Thank you David Ruffer

Star of the game: David Ruffer. If Pitt performs as well in their kicking game we probably lose. The kid is a rock.

OK, so I think this is something to build on. Pitt is a very good team despite its record. They lost to Utah and Miami before facing us and they still have a lot of talent. We did not exactly knock it out of the park but the defense had several opportunities to fold and did not in the 4th quarter.

Good stuff: No turnovers! Crist looked good in general and he made a difference with his feet on several plays. Floyd and Riddick are the dynamic duo in the passing game. If we get Rudolph healthy and Jones to kick it up a notch I don't know how anybody covers us. Defense played stout when it really counted and that was particularly satisfying considering how many times we folded in similar situations in the past. Controlled the run pretty good and only gave up a couple big pass plays. We held Pitt to 4 of 12 on 3rd downs and kept them out of the end zone on several long drives which ended up being a very big deal.

Bad stuff: Want Crist to learn to throw it away when necessary. Defense gave up 382 yards a small improvement that needs to accelerate. Running game seems pretty anemic right now and we continue to see defenses drop 8 when they know we are a pass first team. We were only 5 of 15 on 3rd down and could not eat up clock late in the game when that would have ended it all. We had Pitt on their heels for much of the game and did not display the killer instinct.

But all in all a lot to like yesterday and we get back to 3-3 as we enter what should be a easier sequence of games. One at a time as they say but if we continue to improve we will win the next 3.

GO IRISH! BEAT BRONCOS!