Obviously our game was great and when I thought we were going to lose after the late UCLA score, I had that involuntary depression hit me. Meant more to me than I thought it would. Regardless of opt-outs or non CFP bowl games, been a very enjoyable bowl season. The kids playing and the fans attending/watching definitely don't seem to think of their games as meaningless.

This was an atrocious call and I couldn’t believe it wasn’t called. Poor Junko can now never have kids and all he got was 5 yards for that?? Unreal.

…and in the game threads and in the Pete for this last 6 years of complete mess…..

HAIL TO F*CKING PITT!!!!!!!!!!!!

Plenty of time to break things down and worry about exactly what our ceiling is and where this could go…

But for now it looks like there will actually be relevant Pitt basketball in February.

And for those of us who’ve stuck through this whole mess, man does that taste sweet.

Hail to Pitt and Hail to @Wanstash21

Difference in having a QB with a demeanor of a winner compared to a QB who seemed to turtle whenever he felt adversity.

Patti might not throw the ball better than Slovis. However, Patti has the grit and leadership qualities Slovis didn’t have.

I am extremely confident Slovis doesn’t win that game.

Two games today - how many of them does Pitt win?

I covered the basketball game today, and so I was handling the post game stuff for that, and only half paying attention to the football game that was playing on the jumbotron at the Pete. After Nick Patti's pick six to make it 28-14 UCLA, I decided to get on the road to drive home to Johnstown and planned to stop somewhere along the way to watch if it got close. Well it was 28-all pretty quickly. I found somewhere in Murrysville to watch the game. And once UCLA went ahead, I just decided to get on the road again before the final :40 seconds played out.

Basically I listened to the ending on the radio and I still haven't seen it yet.


Pretty wild day all around for Pitt sports.

The 85 yard punt is a Sun Bowl record. That play was also one of the worst non calls of roughing the kicker I have witnessed.
Is it possible that the homer ref from
13-9 re-appeared today?
Horrendous call.

All who guess correctly win a date with Ron Cook.

Good morning from a beautiful day in Oakland. We have a double dip of Pitt sports today. I'm at the Petersen Events Center for the basketball game today against No. 25 UNC.

H2P. Go football!!

Power 5 teams with more win over the last 2 years than Pitt:
1. Georgia: 27-1
2. Michigan: 25-2
3. Alabama: 23-4
4. Ohio St:: 22-3
5. Clemson: 21-8

That's it. That's the list. Other notables:

6. Notre Dame: 20-6
T7. Pitt: 20-7
T7. Oregon: 20-7
T7. Utah: 20-7

17. Penn St: 17-8
50. West Va: 11-14

So hopefully Utah passes us on Monday.

The journey was a total mess this year and they left a lot on the table but I don't think I'll ever call a 9-4 season a disappointment for Pitt.

Pitt was missing a lot of key players on defense in the Sun Bowl, but that didn't stop the Panthers from stopping UCLA in the second half.

Curse of DUzz. Maye licking his wounds after Bo x wins. Drake, don,t cross the DUZZ!

Check out 45 photos from Pitt's win over UCLA in the Sun Bowl on Friday.

Pat Narduzzi, Nick Patti, Ben Sauls and Rodney Hammond met the media after Pitt's 37-35 win over UCLA in the Sun Bowl on Friday. Here's video of their remarks and a full rundown of everything Narduzzi said.

Pitt finished 2022 by beating UCLA in the Sun Bowl. After the game, we went live to talk about the win, the season and a lot more.

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Not a good start. Struggling badly against UNC's defense.

Hurt?

As printed in an article in the Tribune-Review:

Pitt’s two victories over ranked opponents Friday — the basketball team defeated No. 25 North Carolina earlier in the day at Petersen Events Center — got author and Pitt historian Sam Sciullo Jr. thinking:

“I can’t think of a same-day, football/basketball win combo to match this since Dec. 7, 1963,” he wrote in a text.

• Pitt defeated Penn State in football, 22-21, to finish 9-1.

• Pitt defeated Duquesne in basketball, 69-67 in overtime, in the Steel Bowl final at Fitzgerald Field House.

“If someone can come up with something better, bring it on,” Sciullo wrote.

Absent injury I’m not sure I've seen a player hurt his draft stock more playing in a bowl game.

Stupid taunting when up. 3 INTs. Sulk by yourself on the sideline. Quit on your team an limp to the locker room. Come back to the sideline and chest bump after UCLA takes the lead.

Wouldn’t touch this clown with a 10 foot pole.

Lol. Should’ve just opted out.

We need more players with three names. Who was our last good one? Larod Stephens Howling?

They played all game long and were loud and clear. It was the way it should be at a college football game. Now if Pitt administration would move them behind the goal post, the whole stadium could hear them and stop most of the canned music it would be great.

Don’t think any two-year stretch can top that since 33-3. There was some disappointment this season and several “what if’s”, but I’ll take a 9-win season. Very proud of this senior class!

You just made Tito/Beigle Panther proud by taking the rest of the Clayton James to the head...followed by a quick chaser with the Claw!

Job well done to you and Jimbo and the rest of the gang this football season. Onto the Fighting Jeff Capel's!