Tino Sunseri and the offensive line took a while to get moving in particular, as the defense held the Bulls in check....then, Pitt did a complete reversal, where Pitt's defense couldn't get off the field (save for a rumbling, bumbling, stumbling INT by Chas Alecxih) in the second half. The first half was frustrating, as Sunseri missed 3 wide open receivers that could have gone the distance (Mike Shanahan, Devin Street-2 times if you want to get technical, and Cameron Saddler) and threw a bounce pass to Saddler as well in the first. On top of that, the offensive line did not seem to be ready as Jordan Gibbs sat out a good portion of the game, because as Todd Graham noted, he was gassed.
As noted, Sunseri settled down in the 2nd half and ended the game with 179 yards passing with 1 TD, while Ray Graham proved his worth with 201 yards and 3 TDs, including a great 75 yard jaunt down the field to seal the win late in the game.
The Bulls proved that QB was a big problem last year as transfer Chazz Anderson ran their offense very nicely completely 32 passes for 276 yards. Pitt had trouble getting to him all night, despite some blitzes. Anderson played very well and should help improve the Bulls all year.
The Bulls had some golden chances in the game as well, but IF'S are one of the most annoying things I hear in sports arguments. The reason is simple....the other side probably has just as many "IF'S". The Bulls dropped two sure TDs, while Sunseri overshot multiple receivers who were wide open.
Let's hope this was just a slow start, which is to be expected. The offensive line looked out of sync and must get better. The defense was on the field for a long time, but I really don't want to hear that as we heard all training camp about how deep the defense was going to be, so they need to show that. I fully expect this team to get better with each game, but they need to step it up quickly, as they have one more cupcake on the schedule, until they get to the big boys by traveling to Iowa.
FULLBACK DIVES (or as they will be called here Hynoski's....aka quick notes) - Attendance was just under 50K for the game...about normal. The crowd appeared frustrated in the first half, as they just kept waiting.....the Big East has a chance for a clean sweep in week one when WVU hosts Marshall today....USF pulled off the biggest upset with a 3 point win at Notre Dame....Pitt received their second local commit in the last few days, when Corey Jones pulled the trigger and picked Pitt. The Penn Hills WR chose the Panthers over offers from the Hicks, Cincy, Maryland, Miami, and Kansas (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11246/1172209-142.stm ). He is a 3 star recruit according to rivals and scout.
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