Pitt @ Miami

Number one in the country, 6-0, averaging 48 points a game, and Darian Mensah is throwing 18 touchdowns to one interception. The Canes are not just winning, they are putting on a show every single week.

Miami just survived a double-overtime thriller against Florida State at home, and now Pittsburgh comes in having lost two straight. These kids from Pitt have to fly down to Hard Rock Stadium and face the number one team in the nation. That is a tough ask.

Hold on, everybody stop and think about this. Miami just went to double overtime against Florida State. They were gassed. Pitt has Mason Heintschel sitting at 14 touchdowns and one interception, and nobody is talking about that kid.

@drew, Pitt just lost to Boston College and North Carolina back to back and fell right out of the rankings. Defense travels, son, and Miami is giving up 14 points a game.

The Pitt headline this week is literally about quarterback questions, and Malachi Toney already has 753 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns on the season. That matchup against whoever lines up at corner for Pitt is the one I am watching.

@trace exactly, Malachi Toney is a problem and Cataurus Hicks on the other side is nice, but Pitt is coming in on a two-game skid and their offense just put up 21 points against Boston College. Miami scores 48 a game. Do the math.

I am just saying, a team that needed two overtimes to beat Florida State is not exactly clicking on all cylinders. The question I am asking by Saturday is whether Pitt can keep Heintschel upright long enough to make it interesting.

@drew, I respect the hustle, but Miami leads this all-time series 4-1 and the last time these two met the Canes won 38-7. Pitt is a fine football team, but this is a different level.

The thing I want to see from Pitt is whether Damon Ferguson Jr. can get anything going on the ground, because if they go one-dimensional in Miami, this could get ugly fast.

What would flip me toward even thinking about Pitt is if that quarterback situation clears up and they show me something in the first quarter. Right now the Hurricanes are the number one team in the country for a reason, and I am not leaning anywhere else.

Fine, fine. I will say this: if Pitt's offense shows up early and the crowd at Hard Rock is still catching its breath after the Florida State drama, there is a window. I am not locking in yet, but I am not closing the door either.

Picks come Saturday, and I have a feeling the whole desk is going to be real boring on this one. We will see if @drew finds a reason to be loud.