I think @str61166 has asked about this.

I looked at AP polls back to 2000 for the lowest-ranked 7-0 power conference teams. Here's what I've found:

2012 - Rutgers was 7-0 and ranked No. 18 (Louisville was also 7-0 and ranked No. 16)
2019 - Minnesota was 7-0 and ranked No. 17
2006 - Rutgers was 7-0 and ranked No. 16

As far as I can tell, that's it for 7-0 power conference teams ranked outside the top 15 since 2000. And none of them were ranked No. 19.

#3-Penn State (best win is against Illinois who's best win was a 5-3 Michigan). One time of year I am a tOSU fan is this week.
#5 Miami- I hate knocking ACC teams but they have squeaked by against at best average teams VT, CAL, Louisville. Proud of them for smashing the Judas FSU last week.
#8-Notre Dame-I'm on the fence about this. They beat AtM and Navy but losing to Northern Illinois and playing no one else is tricky. God doesn't love the rest of us.
#11-Iowa State-Not buying this. They have not played any teams tougher than PITT. I consider them the PITT of the midwest but can't buy this.
#17-Kansas State-They should be ranked but back in the mid 20's. They barely beat Kansas who stinks. All of Kansas stinks.
#18-PITT-We have played no one. Our best win is against a CAL team that should have beat us. Self hating Yinzer mode in effect.
#23-Colorado-They have two losses and have not played any good teams. Their best win is Cincinnati. Prime Time hoax.
#25-Illinois-5th place in a top heavy BIG 10? Nope...not even if they had Red Grange.

At first it was dirt in the eye now Narduzzi is saying it’s a little more than that. PG also reported that Yarnell has been taking first team reps in practice as well. Factor all that in with the Vegas line now 8 points makes me think Eli is not going to play Saturday. Thoughts?

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Sincere, Chief, Neal, Nakhi, Brewu, Bass, Lovelace, Brookins...Pitt is It

On today's Morning Pitt, we're thinking about SMU's offense, how Pitt can force turnovers, Eli Holstein's availability and a lot more.

Many are blasting the ACC....

Wow. Just saw it on the ESPN crawl.

broderick jones is a total and complete bust, isn't he?

Way early I know…but this is a good read for a Monday. Enjoy.

I stopped at the Starbucks on Fifth this morning and saw Coach in a corner talking to whom I thought was a recruit. A bit later I see Nisa walk in, and upon second glance, I am pretty sure it was Dillyn and not a recruit that he was conversing with. It looked like he was doing 30-minute meetings with, presumably, each of his players. From what I could overhear, they weren't necessarily talking about volleyball - more about life, how are you doing, what are your plans for the summer, etc. It appeared obvious to me that he cared and I am certain that the ladies see that and are very appreciative. Not a stretch to imagine that that carries over into the relationships among them, and to how they function as a team on the court. Great stuff,

I honestly have not watched much SMU, but so far most of the preview content I have seen has been focused on their offense.

So to flip this to their defense, just a few questions:
1. Are there any star players to key in on?
2. Rush defense seems very solid at 2.7ys/rush allowed. Is this a function of a good defensive line or committing a lot of guys to stopping it?
3. Pass rush has only generated 17 sacks in 8 games. Is it simply the lack of a big pass rusher and do they not prioritize this in their defense?
4. Secondary seems quite sticky with 12 picks. Are they predominantly man or zone? Their yards/completion seem pretty low on the season at 6.72yds/attempt.

Any insight on the SMU defense would be much appreciated.

2 of my 4 tix via Pitt have freed up in Pitt Sec 218. $30 each (face through Pitt). DM if interested.

Little surprised by this coming off the Cuse win.

They were giving Duke 11.5 yesterday.

I'm in the South Side for Pat Narduzzi's weekly press conference. I'll post news and notes in this thread.

Clemson gets 7:30 ESPN Slot

Duke blew out Arizona State tonight in an exhibition. That’s not super noteworthy, Duke is going to be really good and the Bobby Hurley era at ASU feels like it’s been in zombie mode the last few years.

I’m more curious about if more schools might start to make these secret scrimmages not as secret in order to monetize things. It wouldn’t function like a normal home game, you’d probably split things 50/50 and play wherever you’re most likely to have strong attendance, but it feels like something that benefits both teams.

I know the scrimmages have their value, a lot of times the teams will practice stuff in a controlled setting in addition to whatever they do game-wise, but it feels like in modern athletics it might ultimately be more ideal to just squeeze every penny you can out of the preseason.

Hey, everyone. Sorry it took a little longer than I had hoped to get this posted, but I did want to share this link with you on my takes from Friday's Blue-Gold Match.
https://pittsburgh.rivals.com/news/5-things-we-learned-from-the-blue-gold-match

Does anyone know what section we should buy tickets for to be behind the Pitt bench on Saturday? I’ve tried to look, but couldn’t see visitors side anywhere on StubHub…
I’m in Houston Texas trying to get my boys some decent seats at the stadium.

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