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Tag Archive: Pittsburgh Panthers

Oct
23
2022

Week 8 CFP Eliminator: Who Really has a Chance?

As we go through this week’s Eliminator, we have 24 teams still alive. Of those 24, though, less than a dozen are serious contenders. It’s looking more and more like we’re on a path to some runaway playoff teams this season. Clemson has survived its biggest challenges and looks pretty likely to finish undefeated. So …

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Oct
13
2021

Kenny Pickett begins his — and Pitt’s — moment-of-truth fortnight

Author : college football/basketball writer @MattZemek, Editor at @TrojansWire . Do yourself a favor and give him a follow on twitter. The Pittsburgh Panthers have won the ACC Coastal Division before, in 2018, but they were 7-5. They got crushed in the ACC Championship Game. They lost their bowl game. They finished 7-7, hardly a team which will be remembered as …

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Oct
22
2019

ACC Power Rankings After Week 8

Raise your hand if week 8 went exactly as you expected. Don’t feel bad: no one else saw some of these upsets coming, either. So how did these contests impact our weekly power rankings? Here’s the latest installment: 14. Miami Last Week: 8 The Hurricanes drop six slots this weekend after losing at home to …

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Oct
21
2019

Has Virginia re-established itself as the ACC Coastal favorite? | answered by @mattzemek

Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. QUESTION: Has Virginia re-established itself as the ACC Coastal favorite? The Virginia Cavaliers performed brilliantly against the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday. If you were convinced by that performance, you have every right to be. Yet, it is quite another thing to say …

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Oct
15
2019

ACC Power Rankings After Week 7

As Steve McCroskey said in the movie Airplane!, “Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking“. That sentiment summarizes how things went for the conference last week. Thanks to a handful of upsets, the league only has one team in this week’s AP Top 25. How does that impact our rankings? Here’s the …

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Oct
08
2019

ACC Power Rankings After Week 6

Week 6 was the most exciting weekend of the year (so far). Three of the four contests were decided by a touchdown or less. How did this abbreviated schedule impact this week’s standings? Here’s the latest installment of the ACC Power Rankings… 14. Georgia Tech Last Week: 14 The Jackets remain in the cellar after …

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Oct
02
2019

Duke tries to escape a familiar Pitt of misery

Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek. ACC fans know how football works: Clemson wins everything. Florida State’s offensive line can’t pass protect. Boston College runs out of steam. Dave Clawson overachieves at Wake Forest. North Carolina State exasperates its fan base. North Carolina: almost. Those are just some of …

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Oct
01
2019

ACC Power Rankings After Week 5

Week 5 provided plenty of excitement as several games went to the wire. How did these contests impact this week’s standings? Here’s the latest installment of our ACC Power Rankings. 14. Georgia Tech Last Week: 14 Even though the Jackets outgained Temple, Tech never had a chance in this game. The Jackets converted only 2 …

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Sep
24
2019

ACC Power Rankings After Week 4

Week 4 wasn’t as bad as week 3. However, the ACC didn’t fare as well as it needed to. The league suffered a loss to the Sun Belt, and a few games with MAC opponents were tougher than expected. How will these results impact this week’s rankings? Here’s how things look after week 4. 14. …

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Aug
13
2019

Mark Whipple hopes the “challenge factor” helps him and Pitt

Give @MattZemek a twitter follow and check out his musings on college sports at https://www.patreon.com/Zemek  What is the “challenge factor”? It is a term I am applying to a dynamic I have seen many times in sports. The Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in Games 5 (fourth quarter) and 6 without Kevin Durant. When they met …

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