If the coaches are smart, they should work Scott McKillop extra hard for the next week. He’s just collected too many darn honors in one week. In addition to everything he collected earlier this week, he collected one more thing just for good measure.
University of Pittsburgh linebacker Scott McKillop has been named the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week for games of the weekend of Oct. 4.
McKillop, a 6-2, 240-pound senior from Export, Pa., collected a team-high 12 tackles (all unassisted) and had two sacks and three total tackles for loss. He also stopped a run on a fake field goal attempt in Pittsburgh’s 26-21 upset victory at South Florida.
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McKillop is already on the 2008 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List. The Bronko Nagurski Trophy will be presented to the best defensive player in college football on Dec. 7 by the FWAA and the Charlotte Touchdown Club at the Westin Hotel in Charlotte, N.C. Five finalists for the Nagurski Trophy will be announced on Nov. 17.
He also returned to the pages of Sporting News Today with a first person story talking about winning on the road — and a not too subtle suggestion that the USF fans were colorful in taunting the players.
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Oh, and in a nice addition, Defensive Coordinator Phil Bennett was named “coordinator of the week” by Rivals.com for the gameplan to deal with USF.
As a PITT fan, whether or not he “plays at the next level” ranks pretty low on my importance meter, what matters is how the PITT defense plays when he’s leading them in their games, and that’s been pretty damn good so far, for two years running.
Of course, every sportswriter and coach in America is probably wrong about how he has to be accounted for when devising a gameplan, since you’ve been able to see what they have missed about Scott.
McKillop Me!
Dennis
I think I agree with your assessment of McCoy v Dorsett. If you didn’t actually live through and watch Tony Dorsett play it’s hard to comprehend exactly what level of play he was on and what his impact was. It’s truly way above McCoy’s – and that is no slight on LeSean.
Maybe Wanny and the boys will read too–http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/the_bonus/10/10/oklahoma/index.html?eref=T1
I just awoke from my nap and felt compelled to offer an opinion to Reed and “DOGDUE” about civil discourse. As a former alumni and Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh my hope that both of Reed and Doggy remain fervent supporters of the football program. I must also state as an educator and academic I hope that neither of you based on your method of debate are not alumni of the university. The reason for this statement is obvious your remarks resonant a primitive need you both possess to attack the messenger, i.e., napping, arrogant, idiot, rather than debate the message. Perhaps I am everything that you claim does that give you the right to attack my character when I make an observation about the team or players. I did not attack Scott McKillop character. Both of you, on the other hand, seem to need to attack me personally to defend your opinion McKillops skill as a football player. Like two drunks lying in the gutter on their backs chocking on their vomit you vent viscious attcaks on my character. You must excuse me if my response sounds demanding, it is a product of my training and profession to challenge persons to engage in citical thinking. I leave my rebutal up to the other bloggers whether they wish to raise the context of the debate and challenge the negative personal attacks to raise the level of debate and force both of you to behave like adults.
Good luck.
I don’t understand your simile, “Like two drunks lying in the gutter on their backs chocking on their vomit you vent viscious attcaks on my character.” I’m just thinking that two drunks choking on their vomit wouldn’t be able to vent much of anything besides flatulence.
Thanks for allowing me the chance to engage you in critical thinking.
A question and a comment:
1. How does one become a former alumni? Did they take back your diploma?
2. Please tell me you weren’t an English professor! Your rambling writing style and run-on sentences are painful to read.
a) We’re #23 in the AP
b) We’re #28 in the USA/Coaches
c) We’re playing the best football this program has seen since the first half of the 2006 season.
d) Basketball season starts 4 weeks from today
Jesse W.
http://www.churchofcowherd.com
The answer to your query is quite simple, you just need to think outside the box. Since ‘alumni’ is plural, Dennis was obviously a conjoined twin, hence after a surgical separation operation, he became a ‘former alumni’ or more appropriately an alumnus.
Dennis, seriously, don’t take a little ball-busting too personally and I hope you continue to post. Whether I agree with any of you or not, the comments section makes this site more enjoyable.
No Pitt this weekend, and no Pitt Blather this weekend either?
How are the bandwagon Rays fans treating you in Tampa these days? It’s amazing how many Rays hats I’m seeing in North Florida these days, especially since so many of those lemmings have hopped off the Jaguars bandwagon after last Sunday’s game. To their credit, the Joke Sox fans here are always wearing their hats, so it’s nothing new for them.
I guess he wasn’t too impressed with Wisconsin’s effort yesterday, since they were his other finalist.
Nadda about the Alquippa – Pitt connection.
I’m tempted to cancel my subscription.
Yeah, it’s super annoying. It was like the minute Pitt beat USF the bandwagon Bulls fans went home, and switched hats to immediately become bandwagon Rays fans.
The team was in the division lead with 2 weeks to go in the season, and still drawing 16,000 per game.
Tampa sports fans = joke.
I always said that sports teams down here are more of a trend, whereas up north it’s more of a tradiation.
I like the Rays players, but I’d rather see a team whose fans actually show up win it all. But then again, the Marlins have won two championships, so there’s really is no justice in sports haha.
Brighthouse Sports Network (formerly Catch 47) usually shows almost every Pitt game here in Tampa, but they’re showing a MAC game this week in that time slot.
What family of networks has the rights to the game? Are there online viewing options or (worse yet) pay per view options?
If you weren’t kidding, than please accept my apology for offending you. Calling you a “Napper” was way out of line. It was vicious, and I don’t see how I’m going to be able to sleep at 3:00 pm this afternoon when I lay down for my nap. See Dennis, I’m a Napper also (as I know you truly are), however I embrace my napitude, whereas you are still in denial.
Not to panic, but:
Navy is 4-2. They beat Rutgers and Wake Forest. Their losses are to Ball State (ranked) and Duke. They won’t be a pushover.
I’ve actually made some good friends through these blogs and boards over the last few years, and enjoy meeting them before the games and talking PITT football. However, in Dennis’ case I would make him buy the first round for being so sensitive. Then I’d make him debate me using the standard “National Parliamentary Debate Association” rules (yes, there actually is such a thing).
When he kicks my ass in doing that – then I’ll buy the beer for the rest of the afternoon. After which I’ll take a nap.
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