A disturbing question....

by hbeach08 on Oct 26, 2009 10:58 AM EDT Comment 36 comments

I watch a LOT of college football, I mean, A LOT. I live on the west coast though, so I have lacked a bit in east coast game and team coverage.

With that being said, I would like to pose this disturbing question to the BSD board; is Pitt good?

I literally have seen like one highlight all year of a Pitt game out here.

(75 words, I am going to the NW game this weekend, can't wait, Chicago kicks ass)

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My opinion

They’re a decent team, better than last year. In a normal conference, they would finish 8-4 or so. But no, they’re not quite at the good level yet. I also think they will drop two more games somewhere.

by STU Boy on Oct 26, 2009 11:10 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Define Good.

Are they are a legitimate Top 20 team? I believe that they are.

Are they a top ten team? I don’t think so, but if they win out, I think will/should be.

The Big East is tougher league this year than it normally is. Cincinnati is really good, and WVU and Pitt are both reasonably solid teams. UConn is tough, USF is talented.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 11:17 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

definition

would a neutral field point spread between PSU and PITT be +/- ten?

by hbeach08 on Oct 26, 2009 12:39 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The spread would be right around ten

But I doubt that we would cover it.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

you don't think an angry Paterno would cover it?

and don’t think Paterno wouldn’t want to beat Pitt bad just to shut everyone up

by The JuggerNitt on Oct 26, 2009 2:18 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

He'd want to.

But wantin’ ain’t acomplishin’

Let’s not get too crazy here. As my two year old will tell you, Michigan sucks.

I’m not sold that we’re capable of winning out.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I am absolutely not sold either.

11-1 or 9-3 would in no way faze me either way. Disappoint, yes. Faze? No.

by hbeach08 on Oct 26, 2009 2:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

anything worse than 10-2 would be an epic fail

it would mean we lost the only 3 games we had a chance of losing.

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by PSUdevon on Oct 26, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Right

This could be 10-2 team that really isn’t all that good.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Until 4pm Saturday...

I had a feelin that the UM game had a chance og being in the losing column.

One man doing the work of 100's for the good of 1000's

by rahpsu92 on Oct 26, 2009 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Your two year old

sounds like a very intelligent fellow

by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 27, 2009 12:55 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

They’re fairly decent (Top 25 material), but I think they lose two out of their final three – ND, WVU, Cincy. I hope they kick ND in the ass.

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Oct 26, 2009 11:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

are you sucking up to jtot?

by The JuggerNitt on Oct 26, 2009 12:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

No

Maybe.

I dunno

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Oct 26, 2009 12:45 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everybody does

sucks up to Jtot, forgets he’s a domer, forgets we hate domers. Whatever.

by dawsonPSU10 on Oct 27, 2009 12:57 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

If they play Cincy for the Big East title, who knows what could happen.

It’s at Pitt, and I believe a night game. They could have over 10,000 people at that game.

by jimbo2psu on Oct 26, 2009 12:49 PM EDT up reply actions 5 recs

You had me there for a second

Then you suggested that Pitt could draw over 10,000 people into Heinz Field.

True story- I turned on the game on Saturday, and jokingly said ‘the stadium’s over half full, it must be homecoming’.

It was homecoming, and I’d still be surprised if they had 35,000 people there.

"I thought the kid we were using had the potential to be a good quarterback, and I blew that one." - Joseph V. Paterno

by leeharvey418 on Oct 26, 2009 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Homecoming is not really a big deal at Pitt.

Primarily because such a large percentage of our graduates live in Pittsburgh. There is no parade or anything like that, it’s just not something people get excited for at Pitt.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

under what circumstances

would you not rationalize the behavoir of pitt fans?

I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.

by spakajewia on Oct 26, 2009 4:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

When his DNA gets twisted

and Argumentative dissipates from his bloodstream?

"For me the game wasn’t grounded in reality. It was about the uniform you put on that turned you into a warrior. It was about the mythology of the battle, the victory, the defeat, the struggle." - Mike Reid, PSU '69

by jtothep on Oct 26, 2009 5:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Well

They won’t even let us enter a float in the homecoming parade! Some stupid stiffs get to ride a pile of kleenex down the street? Rah rah.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 6:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Their QB play is much improved

Stull throws a nice deep ball and he’s been very accurate in recent weeks. It also helps to have a true freshman running back ranked in the top 5 nationally in yardage.

by jtw126 on Oct 26, 2009 11:43 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitt is pretty good

I think they’ll beat ND at Heinz Field and might be able to knock off cincy, but I doubt they win all three against wvu, cincy, and nd…they’re schedule got a lot tougher starting on Saturday—they looked good, so we’ll get a better sense of just how good in the next few weeks.

I wouldn't trust old rooster me neither.

by spakajewia on Oct 26, 2009 12:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

O-Line

They’ve got a scary o-line with a solid back to run behind it. Stull is avoiding mistakes. They’re pretty good. Nothing we shouldn’t be able to handle though if the challenge were to arise.

God Created the World Out Of Nothing, Paterno Built A National Superpower On Cow Fields...

by fugimaster24 on Oct 26, 2009 12:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Fiesta Bowl?

PSU vs Pitt. That’s one scenario I just read about. But I just don’t see that happening. There’s still alot of football to play out. They still have to play ND, Cincy at home and WV in Morgantown. They’ll lose one of those. It’s about money anyhow and pitt fans don’t travel well. Hell, they don’t even go the home games. It would be like a home game for PSU.

by penntatefan on Oct 26, 2009 3:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Pitt fans would travel to Mars

so see them play Penn State. The only place they won’t go is State College more than every other season.

Beat Northwestern.

by jesse. on Oct 26, 2009 3:06 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

zing

DO YOU HAVE PRIDE, DANNY?

by ReadingRambler on Oct 27, 2009 6:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

technically the ND game won't matter

all they have to do is win the Big East

by The JuggerNitt on Oct 27, 2009 2:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

they probably would.

by penntatefan on Oct 26, 2009 3:09 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Man I wish they were on the schedule

I’d love to go to Heinz field for that game. I was in Pitt almost 3 years ago and had pretty good time there in market street station. I think that’s what it’s called.

by penntatefan on Oct 26, 2009 3:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i think you mean:

station square?

Meadville, PA born and raised.

by mikeissurreal on Oct 26, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Or market Square

There is a Market Square but it is not really popular except in the Summer. used to be anyway. They had concerts there all the time. i am old.

"I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! I invented the piano key necktie, I invented it!" - Mugatu

by Captain Hairdo on Oct 26, 2009 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Thank-you

by penntatefan on Oct 26, 2009 3:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Market street station was in Wilkes-barre

by penntatefan on Oct 26, 2009 3:31 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Are they good? - NO

they lost to NC State, who lost to Duke. Their schedule:
Youngstown State
Buffalo
Navy
NC State
Louisville
UConn
Rutgers
South Florida
they are not very good. Their Freshman running back is putting up good numbers, but he is not better than McCoy. Their defense is supposed to be good but is just meh. Their QB is terrible, but hasn’t faced a tough defense. Look at that schedule and tell me who wouldn’t be undefeated. They are going to lose 2-3 of their remaining 4.

"I feel like I'm taking crazy pills! I invented the piano key necktie, I invented it!" - Mugatu

by Captain Hairdo on Oct 26, 2009 4:20 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I disagree.....

PITT is very solid this year. DW’s 1st two recruiting classes were very good. Those are his Jr and Sr leaders this year. Since then, he has recruited solid classes but not outstanding. They dumped Matt Cavanaugh last year and offensively they have a pretty good team!

I think they would present some real matchup issues for Penn State. They have some real playmakers. Other than linebacker, I am not sure Penn State has an big edge at any other position. And PITT’s OL is stronger than ours, IMO.

This would be the one year in four or five that they would have a good chance of beating PSU (or as they like to call us UPS). It’s a shame that we don’t play them annually.

Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence.
Vince Lombardi

by PaJoe on Oct 26, 2009 11:41 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs