Record predictions
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My heart says 9 and 3, with losses to Clemson, UNC, and Oklahoma St.
My head says 7 and 5, with the additional losses to PSU and GT.
Go Pitt.
6-6 or less. Horrible season.
7-5 to 8-4......ok season to same old same old.
9-3 or better. Pitt finally has the right coach.
Everybody thinks this years schedule is much harder. If you break it down. It really is about the same as last year in difficulty.
If you exchange Clemson this year to ND last year. Clemson is a little tougher.
If you exchange a 11 win Iowa team at Iowa. With Oklahoma st. Thats a push.
Everybody else on our schedule is basically the same as last year. With UNC not going to be as good.
This is the year Pitt MUST meet or exceed expectations. Recruiting and casual fan interest is needed to maintain momentum.
If we lay an egg this year. We will suffer both in recruiting and fan interest.
Sadly, next year is going to be A LOT worse. With all the experience we are losing. Having a season to sell recruits and fans is going to be extremely difficult next year.
That's why this year is sooooooo important we win at least 9 games in my opinion. To keep momentum on our side.
Nova W 1-0
PSU W 2-0
OK St L 2-1
UNC W 3-1
Marshall W 4-1
Ga Tech W 5-1
UVA W 6-1
Va Tech W 7-1
Miami W 8-1
Clemson L 8-2
Duke W 9-2
Cuse W 10-2
ACC Championship FSU L 10-3
Orange Bowl Oklahoma L 10-4
All in all, a great year!
PSU W 2-0
OK St L 2-1
UNC W 3-1
Marshall W 4-1
Ga Tech W 5-1
UVA W 6-1
Va Tech W 7-1
Miami W 8-1
Clemson L 8-2
Duke W 9-2
Cuse W 10-2
ACC Championship FSU L 10-3
Orange Bowl Oklahoma L 10-4
All in all, a great year!
-At this point anyone suggesting this years schedule is harder is blind. The season hasn't even started yet and most of the teams on our schedule already lost a major player to injury or another reason. Half the teams on our schedule alone have a brand new qb. Duke, Miami, Virginia, these teams will be substantially worse this year. And I would argue Virginia tech and north Carolina will also be worse. Georgia Tech should I think be better. And even they have already lost 2 offensive linemen for the season in camp. We are the only team on the entire schedule that is healthy, Hamlin aside. Duke, Marshall, Miami, all 3 lost their best players already for the entire season. Miami is down 6 starters at this point.
I disagree that 8 wins would be just "ok" but I do agree that if they are going to break through, this has to be the year before needing a few to rebuild (hopefully built to better than it is now). At least it seems that way at the moment. Things could change.
My point is this year Pitt must meet or exceed expectations.
Pitt is considered by many to be a real contender in the ACC and for sure the costal.
Again, thats why this year is sooooooo important for us to be the team a lot of national folks think we will be.
Because next year. We will have a TON of experianced players to replace.
Sorry, but a 8-5 season is not going to move the needle. Just my opinion.
And to be honest. I think coach Nard loves this team. If you ask him if he would be happy with a 8-5 season or worse. He'd tell you hell no!
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I don't expect to even get challenged by a team like Duke that is starting a freshmen QB, Villanova, Syracuse, or Marshall. I predict these 4 games are all blowouts. And I think we blow Virginia out too.
Pitt has zero chance of winning the overall acc title. The division, they absolutely are a contender, although, not the favorite that UNC is. So yea I think that's a fair way of looking at the season.
pitt can get to 6-6 provide they can beat Va Tech. Otherwise, they're looking at 5-6.
Villanova - Win
Penn State - Loss
Oklahoma State - Loss
North Carolina - Loss
Marshall - Win
Georgia Tech - Loss
Virginia - Win
Va Tech - Win
Miami - Loss
Clemson - Loss
Duke - Win
Syracuse - Win
This gets them a trip to the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, probably against Northwestern.
Villanova - Win
Penn State - Loss
Oklahoma State - Loss
North Carolina - Loss
Marshall - Win
Georgia Tech - Loss
Virginia - Win
Va Tech - Win
Miami - Loss
Clemson - Loss
Duke - Win
Syracuse - Win
This gets them a trip to the Quick Lane Bowl in Detroit, probably against Northwestern.
But it's VERY EASY to argue that Marshall has performed BETTER than Pitt as a D1 school the last 20 years, they had multiple double digit win seasons and played and beat P5 teams in bowl game.
Pitt could lose or Pitt could beat anybody on the schedule. When doing these types of things, your prediction needs to be based on if you had to make a bet and it was your last dollar, who you putting it on in a pick'em game.
For the 10 wins I picked Pitt to win, I feel very confident in all but the UNC game to bet money on Pitt in a pick'em scenerio.
If I was going to Vegas, I would be putting a lot of money on Pitt winning 9 or more. VegasInsider has the bar at 7. I'd bet the house on over.
that is correct p45. there should be no excuses this year. we bring back a ton of starters, probably more than any other acc team. isn't it 16 starters are back? not to mention the return of JC. We have experience at the most important position on the field(not next year). New coaches usually see a bump in their 2nd year. the elite teams are not in our division, this is the year to make a move. we have no shot at Clemson or FSU but our division is there for the taking....no doubt.
No they're not. Trust me on this.
At best they are even.
And fwiw, all the Marshall folks I know down here expect Pitt to beat them.
Disagree completely, but they aren't crazy far off. That doesn't matter anyway. Still a perception (not necessarily reality) issue.
What they have done in that time....which has been about as long as I've been here...far better than Pitt is take advantage of a good situation, whether it's a weak conference or have very gifted qbs.
Hmm.
Pitt is said to have the best stable of RBs in the ACC.
The best OL in the ACC.
An improved DL and improved secondary from a year ago.
A returning starting senior QB, who is expected to be improved.
A head coach who now has a year under his belt and who hired a new OC with whom he feels more comfortable. He's a HC who so many of us are saying is going to lead Pitt to greatness again.
And yet people are still posting here that they're expecting only 7 wins or that they would be okay with 8 wins.
If last year's "less talented" team with "less depth" was able to win 8 games (and very possibly could have won a few more), then why do people feel winning the same number of games is a good thing.
I get that some may not feel confident yet about the passing game, but I am already seeing some great leadership from the coaches and from an increasing number of confident players together with an improved level of talent on both sides of the ball which I believe will carry this team to 10 wins.
If you are a fan who truly believes Narduzzi is "the guy," then you've got to believe he will lead this team to 10 wins or more this season. You should also believe that his team WILL win the ACC coastal this year (not just be a contender).
Unrealistic? A homer? No. No Pitt fan should feel they are "that guy" when they predict 10 or more wins this year. Not when Pitt has the kind of OL they do and the former ACC Player of the year returning (with several stud backups) and Price and Whitehead and even Peterman back and so many other improvements at DL and DB.
No, they should simply be seen as believers.
It's time for Pitt to step up and play (and coach) like winners.
It's also time for us to believe in them like winners.
If not now... when?
Pitt is said to have the best stable of RBs in the ACC.
The best OL in the ACC.
An improved DL and improved secondary from a year ago.
A returning starting senior QB, who is expected to be improved.
A head coach who now has a year under his belt and who hired a new OC with whom he feels more comfortable. He's a HC who so many of us are saying is going to lead Pitt to greatness again.
And yet people are still posting here that they're expecting only 7 wins or that they would be okay with 8 wins.
If last year's "less talented" team with "less depth" was able to win 8 games (and very possibly could have won a few more), then why do people feel winning the same number of games is a good thing.
I get that some may not feel confident yet about the passing game, but I am already seeing some great leadership from the coaches and from an increasing number of confident players together with an improved level of talent on both sides of the ball which I believe will carry this team to 10 wins.
If you are a fan who truly believes Narduzzi is "the guy," then you've got to believe he will lead this team to 10 wins or more this season. You should also believe that his team WILL win the ACC coastal this year (not just be a contender).
Unrealistic? A homer? No. No Pitt fan should feel they are "that guy" when they predict 10 or more wins this year. Not when Pitt has the kind of OL they do and the former ACC Player of the year returning (with several stud backups) and Price and Whitehead and even Peterman back and so many other improvements at DL and DB.
No, they should simply be seen as believers.
It's time for Pitt to step up and play (and coach) like winners.
It's also time for us to believe in them like winners.
If not now... when?
7-5 regular season with a bowl win seems realistic. If this team can pound the ball and have 36-40 mins of ball possession each game there's a great chance that they could win 8 or 9 reg season games. Pounding the football, time possession, and winning the turnover battle still wins games in this era of pass happy football.
BUMP.
Many predicted losses to OSU/UNC with overall records still achievable....let's stop moving goalposts and relax with the world is going to end reactions with each loss....especially with games you predicted to be losses!!
Many predicted losses to OSU/UNC with overall records still achievable....let's stop moving goalposts and relax with the world is going to end reactions with each loss....especially with games you predicted to be losses!!
Yes. I see no reason not to bet the house over 7 wins. They were 1 play away from beating 2 teams who I think have more talent than Pitt. We lost 2 games we were expected to lose...i don't get why you would not.
I said 8-4 before the season, losing to OKST, WTF loss at UVa, Clem, Miami. I'll say now that we lost to UNC.
Man, I mean, they might win 8 games, but "betting the house" on over 7 wins in the regular season is questionable. I hope you don't do it.
I won't...but most expected them to lose. Would you feel better about 8 wins if UNC kicked their teeth in? I'm not sure why the sky is falling due to OKST amd UNC losses. Webb sucked last year, Maddox sucksd last year, Ryan Lewis has sucked for 4 years. What new thing didnwe uncover over the last 2 weeks to make your opinion about the secondary change?
I loon at it like if they would have layed on hood for 5 more seconds...they win. They showed you for 55 minutes that they can beat a team that is more talented then they are. The week before they showed you that they can take shot after shot and keep fighting back. They're hitting a stretch now where Pitt is the better team and their opponents struggle with the passing game. I guess we'll see.
