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If we can manage to drop only one non con game

That should really lock us in to a position, IF we are treated the same as teams last year, where even if we go 11-9 in the ACC you should be solidly in the field.

Of course, I do expect different treatment of ACC teams than other conferences come selection Sunday, but I am hopeful because Clemson did basically lock themselves in during non conference play last year.

In any case, some combination of wins over WVU, OSU, LSU, Wisconsin, or UCF really should elevate our profile go a point we feel pretty good.

Seven straight years of having problems with penalties for Narduzzi

This shows Pitt's ranking for each year under Narduzzi. How could it possibly be this bad every year?

Can't have 13 penalties in single game like yesterday. You won't win many games that way.

Ranking/Total number of teams
109/133 2024
127/130 2023
115/129 2022
87/130 2021
114/127 2020
121/130 2019
102/129 2018
3/129 2017
50/128 2016
19/127 2015

Procedure penalties by game

With all the talk about procedure penalties - after admittedly a very bad game on that front - here's what this season has looked like on a game-by-game basis.

False starts/illegal formations/illegal shifts/delay of game penalties on Pitt's offense:

Kent State - 0

Cincinnati - 0

West Virginia - 3 false starts (Taylor, Mumpfield, K. Johnson)

Youngstown State - 2 false starts (Enos, unspecified), 1 illegal formation

North Carolina - 1 false start (Lee)

Cal - 0

Syracuse - 0

SMU - 1 false start (Cooper)

Virginia - 2 false starts (R. Williams, Enos), 1 illegal shift, 1 delay of game

Clemson - 3 false starts (Collier, BJ Williams Bartholomew), 1 illegal formation, 1 delay of game

So that's 17 total procedure penalties on Pitt's offense through 10 games - with 9 of them coming in the last two games. I don't think that uptick in procedure penalties is unconnected to the changes in personnel, particularly at quarterback (where a new voice can change how the cadence is perceived) and on the offensive line.

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If you told me at the beginning of the season that they'd be 7-3, I'd take it but it does sting after their great start. I try and see the positives, so let's finish 9-3. Hail to Pitt!!

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Couple things.

1. Surprised a public school in South Bend, Indiana is this good. Top 20 nationally apparently.

2. I am guessing he kept his best players in most of the game. They shouldn't have played after the 1st quarter and definitely not after halftime.

Don't let the final score mar the great performance by Yarnel

He had 350 yards with a makeshift Ol, under tons of pressure. lots of drops, penalties slowing him down and didn't throw an interception until the final pass. We had more 1st downs, more passing yards, more rushing yards and more time of possession, A broken play at the end of the game ended that, but he brought us down for 3 scores in the second half to take the lead. I still think he is better than Holstein. Holstein seems to zone out for one or two quarters each game.

I can’t believe what I saw in the past 24 hours ……

I am 75 years old. I have seen a lot of basketball games and football games in my life. I would tell you that I’ve seen it all. But in the past 24 hours, four things happened that I have never seen.

1. A West Virginia scholarship basketball player is at the foul line for two free throws. He air balls, both of the shots! Division one player. Two air balls. Unbelievable.

2. Clemson has third down in 21 yards to go from approximately their own 35 yard line. The pit defense jumps off side three consecutive times to make it third down and 6 yards to go. Three consecutive times. Unbelievable.

3. Pitt has the ball on the 2 yard line marching into score. They encourage three consecutive 5 yard penalties for illegal motion and possibly a delay of game. In the midst of this, we have to take a time out that was really needed at the end of the game. Unbelievable.

4. Our offense is driving at the end of the game. We have one time out left. Reid takes a dump off pass and is tackled inside the Clemson 25 with 21 seconds left. Our head coach, who is responsible for number two and three above, let’s nine seconds run off the clock before he uses his last time out. Nine seconds! We could have run two more plays to try to win the game. Sad to lose a game like this. A banged up pit squad deserved better. The coaching staff let us down tremendously.

After calming down a bit

Yes, there are things, especially from a coaching perspective that drive me crazy, and for bell I’ll give him a bit of a break as this is his first big time gig and he is learning…have a harder time giving Pat a pass. I’ll also give bell a break because I thought he called a pretty fantastic game all things considered.

But after calming down this loss isn’t the issue. Last week was. If we were 8-2, with the blowout to SMU and this heart breaker, it would be easier to swallow. The UVA game just sucked the wind out of everything and was a good example of losing to a team you shouldn’t which has happened far too often under Pat.

I am still generally encouraged if we are honest. Need to address some things on offense for next year because I think with the right people bell’s system can really take off

WVU Game & Other Dribbles ...

** Leave No Doubt!

** Tonight there was none.

** A few Pitt fans such as myself have been taking our first looks a little cautiously with doubt trying to locate the team we think we can be. But tonight, we finally got a pretty good look at that greater group in this contest against the Hated Hoopies.

** In all ways, shapes and forms, this was a first class *ss kicking against a Big 12 team.

** Sure, if you wish, comment on the incompetence of this particular P-5 opponent. Such assertions would seem to be in order. Yes … WVU was bad.

** But Missouri was last year too. And this similar test was never a contest.

** And it wasn’t as if the Panthers were firing on all offensive cylinders.

** We didn’t blister the nets from three, and the guy who is perhaps our lead gun looks to be mired in a bit of a shooting slump.

** But we rebounded, offered legitimate defense throughout, and played the kind of offensive basketball which appears to be perfectly according to Coach Capel’s game plan.

** I came into this game thinking Tucker DeViries might be the kind of player who would sink 20 or so, even in defeat. Instead, with the attention the Panthers placed upon him, he looked much more like a Missouri Valley player instead of a Big 12 player.

** In fact, when Tucker notched his 5th foul late, we noted that he garnered more fouls than points until we realized that the points updates on the Pitt scoreboard are notoriously slow. Still, 6 points and 5 fouls is still pretty fun.

** It was especially fun because Tucker seems like a perfect kind of player to hate.

** Do you know what else was fun? Dunn was fun.

** I recall an interview with Coach Capel not long ago offering the suggestion that Damian wasn’t quite used right offensively at Houston. Do you think maybe Coach knows what he’s doing?

** Damian was wonderfully efficient, scoring from deep, midrange and down low.

** Just like Jamarius Burton, one has to feel pretty good about him backing down any opponent to score in the paint.

** But let me get to the player who deserves credit this day more than any other – Mr. Guillermo Diaz.

** It’s probably fair to state this was his best overall game as a Panther. Last time out, I lamented his taking 11 shots which seemed like a few too many. But tonight, his shot selection and offensive decisions were nearly perfect, save one ill fated drive into the paint.

** But he was wiry and tough in the paint, and finally garnered his first double-double as a Panther. If this is the level at which he can play most games this year, this is a tremendous sign for his team.

** Still, between Ish, Jaland and Damian, these three took 62% of the Panther shots tonight. This feels like the right equation.

** Truth be told, it was difficult to find any fault in the Panther equation tonight. Cam and Ish were splendid, and Zach looks to be settling into a perfect role.

** The only shortcoming in the math might be the number of minutes being offered by the bench.

** It seems like Jeff is bringing along Bebah slowly, which seems like the better decision at this time. But I suspect there will be a game, for one reason or another, that we’ll need to count on him to be on the floor for 20 minutes or so. Time will tell if he’s up to the task.

** And of course, Capel also looks to be bringing Amsal along slowly too. Tonight he tantalized us with his three ball, but also a high school level turnover.

** But this does indeed feel like nitpicking this night. Our Panthers were wonderful and did everything they needed to do to rightfully ramp up expectations to date.

** Our team has one more cupcake until we truly get to stack ourselves against better doubt.

** A week from today, we get to travel a couple hours south of the Hoopies to face the Tigers from Louisiana. Win that one, and we should face a team who just scored 103 points against the #8 team in the country.

** But that’s getting too far ahead of myself. But I guess that’s what happens when you put a beatdown on an opponent like we did against the Hoopies tonight.

** It’s great when doubt turns to hope, if not even hype.

** And once again, I’m pretty hyped about our Panthers.

The Morning Pitt: 11/18/2024 - Monday thoughts on a busy weekend for Pitt

We've got a lot to talk about after Pitt's busy weekend. From the blowout win over West Virginia to the heartbreaking loss to Clemson, we're breaking it all down on the Monday edition of the Morning Pitt.

A few suggestions for our offense...

1. Let's script our first 10 plays and run them in practice all week at the start of every team period against different looks.
2. Let's Help our left tackle by chipping his man with our back...Then leak the back out on delay routes.
3. Slide protection right by keeping 6 men in on pass protection.
4. Use Reid out of the slot & motion him into his routes...to match him up vs Linebackers
5. Run Cater more then Reid between the tackles...Use Reid more on Jet sweeps.

WVU Game & Other Dribbles ...

** Leave No Doubt!

** Tonight there was none.

** A few Pitt fans such as myself have been taking our first looks a little cautiously with doubt trying to locate the team we think we can be. But tonight, we finally got a pretty good look at that greater group in this contest against the Hated Hoopies.

** In all ways, shapes and forms, this was a first class *ss kicking against a Big 12 team.

** Sure, if you wish, comment on the incompetence of this particular P-5 opponent. Such assertions would seem to be in order. Yes … WVU was bad.

** But Missouri was last year too. And this similar test was never a contest.

** And it wasn’t as if the Panthers were firing on all offensive cylinders.

** We didn’t blister the nets from three, and the guy who is perhaps our lead gun looks to be mired in a bit of a shooting slump.

** But we rebounded, offered legitimate defense throughout, and played the kind of offensive basketball which appears to be perfectly according to Coach Capel’s game plan.

** I came into this game thinking Tucker DeViries might be the kind of player who would sink 20 or so, even in defeat. Instead, with the attention the Panthers placed upon him, he looked much more like a Missouri Valley player instead of a Big 12 player.

** In fact, when Tucker notched his 5th foul late, we noted that he garnered more fouls than points until we realized that the points updates on the Pitt scoreboard are notoriously slow. Still, 6 points and 5 fouls is still pretty fun.

** It was especially fun because Tucker seems like a perfect kind of player to hate.

** Do you know what else was fun? Dunn was fun.

** I recall an interview with Coach Capel not long ago offering the suggestion that Damian wasn’t quite used right offensively at Houston. Do you think maybe Coach knows what he’s doing?

** Damian was wonderfully efficient, scoring from deep, midrange and down low.

** Just like Jamarius Burton, one has to feel pretty good about him backing down any opponent to score in the paint.

** But let me get to the player who deserves credit this day more than any other – Mr. Guillermo Diaz.

** It’s probably fair to state this was his best overall game as a Panther. Last time out, I lamented his taking 11 shots which seemed like a few too many. But tonight, his shot selection and offensive decisions were nearly perfect, save one ill fated drive into the paint.

** But he was wiry and tough in the paint, and finally garnered his first double-double as a Panther. If this is the level at which he can play most games this year, this is a tremendous sign for his team.

** Still, between Ish, Jaland and Damian, these three took 62% of the Panther shots tonight. This feels like the right equation.

** Truth be told, it was difficult to find any fault in the Panther equation tonight. Cam and Ish were splendid, and Zach looks to be settling into a perfect role.

** The only shortcoming in the math might be the number of minutes being offered by the bench.

** It seems like Jeff is bringing along Bebah slowly, which seems like the better decision at this time. But I suspect there will be a game, for one reason or another, that we’ll need to count on him to be on the floor for 20 minutes or so. Time will tell if he’s up to the task.

** And of course, Capel also looks to be bringing Amsal along slowly too. Tonight he tantalized us with his three ball, but also a high school level turnover.

** But this does indeed feel like nitpicking this night. Our Panthers were wonderful and did everything they needed to do to rightfully ramp up expectations to date.

** Our team has one more cupcake until we truly get to stack ourselves against better doubt.

** A week from today, we get to travel a couple hours south of the Hoopies to face the Tigers from Louisiana. Win that one, and we should face a team who just scored 103 points against the #8 team in the country.

** But that’s getting too far ahead of myself. But I guess that’s what happens when you put a beatdown on an opponent like we did against the Hoopies tonight.

** It’s great when doubt turns to hope, if not even hype.

** And once again, I’m pretty hyped about our Panthers.
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