Navy is trailing the Joe Flacco led Delaware Blue Hens 45-42 midway through the 4th quarter.
And the hits just keep on coming.
UPDATE: Delaware won 59-52 with Flacco throwing for 434 yards, 5 TDs and 0 INT.
October 27, 2007
Noon start. Haven’t finished the coffee yet. We’ll see how quickly I have to hit the Scotch.
Must win game for both. Louisville isn’t denying it.
“It’s kind of do or die now,” running back Brock Bolen said. “Our backs are to the wall.”
The top Big East teams are lined up to keep them there. A trip to No. 6 West Virginia awaits on Nov. 8, followed by a Nov. 17 game at No. 11 South Florida and the season finale Nov. 29 at home against No. 25 Rutgers.
Pitt is the only team with a losing record remaining on the Cards’ schedule. Any hopes of earning their 10th straight bowl berth rests largely on beating the Panthers.
“It’s a game we have to win if we want to reach some of the goals that are still out there for us,” linebacker Malik Jackson said.
Urrutia is expected back for this game. Louisville still wants to win the Big East even with 2 losses in conference.
Shocking, I know. Wannstedt wants to control the pace of the game. Even as I questioned the whole Time of Possesion (ToP) stat value, Gorman kind of follows up and kills it for Pitt and Louisville.
Let’s hope there are no more injuries to the O-line.
Q: With Joe Thomas hurt, Bachman landed on the starting lineup. If someone else is hurt, who would be the next lineman who would be tapped to play? Would that player be ready to play at this level? Or just another body thrown to the wolves?
Zeise: Good question. Thomas is out with his injury, which means the Panthers are probably stretched to the limit in terms of their depth chart at offensive line. If one of the guards gets hurt, they still have Dom Williams and if a tackle goes down, they could move Bachman to tackle and bring in Williams at guard. They could also turn to Chase Clowser at tackle. Williams and Clowser have both played in games and are both veteran guys so they wouldn’t be thrown to the wolves as you say. Now, beyond those two, yeah, pretty much you are getting into true freshmen so that wouldn’t be a good thing.
Then it will be true freshmen. Seems to be almost a given now that Pitt will have to recruit some JUCO OLs at this point.
Game time coming up.
12:08: Weak. 3 and out. Looks like a series intended to give Bostick some confidence on the road.
Bad snap on the punt, just got away and a favorable roll for Pitt. Phew.
12:12: Surprisingly conservative play calling from Louisville. 3 and out as well.
12:17: McCoy bounces it outside on 3d and 3 with the direct snap and gets 14 yards.
12:19: And now two straight runs right up the middle for a total of 2 yards. Creative.
Nothing on a blatant bubble screen. Blitz came and Mo Williams had no chance on the catch. No blocking either.
12:21: According to my TV program guide, the game is on MSG, MASN, ALT (Altitude Sports & Ent. [Denver?]).
12:24: Louisville moving with the pass. Running game looks bad. Expect run to be mostly abandoned soon.
Barnidge got free while Brohm scrambled. Damn.
12:26: Almost (was?) intercepted on a tip, but pass interference by Scot McKillop makes it inside the 20.
12:29: Easy TD to Harry Douglas. Wide open. Shane Murray trying to stop him? Yeesh.
7-0 Louisville 3:30 in the 1st quarter.
12:32: Looks like plenty of seats available for this game. Not that Pitt can say much about fan attendance this year.
Mo Williams dropped one that would have been 6 yards even if he was stopped immediately.
Stephens-Howling gets his first run for 3 yards. 3d and 7. Yay.
Nothing on the delay to Stephens-Howling. Too slow developing.
Brytus with a decent punt. Muffed by Trent Guy, but he got it back.
L-Ville starting at the 33.
