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Pitt plays that old MSU style.

In theory it's a base cover-4, but they can trigger both safeties up into run support pretty quick, which makes for a high-risk, high-reward pass game and some good run defenses.

And it was horrible, until MSU was able to stock their entire secondary with all Big Ten players. Pitt has been unable to do that

Wisconsin about halfway to blowing the last bit of a slim at-large hope.

Just fumbling balls, missing shots, getting roasted on defense. (Reffing isn't the cause, but also, just awful)

I watched the last few minutes of game.  Wisconsin kept trying to give the game away and Minnesota just kept saying, “No, you guys win. We insist.”

And it was horrible, until MSU was able to stock their entire secondary with all Big Ten players. Pitt has been unable to do that

I think he's too into using his system on D. Like 3-4 times a game he'd call a zone blitz and the secondary would just jump routes and blow things up, CBs were pretty good, just not all great at man-to-man all the time. 

Its usually down to D gets sacks/pressures, the Pitt D is damn good. Good OLs, and/or accurate passers who can get the ball out quickly destroy that D. 


Strangely Narduzzi has had the 2 best Pitt offenses since 1980. And the Nate Peterman/Conner/Shovel pass offense was one of the funnest offenses of any team in recent memory. He goes through OCs like crazy but usually gets one to fit the personell.