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Y2Flound
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"Little Caesars Bowl- at least watch for the best D player in the country"


  

          

I've been trying to talk about Aaron Donald but nobody would listen all year, the guy put up numbers better than Suh's at DT and threatened the TFL record which is almost unheard of for a DT.

Swept every Defensive award and was unanimous All American.

In case you want a reason to watch this game, there is one.

  

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he's an impressive player, no question
Dec 26th 2013
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Pitt's Freshmen on O are really showing up tonight
Dec 26th 2013
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Holy shit, Tyler Boyd!
Dec 26th 2013
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Dude is a megastar
Dec 26th 2013
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      RE: Dude is a megastar
Dec 26th 2013
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           Over 100 yards in the first half, plus his punt return TD
Dec 26th 2013
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As if tonight wasn't about seeing Pitt's future already
Dec 26th 2013
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homeboy threw bout like 15 punches on that KO return
Dec 26th 2013
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This is your typical Pitt game
Dec 26th 2013
9
yea i didn't think it really looked like it was after the play
Dec 26th 2013
12
http://twitpic.com/dq442d
Dec 26th 2013
10
Seriously, why is every ball not just being handed to Conner
Dec 26th 2013
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24 is seriously afraid to tackle him. it's kind of funny
Dec 26th 2013
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Sucks for Savage his college career ends on an injury like this
Dec 26th 2013
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1 play that got me excited for the next 3 years right there
Dec 26th 2013
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Pretty much
Dec 26th 2013
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Freshman WR and RB may both break Pitt bowl records tonight
Dec 26th 2013
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      RE: Freshman WR and RB may both break Pitt bowl records tonight
Dec 26th 2013
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           There's the record for Conner
Dec 26th 2013
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                RE: There's the record for Conner
Dec 26th 2013
20
That FG was the right call, but damn with nothing on the line go for it
Dec 26th 2013
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Holy Hell Connor is playing DE and drawing penalties now
Dec 26th 2013
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AARON DONALD
Dec 26th 2013
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Conner out there making plays on defense too
Dec 26th 2013
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Can't keep Donald out of the backfield for too long
Dec 26th 2013
25
This was a great game for an unimportant bowl
Dec 26th 2013
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Hey, nicely done, Pitt!
Dec 26th 2013
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Hail Pitt! Lil FYI Boyd was recruited as a safety and Conner
Dec 26th 2013
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Boyd was a WR recruit from day 1, where are you hearing that?
Dec 26th 2013
29
      Scout.com but I'll take your word for it I'm just glad
Dec 27th 2013
34
helluva game...glad Pitt got it done in the end
Dec 26th 2013
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Sorry, I'm not buying he is better than Suh
Dec 27th 2013
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Didn't call him better, said he put up better numbers
Dec 27th 2013
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Not really
Dec 28th 2013
36
RE: he didn't say he was better, he's put up better #'s
Dec 27th 2013
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The MAC is taking a beating so far.
Dec 27th 2013
33

DJR
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1. "he's an impressive player, no question"
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Y2Flound
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2. "Pitt's Freshmen on O are really showing up tonight"
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Connor is running all over the D and Boyd has a few spectacular catches already.

Both trues freshmen who give me some hope going forward.

  

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adam
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3. "Holy shit, Tyler Boyd!"
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That diving td non-catch was almost fucking ridiculous

  

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Y2Flound
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4. "Dude is a megastar"
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Thu Dec-26-13 07:01 PM by Y2Flound

  

          

That punt return for a TD

  

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adam
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5. "RE: Dude is a megastar"
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Yep. He's phenomenal. Gonna really love watching him for 2 more years or so

  

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Y2Flound
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6. "Over 100 yards in the first half, plus his punt return TD"
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Y2Flound
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7. "As if tonight wasn't about seeing Pitt's future already"
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Thu Dec-26-13 07:48 PM by Y2Flound

  

          

Voytik coming in for the 2nd half at QB

  

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veritas
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8. "homeboy threw bout like 15 punches on that KO return"
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how's he still playin?

sad thing is as many as he threw, i dunno for sure that he landed any.

this game is a fucking disaster by both teams really.

i still blame hip-hop.

  

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Y2Flound
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9. "This is your typical Pitt game"
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But yea he should have been ejected, some how it was called offsetting penalties and the TD stood despite happening during the return.

  

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12. "yea i didn't think it really looked like it was after the play"
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either...

definitely wasn't.

somehow not ejected and a TD? i'd be pissed if i was you.

i still blame hip-hop.

  

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Y2Flound
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10. "http://twitpic.com/dq442d"
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http://twitpic.com/dq442d

  

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Y2Flound
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11. "Seriously, why is every ball not just being handed to Conner"
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He is eating BG alive

  

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veritas
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13. "24 is seriously afraid to tackle him. it's kind of funny"
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at times he's basically shadowing him and just like "fuck it, hope somebody else gets him"

i still blame hip-hop.

  

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adam
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14. "Sucks for Savage his college career ends on an injury like this"
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Although, it's kind of a fitting ending for the year for him since dude has taken an absolute beating all season behind this line. Still, sucks to go out on an injury.

Also, pretty bummed Street didn't get to suit up once more for Pitt. He's been a solid receiver at Pitt.

  

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15. "1 play that got me excited for the next 3 years right there"
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16. "Pretty much"
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I stood up off the couch when Voytik unloaded that one. My god, that was great.

And now he runs for a score! VOYTIK!

  

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17. "Freshman WR and RB may both break Pitt bowl records tonight"
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Boyd already most receiving yards in a bowl game, Conner not far from most rushing yards, all with a redshirt Freshman QB leading the 2nd half.

This is a nice end to the season and look ahead for Pitt even if we don't wind up winning this game.

  

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18. "RE: Freshman WR and RB may both break Pitt bowl records tonight"
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>Boyd already most receiving yards in a bowl game, Conner not
>far from most rushing yards, all with a redshirt Freshman QB
>leading the 2nd half.
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>This is a nice end to the season and look ahead for Pitt even
>if we don't wind up winning this game.

Yeah, it's been really fun to watch. It's almost the exact opposite feeling I had while watching every fucking snap of that 3-0 Sun Bowl loss.

  

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19. "There's the record for Conner"
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Ugh let's not even talk about that Sun Bowl and the 60 yard field goal for the tie

  

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20. "RE: There's the record for Conner"
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Conner's running like he's trying to hurt the air or something tonight. He's angry and it's awesome.

  

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21. "That FG was the right call, but damn with nothing on the line go for it"
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22. "Holy Hell Connor is playing DE and drawing penalties now"
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23. "AARON DONALD"
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24. "Conner out there making plays on defense too"
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25. "Can't keep Donald out of the backfield for too long"
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And Conner was right there with him. This is fun.

  

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26. "This was a great game for an unimportant bowl"
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And it's definitely been years since Pitt has done something on the field to have me this excited for the future.

  

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27. "Hey, nicely done, Pitt!"
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That was a lot more exciting than I was expecting. Kudos to Bowling Green for a fun one.

I don't know the last time I was this excited about the future of Pitt football, but they've got some really good young talent.

  

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28. "Hail Pitt! Lil FYI Boyd was recruited as a safety and Conner "
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Thu Dec-26-13 09:31 PM by JAESCOTT777

  

          

Was a 2 star DE
Future looks bright for Pitt

  

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29. "Boyd was a WR recruit from day 1, where are you hearing that?"
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The big goal was to get him and Robert Foster and have 2 of the best WR recruits in the country. Hell we had Bobby Engram recruiting him

I followed his recruiting very close being local and don't ever remember a day that he was not a WR target.

Connor yea, Chryst has still flirted with the idea of putting him at DE. Also have to remember we expected to have Shell and there wasn't really a need for Connor at RB when he was first being recruited.

  

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34. "Scout.com but I'll take your word for it I'm just glad "
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He's there

  

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30. "helluva game...glad Pitt got it done in the end"
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Connor is a fucking monster

  

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31. "Sorry, I'm not buying he is better than Suh"
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Suh played in a better league and put forth dominant games when the pressure was highest on the biggest stage

that NU offense was 112th in the nation that year

Furthermore, I don't see a huge difference even discounting games played

http://www.cfbstats.com/2009/player/463/83162/

http://www.cfbstats.com/2013/player/545/1033607/index.html

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32. "Didn't call him better, said he put up better numbers"
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2.21 to 1.46 TFL per game

.83 to .86 sacks per game (virtually even)

More fumbles caused in 2 less games, and identical QB hurries per game

Suh was a top 5 pick, Donald will probably be a 2nd round pick, I'm not saying Donald is better, but the numbers are almost identical, only difference is Pitt vs Nebraska. Donald deserved more Heisman love (not to win it, but to be talked about more) a DT can't be held responsible for a team being 6-6.

If you don't think Donald also captained a bad defense otherwise and is on a team with a bad offense then you just didn't watch Pitt. As far as competition or whatever else, the ACC may not be the best conference of all time this year, but they are still good enough competition that the numbers are very impressive.

*Edit- Even though it wasn't a big game nationally, he blocked an extra point in a 1 point low scoring win at Syracuse that we had to win to make a bowl. That is the stuff great players do no matter how giant the stage.

  

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36. "Not really"
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I think Donald is a great player but I could cherry pick and say Suh had way more tackles 3 blocked kicks and an INT

Donald doesn't have the once a decade domination that Suh foisted up on #2 Texas in a national benchmark game

Again, I think he is outstanding, I just read the numbers comparison and saying Donald had "better numbers" as Pitt couching him in at Suh's level

I don't see it.

Furthermore 2009 Nebraska's schedule is better than 2013 Pittsburgh IMO and plays a role.

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35. "RE: he didn't say he was better, he's put up better #'s"
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33. "The MAC is taking a beating so far."
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Not necessarily a beating. Ohio, BGSU were competitive. N. Illinois kept it close (I didn't watch that one) but Buffalo got smoked.

Connor is a beast. That cat ran all over the Falcons, all night long. BG had nothing going on the ground. I would have liked to see Matt Johnson run it a few times. I think he's gonna be a pretty good QB at BG for a couple of years.

My girl is a BG alum so I had an interest in this one too. She was all decked out and hyped for the game. She was salty as hell last night when we left BW3s.

  

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