Rooting for Pitt or Virginia Tech on Friday night?

[LionJim]

A successful JF at VT isn't a good thing for Penn State. The optics of JF winning more games at VT than MC winning at PS isn't going to help us at all. Plus, JF will lock down recruiting in the VA/MD area - while MC is out chasing kids in Iowa and Nebraska.

You may very well be correct on this but of course I’m not an important enough butterfly to affect anything.

 

[DM-Burg Lion]

Going with VT and Franklin, and didn't give it second thought.

 

[G3624]

Is this a national championship game?

 

[Moogy]

Franklin's squad was down 14-6 after giving up a TD in the 4th quarter of their last game ... against BC (not a great team, but Kraft's old stomping grounds), in horrible weather - a Nor'easter. They came back to score 2 TDs, including converting a 2-point conversion to tie it, and won that game. Must have been a good feeling for James to come from behind in the 4th. I bet O'Brien and Franklin shared a beer and commiserated about the PSU "fans" after that game.

 

[manatree]

I think the only way I could root for sPitt is if they were playing the Dallas Cowboys,

 

[OKLALionsFan]

I’d root for Pitt against Texas or ND. Otherwise, go Hokies.

 

[Midnighter]

You may very well be correct on this but of course I’m not an important enough butterfly to affect anything.

Will add VT is just a TDY for JF; might be eyeing that USC job if/when it opens….

 

[LMTLION]

Both fanbases were naturally cheering our loss to Wisconsin. VT fans have a sick obsession with PSU and seemingly are assuming our wins from the Franklin years. If social media and message forums did not exist, I would be rooting for VT. Knowing the mentality of the VT fans with Franklin there, I may have Pitt as a slight favorite.

 

[leinbacker]

Why do I feel a Pin Stripe bowl coming for PSU against either of them.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

Why do I feel a Pin Stripe bowl coming for PSU against either of them.

Hopefully not.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

 

[Bvillebaron]

Remember the t-shirt that read: My two favorite teams are Penn State and whoever is playing Pitt? Is that the case on Friday night? View attachment 1456959

This can’t be a serious question. I never root for Pitt.

 

[Bvillebaron]

BGJ made his own bed. BGJ cared about 2 things.... BGJ and money.

The guy is an indefensible terd.

You continue to think that your asinine ad hominem attacks make your posts and claims somehow credible.

 

[Bvillebaron]

How could you possibly root against a Pennsylvania guy with a Penn State heart? Easily - go Pitt (actually, never had an issue with Pitt and as a Western PA guy I liked watching them since they always had a lot of WPIAL guys on the team). Honestly don’t care much either way.

I’m hoping this is sarcasm.

 

[Moogy]

Pitt has always been inconsequential to me. Western PA is really just eastern OH, and completely irrelevant to PA. I don't root against them, because I don't think about them. I still like Franklin and will root for him as long as his interests don't directly conflict with those of Penn State (just like with O'Brien), so go Hokies. All the Mean Girl Franklin-haters and Paterno State fans are worse than Pitt fans on their best/worst anti-PSU days.

 

[lions1995]

PSU doesn't even play Pitt in anything, so who cares

 

[NittanyBuff]

IMO PSU was right to fire Franklin but I bear him no ill will. I hope he succeeds wherever he goes.

Agree with that assessment, but don't care now that he's gone how he does one way or the other.

 

[NittanyBuff]

Wish this game was on tonight.

 

[bbrown]

I’d root for Pitt against Texas or ND. Otherwise, go Hokies.

+1. Texas is now my number one hate, loathe and detest team. I think Sark is a dirt bag and Simmons is not far behind, Manning, is overrated.

 

[bbrown]

How could you possibly root against a Pennsylvania guy with a Penn State heart? Easily - go Pitt (actually, never had an issue with Pitt and as a Western PA guy I liked watching them since they always had a lot of WPIAL guys on the team). Honestly don’t care much either way.

As a western PA buy, myself, I hate all things associated with Pitt and Duzz is an *******..
I was raised through our hate of each other in the 70's and 80's, you know back when that rivalry actually meant something.

 

[bbrown]

Fixed, ffs. I have no interest in re-arguing this issue. What’s done is done.

+1. the jilted lover syndrome this fan base has is pretty pathetic.
I mean its not like the guy was Lane Kiffen.

 

[bbrown]

It will be interesting to see if Franklin’s inability to close out games will follow him to Blacksburg. Who knows?

Also, full disclosure: Franklin and I both graduated Neshaminy HS. How this factors into my feelings about Franklin I have no idea, so don’t ask.

He closed out the BC game pretty good. I like that VT RB, TE and Oh yeah that QB.
I thought the VT RB was better than our group.

 

[Nitt1300]

Both fanbases were naturally cheering our loss to Wisconsin. VT fans have a sick obsession with PSU

Are you fu..ing kidding me?

 

[Ludd]

He closed out the BC game pretty good. I like that VT RB, TE and Oh yeah that QB.
I thought the VT RB was better than our group.

Their RB is far better than ours.

 

[bbrown]

Both fanbases were naturally cheering our loss to Wisconsin. VT fans have a sick obsession with PSU and seemingly are assuming our wins from the Franklin years. If social media and message forums did not exist, I would be rooting for VT. Knowing the mentality of the VT fans with Franklin there, I may have Pitt as a slight favorite.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

You continue to think that your asinine ad hominem attacks make your posts and claims somehow credible.

Unfortunately for you, they are. You ducked the question about what glasses you're wearing.

Well?

 

[Bvillebaron]

Unfortunately for you, they are. You ducked the question about what glasses you're wearing.

Well?

What the hell are you talking about. Go back to calling any one and everyone you disagree with or dislike names. That’s all you have.

 

[Chumboshifko1]

What the hell are you talking about. Go back to calling any one and everyone you disagree with or dislike names. That’s all you have.

You clown, you told me to take off my Blue and White glasses. If it isn't too much trouble for your encephalitic brain, what color glasses do you wear recto?

 

[DaytonRickster]

A successful JF at VT isn't a good thing for Penn State. The optics of JF winning more games at VT than MC winning at PS isn't going to help us at all. Plus, JF will lock down recruiting in the VA/MD area - while MC is out chasing kids in Iowa and Nebraska.

They each have to stand on their own. Even if VT doesn't go 10-2, HCMC has an uphill battle recruiting in the DMV with no prvious relationships like CJF has already built.

 

[Moogy]

VT fans have a sick obsession with PSU

Goodness gracious.

Another headline LMTLION has found:

"John Hinckley Jr. asks Jodie Foster why she keeps following him around."

 

[Nitt1300]

if I watch this (and I might) it will be the first college game this year

 

[Shepdogg]

Uggh, my blood is boiling again seeing the slobberfest over Franklin and all the players and recruits he took with him. Go Pitt!

 

[SkiSkiSki]

Did anyone tell Pitt's defense that the game has started?

 

[Nitt1300]

VT up 14-0 with 10 minutes left 1st qtr

 

[m.knox]

VT up 14-0 with 10 minutes left 1st qtr

Looks like Pitt has nothing......

 

[Nitt1300]

Looks like Pitt has nothing......

outcoached

 

[Midnighter]

Bootsy Turner? Nice.

 

[JoePaMajorCFBrecord409Ws]

Grunk has looked pretty good - 13 of 17, 159 yards and a TD with 13 minutes still to go in 1st Half.

 

[NittannyLion85]

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m rooting for Pitt. My daughter is a UVA grad, and the VT fans are insufferable.

 

[Ludd]

I never thought I’d say this, but I’m rooting for Pitt. My daughter is a UVA grad, and the VT fans are insufferable.

And Pitt fans are just lovely.