Ooh boy North Carolina "Belichiks" are beating It's Probation Time Again Y'all 17 3 HT in Little Death Valley

Schadenfreude Saturday

For 95% of America today it's Schadenfreude Saturday Down South. At 7:30 pm Normal Slave States Time it's Elle Esse Ew at Olé Miss. But I'm a Yankee. At 7:30 it's also Schianofreude,Ew Esse Cee (12) at Ruptures. The "Trojans" are -21.5 at SHIA Stadium. Greg Schiano's last chance?

"And of course we are Yankees." Elizabeth Garman Gill

"We just know from the old Big East days, Pitt, Syracuse and Boston College, just the northeastern group, we're not … Tobacco Road. We're up north. We're the foreigners, I guess, up north, the Yankees. So we've always kinda had a connection with those schools."

-Patrick Regan Narduzzi

Morning Fights

 

Mark Carney's the Bomb

Trump accordion hands

Trump gives Carney keys to White House

In re grains of salt

Mikkel Olesen, a senior researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies Olesen stressed that details of the [Greenland] deal remain unclear and that available information should be taken “with a grain of salt” as most of it has so far come from the US side.

Aljee

Pitt 27 Syracuse 13. "The Takeaway" (AP)

Pitt: The Panthers have won three games three different ways. They blew out Miami (Ohio) in the opener, showed some grit while slogging past UCF in a monsoon last weekend, and rode their ground game to a third straight victory over the Orange. That kind of versatility could play in a league that looks wide open behind frontrunner Miami.

Public Occurrences September 18, 2026

In re Any Trumpie Posts Claiming Any "Deal" with Anyone Ever

This is excellent analysis by Aljazeera of Trumpie's Iran posts on August 25, the six month anniversary of his start of the war.

February 28: ‘Major combat operations’

Over the next two weeks, Trump posted 40 more times, arguing he was right to launch the strikes and ruling out any settlement short of “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!”

March 13: “totally obliterated every MILITARY target in Iran’s crown jewel, Kharg Island,” adding that he had chosen not to destroy the island’s oil infrastructure “for reasons of decency”.

March 14: “We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s Military capability.”

He announced strikes on Kharg island, bridges and power plants, set 48-hour and 10-day ultimatums over the Strait of Hormuz, and repeated that Iran’s navy, air force and leadership were “gone”.

April 7: ‘A whole civilization will die tonight’

Ten hours and 26 minutes later, he said Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir had asked him to hold off, and that he had agreed to a two-week ceasefire on condition that Iran reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

About 4am on April 29: “Iran has just informed us that they are in a ‘State of Collapse'”

June 14: ‘The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete’

On June 14, Trump declared the agreement complete and told the world’s ships to start their engines.

The deal started fraying immediately. On June 26, in between two posts about how good his approval ratings were, Trump said Iran had fired at least four drones at ships in the Strait, one striking the deck of a cargo carrier.

Two days after that, US aircraft hit Iranian missile stores and coastal radar “for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!”. Trump ended his post by stating: “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist! President DJT”.

July 10: ‘The Cease Fire is OVER!’

July 13: “we are reinstating the THE IRANIAN BLOCKADE”.

August 10: ‘Donald Trump Won the Iran War’

Through August, the war has become an economic one. The 60-day memorandum of understanding expired with nothing to replace it; 

Trump said he would declare the Strait [of Hormuz] a US “territory” 

Excellent job, Aljee!

10:05 pm:

U.N. panel: "reasonable grounds" that U.S. committed war crimes in Iran

There are "reasonable grounds" to believe the U.S. committed war crimes with two strikes in Iran that killed at least 178 civilians, a U.N.-commissioned panel of human rights experts said Thursday.

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8:30 pm:

Rus is Attacking Europe and Moving to Escalate War on Ukraine

8:06 pm:

One thing that hasn’t changed in 250 years: Americans’ willingness to get suckered

AP

YOU GOT THAT RIGHT, APIE!

7:42 pm:

TACO! "US officials say Washington and Beijing may be ready to ease some tariffs on some nonstrategic goods"

AP

7:25 pm:

                                   No, You Didn't

Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

BREAKING NEWS: I am pleased to announce that the United States of America has entered into an Agreement with The Kingdom of Denmark, and Greenland, that gives the United States permanent control over security, and all other needs, in Greenland, completely addressing ALL of our many U.S. concerns. There will be NO COST to the United States! At my direction, we worked with representatives of Denmark and Greenland to guarantee that the United States will FOREVER have the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland in order to secure and defend the security of Greenland, and the United States of America. Additionally, from now on, no U.S. adversary can EVER have a base in Greenland, have a military presence in Greenland, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without our express written approval. For over 100 years, Presidents have known the strategic importance of Greenland, but NONE of them were able to do anything about it. I am proud to be the President that permanently and conclusively addressed this very important situation. This is an “Infinite Life” Agreement, there is no end! We are very honored and proud of what has just taken place, and everything agreed to today will be cherished by the American People. We will immediately begin the process of developing a large Military presence in the appropriate part of Greenland, of which there are many. We will work with the people of Greenland in its development and construction. This solution is a great one for the United States of America, Denmark, Greenland, and all of our Allies. We look forward to working with the wonderful people of Denmark and Greenland toward a magnificent future with respect to this large, and highly strategic, parcel of land. We will be very protective of it! This is a dream come true for the United States of America, one that is very important, historic, and special. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP

 

It's Friday Night...

Dance with your green fairy.

"Oh hi dad, am I sitting right on your USMLE notebook while you're studying with Dr. Ana? Sowy."

Can't wait to hear Brent Axe on this one

Ten penalties for 94 yards on Syracuse; Pitt 8/72. 

Axe and co-s were also spot-on about Steve Angeli. Finally, in this game, Fran Brown lifted him. Brown is in trouble, Syracuse football is in trouble.

Pitt and Syracuse have played every year since 1955 (the greatest year in mankind's history), 71 straight years. The "Panthers" have owned the "Orangemen" in this millennium (a stat that makes Axe an axe murderer). In those twenty-six years Pitt is 21-5 against Syracuse.

The "Mountain Cats" are 3-0 against Miami (1-1 on season), Central Florida (1-1), and Syracuse (1-2). All three games at home. No, not Murderer's Row but a MAC team that was 7-7 in 2025, a Big XII team (5-7, 2025) and an ACC team (3-9). Pitt was 8-5 last season. Not Murderer's Row, but just a block down from where we ourselves were. We were favored in all three dubs. 

How good is Pitt? They got one vote for top twenty-five this past week. I think the consensus hovered around 40th pre-season. I think as a whole the team is better than that, I'd peg them as border top-25. Mason Heintschel has not thrown a TD pass since Miami. He has the one INT tonight. He has not dominated, except for Miami. Teams have film on him now. He is very good, and he won't kill you with mistakes, but axe the dark horse Heisman talk. We do run the ball at Pitt and tonight Ferguson, Jr. and Wright made like Dorsett and Walker, over 200 yards between them. I think the offense is better than 40-ish. But the defense, Pat Narduzzi's specialty--CONGRATULATIONS PAT!--is one of the best in the country imo, and it is that unit that moves Pitt's needle at, or into, the top-25 league.

FT Pitt (3-0) 27 Syracuse 13

Pitt down to the Syracuse 14, :32 left. They won't run it up.

Syracuse got three on Odom's first drive of the season. Pitt 27-13, 2:56 left. LET THE LIGHT SHINE IN!

Under 6' now, 27-10 Pitt. Not putting up the Victory Lights yet with a new QB in.

 

CFBTalkDaily

@CFBTalkDaily

Steve Angeli has not looked good since returning from injury [last season]

This ball [2nd INT] has to be money on an RPO

just bad 

Fran Brown replaces Angeli with Amari Odom!

Pitt 27 Syracuse 10, 8:16 4Q, off Steve Angeli's second INT at 11:35

"We run the ball at Pitt" -Dave Wannstedt

Pitt has averaged 7.4 yards per carry on the ground. Damon Ferguson, Jr. has 102 yards on 10 carries; La'Vell Wright 72 on 10.

We're into the 4th Q! And it is PITT who has the only score of the 2H. 24-10, 12:10 3Q

The "Panthers" stuffed the "Orangemen" 3-and-out and the first possession of the half and then went 76 yards in only four plays--all runs by the way, two by Damon Ferguson, Jr., one by La'Vell Wright, and the cap by Mason Heintschel. Angeli has thrown two picks in the 2H. 

Pitt 17-10 HT. They went to a different kicker and he got the FG.

Everything that could go badly for Syracuse in that half went so. They dominated the time of possession. They would have the lead but for their boneheaded penalties. They tried to establish the run game early and failed. They then did one smart thing and put the ball in the hands of their best player, QB Steve Angeli. Pitt, on the other hand, has to rely on its run game. It's been effective and it keeps the ball out of Angeli's hands.

So it's a one-score game and Syracuse has big Mo' and will get the ball to start 2H.

Angeli sacked for -8. :02 left

3rd and 5 Pitt 16, Syr FTO

Steve Angeli is 11/18, 155 yards. Syr. will ride him on this drive. They're not going to try another FG.

2nd 5 Pitt 16, :20

Angeli pass complete to Pitt 46...another pass complete down to Pitt 21! :25 left

HEINTSCHEL THROWS AN INT, SYRACUSE BALL OWN 41, :52 LEFT 1H

Can you fucking believe it? Pitt went for it. Pass interference on Syracuse, Pitt 1st down Syr. 42

Syracuse will get ball back. Pitt 4th and 5, "Orangemen" 46. I don't want Steve Angeli to have ball

1st down Pitt 49, 1:45 2Q

Got it. 3rd and 3 own 38, 1:53. Need ANOTHER first down.