** My bad.
** I’ll take the blame for this loss.
** Driving home, it occurred to me that we have won every home ACC game when I’ve enjoyed a pre game adult beverage or two, and tonight I stayed dry.
** Come to think of it, I didn’t have a beverage for the Miami home game with the 12 noon start, but since I enjoyed a few adult beverages the night prior, I may have had a tiny twinge of a hangover. So that counts.
** Unfortunately tonight, as they have for most ACC games, the Panthers came out like they were sporting a hangover.
** Because of that, this season falls even deeper into a drunken mess.
** Actually, at this point, my per game adult beverage consumption theory makes as much sense to me as any in regards to what has happened to this team this season.
** Sure, there are consistencies. Our rebounding remains woeful, which leads to its own share of issues.
** And for much of this game, our defense was inept as usual.
** The switch to zone did indeed enable the Panthers to get back into the contest and even take the lead. But really, should we really need the aid of a matchup zone to give us a chance to win against a 14-14 team at home? I guess so.
** Nonetheless, this night, more than anything else, we were done in by substandard shooting, both from deep, and also critical misses from in close.
** First on that list was the usually reliable senior Zack, who for the second game in a row struggled getting the ball to go down.
** Add to that, the typically 2 of 3 from the foul line type team that the Yellow Jackets are turned in a brilliant 90% effort, and a sub .500 ACC season for the Panthers is now all but assured.
** For the last two months, since the Panthers started 3-0 in conference, it seems like it’s always something.
** I suppose that’s what happens when you aren’t a very good team.
** Like all other Panther fans, I’ve tossed enough vitriol at our Head Coach, so adding to it now doesn’t seem to serve much purpose.
** Still, I am left to wonder just exactly what it was in South Bend that our Bosnian guy did to earn Jeff’s displeasure. Seems like it’s something.
** So this pains me to say, but I’ve now reached the point where I want this season to end.
** So I’ll be watching the Louisville game on Saturday as I always do. And since it's on Saturday night, I know I’ll be doing it while enjoying some adult beverages.
** But since it's an away game, I don’t expect my consumption superstition to have an impact on the game. Instead, this could be the only way I can watch what I expect to be a troublesome outcome. I doubt I'm the only one.
** Nonetheless, Hail to Pitt!
** I’ll take the blame for this loss.
** Driving home, it occurred to me that we have won every home ACC game when I’ve enjoyed a pre game adult beverage or two, and tonight I stayed dry.
** Come to think of it, I didn’t have a beverage for the Miami home game with the 12 noon start, but since I enjoyed a few adult beverages the night prior, I may have had a tiny twinge of a hangover. So that counts.
** Unfortunately tonight, as they have for most ACC games, the Panthers came out like they were sporting a hangover.
** Because of that, this season falls even deeper into a drunken mess.
** Actually, at this point, my per game adult beverage consumption theory makes as much sense to me as any in regards to what has happened to this team this season.
** Sure, there are consistencies. Our rebounding remains woeful, which leads to its own share of issues.
** And for much of this game, our defense was inept as usual.
** The switch to zone did indeed enable the Panthers to get back into the contest and even take the lead. But really, should we really need the aid of a matchup zone to give us a chance to win against a 14-14 team at home? I guess so.
** Nonetheless, this night, more than anything else, we were done in by substandard shooting, both from deep, and also critical misses from in close.
** First on that list was the usually reliable senior Zack, who for the second game in a row struggled getting the ball to go down.
** Add to that, the typically 2 of 3 from the foul line type team that the Yellow Jackets are turned in a brilliant 90% effort, and a sub .500 ACC season for the Panthers is now all but assured.
** For the last two months, since the Panthers started 3-0 in conference, it seems like it’s always something.
** I suppose that’s what happens when you aren’t a very good team.
** Like all other Panther fans, I’ve tossed enough vitriol at our Head Coach, so adding to it now doesn’t seem to serve much purpose.
** Still, I am left to wonder just exactly what it was in South Bend that our Bosnian guy did to earn Jeff’s displeasure. Seems like it’s something.
** So this pains me to say, but I’ve now reached the point where I want this season to end.
** So I’ll be watching the Louisville game on Saturday as I always do. And since it's on Saturday night, I know I’ll be doing it while enjoying some adult beverages.
** But since it's an away game, I don’t expect my consumption superstition to have an impact on the game. Instead, this could be the only way I can watch what I expect to be a troublesome outcome. I doubt I'm the only one.
** Nonetheless, Hail to Pitt!
