It’s a slow build to nothing.
PREGAME
The student fan bus is en route to the @PinstripeBowl! @ThePantherPitt #H2P pic.twitter.com/PNRfNyM3mh
— Pitt Athletics (@Pitt_ATHLETICS) December 28, 2016
Kind of sad Pitt's endzone looks 100x better at its bowl game then it does at home. https://t.co/P7KsEPl5km
— JD (@Sta7ic) December 28, 2016
A TON of Pitt fans in the NY subway. A "PI-TT" chant just broke out and it was deafening. #H2P
— Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) December 28, 2016
TRUEFACT: Northwestern was invited to the Pinstripe Bowl so New York folk could continuously own them about pizza
— Spilly (@IAmSpilly) December 28, 2016
#PutPittIn
— Shutdown Fullcast (@ShutdownFullcas) December 28, 2016
FIRE UP #JUNGLE #H2P @PinstripeBowl pic.twitter.com/B0hmubmpTk
— Pitt Football Staff (@PittFBStaff) December 28, 2016
FIRST QUARTER
Tyrique Jarrett starting at nose tackle for Pitt, and gets some pressure to help force a three-and-out on the first series.
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 28, 2016
FIELD GOAL is GOOD: Chris Blewitt drills a 46-yard FG to give Pitt a 3-0 lead over Northwestern with 11:53 left in the first quarter.
— Pitt News Sports (@pittnewssports) December 28, 2016
the Pinstripe Bowl announcers are astonished over Blewitt making that kick, apparently having never seen Pitt play Georgia Tech
— Carter (@MagnaCarterLive) December 28, 2016
Three drives in & yet to hear any @N_THEYSTAYTHERE Pinstripe Bowl baseball metaphors in broadcast. Almost as if his article wasn't serious.
— Anson Whaley (@AnsonWhaley) December 28, 2016
(REF: http://www.cardiachill.com/2016/12/26/13856658/cardiac-spill-baseball-metaphors-pinstripe-bowl-pitt-panthers-ncaa-football-james-conner-forever)
Pitt just tried a lineman pass with the @piesmantrophy winner Brian O'Neill. Didn't work, still awesome.
— Inside NU (@insidenu) December 28, 2016
Brian O'Neill, vencedor do Piesman Trophy, tentando o passe. Sensacional!
— Matheus Ribeiro (@_ribeirom) December 28, 2016
Only George Aston can stop George Aston from scoring a TD
— Tommy Edamame (@smagotes) December 28, 2016
#Pitt has been in the red zone twice today - and has 3 points to show for it.
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) December 28, 2016
That 68-yard run moved Northwestern’s Justin Jackson past Ezekiel Elliott for 20th in #B1G career rushing history.
— Brian Pedersen (@realBJP) December 28, 2016
SECOND QUARTER
Justin. Jackson. #B1GCats
— #B1GCats Football (@NUFBFamily) December 28, 2016
Pitt's momentum since the Aston fall: pic.twitter.com/aOwfMgoeEc
— JD (@Sta7ic) December 28, 2016
Wow. This is basically the opposite of the entire season - moving the ball at will and pissing away points in the red zone.
— Gavin Williams (@GavWill13) December 28, 2016
Maybe Nate's worst pass of the season.
— Chris (@ThunderPittRoad) December 28, 2016
#Pitt has been in the red zone on every possession today and has a total of 3 points to show for it.
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) December 28, 2016
It's an impressive feat to have no coverage but also no pressure. Pitt is succeeding at that.
— Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) December 28, 2016
Pitt is getting Matt Canada'd right now. They have no idea what NW is doing.
— Pugs (@cpugliesi) December 28, 2016
Big play by Avonte Maddox. Picks off Northwestern QB Clayton Thorson in the end zone. Thorson tried to force one to wideout Austin Carr.
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 28, 2016
LEWISESQUE. FROM THE JAWS OF FAILURE
— PITTBASKETBLSHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) December 28, 2016
Actually, Twitter is bad, very bad. pic.twitter.com/1HOTk3OhY6
— Tiny Tim (Shady) (@timmshady) December 28, 2016
AND THEN SOME STUFF HAPPENED
HALFTIME: NORTHWESTERN 14, PITT 10
Jester Weah now has six 50+-yard TD catches in 2016, tied for most in FBS (Louisiana Tech's Carlos Henderson, Oklahoma's Dede Westbrook)
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 28, 2016
It turns out that Pitt fans will travel to bowl games. They just won't travel every year to the same bowl game in Birmingham.
— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) December 28, 2016
Pitt scored 76 points in their last game prior to the Pinstripe bowl so we're due for an easy 60 point second half from them
— NIGHT BUFF-FORE XMAS (@edsbs) December 28, 2016
SPOILER ALERT: NO,
THIRD QUARTER
Oh, Pitt football. Thank God this is the last game until next September.
— Tony Jovenitti (@jovenitti) December 28, 2016
LIKE A TOUGH HOP AT SHORTSTOP @N_THEYSTAYTHERE
— Anson Whaley (@AnsonWhaley) December 28, 2016
New career high in rushing yards (212) for Northwestern's Justin Jackson. Pitt's defense has given up plenty of those, but not to RBs...
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 28, 2016
Shows the versatility of Pitt's defense to give up passing records all season, then let a guy rush for 212 in 35 minutes in the bowl game.
— Mike Daddy Santa (@85mf) December 28, 2016
ONE LAST TIME!
CHRIS BLEWITT TWEETS FOR THE 2016 PINSTRIPE BOWL
Heeeeeeeeee Blewitt!
— Partha Mukhopadhyay (@ahtrapsm) December 28, 2016
Blewitt blew it
— e (@ethan_taitt) December 28, 2016
One could say he Blewitt.
— Carolyn Lasky (@carolaskyn) December 28, 2016
Blewitt BLEWW ITT!
— craig stom (@stomthestarter) December 28, 2016
He blewitt
— Jeff Taylor (@BigRedLaw) December 28, 2016
blewitt just blew it
— Abby Andersen (@AbigailAndersen) December 28, 2016
@APgelston My gift to you: "Blewitt blew it."
— Nate Ryan (@nateryan) December 28, 2016
he did the name thing
— Spilly (@IAmSpilly) December 28, 2016
HE SURE DID. HE SUUUUUUURE DID.
Pitt official said RB James Conner not anticipated that he will return to @PinstripeBowl
— Brett McMurphy (@McMurphyESPN) December 28, 2016
Ben DiNucci is in at QB for #pitt
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) December 28, 2016
Two targets on Conner and Peterman. Both now out. No calls made by officials.
— Chris Gates (@Chris_Gates) December 28, 2016
On one hand our running back just blocked a punt. On the other, I didn't know we had a backup qb
— Bean (@bdrusda) December 28, 2016
REALLY A BLOCKED PUNT MY HEART CANT HANDLE THIS #pitt #PinstripeBowl
— Rita Patel (@RitaTherPita) December 28, 2016
FOURTH QUARTER
YEAH I PAID $500 FOR TIX AND STAYED AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA IN MANHATTAN TO SEE BEN DINUCCI HAND IT OFF TO QADREE OLLISON
— PITTBASKETBLSHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) December 28, 2016
Ben DINUCCI!!!
— JD (@Sta7ic) December 28, 2016
B TEAM DO WORK
— Mike Daddy Santa (@85mf) December 28, 2016
#TheHouseThatDiNucciBuilt
— Souf Oaklin fo' Life (@Souf_Oaklin) December 28, 2016
Mountain West refs: somehow managing to make ACC refs look good. #MakeTheImpossibePossible
— Victory Lights (@VictoryLights) December 28, 2016
These guys have missed all or part of the game: Blair, Webb, Whitehead, Jarrett, Johnson, Conner, Peterman.
— Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) December 28, 2016
This defense
— Pitt OC Zach (@CzarOfPgh) December 28, 2016
Absolutely pathetic defense. Zero faith in them all season.
— Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) December 28, 2016
Pitt fumble. Quadree Henderson coughs it up and Northwestern has it. If B1GCats get a FG, then Pitt a TD, we'll be right back on schedule.
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 28, 2016
We're like the 1927 Yankees if they fumbled a lot. #H2P
— Souf Oaklin fo' Life (@Souf_Oaklin) December 28, 2016
FIELD GOAL is GOOD: 37-yard FG by Jack Mitchell extends Northwestern's lead to 31-24 with 6:17 remaining in the game.
— Pitt News Sports (@pittnewssports) December 28, 2016
.@Northwestern kick to Quadree you suckass cowards
— Mike Daddy Santa (@85mf) December 28, 2016
Scott Orndoff can't haul in a nice throw from Ben DiNucci in the end zone on third down, DiNucci picked off at goal line on fourth. NW ball.
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) December 28, 2016
And also, thank God Pitt football is over. I can't handle this anymore.
— Tony Jovenitti (@jovenitti) December 28, 2016
BUT THEN THEY GOT THE BALL BACK
Don't you do it Pitt. Don't you give me a smidgen of hope
— JD (@Sta7ic) December 28, 2016
Dinucci tossing a pick then getting hurdled and face planting describes Pitts game today
— Ben McMillen (@benmcmillen24) December 28, 2016
DiNucci throws his second INT of the game and Northwestern is going to hold on to win, 31-24.
— Steve Rotstein (@SteveRotstein) December 28, 2016
Game over. Thank you for playing Pitt Football 2016. Conner loses final game while watching from sideline injured because the world sucks
— JD (@Sta7ic) December 28, 2016
FINAL: NORTHWESTERN 31, PITT 24
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— Mike Daddy Santa (@85mf) December 28, 2016
FOLLOW CARDIAC HILL IN ALL PLACES FOREVER, INCLUDING TWITTER (@PITTPANTHERBLOG). FOLLOW P(ITT)B(ASKETBALL)S(HOUTING) AT @N_THEYSTAYTHERE.