That was Coach Dixon’s mantra after the game last night. During his post-game interview with Andy Katz on ESPN-U, he repeated that several times. That and pointing out how difficult an opening game this was, and that no one else was playing this hard of an opener. A less than subtle reminder to poll voters that a close win in the opener was a against a really good team.
He’s right on both counts, but let’s focus on the journey in front of Pitt. A sloppy, uneven game should not have been unexpected by Pitt.
