I was all set to offer congrats to Wally on getting the exact score of the Pitt win over UConn when I realized he picked UConn to win. Whoops.
Pauly P was close with a 23-20 pick.
The closest picks were within 1 point at 24-20.
Greg and Nick both made that selection. Nick won the coin toss so he gets the t-shirt this week. Congrats.
After the jump, some pics from the game.
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- Mis-timed w. Baldwin
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- Unhappy Sideline
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- Lewis Running
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- First Down
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- Running Clock
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- Goal Line
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- Celebrate
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- More Celebration
Maybe we all expected a little too much last year from a guy who was basically a 1st year starter.
And maybe we all forgot during the off season that Bill Stull might actually improve at his position, as people who practice something often tend to do.
I mean, it does make sense that a 1st year starter (and no, I don’t count practicing and playing a half or whatever against a 1AA team before getting hurt the year before) would make some strides between years one and two, doesn’t it?
Look, he’s still probably not the most talented guy in college football, and he’s not going to be playing on Sundays a year from now, and he still might collapse and be a total failure in the 2nd half of this year (as many seem to be waiting for him to do)…
But you have to admit that it was pretty silly of all of us (myself included) to assume that a guy wouldn’t naturally improve at something between his 1st and 2nd years of doing it.
Yes, we heard about Tino’s success during the early part of trainig camp, but we also heard from these same sources just how dominant our defense was supposed to be. I don’t mean to downgrade Sunseri; he obviously has promise, but I just can’t see how he could have been better than Stull this season.
Note that he is a 3-star, and not the immediate impact player like D Taylor is supposed to be. But more interesting to me, he would be the 3rd 2010 recruit although Pitt would have only 2 schollies to give. I assume that either the coaches expect someone, possibly disgruntled with his PT, will transfer or we may see the 2nd version of Cassin Diggs. This is pure speculation but am wondering if the coaches are frustrated with G Brown, not only because of the academic failure, but also, despite his athletic skills, he appeared to be the only Pitt player not to improve last year … again pure speculation.
Maybe you can call me the Smizik of Pitt Blather for prematurely stirring the pot when there probably is no story …. however,for the 2nd time in 2 2 years, tey seem willing to recruit more than their ration of scholarships.
Keep in mind what this fan base has done to Qbs here:
1. practically ran Bradshaw out of town.
2. Character-assassination of Kordell Stewart.
3. Threw garbage on the lawn of the home of Tommy Gun, not soon after being heralded as the next big thing.
4. Calls into post-game talk shows after a big double digit road win against a current dynasty & rival franchise, calling for the benching of a then Super Bowl winning QB in favor of the backup because the backup “could run the offense better.”
I am sure there are PLENTY more I am missing. The point is the behavior is nothing out of the ordinary, and by comparison not nearly as harsh as expected.
I have to admit, with Pitt on the goal-line ready to punch it in at the end , I thought, “KICK THE FG! I MIGHT LOSE MY BALDWIN HEISMAN SHIRT!!”… oh well, I’ll take a Win anyday!
In that vein I think we’ll see a heavy dose of Pat Bostick in the 2010 training camp, with Sunseri starting off as second string. Of course, the staff will say there is an open competition and it may well be – but in their minds those games Bostick played in 2007 & 2008 will give him an immediate edge.
Do mental predictions with 3 seconds left in the game count?