drops and poor adjustment to balls and not high pointing
RB’s decent, what little we saw
D was solid if not very good led by line and good lb play and decent defenders outside Dane’s start
punter, kessman obviously not great
Whip is fine, Bates is fine, Narduzzi needs to figure things out quick
Narduzzi’s presser will be different, no humor I’d bet
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Whip is not fine.
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Virgínia hired a proven coach. Pitt’s administration hired another coordinator.
This program is a graveyard for quarterbacks.
Anyone else shocked the defense allowed a TD with seconds left?
All of a sudden it looks like we have no running backs. Suddahulin made a mistake.
I sure hope the special teams coach wakes up and teaches blocking. Was it Bright who blocked poorly on the blocked punt.
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Huh, the VA defenders had pressure on Pickett every time he dropped back. He was sacked 3 times and put on his ass every other play it seemed.
In addition we had 2.6 yards per carry total… The backs only were 3.4 ypc.
The OL sucked. The team played at their talent level – average again.
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Those were all jailhouse blitzes because they knew Pickett was going to pass.
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And they know he sucks under pressure
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Looking at the schedule I figure 4-8 and maybe 5-7 if we can beat VT. Thankfully no bowl game which is just another automatic loss anyway.
Duke, GT and maybe VT are the only possible ACC wins I see. And it might be only one ACC win. But Pitt does always upset someone, so….
The Pitt pedo game is on national TV. This game will set back recruiting 10 years. We will be praying for 3 star recruits after the UCF massacre is seen by all.
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No way this team beats Duke, N Carolina, Hell even BC looks good. Maybe we can play w Va Tech. Ugly long year ahead. Hire a head coach!
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It’s one game. We lost to the Coastal favorite with a lot of starters back and blew chances, as usual. Mack’s drop and #15 whiffing on a sure sack that would have been huge on third down killed us. I think Pitt had the lead when we missed out on the sack.
Mack’s drop just cannot happen. Would it have mattered? I’m sure Whipple would have thrown three more passes and we punt. Does Pappy know what the run game is?
The defense was hitting hard, Ford looked good, but Camp got hurt and Jackson needs to play better for a senior. Twyman was invisible.
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Tynan sucked. I thought he’d be so UCB better
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What adjustments are you looking for?
First quarter was disaster that turned around in 2nd, so was that adjustments? Then you have a great 2nd quarter and YOU WANT ADJUSTMENTS? OK, they did, they went back to playing like crap.
Please be more specific as to what adjustments weren’t made but needed to be? How about this? They made TOO MANY ADJUSTMENTS at the half. That is what looks obvious to me.
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“The biggest improvement is between the first and second game.”
So, we will beat Ohio, perhaps, and all will be right with the world.
A long season, folks
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I’ve thought but I’m squarely in the “prove it” camp after that debacle
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If you do not turn the ball over you win. If you do you lose.
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If you look at the game stats, the game was actually pretty close—-except for those interceptions. Brought back memories of the interception for a touchdown at the end of the first half of the ACC Championship game last year when the game wasn’t really out of hand yet. Pickett just doesn’t really see the field well at all.
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KP had time on plays but happy feet and didn’t use it. Not every play but many more him the problem rather than the line. Yes, if you move the wrong way in the pocket, you get sacked. He made some great plays too, but just because he gets sacked some and pressured some isn’t always the line.
Not saying they were great, and who watches them carefully enough to judge other than their coaches DURING THE GAME? Sure they weren’t dominant but IMO far from horrendous.
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I agree
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Hope you all have good health, families and joy in your life. Pitt Football will not be one of them.
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Pickett was, at one point, 8 for 9 with one incompletion being a drop. The rest of the game
he consistently missed open receivers. Sure, he was rushed a lot but that’s no excuse for the terrible overthrows. Just never puts any air under the ball. Disappointing considering all we heard about his progress. If Mr. Whipple is indeed a quarterback whisperer, perhaps Kenny is a just bit hard of hearing?
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If I was Pickett I’d be a little tentative knowing Sibley is picking up the blitz.
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KP is Helen Keller….
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The offensive strategy of counting on a shaky QB to pass pass pass the team to victory was capital-a Awful. Mark Whipple should get as much blame for this debacle as anyone wearing a uniform.
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I’ve been off of POV for almost a year. This game is why. Tired of Pitt and the program.
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I’m just going to watch college football in general. I was pissed about the ACC Network not on xfinity but maybe they are saving me from a stroke. Most likely signing off again (PittItIS).
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Groundhogs day. Every. Single. Year.
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Narduzzi has got to go.
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It was obvious early that the running game wasn’t working. The RBs cannot break tackles. And Pickett was missing receivers all night long. And in the dead head category, Pickett takes a 10 yard sack that contributes to the Kessman missed fg. Just not a good overall performance tonight.
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Pitt doesn’t have enough good players, it’s just that simple..
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Pitt’s next opponent scored 41 points today, then the following week’s opponent scored 79 … and then the opponent after that scored 62
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Those teams played no one as good as Virginia. Those teams beat three pathetic teams when we should have been playing Delaware. Yeah, ACC Network. Boo to switching the opponents.
Next week is a big one.
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If we can come out of this stretch 1-3… (hah)
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I wish I had something witty to say, but just getting home after that game. I’m not angry, that ship sailed long ago. I’m disappointed in myself for allowing the false glow of optimism to creep in. Sure it’s one game, but that’s the point, it’s ALWAYS one game, or one pass, or one turnover, or one whatever. It’s obviously too much to ask to have a competent QB. Or an o line that can block.
Why this game surprised me is puzzling. I mean I did say they have 4 new starters on the o line, all new running back, and a qb that was inconsistent at best. Seriously, what was I expecting?
Now, I was ready to jump off the ledge last year after the start we had. But guys, it is groundhogs day. Does anyone think it will end as well? Pickett is now an upperclassman and he’s making the same dumb plays over and over. And he’s also getting killed. The o line is a sieve. If that’s the best game plan Whipple can come up with after having months to prepare I’m more than a little concerned.
I will take some solace in the fact we lost to a better team. They just were better. But the lack of halftime adjustments again? Yup, groundhogs day. Why do I keep going to the show when I know how it will end? ITs JUST ONE GAME. Wash, rinse, and repeat!
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I said it would take a season for the QB to adjust to Whipple’s offense (his offense looks like the way to go.) . Next yr should be better. Who has the replacement for Narduzzi picked out? Shut up and count on consistency of coaches to improve recruiting. We are not going to be good this year.
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Next year will be garbage too if Narduzzi plays Pickett all year.
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Just got home…
First off thanks to Fran, Big Al and all the rest who put together an outstanding tailgate experience. Getting to meet the POV guys is really worth it, but it is really painful to be on this diet.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find the game to be much of a surprise, Pitt was outclassed by a better team.
The QB’s were the major difference, although their receivers made more great catches than ours and didn’t drop any/many. Unfortunately KP didn’t appear to improve much from last year.
What I really don’t understand is that I thought we were going to have a balanced offense. Whipple pretty much put the whole game plan in KP’s hands and he obviously was not up to the task. He never gave the running backs a chance. The one good drive was due as much to Sibley and was the only balanced attack that I noticed..
It was great to see Pitt come from behind and take the lead at the half. It was most surprising after the way they played in the first quarter. The drop by Mack and subsequent poor throw by KP was the turning point. Game over.
Their special teams were better than ours, another deciding factor.
PoD says DiNucci could have won the game for us, although I doubt it, he couldn’t have been worse than KP was today. KP missed a lot of open receivers and not by a little bit, but the overall game plan was dumbfounding. Di Nucci was pretty accurate on his mid range throws today.
I thought the O-line did pretty well in their first game, actually better than I expected.
I also thought the defense played very well, they are faster and they tackled well. The loss of Weaver hurt, but they still did pretty well against a very good QB with some fine receivers.
Whipple better go back to the drawing board, there were some finely designed plays, but your QB can’t execute a high enough percentage of them. It seemed like they were going for the home run way too often.
We need to establish the running game or finding five wins will be difficult.
By the way it was a nice crowd and the effort is being made to improve the college atmosphere.Hate to say it but half this crowd will be absent next week. Still think they should tarp most of the upper decks.
A final observation is that the refs were much more efficient in their reviews.
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The ACCN was no where tonight. Totally unavailable tonight in the greater Philadelphia region — I even went to a “sports bar” with 25 LCD TV that hadn’t the forethought of enlisting SLING, FFS. And with such close notice of potential providers via, i.e. Reddit , couldn’t get on board to anything live this game day.
Absolutely. Pathetic. And I am fairly good to find a source. So.thus was the most botched opening day EVER.
Call me crazy, but in these parts (East Coast PA), there were many of us EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED by this turn of fate.
**Thanks so much to Comcast/Xfinity, as well as the failed launch of the ACCN.
I’m just a “common fan” here, you’d think these Giants would suppose.
But that’s bot true at all. ‘Cause win or lose, it’s my HOME TEAM and I’m willing to pay to watch the games @ESPN on opening day with a conference rival.
What does if take to “get that,” I ask.
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Hey all,
I have been reading ACCN isn’t available on Xfinity
So I didn’t bother looking for the game.
I guess it was a better use of my time to pack for our new home as opposed to going through Sonny & Cher in Punxsutawney.
Dave
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It is all about execution.
You will not win when you have a blocked punt, throw two interceptions, drop two easily catch-able balls, miss a field goal and too many to count open receivers. Plus no running game.
Yeah, a few things to work on this week.
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4 easily catchable balls. Tipton, Mack, #86, and one other one (a running back?) I guess the receivers were expecting overthrows as there was no air under the ball all night.
And our dbs still don’t look back for the ball. The floater where Bryce got crushed and he just threw it up, the guy in double coverage got it. Should have been an easy pick.
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I didnt see the game but kept updated via phone while on business. Just got done reading the comments. All 300 plus of them. Not surprised by how this game turned out. I am surprised that Kenny continues to struggle with the basics. If he doesnt quickly grasp the system, this team might not go bowling. However, Pitt still has a good shot to win 7 season games and upset a team or two. Dont go jumping off any bridges. But there wont be a Coastal title this year.
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Tx, if the blog made it seem that Kenny doesn’t grasp the system, we need to work on our accuracy as I think that isn’t it. Kenny doesn’t grasp anything consistently enough to perform in the system. Inaccuracy, lack of touch, receivers that are unable to compensate for imperfect throws, an o-line that is leaky enough to justify his happy feet, etc. System grasping isn’t what looks to be the problem.
And with all that, the mistakes by the punter(maybe blocker too), a few receivers dropping easily catchable balls, and the long fg miss all were critical and against a fair?, not even very good UVA, we won’t overcome all that with our seemingly at least capable defense. Kenny is not good, but he is just one eleventh of the problem. He needed a Wake Forest opponent to start the season, and I am not sure UVA is anything much better, but they do have a QB and a kicker. We don’t.
If KP doesn’t get it together fast next week, this needs to be blown up. I was really looking forward to the PSU game when the tickets arrived today. That excitement ended with a thud after the first 2 series, revived for the nearly perfect 2nd quarter then was choked, squeezed and steamrolled out of me during the entire 2nd half.
TURNOVERS mostly on KP and with a Whipple offense, that looks great when it doesn’t suck, I am made to think change must happen there first. If we lose next week, and we all know this team is very capable of that, heads need to roll and it starts at QB and ends eventually with HCPN. Victory Heights funding isn’t happening amidst this mess. Program trajectory is not up, not even level with a loss next week.
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Pickett w a 40.2 QBR
Where was Valique “the freak” Carter? One touch for about 3 yards?
Leading receiver was your running back due to one play?
If I were coaching, I would use next week to try new talent. Give Pickett the first quarter and good or bad, yank him after the first to give back ups a chance to prove themselves.
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