Why should you play Utah -14 ?

[t3a]

How did the Big East have 2 New Year's bowl teams?
It is bad enough that the BCS takes the Big East Champ, why did WV get another New Year's game? How many years will they lose by double digits to an ACC team in a bowl? If anything, BC should have been in the Gator bowl.

Let's recap the Big East so far:
Syracuse LOST by 38 to a 6-5 ACC team
Connecticut WON vs MAC team with a broken handed QB
Boston Coll. WON vs. a 6-5 ACC team
West Virginia LOST by 12 to an ACC team in a bowl again (Rodriguez is 0 for 3 in bowls, hasnt been close yet)

Pittsburgh record vs the above group was 2-2. Not 4-0 like a legitimate BCS team would have been. Let's look at Pitt's record away from home:

at Connecticut L 17-29
at Temple W 27-22
at Syracuse L 31-38
at Notre Dame W 41-38
at South Florida W 43-14

So their biggest win was beating Notre Dame that ended up 6-6. There is no scenario where Pitt matches up with Utah. Sure they could cover a 2 TD spread if they get a bunch of turnovers and some favorable officiating. But I see Pitt risking the turnovers because they will be throwing against one of the toughest pass defenses they have seen this year. The intangibles such as motivation favor Utah - both teams are losing their coaches so that is a wash. Utah is playing for a perfect season, Pitt is lucky to even be in this game. If they get blown out their season is still a success beyond their wildest dreams especially when a few weeks ago they were fighting to even get to a bowl game. Utah played a pretty weak schedule like Pitt did but Utah 's SMALLEST margin of victory this year was 14


Play Utah -14

 

[brendanjack]

pitt sucks so does the big easy 't they might be pumped to play but it is not gonna help them utah wins 52 -31arty:

 

[sphincter]

maybe take a look at the -3 1st qtr prop at oly....utah under meyer tends to come off the blocks pretty quickly...

 

[mj23]

I think Pitt is better than people think!!!

 

[NEWPORT]

I think Pitt is better than people think!!!

I think PITT has developed through out the year. I do like the Pitt Qb and HE IS ALL THAT SCARES ME...The KID is not BAD and and GUTSY

Now tell me he was getting blow jobs last night with some Margaritias pured on his head, and I am sold on UTAH

 

[Brock Landers]

I liek the over...should go back and forth like the Liberty bowl yesterday...

 

[t3a]

If there is any justice in the football world, Pitt will be blown off the field to highlight what a joke the BCS is.

Pitt should be home watching this game on TV, like the team they beat out for the Big East crown, Syracuse. By the way Pitt LOST to Syracuse

 

[TheOdyssey]

I hope you are right. I took your advise on this one. Lets get them to roll. I do think Pitt is a good football team but I think Utah is simply that much better. Lets make this one heck of a day.

 

[t3a]

they were rolling down the field until that 1st down was wiped out by a face mask call that they didnt show. I hope the refs wont have any effect on this game, that is Pitt's only hope

 

[TheGeneral+]

Alot did because of rankings alone.

 

[TheGeneral+]

Chasing on the fav also.

 

[TheOdyssey]

I saw more people on Pitt than Utah today. For most of the year if the public was on the dogg you could count on the favorite covering. Not soo in the bowls. Trust me my account dwindling can prove it.

 

[t3a]

Public has been on Pitt it looked to me

Pittsburgh 73 +14 Utah 64
Pittsburgh 117 +14.5 Utah 91
Pittsburgh 33 +15 Utah 22
Pittsburgh 36 +15.5 Utah 36
Pittsburgh 342 +16.5 Utah 295

Consensus Pittsburgh 601 Utah 508


Pittsburgh 601 54.19% +14 Utah 508 45.81%

 

[TheOdyssey]

Great call. I was leaning on Pitt all day but changed when I saw a few posts out here. Thanks again. Keep the winners coming.