Pitt Controls Its Own Destiny
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Yeah, they haven’t played an ACC conference game yet, along with 2 or 3 other schools. They all still control their own destiny.
A few others that have already played a conference game or two also still control their own destiny.
One at a time, next up GT.
A few others that have already played a conference game or two also still control their own destiny.
One at a time, next up GT.
Nice positive post. You never know. I think this year is alot like most years, we have a bunch of better than average teams with no clear cut leader. Why not us?
when did the winning the national championship cease to be a goal for Pitt football?...because it ain't "out there"
When? IDK an exact year but it's been clear for a while.
A few dates to keep in mind:
- 1980-1988, the "steel crisis", especially centered around US Steel. Most of our local mills close and the region loses population outright while other parts of the country grow. Other industries also off shore or move to the US south, which continues to grow. Pennsylvania ultimately drops to roughly 8th in production of NFL players, after previously consistently being top four. There is lag in the decline of population and the decline of local football, but it eventually hits.
- NCAA v. Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma in 1984 led ESPN sign individual teams to television deals. Though Pitt vs BYU was the first ever game of the type, in the long run, other teams with larger local TV markets benefited relative to the Panthers and Pitt is relegated to more minor TV deals as an independent.
- 1991. Pitt joins the Big East conference. It promptly finishes 4th in an 8 team conference. Over the long term, the Big East football revenue deals end up significantly smaller than that of the other "major" conferences, putting Pitt further behind its former peers.
- 1999. Pitt stadium closes. I don't know how much this matters, but clearly a portion of our fanbase thinks it's critical.
A conference title is a great goal for Pitt in 2021. And for most teams other than Alabama and a few others.
Yes this weekend has a lot of interesting competition for the top 10. 1 Alabama vs. 12 Ole Miss, 2 Georgia vs 8 Arkansas, 7 Cincy vs. 9 ND, 3 Oregon at Stanford, which has had some decent wins and competitive losses. PedState vs Indiana. Iowa at competitive Maryland. Underwhelming Oklahoma at KSU. Florida at Kentucky. Get a few upsets or hopefully chaos and makes the whole season more interesting for a lot of folks.
While still potentially possible, it is not a control it’s own destiny scenario at this point of time.
How in the hell do you know! You have no idea what is going to happen in every game but if Pitt wins every game they play for the rest of the season and post season.... they can achieve any goal!
I didn’t say it wasn’t possible, just that they don’t control their destiny.
As long as someone from the SEC, Big 12, Pac-12, B1G, and ND (and possibly Cincy) remain unbeaten, there would be nothing Pitt could do about it.
Do you understand the concept of control your destiny?
That Bama - Ole Miss game is must see TV for Steelers fans as we could very possibly end up with one of the two QBs playing.
You are right in that need help by teams losing so they can't control the NC by just winning out. 40 posts in 12 years ....hmmmm wonder who else you are or where you been. You a Pitt fan?
Uh, no...it is not..Losing to a MAC team and coming from the worst power 5 conference this year make it so. A one loss (to Georgia--not WMU) Clemson team would have been on the bubble. Pitt comes out of the slop that is the ACC with a loss to a MAC team at home as one of the top 4 in the land? That ant ain't moving that rubber tree plant no matter how high his hopes are.....No need to take a hike when simply stating a reality..Save the exclamation points.
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