THURSDAY PITT WVA

[treynolds]

Im going to wait until game time to actually play a side in this one but, i have a strong lean towards wva tonight. I know its tough to take the road team in a rivalry game, but pitts rushing d has been horrible the last few games.

vs. rutgers 271 total rushing yards

@ s. flordia 210 total rushing yards

@ uconn 353 rushing yards (double overtime)

In these games the pittsburgh offense has struggled to put points un the board with the exeption of the uconn game.

I just dont see how they can stay close to wva if your going to allow over 5yards per rush. WVA runs a similar offense to s. flordia (obviously much more explosive though) and pitt had no answer for them, they they probally should have gotten beat worse. WVA is better coached and has the better players. Its tough not to like them here.

Anyone have any reasons to play pitt tonight?

 

[ThrowinPicks]

GL Trey!

Beware bro - this is a hornets nest for the mountaineers to walk into. It may seem like a cake walk but these two teams and fans genuinely cant stand each other and we will see maximum effort from Pitt.

 

[big papi]

what was last years score?

 

[A1Capper]

45-13

 

[ThrowinPicks]

45-13

In morgantown. Its an entirely different ballgame for teams that come to mountaineer field.

 

[A1Capper]

True. But Pitt has not been very impressive at home. The only team they played at home with a winning record was Rutgers. They were beaten at home early in the Season by a hapless Michigan St. team.
There is no reason that WV shouldn't win this one BIG.
As a matter of fact, Pitt hasnt beat ANYONE, ANYWHERE, that has a winning record.

 

[ThrowinPicks]

True. But Pitt has not been very impressive at home. The only team they played at home with a winning record was Rutgers. They were beaten at home early in the Season by a hapless Michigan St. team.
There is no reason that WV shouldn't win this one BIG.
As a matter of fact, Pitt hasnt beat ANYONE, ANYWHERE, that has a winning record.

Very true, very true.

 

[A1Capper]

I was considering the OVER, but then I would have to rely on PITT to maybe help out a little. I am not going to throw bad money after good, I am Just going to Play WV in this one, fairly heavy.

 

[bryanz]

Don't have a side in this one but the one thing that stands out to me is the way PITT lost last wk. Did you see that (OT) ? This Pitt team was thinking about a decent bowl game a few wks ago and with a loss tonight and next wk may not go any where. I think we are dealing with a wounded Pitt Coaching staff and team. They may come out like a tiger and fight to the death or curl up in the fetal potions and and die. Having watched Dave over the yrs I'd pick the latter.

 

[treynolds]

thanks for all your opinions on the game i think im going to pull the trigger on WVA. One of my good buddies who is a total square just called me and said he liked pitt tonight, which i found very surprising.
Brayanz im thinking the same thing, this one might start out scary but its only a matter of time before pitt gets tired and WVA scores possesion after possesion. lets cash this one tonight

 

[bryanz]

thanks for all your opinions on the game i think im going to pull the trigger on WVA. One of my good buddies who is a total square just called me and said he liked pitt tonight, which i found very surprising.
Brayanz im thinking the same thing, this one might start out scary but its only a matter of time before pitt gets tired and WVA scores possesion after possesion. lets cash this one tonight

You may agree with me but I can't pull the trigger and lay 11 with Wv. What is their signature game this yr ? These games are tough to cap because there are so many pretty good teams, not many really good teams. If Pitt finds there heart, they will be in this one. Basically, its Wv or pass , bet on the Pitt lay down.

 

[RollTide72]

West Virginia quarterback Pat White rushed for 220 yards and two touchdowns in his team's 45-13 win in Morgantown last season, setting a Big East rushing record for a quarterback that he then broke with 247 yards against Syracuse on Oct. 14

"Any rivalry game is fun for everybody," said running back Steve Slaton, who rushed for 179 yards and two touchdowns in last season's game. "Last year, I got a full feel, the full affect of it. Everybody told me it was big."

The Mountaineers will again be looking to overpower the Panthers with their running game. West Virginia ranks second in the nation with 318.2 rushing yards per game, Slaton is second in the country with 151.4 a contest and White has run for 567 yards and 11 touchdowns in his last four games.

Pitt, meanwhile, ranks 90th in the nation with 157.6 rushing yards allowed per game.

White and Slaton each ran for a pair of touchdowns Saturday and the Mountaineers scored five of their six TDs on drives of five or fewer plays. West Virginia racked up 313 rushing yards against a Cincinnati defense that hadn't allowed more than 166 on the ground in any of its first nine games this year.

The Mountaineers are tied with Louisville for second place in the conference, one game behind undefeated Rutgers. West Virginia hosts the seventh-ranked Scarlet Knights in the regular-season finale for both teams on Dec. 2.

"Our goal after we lost to Louisville was to get back into the Big East race. That's our focus right now as we go forward," Rodriguez told the team's official website.

The Panthers have dropped three straight, including Saturday's 46-45 defeat in double overtime at Connecticut. Pitt blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead and lost on a successful 2-point conversion by the Huskies.

 

[treynolds]

well it looks like we called this one right on the money i also tailed steel city with his play on ohio last night so it turned out to be a great thursday. Thanks for all the imput guys

 

[bryanz]

whats the hot hand have tonight ?

 

[treynolds]

whats the hot hand have tonight ?

:mj07: :mj07: dont jinx me


Doing some last minute research right now, i think im going to tread lightly tonight considering i havnt faired very well mac games. I do have a few games that i really like for the weekend that im gonna do a couple write ups for if i get time this afternoon.