As of today, the likely season record is 6-6 (lose to WVU) or 7-5 (beat WVU) since likely ACC record is 3-5. At least, that is what it looks like based on ESPN's current predictions on chances of winning each remaining game on the schedule.
Likely Season Record
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Winning the Cincy game was huge in that worst case is Pitt being 3-1 heading into conference play & needing just 3 more wins to go to a garbage bowl.
However, beating WVU really changes things. Pitt could be 4-0 and undefeated OOC for first time ever. And then going just .500 in conference play gets you 8-4.
Of course if WVU curb stomps us (i.e a whole game like the first part of Cincy game), then things could get bad. Sure, we'd still get to 3-1, but indicators would be that we aren't that good and just got lucky with Cincy comeback. I don't think this is the case because we already pass the eye test more than last year's team. But who know, a beatdown from the Hoopies and we could back to looking like 5-7.
However, beating WVU really changes things. Pitt could be 4-0 and undefeated OOC for first time ever. And then going just .500 in conference play gets you 8-4.
Of course if WVU curb stomps us (i.e a whole game like the first part of Cincy game), then things could get bad. Sure, we'd still get to 3-1, but indicators would be that we aren't that good and just got lucky with Cincy comeback. I don't think this is the case because we already pass the eye test more than last year's team. But who know, a beatdown from the Hoopies and we could back to looking like 5-7.
I agree the offense at least has "passed the eye test" in comparison to last year, but I am still concerned with the defense.
Also, "passing the eye test" in comparison to last year doesn't give me that much comfort. We were 3-9 and lost by double digits many times plus the ND blow out. We could be a 5-7 team this year and be competitive in many of those losses -- that would be a major improvement over last year in terms of the "eye test." However, it would remain disappointing to me in light what seems to be an easy schedule and being in year 10 of this coaching regime.
absolutely needed to go 3-1 in OOC at worst. going 2-2 would be a disaster IMO.
no "gimmes" or even easy games as i see now but that could very easily change. I think we all suspected UNC to be better than they are but we expected BC and cuse to be, well we expected them to be BC and cuse. both could be better than expected..
I think SMU is worse than projected, no clue what Cal is, think we all kind of expected louisville to be decent and so far, they are.
but again, way too early. some teams who are good now, will be bad and vice versa. I dont even think we know what we have with our won team at this point.
no "gimmes" or even easy games as i see now but that could very easily change. I think we all suspected UNC to be better than they are but we expected BC and cuse to be, well we expected them to be BC and cuse. both could be better than expected..
I think SMU is worse than projected, no clue what Cal is, think we all kind of expected louisville to be decent and so far, they are.
but again, way too early. some teams who are good now, will be bad and vice versa. I dont even think we know what we have with our won team at this point.
It's just too early to tell what our record will be. We've played one quarter of good football against a team with a pulse. That isn't enough to convince me yet that we'll have more wins than last year. It's certainly possible. Maybe we'll know Saturday.
agreed, now that the excitement of a come back win is over, and the beer is out of my system, it's time to realize that we did in fact play an FCS caliber program in a quasi - exhibition game and played about 18 minutes of good football out of 60 minutes, against a P4 team that is projected to be one of the worst teams in the big 12.. and we really needed horrible coaching decisions by Cincy to win that one..
best we can do is count the 4th quarter as a growing experience and hope we continue to get a whole lot better because outside of Youngstown state, those two teams we just beat our most likely the 2 worst teams on our schedule.
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