3:30 pm, ACC Network Extra/ESPN3.com
Today’s the day.
As usual, you can find me on twitter. You can also find Justin (maybe) doing a little commenting on twitter as well.
I’ve missed this. Sure there’s a little more grumbling each year from my body as I get up early on a Saturday. Get myself together to head out the door before anyone is up in the house.
The lingering feel of summer remains in that the sun is already risen (not to mention being exceptionally warm and humid). In a few short weeks, at best the sun will be just breaking the horizon, the weather will be shifting to colder, wetter weather. But for now, oh, it is beautiful.
Meet up with my friends. Twenty plus years since we graduated. Still getting together for these games. Family. Other cities. We still find a way this time of year.
DiNucci made a wise move in moving on. Still think he was better than most of you gave him credit for.
HAIL TO PITT!!
17-7 NC State at the half. DiNucci 14 for 14 which is keeping JMU in the Game. But only 6.6 average which is NOT going to get it done.
Good test in the 2nd.
Such is life in College Football.
ON THE OTHER HAND….PSU 38 App. St. 38 at thye end of regulation.
Beat Penn State
HTP
1) Unrivaled? More like Irrelevant!
2) PSU – Pretty Shitty (or Stupid) University
3) If you want to be considered for National Champions, you must first be State Champions. H2P!!
4) Franklins in PA are considered Ancient Founding Fathers, not Lousy FB Coaches.
5) App State – something one might need for their Mac (not a difficult FB team)
Others??
The offense was more creative than it usually is in a first game under Duzz … but it was all stuff Pitt has shown before … and, as Jay mentioned, not too much in the passing game other than short passes. It gave me hope that we’ll see some new things for PSU.
Bookser was out but the line played pretty well and I don’t remember hearing Houy’s name outside of when he was announced as a replacement for Bookser. When you don’t hear the backups name on the offensive line, it generally implies he played well. Our 3 RB’s all looked good. Olli looks faster. Hall looked like Hall and AJ Davis showed some pizzaz. Our WR corp looks deep. Pickett showed he’ll have some rookie mistakes … he is, indeed, human. It’s good to get knocked off a pedestal once in a while. It builds character.
On defense, they rotated a lot and also played pretty vanilla. Not much disguising of coverages or blitzes. Our two (most likely) starting corners did not play either.
When teams get down like Albany did, they’ll naturally have some more passing yards. The defense definitely bended a few times … but it also didn’t break. Dane Jackson and Pinnock are likely out there with the 1’s when PSU rolls into town so I wouldn’t worry too much about the secondary. Hopefully, Hendrix is not injured and was pulled as a precaution like Bookser, Dane Jackson and Pinnock.
Def seemed to be in the right position even on the long throws it was a 50-50 chance. nothing like the last few years watching guy’s blow coverage.
The O-line had a great push or formed a nice pocket.
We have to focus on stopping Sanders.
We win the turnover battle.
I think we knock out PSU by 3 TD’s.
Pitt 27-17. (Please don’t “Pitt” this game)