Don’t get me wrong. I’m pissed about Pitt losing. The secondary has turned into a major weakness on the team. Exploitable and little seems to be helping. Pitt’s offense struggled as the receivers could not get open quickly and Bill Stull did not seem to grasp that he still has to get rid of the ball at some point. Teams are completely selling out to stop McCoy and the running game.

I can’t actually put a lot of stock in Pitt’s late scores because Cinci has had a habit of letting up late in the games. I’ve watched Cinci do it against WVU and Rutgers. So, it does have a discount effect.

Now, here’s why I am somewhat optimistic going forward. Pitt’s conference losses have come against teams that can throw the ball well. Teams that have good receivers with size and/or speed. The next two opponents are ground teams. Throwing is not what they do.

WVU’s receivers are virtually invisible. Instead they throw mainly to their impish running backs and expect them to get YAC. It’s all about Pat White and containing him.

UConn relies on Donald Brown to run the ball even more than Pitt does with McCoy. Their passing offense is ranked 102nd in the country.

So, the upcoming games won’t be as obvious a battle between Pitt’s weakness on defense. So, there is that.

A screenshot of Bob Davie’s use of the telestrator to show how Dorin Dickerson scored in the final couple minutes. I’m just channeling my inner Beavis.

Telestrator Use

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