Georgia Tech Prediction Thread

Well well well, if it isn’t the eve of another ACC Coastal road game. Pitt visits Georgia Tech on Saturday for a 4 p.m. kick, and I’m excited about that because I live about 40 minutes away from “The Flats” as they call it in Atlanta, and I’ll actually be able to watch the Panthers in person.

What I’m not excited about is Pitt’s tendency to play down to their competition. And lets make no mistake, Pitt is better than Georgia Tech. Pitt has more talent on defense. Pitt has more talent on offense (Hard to believe but yes it is true). Pitt’s developing offensive line should be able to get some push in the running game. Pitt’s defensive style is geared towards stopping the run – which is pretty much the only thing Tech has done well this year.

Basically all Pitt has to do is tackle the running back, pressure the quarterback, and cover the deep passing routes (all of which they can do well), and they could very well pitch a shutout.

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Georgia Tech Preview

Pitt plays Georgia Tech on Saturday, and while Tech sports a 2-5 record (good for last in the Coastal division), they are plenty capable of giving Pitt a good tousle, and even knocking Pitt off if things break their way.

After all, The Jackets beat Miami on the road, just a week before Pitt lost to the Hurricanes at home.

Still, Tech is transitioning from a triple option offense to…something more modern. Everyone knows that this is going to be a multi-year project. Tech fans are invested in it, and in their coach. Geoff Collins is a hard nosed guy with Georgia roots and a (short) track record of success. Although to be fair, Collins took over a Temple program that had won 10 games back to back and went 7-6 and 8-4, but…he’s got a bowl win on his resume and that’s more than we can say for Pat Narduzzi.

The interesting thing about Collins is that it seems like the guy can recruit. He’s currently got the 22nd ranked class on Rivals for 2020. A lot of that is due to the fact that he’s already collected 22 verbals. There are only two four stars in that bunch, but the rest are all from Florida and Georgia so if his talent evaluation and player development are on point, Tech could be competitive (at least in the Coastal) in the next few years. Continue reading “Georgia Tech Preview” →

Breaking – NCAA clears way for athletes to Profit from their likeness

https://apple.news/AWmup-yf4QOS6oSdOP_XX-g

From the WSJ article:

The NCAA’s governing board directed its three competition divisions to immediately consider changing the rules governing such benefits for athletes, and to make all such changes no later than January 2021. “We must embrace change,” said Michael Drake, chair of the board and president of Ohio State University.

The QB Corner – Week 9

Stats compiled by Richard Hefner – aka Pitt-Cocks Fan

Article by Michaelangelo Monteleone

I’ll start this one with a disclaimer. Kenny, if you a reading this, stop now. You’re the best we’ve got and we are going to need you to carry us to eight wins this season. You’re resilient as hell and as tough as they come. We may be critical of you at times, but we’re grateful for the wins you’ve provided and the wins you’ll provide, and we want to say thanks for grinding every day and leaving it all out there on the field. We know you had a bad game last week, and we fully expect that you’ll bounce back against the Yellow Jackets. Hail to Pitt.

Now, for the fans and POV’erts out there, lets get down to an honest-to-goodness quarterback discussion.

As we’ve established in the post-Miami discourse, Kenny did not play very well on Saturday. In fact, he had his worst game of the season.

Kenny Pickett 2019 Through Week 9 — R. Hefner

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Month: October 2019