Pittsburgh 9/9 6:30 CW

[bearcatjd]

I was at the game & it was a great college atmosphere. Any win on the road against a decent team is a very good win. I thought UC had a great following. The upper deck had a bunch of UC fans that may not have
shown up on the tv screen. Let's build on this win, beat Miami & then bring on OU!

[bearcatbret]

Three Thoughts on Cincinnati's 27-21 Win Over Pittsburgh (heartlandcollegesports.com)

[bearcatbret]

Jurkovec reminded me a little bit of B. Bryant. Immobile and when pressured gets hit a lot. I know that Jurkovec had one good scamper but outside of that, he was pressured all day and his stats were lousy if not for the 4th quarter. Then for him to lash out at the Pitt fans after the game was priceless. I am not sure if I want WVU to crush them next week to show good for the Big 12 or if I would rather see WVU lose to make UC look better. I guess that I will figure that out as the season goes on.

[Lobot]

5 Takeaways - 5 observations on Cincinnati Bearcat football's win at Pitt Saturday night (yahoo.com)

A take from the Pitt beat writer. He bashes Jurkovec and praises UC's O-line and Kiner. Three Winners, Two Losers from Pitt's Loss to Cincinnati (msn.com)

Outside of the TD to the TE for Pitt, I thought Jurkovec's best pass play was that 30 yard quacking duck he launched when he got clobbered. Beyond parody that the thing was not picked off and went for a 1st down.

[bearcatbret]

5 Takeaways - 5 observations on Cincinnati Bearcat football's win at Pitt Saturday night (yahoo.com)

A take from the Pitt beat writer. He bashes Jurkovec and praises UC's O-line and Kiner. Three Winners, Two Losers from Pitt's Loss to Cincinnati (msn.com)

[bearcatbret]

Looked to me like they were having a lot of trouble turning and locating the ball for some reason.

I think that Pitt's QB was throwing so poorly that the ball was never where it should have been.

[bearcatbret]

Looked like they were going out of their way to make sure they couldn't be accused of favoring their own conference. A couple of the PI calls were down right silly.

I think that there were a few holding calls that were missed as well. I really noticed one time that we should have had a sack and were taken to the ground before the hit.

[Lobot]

I guess the concern I have about them is that they were beaten on a lot of plays, but their QB persistently under-threw his receivers or threw to the wrong shoulder. I think that artificially made our DBs look better.

Looked to me like they were having a lot of trouble turning and locating the ball for some reason.

[UC4me]

On some of the pass interference calls, our defenders came close to making very good plays. Our defensive backs did have some great breakups, and Pitt was only 10 for 32 passing, so overall I thought the defensive backs were strong.

I guess the concern I have about them is that they were beaten on a lot of plays, but their QB persistently under-threw his receivers or threw to the wrong shoulder. I think that artificially made our DBs look better.

[richard k.]

I know that the announcers said that the replay officials were Big 12. Not sure if the field officials were Big 12 or not.

Looked like they were going out of their way to make sure they couldn't be accused of favoring their own conference. A couple of the PI calls were down right silly.

[Cincatz13]

I too am worried about our coverage from the CBs. I hate how KC coaches face guarding. Guys never track the ball which opens you up to give up huge plays and PI calls. I hated how he coached this his first go around at UC. He left and our corners instantly became better and got more TOs. He clearly coaches face guarding and then strip the ball. Nowhere does it seems like our DBs track a football when it's in the air. So many 50/50 throws that should not have been completed but were because our guys are clueless where the ball is in the air.

10/32 is great but that's because our DL is stellar and gave no time for Jurkovec to throw. It will be different against better offenses in the Big12 and a bit concerning.

[bearcatbret]

9 minutes of highlights. Cincinnati vs. Pitt Game Highlights | 2023 ACC Football - Bing video

[ddietz]

Defense line was tremendous. The secondary will be exposed if the defense line can’t get to the QB.

[bearcatbret]

The officials were BigXII officials. We may see more of the same this season.

I know that the announcers said that the replay officials were Big 12. Not sure if the field officials were Big 12 or not.

[Lobot]

Mostly great game with officiating aiding PItt. I am still concerned with the secondary. I keep thinking that Coombs does not properly coach the secondary. Anyone else concerned??

I had the same concern. Especially when they couldn't get lined up properly for a 3 plays in a row near the goal line. They also busted some coverages and Jurkovec couldn't get enough time to hit the receiver. I'm not sure what Justin Harris is supposed to do on a couple of those PI calls. One of them should have been on the receiver. We need to figure out how to cover TEs in general it would appear.

I have to wonder how many sacks we would have had if the aggregious holding by PItt's O-line had been flagged. I think the zebras got one right all night.

On the other side of things, Kiner had himself a night and the offense was clicking pretty well until the 3rd quarter.

How about the highlight reel catch by Braden Smith? Crazy adjustment to the ball. SC Top 10 stuff.

I'm more concerned about the 2nd half collapse in that game then all of the other stuff. We had everything going our way , did nothing coming out from halftime and just kind of hung on for dear life. They locked down Xzavier Henderson entirely and we had trouble on offense outside of Kiner.

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