1. You’re never as good or as bad as you seem but make no mistake, Pitt was atrocious last night. We had an incredible view behind the Pitt bench of a world class tail kicking. Manhandled in all 3 phases. Terrible game plan on both sides of the ball. Duzz was spot on postgame. Unacceptable. Hard to watch.
2. Eli is clearly off and rattled. Would have liked to seen some better play calling though. Especially early. Pretty hard though when your OL is getting manhandled every play. Rough day at the office.
3. Speaking of that OL. What is the strategy here? Is 50 really one of your best 6? Between him and the C I’m not sure either one of them spent a minute of that game going forward unless they whiffed on a block, which was often. Hard to run the ball when your interior line is getting driven 5 yards back and your T’s just aren’t quick enough to pass block or run some of the speed option plays Kade prefers.
4. Not sure what they were doing on defense either? It’s maddening to watch mass substitution after every series. Why? It wasn’t hot. How does anyone get into a rhythm when you’re substituting ad nauseam? Looked like an inexperienced staff w zero answers last night.
5. Our DB’s and LB’s were simply atrocious last night. Some of the worst angles and tackling this Pitt fan has ever seen. Once again though, what is the strategy here? Why are you in press man to man when the other team is clearly faster and quicker than your best guys? Some of the worst technique possible yesterday as well. Atrocious.
6. How is that P still kicking for Pitt? Simply incredulous how he keeps getting run out there time after painful time.
7. That fake punt was comical as well. Two SMU guys right there and the kid still tries to execute the fake. Again cannot believe he’s still the P. Game changingly bad.
8. What is the fascination w slamming Dez into the interior of the defense, especially with Pitt’s interior OL being so thoroughly dominated. No misdirection. No screens. No draw plays. Wtf? Not a good day for Mr. Bell yesterday either. Seemed helpless as the OC last night until it was too late.
9. Not sure Pitt took one shot over 5 yards the entire first half. Wtf was the game plan Kade? Dink and dunk and ram a Smurf into a wall of defenders on every short yardage play? Hard to watch.
10. Overall SMU was a great little campus w a cool, old school stadium. Great sight lines. The Boulevard was awesome. Great Pitt tailgate. Etc, etc. One major complaint however: no Student Section, which allowed rude, drunk, spoiled and foul mouthed little punks to intermingle with adult fans, prompting us to leave in the 3rd quarter. No adult with small children wants to sit behind the Pitt bench surrounded by drunken, foul mouthed kids. Other than that, pure class from the SMU faithful, just wish the Ponies wouldn’t have treated us so rudely on the field. Oh well, onto the Hoo’s. H2P!
