247 / pitt navy military
SI / Pitt Wash State Music City
ESPN /Pitt Missori Music City
ESPN / Pitt Illinois Pinstripe
SI / Pitt Wash State Music City
ESPN /Pitt Missori Music City
ESPN / Pitt Illinois Pinstripe
Not only would Mizzou be a good opponent but, as someone who’s watched almost all of their games, they’re a very beatable SEC team.Music city would be fun, have a friend we could meet there. Would also like to see our secondary against a Mike Leach team throwing 60 passes to see how they handle it. Missouri would be a fine opponent too.
Wait, doesn't Mizzou have a bowl ban this year???
247 / pitt navy military
SI / Pitt Wash State Music City
ESPN /Pitt Missori Music City
ESPN / Pitt Illinois Pinstripe
McMurphy and Mandel are usually 2 of the best on the minor bowls, especially McMurphy who seems pretty connected in College Football.. He's been saying Music city for a while. Does 247 have any sources? Thought they were basically a recruiting sight.
Idk
I just got in the habit of posting on Sunday nights.
Miami in the Orange Bowl????
McMurphy and Mandel are usually 2 of the best on the minor bowls, especially McMurphy who seems pretty connected in College Football.. He's been saying Music city for a while. Does 247 have any sources? Thought they were basically a recruiting sight.
I would be surprised if Pitt ends up anywhere other than the pinstripe or military bowl. School will probably push for it too since it’s easier travel for fans.
I would be surprised if Pitt ends up anywhere other than the pinstripe or military bowl. School will probably push for it too since it’s easier travel for fans.
Miami in the Orange Bowl????
Depends on how the last games go.
I understand that but a lot would have to fall in place for it to happen.Miami at 8-4 would be winners of 5 in a row at that point, and if no ACC teams other than Clemson are ranked, the Orange Bowl would get to pick whichever ACC team it wanted. Miami would probably make as much sense as anybody else.
I understand that but a lot would have to fall in place for it to happen.
Good breakdown - my gut tells me that the Miami scenario is more of a reach than the others. That's why I was surprised with his prediction. JMO.True, but that’s true regardless ... between the 5 teams vying for the Orange Bowl, each still has 2 games left to play. And of course for the team that wins the Coastal, that team still has 3 games.
So with 11 games left to play, that gives you 2,048 possible outcomes (knew that digital electronics engineering degree would come in handy). Well, actually less than that, since Pitt is at VT and VT is at UVa, and we’re also not considering an upset of Clemson in the ACCCG.... Eliminating those games reduces the possible different outcomes down to just 256. Per ESPN’s FPI rankings, at least a couple of those outcomes are very close (specifically Wake Forest at Syracuse and Pitt at VT), but if you just project “chalk”, you get:
Wake Forest 9-3
Virginia 9-4
Virginia Tech 8-4
Pitt 8-4
Miami 8-4
You’ve got to think that under that scenario if Virginia is competitive against Clemson, they get the Orange Bowl bid. But if Virginia is not competitive in that scenario, does anybody out of that list get ranked? If not, then the Orange Bowl gets to choose....
And that’s almost certainly the scenario from which McMurphy is basing his Orange Bowl selection ... though he could equally be picking Pitt to pull the slight upset over VT, beat BC, and lose big to Clemson, which again gives you the choice of an 8-4 Miami or 9-4 Pitt, both unranked....
Good breakdown - my gut tells me that the Miami scenario is more of a reach than the others. That's why I was surprised with his prediction. JMO.
Miami has a better chance than you think.
Here's how I think Miami gets there:
- Beat FIU and Duke
- Pitt, VT, and UVa all lose 1 more game INCLUDING the ACCG
At 8-4, I believe the Orange Bowl would take an unranked Miami team over an unranked 4 loss Pitt, VT, or UVa team.
There is a good chance an 8-4 Miami with five wins in a row and "quality" wins against UVA and Pitt would be ranked, especially if teams 15-30 keep beating each other up in the last two weeks. Which is why so much of this debate is academic. Gotta pull for Duke.
There is a good chance an 8-4 Miami with five wins in a row and "quality" wins against UVA and Pitt would be ranked, especially if teams 15-30 keep beating each other up in the last two weeks. Which is why so much of this debate is academic. Gotta pull for Duke.
Let’s just win these last two, get ranked, and let the Orange Bowl worry about it.
That too. All this talk of Miami not going to the Orange Bowl is ridiculous. If there were odds on it, they may even have the best chance.
I think Pitt's best chance is to win the next 2 and UVa beat VT then get crushed by Clemson to give them 4 losses and make the CFP committee wonder if that looked like a team worthy of the OB.
There is a good chance an 8-4 Miami with five wins in a row and "quality" wins against UVA and Pitt would be ranked, especially if teams 15-30 keep beating each other up in the last two weeks.
The absolute worse case scenario would be the Military bowl. Playing Navy is a no win situation for Pitt. Win and everyone says they are not even a P5 team. Lose and not only will we hear how bad we are but the entire ACC. Losing to a non P5 team that finished 4 th or 5th would be awful
Agree, I think if any get crushed with that last data point it kills their ranking. Plus then they may have to prove they can muster up yet another round of travel and ticket sales to Orange.
I honestly don't know how to address someone who thinks Pitt would be 8-2 against 10 power five teams, never mind from the Big 12. I get it, don't believe in computer rankings or NFL players drafted per team, or the quality of their high school programs to feed a certain system etc.
Sorry I wasn't clear. Playing the complete B12 schedule with OOC I would say 8-4 for the season.
I honestly don't know how to address someone who thinks Pitt would be 8-2 against 10 power five teams, never mind from the Big 12. I get it, don't believe in computer rankings or NFL players drafted per team, or the quality of their high school programs to feed a certain system etc.
People have to be honest and realize that this year, the ACC is Clemson and 13 G5 teams. Its THAT bad.
Well we don't know what the fictional OOC would be. Are you saying three OOC wins and 5-4 against the conference? Then we wouldn't be that far apart though I'd guess 4-5 probably.
Right, assuming none ranked.No, the highest ranked team in the CFP poll goes so it wouldn't matter if Pitt says it will sell 0 tickets. If they are ranked the highest, they go. Where fan travel WOULD come in is if there are NO ranked teams.