Gentlemen

[PirateVOL]

Heart rate near normal
1st adult beverage is toast
2nd beverage will very shortly join the first

Short game summary:
We played like shizzle and still won!
We won on defense
How, the two DEs came to play.  Baron had his best game EVER, the only times he was realy stopped was when he was held, like their tying TD drive, one play he was lassoo'd and they got a first down.  BY had his moments but his best play IMO was sliding off to make a play on a receiver to stop the potential for a big game.
O Thomas had a good game as well
Corners played much better, even Burrell
Our safeties continue to be a liability

The offense sputtered for most of the evening but in retrospect the drive for the 50 yard FG was key

Special teams need to travel back to Knoxville on the short bus as they were really "special"

But we won, against a Ranked team on the road and that is the great thing about the day

[JeffCountyVolFan]

We did our best to give that one away. Glad to get the W.

That was not a good Pitt team, especially with all of the injuries. They beat WVU, but WVU has their hands full at the moment against Kansas.

2-0!!!

Go VOLS!!

[Creek Walker]

I didn't celebrate when the 4th down pass fell incomplete. I walked away with more of a sense of dread than anything. Dread for what happens when we get into SEC play if there isn't some DRASTIC improvements QUICKLY.

With that said, there were some bright spots today, and probably none bigger than Banks finally starting to dial up the pressure on defense. I don't want to get too carried away because we're going to face far better offenses than we faced today. And even at that, Pitt would've probably won comfortably if Slovis isn't knocked out of the game. But the defense didn't play bad at all. The biggest woes were on offense and special teams. We know what our offensive potential is, and we know special teams is far better than what happened today. So the mistakes are fixable. Now let's fix them and not embarrass ourselves against UF.

[VinnieVOL]

I get it, Creek.  But wins vs ranked teams are precious considering our recent history!  Try to enjoy it!   

[FLVOL]

I get it, Creek.  But wins vs ranked teams are precious considering our recent history!  Try to enjoy it!   

👍😎👍

[SmokeyJoe]

I didn't celebrate when the 4th down pass fell incomplete. I walked away with more of a sense of dread than anything. Dread for what happens when we get into SEC play if there isn't some DRASTIC improvements QUICKLY.

With that said, there were some bright spots today, and probably none bigger than Banks finally starting to dial up the pressure on defense. I don't want to get too carried away because we're going to face far better offenses than we faced today. And even at that, Pitt would've probably won comfortably if Slovis isn't knocked out of the game. But the defense didn't play bad at all. The biggest woes were on offense and special teams. We know what our offensive potential is, and we know special teams is far better than what happened today. So the mistakes are fixable. Now let's fix them and not embarrass ourselves against UF.

Florida is in the process of getting their ass kicked 

[BanditVol]

I get it, Creek.  But wins vs ranked teams are precious considering our recent history!  Try to enjoy it!   

This.  And as a counter, I think we could have beaten them with Slovis in the game, we already led with him in the entire first half.  It was the GD turnovers that kept them in it. Every time we were ready to nail it shut, there was a turnover.

Offense was inconsistent.  I think they had some nerves early with some drops, but then settled down and helped us to a lead in the first half.  Sputtered the entire 3rd quarter, then mostly came back in the 4th when they were needed, particularly in OT.

Pitt is a legit top 20 team and we beat them at their place, breaking a 4-game road skid to OOC road opponents.  Ugly or not, that's an accomplishment.