The liveblog tonight will be hosted by the lovely and talented Luke. Luke has handled liveblog duties before, and been outstanding at it. Like any substitute, he tends to be a little more relaxed on certain aspects — comment approval in this case. So, don’t take advantage of his good nature.

I’m on DVR delay for this game. I’m working outside the house for the first time in, well, years. That alone cost me the trip to the ‘Burgh for the game. To still make sure there is someone taking care of the kids in the morning, I’m doing not going in until the early afternoon and not getting back until late. By that point, the game will probably be over. I will be watching when I get home, and hope to have observations/notes afterwards

It’s part of the reason I think my posting has been a little lax and a bit subpar lately. Rushed to get things done in time, as I struggle to adjust.

The game is about a 7:30 start. Luke will be starting about that time. As usual, the liveblog is below, but if you like to break it out into a separate window, Click Here.

There’s a natural tendency to focus on all the pressure on Pitt and the Big East for this game. The fact is, there is just as much pressure on Miami and Coach Randy Shannon, plus some ACC respect.

For all the success Shannon has had in cleaning up the image at Miami (though, a lot of the heavy lifting was really done by Butch Davis, but Larry Coker got lax) and scoring some big recruits, the Canes haven’t really been relevant in his tenure.

This is his 4th year as the head coach and he has a record of 21-17. He’s 0-2 in bowl games. He hasn’t won many road games against good opponents. This is supposed to be the year his players, his recruits step up and make Miami a true player once more upon the national stage. Not just a fringe top-25 team

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