Watched Temple game Saturday and they would have won if they had a QB with that said they have a very aggressive defense and that is what we need some day and really feel we will get that soon it will not be there this Saturday unless our coaches work another miracle . Here is hoping and will be rooting for our Panthers and oh yeah please open up the playbook and pass the ball down field it will open up the run game a little more.
Big game Saturday
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Hell of an effort from Temple (especially on D), but ND played a sloppy game and made several huge mistakes that kept the Owls in that game. I expect they'll have a much better effort this week, we'll need to play our best game of the year to have a shot.
Or if Kiser did not throw 2 pics going for touchdowns notre dame would have blown temple out. Temple has one of the best D's in the country. The other thing about the game every Temple player was playing at high level and emotionally involved where as Notre Dame thought it was routine game. Not until they realized they were in a dog fight did they start to turn it on.
Temple played very well Saturday night and the Irish were not at the top of their game. That said, at the end of the first quarter, it felt like ND was going to blow the Owls out. Something changed in NDs (and Temple's) game-plan and the entire game trajectory was different.
Notre Dame is the most talented team that Pitt will be (or has played) this season. The winner in the trenches will determine this outcome. The Irish finally found where to put Prosise (who is a talent!) and it also appears that Kizer is also coming into his own from a leadership standpoint. Fuller, Brown, Jones and Robinson will provide BIG challenges for Pitts back 7. Those underneath crossing routes by Fuller and Brown create some dangerous match-ups. Pitts D line will need to clog up holes and pressure Kiser (who has shown that he is an effective runner).
On offense, Pitt will need to effectively RUN the ball however they can. Sheldon Day is a MAN and Jaylon Smith is a freak of an athlete.
Notre Dame is the most talented team that Pitt will be (or has played) this season. The winner in the trenches will determine this outcome. The Irish finally found where to put Prosise (who is a talent!) and it also appears that Kizer is also coming into his own from a leadership standpoint. Fuller, Brown, Jones and Robinson will provide BIG challenges for Pitts back 7. Those underneath crossing routes by Fuller and Brown create some dangerous match-ups. Pitts D line will need to clog up holes and pressure Kiser (who has shown that he is an effective runner).
On offense, Pitt will need to effectively RUN the ball however they can. Sheldon Day is a MAN and Jaylon Smith is a freak of an athlete.
Realistically, its not a big game at all since it won't affect conference standings. With 2 losses we really are out of any playoff contention so the team still needs to focus on winning division and ACC. Notre Dame game is nice but not too terribly meaningful.
