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4. The Pitt plan
So I've got this guy who emails every time Pitt loses a game. If I didn't know any better, I'd swear it was Lou Holtz in disguise.

Here's what it looks like: Wannstedt ruined the Bears, he ruined the Dolphins, and he'll ruin Pitt, too.

And whaddya know, Wanny has won 16 of his past 21 games at Pitt, and only a 28-21 loss to Cincinnati last year kept the Panthers from winning their first ever outright conference title. In previous years, Saturday's game against USF would have been a classic Pitt stumble.

Not now — not after Wannstedt has his players and philosophy set; not after he made one of the best hires of the offseason by bringing in Frank Cignetti to run the offense and turn wayward QB Billy Stull into one of the nation's most productive passers (Stull, 2008: 9 TD, 10 INT; Stull, 2009: 14 TD, 3 INT).

Maybe, you know, the guy in Columbus can learn a little something from the guy in Pittsburgh who will, according to my email friend, one day ruin the Panthers.

5. System schmystem
As I watched the last two weeks play out for Texas Tech, I recalled a conversation I had with Mike Leach earlier this summer.

A simple question: Will his new quarterback this fall lead the nation in passing?

The classic Leach answer: "I don't know who the quarterback will be, but we will lead the nation in passing."

Wouldn't you know it, a guy Leach compares to Bart Starr (Taylor Potts) and a walk-on that worked his way up the depth chart (Steven Sheffield) have Tech at No. 2 in the nation in passing. And after this week's game against Texas A&M Sisters of the Poor – no matter who plays QB – the Red Raiders will be No.1.

Texas Tech scored 66 points on Kansas State; K-State score 62 points on Texas A&M. I don't usually like the transitive property because every game stands on its own, but things will get really ugly, really quickly in Lubbock.

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