Once again, Chancellor Gallagher, Pat Narduzzi and AD Barnes gets it about the Pitt Script and so did the President of Pitt Alumni Association on the Radio Today. Many more loved the Uniforms and the Pitt Script and it got National Attention again on its return. Steve Pederson and his few consultants and 1 to 2 fans must have been the few disappointed and good see they lacked traditions, values, and were quite wrong for a long time and couldn't admit?
Pitt made 3 unique and fatal plays few to none expected:
1. The Orndoff Catch In Perfect Stride From A Tip Defensive Pass?
2. Stopping A 4th Down by One Inch Or The Diameter of the 1st Down Pole??
3. A Field Goal Bounce By Inches That Went Through With 0 Seconds Left???
Some say all three plays were pure luck but I think it is the beginning of seeing the Pitt Script helping again in making magic plays to win games the way Pitt did it in 1970s and 1980s. At least many Older Alumni like to think so but none live South of Oakland?
Excerpt:
Pitt got throwback plays on throwback day, starting with one following a script and finishing by flipping the script. The Panthers won over their fans by sporting royal blue and gold retro uniforms for homecoming against Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field, but it was the bookend big plays from a pair of 300-pounders that led Pitt to a hold-your-breath 37-34 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
Pitt unveiled a play in practice Tuesday, one that had the linemen buzzing all week about whether the Panthers would use it. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada told the front five to be ready if their first drive reached the red zone, especially right tackle Brian O'Neill. “Don't do anything stupid when you score a touchdown,” Canada warned O'Neill, “because you're going to score a touchdown.” O'Neill played wide receiver in high school, was recruited to play tight end at Pitt and converted to right tackle. Now 6-foot-6, 300 pounds, the redshirt sophomore drew notice this past week from Pro Football Focus for not allowing a hurry, hit or sack in 132 pass-block snaps this season.
Nathan Peterman had thrown passes to O'Neill before his conversion to the line, so the Pitt quarterback knew O'Neill had sure hands. The key was in the execution of the trick play, a true throwback Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said the Panthers “were looking for the right team to run it against.” O'Neill hoped no one would notice when he lined up at left tackle, flipping sides with Adam Bisnowaty. Peterman lined up in the shotgun, with James Conner as the lone back and Rafael Araujo-Lopes coming in motion from the left. Peterman took the snap and rolled right, and O'Neill feigned a block and slipped to the left flat..............................“We didn't win the game on that play,” O'Neill said. “We won the game because of Matt Galambos and Tyrique Jarrett's stop on fourth-and-1 and Chris Blewitt's field goal with 5 seconds left.”......................
On a day when it finally looked like Pitt again, its throwback plays made the difference.
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/kevingorman/11277294-74/neill-pitt-jarrett
Pitt made 3 unique and fatal plays few to none expected:
1. The Orndoff Catch In Perfect Stride From A Tip Defensive Pass?
2. Stopping A 4th Down by One Inch Or The Diameter of the 1st Down Pole??
3. A Field Goal Bounce By Inches That Went Through With 0 Seconds Left???
Some say all three plays were pure luck but I think it is the beginning of seeing the Pitt Script helping again in making magic plays to win games the way Pitt did it in 1970s and 1980s. At least many Older Alumni like to think so but none live South of Oakland?
Excerpt:
Pitt got throwback plays on throwback day, starting with one following a script and finishing by flipping the script. The Panthers won over their fans by sporting royal blue and gold retro uniforms for homecoming against Georgia Tech on Saturday afternoon at Heinz Field, but it was the bookend big plays from a pair of 300-pounders that led Pitt to a hold-your-breath 37-34 victory over the Yellow Jackets.
Pitt unveiled a play in practice Tuesday, one that had the linemen buzzing all week about whether the Panthers would use it. Offensive coordinator Matt Canada told the front five to be ready if their first drive reached the red zone, especially right tackle Brian O'Neill. “Don't do anything stupid when you score a touchdown,” Canada warned O'Neill, “because you're going to score a touchdown.” O'Neill played wide receiver in high school, was recruited to play tight end at Pitt and converted to right tackle. Now 6-foot-6, 300 pounds, the redshirt sophomore drew notice this past week from Pro Football Focus for not allowing a hurry, hit or sack in 132 pass-block snaps this season.
Nathan Peterman had thrown passes to O'Neill before his conversion to the line, so the Pitt quarterback knew O'Neill had sure hands. The key was in the execution of the trick play, a true throwback Pitt coach Pat Narduzzi said the Panthers “were looking for the right team to run it against.” O'Neill hoped no one would notice when he lined up at left tackle, flipping sides with Adam Bisnowaty. Peterman lined up in the shotgun, with James Conner as the lone back and Rafael Araujo-Lopes coming in motion from the left. Peterman took the snap and rolled right, and O'Neill feigned a block and slipped to the left flat..............................“We didn't win the game on that play,” O'Neill said. “We won the game because of Matt Galambos and Tyrique Jarrett's stop on fourth-and-1 and Chris Blewitt's field goal with 5 seconds left.”......................
On a day when it finally looked like Pitt again, its throwback plays made the difference.
LINK:
http://triblive.com/sports/kevingorman/11277294-74/neill-pitt-jarrett
