Honest Take

[pittdan77]

You are right teams don’t go 3-9 to 11-0 in one season, Indiana just went 10-1 after 3-9 last season. Probably will end up 11-1. Yes they have not play powerhouses until OSU but they beat everyone else on their schedule no matter how weak it is perceived. This is a program with far less tradition and historically has not supported the football program because basketball is king there.

Indiana is a good example of what Pitt could be with NIL money. Yes, historically not much support but apparently that's changed.

 

[TJOlsen]

If I had six wins, I'd rather opt out and get to recruiting the portal over playing in some bottom tier bowl game. Pitt took crap for doing that in basketball (opting out of the consolation tournament) but I'd say that looks like the right move in retrospect.

From the prospective of the players and their development it allows an additional few weeks of practice time, almost like another spring ball for kids who are not in the starting lineup. During season most of the kid who aren’t starting on the 2nd string are playing a role of scout team.

I can assure you those kids enjoy being able to run their team’s offense and to feel like they are getting a look.

 

[TJOlsen]

Sure. Meet me in Dallas for the film study session.

Again, if you feel so adamantly that those are not offensive linemen that are passable at the college level, please articulate.

Or you can continue to make claims without being able to substantiate them. To each their own.

I am not being facetious, I love to talk OL. I started at a small school for 4 years as an OL.

 

[MorningCoffee13]

Last year means nothing for this year. We were undefeated and rolling and found some sort of magic. Just as quickly that disappeared. I believe that it was Diaz’s ego that changed how the team worked and practiced.

 

[Cap pitt]

This year has been disappointing, I don’t care if there is improvement form last year, this team did not show up against SMU or Louisville, I don’t like settling, people say it’s an improvement from last year but 2022 and 2023 were disasters from 2021, im 72 years old and paying for season tickets every year to watch this mediocre program isn’t worth the aggravation

 

[rmf05]

Why should we hope for more 10-win seasons when more 3-9 seasons would give us a better perspective to appreciate the 7-5 status quo?

I guess that makes logical sense.

 

[lmbjr24]

Indiana is a good example of what Pitt could be with NIL money. Yes, historically not much support but apparently that's changed.

Much of Indiana’s success came from an influx of transfers, many from “lower level” / non power 5 schools.
Hopefully we can find a few as well.

 

[pittdan77]

From the prospective of the players and their development it allows an additional few weeks of practice time, almost like another spring ball for kids who are not in the starting lineup. During season most of the kid who aren’t starting on the 2nd string are playing a role of scout team.

I can assure you those kids enjoy being able to run their team’s offense and to feel like they are getting a look.

I can assure you I understand what you're saying but from the perspective of a coach, the bowl really isn't that big a deal if they are missing chances to fill next year's roster.

 

[boseman7]

I’m not has sold on the QB or Kade Bell has the thread starter. You gotta have more formations inside the 5 yard line than Shotgun. You also have to learn how to use players you can recruit in formations that work like 2 te’s. I’m still not convinced Holstein is it the same was I was not convinced Kenny Pickett was the guy after his first full year has a starter. There needs to be big improvement schematically and recruiting wise

 

[Phillypanther2]

Let me rephrase, it’s very unlikely that a team in one season transitions from 3-9 to 11-0 or 10-1 and to have that sort of expectation is unrealistic. It absolutely helped Indiana that they only played 3 teams the entire season that are bowl eligible (assuming Michigan losses to Ohio State). That’s about as easy as a schedule can get.

To contrast, Pitt has played 8 teams that are currently bowl eligible. A Cincinnati and Virginia win this weekend can make it potentially 10.

If we had Indiana’s schedule I believe our record would be identical.

Indiana isn’t in the CFP picture with Pitt’s schedule.

You are delusional if you think Pitt would have gone 11-1 if they had played Indiana’s schedule. I agree their schedule was pretty easy this year, but not that much easier than ours. You know HCPN is good for at least one loss to an inferior team each year. The 2021 team would have probably gone 10-2 with Indiana’s 2024 schedule. This year’s team would have probably gone 8-4.