Next year's schedule...
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I think you are overrating the Herd.
I know their record has been gaudy as of late, but keep in mind that their recent resurgence has coincided with cusa becoming the Sun Belt; virtually everyone in that conference with a pulse went to the American. And it's not like they've been beating respectable bcs teams either.
Pitt will have to show up, but they still should handle those guys.
Pederson's Poison Scheduling, guess he could not pick coaches so he picked better Teams?
Maybe you're right. In my head I think of Marshall as a better team.
I am doing the same. All I see is record, haven't watched them. Had some buddies play for doc at WVU in mid 90's, loved him as a DC..
Who's playing their first three games away?
I listed the schedule in order of difficulty, not in order of when they play.
The first two games are at home...... Villanova and then PSU.
Can't yet confirm on PSU QB but good analysis
Having an experience QB is a great advantage, all I did was look at the various Teams on Pitt Schedule and count the Seniors that have to leave due to Graduation in most cases? And if the QB was a Junior Sophomore or Freshmen! We know if they are Juniors they might leave but can't say they going early so that is an assumption. Most are staying for their senior years looks like to me. Do not know about Hack yet? But the New PSU OC likes a Running Attack with Two Top Backs and a QB that can open up Wideouts and Run himself to counter a weaker OL!
On The Future Schedule Analysis, I can't believe anyone can predict what will happen without checking the Depth Chart on seeing who is returning and who has to leave???
In addition, it makes it even tougher when a New Coach comes in and Miami, UVA, VT, and Cuse have New Coaches with much of Players back?
All I know a quick check on Rivals Depth Charts has Clemson, OKSU and Miami with many Players back with QBS and Clemson and OKSU are Top 15 Teams right now???
Penn State has many players back too and whether Hack leaves or comes back is a question mark? Until we know hard to predict their schedule for next year against the Teams they play?
I did a quick check on that and Iowa, Michigan, MSU, and Ohio State has more leaving than Penn State! New Coaches at Maryland and Rutgers too? New OC at Pitt still unknown and New OC at PSU!
Hard to predict what will happen until we see Depth Charts by next August and see what QBs are back, and how New OC's are doing in the Media with Players reacting to their systems and coaching???
Finally, Pitt due to Fired A.D. Pederson's Poison of changing coaches and Penn State due to changing coaches from the scandal will have more Juniors in 2016 and more experienced Players as Teams, but Pitt Opponents will have many Teams (Especially Teams With More Talent), back with experienced Players & QBs too while breaking in another New OC again?
Penn State 2016 Opponents have less but if PSU is breaking in a New OC and QB that is unknown too, so why I put in Toss Up Wins, Toss Ups, and Toss Up Losses more than just Wins and Losses, on predictions so early?
So, later in last week in August I put up Preseason Predictions before the season and then do Game Day Predictions the day before the Games as changes on injuries and results come in, but Early New Year Predictions have many Toss Ups Wins and Losses due to many unknowns so early!
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It wouldnt be the worst idea in the world to buy out of the Marshall series or pay them to move our home game to another year. The schedule is too tough next year to risk a loss to Marshall, who could easily beat us
What?
So Pitt should pay money that they don't have to replace Marshall with some other mid major because Marshall' s presence would make the schedule "too tough"?
If that were to actually happen I would immediately forfeit my season tickets as that means there is truly no hope for this program.
SP is the perpetual fruit cake Christmas Gift. Is it possible to conduct an exorcism ofall things Steve? It could not hurt.
I'm not saying they should but the schedule is very very difficult and Marshall is a team that can beat us. We only have 1 guaranteed victory (Nova) and 2 guaranteed losses (Clemson/OKST). Getting to 6-6 may not be that easy. This isn't the piece of crap schedules Chyst could only go 6-6 against. Lose to Marshall and you may not go bowling.
Personally, I don't think they should drop Marshall but I could see the logic in paying them off and playing some terrible 1A team in their place.
