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Pitt 48
Duke 14
Hopefully no major injuries or missed assignments
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Dookies moving the ball. Billy very confused today….hangover?
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Why didn’t Nardstop challenge that…..
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Game links:
https://www.sportsurge.net/#/streamlist/4874
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Thank you Jack!
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Is our defense on the field?
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Duke OL is chop blocking, more players will get hurt if it isn’t stopped.
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I just imagined Duke fumbled…..and then I just imagined these Refs didn’t call it.
And the ACCN announcers imagined it too !
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This D is slow and bad.
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ACC refs at it again
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Stop it – are you watching this D get stomped by a bad team?
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Fumble not called. ACC refs at work already. Pitt sieve D hard at work. 7 straight completions. Camp hurt.
What a great start for Pitt!
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Defense reading this week’s press?
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No way to slice it….this defense is slow, unathletic and poorly coached.
Even the vaunted D line has disappeared the last 2 games.
Embarrassing performance from the defensive guru!
Just like every week, receivers running wide open all over the field. Difference again is no pressure up front and high school D backs won’t even work against Duke.
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Wow. Lucked out there. We made one of the worst offenses in the country look like track stars.
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lmao….guess duke really wanted to fumble successfully on that drive.
And they did…..and they did !
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The first fumble, nardstop should have challenged. It was clear. Bad coaching!
The second fumble, the duke runners elbow was on the ground.
The third fumble, we recovered…..shewww
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He would have lost….the guy’s elbow was clearly down.
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Agree with the bad coaching – he should have demanded they look at the tape.
Geez!
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Finally! Than you Duke. They’ve had red zone trouble all year.
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Just saw Ithial Horton punched a cop in the face and is charged with assault. Geez o man!
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I guess Curtis Aikens Jr will be playing after all
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And they have body cam and street cam footage of the whole incident.
Glad we had no South Side when I was in school. We could walk to trouble Luna and Haddon Hall!
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Haddon Hall on Thursday nites was great. $1 Pitcher night & Popcorn. Seems like yesterday.
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Capel is snakebit…
“Horton’s arrest comes days after Nike Sibande, who was expected to start alongside Horton in Pitt’s backcourt, was lost for the season after tearing his right ACL in a preseason game.”
https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4397401/ithiel-horton
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ESPN crawl said he punched the tow truck diver. I think it is more than an assault charge if you punch a police officer.
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I stand corrected…The crawl now says he punched an officer…
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Touchdown! No dukie within 10 yards of him…
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Pitt’s Quick Strike Offense……Strikes Again !!! Another TD pass for Pickett !
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Bad dukie defensive scheme. They needed to take Addison out of game with double team and hope the WR depth at Pitt doesn’t hurt them.
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Reposting from old thread: Pitt 48 – Duke 24
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Do we have any defense at all?
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All Pitt – Duke games are wildly high scoring…like watching the Big 12.
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Duke with the Green Eggs….& Ham !
Wait I forgot Dr Suess isn’t allowed on campuses anymore. ha
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Horton now. The first words out of Capel’s mouth after every practice should be “nothing good happens after midnight”. This is on Capel as much as it is Horton. So sad.
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OY VEY!!
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omg…..Pickett did his best….Big Ben fumble imitation !
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Goodbye post season honors for Kenny
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Anyone still feeling good about this Pitt FB team?
The no D poor OL is back…
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Pitt’s defense couldnt stop a good HS RPO. What an embarrassment!
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Miricle!
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Tell me again, why are we using the flea?
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A safety….left over from last week!
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This week’s theme in the ACC….is Safety’s. Go figure.
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From last thread, Pitt 42-Duke 24.
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Omg why run Davis? He can’t break a tackle!
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LOL….that’s quite the red zone offense Duke has there…
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Why???
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acc rubbing it in here….with this Safety call…..what a coincidence…huh
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The flea has more rushes for loss than all of our backs and probably most in D1…..so it makes sense to give him the ball in that position. What are the coaches thinking!!!
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Double OY VEY!! Ball given to the flea….KRAZEE!
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Flea for a safety? Why the flea in the end zone?? Good grief.
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Did Charlie Brown have a Flea. (if not, he should have)
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Yeah….that’s a safety but the Miami one wasn’t …😫
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Safety is on the offensive coordinator, why is Davis playing in that situation?
This game is a bit embarrassing for the offense so far.
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Are you kidding me, Vincent Davis? Whipple is such an idiot!
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Blood pressure rising.
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Need a turnover here for sure
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So far Duke is by far the better team, just not on the score board – yet
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Is there ANY fake this D doesn’t fall for?
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The Flea is only to be used….when trying to get into the End Zone……not trying to get OUT of the End zone.
Note to Whipple for future reference !!!
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Hmmm….WMU……Hmmm Duke?
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Jugg, are you watching the replay? We weren’t close to getting that ball out. Maybe you saw some angle that nobody else did, including our coaches. Believe me, if there was a chance Nardstop could blow his lid and argue, experience says, he would.
Duke offense is killing pitt’s d……..
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I had a drone orbiting Wallace Wade Outdoor Outhouse…so yes i had a different angle.
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Anyone who didn’t see this Duke loss coming is blind!
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But Dan, you also predicted a Pitt win?
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Why do we know that you use a bigger back there, but Nardipple knows better.
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not just using a bigger back. Izzy has been running strong. Flea leads your team in runs for loss. Why do we know this and the coaches don’t
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This is not funny.
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We are in big trouble.
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omg, beat deep again. No pitt defender within 6 yards….Awful!
Pitt still wins game, but this is awful football.
4 plays, 70 yards against
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Defense learned nothing from previous losses.
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Uh oh! This could become a blowout real fast.
We have the bad KP8 and no D
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This game has the inklings of a possible looming disaster atm.
Pitt D players dropping like Flies, Flea getting Safety’d and the D getting shredded.
Triple Oye !
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Name a worse defense in the ACC than Pitt?
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UVA and apparently Wake Forest. Probably others.
pmdH2P
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Again, Pitt will win…..but this is a bad representation of what football should look like…
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Duke already has over 200 yds in the 1st quarter….
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Wide open miss – again!
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pitt gets away with a hold….and then pickett misses a wide open wayne..uggh
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It would have been a late thrown flag had he connected on that….rest assured.
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Jack – I would have said Duke, but……..
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Kenny feeling the pressure of national recognition?
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The Krull with his signature drop
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Drops again…
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Kenny throwing too high…ouch.
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KP is a little off today on his passes…
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If only,
The Scarecrow had a brain……….And the Manster Krull had a set of hands.
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Narduzzi likes to help long time coaches whose careers are in trouble, see Manny Diaz and Steve Addazio.
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Well not long time in Manny’s case….
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Hands of stone Lucas is becoming a trend, our offensive line is having a hard time containing the Duke defensive line.
Defense better adjust
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The good news is he can’t catch COVID either…🤢
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I was really looking forward to going to the NC game Thursday. Now…?
Take the over
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I’m the same. I think UNC will be favored by 6.5
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Need a complete reset here starting the 2nd
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yep, contact was early……….just a tad
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well, upon review…maybe not!
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Tobacco Road REFS…..YAAAY!
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Late flag. Bad call
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How was this team not ready today? How?
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OK, now argue that it isn’t the refs…
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It’s not the refs – are you watching how bad this team is playing vs an 0 for ACC team?
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Now you’ll see today, what a real Home field, Home Cooking Advantage is, in the good ole boy ACC.
(northern schools need not apply, especially those union suit yankees from Pittsburgh)
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KP has to wake up (and I think he will) because we can’t win 21-19.
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Run the damn ball!
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I am not sure this is a ref issue fellas. Only questionable call was the pass interference call, but then there was a no call on the next play, so I call that a push.
The early fumble call should have been reviewed by Nardstop and he and his coaches were asleep at the wheel.
Pitt bounces back here on their first possesssion in the 2nd
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Whipple has gone pass crazy!
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BOMBS AWAY !!!
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Our guys are dropping like flies.
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Time for the defense to play after the TD. Another Panther injury….WOW!!
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Addison is beating these dookies like he’s playing against high school kids.
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Kenny is maybe the reincarnation of the Mad Bomber.
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Smooth as butter – got to get the ball to Addison
Come on now!
Can we put Addison in to play safety? Do we have any safeties on this team?
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Being a Pitt fan is bad for your health
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True….everyone on here has an ailment or medical condition of some sort.
HBP probably being numero uno. All related to Pitt football over 40 years, no doubt. haha
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This team and coaching staff stink!
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This is a joke
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This could be a repeat of 58-55 game, at this rate of scoring.
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Omg at least the defense gets more of a rest now…
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At least the defense will get a longer rest…
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Wow we look like crap today.
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I’m going to have to say it’s been a total team effort today, the Panthers are definitely in trouble.
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That pathetic kickoff was not the refs fault…short kick, ruined all angles for tackle…
No need to panic, pitt will crush them as long as they continue to single team addison!
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Mind blowing….bring on Dartmouth!
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Pitt NOT ready to play today! Typical horrible coaching for King Duzz!
4 Starters out with injuries. Unreal.
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They’re handicapping the game……while it’s in progress.
2nd half bets will be effected for sure !
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Our special teams had been pretty good this year,,,,ugh…
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They are ranked 104 out of 130
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Kickoffs…..what is going on??
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I cannot begin to imagine what UNC will do to this team!
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And Virginia…..a typical late season meltdown for Narduzzi’s teams.
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Duke will beat Pitt today – Duzz has no halftime adjustment capabilities.
I wonder how much the buyout is in his new extension – I’m ticked off – I’ll mortgage my business to get rid of this crap show.
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Hard to watch. And no Kenny next year……..
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Kp is the ONLY reason this team has this record. Not coaching, not defense, not talent anywhere else. KP is making up for brain dead coaching and lack of preparation.
So sad. We will win this game. But Doesn’t matter.
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That was the second short kickoff of the day. WTH!
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it’s embarrassing………..but….it’s early. Way early in this game!
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Short week…. NC on Thursday night…..no time to recover from injuries….HELP!!
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I don’t have any answer for how the defensive line has completely disappeared the last two games.
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did the grass tackle flea?
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I guess the drops are back
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Pitt is simply not a team that can be taken seriously! Though I am consistently disappointed by how they rank us, I can understand the logic of those who do.
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Booooooo
Booooooo
Booooooo
The play calling in all three phases is bad today.
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19-17 A WWI score.
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Lazy route by Krull….
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And no Hammond today.
Disappointing to say the least.
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Running Davis in the red zone, coming up short again
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Whipple has completely abandoned the run!
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angles are different when you kick it deeper….
nice play by Bright……
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EE – Hammond has always been my number 1 choice, followed by izzy, carter, than flea/sibley. I was expecting a 250 yard rush game for flea against the poor duke defense.
I wonder if they will double addison before the game is over. I think Pitt knows they can get a td so long as he operates in single coverage.
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Did Duzz just call a defensive TO on a 3rd and 16 with his team down to an 0 for ACC offense?
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Habba made a nice block to free up bright for the second sack…..nicely done
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Where has the defense been?
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Bright has been on the bench – finally we put our best defender on the field.
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What a bad penalty for number “0”….cost us 25-30 yards
Refs made a good call in pitts favor on that punt
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Bostic saying it cannot happen….YES IT CAN!!
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Leave Hammond on the field.
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KP is really off today…
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Hints of desperation putting Addison back as the punt returner.
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Hammond runs hard!
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Nice!
Now, can we play DEEEFENSE!
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Nice TD run but too much time left
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Kenny looked like another #8 on that TD scramble…..that being the father of who(s) has tutored him the couple years.
The Manning boys and their father….Number 8 Archie Manning ! no kidding !
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This game is over. Pitt will win by alot.
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Bright is off the field again – butter D about to appear again
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Kamara with a play from the LB position.
Yes!
Showing some life…
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Read the body language….pitt waking up…..duke the recipient of the sleeper move
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Addison is a HUGE FORCE!. Pitt seems to be waking up.
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Huff III LOL same thought
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yes sir, you can see it……led by bright and kamura
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Another stalled out drive. Field goals won’t be enough on Thursday
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The question is do I take a nap in anticipation of NO halftime adjustments or do I hang with the frustration that is suppose to be an entertaining game?
After Bright’s 3rd sack, I’ll hang around.
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A Chase Pine Township sighting. Pitt’s D is getting serious it seems…after the point spotting.
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Bright would have had that pick.
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Bright & Pine playing well.
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Krull with another drop
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I like Bart
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Simpson?
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why is duke playing so deep
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Stone-hands Krull….ugh…
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They are giving up a last second field goal at least. As a note, I am fine with them giving up free yardage!
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Too many drops!
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Krill drops 2 again today…
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not sure that was a pi against duke, but will accept. That ball was nowhere close to being able to be caught.
still a tough game to watch. We definitely weren’t ready to play.
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Too many FG’s by the Erie County dude. We need TD’s and we were promised by the Duzz that we’d get TD’s.
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Finally the first penalty of the Half……. on the last place Dookies….and we get a 3 !!!
30-19 Pitt….after all that mess.
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At this point I’m just glad we’re up by more than 1 score at the half.
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30 points in a half……and we’re still b&tching. lol
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True jughead but I don’t find it as funny.
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After listening to Billy and Pay Bostick on all the Pitt games carried on ACC network (which I cannot get), I would suggest that Pat Bostick might be a better coach/CEO for the team. He has tremendous insight into what has happened and what should never happen and what should happen in the future.
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Relad the page if it freezes up…
http://bestsolaris.com/cfbstreams/duke-blue-devils-vs-pittsburgh-panthers/
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Pitt showed me that we are a slow team. That was a bad look during the first half. Best news is that it wasn’t seen by many as the game is on the hardly watched ACC channel.
There are W_F fans watching their UNC game with us – they wanted to know if we planned to join them in Charlotte for the ACC Championship game – you bet if we right the ship.
Half time adjustments – play Bright, Pine and Kamara at LB, Haba and Hayes at the ends and Kancey in the middle. Don’t take them off the field unless they tap out. DON’T!
All else will take care of itself – a win will happen.
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When they add ‘Outdoor’ in the name of Duke’s football place. They should have added 1 more word.
Wallace Wade Outdoor Outhouse 🙂
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The Rambling Ramblers are beating the U…….21-17 2nd Q
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KP not as crisp today…
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dunno bro…he’s accounted for 3 Pitt TD’s and almost 300 yards passing.
He could not make that sideline rope he threw to Shocky the last couple years.
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20/30 for 280 yards with a few drops…Looks good to me
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Correct…Manster has 2 drops himself. Now you know why his play was limited at Florida.
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It’s too bad really – KP on pace for another huge day numbers wise. You have to win the games to be considered a Heisman winner.
I wish the coaching would’ve been able to give him a puncher’s chance at it but it is what it is.
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We see KP for every play…I promise you that whoever you think is the best QB in college FB misses some throws and has a few bad throws in every game. We just don’t see them because we are busy watching KP blast through the PITT record books.
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Blue Mountain Bart
Go Pitt!
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Good start, now we need a stop
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Blue Mountain Boy…is gonna be a good one ! Is now !
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One more td and time to get some people some playing time. No more injuries.
Bartholomew looks good, but again, against awful opponents they all look good. I guess he looks good because he catches them.
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Bright did not start the 2nd half..
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But he just came in and made the 3rd down stop
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Sam Kancy with the snuff block !
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Let’s go for another 500 yards for Kenny. Back to back weeks with 500, would do wonders for the Campaign.
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Bright not in again (after the Pitt fumble)
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Another DT hurt – this is a costly game.
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Fumble was on purpose to make sure Kenny P. continues to run up the stats (that is what I am going with to keep my sanity)
I keed, I keed…
Just when you think the blowout is about to be cemented…
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Hey if u’ve managed to keep your sanity the last couple crazy inverted years…..you are a better man than me. haha
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This team and coaching staff does not know how to put a boot to the throat of their opponent
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Totally agree…but being from Pittsburgh, it comes with the territory. The pro team does the same damn thing all the time.
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Pitt has turned it up after another slow start.
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I hope Duzz was writing in his note pad that Duke moves the ball when Bright is on the sideline. Bates puts him in late in the series when the damage is done – the FG was a plus when Bright came in for the last 2 plays.
Why can I see this and Bates and Duzz can’t?
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Note to Narduzzi: Hammond > Davis.
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Pickett leader in Rushing and Passing for Pitt today.
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Hammond is diamond!
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Another TD pass for Kenny and close to 400 yards and more than 1 Q left…
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Gamecast is saying Addison on a TD run…was it a pass? I don’t get ACCN where I live 😦
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Kenny threw it…they must be saying it was a behind the LOS throw….pricks
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yeah why would the ACC do anything to try and show case a Heisman candidate, SMH.
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It was a pass…
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Backward pass=a run.
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One more series for KP then Patti time? Short week coming up…
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so want him to get that 400 passing yard mark, but not at the expense of rest…
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Also, the way things are going Duke is driving to make it a 2 possession game. Not sure Pitt will call off the dogs at 2 possession (if and big if Duke gets a TD here)
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Again no Bright and Duke moves down the field.
I just don’t get it…
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Narzuzzi is not too bright…
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I use to pitch like Juan Marichal…scared the crap outta batters ! ha
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Lol I just watched a video of him. How did you pitch from the stretch?
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minus the leg kick. Hardly anyone got hits off me anyway.
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field refs give us break….replay reverses. Right call.
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Give it a break….
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We need another score. No Pitt lead is big enough!
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Instead we get a 3 and out
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Keep running up the score on these a-holes. Picked/tackled Chase Pine on that dookie TD and of course the REFS…..See nothing,
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How is 79 for Duke allowed to be blocking in the end zone on that play without a flag?
I may need to buy an ACC rule book so I can understand what I am watching.
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i thought the same thing with our number 60 on either bartholomews or addison score….at least 12 yards down field…left bottom of tv or computer screen if i recall direction
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Rule #1: The northern teams are always wrong.
Rule #2: See Rule #1
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That sure looked like a pick on Pine
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Another drop
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flea loses a yard….why is he in there?
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Bad Kenny got away with one there – oy vey!
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Pitt paying sloppy again.
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Can’t rest KP now…
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I wanted to see Patti getting playing time. We can’t risk injury with KP.
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Game not over yet. Need a turnover and then run game to ice this.
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Whipple loves him some Davis, I just don’t get it when Hammond is rpping through yardage
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I’m guessing Whipple owns a poodle…or maybe a hamster….
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Pitt can still lose this game !
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This defense is terrible. I hoped 2nd half would be better but no pressure, open receivers and horrible tackling. Bad calls or not,
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Our kicker is developing nicely…
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And he is from Erie County
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Let’s Go Pitt cheers breakout at Wallace Wade Outdoor Outhouse.
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Another crap call…
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not sure call was against devonshire. they called royal’s number who apparently was in. Devonshire coverage looked pretty good, although some hand fighting, so who knows!
who is 16 and who is maloney on the d line. Brima got time too.
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I think Maloney is a walk on.
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Alot of defensive numbers i dont recognize
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Remember, this is the backup Duke QB and Cam Bright is not in the game.
Maddening
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Central Catholic John to the rescue !
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OK…one more series then rest KP. 👍🙌
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Good to see Danielson #95 in the game.
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Rub some dirt on it Bart. Hammonds got this one for us…
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Bartholomew would be a huge loss if he can’t play Thursday night.
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Especially since Krull can’t catch the ball…
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Yeah, but we got #41
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Book it Dano…
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Kono approves of this message !
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Touchdown for Ham…..Pitt eclipses the Half Century mark. Pitt 54 dookies 29
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Ithiel Horton sure has had his name scrolled across the ACCN channel all day.
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This turned out better than I expected. Glad Pitt finally put their foot on the gas. Now the WF – NC game is tied with 6 min to go. Interesting….
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Sam Howell just went down with an injury in the W_F game
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Wow, that is big.
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He’s back in the game, so not a big injury. Maybe he’ll slip on some Tar during the week,
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He’s fine though…
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Bring on the Tar Heels
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I got rewarded 2 Helmet stickers for my Pitt hat today.
1 for not giving up on the team after the slow start. And 1 for the ACC announcers announcing Passaic & Paterson New Jersey & insurance, all in the same sentence. 🙂
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Down goes WF
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Looks like we’ll be playing UNC right after a big win for them. WF has zero run defense,
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Unc looking very strong
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NC beats Wake Forest. The Pitt D better show up come next Thursday. I’m never very comfortable watching our D play this year.
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58-55, two ints by Carolina the difference.
Should be a barn burner Thursday.
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Yep it has the makings of an extreme emotional Roller Coaster Ride !
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I don’t see another loss on Miami’s schedule. We will have to win out IMO.
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GT had a 4th Quarter……SAFETY against the U today. Only points they scored in the 4th.
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Bizarrely that was not a conference game between Tarholes and Wake.
Mixed feelings on that one, wanted Wake undefeated if we play them in Championship game.
But then if they were undefeated, Hartman might beat out Kenny for Heisman.
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Many questioned why Minnesota of the Big Joke was ranked #20 in the CFP this week.
And those that questioned that…….were certainly justified today. As the Gophers score 6 points
at home to dreadful 3-6 Illinois.
And 1 of Duke’s 3 wins against a Big Joke team.
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Same team that took down PSU in 9 OTs.
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Pitt Football
@Pitt_FB
The Pitt Panthers have scored 50+ points in four games in the same season for the first time since 1905. #H2P »… Dan, you witnessed some of those games…..correct.
https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1457073842904522758
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Might of missed one of them!
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Good win by Pitt against a team they should have beaten. Pickett healthy and Narduzzi had the sense to take him out of the game. Some banged up players. Hopefully UNC will come out flat on Thursday after their big win against Wake Forest. Pitt defense will need to pressure and hit Sam Howell often for us to have a chance on Thursday. We will definitely have to play a better first half than we did today.
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—Just heard a radio guy say that Pitt had 11 tackles-for-loss today. Nice.
—Impressive the number of players not in the 2-deep who played today. And better yet, a couple of them made plays.
Thursday night against UNC is going to be bonkers…
Go Pitt.
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Old school: I did yard work and listened to the game (I wish I could pay Comcast even more money).
Pat Bostick is a real gem.
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Gasman: I never listen to Pitt on the radio either. But I was on a long ride home from South Carolina, so I listened yesterday. At some point I said to myself, “Pat Bostick is really, really good as the color man”. He was excellent.
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Serious question: Why do we start out so slowly in so many games (obviously not every game, but enough to make a Pitt fan crazy)?
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Maybe I am lurking the wrong media folks but a guy throws for 400+ yards and 3 passing, 1 rushing TD and nary a word.
Man Pittsburgh media sucks big time. I know the Heisman bid is a long shot after 2 losses, but I am amazed at the lack of tweets.
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Nice to get a win but too bad about the injuries. Camp’s definitely is the most serious.
Teams are banged up and tired this time of the year. What a crime making them play on a Thursday. ESPN cannot force it, so shame on the ACC. Or can they?
Thursday will come down to a fluky defensive play to win it. I have to admit, not feeling great about this defense one bit. Duke did get 16 fluky points but for how bad it had been the past two games, 29 is 29 however I want to spin it.
Who coaches are DBs to grab, grab, grab?
I sure hope the true freshman receiver has his nerves gone. A fumble and a bad drop. Pitt needs plays from him with the injuries.
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No Stovall today. Maybe he’ll be back for UNC.
With Stovall and Barden out, nice to have Addison available to return punts.
Go Pitt.
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Lots of you guys and gals predicted 7 wins for PITT. Congratulations! right now you all are dead on.
Slow starts? Last two weeks PITT went for a TD their first series. Happened more than that throughout the entire season as well.
So much for no halftime adjustments. PITT has scored a ton of points in the third quarter. I think I heard that PITT may lead the entire nation in 3q points scored. Like I said, so much for PITT not making halftime adjustments.
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I believe it is actually 2nd qtr scoring that Pitt is leading the nation – 23 points yesterday and a couple other 20+ point 2nd qtr outputs. The Tennessee game rings a bell to this 2nd qtr thought.
Maybe our friend Richard (Pittcocks) can dredge up that stat for us sometime in the future. I’ll take 20+ points in the 2nd qtr on Thursday night…
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You’re probably right Rick? If Richard hits for big he just might ride off into that blazing S Carolina sun.
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Pitt was ranked 1st nationally in 2nd quarter points per game before yesterday. They’re now #2 as Ohio St. is edging them out by one-tenth of a point (16.2 to 16.1 points averaged in the 2nd quarter). Pitt is 8th nationally in 3rd quarter scoring, averaging an even 10.0 points, while Nevada leads with 13.6. Also of note: Wake averaging 11.6 points in the 3rd quarter and UNC averaging 10.4
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OK what’s our injury list look like now? Out for Thursday Mack,and Barden for sure and most probably Camp also.
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INJURY LIST?: Stovall and Minor also missed this game. Stovall may have been suspended by Narduzzi its been rumored. On Minor who know but probably an injury. Huey is probably also a question for Thursday.
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Ouch! But this team has depth except for Safety and QB.
Two starters out on the OLine sounds worse than it probably really is. While Blue Mountain Bart looked like he was ready to go back in, he only gets one ball thrown to him per game anyway.
As far as the DT’s go, I’ve not been impressed with the exception of Cancey. Let’s get the young guys some reps like Brima and Donold.
The WR’s were thin today indeed. As long as Addison and Wayne are healthy, the depth will be fine.
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Big D Carter with a nice flare pass play for a first down, also saw him in there during a failed 3rd and short attempt by V Davis. Obviously PITT handed the ball off to the wrong RB.
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Would like to see more of Daniel Carter – reminds me of another #40 we used to love to cheer for.
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Around 5 ranked teams losing so far today. Should be able to move up in the rankings.
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Msu falls
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Even with Mich State losing, the CFP will probably just add another B1G team into the rankings
to replace Minnesota. That being Pur-who
Cincy hung on by their toenails against another scrub. CFP did do that right, moving them out of the Top 5.
Baylor lost as well today in another bizarre game to 3-5 TCU.
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Bad day for the MSU’s……#17 Miss State just went down to the Hogs in F-Ville. In another incredible finish.
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Chandler, Downs and Howell will be a tough trio to beat on Thursday night. The Tar Heels will have a few advantages over Pitt in this game – speed, no pressure to win and the players won’t have to attend classes.
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Back in the day I knew many players at Pitt who didn’t attend classes and if they did it was rocks for jocks.
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Not true…..the classes were just moved to The Keg & Zelda’s.
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I will be at the University of No Classes game Thursday and may have an extra ticket. Will know by Tuesday. Would be glad to hand it to someone at 5 A pregame.
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Im driving up and will see you there Dan.
Fran and Wolfe – what time do the festivities begin?
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Around 4:00 PM this afternoon JoeL.
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I make UNC a 2.5 point favorite. We
will see who Vegas likes tomorrow around 9pm.
Pitt defense is just a tad better than UNC defense. I hope…
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Wow Dan…I’m thinking more like PITT favored by 5.
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You’re closer ft, the experts think much higher of PITT then their own fans do sometimes.
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I was exactly 2 games this year, WMU and Miami
not driving in for UNC
you’re welcome
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Thanks, Tvax!
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btw, watched today on Hulu dvr in cloud
annoying because could not ff through any commercials
weak
can be avoided with an upgrade for $10 a month but found that out after cussin’ up a storm through every 2:30 of commercials
.
btw, our defense sucks, not sure scheme or players but S U C K S
shut your pie holes Iek and Jugs
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Say what you want about our defense, but the NC defense gave up 600 yards today vs WAKE. It will probably be a basketball like score on Thursday night.
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Personally, I hate those kind of track meet games.
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JoeL, Red5a gate open 5 hours prior to game times.
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More good results for Pitt.
This one works for us 2 ways. Tennessee over #18 Kentucky 45-42
Boise St. over #23 Fresno St in a rout 40-14
So a week of absolute carnage in the initial CFP Top 25…. with 8 ranked teams losing.
After it seemed like carnage every week in the AP & Coaches Polls for the first 2 months.
A Sign of the utter Insane Times !
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Be sure to vote for Kenny every day. https://www.seniorclassaward.com/vote
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https://triblive.com/sports/pitt-survives-slow-start-recovers-to-defeat-duke-retain-sole-possession-of-first-place/
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https://triblive.com/sports/pat-narduzzi-wonders-if-former-pitt-player-carson-van-lynn-was-stealing-signals-for-his-duke-teammates/
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https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021/11/06/pitt-duke-football-takeaways-kenny-pickett-pat-narduzzi-acc-addison/
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https://pittsburghsportsnow.com/2021/11/06/postgame-reaction-from-pitts-kenny-pickett-jordan-addison-after-win-over-duke/
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Pitt line is minus 6 or 5 in the books out now
who’s taking Pitt minus 6?
injuries will be key
hope everyone is back, even Krull WITH his early season hands
(even if I have to tolerate his first down signal a couple times 😦 )
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Some Sunday morning Mr Obvious observations:
Kenny Pickett and Jordan Addison are really, really good.
Shocky had his best game in a while.
Jared Wayne is excellent.
Krull really gets open a lot, but his hands…
These slow starts must end, lucky that was Duke.
Maybe Whipple is figuring it out, or the guys are figuring it out for him:
Hammond 16-81, 5.1 yd average
Izzy 10-68, 6.7 yd avg
Davis 4-7, 1.5 yd avg.
Davis safety was a low point in the game. Why would Whipple do that?
When you have two guys that break tackles on almost every carry.
Izzy’s vision is unreal, he finds the hole, Hammond knocks people backwards,
and almost always falls forward.
Those guys need to be used more not less. I know it is hard when Kenny can score
on any play. But when a defense has to worry about both the run and the pass….
The defense turned the ball over with a fumble and on downs early in that game or
it could have been a much bigger hole to dig out of. They really picked it up and blitzed the Duke QB right out of the game.
We sure don’t get many(any) of the close calls do we?
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No !
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Watched a bit of the UNC-Wake game. I still say we are going to need to run the ball more to keep our defense off the field as much as possible. UNC has the ability to physically beat you with strong runners and a superb QB who van throw and run right over you. He is a monster.
Hopefully Wake took something out of them. Unfortunately Duke put some more of our guys on the bench or in the training room. This is where Pitt’s depth has to start coming through.
Pitt needs to play them one at a time, but the next three games are going to be really tough 60 minute contests. Pitt has to win all three, because it doesn’t appear that Miami will lose another.
I’m not sure why UNC’s D gives up so many points, they have players.
With their recruiting, they should get better every year.
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You’re thinking along Narduzzi/Wannstedtian archaic lines.
Why run the ball, when you have a Gunslinger like Kenny.
Time of possession means literally nothing these days. Dozens & dozens of examples, including
many Pitt games this year.
Yesterday, Tennessee had the ball for 43 seconds of the 1st quarter, yes that’s 43 seconds and led 14-7
after 1 Q. Meanwhile Kentucky’s offense ran over 100 plays and still lost.
You gotta quit thinking like it’s 1965. lol
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No how bout last year? Najee Harris, Travis Etienne.
They played with some pretty good QB’s and receivers.
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How about 2021, Number 1 Georgia
https://georgiadogs.com/documents/2021/9/5//21fb_stats.pdf?id=13967
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Pitt’s main problems on Defense are not long sustained rushing drives by their opponents.
It’s giving up big plays and plays in huge chunks. So that is the issue, not the length of time
they are on the Field.
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So you say, but that is going to change since UNC runs the ball and so does Syracuse.
The idea is to give the other team fewer chances and shorter fields.
Against Miami, they scored the first three times they had the ball, we scored first but then only one field goal the next three drives.
It is all about being more efficient and scoring more often. Six td passes and 500 yds passing are outstanding but not so much when you lose the game.
By the way you changed the subject, number one Georgia has a very balanced offense so it obviously still works, even in 2021.
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If you look at the top ten teams most are very balanced running as much as they throw.
As great as Pitt’s offense is it could be better.
Fact is Football is a team sport blaming the defense for the losses matters little, they are still losses.
It most certainly does matter how often and how much time a defense spends on the field.
Look at the UNC-Wake game last night. The game was decided by turnovers, Wake threw two interceptions. Both of our losses had interceptions.
It comes down to the offense that is most efficient that wins.
Wild shoot-outs may be fun, but only if you are on the winning side.
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As I mentioned below, Kentucky ran almost 100 plays(99) on Offense to Tennessee’s 48 plays so more than a 2 to 1 margin in plays run, moved the ball up and down the field with 35 1st downs and still lost.
And the turnovers were not a factor as both teams only had 1 each.
So it didn’t matter, how much Tennessee’s Defense was on the field, which was 46 minutes of a
60 minutes game. Tennessee won.
So you’re wrong.
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You can find one example of pretty much anything lol
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There’s plenty of examples with Pitt alone this year….let alone the hundreds I could find thruout College football.
LOL
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My issue is why does UNC always play a Thursday night game late in the season at Pitt? When Pitt travels there it is Saturday.
That is a clear scheduling advantage for them.
What other team always gets the same game and time on an away game?
Also Thursday night sucks now that the pigs in the NFL play Thursday too.
It is zero advantage to play on a short week, with a small crowd and yellow seats on national tv with the NFL playing at the same time.
Tell me when Pitt can get at standing game and time each year at UNC!
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Amen, Kevin.
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Just another of the many many screw jobs…..Pitt gets in the ACC.
Pigs in the NFL…..i like that. I’m assuming you mean Arkansas players. ha
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kman…ESPN rules the roost…it’s about the Benjamins””
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cough, cough. The last 20 months, more than ever !!!
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I watched much of the UNC vs W_F game because there was a small group of W_F fans seated next to Mrs. Erie and I while we watched the Pitt win with many Panther fans. Feels good to say that – a lot of H2P’s are rising up since the Clemson win gained national attention.
The Miami loss is haunting us and will until we win the Coastal in Syracuse.
UNC QB Howell, RB Chandler and WR Downs are all NFL bound – they are fast, strong and very intelligent FB players. Pitt will have their hands full on Thursday.
Speaking of Thursday, Mrs. Erie has a medical procedure this Tuesday – her doctor tells us she will be extremely uncomfortable and sore all week. So, I proceeded to sell my 2 club seats many weeks ago upon receiving the news from her doc. I reached out to all my Pitt friends that don’t usually go to the games, with no takers. I then reduced the asking price to less than 50% and only a buddy of a friend has shown a little interest, but no commitment.
I will probably gift them to a client of my business who is a Pitt grad and only goes to games if I give him my tickets. That says a lot to me about the value of Pitt football. It’s sad…
I’m also trying to figure out how my appearance can still be a game day decision – I know, what am I thinking?
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Thoughts and prayers and best wishes for Rachel.
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Best wishes for a good outcome Tuesday!
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Prayers for Mrs. Erie…🙏
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Good Luck to Rachel. Still praying for you both.
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This is crazy but the long-range weather forecast is calling for a high of 68 on Thursday.
Let the scoring begin…
Go Pitt.
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Yea crazy….cause on Saturday in Pittsburgh, temp in the 40’s. With 51 being the avg high.
Guess they don’t want the Holes to cold, since they’re from Chapel Hell !
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Watched the game in its entirety last night, taking advantage of the extra hour due to DST.
A couple reactions to some of the comments above:
Agree on Shocky – good for him! hope he continues and finishes his Pitt career strong. He’s tough and fast.
On the safety, I thought two things… OK with the play call, but why was Davis in for that play? Needed beef in for that. Guess tthat’s Powell’s call? Also thought Davis was a bit responsible for the safety as he should have cut inside based on how the left side blocking was going down. WHen he has a hole to get through, he’s fun to watch, but just not big enough to count on for tough yards imo.
As for run/pass mix, they have so many weapons offensively… lots of good receivers and a top QB. So, I get that the pass will be used more than my personal preference.
We were whistling by the graveyard for weeks on the injury thing. Really sad if thats the end of Mack’s Pitt career. He does such a good job catching balls in traffic.
Bartholomew…. did he come back in after the injury?
Krull … needs to focus on making the catch – more important that YAC.
Pitt crowd – vocal and could be heard on TV. Well done folks, well done. Sorry I could not have been there.
Venue – love Wallace-Wade Stadium. Blue print for what to do with an older bowl stadium. Sigh.
Announcers – before I started watching Packer and Durham on ACCN in the morning, I was guilty of painting the ACCN play-by-play/color guys with a broad brush…provincial Tobacco Roaders (where are you Emel?). But realized that Wes Durham did the call yesterday…thought he called a good game from a Pitt fan’s perspective. Both guy appropriately questioned ref calls (or lack thereof) on fumble, PI, etc. And appreciated the love they showed Kenny, which perhaps isn’t saying much because Kenny’s play demands attention. I’m all in on that guy. Special player.
Defense – we will be challenged mightily the rest of the way. Glad we have depth witht he injury situation. Wonder who’s redshirt may get burned as a result? WHat’s Donald’s status in terms of number of games he’s played? Heard he is developing well. Nahki Johnson as well?
Hope the weather cooperates on Thursday and looking fwd to seeing the Red5A crew. You all make the seasons special.
Lets go 1-0…
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TE Bartholomew came back in a few plays after the injury.
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Very small sample size, but after the game yesterday we went to Ross Park Mall and some other stores in the area. For the first time ever, Pitt gear outpaced Penn State gear by people in the stores by a wide margin.
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Although not everyone here was a fan of the color change, the new ones pop and they much more evident. That, plus the pride that a winning team provides…
I will be wearing my colors today at Lowe’s for certain.
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Good comments, JoeL. The defense needs to step up big time and cannot use injuries as an excuse. The goal line play with Davis was troublesome. I wonder if Powell inserts the players while Whipple calls the plays, so there can be a breakdown in communication. Once that play is called, Powell should have the correct personnel on the field for success. Were there two TEs on the field?
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Someone was in as a lead blocker (or pulled) and that side still blew up.
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JoeL, I believe that was D Carter lead blocking?
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—Sam Scarton – wow! He’s certainly exceeding my expectations.
—The short kickoffs yesterday were puzzling. I was wondering if Saul is hampered by an injury???
Go Pitt.
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Life is sure strange (hey don’t us boomers know it), but it was more than strange yesterday.
After the Horribly wrong non-Safety call last week, which cost us a chance of winning that game.
Duke gets the Safety against Pitt, with very little debate or camera angles (again) on the play.
Strange, coincidence, message being sent…..or something else ???
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Observations: I saw Daniel Carter get in for one offensive play and picked up a big first down…wonder why we don’t see more of him ? Stovall and Tysir not suited up-hope they are back for Thursday night…can see why Krull didn’t get to play much at the Swamp- so reminiscent of TE’s past….Bartholomew is a STUD 9no, I am not referring to his earrings!!!),,,IMO, Whipple doesn’t still not using TE’s enough…There is a lot of pariety in college ball these days…3 of the best QBs in college ball are playing in the ACC….going to be some butt clenching moments going forward…”D” better show up early and stay to play…GET READY…Hail to PITT!!!
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We’ll have to put Carter’s lack of PT, in the more than strange category.
He’s in there along with another guy who looks pretty good, when he plays. Todd ‘General’ Sibley.
Agree the Manster Krull is a specimen but terrible hand/eye coordination, wonder why nobody turned him into a Lineman since
he has no future at TE (watch he’ll get drafted now, lol)
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Joe Rudolph would have made that move.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/cincinnati-football-college-football-playoff-11636073295?st=3qubvpu56d47jo9&reflink=article_copyURL_share
A bit OT, but it does show the impact of bias towards the SEC and B10. Would love to see Cincy go up against one of the beneficiaries of that bias.
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I know that Duzz likes to keep injury info as close to the vest as possible. But, I am really wondering what the status is for some of our guys. Of course, UVA is staying pretty quiet about Brennan Armstrong’s rib injury.
pmdH2P
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Saw a bowl projection w Pitt in the Gator Bowl v Auburn.
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New Year’s Six bowl games
Jan. 1
Fiesta
Glendale, Ariz.
At-large vs. At-large
Notre Dame vs. Pittsburgh
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/college-football-bowl-projections-michigan-into-new-years-six-cincinnati-must-look-like-a-playoff-team/
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I’m at the volleyball game. Jordan Lockwood is warming up! Yay!
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Unfortunately Lockwood did not play but Vazquez Gomez spelled Lund after Lund went into the Pitt bench and seemed shaken up a bit. Also saw Fairbanks playing as an outside hitter again. I am wondering if Coach Fisher is thinking about going to a 5-1 after Akeo graduates?
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New ESPN Power Rankings Out
Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2)
After doing some very Pitt things early on at Duke, the Panthers righted themselves and pulled away behind quarterback Kenny Pickett. The senior passed for 413 yards and three touchdowns, becoming the first Pitt quarterback ever to record consecutive 3,000-yard passing seasons. Pickett also tied Alex Van Pelt’s team record with his 14th game of 300 pass yards or more. Pitt used a 23-point second quarter to take control and had 220 rush yards and three touchdowns against a hapless Duke defense. The Panthers have scored 50 points or more four times in the same season for the first time since 1905. They remain atop the ACC’s Coastal Division heading into their most important stretch of the season. — Adam Rittenberg
Pitt sits at #6 in the Computer Power Index. With a 1% chance of making the Playoffs !!!
https://www.espn.com/college-football/fpi
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They also say that PITT has a 76% chance of beating NC on Thursday.
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Yes, I’ve been told, Howell will fall into a Tarhole before they leave NC. Too bad.
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Pittsburgh Panthers (7-2)
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The above first sentence ‘poke in the eye’ provided by Adam Rittenberg,
And wouldn’t you know he’s a Big 10’er.
Rittenberg is a graduate of Northwestern University and resides near Chicago, Illinois
Has 6 Big Joke teams in his Top 25 Power Index, including the dreadful creepy Pedo’s.
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Oh boy. Narduzzi called one of the Duke players a spy. Apparently one of the offensive lineman used to play at Pitt.
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Yep it’s this guy. He was on the team for 4 years before becoming a Duke spy.
https://pittsburghpanthers.com/sports/football/roster/carson-van-lynn/10811
I was in Counter-intel…so i would know !
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Narduzzi can’t help himself, next he’ll say he was joking.
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If schools cheat, as it’s been documented at UNC, L-ville, AZ State, LSU and many others.
They will also certainly cheat and try to gain an advantage pre-game, during the games (Clemson is notorious for trying to steal Sideline Signals in the ACC) and even post-game.
Or do you also believe the New England Patriots weren’t bugging their Opponents Locker Rooms
for many years.
America has become a nation of cheats, from the Top down and Sports is no different.
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Your Pitt Panthers are back to being the Number 1 (Numero Uno) Team in the Nation in Scoring !!!
https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/stats/team/team/scoring/all-conf/?sortcol=points_pts/g&sortdir=descending&seasonType=regular
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It would certainly be nice if KP won the Heisman because Larry was cheated by the big schools through White at OK. Big schools call the shots.
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Unfortunately the Heisman was lost with that final interception in the Miami game. If Pitt scored and won, the Heisman talk would be furious.
Personally I think it is a distraction. Pitt needs to win this week and that is all they need to think about.
Also Larry deserved to win but he played on an average team that the media paid no attention to.
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George Rodgers played on an Average South Carolina team, but managed to beat out Hugh Green, probably the greatest college Defensive Player Ever….for 11-1 Pitt. Number 2 ranked Pitt.
Gordo…you should no better. Nobody was paying much attention to an 8-4 South Carolina team that
year.
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Btw, the media was paying lots of attention to Pitt in 2003, the year Larry Fitz got robbed on the Heisman.
Pitt was ranked thru most of the year(11 weeks) was ranked pre-season Number 10.
And Larry Fitz highlights were a staple on ESPN and other sports network weekly highlights.
So wrong again 🙂
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How many defensive players have won the Heisman?
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Gordon, Narduzzi was obviously joking about a former player. No hatin, it’s Sunday.
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I hope you are right Ike, but it wasn’t that funny.
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LOL G, I said he was joking, not being funny. I think Narduzzi is the only person on this planet that thinks he’s funny.
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I was fine with what he said and saw the humor.
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Pitt dissed in AP poll stays at 25.
Miami loss continues to hurt.
Hope no one bet the NFL today! It’s mafia weekend …. Upsets galore.
Need the Steelers to take care of bus.
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AP poll doesn’t count for much anyway since the CFP launched.
And Pitt wasn’t ranked by the AP last week. They were 25 in the Coaches Poll ( moved up to22 this week)
I would think we’ll be ranked around #21 in the CFP, when that is released.
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#22 https://www.espn.com/college-football/rankings
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The one that matters – CFP – had them jumping to 17.
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The AP always seems to diss us… I don’t even pay attention to them.
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None of the polls matter if we don’t keep winning.
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Very true Gordo ! Just win baby !
But it’s still good to be in them as opposed to not being in them.
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Pitt volleyball sweeps Boston College 3-0 on senior recognition day. Pitt honored setter Kylee Levers, and hitters Kayla Lund, Chinaza Ndee, and Leketor Member-Meneh.
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Annie: Does this mean the rest of the “seniors” will be returning next year? This would include Lockwood and Starks, I know Gray has another year of eligibility and will also be returning.
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Yes that is exactly what that means. Yay!
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P itt Soccer in a dogfight on ACCNT
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Re: Heisman talk… a case could have been made for Dorsett winning 2 Heismans and Griffin 1… https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/archie-griffin-1.html
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Absolutely…..Dorsett’s Junior Year stats below away Griffin’s senior year stats. Wasn’t even close.
ALL SPORTS POLITICS !
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ABSOLUTELY….Dorsett’s Junior year stats blew away Griffin’s senior year stats. Wasn’t even close.
All Sports P o l i t i c s
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https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/tony-dorsett-1.html
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I heard somebody say that Georgia has 9 five-star recruits on their defense. Yikes!
Wonder if their defense is busy Thursday night? 🤔
Go Pitt.
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Pitt soccer pulls out the win in 2 OT. They are tough to beat at home, and have a 19 match ACC winning streak there. They host Notre Dame on Wednesday for the semi-finals.
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