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PITT & WVU Game Day Results!

CaptainSidneyReilly

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PITT-Duke Game Day Result:
31 PITT Duke 13

Well, pretty much went as predicted in the Preseason as far as the score and very much as predicted in my Game Day Analysis. As stated after the Third Game of Iowa, Pitt has a Very Good Coach not seen at Pitt since Jackie Sherrill. Coach Pat & Staff simply has learned about these Players and how to change their attitude and Game Day play, unlike Harris, Wannstedt, Graham, and Chryst. Coach Pat & Staff has learned from previous mistakes, improved these players every game, and makes good Game Plans and Half Time Adjustments better than all before him. As portended, the Pitt Offense woke up on all fronts at QB, RBs, WRS, TEs, and Players added to the win by executing. It was not just Whitehead but all of them! even the defense exceeded my expectations. No question this Pitt Team Coaches & Players can win all 3 Games now and expectations will be high to do just that too. What is being lost in this win especially by critics East of Pitt, is that Coach Pat beat the former SEC & ACC Coach of the year. Sure Pitt and Duke still need to recruit better Talent but they develop the talent they do have as Very Good Coaches. Duke Coaching just like Northwestern Coaching far exceeds anything seen at Indiana or Illinois and Pitt beat Duke decisively! Furthermore, Pitt did with less talent if one sees the Recruiting Rankings but far better coaching. Even Coach Pat & Staff did not know how the Pitt Players were going to respond after losing to UNC and Notre Dame. The Pitt Players were mentally down, not doing the little things, and dropping passes, missing tackles, blocks, sacks, and passes in those games, but not yesterday. Pitt all 3 Units of Offense, Defense, and Special Teams executed all 4 Quarter long and established a new way of winning at Pitt after the 10th game. As predicted, I have been waiting for a game like this at Pitt for over a Decade. We saw a few Games during that time but never so soon by a First Year Coach. Additionally, as predicted, this was a Fun Game to watch and see these players and coaches all they can be as players and recruits took notice. It has taken over 30 years but Pitt finally has improved in each game since the season began and that is the best I have seen in a long time. Now come better talent and coaching from ULou's Petrino and it will be tougher, but so is Pitt! Still a Toss Up Game, but now a Toss Up Win favoring Pitt with confidence. What a joy and expectation to experience as a Pitt Fan! Nailed the Preseason prediction as good as it gets and earned a B+ being off by 3 and 6 points! Still, overestimated Duke on Game Day because the Pitt Coaches and Players did not, and earned a C- being off by 13 and 21 points! Yet, my Game Day Prediction analysis was just spot on because so were the Pitt Players as predicted due to superb coaching and executing!

PITT-Duke Game Day Prediction:
Normally, by the 10th Game one would think it favors Pitt, but in reality, just like the last 3 Years the Teams are very even due to good coaching more than talent. Since Pitt Offense has not been able to score over 30 Points, the game should favor Duke. Yet, it is time for all the Panther Players to step up. In addition, Chryst is no longer at Pitt to make bad calls near the end of games, and lacking Special Teams Coaching. This is a pure Toss Up Game and Duke is suffering from mental breakdowns in Miami and UNC games, just like Pitt against UNC and ND? However, Duke's Defense has disappeared worst than Pitt. It is time for Peterman to explode, other Wideouts appear not just Boyd, Tight Book Ends, and Whitehead can play a big role in making all that happen on offense and on Defense. Yet, it will still come down to a Kick or two?, nope! If Pitt loses this Team will struggle to win 7 Games not 8 or 9 or 10? Still, wake up time happens for Pitt as leaving UNC and Notre Dame's Echoes behind? A Big Win for Pitt and many will enjoy seeing this Team come together!
Game Day Prediction: Grade C-
44 PITT Duke 34

Preseason Prediction @Duke August 2015
Ditto above but on steroids. These two teams have scored 50 points against one another the last two years. Does anyone expect anything else this game. Well, that will depend on Coach Pat & Staff having a healthy Team of key players. Duke’s Coach will be ready but was the last two years too. Pitt had them beat last year and the lead but Chryst’s Special Teams and Chryst’s dumb calls cost the game?
Preseason Prediction:
PITT- 34 Duke-19 (7-3) Grade B+


Game Day History Last 3 Meetings PITT 2 Duke 1:
2015 @Duke (6-4) W 31 13
2014 Duke (9-4) L 48 51

2013 @Duke (10-4) W 58 55
 
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WVU-Texas Game Day Result:
38 WVU Texas 20

Way off and wrong and the Texas Tech and Texas games may have saved Dana Holgrosen Coaching fate, now if Dana beats Iowa State, Kansas, and KSU, with Skyler Howard coming back, he may stay another year at WVU and so be it, Dana would have earned it? Still, Texas Strong has not seen the success as expected with all his talent either? The facts are OU, TCU, Baylor and OKSU are just better than WVU but that goes for most of the Top 25 too? The same with Clemson, FSU, and UNC to Pitt! As well as, OSU, MSU, and Michigan to Penn State. My Preseason prediction of Texas saving Dana job was spot on but way off by the score for a Grade of B- at 14 and 3 points. The Game Day Prediction I couldn't have been more wrong and a Grade of F+ at 13 and 9 points with the wrong Team. Charlie Strong is not working the magic that Narduzzi, Harbaugh, Rhule, Herman, and Fedora are doing at their Programs. If CoachRod goes to Virginia Tech because Dana stays another year, WVU will miss out on an opportunity it badly needs to win in the Big-12?

Wvu-TEXAS Game Day Prediction:
This game is the battle between QBs one a Texas Freshmen at UT and WVU Junior from Texas and that will favor WVU. The Second Match Up is between Coaches possibly on Hot Seats and both mentioned for the Miami jobs? The Third Match Up are the Defenses and that favors Texas because WVU still has many injuries. The Final Match Up is that Texas played 5 Top 15 Teams ND, OKSU, TCU and beat one of them OU at 1-3 so far, and WVU is 0-4 losing to OU, OKSU, Baylor, and TCU! Both Teams are not as bad as they look and not as good to beat Ranked Competition, sound familiar Pitt & Penn State Fans? WVU winning this game at Home could save Dana's Job for another year and make it easy to qualify for a Bowl Game. Yet, Texas needs a win on the road to maybe not change Coach Strong job. WVU brought back 15 Players this year and Texas is playing far more less experience Players. Still, it is the 10th game for Texas and just 9th for WVU. Recruiting and talent favors Texas by a large margin So, I am going with Texas besting WVU and not by much.
Game Day Prediction:
25 Wvu TEXAS 29

Preseason Prediction August 2015
Texas:
Just when you think President Gee Whiz is going to fire Dana, he barely beats Texas.
WVU 24 Texas 23 (5-4)


Game History Last 3 Meetings TEXAS 2 WVU 2:
2015 Texas (4-6) (3-4) W 38 20
2014 @Texas (6-7) L 16 33
2013 Texas (8-5) L 40 47

2012 @Texas (9-4) W 48 45
 
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