I figured you guys would get a kick out of this since you are bored as hell waiting for liquor, football and turkey – in that order.
So, I did up a look-back at a great time in Pitt football’s history… Pop Warner’s first year as the Pitt Panthers head coach.
^^^ That is the lead-in.
Here is the rest of the reading. It is six minutes long and my first one so please forgive the stumbles and mistakes. I’ll get better as I go along.
Enjoy!!
Happy Thanksgiving and be safe,
Reed
One thing for sure … when your novel becomes an audio one, you won’t need to hire a narrator
Happy Thanksgiving and of course H2P!!
Happy Thanksgiving
and
Hail to Pitt!!!
Far be that from the truth. Those feats of mankind, that can stand the test of time and are still recognized for their outstanding accomplishments from the past are truly that which matters.
Us old timers now appreciate the exceptional accomplishments of the Majors/ Sherrill era even more now than we did back when we were living the dream first hand as youngsters. It was manna from football heaven that we didn’t fully appreciate until it no longer existed.
Those were very special times, the Pop Warner, the Jock Sutherland and the more recent glory days of the 70s & 80s. Never discount those historical accomplishments. They were earned with the sweat, blood and tears of monumental Pitt men.
The time is now for making some more Pitt football history!
We need more…
Crush the Canes and eat more turkey!
Or is it eat more turkey and Crush the Canes?
HTP!
I am blessed this day to be in Reistertown, MD at our daughters house. Especially since my wife and I now live in the Houston area, leaving the South Hills in 1982 for Texas.
God bless,
Pittman4ever
H2P! Happy Thanksgiving to all the posters on here, whether you post a lot or are just a reader.
There must have been more than a few Panther players who wet their pants watching that display.
Very endearing, to say the least! Hail to Pitt!
Hustle up if not I’ll end up eating them.
Looking for our Panthers to be 1-0 tomorrow!
WTF? Anyone else?
Is that the comment you were looking for? If not, feel free to let me know that I’m an idiot.
Definitely worth continuing!!!!!!
My rec is walking the track and listening to Audio books. I’ve done nine books in the last 4 mos. Truman along was 54 hours. I’m an expert!!!
Happy Thanksgiving guys!!! delatedly.
My take? Pitt 35 – Miami 30
Hail to Pitt!
Pitt wins 38 – 31
JP catches a TD, T.Boyd rushes for a score (15 catches for 225 yards, 5 carries 50 yards), QO rushes for 150 on 20 carries and one TD and the D gets two scores – one pick six each by Freeze and Pitts. Ejuan Price is too much to handle for the Miami sophmore tackles and he pressures the QB all game long ending with 4 sacks and 6 TFL.
Chris Blewitt kicks a 45 yard FG with 2 minutes in the game to give Pitt a 7 point lead. Price records his forth sack on a 4th and long to end Miami’s chances.
Attendance reaches 50,000 and many complain about the yellow seats on the Blather, but the mid-field logo, painted by D.Render and his mom looks great.
HTP!
Have fun, Reed
HTP!
Hope my 8-4 prediction is wrong
This one is dedicated to all those who were recruited by Wanny, who experienced the WTF intro of Haywood, who put up with high octane fraud, who were steadied by cheesehead Paulie and who have been redeemed by Nard Dawg Narduzzi.
What a long weird trip it’s been. These Seniors deserved better but stuck it out to the end because they are Pitt Panthers through & through.
They are at the end of their college careers but were fortunate enough to have played at the beginning of the new Narduzzi Era. Today the saga continues, at the threshold of a 9-3 regular season. Even the most adamant fan preaching the sermon of accepting nothing less than 10-2 (TT) really didn’t believe that those numbers were possible in this 1st season with yet another new untested HC. A 9-3 record would be close enough however to impress even the most critical fan of Pitt football.
A win over Miami today rewards not only the Seniors but it a salute to the entire organization from Chancellor Gallagher all the way down to the Freshman student cheering in the Panther Pitt, confirming that this new era is just picking up speed on the runway soon to take off to heights not imagined by even the most optimistic Pitt fan. This win is essential therefore so as not to abort that takeoff. This one smashes the mediocrity mold that these Seniors have dealt with for their entire Pitt careers. This one is important.
In one short season. Narduzzi has grabbed SOP by the throat and killed it by teaching his team how to win. He has gotten them to respond to adversity rather than to wilt in it’s presence. This coach has succeeded in transferring his winning attitude to his players to such an extent that his troops now “expect” to win every game they they play. That accomplishment alone is a quantum step up to taking this program to the next level.
The comeback from two tough defeats to play their two most complete games with victories over Duke and Louisville demonstrated this teams determination not to take those defeats as a predictor of their season’s second half record. This team was already thinking about Miami when giving their post game interviews after beating the Cards.
This team will be getting some solid reinforcements come LOI Signing day in Febuary. The HS stars on Pitt’s recruiting radar are about to align. I see Hamlin, Gilbert, Jones and probably a flip of Sanders to Pitt in this class, plus others who are already on board like Ffrench and Flowers to make an immediate impact on this squad come 2016.
We will win today. It is Pitt’s destiny. This Panther squad will not permit the outcome to be anything other than victory. 9-3 and then a bowl win after that. Hail to Pitt!
Should be a very emotional day for the Seniors, Boyd and Conner.
What a difference a year makes. Last year it took an unexpected (except POD) win vs Miami to make us bowl eligible. This year we expect a win vs Miami for better bowl position.
This weekend the ACC has another opportunity to show how competitive it is with the SEC. Wins will help with overall stature which is important for recruiting in the south.
My whole family will be in attendance today, my wife, son, daughter, daughter in law, and daughter’s fiance. Among myself, my wife, son and daughter we have 7 Pitt degrees.
Let’s Go Pitt!
H2P!
Pitt is all in on football right now … As fun as this season has been, just wait to see what happens in about two years.
I think it goes down to the wire and Pitt loses.
I hope Vegas is right.
Smart money comes in late. Good sign.
Let’s go with 34-29 with some really weird plays taking place.
Let’s give credit when the ACC earns it’s due.
The games played out yesterday in Pitt’s favor to join the top 25 – just didn’t get the W Pitt needed.
Jealously looking at the ACC schedule. Every game except
BC/Cuse is an in state rivalry game. Pitt should be playing
PSU today. Sorry but Miami will never be considered
a rival. Sad that one of the oldest and best rivalry game
is no longer played annually. Pathetic.
