armPITT has played a bunch of teams that have had trouble scoring against everybody. Their defense is good, but probably elevated some stat-wise by that fact. Additionally, they haven't been scoring a lot themselves. Last year's game, despite the TOs, illustrated for me a pretty huge gap in team speed. I really don't think that gap can be closed dramatically in one season. We stretch teams out by scheme. It will be dry. The track will be fast. I like our chances. We have played a way tougher schedule. Compared to ND and CLEM they won't be as imposing on defense. We should be ready. We hit rock bottom last week and have discovered a new resolve. We have some players back.
My predictions have been crap all year, but here goes:
GT 41- armPITT 24