OT: Thursday Night James Open Thread
Tonight we've got Miami at Pitt and, uh, South Lake at Apopka. Yes, that is high school.
Miami at Pitt looks to be an interesting game for a variety of reasons, but I'm personally wondering if Jacory Harris goes back to his play from last year. He looked awful last week, though Pitt hasn't looked exactly stellar either.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:02 PM ^
Miami brings six when Pitt has five wide and Pitt converts the 2nd and 28. I feel like I may have seen this before.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:17 PM ^
And Lou Holtz just said "I have a dream." In regards to football. And Boise State. Sigh. Lou.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:18 PM ^
Good God, Lou Holtz is awful.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:24 PM ^
He goes out of his way to talk about Notre Dame. He picks them as the team to watch for a chance at an upset. Problem is, they were talking about the SEC.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:21 PM ^
Lou Holtz, what a bumbling slurring asshole! He should not be allowed on TV.
September 23rd, 2010 at 9:26 PM ^
I like Penn State -14. It's in Happy Valley and Temple will not be able to move the ball against that D. Temple has played well but they will not cover that spread.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:05 PM ^
Wannstedt is gonna kill somebody on that sideline
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:07 PM ^
Start with Sunseri. Pathetic.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:11 PM ^
If not Wannstedt, the defense might. He's taking some huge hits. This kind of validates the argument that mobile QBs can stay healthy just as well as, if not better than, traditional pocket passers. I don't think Robinson has taken as big of a hit all season as most of the ones Sunseri is taking tonight
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:02 PM ^
It amazes me that Pitt was a top-15 program at the beginning of the year. They have maybe 2 playmakers on offense, and the defense is sound but meh. For all of the talk about Wanstedt being a good coach, he's been profoundly average in a poor Big East. And it's not like Miami looks like a worldbeater out there right now - Harris has not impressed.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:06 PM ^
Hard to believe he was a top 3 heisman candidate 3 weeks ago isn't it?
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 PM ^
I never understood Harris as a Heisman candidate - he threw 17 INTs last year and while his average yards per pass was pretty good - a little over 8 - he always seemed like a guy who chews up poor defenses and then struggles significantly as the defenses improve. He can hit the long ball, but that's about it. Plus, he's not remotely a running threat.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:23 PM ^
You could insert decent running threat and you'd have a great synopsis of an undeserving B10 QB heisman candidate. And his name is not Denard Robinson
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:17 PM ^
Can't wait to be saying the same thing about Pryor.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:52 PM ^
who in their right f'n mind said that Dave Wannstedt was a good coach? Whoever this mystery person was must be related to ol' Wanny. It certainly wasn't a Chicago Bear or Miami Dolphin fan. I can assure you of that.
September 23rd, 2010 at 11:16 PM ^
I don't think he has ever been a good coach, but obviously someone still thinks he is a competent coach considering he has coached two NFL teams, a somewhat-prominent college team, and has been mentioned a couple of times when other high-profile positions in the college and pro ranks open up. I agree that this is insane for a sub-.500 pro coach and barely .500 college coach, but he just seems like a guy who will continue to get chances.
September 24th, 2010 at 10:10 AM ^
Some also think Isiah Thomas is a competent coach/GM. That hasn't worked out so well either.
September 24th, 2010 at 1:35 PM ^
And by all accounts, Thomas is apparently a great person one-on-one, and his enthusiasm is infectious.
September 27th, 2010 at 12:22 AM ^
he sucks at coaching.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:12 PM ^
My prayers go out to Dan Mason; that was horrible. I can't even imagine the pain that would come with a dislocated knee.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:53 PM ^
That was awful. If his femur was pointing to 12 o'clock, his foot was pointing at 10. Ouch.
September 24th, 2010 at 8:15 AM ^
owowowowow!
Grah! My knee hurts now! I wonder if he'll ever play again.
September 23rd, 2010 at 10:15 PM ^