Pitt players know the score. I have heard several say that their sudden death playoffs started in week 2 after the final whistle in Edmond.
That said, I can see why someone might pick UCM here. Pitt always runs a soft zone against this type of O and then mixes in a little man when it gets critical. They were so scared of ZZs arm the last 2 years that they let him run all he wanted. Last year they got smoked. The year before they got behind and had to switch to UCMs own offensive scheme to get the win. The D staff has proven that they go safety mode against these teams to limit explosives, and don't shut them down, even in their better years.
Then again, Omolo isn't ZZ. So we'll see how it goes.
That said, I can see why someone might pick UCM here. Pitt always runs a soft zone against this type of O and then mixes in a little man when it gets critical. They were so scared of ZZs arm the last 2 years that they let him run all he wanted. Last year they got smoked. The year before they got behind and had to switch to UCMs own offensive scheme to get the win. The D staff has proven that they go safety mode against these teams to limit explosives, and don't shut them down, even in their better years.
Then again, Omolo isn't ZZ. So we'll see how it goes.

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