Coach Pat makes some comments on how much talent in the ACC versus he experienced in the Big Ten. Also, what is the state of his Players & Program. Clemson being a great test and looking forward to how his Players continue to respond to the scheme, execute against great Players, and playing in Clemson Stadium designed for maximum booing, screaming, and tough place for Visiting Teams! Panthers 20 point Under Dogs! Duke & Cuse won't be easy wins by any means either!
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Pitt will battle two formidable foes Saturday when it ventures into Death Valley for the first time to play No. 3 Clemson.
• The unbeaten Tigers (9-0, 6-0) are the toughest of the two, of course, with four underclassmen — quarterback Deshaun Watson, running back Wayne Gallman and wide receivers Artavis Scott and Mike Williams — already declaring their intentions of entering the 2017 NFL Draft.
• The other is the national perception that Pitt isn't deserving of the respect coach Pat Narduzzi is trying so desperately to earn for his team.................
Narduzzi doesn't sound like a coach looking for sympathy. “I think our guys have confidence going into this game as far as who they are and what they've done this year and that's important,” he said. “We'll see what happens Saturday at 3:30. It really doesn't matter what you did in the past, either team. It matters what you do right then.”.....................
How far is Pitt from reaching Clemson's level and competing for an ACC championship and a playoff berth? A fortified roster would be a good start.“We need in a couple years for Senior Day to have four guys walking out there leaving early because they're projected first-rounders,” Narduzzi said. “That's what you need. We have a ways to go.” Narduzzi really didn't want to talk about the progress Pitt has made in his first 22 games (13-9). “I'm thinking about Clemson,” he said...........
“The kids understand our scheme,” he said. On defense, Narduzzi said his unit is “in position probably 95 percent of the time. We have to get them in position the other 5 percent. We have to grow into making those plays. “Sometimes when you're playing really good players you're going to lose some of those battles.”Pitt has encountered several outstanding wide receivers, including Oklahoma State's James Washington, North Carolina's Ryan Switzer and Bug Howard, Virginia Tech's Isaiah Ford, Bucky Hodges and Cam Phillips and Miami's Stacy Coley and Ahmmon Richards. “This weekend, we're going to run into some more,” he said. “When you look at the end of the year and you look at the draft, you're going to see we played against a lot of good players. “That's what I see is one of the differences from what I had in the Big Ten.”..............
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/11460594-74/clemson-pitt-narduzzi
Excerpts:
Pitt will battle two formidable foes Saturday when it ventures into Death Valley for the first time to play No. 3 Clemson.
• The unbeaten Tigers (9-0, 6-0) are the toughest of the two, of course, with four underclassmen — quarterback Deshaun Watson, running back Wayne Gallman and wide receivers Artavis Scott and Mike Williams — already declaring their intentions of entering the 2017 NFL Draft.
• The other is the national perception that Pitt isn't deserving of the respect coach Pat Narduzzi is trying so desperately to earn for his team.................
Narduzzi doesn't sound like a coach looking for sympathy. “I think our guys have confidence going into this game as far as who they are and what they've done this year and that's important,” he said. “We'll see what happens Saturday at 3:30. It really doesn't matter what you did in the past, either team. It matters what you do right then.”.....................
How far is Pitt from reaching Clemson's level and competing for an ACC championship and a playoff berth? A fortified roster would be a good start.“We need in a couple years for Senior Day to have four guys walking out there leaving early because they're projected first-rounders,” Narduzzi said. “That's what you need. We have a ways to go.” Narduzzi really didn't want to talk about the progress Pitt has made in his first 22 games (13-9). “I'm thinking about Clemson,” he said...........
“The kids understand our scheme,” he said. On defense, Narduzzi said his unit is “in position probably 95 percent of the time. We have to get them in position the other 5 percent. We have to grow into making those plays. “Sometimes when you're playing really good players you're going to lose some of those battles.”Pitt has encountered several outstanding wide receivers, including Oklahoma State's James Washington, North Carolina's Ryan Switzer and Bug Howard, Virginia Tech's Isaiah Ford, Bucky Hodges and Cam Phillips and Miami's Stacy Coley and Ahmmon Richards. “This weekend, we're going to run into some more,” he said. “When you look at the end of the year and you look at the draft, you're going to see we played against a lot of good players. “That's what I see is one of the differences from what I had in the Big Ten.”..............
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/college/pitt/11460594-74/clemson-pitt-narduzzi
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