getting over that loss.
Like a little piece of my Pitt fandom died.
Similar to the Pitt vs cinci game.
Like a little piece of my Pitt fandom died.
Similar to the Pitt vs cinci game.
I'm having a real tough time...
- Thread starter bobfree
- Start date
Chin up - if you survived Ohio, Youngstown St, Akron, BG, and the Houston and Iowa debacles then u will be okay.
Yes, real tough loss. But the Cinci loss felt like we were at the apex of where Wanny was going to take us...and we lost.
Two days after this loss, and I'm realizing we're still at the beginning, just starting to climb. Our sucky secondary will have add Hamlin, Ford, and hopefully Wade to Whitehead in the near future, and PN's reliance on his secondary to make plays will probably work.
I understand this was tough, but UNC had the ball around midfield with about 8 minutes. We knew UNC could throw the ball on us and Switzer always kills us. The previous week we saw OSU score in a matter of seconds. Is it really that surprising that they scored 2 TD's in about 8 minutes?
At the 9 minute mark Pitt had a 97.5 chance of winning. That is classic snatching defeat from the jaws of Victory.
Three 4th down conversions jaw dropping even for us. We had the game won. We still haven't beaten them.
-Its not just you. Its how this football and basketball program keeps finding creative ways to lose games and set records in doing so. This nugget from ESPN takes the cake.
From ESPN
On North Carolina's final drive to beat Pitt, QB Mitch Trubisky converted three throws on fourth-and-6 or longer. Since at least 2004, no other FBS QB has converted more such throws in the fourth quarter of a one-possession game in an entire season, let alone a single drive.
-And with that said, you re telling me we dont have any other player that are even capable of making a play? If freshmen like Coleman and Garner are that far off and bad, dam.
You can manipulate numbers all u want, but if you have paid attention to our pass defense then you knew UNC could score quickly.
Well then you ain't been a Pitt fan for very long. I've been a Pitt fan for almost 45 years. I have brass balls now... I've seen what happened on Saturday 100 times. I got over the loss in 20 minutes. It takes a real man to be a Pitt fan. Hopefully you have what it takes to be a Pitt fan for the long haul...
I'm not sure why you are being aggressive here.
It isn't manipulating numbers it's math.
I pay attention fine, the loss stings. Jesus Christ some of you wanna argue everything.
Losing a loved one is a tough loss. Finding out your child has a birth defect is a blow. Going to the doctor and he tells you that you have cancer changes your perspective. We are watching sports and cheering on our team. Pitt fans are soft.
Just keep reminding yourself that we beat State Penn.
I'm convinced that better times are ahead - we were so close to having a really fun fandom week...
GoPitt
I'm with you.
Only upside is I only listened on the radio.
But did sell my Marshall tickets... Night games are a bit too difficult right now until we get settled in.
2 of those things have happened to me and I handled them. But this isn't a cancer board it's a Pitt board. You've been a total d/$& for no reason.
Very similar games.
Pitt had two that I can think of, although both were against teams that Pitt should have beaten easily. Furman in 2004 and UConn in 2009.
Pitt had two that I can think of, although both were against teams that Pitt should have beaten easily. Furman in 2004 and UConn in 2009.
OK, I remember the UConn game, Furman I missed, but still that's only 2 examples in a decade+, while the reverse is probably 5-10 time that.
How quickly they forget....PSU two weeks ago while nearly a choke wasn't.
I do see your point though, but there have been some big wins, just the losses are more memorable. Why must Pitt fans continue to stew over them? You don't see WVU bringing up 13-9 constantly or PSU talking about losing to Michigan in 2005 to cost them an undefeated season.
You have to be kidding me.
As someone else said. Pitt has had some historic blown leads. Yet, has very few big comebacks. Just Furman 04 and UConn 09 I think.
Because we have way more and ours are way more spectacular! So we have to count PSU because we held on for a change? We have to celebrate that it was "nearly a choke, but wasn't"? That was so close to another epic fail it's ridiculous! LOL!
I can see where you are coming from. It is now Tuesday afternoon and I am starting to come around.
I go back to Dave Hart years (3-27). I give Pitt credit for originality. Like the writers on Jeopardy, the Panthers keep up their creativity. Oddly, each ensuing one of these improbable defeats takes me a little less time to rebound back to normal. I did a burn on UNC for about two hours. The I pulled an old media guide and read the summaries of a couple of other debacles. It's like drinking more to cure a hangover. "Oh, WVU Zach Abraham 47-41 in 1994.... c'mere ol' buddy. Yeah, that one really sucked.... yeah we rallied and took a lead... too much time left.....touchdown, Mountaineers."Well then you ain't been a Pitt fan for very long. I've been a Pitt fan for almost 45 years. I have brass balls now... I've seen what happened on Saturday 100 times. I got over the loss in 20 minutes. It takes a real man to be a Pitt fan. Hopefully you have what it takes to be a Pitt fan for the long haul...
Doesn't it seem like Pitt has been on the negative end of these kinds of records several times in the past few years? The turnovers in the GT game several seasons ago set some sort of record, too.
Me also.
I'm still F***ing pissed.
No excuse to blow a 13 pt. lead with the ball nine minutes to go.
Ruined the rest of the season for me.
We could be 3-1 right now
1984... The Year The Bottom Fell Out. Spilled by BYU. BYU was that school that played in the Holiday Bowl every year and beat up on Utah and Wyoming.... blown out by Oklahoma. Watch that YouTube... it was a game for a while but Pitt mistakes helped OU to a lopsided win.... nipped at Temple. Losin to the Owls was a bad omen.... ripped by WVU. 0-4 start, a sickening tie with Navy thrown into a 1-3-1 midseason "surge". But Pitt beat Penn State 31-11 to finish on a high note. That year was wretched after such high preseason hopes.
That's why it was so critically important that we possess the ball and move the chains on our last 2 possessions, but we came out and ran the ball up the gut against a totally stacked box twice to put us in 3rd and long both times.
The playcalling was obviously deliberately conservative and that came from the HC, not the OC.
Narduzzi fell several pegs down the chart in my estimation after that. We've seen entirely enough of that kind of dinosaur coaching around here over the past 25 years. I really thought he was better than that, and unfortunately I was wrong.
Well... I guess you don't want to watch it again?
Just for "fun" I clicked to jump to late in the game and just happened to hit the mark perfectly. The first thing I heard was "Brigham Young has two plays to gain four yards." And the rest, as they say, was history.
The 2008 game at Notre Dame is one that went our way. Pitt's offense was a no-show in the first half, and Notre Dame was in control, leading 17-3. Shady pretty much put the team on his back in the second half & Pitt went on to win in 4 OTs.
It wasn't as dramatic as some of the other games mentioned in this thread, but it was a comeback that went our way.
It wasn't as dramatic as some of the other games mentioned in this thread, but it was a comeback that went our way.
TD_6082,
Any thoughts on the progress of the Penn State OL now in Franklin Third Year?
Do you see improvement and expect it to be much better in 2017 and 2018 as you once said they need time to develop for Franklin to Win 10+ games?
Has New OLC Limegrover made a difference yet as far as you see?
Also, any thoughts on PSU DC Pry abilities versus Former DC Shoop running the Defense?
Moreover, any predictions for Minnesota-Penn State Game at Beaver?
Finally, Any other thoughts welcome as well!
I ask to hear your insights and respect your views!
Thanks in advance?
Any thoughts on the progress of the Penn State OL now in Franklin Third Year?
Do you see improvement and expect it to be much better in 2017 and 2018 as you once said they need time to develop for Franklin to Win 10+ games?
Has New OLC Limegrover made a difference yet as far as you see?
Also, any thoughts on PSU DC Pry abilities versus Former DC Shoop running the Defense?
Moreover, any predictions for Minnesota-Penn State Game at Beaver?
Finally, Any other thoughts welcome as well!
I ask to hear your insights and respect your views!
Thanks in advance?
36-33 in a FG filled OT, remember that one. OK there's a positive in a sea of negatives.
What about the bowl game vs. Houston?
No excuse to blow a 20 pt. lead with the ball four minutes to go.
If you recall, Coach Narduzzi was in attendance for that game (he was interviewed on television). He witnessed the collapse. He knew what he'd bargained for - and what changes needed to be made, then and now.
