5AF's Premier College Football Thread: 2017-18 Pittsburgh Super Panthers Football Thread (and Basketball)

[Dickie Dunn]

Pitt got a commitment from Last Chance U DT Kam Carter. Was at UPS for his freshman season before getting booted from the team. He's 6'5, 310 lbs., put up 36 tackles and 2 sacks in 12 games at EMCC this past season, and has three seasons of eligibility left. I expect him to make an impact this season.

[Freddy Rumsen]

Chris Dokish said he's already penciled in as the starter from day one.

[columbia]

Thank you Pittsburgh for blessing me with 3 more years!! Hail 2 Pitt !!!! #H2P #pittisit #412 #panthers #KC6 pic.twitter.com/tyE3nWV9G5
-- $ KAM CARTER $ (@KAM_7SIETE) January 22, 2017

[shafnutz05]

IIRC, he was dismissed from the team after some very disappointing character issues and violating team rules several times. Narduzzi doesn't seem too concerned though.

[columbia]

#UPSFlotsam

[slappybrown]

IIRC, he was dismissed from the team after some very disappointing character issues and violating team rules several times. Narduzzi doesn't seem too concerned though.

Maybe we can get a good boy like Jesse James who single-handedly costs his team an appearance in a Super Bowl by demonstrating a lack of character and sacrifice.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Not UPS material.

[willeyeam]

Can we leave UPS talk out of this thread

H2P

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

Should be interesting to see how the DLine shakes out. There is a lot of bodies, but those bodies are a mix of experienced (but not that talented) and inexperienced (with a lot of talent).

[slappybrown]

Schedule is out:

YSU - W
@UPS - TBD
OK STATE - W
@GaTech - W
RICE - W
@ SYR - W
NC STATE - W
@ Duke - W
UVA - W
Bye, then UNC (Thurs) - W
@VaTech - L
MIAMI (Fri after Thanksgiving) - W

10-1 pending further analysis.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

If the super panthers can get through the UVA-UNC-VATech-Miami stretch at 3-1, the future will indeed be bright.

Hard to see them beating the Pokes, even if that game is at home

[columbia]

YSU - W
@UPS - W
OK STATE - W
@GaTech - W
RICE - W
@ SYR - W
NC STATE - W
@ Duke - W
UVA - W
UNC - W
@VaTech - L
MIAMI (Fri after Thanksgiving) - L

9-2 (Pitt Pitt gonna Pitts its season away)

[slappybrown]

More realistically, I think a successful season is 9 regular season wins with the closing gauntlet of UNC @ home, @VaTech, Miami @ home being the deciding games in the divisional race. If Browne can deliver Peterman 2016 results, this team should get to 9 or more regular season wins.

Decent chance that game @ Crappy Valley has us both ranked.

[slappybrown]

YSU - W
@UPS - W
OK STATE - W
@GaTech - W
RICE - W
@ SYR - W
NC STATE - W
@ Duke - W
UVA - W
UNC - W
@VaTech - L
MIAMI (Fri after Thanksgiving) - L

9-2 (Pitt Pitt gonna Pitts its season away)

A 10-0 start to the season? They could lose the last two by 100 and I wouldn't complain.

[MrKennethTKangaroo]

that Miami game is a Friday night. in Pittsburgh. sacrilege

[slappybrown]

that Miami game is a Friday night. in Pittsburgh. sacrilege

I think that weekend are the WPIAL playoff games on Saturday. And they traditoinally have played that game on Fri since entering ACC IIRC.

[willeyeam]

I'm an Akron grad - Akron @ UPS then Pitt @ UPS the following week. Let's do this

[willeyeam]

YSU - W
@UPS - W
OK STATE - L
@GaTech - W
RICE - W
@ SYR - W
NC STATE - W
@ Duke - W
UVA - W
Bye, then UNC (Thurs) - W
@VaTech - L
MIAMI (Fri after Thanksgiving) - W

10-2 really isn't a stretch. If we beat one of UPS and OK State, the next 6 really should be wins. GT always scares me a little but I think Duzz knows how to limit the option

[slappybrown]

I'm an Akron grad - Akron @ UPS then Pitt @ UPS the following week. Let's do this

Oh man 2017 could be a big year for you.

[columbia]

I'm an Akron grad - Akron @ UPS then Pitt @ UPS the following week. Let's do this

That's quite a two weeks.
Run the table!

[willeyeam]

The only problem will be Pitt getting an unranked UPS team on their schedule

[Dickie Dunn]

YSU - W
@UPS - W
OK STATE - W
@GaTech - W
RICE - W
@ SYR - W
NC STATE - W
@ Duke - W
UVA - W
UNC - W
@VaTech - W
MIAMI - W

12-0. Easy peezy.

[Freddy Rumsen]

YSU - W
PSU - L
OSU - W
GT - W
Rice - W
Syr - W
NC State - L
Duke - W
UVA - W
UNC - W
VT - L
UM - W

9-3

[willeyeam]

shut up freddy

[columbia]

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