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Uh, Pitt, What Are You Doing?

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You know, I’ve seen and heard a lot of weird things in college football. After all this is the sport that has an old man, post-stroke no less, donning mascot heads and doing all kinds of odd things (and bless you forever, Corso, for doing them) and having the entire thing not just considered normal, but highly anticipated.

However, Pitt has taken the cake this week as they prepare for Notre Dame.

Exhibit A:

In what universe does dressing a student manager up as the opposing mascot make any sense? I’m serious here, if aliens landed on Pitt’s practice field, and they asked “what purpose does that guy in green serve?” how do you answer this with anything resembling logic?

I mean, is the leprechaun the single symbol from Notre Dame that strikes fear and motivational anger into your heart? If so, I think I have an idea of why you are sitting at 4-4 and on a 2-game losing streak. You might just be focusing on the wrong freakin’ thing.

Also, BONUS SID BURN:

/mic drop

Exhibit B:

You do realize this game is in your house, right?

Even better, Notre Dame’s band won’t even be at the damned game. I mean, are you afraid that your own stadium D.J. is going to try and play “Seven Nation Army”, but completely screw up and play the Victory March instead?

More or less, your coaching staff is admitting that your home field advantage is so non-existent that you might as well be playing in South Bend.

And all of this comes on the heels of Exhibit C:

Pitt sophomore tight end J.P. Holtz delivered a blow Monday that surely will be heard in South Bend, Ind…

Read: laughed at.

Holtz, who scored a touchdown in Pitt’s triple-overtime loss last season at Notre Dame Stadium, said playing the Irish gives him extra motivation. “Personally, I don’t like Notre Dame at all,” he said.

Wow, someone that doesn’t like Notre Dame. BREAKING NEWS: WATER ALSO WET.

“It’s just going to make me go harder. I just think they’re really cocky and their coaches are really cocky. I just don’t like that. They’re just different people there.”

“Trust me, my name is Holtz. Therefore, I totally know how cocky every Notre Dame player and their coaches are.”

Holtz said he took a recruiting visit to Notre Dame while he was a senior at Shaler. “It’s awesome up there, but it’s not somewhere I would want to go to school,” he said.

Took a trip, it was awesome, but Notre Dame is terrible. Got it. That’s why he committed to his dream school Pittsburgh Penn State instead.

In conclusion, I have no idea what you think you are doing Pitt, but keep it up. It’s absolutely hilarious.

Ryan Ritter
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  1. DenverIrish

    Oh, the disdain! “I am not particularly pleased with the attitude of your team, and that mascot of yours – him I do not particularly care for.”

    Motivation must be at an all-time high. I’m pretty sure all Kelly has to do is remind the team we almost lost to a horrible team in triple OT last year. By the way, first Saturdays in November are for close wins, and that honor went to Navy this year. No such luck for PITT this time.

  4. trey

    One final thought on seeing these images…the goalline pylon at the back of the end zone…thats supposed to be in-line with the support for the upright not directly on the end line. #learnHowToMarkAField