Weekly Weather Report THAT PLACE

mmmm sweet beat down of the U and then mockery of my coworker. That was such a complete game and as dominant of a performance by our defensive line (MISSING TWO OF THEIR BEST PLAYERS!!!!) that I've ever seen. Man that was fun! but...now its onto that dreaded other place.

yes its pitt week

Seriously I feel like when the football team pulls up to Pittsburgh it looks something like this outside

Flaming dragons, ring wraiths and the works

My first memory of playing pitt was my dreaded sophmore year when the wheels on the bus didn't just come off they blew off in a fire born metal death trap. All of my hopes and dreams came crashing down, as I watched the hokies implode that season and not even look like we were getting back on track (aside from the brief joy of beating anOSU) until this year. I didn't believe in cursed places until that game

real footage of our hype train 2012 post Pitt

However with a new coaching staff and a new sense of energy surrounding the program hopefully we can finally get this monkey off of our back and destroy the one ring....er break the curse and win in Pitt. With a new offense that bases its game off of some misdirection and taking advantage of our opponents weaknesses (SOMETHING THATS BEEN PROMISED FOR WHAT SEEMS LIKE A DECADE!) and hopefully they can keep up with Pitts offense and we can get enough stops to escape that cursed place with a win (god it feels weird saying the game isn't totally on Bud)

bud seems relieved

Anywho I'll leave that film stuff to French and move onto my part, the weather! I have good news and bad news regarding this weeks weather report. We'll start with the bad news. Its probably going to rain Thursday, its going to be a really messy day for tailgating. A trough ridge system has taken over for the continental United States an upper level trough will be moving over the region bringing with it a low pressure system. Low pressure systems typically indicate upwards motion and bad weather creating a pretty dreary day. Hopefully this takes a little bit of steam out of tailgating and the overall mood for Pitt going into the game. The good news is the bad weather should clear out for the game (even if we do have a pretty good record in bad weather games...) it should clear out to a light drizzle if any rain at all. Weather I believe will still have a slight impact on the game however, wind gusts could reach between 10-15 MPH as the system works its way out, and the field should still be pretty wet from the rain earlier in the day. Some slips and spills would not surprise me.

might be a tad like this

I also think the temperatures around kickoff could get a little chilly. With rain coming in earlier and the high topping out around 60 and the low dropping down to about 40 that evening we could be looking at a pretty chilly game. If you're travelling for the game make sure you bring a few layers for sure.

Final Predictions

Ultimately if its as windy as I believe it will be the advantage does play in the defenses favors (albeit not quite like a hurricane but still..) as french mentioned in another thread Pitt relies on the short passing game whereas we rely more on stretching the field with our passing game (correct me if I'm wrong french!) ultimately I believe winds at this strength would probably effect all throws but deep throws will definitely be tricky to hit on. I think this could play into Pitt's advantage a little bit, however if wind does take over I trust our ball hawking defense to make some plays!

High - 59
Low - 40
Kickoff Temperature - 46
Winds - Moderate
Clouds - VERY CLOUDY
precipitation - little to none

GO HOKIES!!!!!!!!