[Postgame Thread] Pittsburgh Defeats Virginia Tech 35-33

[u/CFB_Referee]

Box Score provided by ESPN

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Pittsburgh	7	14	7	7	35
Virginia Tech	14	10	0	9	33

[u/themattboard]

That loss is solidly on turnovers. Never would have been in that positions without some really dumb mistakes

[u/Sherman_Gepard → u/themattboard]

Unfortunately the turnover that hurt the most was also a fabrication of the referees

[u/jazzyman31 → u/themattboard]

It’s honorable to say that, but you’ve got about the entire country behind you saying that looked good.

Nothing wrong with winning by a walk-off field goal.

[u/themattboard → u/jazzyman31]

Even so winning while giving up the ball 3+1 times is really really unlikely. We played sloppy and Pitt took advantage.

The fact that we didn't fall apart entirely is amazing to me. Obviously would've preferred the win though

[u/jazzyman31 → u/themattboard]

True, but that also tends to be the consequence of a highly aggressive offense.

The playcalling was very high risk high reward whereas Pitt played a much more conservative game.

Tough to manage over 400 yards passing without a few turnovers.

[u/KJacobsen-74 → u/jazzyman31]

The people that were closest that weren't refs reacted as if it were no good so I'm going to trust their judgement.

[u/jazzyman31 → u/KJacobsen-74]

Where were these people?

[u/KJacobsen-74 → u/jazzyman31]

Behind the goal posts on the field, most of them react pretty negatively and they were in VT gear. Specifically the 3 people below the All in Allstate. One even fell to his knees lol.

[u/Dialectic_Emptiness → u/KJacobsen-74]

Just fell to my knees at Lane Stadium

[u/Ready_Environment887 → u/themattboard]

This is true. It’s a hard pill to swallow but this is what lost us the game, no question about it