This sounds ridiculous to say

[elimunelson]

Yeah, I wasn't angry either. We've seen this movie far too many times to get upset anymore.

I suspect the reason we wilt is because we're not as good as our peer programs. Our record sure doesn't stack up to theirs, and I've found that's a good way of determining performance.

Also, side note about your money comment... I don't hold back on criticizing the hell out of college players anymore. They're basically professionals at this point. And in my mind pros can deal with fan criticism.

yeah it's the equivalent of me complaining about joe thornton in 1997 when he was 18 playing for the Bruins. Same equivalency to me now. He's open to being ridiculed, mocked, lauded, etc like any professional athlete.

Sugar comes with the spice. I still think Fran hugging him like a porcelain doll was softy soft stuff for a guy who is our heisman guy.

 

[djorange1989]

Pitts now 10-1 off byes with Narduzzi. An experienced coaching staff under hot seat pressure smacked us. Throw in tipped int’s and it was just a bad night.

It’s all about what we do after this game. I won’t care at all about the loss if we’re 6-2 after VT. We’ve got a brand new staff, we were due for a demoralizing beat down. It just sucks it came from Pitt.

This

 

[mustacheovich]

6 wins? UTF? If we can only hope for 6 wins with this roster and this schedule then i give up. We aren’t improving the roster much better than this and we certainly will never have a schedule like this. If all we can hope for each year is 6 wins i’ll stop watching now.

I would certainly hope we can improve the roster to be better than a team with half Baber's recruits and half Fran guys that were cobbled together in a month.

 

[two3zone]

I have never seen an interception where the ball floats into the defender’s hands, while he is on the ground and does not see the ball until it makes contact with his hands. Unbelievable!

That was insane. I've never seen anything like it either.

 

[suorange08]

Pitts now 10-1 off byes with Narduzzi. An experienced coaching staff under hot seat pressure smacked us. Throw in tipped int’s and it was just a bad night.

It’s all about what we do after this game. I won’t care at all about the loss if we’re 6-2 after VT. We’ve got a brand new staff, we were due for a demoralizing beat down. It just sucks it came from Pitt.

Yes UNLV made up for Stanford, so VT will make up for this.

 

[grepal]

Pitts now 10-1 off byes with Narduzzi. An experienced coaching staff under hot seat pressure smacked us. Throw in tipped int’s and it was just a bad night.

It’s all about what we do after this game. I won’t care at all about the loss if we’re 6-2 after VT. We’ve got a brand new staff, we were due for a demoralizing beat down. It just sucks it came from Pitt.

Key is to only let the fans get demoralized. Players and coaches need to keep believing they can win against anyone on any given day. This is where I tell kids stay off the airwaves and social media. Hang with each other and kick some butts.

 

[MSOrange]

That was insane. I've never seen anything like it either.

Yes when I saw the replay and saw it was really a clean catch, I still kept watching, but realized it wasn't our night.

 

[NKR1978]

Pitts now 10-1 off byes with Narduzzi. An experienced coaching staff under hot seat pressure smacked us. Throw in tipped int’s and it was just a bad night.

It’s all about what we do after this game. I won’t care at all about the loss if we’re 6-2 after VT. We’ve got a brand new staff, we were due for a demoralizing beat down. It just sucks it came from Pitt.

I take nothing from last night except the D played pretty well all things considering. Sometimes even great teams get their butts kicked. It happens in sports all the time. It's not a moral failing.

 

[NKR1978]

Yes when I saw the replay and saw it was really a clean catch, I still kept watching, but realized it wasn't our night.

Honestly, I tapped out at 24-0 and was kind of glad for it. It was not our night. I imagine there's been a lot of handwringing and dejection, but I'm actually excited to see how we regroup against VT.

 

[baggerbob]

I would hope that Nixon can scheme up a gameplan to exploit the press coverage. The film will show how its played very well against us and how it can be beat. We will see next week.

Unless he can find a running back who can break a couple of runs for 20 or 30 yards a couple of times, every team will stack the box.

 

[Crusty]

6 wins? UTF? If we can only hope for 6 wins with this roster and this schedule then i give up. We aren’t improving the roster much better than this and we certainly will never have a schedule like this. If all we can hope for each year is 6 wins i’ll stop watching now.

I don't think the schedule has turned out any easier than most. While we don’t play Clemson we play 6 and 19. Wish we had FSU.

 

[mark79]

Pitts now 10-1 off byes with Narduzzi. An experienced coaching staff under hot seat pressure smacked us. Throw in tipped int’s and it was just a bad night.

It’s all about what we do after this game. I won’t care at all about the loss if we’re 6-2 after VT. We’ve got a brand new staff, we were due for a demoralizing beat down. It just sucks it came from Pitt.

My take as well. On to the next game. Bad games happen.

 

[orangencpolice]

Unless he can find a running back who can break a couple of runs for 20 or 30 yards a couple of times, every team will stack the box.

If our offensive line could run block maybe our running backs would stand a chance. I believe this is the area that Fran could have done better with in the portal. Both run and pass blocking are bad. I agree that VT will also stack the box unless they show that the run game has any significance.