Pittsburgh 9/7 12:00 ESPN2

[Lobot]

Red lids, Red Jersey and it appear to be white pants on Saturday. Outside of the throwback Reds with shoulder stripes from a few years ago, I can’t remember seeing this uniform combo before anytime recently

Uniswag on Twitter is reporting that we have never worn this combo before.

[Lobot]

Limited tickets remain per UC.

[Lobot]

Narduzzi "doesn't remember it being that loud" in Nippert. Oopsie!

[swilsonsp4]

Narduzzi "doesn't remember it being that loud" in Nippert. Oopsie!

The largest crowd in 2006 (Narduzzi's 3rd & final year here as DC) was 27,804* on the night that the Cats stunned Rutgers, 30-11. The next largest was for UC's Victory Bell win 24-10, when 21,241 bothered to show up.

In 2005, 25,893 watched as the Mountaineers embarrassed the Cats, 38-0. In 2004, Nippert was home to the largest crowd of the Narduzzi era, 30,368, as Ben Roethlisberger shredded UC, 45-26.

*The attendance would've been 27,805, but I was sitting in an auditorium at NKU watching my daughter's opera performance. While she did well, I sat there most of the evening in the dark about the game. I turned on the radio as soon as I got to my car and heard Jim Kelly whooping it up in the background.

Bottom line: Pat was never close to the kind of crowd that could make The Nip loud. Besides, by his own admission, he spent the 1st three quarters in the booth as DC, which certainly muffled whatever noise there was. By the 4th, there usually weren't very many butts in seats back then.

[Lobot]

Oddly enough he's now saying that Pitt practiced with the speakers up to prepare for said noise level.

Something to watch here is the reason why. They want to go really fast a la UCF. They practiced against noise so they would be used to it and wouldn't miss a beat

[red_n_black_attack]

The largest crowd in 2006 (Narduzzi's 3rd & final year here as DC) was 27,804* on the night that the Cats stunned Rutgers, 30-11. The next largest was for UC's Victory Bell win 24-10, when 21,241 bothered to show up.

In 2005, 25,893 watched as the Mountaineers embarrassed the Cats, 38-0. In 2004, Nippert was home to the largest crowd of the Narduzzi era, 30,368, as Ben Roethlisberger shredded UC, 45-26.

*The attendance would've been 27,805, but I was sitting in an auditorium at NKU watching my daughter's opera performance. While she did well, I sat there most of the evening in the dark about the game. I turned on the radio as soon as I got to my car and heard Jim Kelly whooping it up in the background.

Bottom line: Pat was never close to the kind of crowd that could make The Nip loud. Besides, by his own admission, he spent the 1st three quarters in the booth as DC, which certainly muffled whatever noise there was. By the 4th, there usually weren't very many butts in seats back then.

I don't think Narduzzi can turn the speakers up loud enough to get ready for what Nip has become. The latest expansion did something to the accoustics, and noise reverbates like an opera house. I was at that Rutgers game with my 4 yo son, though would've missed the game for another performance by him or his sister just like you did.

Let's Rock the Nip Saturday!

[GoBearcats31]

Thamel: Corleone will start
https://x.com/petethamel/status/1832...A2NHZ_hNyS2mFg

[Lobot]

Thamel: Corleone will start
https://x.com/petethamel/status/1832...A2NHZ_hNyS2mFg

I'd be a little cautious about expectations here. I know he's been working out and practicing but he may not be in full game shape yet. I think you'll see him rotating in and out a lot if I had to guess.

[Lobot]

Senior Bowl staff on on site watching PItt WR Konata Mumpfield, a speed receiver from Pitt by way of Akron U. Seems like someone we should keep track of on D.

Update: Hula Bowl is also on site watching him.

[Lobot]

Uniswag on Twitter is reporting that we have never worn this combo before.

I think Uniswag was incorrect here. Jim Kelly Jr. just mentioned he used to wear this combo in the 70s. With tube socks

[longtimefan]

Why do we never have a kicker?

[UC4me]

What an atrocious final 35 seconds. Talk about a significant momentum swing going into the locker room.

[Oldtimer_UC_fan]

We better get our act together.

[Lobot]

We better get our act together.

Bad trend right now. D looks tired

[UC4me]

Bad trend right now. D looks tired

And the offense looks lost