This is a bit awkward.

So Penn State is playing the Pirates according to the Big Ten Network pic.twitter.com/RoLTL1yB7c

— Wlat Harris (@pantherrants) September 6, 2017

But at least they got the logo correct.

Not much going on right now. PSU may not have their players muzzled, but they are sticking to a rote script. About as insulting as they get is the traditional, “just another game,” stuff. Or sticking to their “unrivaled” branding with every game is a big game type crap. Everyone is trying to keep it low key.

Hopefully, Coach Pat Narduzzi and the rest of the Pitt defensive coaches really have solved the issues with defending the wheel route.

I welcome all references to the 1999 Pitt-PSU game, even though Pitt lost. Simply because it always brings back a flood of memories of watching the game with my grandmother.

You can read the article from Joe Starkey on how beating PSU could be bigger then 13-9, but it just isn’t true. Heck, once you get past the headline you can see Starkey walking it back.

I’m beginning to think a Pitt victory Saturday at Beaver Stadium — the Panthers are 21-point underdogs — might constitute the biggest upset in school history, depending on the circumstances and how the season plays out.

There’s a lot of qualifications to make it so. But no. It wouldn’t. Let’s not even try to make it a thing.

Pitt was a wreck that year. With injuries. With the fans so down on the future. I mean, there was absolutely no hope for that game.

The Nits are a huge favorite this weekend. There’s a lot in their favor. But if Pitt wins, it hardly will seem inconceivable. Just a hell of an upset and another reminder of what rivalry games can produce.