The disparity in talent may be mitigated. I hate to play in a soupy wet windy environment . A fluke play could beat you. But we will show up.
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Not to mention the new sod. Looks like they replaced it a week too early.The disparity in talent may be mitigated. I hate to play in a soupy wet windy environment . A fluke play could beat you. But we will show up.
Not the first time they've made that mistake. My recollection is they replaced the sod just before that rainy Steelers/Dolphins game that had the one punt where the ball didn't bounce at all when it landed; just ended up planting in the mud.Not to mention the new sod. Looks like they replaced it a week too early.
Yeah, that's my thought. Pitt is running the ball well all of the sudden. That would be a pretty big advantage in crummy weather. Especially with Pitt's run defense.On the other hand, our strength this year is pounding the rock, so it's possible we could ram it down their throats grinding through the mud. I assume they aren't an option team anymore since Paul Johnson left? I have no idea what offense they run now?
I just watched highlights of that last night.Not the first time they've made that mistake. My recollection is they replaced the sod just before that rainy Steelers/Dolphins game that had the one punt where the ball didn't bounce at all when it landed; just ended up planting in the mud.
Stick 'em punt - Dolphins @ Steelers MNF
This is such a weak troll account.The disparity in talent may be mitigated. I hate to play in a soupy wet windy environment . A fluke play could beat you. But we will show up.
Yeah a troll who actually attends games unlike most of the jobbers on this siteThis is such a weak troll account.
Yeah a troll who actually attends games unlike most of the jobbers on this site
On the other hand, our strength this year is pounding the rock, so it's possible we could ram it down their throats grinding through the mud. I assume they aren't an option team anymore since Paul Johnson left? I have no idea what offense they run now?
Yes no worse than at Akron 2015? Or I’m Charlotte 2018doubtful a deluge, maybe a little wet, we've played in far worse.
Yes no worse than at Akron 2015? Or I’m Charlotte 2018
Wondering if Pitt has any sort of logo at Midfield at all this game. I'm banking on they don't. If they do, and weather conditions don't permit them to change it before the Steelers game I can only imagine the outrage from some factions of the Steelers fan base if the Steelers play a home game with a Pitt logo at Midfield.The state of the (brand new) sod turf during and after might actually be the most interesting story in this increasingly dismal sounding event. I’m sure they cover it as long as possible ahead of time but can’t do that during the game. Can we expect the band(s) won’t be playing in the field? Truncated pregame warmups? And it’s a really quick turnaround to get it ready for the Steelers tomorrow at 1:00pm. If it pours all evening and still pouring afterward and through the night, how do they handle that? Do they leave it uncovered while trying to clean it up, tamp it down, repaint? Do they have additional new midfield sod rolls they’re prepared to bring out if the worst happens? Seems infinitely more interesting than the 3-line-plunges-and-a-cloud of mud ‘action’ to look forward to…
Just ran some errands . No wind . Just shitty off and on rain .Looks like rain the whole game. Will wind be a factor? Seems like the under is the right play
I’d prefer we didn’t have a logo. In similar conditions the greasepaint they used for the Pitt logo at midfield caused Ray Graham to tear his ACL. He was essentially done after that. Our midfield logo is so small it isn’t worth the bother anyway.Wondering if Pitt has any sort of logo at Midfield at all this game. I'm banking on they don't. If they do, and weather conditions don't permit them to change it before the Steelers game I can only imagine the outrage from some factions of the Steelers fan base if the Steelers play a home game with a Pitt logo at Midfield.
What is the logic behind changing sod just before there being back to back games to begin with? The condition of the surface was still good enough that I would think it makes more sense to play the back to back games first and then resod when you know there will be better spacing between games?
That said, I'm of the opinion they have been overdoing the resodding lately. Early in the stadium's history the surface was mush and divots were flying everywhere. Frequent resodding made sense. More recently, even after the WPIAL playoffs, Midfield was worn, but not barren. It seems to me like it may make more sense and result in a better playing surface to continue to care for what is already rooted rather than multiple resoddings per year.