Agreed. When I saw Miami getting blanked , I said,
“Ouch.” But then I remembered it’s a team sport. La. Tech. – the alma mater of one Terry Bradshaw- had 23 Seniors with 6 Bowl wins in a row.
Maturity , experience, and teamwork.
Oh-oh….Eastern Michigan is marching down the field.
Word Press stopped working for me– in my over 60 years of watching Pitt this is the first time that I will admit that I will not be unhappy if we lose. It is time to clean house and remove Narduzzi.
Pitt will need to score 30 plus to win this game. I’d be playing D with 6 DB’s, 4 down lineman and one LB. You have to invite them to run the ball. Narduzzi’s stop the run first won’t work if they don’t even attempt to run.
EMU has come to play with a wide open offense. Pitt is a step slow. At least they held for a field goal. I didn’t feel that Heather gave Narduzzi a complete vote of confidence, but once again she used the tired old line that after 5 years he “is continuing to grow as a coach”. I guess this means that after 10 years he will have REALLY grown as a coach. But does it mean any more wins?
We’ve all listened to NoDoz speak (not exactly a wordsmith), I kinda of like him but he’s not really gifted speaking and I dare say in motivating speeches. In a game against a scrub team from the MAC, you have to find a way to motivate your team.
I’m amazed all of you were not ready for this. It’s been 5 years of futility under this god awful coach.
What made any of you think Pitt would represent well in this game!
KP is not a P5 QB. Everyone by Duzz (“he’s our QB”) knows that. Not only will recruits bail but I think finally some of us long long term season ticket holders will bail. My wife just begged me not to renew for the sake of our marriage!!
Hail! Hail! The fighting Nardgogs they screwed up again.
Hail! Hail! The fighting Nardgos they will lose in the end.
1) Yes there is a lot of game left, but it’s apparent that one team wants to be here and it’s not Pitts
2) Those who felt dissed by the bowl committees need a dose of reality…this team is exactly where it belongs if not at home.
I know to some a win is a win…but my expectations are higher. Pitt should clean these guys clocks if they want to be considered serious players in the ACC.
If they win I think many will be satisfied but if this is a death struggle throughout I will not be satisfied.
I really don’t get how this D line can be so dominant all season but get physically man-handled by the last place MAC team. EMU is fired up and prepared. We just got off the bus, took the Detroit gift bag, and expected to win.
Red Zone Running TD. Didn’t see that coming! Hopefully KP can stay successful on long passing, and open up the run game. Hope our OL can beat em up, cuz it doesn’t look like the DL can!
I opened with Pickett sucks. Closing the half with the same statement. Sucks. If Breville or a transfer QB can’t beat out Pickett in the spring it’s all on Narduzzi.
Yeah! Knew after starting my Birthday day out at the ER for 5 hours today meant we were going to shit the bed as usual. 3/4 of the way through a 1/5 of Crown. Glad I have another one. We suck.About to be down 10 at the half.
I use to wear a visor to play golf like eons ago. But that was to stop sun glare and cooler than a regular hat.
What on Earth is NoDoz wearing a visor, at night, in a domed stadium. lol
Their lines are playing better than ours, their QB is better than ours. their offensive coordinator is better than ours. Plus they have been lucky with tipped balls. Other than that….
Aside from the ending of the half, I would say the EMU head coach audition is going well for the Pitt job. Lyke hired him once and may have to do it again.
I don’t want to hear from the apologists no matter what happens in the 2nd half. This is a total embarrassment.
Nobody with any sense is watching this game (thank god) so they are only seeing the halftime score and laughing their asses off.
You think we got shafted by the ACC elite?? Give it a rest. They know and the bowls know what we are. Sad but true and we got exactly what we deserved.
I feel very badly for anyone that made the trip.
Again, 2nd half doesn’t matter. Even if we win 41-20. Everyone (including potential recruits) have turned this off and this team and staff have shown their true colors – like they have for the last 3 games.
I’m past mad at Pitt. I’m now mad at myself for watching and posting.
I still expect Pitt to win…only two reasons I expect this
Positives:
1) This team has more talent on both sides of the ball
2) I think there are turnovers to be had on this QB. Couple of tipped balls go the other way and viola
However if they lose it will be for 4 Negatives
1) Nardog’s legendary halftime adjustments
2) They just don’t care enough to execute
3) Typical Nardog cranal-analectomy gameday execution
4) KP’s late great Turnovers
Got home from movies, tuned in game, down 10-0. Chuckled. Ya, a win is a win. Keep telling yourself that. They are poorly coached, they play down to competition, they show how undisciplined they are with very poor fundamentals. They are getting whipped by a team whose coaches are dressed like they wor in a Jiffy Lube. No one should lie to themselves about a win is a win.
Well, now time to get some rest, very, very busy season. I expect them to win, but if not I don’t want to here how they didn’t care, or were disappointed in bowl selection etc. Don’t make excuses, and that would be all it was if they lose to this team. Man, no heart, no soul..
And based on the 2nd half of the season and tonight’s game, can’t everyone see that Duzz is “below the line” and should be a coordinator but not a head coach. Sure, the kids seem to “like” him and he creates a “family” atmosphere. But, he has low head coach IQ, panics “in the moment” and gets outcoached all the time. All the time….
I can’t wait for these halftime jerk*ffs, er I mean adjustments from Toilet Paper & NoDoz. TP almost fell on his face after tripping over himself and well NoDoz…..is adjusting his visor from the sun glare. Nepotism & tenure, is not a way to run a football program. When they aren’t even Pitt men !!!
HCPN: Hey Whip, got the WiFi password for this joint?
Whip: Coach, we’re losing. perhaps you shouldn’t be worried about EBay or video games.
HCPN: I aint worried about them. I’m planning a trip. Italy. Perillo Tours. Can you say pizzelles? Veeno? Gnocchi? Gonna rent me one of them scooters, too.
Whip: But what about EMU?
HCPN: Taking Ulizio with me. Probably the only way to stop him from making false starts.
Whip: But EMU is a MAC team.
HCPN: No shame in losing to a MAC team.
Whip: But they’re 6-6.
HCPN: Not much different than us.
Whip: But we could lose our last three games once again.
HCPN: Hey, Heather says I’m getting better…and who am I to argue with my boss? Besides, if she really believes that, then I smell another contract extension. Know what that means?
Whip: She’s an idiot?
HCPN: Nope. Buona Fortuna for Me!
I’ll be very surprised if the Pitt O can score 10 points this half. I can’t see us having many sustained drives with our porous OL blocking for Pickett.
Nard needs to go. Bet Heather regrets the extension after KP Heisman performance versus Miami. KP according to our coach is “great” – remember the fall camp talk he never turns it over; Nard let him interview Whipple? No pocket presence, cannot feel the backside rush, average speed. All that said this rests entirely on Nard. We are again unprepared to play on offense or defense. I h8 zone blocking OL which is awful. Ultimately this falls on the coach and it is time he goes. He is arrogant, alienates boosters etc etc. 10 wins next year with our number one draft pick QB – not gonna happen. What happened to all you who ran BN out of town and were all KP all the time? If Trevor Lawrence were signed after KP he would still be on the scout team. Heather only hired one of these two coaches the one at EMU. Complaining done. God Bless you Ike for your optimism.
HAIL TO PITT! Nighty nite.
Seriously if they lose to the last place team in the MAC….NoDoz needs sent packing to the MAC.
I’ve had it with these embarrassing performances on national TV.
You know what is the worst of this joke? The play calling is once again atrocious and based on fear. The kids all have their heads down and moping around….soft kids bred by soft coaches.
And Pickett is proving for the 20th time how horrible he is.
So there was 1 EMU defender covering our RB who could go out into the pass pattern…or stand there, not block anyone and stay where Pickett was going to run. One EMu defender covers 2 pitt guys and stops us on 3rd down…
Kradel and Huoy are in there. They must assume they will win and are substituting liberally. Nice interception but of course there are penalties. Do they know how to run off tackle?
If those players did that at any other D1 school they would be off the team forever. Right there is why we need a complete coaching change ASAP. Glad Narduzzi is best buds with all these guys. No discipline at all. In furiating!!!!!!!
All the PSU fans saying we should play in the MAC, might be over-rating us. Duzz would be lucky to finish 4th in the MAC with this staff and players. How sad…and utterly predictable.
Pitt doing everything it can to NOT win the game. Keep EMU in the game so they can win in the end. How STUPID can we get?? Coaching is to blame here. No accountability- not thinking of the team- only themselves.
Stupid penalty by 6 players cost us 1st and goal- totally undisciplined bunch – you finally make a play then you need to show off! It cost your team the lead!
this performance has been embarrassing to the university. Narduzzi is still growing as a coach. See, he let’s his players run into the endzone and make complete fools of their university. Just like the pro’s.
Do you think that any of the players were told they cannot get another one or they are out? Would anyone let one of those players play a down this next defensive drive? I wouldn’t
And this is what they learn practicing with the Steelers???
Narduzzi should be fired on the sideline right this moment. Somewhere at practice within the view of coaches they practiced that demonstration. Starting to root for EMu
Correct jrn. This is on the coaches. These are 18-22 kids who’ve been told by their parents they were great since they were 8 years old. The Pitt coaches treat them the same way. We are so lacking talent, the coaches can’t discipline or sit any of them. How does that bode for the future when this is the best we have and there is absolutely nothing behind the starters.
There is a bright side….Kenny will get his 10,000 steps on his fitbit today running away from the high school D Line and running back and forth on every play to ask Whip which 1 yard pass or run for a loss to call. Burn those stubborn calories!!!
The biggest problem is still the offensive line. They’re unable to create any holes for the backs. And what’s worse is that there is no depth behind them
I plan to be harsh and uncompromising in my post game article. It pains me to do so because there are a lot of things I like about narduzzi and I love the program but even if we win this performance (and also the preceding two games) are inexcusable
Runs a clean program (got this from reed)
Built pipeline to Florida (is he making the most of it? No on offense, yes on D)
Hired Bates
I personally like his interview style / the way he talks. HOWEVER if you are going to talk like that … you gotta back it up on the field. He hasn’t. My high school coach called it alligator mouth with a tadpole a$$
Trying again (hate WordPress). MIA are Ike and Tx Panther. Can’t wait to hear their respective post game assessments. This is a garbage effort by our coaches and players.
Wow. Their QB is so much better than ours. Better athlete, much smarter, better passer (and he’s a crappy passer BTW), better runner and confident. Everything we don’t have.
Heather’s been on my watch list since her hire. She extended the coach. She didn’t see what everyone one of us did because she is compliance, not athletics.
Pitt needs to clean house and that means the Admin.
You all can keep playing rah rah, with heather and narduzzi, but the realists understand what is really going on. We can still win the game, but we are awful, just awful.
Really embarrassing to be a Pitt fan right now. How can anyone be optimistic about this team? I didn’t think it was possible but we have actually gotten worse over the last few games.
Glass is an outstanding QB that should be given a shot in the NFL. Very smart very accurate and runs with the ball very well. He’s certainly good enough to be on someone’s practice squad.
jrn…..reynolds transferred because narduzzi promised a starting job to johnson thru the portal. I would transfer too. The portal should be used when there is a definite upgrade only or it kills morale.
We should use the portal for a new coach and new AD.
I would like to apologise for all of my previous negative posts. Narduzzi clearly has this program pointed up. After this loss, Pitt will be 30-30 against FBS teams in Narduzzi’s tenure. If we pull it out, we’ll be 31-29. Simply outstanding. Clearly, I’ve been wrong all along.
I just realized after 35 years of this crap. Pitt and it’s administrators revel in torturing their small but loyal fan base. You see they secretly always hoped we’d all go away and they could go Ivy League or something.
I hope the Narduzzi comments that Picket is the starter next year were only made for his confidence for the bowl game. Otherwise there is NO BENEFIT to making that statement right now. Our young qb’s should absolutely have the opportunity to unseat Picket next year.
Noticing how these low bowls are putting local teams in them to pull some live bodies. 34,000 Record for the Pizza/Quick Lane thing. Both FIU and FAU are in florida bowls, so their programs have popped up fast to fill the bowl abundance.
Wait I thought this was Narduzzi’s defense now? I thought he finally had the players he wanted in the secondary? Yet they have given up 416 yards. 287 in the air.
Any optimists give me anything after tonight please see the simulated hand I am holding up in response.
Sorry, it’s over. Coach Narduzzi needs to go. You give 5, 10, 25 years the results will be the same.
Fire Whipple NOW. What an amazingly stupid play call. They deserve everything they get. I really want someone to defend this mess. And if Heather thinks it’s all good with him, she should be the first one kicked off the bus.
ACC: Hey Heather, we’re going to give u a gimme game so your moron of a coach can get a bowl win.
Heather: Pat doesn’t need a gimme game. He’s a winner. And quite brilliant, I might add.
ACC: Brilliant, u say?
Heather: U bet. Just like me. That’s why I extended him until, well, forever.
This is looking like it should be called the Quit Lane bowl for Pitt. Hard to figure how Pitt can be so over confident that the defense doesn’t show up
Look, heather and narduzzi are going to say they went into a hostile environment, yadda yadda yadda…..
Some will believe the excuses because most make excuses for why we can’t recruit, why we can’t win 8-9 games consistently, etc. The Eeyores rule. The realists actually get it, yet get ostracized for stating the truth. AD and coach must go.
In over 60 years of watching Pitt this is the first time I hope they lose. Time to clean house and dump Narduzzi. Word Press wouldn’t let me post– garbage,,
Well – told you guys i was turning it off and I did. Until my phone rang and my son said, “sorry but you gotta turn it on and see the replay of Whipp turning another 3rd and 1 in to a 4th and 6.”……
So now I’m stuck in the nightmare again with the rest of you.
Shame to see that drop by French and then see him on the ground. He’s having a career day as a receiver and he’s leaving it all in the field (except maybe as a punt returner)
I’m rooting for Pitt.. make no mistake. But if we pull this off and any of you try to spin this as anything but an embarrassment, you are contributing to our mediocrity. Yeah. You know who you are…
Will this be the game of hope or despair? You can call me Eileen, towards hope.
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Not a good look for the ACC and Miami as they lose to LA Tech 14-0
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LA Tech playing in front of a home crowd. Big game for them. Pretty meaningless for Miami. Miami did use three different quarterbacks though.
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Agreed. When I saw Miami getting blanked , I said,
“Ouch.” But then I remembered it’s a team sport. La. Tech. – the alma mater of one Terry Bradshaw- had 23 Seniors with 6 Bowl wins in a row.
Maturity , experience, and teamwork.
Oh-oh….Eastern Michigan is marching down the field.
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miami loses again..shut out…. still beat pitt though…ridiculous
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in this decade, Shady McCoy led the NFL in rushing 10,434 and TDs 85
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Heather earlier today
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🎶Here we go Panthers .. Here we go… Pittsburgh’s going to the Quick Lane Bowl!!!🎶
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Looking for a stress free game…
H2P!
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Old Pitt Stadium sign at the goal line in the 60s:
“PAY DIRT: No Visitors!”
Loved that sign…
Hail to Pitt!
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Ffrench is ffired up….
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EMUs coach might be mistaken for the maintenance man at the game tonight.
His outfit is a bit different and them breaking through the brick wall.
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Word Press stopped working for me– in my over 60 years of watching Pitt this is the first time that I will admit that I will not be unhappy if we lose. It is time to clean house and remove Narduzzi.
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EMU just sledged down a brick wall to enter the stadium…TAKE COVER
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Good. Means they’ll be worn out by the time they hit the files
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Field*
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Such negativity on this Blog.
LOL
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Our D is not ready to play
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Pass pass pass
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Their scheme is perfectly tailored tailored to our D
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This Pitt defense is not even ready to play in this game.
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Is there a Bourbon Street in downtown Detroit ?
3-0 EMU
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Terrible start
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Brightwell completely loafed on that screen.
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Yepper rapper repper
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Gonna be a long game if we can’t adjust to stop their O
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How about that 3rd and one play where the the Pitt D wasn’t even set for the play?
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I think the EMU timeout helped.
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If we lose this game, NoDoz should be put on permanent Sominex
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Pitt lucky to have given up only 3 on that first possession…
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March march down the field (Eli Yale).
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Atta boy pat. Gottem fired up I see.
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Pitt will need to score 30 plus to win this game. I’d be playing D with 6 DB’s, 4 down lineman and one LB. You have to invite them to run the ball. Narduzzi’s stop the run first won’t work if they don’t even attempt to run.
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3 and out we all drink
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EMU has come to play with a wide open offense. Pitt is a step slow. At least they held for a field goal. I didn’t feel that Heather gave Narduzzi a complete vote of confidence, but once again she used the tired old line that after 5 years he “is continuing to grow as a coach”. I guess this means that after 10 years he will have REALLY grown as a coach. But does it mean any more wins?
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She means his belly….
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Obviously these announcers haven’t seen Pitt play much (or at all). Or they’re delusional. Toilet Paper love fest coming
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Nice job Kenny
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Literally all Pitt has to do to win this game is not turn over the ball.
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He’s a gamer…
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Turnover # 1. Here weee go again
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Not surprised at the mindset of We’re too good to be in this bowl game against Eastern Michigan so why should we be ready to play
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That is a fumble – EMU’s ball – no doubt
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Pickett…..good grief.
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Pickett blows. Not a D1 QB
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Ok first scotch of the night. Pitt looking like Pitt. Fumble by Pickett.
Good to see genius coach Narduzzi has em up for the game!
And God forbid Whipple would actually dun the ball.
As I said EMU comes out high and Pitt comes out scratching their asses!
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OMG not again!!
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Fumbles, penalties,bad decisions……WHY WOULD A BOWL GAME BE ANY DIFFERENT THAN THE REGULAR SEASON. 😦
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All kidding aside we belong in the MAC.
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QB’s Re supposed to slid – if he slid no fumble
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The turnovers continue to plague the Panthers.
The offense is stumbling, bumbling and fumbling!
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Feels a lot like the BC game just against a MAC team. Smh.
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This team is impossible to be a fan of
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Then don’t!
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EMU looks better than Pitt – wow!
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Guess I need to start drinking already..ugh
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This may be the easiest money I’ve ever made.
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Bernie, whatever libation you’re drinking you better make it a double..
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Their QB > Pickett. But then again who isn’t…
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Can’t wait to here the excuses
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Good P5 teams blow out EMU – Pitt is NOT a good team.
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Good group of 5 team blow this team out.
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One thing that is given with NoDoz teams, after a layoff, they are hardly ever mentally prepared to play.
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This is why I can’t ever predict Pitt will destroy anyone.
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They don’t!!!
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We are being out g(c) lassed
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Don’t call the holding on the offense but call the PI. Gonna be a long night. I may turn this off and watch the baking show or MSNBC.
H2P!!!
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How about watching paint dry
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Pickett sucks
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So let’s catalog the last series of events …
Fumble
Hamlin gives up 35 yard pass to sophomore mac receiver
Twyman jumps offsides
PI on same play
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Pitting 2.0
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This may be the easiest money I’ve ever made.
Before I start breaking things let me wish you all Happy New Years!
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Good thing we’re a 1st half team….
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This D is not really ready to play yet –
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On my second gin
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Hope you’ve got a lot on hand
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Pitt will not win this game period.
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Isnore – thanks for the Yale reference.
H2P!!!
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Pitt in pace to give up 600 yards …
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Well I’ll tell you what 2 drives 2 scores.
Let the evaluation process begin.
This team looks poorly prepared.
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Another instant classic
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Embarrassing
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Never believed the blowout predictions – but now I do.
EMU is better than Pitt – sad.
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Wow. I can’t even make fun of this team anymore. But, I will continue to make fun of myself and my family for being Pitt fans!
Pathetic
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Somebody earlier asked how we lost to Miami?
We’re down 10-0 to Eastern Freaking Michigan seven minutes into the first quarter
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If you haven’t started, well beforehand. DRINK !
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Pitt’s good for maybe one bowl win every 10-15 years.
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Pitt making a statement. We stink.
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March march down the field bow wow wow Eli Yale. We look like a weak Ivy League team … bring on Dartmouth.
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lol. Pitt always wanted to be an Ivy.
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Thanks Heather for scheduling an easy team for Narduzzi to pick up his first bowl win. I feel sorry for all the Pitt fans who made the trip.
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There is like 10 people there…
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Maybe the Narduzzi “Haters” were right after all.
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If we lose this game heather has every reason to start looking for a new coach
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Maybe?? Lol
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Yes we are!!
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Now everyone should understand why we don’t get better bowls. We STINK.
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Is this the same defense we saw the first 8 games this year? I can’t believe how poorly they are prepared to stop either the run or the pass.
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Does Heather Lyke it?
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Just what Pitt does well…play from behind
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I’m shocked. A tight end drop
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Deja Vu all over again
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How ironic losing to a Michigan team not in Ann Arbor.
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Maybe the green uni’s. Looks like the Steelers against the Jets.
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EMU believes they can win this game.
Pitt expects to win this game.
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PoD – the Duzz haters have been right all along. And we all knew it and didn’t want to admit it.
That said, we will win this game in pathetic fashion and the coach and administration will declare victory.
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Personally, I’m still optimistic. Can’t IMAGINE Pitt would actually lose this game.
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You might not have to imagine …
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Narduzzi is not a head coach, you know, I know it, Tex knows it, Heather knows it…. UPitt knows it.
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Four plays run. 1 fumble. 1 penalty
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With the false start penalty, The only thing missing now is the inevitable targeting penalty on the defense, likely Paris Ford
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SMH
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How embarrassing is this? Did we even practice during the time off?
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Six plays run.
1 fumble
1 penatly
1 sack (fortunately negated by a personal foul)
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How does EMU get pressure on our QB yet we get none
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Nice catch 🙄
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Please sit Gragg
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And Pickett
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We got another year of this, since NoDoz thinks he great. Like the 100th rated QB in D1.
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First drop – everyone drink
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If you sign a name (can be in body of post) I will
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If Whipple has Pickett throwing 65% of the time we have zero chance. We are running the ball well.
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NoDoz must have to hire all these coaches, that are tenured.
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Tight end drops a ball. Box checked.
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Boooooo
Boooooo
Booooooo
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We’ve all listened to NoDoz speak (not exactly a wordsmith), I kinda of like him but he’s not really gifted speaking and I dare say in motivating speeches. In a game against a scrub team from the MAC, you have to find a way to motivate your team.
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Add the missed FG
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EVERYBODY DRINK
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Kessman misses FG – check
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We stink
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Imagine if the ACC made us play a real team in a bowl
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Hahahaha.
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Kessman starts off with a missss. Perfect scenario for our pussy cats.
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Missed field goal. Box checked.
I’ve seen Pitt unprepared before, but I’ve never seen them THIS unprepared.
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Every ingredient needed for a Pitt loss is in the bowl.
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Fumbles drops missed FG pass interference. Horrible. Completely unprepared and disinterested
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Narduzzi comedy show continues.
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This Pitt offense is flat out terrible to watch.
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I’m amazed all of you were not ready for this. It’s been 5 years of futility under this god awful coach.
What made any of you think Pitt would represent well in this game!
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Trying a bourbon from Virginia // Bare Knuckle.
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Bottom line… Pitt can NOT run the football.
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Hail! Hail! The fighting Nardgogs they screwed up again.
Hail! Hail! The fighting Nardogs they will lose in the end.
(One team is thrilled to be here and one could care a less…can you tell).
but the folks griping about getting dissed at selection time are now seeing what the bowls see.
They deserve to be where they are (or maybe at home).
Dave
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Team not ready to play
Fumble in 1st qtr
Points off turnover
False start
Pass interference
Dropped passes
Missed FG
All mixed up into another Pitt loss
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Now we need a targeting call
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Well, all the bars are closed on Christmas so it can’t be a group hangover……or does room service deliver cheap Scotch to the rooms?
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Like watching a compilation of all the bad crap we did on offense this year … over and over and over and over….
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BOOO is right anonymous.
KP is not a P5 QB. Everyone by Duzz (“he’s our QB”) knows that. Not only will recruits bail but I think finally some of us long long term season ticket holders will bail. My wife just begged me not to renew for the sake of our marriage!!
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OK. Settling down. We’ve got this…
H2P!
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I’m speechless
We are losing to a horrible MAC team with a midget quarterback.
What will Whipple (www) do ?
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Pickett has a bad shoulder, that was really stupid, not going out of bounds. I predict he gets hurt and Boy George comes in.
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Did we just throw four straight passes to the right sideline?
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Hail! Hail! The fighting Nardgogs they screwed up again.
Hail! Hail! The fighting Nardgos they will lose in the end.
1) Yes there is a lot of game left, but it’s apparent that one team wants to be here and it’s not Pitts
2) Those who felt dissed by the bowl committees need a dose of reality…this team is exactly where it belongs if not at home.
Dave
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Only three quarters left of the season. THank god.
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Stupid, poorly coached and ill prepared. Just another great Pitt bowl game….
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We always have half time adjustments to look forward to
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What’s that…..???
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Sarcasm I think
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The underclass men are too distracted by sending off the seniors and have forgotten there is a game to play….
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But remember what Heather said: Narduzzi is continuing to grow as a coach. Exactly what does this mean?
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“Learning from his mistakes”
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His gut….can’t be anything else.
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Actually there was one game where they were just as poorly prepared.
The third and final BBVA Compass bowl right after Fraud Graham left. I was at that game. They looked baaaad.
Sad that our fifth year head coach has the team just as prepared as an interim head coach and a team that got carpetbagged via text message.
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Good thing we’re a second half team.
Oh wait……
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I can’t stand psuX and Franklin, but there is a clear difference – game day readiness!
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Whipped is an idiot
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A tenured idiot.
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So, who all’s looking forward to another season of The Duzz & Pickett “the Great” Show next season?
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Thank god for our best offensive weapon. Hoepfully we can stall and kick 5 field goals tonight
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Sad, when you think Pitt can’t even throw the ball downfield against a last place MAC team. And NoDoz thinks his QB and OC is grand.
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Our o line has not gotten better as the year went on. That’s a problem
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Anyone else notice top section if stadium tarped off??
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Whipple /// hey, Bare Knuckle is more than decent. I found it in a Maryland liquor store.
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Pitt needs a BIG turnover. Ford aspiring to go to the NFL. He should make a case for himself.
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Our coach who is still growing recently said that Pickett is a great QB. Humm, I think I understand the problem…
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5 missed tackles on a frickn screen play that goes 14 yds.
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FG’s spell failure.
I’m sorry, but we can’t throw down field on the bottom of the MAC we deserve to lose.
Pittiful – SOP – fire the whole staff, AD staff and BofT’s
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3 points more today than the U. The ACC looks awful.
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Eastern Michigan went 3-5 in the MAC
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I guess Mack is still out? Where is Mathews?
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I saw Mack on an earlier play. Have not seen Matthews.
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You can no go into halftime losing against a 3-5 MAC team. All these recruits will be bailing. Signed or not.
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That Quick-Lane trophy looks like something that wouldn’t make it into any trailer park in West Virginia
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You forgot to throw in the River City Rivalry trophy
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Haha
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Terrible coverage from Hamlin.
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If Drummond lays out for it he makes the catch
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Not really that was an almost perfect pass on pretty decent coverage by Hamlin.
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Good time for a 3 and out
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npw that was a great play
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Where the hell was that all season?
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in the mac
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HOLY $h!t
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Speechlessness
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Erie… agree but they will do nada.
No matter what.
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Is Mack playing in this game?
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Wow! Welcome back FFFFFFFrenchy!!
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ALRIGHT…they finally throw the freakin ball downfield. kEEP doin it !!!
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Great play.. well exacted. Reminds me of Ben to Juju last year.
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One big play, check
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Looks like Ffrenchy pulled up lame…
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Nice throw by Kenny. Beautiful run by Mo.
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Let’s see if the defense can hold
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Nope
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Where is the Ff’n D?
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Ffrench just exposed the difference in talent between the ACC and the MAC.
Simply toyed with their Secondary.
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Just thinking the same
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Mack is waiting for his invitation to the NFL…..
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Speed kills.
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Easy come easy go
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No words…
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EMU believes!
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One thing, if these guys can’t stop E. Mich on defense, what makes them think they are NFL ready?
You’re back in the $$$ Dan….
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The D is getting shredded
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I swear we are snake it. Guy breaks up the throw but it still gets caught?
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Actually I have words. This MAC offensive line is completely stonewalling one of the best defensive lines in that power 5.
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Defense lets them score to take back the lead. Garbage. 17 points midway thru 2nd quarter. Garbage.
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Look at the time Glass is getting to set his feet just 4 yards behind the line of scrimmage. No Pitt pressure on the QB at all.
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Unreal. Wife hiding my spare scotch. So glad Narduzzi is a defensive genius.
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too funny !
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Pickett hurt on that long pass to Shockey.
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Carter Warren is terrible
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Is any one guy really worse than the next?! 🤔🤣. They all suck.
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Haha. Well he sucked egregiously in one pass play, but he had a nice seal block on that TD run so i guess your right
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Bizarro World. The offense is outplaying the defense.
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I know to some a win is a win…but my expectations are higher. Pitt should clean these guys clocks if they want to be considered serious players in the ACC.
If they win I think many will be satisfied but if this is a death struggle throughout I will not be satisfied.
Dave
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Well said David
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I really don’t get how this D line can be so dominant all season but get physically man-handled by the last place MAC team. EMU is fired up and prepared. We just got off the bus, took the Detroit gift bag, and expected to win.
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A.J. Davis (aka the “No. 21” Davis) no where to be found.
What’s up with that?
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After he ran the wrong play out of the wildcat he has not returned to the field…
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Sibley too !
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Once again, another blood pressure spiking Pitt game.
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The fact that you are still emotionally invested is impressive
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Red Zone Running TD. Didn’t see that coming! Hopefully KP can stay successful on long passing, and open up the run game. Hope our OL can beat em up, cuz it doesn’t look like the DL can!
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I think they said, this is the best run of Eastern Michigan football ever. Lyke after Heather left ! 🙂
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Looks like a Paul Chryst defense out there
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Omg how did we not sack him?
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The D stinks tonight
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This Glass kid is tough
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We can’t stop their pass plays period. And on a one yard play they get 6 yards.
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Two star offensive line…
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Wvwn the announcers are talking about how their offense is handling our defense.
And tell me you wouldn’t trade Glass for Pickett at halftime. .
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I’d trade him and Narduzzi for Glass.
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Pitt playing their sieve defense.
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This D-line is garbage tonight. The outside rush has been wide & wrong all night.
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Defensive line is being beat and we are missing tackles at all levels.
This is the worst performance of the defense all season.
The Pitt offense is going to have carry them.
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Their OL is manhandling our DL.
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Two-star offensive line…
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Gotta love the disrespect the bowl gives Pitt with the end zone logo.
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Where is our great defense? Even when they don’t throw in ❤ seconds we can’t stop them!
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Supposed to be less than 3 seconds. Where did the heart come from?
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this “vaunted” D is on track to give up 40 tonight…
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Booooooooooo
Boooooooooooo
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So painful to watch
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Horrible O series by Whipple. No threat of a run at all. EMU dominating both Lines of scrimmage. Horribly horribly coached Pitt team!!
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Can we trade offensive line coaches with EMU?
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I opened with Pickett sucks. Closing the half with the same statement. Sucks. If Breville or a transfer QB can’t beat out Pickett in the spring it’s all on Narduzzi.
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The line is doing him no favors. But we know he’s an average p5 qb with substandard pocket presence
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3-5 MAC team on track to score 40 points against this overrated defense. ACC has some pathetic teams which padded the D’s stats.
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PittExpos,
We both may have spoke too soon about the 40-burger.
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So you say you haven’t won a bowl game since the mid ’80’s? No problem….just play Pitt.
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Pickett is hurt the ball is sailing on him and our stellar offensive line gives up a killer sack.
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Yeah! Knew after starting my Birthday day out at the ER for 5 hours today meant we were going to shit the bed as usual. 3/4 of the way through a 1/5 of Crown. Glad I have another one. We suck.About to be down 10 at the half.
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I like you sentiment. I can’t post the profanity though.
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They will be up by 10 at the half.
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Pitt will be very lucky to keep emu off the board. Pitt is committed to do whatever they have to do to lose!!
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Time for one of Duzz’s defensive time outs.
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Connor get out of our own way…
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Cannot
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Pitt has no heart, no soul, and no coaching. But ah… next years our year!! The great and powerful Narduzzi will pull off win after win after win!!
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Oh totally. Ten wins next year!!!’
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(Sarcasm)
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Gutless stupid defense!
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Did the EMU coach go to the Pat Narduzzi school of clock management?
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Thankfully yes
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I use to wear a visor to play golf like eons ago. But that was to stop sun glare and cooler than a regular hat.
What on Earth is NoDoz wearing a visor, at night, in a domed stadium. lol
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Its his lucky visor lol
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When is the last time we outscored anyone in the 2nd half?
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Let’s see …….was is this year or last ?
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Howbout never?
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Pitt and Miami fixing to be the laughingstock of college football this bowl season
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That’s nothing new for Pitt. Remember Houston
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I was there witnessed it first hand
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Are you still allowed to run in College Football?
Just checkin’
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After 12 games we are playing like we did in the first game. No improvement at all.
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Their lines are playing better than ours, their QB is better than ours. their offensive coordinator is better than ours. Plus they have been lucky with tipped balls. Other than that….
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What about your back A.J.? Where does he stand… or sit?
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As BAD as we’re playin’, we’re still in this thing!
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Yea but halftime adjustments are coming…..halftime adjustments are coming…..
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We should be dominating this team. Not still in it
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It’s obvious Pitt does not want to play in this bowl game, just like Miami didn’t want to play earlier today.
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Pitt hasn’t wanted to play the last 6 weeks not just today.
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The last time they truly wanted it was UNC imo
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Where is our second leading receiver?
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I put the booze away // not worth getting s hangover over this pathetic team.
Narduzzi//Whipple the diarrhea duo.
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I’m switching to a good Merlot…
(Wife took my extra scotch!)
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Yes take her wine!
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Aside from the ending of the half, I would say the EMU head coach audition is going well for the Pitt job. Lyke hired him once and may have to do it again.
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I was thinking the same. The winner of this game gets to coach Pitt next year
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From your lips….. anyone but Narduzzi!
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Halftime stats:
Total yards
Pitt 267
EMU 275
Turnovers
Pitt 1
EMU 0
Possession
Pitt 12:37
EMU 17:23
1st downs
Pitt 13
EMU 16
3rd downs
Pitt 2-5
EMU 4-8
Rushing
Pitt 14 – 61 – 4.4
EMU 17 – 54 – 3.2
Passing
Pitt 14-19-206-1 (10.8 avg)
EMU 16-27-221-1 (8.2 avg)
Points
Pitt 17
EMU 20
Good thing we’re a second half team
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yep good thing…and good thing we DRINK !!! (well half of that is correct)
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The fumble, the missed field goal and the tipped touchdown are the difference.
Other than their screw-up at the end they have played pretty mistake free. Gotta get to their QB and cover those screen passes.
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Those are big mistakes
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Right now, the “over under” on Jaylen Twylen sacks this Game stands at ONE.
I’m going under.
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He almost got called for offsides on the final play of the half
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And he’s back
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Man that Ohio U team must have been Pittiful!
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Gutless describes the team thanks to the coaches.
I don’t want to hear from the apologists no matter what happens in the 2nd half. This is a total embarrassment.
Nobody with any sense is watching this game (thank god) so they are only seeing the halftime score and laughing their asses off.
You think we got shafted by the ACC elite?? Give it a rest. They know and the bowls know what we are. Sad but true and we got exactly what we deserved.
I feel very badly for anyone that made the trip.
Again, 2nd half doesn’t matter. Even if we win 41-20. Everyone (including potential recruits) have turned this off and this team and staff have shown their true colors – like they have for the last 3 games.
I’m past mad at Pitt. I’m now mad at myself for watching and posting.
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Let’s go right to the MMQB article for the 2nd half
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I would like to see Twyman stop that QB sneak though.
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I still expect Pitt to win…only two reasons I expect this
Positives:
1) This team has more talent on both sides of the ball
2) I think there are turnovers to be had on this QB. Couple of tipped balls go the other way and viola
However if they lose it will be for 4 Negatives
1) Nardog’s legendary halftime adjustments
2) They just don’t care enough to execute
3) Typical Nardog cranal-analectomy gameday execution
4) KP’s late great Turnovers
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What makes you think Pitt has more talent?
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Sarcasm aside, watching the long TD by Ffrench tells me that…he was just toying with them on that bomb.
🙂
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If Twyman and Jones are considering going to the NFL, tonight may be costing them tons of money.
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Eastern pulled a Pitt-i-ful at the end of the half. It must rub off !!!
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Thank goodness signing day is past.
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Yep. Those LOI’s worth their weight in gold right now…
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and I could have gone to Washington and Jefferson and been rid of all this!
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you’d probably still have a functioning liver too ! 🙂
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Too many of the important skill players are under performing or didn’t show up. Other than French, what skill players have played well?
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Got home from movies, tuned in game, down 10-0. Chuckled. Ya, a win is a win. Keep telling yourself that. They are poorly coached, they play down to competition, they show how undisciplined they are with very poor fundamentals. They are getting whipped by a team whose coaches are dressed like they wor in a Jiffy Lube. No one should lie to themselves about a win is a win.
Well, now time to get some rest, very, very busy season. I expect them to win, but if not I don’t want to here how they didn’t care, or were disappointed in bowl selection etc. Don’t make excuses, and that would be all it was if they lose to this team. Man, no heart, no soul..
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And based on the 2nd half of the season and tonight’s game, can’t everyone see that Duzz is “below the line” and should be a coordinator but not a head coach. Sure, the kids seem to “like” him and he creates a “family” atmosphere. But, he has low head coach IQ, panics “in the moment” and gets outcoached all the time. All the time….
And here’s the worst part…I’m trying to be nice
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Duzz has proved over and over he’s below the line but nothing will ever happen. This is Pitt.
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Great halftime adjustment – 3 and out!
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Three and out on first series of second half. Box checked.
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Look at body language. Oh boy. Long day.
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What an inspired first series for Pitt!
Boy that Narduzzi has quite a pep talk!
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Three and out another stellar start by the offense.
Late flag against EMU undisciplined penalty.
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I don’t agree with that EMU player ejection
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He spit
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Ah. Didn’t see that
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That’s just gross lol
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Yep and the ref was right there
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Well then now I agree.
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I can’t wait for these halftime jerk*ffs, er I mean adjustments from Toilet Paper & NoDoz. TP almost fell on his face after tripping over himself and well NoDoz…..is adjusting his visor from the sun glare. Nepotism & tenure, is not a way to run a football program. When they aren’t even Pitt men !!!
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Pitt blitzes and emu runs right past it for 14 yds. Disgraceful
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Been doing it all night – usually with Glass tho
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Defense is asleep all the guys seem to be dreaming about playing in the NFL.
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I think there was a sign in the old Luna Bar that said — it’s nice to be nice.
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Halftime.
Pitt locker room:
HCPN: Hey Whip, got the WiFi password for this joint?
Whip: Coach, we’re losing. perhaps you shouldn’t be worried about EBay or video games.
HCPN: I aint worried about them. I’m planning a trip. Italy. Perillo Tours. Can you say pizzelles? Veeno? Gnocchi? Gonna rent me one of them scooters, too.
Whip: But what about EMU?
HCPN: Taking Ulizio with me. Probably the only way to stop him from making false starts.
Whip: But EMU is a MAC team.
HCPN: No shame in losing to a MAC team.
Whip: But they’re 6-6.
HCPN: Not much different than us.
Whip: But we could lose our last three games once again.
HCPN: Hey, Heather says I’m getting better…and who am I to argue with my boss? Besides, if she really believes that, then I smell another contract extension. Know what that means?
Whip: She’s an idiot?
HCPN: Nope. Buona Fortuna for Me!
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That’s really funny
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Mmm…pizzelles
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You forgot that Whipple was also squeezing the Charmin
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This game is now getting very ugly as our D line is getting utterly dominated by a 6-6 Mac team.
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They should be embarrassed for themselves
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We are being craved up by a former juco qb and a walk on wide receiver with no rivals profile
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Looks like we were finally spying the QB on that last play… about time.
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Halftime adjustment!
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I’ll be very surprised if the Pitt O can score 10 points this half. I can’t see us having many sustained drives with our porous OL blocking for Pickett.
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I’d be surprised if we tried to establish the run. The irony is that I think we could if we wanted to
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Yeah I agree so we throw into triple coverage instead
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Nard needs to go. Bet Heather regrets the extension after KP Heisman performance versus Miami. KP according to our coach is “great” – remember the fall camp talk he never turns it over; Nard let him interview Whipple? No pocket presence, cannot feel the backside rush, average speed. All that said this rests entirely on Nard. We are again unprepared to play on offense or defense. I h8 zone blocking OL which is awful. Ultimately this falls on the coach and it is time he goes. He is arrogant, alienates boosters etc etc. 10 wins next year with our number one draft pick QB – not gonna happen. What happened to all you who ran BN out of town and were all KP all the time? If Trevor Lawrence were signed after KP he would still be on the scout team. Heather only hired one of these two coaches the one at EMU. Complaining done. God Bless you Ike for your optimism.
HAIL TO PITT! Nighty nite.
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Got to go after the backup cb who is replacing #4
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Seriously if they lose to the last place team in the MAC….NoDoz needs sent packing to the MAC.
I’ve had it with these embarrassing performances on national TV.
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Triple covered
Dave
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when in doubt, throw into triple coverage……..awful
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The slow march to a Pitt loss is in full swing
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Yep
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WE ARE A THIRD QUARTER TEAM!
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You know what is the worst of this joke? The play calling is once again atrocious and based on fear. The kids all have their heads down and moping around….soft kids bred by soft coaches.
And Pickett is proving for the 20th time how horrible he is.
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Pitt needs to win the second half 7-0 to avoid utter humiliation. They’ll still be embarrassed but at least not humiliated.
I’m not sure they can do this though
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The program is pathetic.
Kman
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Umber of comments on this post are going to break the internet.
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I no one throws into triple coverage more than Whipple/ Pickett.
I’m winning a ton of money on this game and I’d give every penny to see Pitt play like a real football team with a real head coach!
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Cracking second bottle of Crown. Wow, great effort by Hamlin…. wooooo!
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So there was 1 EMU defender covering our RB who could go out into the pass pattern…or stand there, not block anyone and stay where Pickett was going to run. One EMu defender covers 2 pitt guys and stops us on 3rd down…
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Lack of Discipline!
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Stupid showboating!!
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make a great play and so undisciplined after. Coach gotta go !!!
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We were lucky that pass sailed.
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Classy. You are getting your asses kicked and you celebrate like a bunch of idiots.
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kick the fg now……
6 unsportsmanlike penalties…..they will be on sportscenter now! Great discipline narduzzi!
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“Probably a celebration you want to save until you’re up by three or four touchdowns”
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Send a message and sit each one of those players
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Kradel and Huoy are in there. They must assume they will win and are substituting liberally. Nice interception but of course there are penalties. Do they know how to run off tackle?
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Embarrassing.
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If those players did that at any other D1 school they would be off the team forever. Right there is why we need a complete coaching change ASAP. Glad Narduzzi is best buds with all these guys. No discipline at all. In furiating!!!!!!!
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Pitt’s Pat Narduzzi on Kenny Pickett: ‘He’s a great quarterback. He’s our quarterback’
https://triblive.com/sports/pitts-pat-narduzzi-on-kenny-pickett-hes-a-great-quarterback-hes-our-quarterback/
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Good thing we got a turnover so we can be stupid and move backwards….
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i thought i was kidding when i typed to kick the fg……my word, we are terrible.
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So bad
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That’s it. I’m done. And anyone who isn’t embarrassed by that undisciplined crap, well, you’re full of it.
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No class Pitt.
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No discipline on team. Showboating like we are blowing them out. Pathetic.
Offense moves backwards. Pathetic team.
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Kessman saves the day…..over the punk thug antics.
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13 games into the season and these idiots on D still don’t understand what unsportsmanlike conduct is.
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If you were surprised by that fumble you haven’t been paying attention all year.
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Boy does this team suck.
All the PSU fans saying we should play in the MAC, might be over-rating us. Duzz would be lucky to finish 4th in the MAC with this staff and players. How sad…and utterly predictable.
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The makes a good play, celebrates while losing to a MAC bottom feeder and costs the O valuable field position.
This team is poorly coached.
Duzz must go…
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And that is Y the players love Coach Pat.
He’s like Colonel Klink.
The inmates running the prison.
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They squandered a prime scoring opportunity to take the lead.
An undisciplined penalty and almost a turnover, they are lucky enough to get 3 points.
It’s
SOP
SOP
SOP
SOP
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Pitt doing everything it can to NOT win the game. Keep EMU in the game so they can win in the end. How STUPID can we get?? Coaching is to blame here. No accountability- not thinking of the team- only themselves.
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Stupid penalty by 6 players cost us 1st and goal- totally undisciplined bunch – you finally make a play then you need to show off! It cost your team the lead!
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The coaches are totally responsible for the actions of the team at this point in the season.
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we tried to give that away…
this performance has been embarrassing to the university. Narduzzi is still growing as a coach. See, he let’s his players run into the endzone and make complete fools of their university. Just like the pro’s.
Do you think that any of the players were told they cannot get another one or they are out? Would anyone let one of those players play a down this next defensive drive? I wouldn’t
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And this is what they learn practicing with the Steelers???
Narduzzi should be fired on the sideline right this moment. Somewhere at practice within the view of coaches they practiced that demonstration. Starting to root for EMu
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Nice to see a MAC walk-on with a career night.
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Sophomore walk on
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if they come back to that play, it will hit for a big play to the left/seem
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A J Davis has 1 carry for -2 yards. No carries for Sibley. No wonder the running game stinks
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Correct jrn. This is on the coaches. These are 18-22 kids who’ve been told by their parents they were great since they were 8 years old. The Pitt coaches treat them the same way. We are so lacking talent, the coaches can’t discipline or sit any of them. How does that bode for the future when this is the best we have and there is absolutely nothing behind the starters.
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Man Narduzzi save Larry Bates life. He is a good dude. I just wish he could coach.
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Paramedics are in short supply. Maybe lifesaver Pat should consider a career change.
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I”m a Pitt alum and hate to say it but I hope Pitt loses this game.
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Well it would certainly give a reason for fire narduzzi
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So assuming Narduzzi is returning, will any assistant coaches on offense be made to pay for Pitt’s incompetence on that side of the ball?
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can we not catch punts. that is 2 punts that bounced and bounced for a bunch of position yards against. We will learn…………
nice snap…
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Still no focus as the 3rd qtr is about to end.
That’s on the coaches.
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(next years marketing slogan)
Pitt Football ……Experience The Comedy.
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The offensive play calling is just horrendous.
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There is a bright side….Kenny will get his 10,000 steps on his fitbit today running away from the high school D Line and running back and forth on every play to ask Whip which 1 yard pass or run for a loss to call. Burn those stubborn calories!!!
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lucky Pickett has been appointed our starter next year and wishing we had em for longer……
I hope the kid turns it around but when belville hears that, it must kill the morale…jurcovec doesnt like that either
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The biggest problem is still the offensive line. They’re unable to create any holes for the backs. And what’s worse is that there is no depth behind them
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Another 3 and out – wow!
Bottom of the MAC making defensive stands against Pitt’s P5 O.
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Good punt!
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Good punt that was about 2 inches from being blocked.
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No defense.
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They are running the ball right up the middle and there’s no MLB in sight.
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Brightwell does not seem partially interested in tackling
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Johnson down. Sincerely hope this does not impact his draft prep. Dude played hard all year.
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Turning this dumpster fire off.
Why would any talented player come here?
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3 and out SOP, SOP almost a blocked punt.
I’m done and out I’ve wasted my night on watching this pathetic performance.
Even if they win who cares they are struggling with Eastern Michigan, what a joke.
Let the Heather evaluation begin.
It’s been fun reading everyone’s comments.
Take care all
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Boooooo
Booooooo
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Our Panthers fighting for overtime.
So proud!
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I’d rather see them lose than watch 15 more minutes of this garbage
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I’d rather see us lose too, to quicken the firing of NoDoz. Clearly this team is not getting better in Year 5 of NoDoz era.
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I have to ask myself…how motivated are these players going to be in the offseason after this late season implosion? Next year could be a disaster
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How many first downs does Pitt have this half?
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Not good.
Systematically, this is a BAD Pitt Football Team.
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Seems hard to believe we won seven games this year and upset UCF. That was ages ago. Team has regressed badly in a month
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Lack of talent doesn’t help.
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And into the 4th Q….tied 20-20 with a MAC that has played in 4 Bowl games EVER, 3 of those in the last 4 years.
NoDoz must Go !!!
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We should have recruited their 2* s instead of our2*s. Just prove once again stars don’t matter when your P8tt.
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Noticeably absent from recent game day posts… Ike and Tx Panther. Can’t wait to hear their respective post game comments.
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Does Pitt even have a 1st down in the 2nd half?
EMU is killing our D with 1st downs.
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Typical halftime adjustments from these idiot coaches.
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qb sneak anyone?
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The game winning FG is about to happen.
Pitt’s O is in turtle mode.
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Glass is a gamer tonight.
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We won against a Mac team and fcs team.
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Glass is owning us.
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Maybe all of us rooting for EMU will get Heathers attention!
I could just cry!
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I plan to be harsh and uncompromising in my post game article. It pains me to do so because there are a lot of things I like about narduzzi and I love the program but even if we win this performance (and also the preceding two games) are inexcusable
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I can’t find one thing to like about Narduzzi so please enlighten me to those things u like.
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Runs a clean program (got this from reed)
Built pipeline to Florida (is he making the most of it? No on offense, yes on D)
Hired Bates
I personally like his interview style / the way he talks. HOWEVER if you are going to talk like that … you gotta back it up on the field. He hasn’t. My high school coach called it alligator mouth with a tadpole a$$
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Glass still > Pickett.
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I sweat Brightwell has done Nothing since his pick at Clemson.
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You’ve heard of a one hit wonder band.
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Trying again (hate WordPress). MIA are Ike and Tx Panther. Can’t wait to hear their respective post game assessments. This is a garbage effort by our coaches and players.
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Wow. Their QB is so much better than ours. Better athlete, much smarter, better passer (and he’s a crappy passer BTW), better runner and confident. Everything we don’t have.
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It’s one thing to lose to this team but to outright get out played all over this field is embarrassing.
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Pitt is badly missing MLB Reynolds that transferred.
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Heather’s been on my watch list since her hire. She extended the coach. She didn’t see what everyone one of us did because she is compliance, not athletics.
Pitt needs to clean house and that means the Admin.
You all can keep playing rah rah, with heather and narduzzi, but the realists understand what is really going on. We can still win the game, but we are awful, just awful.
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YES! TD!
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Glass maybe the best qb we played this year.
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Game over 😂😂😂
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No heart
No guts
No desire to win
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Here comes our Kenny
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Game over.
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Ouch! That hurt worse than anything else this game.
Turn out he lights!
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Unlock the gates
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NoDoz must GO !!!
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Our D continues to Blitz when their QB gets rid of the ball before they are even near him! ADJUST!!
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Why did I turn this channel on?
No more football season tickets for me. Until Narduzzi goes…
The fans I influenced the Stallings firing for much less reason…just sayin’.
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Let’s see — Pickett throws an interception or is sacked, again.
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I don’t see Pitt scoring any more points this half offensively.
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We are BAD
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Is this part of the process?? Future looks bright!
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Season tickets won’t be renewed!
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Lock the Gates…..
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Lock your trap narduzzi
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I feel a 3 and out coming on…
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Deservedly owning an awful coached Pitt team with no heart.
In all my life, I will remember that end zone celebration forever!
Please Heather Fire Narduzzi now while we still have a chance to win this game!!
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No guts, no pride, Pitt FB 2019.
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Most schools would fire their coach on site but not Pitt. Pitt gives their coach a raise.
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Perhaps Charlie Partridge should have spent less time in Florida and more time coaching.
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Really embarrassing to be a Pitt fan right now. How can anyone be optimistic about this team? I didn’t think it was possible but we have actually gotten worse over the last few games.
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Pickett is playing like he’s playing against Clemson….9 yards passing in 2nd half.
(maybe this will lite a fire under his jersey shore butt)
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Pitt is pathetic. Looking so much worse than EMU.
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We got cut by GLASS!
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Glass is an outstanding QB that should be given a shot in the NFL. Very smart very accurate and runs with the ball very well. He’s certainly good enough to be on someone’s practice squad.
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He’s shorter than the Duck…
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He’s so great he guided his squad to 6 wins in the MAC.
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jrn…..reynolds transferred because narduzzi promised a starting job to johnson thru the portal. I would transfer too. The portal should be used when there is a definite upgrade only or it kills morale.
We should use the portal for a new coach and new AD.
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Whats with all this sideline play calling, can’t Pickett read signed?
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I would like to apologise for all of my previous negative posts. Narduzzi clearly has this program pointed up. After this loss, Pitt will be 30-30 against FBS teams in Narduzzi’s tenure. If we pull it out, we’ll be 31-29. Simply outstanding. Clearly, I’ve been wrong all along.
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No Jay…you’ve been right. You’ve 100% earned this comment. I used to be a believer. This season changed that.
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We are going to lose this game. Can’t beat a 6-6 MAC team. Looking bad. Real bad.
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Celebration time.
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Don’t worry
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Throw the origin ball away.
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he is terrible…..he ran into that sack
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I feel a FG coming on
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No Pocket Presence Pickett
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Our D is so bad we can’t settle for field goals.
A really stupid sack taken by the Great.
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TD! I’m still rooting. I’m just sad it’s come to this.. Let’s win this damn game.
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EMU still has time for 2 more TD’s.
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At least
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Please go for 2. Can’t take an overtime period.
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nice pass and catch! looks a few inches short.
The band is the only thing in sync.
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The quest for overtime against a 6-6 MAC team continues.
Never quit Pitt.
So proud!
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The refs should overturn this TD just for the comedy of watching Pitt try to score from inside the 1
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That is your best comment.. ever.
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So dark, but very true. And the refs have had 2 opportunities to put us on the 1/2 yard line.
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Happy to be wrong on the score front. Wayne should be utilized much more in this Pitt offense.
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Just wait till next year…
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😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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Let’s see if we can put together a defensive stand to save Duzz’s job.
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I’m not confident we can stop Glass.
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Ok D, time to wake up!
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I just realized after 35 years of this crap. Pitt and it’s administrators revel in torturing their small but loyal fan base. You see they secretly always hoped we’d all go away and they could go Ivy League or something.
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I hope the Narduzzi comments that Picket is the starter next year were only made for his confidence for the bowl game. Otherwise there is NO BENEFIT to making that statement right now. Our young qb’s should absolutely have the opportunity to unseat Picket next year.
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Hard to argue with anything said here tonight. Win or lose the game, this is just awful.
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The ranking (39th -worst) is WELL DESERVED for Pitt….
https://sports.yahoo.com/ranking-the-39-bowl-games-from-best-to-worst-232955567.html
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One other thing. How valuable can those 15 extra practices be when this performance is the result?
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The fiasco following the Wanny firing left me with no appetite for another coaching change. But I’m feeling hungry again. Duzz has to go.
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The difference? Wanny was a great recruiter and bad game day coach. Narduzzi is a bad recruiter and a bad game day coach.
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You are the calmest steadiest Pitt fan I know. This means something coming from you!
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21 was way too slow to react…..pitt defense looks slow and out of shape
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Worst game of Damarri Mathis’ career
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What’s going on with our coverage? Prevent D?
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NOW we just leave receivers wide open. Hey we haven’t tried that yet??
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Man is Glass a great passer. He may be the best we have seen all year throwing to all those 2 stars no less.
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He was good last year too.
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EMU striving for their first bowl win since 1987 and the bowling trophy that goes with it.
And Pitt is doing everything they can to help them.
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qb draw again
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Boy are they going after Mathis!
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No way Narduzzi can keep his job if they lose this game, right?
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One would think so
I think win or lose he gets another year. The difference is how hot of a seat he’s on.
I could be wrong though
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He will get a raise. Only at Pitt..
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Unfortunately Nard knows he is as safe as a baby in depends.
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YES!
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The AD, administration and BofT’s will be fine with this game – in their minds, Pitt was competitive.
Meanwhile, the fan base diminishes even more.
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Their kicker > than ours too.
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Noticing how these low bowls are putting local teams in them to pull some live bodies. 34,000 Record for the Pizza/Quick Lane thing. Both FIU and FAU are in florida bowls, so their programs have popped up fast to fill the bowl abundance.
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Wait I thought this was Narduzzi’s defense now? I thought he finally had the players he wanted in the secondary? Yet they have given up 416 yards. 287 in the air.
Any optimists give me anything after tonight please see the simulated hand I am holding up in response.
Sorry, it’s over. Coach Narduzzi needs to go. You give 5, 10, 25 years the results will be the same.
Dave
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Dave, I’m sure you going to get some mumbo jumbo from some why this isnt so bad
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Our DL stands up to rush the passer and they are vulnerable to run plays going right by them.
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Our vaunted, showboating D has given up 40 points to a MAC cellar dweller.
With six minutes to play. Still time for more.
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Well 30. Unless I’m on a massive tape delay. But your point is well made
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haha.
NoDoz must Go !!!
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The unsportsmanlike penalty on Pitt should cost Pat Narduzzi his job.
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Win or lose I can’t wait for the Narduzzi presser.
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“he’s growing” Did i read that right or did she say we are going? Hopefully, the latter.
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Narduzzi’s seat shoudnt be hot. It should be eliminated!! Enough
What else do you need to see?? It’s been five years of this nonsense.
What’s going to change next year?
What???
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let’s run clock……
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3 and out with the game on the line
Hahahahaha
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We just got Whip(pled)!
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Game over
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Hate to see Fitz’s record broken by a player who mostly catches 5 yd passes.
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Yep. And on a junk offense
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That 3rd down play was beyond stupid….
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Horrible call well read by emu. Yeah we needed that 3 and out.
NARDUZZI MUST GO NOW!
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Yep
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Third and one and a half and we throw a pass behind the line of scrimmage.
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U MUST THROW THE BALL DOWNFIELD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So much for the offense bailing out the defense for once.
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Hah. Did you really expect them to?
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This drive will decide the game
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No balls play calling, all year long….
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5 FRICKN YDS ON FIRST DOEN RIGHT UP THE GUT
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Save your time outs Narduzzi
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qb draw coming…..
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Fire Whipple NOW. What an amazingly stupid play call. They deserve everything they get. I really want someone to defend this mess. And if Heather thinks it’s all good with him, she should be the first one kicked off the bus.
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The fact that Pickett even threw that pass is incredible. Surely he has an option to throw to a secondary receiver.
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3rd and 5. Qb dare?
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lol, called it first…………
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Hey whoever posted that before….a Saleem Brightwell sighting…just occurred. ikr
(first time i’ve heard his name called since @ clemscum.
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Fake punt
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Or maybe we’ll just jump offsides and make it easy
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So this has happened all year long…was that a good time out or should it have been saved for once Pitt actually had the ball.?
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Emu should go for it. We can’t stop them. Glass up the middle. Works every time
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A 4 and out coming next?
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If only we could have gotten Central or Western Michigan in a bowl instead of this quality 6-6 Eastern Michigan squad….
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Pitt 11 point favorites, right.
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If Whipple would at least run the ball a little Pitt might have a chance.
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ACC: Hey Heather, we’re going to give u a gimme game so your moron of a coach can get a bowl win.
Heather: Pat doesn’t need a gimme game. He’s a winner. And quite brilliant, I might add.
ACC: Brilliant, u say?
Heather: U bet. Just like me. That’s why I extended him until, well, forever.
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I feel a fake punt coming on
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This is looking like it should be called the Quit Lane bowl for Pitt. Hard to figure how Pitt can be so over confident that the defense doesn’t show up
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Ffrench is the worst punt returner
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Well that’s one way not to fumble…
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Look, heather and narduzzi are going to say they went into a hostile environment, yadda yadda yadda…..
Some will believe the excuses because most make excuses for why we can’t recruit, why we can’t win 8-9 games consistently, etc. The Eeyores rule. The realists actually get it, yet get ostracized for stating the truth. AD and coach must go.
OMG catch A punt!!!!
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Don’t start your foolishness yet
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Just got caught up from dvr delay. What a joke we are.
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It’s also the stunned look on Narduzzis face. And when the heck is someone going to catch a punt?
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In over 60 years of watching Pitt this is the first time I hope they lose. Time to clean house and dump Narduzzi. Word Press wouldn’t let me post– garbage,,
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Well – told you guys i was turning it off and I did. Until my phone rang and my son said, “sorry but you gotta turn it on and see the replay of Whipp turning another 3rd and 1 in to a 4th and 6.”……
So now I’m stuck in the nightmare again with the rest of you.
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It’s mostly a recurring nightmare. Thank you very much Sigmund.
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Pickett throw the pick and lets get this over with.
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Or someone fumble
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FTFB
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I smell a sack coming.
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Their kicking game is WAY better than our. Ffrench has to catch that punt with the regular D out there.
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Catch the damn ball!!
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Shame to see that drop by French and then see him on the ground. He’s having a career day as a receiver and he’s leaving it all in the field (except maybe as a punt returner)
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Two drops in a row. Story of the season
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Mack has become virtually useless as a receiver
Not sure why
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He must have read this, lol
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pick on #4’s replacement. he got kicked out of game!!! C”mon!
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How will we blow this?!?!
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Let me count the ways…
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Who wants to see OT?
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where have these guys (shocky & Carter) been all night. Pitt has some weapons, but where have they been ???
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Int or missed FG????
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Don’t leave this to kessman
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I’m rooting for Pitt.. make no mistake. But if we pull this off and any of you try to spin this as anything but an embarrassment, you are contributing to our mediocrity. Yeah. You know who you are…
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Don’t look at me. Santa Claus ain’t real
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I hate the blind optimism jay, but never be embarrassed with a win.
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We should have beaten this team by three touchdowns
Its embarrassing
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In reality we shouldn’t have. Pitt isn’t that good.
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Our offense is not that good. There is no reason (other than poor coaching) that the defense gave up 30
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Sure let’s go pack to the sideline pass…
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Awesome catch and throw!
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I stand corrected…
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Wow,wow, wow
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What a catch!!!
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Unreal
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LOL….it’s Mack!
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TOUCHDOWN!! We still suck. Happy New Year Pitt fans.
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Right Mack has become useless …
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As I said… I stand corrected
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hahahahaha////we had em all the way !!!
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In typical Pitt fashion …
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Wow – no quit in the kids.
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Thank God for the TD….no OT for this mess.
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great pick up block by our rb, against the outside wolf blitzer.
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Tip for duz / Bates.
Throw a couple of deep safeties back there
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And no press coverage.
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Nice drive, have to admit. At least this was way more entertaining for the fans nationwide than the garbage Miami game.
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