Just some assorted items and thoughts.
Pitt TE, Kris Wilson, hopes to continue to hear his number called in the huddle. I’ve made no secret of my frustration with the lack of utilization of Wilson. Apparently Coach Walt Harris has been hearing it from others. Not that it was really Harris’ fault for not using Wilson, after all, Harris only calls the plays.
Pitt Coach Walt Harris said he had been trying to get Wilson more involved in the passing offense this season but that circumstances didn’t always permit it.
He said Wilson’s success against Rutgers could set up some bigger days for him down the road. He also is hoping Wilson continues to emerge as a consistent safety valve for Rutherford.
“There are a lot of people who don’t think we throw to the tight end enough,” Harris said. “This week we did some things differently with him to try and get him the ball. He is a heck of a football player and he made some tremendous improvements in his game this year. Most teams don’t have a tight end that can run like Kris and make catches down the field. We’re hoping he’ll continue to run those little short passes better and we know he will.”
What? He was doing all of that last year. This year, he’s been stuck staying on blocking assignments because the offensive line sucks. Yeah, I am starting to really understand why some of the beat writers really get frustrated with Harris’s “not my fault” stance on everything.
Concern continues about Pitt kicker, David Abdul. He just can’t seem to find a way to split the uprights. And he’s not making excuses — right after the article lists all of his excuses.
Meanwhile up in Syracuse…
Syracuse University offensive coordinator George DeLeone had his laptop stolen from the locked car of one of his graduate assistant coaches just prior to the Boston College game. The police report says its value is around $24,000. The laptop itself is only around $3000, but the software on it is worth around $21,000. The Syracuse athletic office says that the laptop doesn’t have the Orangemen’s playbook on it. It’s primarily a lot of video analysis software.
Syracuse director of football operations Reggie Terry said the information stored on the stolen computer did not include any type of electronic playbook. He said the team is not worried about the computer winding up with a rival team, though police told the team to monitor eBay as a precaution.
Seems Syracuse is having its own problems with its kicker. Unlike Pitt, it isn’t that the guy is just missing kicks, he’s injured.
Finally, according to the Syracuse blog, the Hoopie fans are just a wee bit juiced for the game tonight against the Hokies.
Some may recall that last year the Hoopies beat the Hokies and burned Morgantown — and the game was in Blacksburg. I can’t even imagine what would happen to Morgantown if the Mountaineers actually win at home.
