Official 2012-13 Pitt Football Thread

[Tim Thomasen]

I just liked that the TD was scored by Mike Shanahan (who like myelf went to Norwin HS).

Tino is just 7 yards short of passing up Dan Marino in passing yards. Yikes.

[Tim Thomasen]

Final score in Birmingham

Ole Miss 38
Pitt 17

Thank God.

[skullman80]

Thankfully this awful season is over. Good riddance Tino, what an awful football player.

[Tim Thomasen]

Thankfully this awful season is over. Good riddance Tino, what an awful football player.

This. People would go on and on about his stats and by that say he was a decent QB. Tino was the type of QB you actually had to watch because his stats can be misleading. Yes his passing stats were decent but never won us a game, made a big play or came through in pressure situtations. Everytime the game got close, he would wither under pressure. I mean watching him play QB today was about as painful as getting a root canal he was so bad with all his sacks, batted balls and throwing it out of bounds.

[Old Time Hockey]

Thank God Tino is gone!

[the wicked child]

Thankfully this awful season is over. Good riddance Tino, what an awful football player.

This. People would go on and on about his stats and by that say he was a decent QB. Tino was the type of QB you actually had to watch because his stats can be misleading. Yes his passing stats were decent but never won us a game, made a big play or came through in pressure situtations. Everytime the game got close, he would wither under pressure. I mean watching him play QB today was about as painful as getting a root canal he was so bad with all his sacks, batted balls and throwing it out of bounds.

Exactly.

[viva la ben]

Don't forget people were pining for Bill Stull a couple years ago.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

Rumor has it that Kerry Cooks, Notre Dame defensive backs coach / co-defensive coordinator will be named Pitt's d-coordinator tomorrow. This all makes sense as to why it hasnt been announced yet (since ND is still playing). Cooks also coached with Chryst at Wisconsin for 4 years.

I dont know much about the guy, but Notre Dame's D has been terrific this year. Not sure why he would leave ND since he is already co-defensive coordinator, but my guess is that it is in title only, and Diaco is calling most of the shots. I guess this would be his chance to run his own ship.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

its fitting that tino played like butt at the bbva compass bowl. over the last week, there was a lot of sympathy for tino and a lot of people waxing poetic about his legacy. at the end of the day, he won 20 games and lost 19.

kenny the kangaroo wishes there was to research the career records of guys who had 30 or more starts at the college level. you gotta figure there arent that many guys with 3 years of starting experience. you also gotta figure that of the guys with 30 or more starts, tino has to be near the bottom in terms of winning percentage.

[ExPatriatePen]

its fitting that tino played like butt at the bbva compass bowl. over the last week, there was a lot of sympathy for tino and a lot of people waxing poetic about his legacy. at the end of the day, he won 20 games and lost 19.

kenny the kangaroo wishes there was to research the career records of guys who had 30 or more starts at the college level. you gotta figure there arent that many guys with 3 years of starting experience. you also gotta figure that of the guys with 30 or more starts, tino has to be near the bottom in terms of winning percentage.

But he'll always be Slappy's hero...

[pfim]

He would have a better legacy if they hadn't thrown one year away with Fraudy. But the guy was fatally flawed, nothing could overcome the fact that his decision-making was slow and poor.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

Tino's stats (passing yards, more specifically) were inflated because he always put up numbers when it didn't matter. In the 39 games he started, he never lead the team to win after trailing at halftime. The kid loved Pitt, and was tough as nails, but absolutely folded every time there was pressure on him. It was fitting that with nothing on the line, he threw maybe his best ball in 3 years to Shannahan at the end for the TD.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

Pitt's Home Schedule next year includes Nova, New Mexico, Notre Dame, Florida State, UNC, Miami, and UVA. Pretty happy that we get 2 preseason top 10 opponents at home next year. Should be fun.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

awesome potential road trips. away games include duke, vt, gt and the cuse.

[cheesesteakwithegg]

awesome potential road trips. away games include duke, vt, gt and the cuse.

And Navy. As of right now, my bucket list for ACC road trips includes, FSU, Clemson, and GT.

Surprised they are going to Syracuse again next year (since they were already there this year), but if the trade-off is FSU at home, I'll take that all day.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

kenny the kangaroo is definitely going to annapolis for that navy game. duke is a strong possibility. vt and gt as well.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

also if pitt attendence sucks next year, then there is truly no hope for this program and this fan base. but it will be sad if the 4 people who have seats directly in front of kenny the kangaroo start show up because that leg room was indeed nice.

[newarenanow]

http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/s ... 13aaa.html

Here is teh ACC link showing all the schedules. Great home schedule.

I plan on hitting up VT for the away trip this year.

[KennyTheKangaroo]

blacksburg is decent. the stadium is loud but kind of dumpy. kenny the kangaroo went down there during the michael vick/latief grim/antonio bryant era.

[canaan]

http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011113aaa.html

Here is teh ACC link showing all the schedules. Great home schedule.

I plan on hitting up VT for the away trip this year.

im gonna get to see the U...excited.

[Idoit40fans]

I might have to go down to VT as well, pretty easy drive from the apartment.

[ulf]

I think I'm going to VT and maybe Duke.

[legame]

I'd advise against Duke. Wallace Wade Stadium is a joke and seats about 35k, which is usually less than half full. There's little to no tailgating and the only thing redeeming about the trip would be touring campus, which is admittedly beautiful. Wait a year and plan for NC State or Carolina.

[ExPatriatePen]

What's the deal with Tyler Boyd? Is he going to Pitt or Tennessee ?

[IanMoran]

What's the deal with Tyler Boyd? Is he going to Pitt or Tennessee ?

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