The disadvantage of trying to put a post together mostly from memory, is you leave some big moments out. The biggest omission was Tyler Palko running, lowering his shoulder and bowling over a BC defender as he ran out of bounds. That was a huge moment for the Pitt team and the fans in the stands. There is a reason why the Pitt fans are deep in Palko’s corner, and it isn’t because of his local roots.
I also forgot about the near interceptions by Josh Lay — including one that bounced right off of his chest. Would have ended the game then and there.
Good game recap here. And here.
Grudging respect and even a little admiration for Harris and how he was able to get the team to focus this week.
Now the Boston media notices a little. Not so good.
The record will show Boston College lost another overtime game at Heinz Field yesterday because Larry Lester fumbled at the Pittsburgh 19 to end the game. But in reality, the stumbling Eagles probably shouldn’t have been that close.
“We didn’t seem to make a play,” BC coach Tom O’Brien said after a Josh Cummings 27-yard field goal on the first possession of OT (followed by Lester’s fumble) gave the Panthers a 20-17 win in BC’s final Big East game here.
“We’re our own worst enemies,” said O’Brien. “We kept shooting ourselves in the foot. Sooner or later, you’re going to get beat and that’s what happened today.”
Apparently some Eagles remember 2002 as well.
Forget the Curse of the Bambino. How about the Curse of Heinz Field?
Haunted by the specter of its 19-16 overtime loss in its last visit to the Steel City two years ago, Boston College’s football team yesterday suffered its first Big East setback of the season, a disappointing 20-17 decision in overtime against the Pittsburgh Panthers before a crowd of 34,071.
“It brings me back to my freshman year,” said BC junior cornerback Will Blackmon. “We came down here and we came back towards the end, we brought it into overtime, and we lost in overtime again. It was like a flashback of the last time.”
BC is bummed. Really bummed.
Heh. Like VT, three straight on the way out the door.
