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How does that change a program like Texas facing another ranked SEC program and being on SECN? How does this change Indiana hosting College Gameday but being on the BTN? Why would a Pitt game get the same hype and fanfare as Texas v. highly ranked Michigan (undefeated at the time), Georgia (single loss but still Top 10) and Oklahoma (one of the biggest rivalries in college football in and still ranked very highly at the time)?
Okay. Yes. Mizzou Alabama was on ABC. I don't recall the SEC games on ESPN or ESPNU though.
With the mega conferences, game windows are tight and few and far between for each conference. The biggest brands are obviously going to be on ESPN or the networks which is why Clemson vs Louisville is on ESPN at 7:30. The sec pretty much owns abc.
Im done caring about this stuff and will watch Pitt whenever they are.
Pitt still 6.5 underdogs on the betting sites today. i thought that would go down after last night..
I'd say bet the house but everytime i do, i jinx it so im not saying it. O/U at 62, again, no clue. Both offenses looked terrible but things just change from week to week, zero consistency from one week to the next in college football.
My advice, dont gamble, spend your money wisely, like on booze and hookers.
I'd say bet the house but everytime i do, i jinx it so im not saying it. O/U at 62, again, no clue. Both offenses looked terrible but things just change from week to week, zero consistency from one week to the next in college football.
My advice, dont gamble, spend your money wisely, like on booze and hookers.
Because there are two ACC teams in the top ten, and those two teams are both playing teams with winning records, and those two games got the better television slots.
We have the 3rd most appealing game from a television perspective, and we got the 3rd best television slot. Seems reasonable when you look at it that way.
True, but most sports bar and such have it. Now whether they change the channel from a default ESPN or not is another question.
I think most CFB fans will tune into watch given the other options. At least once they wake up on the couch from their Iowa/Wisconsin involuntary nap.
There is no way that if all the games had equal coverage and all the games ended up being similar in score (meaning no blowouts to get people to change the channel) that the Pitt - SMU game would get more people watching than Iowa - Wisconsin, or Clemson - Louisville, or Kentucky - Tennessee, or Texas A&M - South Carolina, or USC - Washington.
Well, given the stakes at hand (one of these two teams will no longer be undefeated in the ACC) the "demotion" of the Pitt v SMU football game might resonate like the recent Pitt v Louisville Volleyball game ... folks will "wake up" late Saturday night/early Sunday morning and wish they could've watched that game on a major network/cable station
At least, let's hope so! ;^)
Nah, let's hope people wake up on Sunday morning and say "damn, I'm glad I didn't waste any time trying to find that Pitt blowout of SMU on my television last night"!
Joe, we can only play the underdog card for so long ... 😀
Unless there is a major injury we don't know about I find this line rather disrespectful. This should be a toss up to me. Seeing a line like this when we had two extra days to prepare for them makes me both angry and nervous. It's been a great season and I would hate to see Pitt lose their first game to that a hole Rhett Lashlee. I just don't like that guy probably from his Miami tenure.
Not to mention they lost arguably their best player against Duke at receiver.
Line now 7.5. You knew it was going to go up when emoji boy @FireballZ laughed at posts predicting 6.5 to 7.
My father always told me you gotta make hay while the suns up. For some reason I can't explain pitt is making me money this year. It's like Kenny's senior year all over. GIVE ME PITT AND KEEP YOUR STINKIN 7.5 POINTS.
Narduzzi just said Eli should probably take the majority of the snaps Saturday, we'll see if it moves the line at all. SMU still unclear who they expect to start.
I think Eli has a good game.
Our kicking game probably makes the difference. Sauls is a great kicker, and Junko has punted well this year.
Penalties might also play a role. Thus far, the Stangs are experiencing 16 more yards per game.
Ball security will be important too. I think SMU will have more turnovers than us.
Either way, I predict a close game. Pitt 31, SMU 30.
Hopefully, this will be the game when the offense, defense, and special teams play outstanding games. We may need all three.
Our kicking game probably makes the difference. Sauls is a great kicker, and Junko has punted well this year.
Penalties might also play a role. Thus far, the Stangs are experiencing 16 more yards per game.
Ball security will be important too. I think SMU will have more turnovers than us.
Either way, I predict a close game. Pitt 31, SMU 30.
Hopefully, this will be the game when the offense, defense, and special teams play outstanding games. We may need all three.
There is so much about this game that just seems weird. SMU is an unfamiliar for so this almost has a bowl game type of feel to it. All I know is we have to make the game easier with run game and perimeter pass game.
I hope so. A lot more eyes are going to be on us and it could open some doors to recruiting in TX.
They are like a lot of Pitt fans, waiting for the other shoe to drop. After all, this is Pitt, and Pitt is bound to screw up, and they believe Pitt will always be Pitt, let’s hope not. “Let’s Go Pitt”
This is crazy I was literally thinking the same thing on my ride home today. Gotta prove it! The more I look at this game the more I think if a top 10 team only beat them by 3 at home and they think Pitt is not legit a 7.5 point spread means we aren't as good as BYU so playing them at their place equals the spread. They slow played Pitt to a top 25 ranking and can't wait to say I told you so. Anyone take a bet on the record this year? I think it was 5 wins or something....... Vegas ain't always right!
Why is this spread so high? Fanduel has ~80% of the handle and tickets on Pitt. Almost feels like a gotcha and we're supposed to lose by even more. But I don't see a reason why. They were -11.5 against Duke and should have lost. This is a weird one. They want you to take the dog it feels like.
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