Per the terms of my employment and at the request of the head coach, I am required to generate a weekly report regarding the state of the program as a whole. This is my unedited and unqualified analysis of the University of Pittsburgh’s football program.
I’m coming in HOT this week. Despite my lack of confidence in this coaching staff, despite my belief that the offensive coordinator is incompetent and unaware, despite the product on the field in the last two seasons especially, I will be calling for at least 9 wins for the 2021-2022 Pitt Panthers. With Quarterback Kenny Pickett announcing his return and slot receiver DJ Turner also contemplating his return, the writing is on the wall folks, Pitt’s return to glory is now. With the free year of eligibility Pitt will see Long Snapper Callen Adomitis (that’s my running back), the best cornerback Pitt would have put on the field this year in Damarri Mathis, Taysir Mack, Lucas Krull, Keyshon Bamp (it is Camp but his twitter name is Bamp and I’m not at liberty to contradict the switch to the B) and Chase Pine(Johnny Petrishen is coming back but to me he is still a Penn Stater and will likely not see the field, super sad about that /s) return for Pitt. This does not include the young talent that shown on the field throughout the season and the incredible class that is coming in. I simply do not care that this is my third year in a row predicting a 9 win Pitt team. I do not care if it drives my credibility down because you know what soon enough I will be right and for everyone who likes to mope arahnd thinking Narduzzi will never win more than 7 or 8 games, you’ll be eating your words and you can no longer play the existential sadness because I root for Pitt charade. Time to grow up folks, realize the potential of this Pitt team and get excited. Plus with Fuente returning to Virginia Tech and a rivalry built with Geoff Collins and Duke returning to the schedule, that would be 3 conference wins right there not including the relatively easy out of conference schedule.
In other news, holidays are around the corner and COVID is still prevalent. Stay safe, reach out to friends and relatives and take Clemson plus the points on Saturday. That’s Clemson and the points, the tigers including the spread. Last thing, who has a worse record of nepotism, the Trump admin or the Notre Dame Football Program. Ron Powlus III? Really?