This team gave up 330+ yards a game in passing in 2016 and is without its best DB ( By freaking far ) for the first 3 games of the year. Narduzzi's defensive scheme doesn't work in the ACC. In fact, I would say ACC teams look forward to playing Pitt and their press coverage because they KNOW they can beat it all day long. Freaking Syracuse scored 61 points on Pitt last year. Pitt's losses to Oklahoma State and North Carolina were solely on Narduzzi. Also, how well prepared were they to lose to an average B!G Fat 10 team in the bowl? I could see this Pitt team losing 8 to 9 games easily. YSU is going to give them a game.
Sorry to burst the bubble early but the "Hope Springs Eternal" preseason hype is over. Hell, Rice was going to be undefeated, until they played a real game.