Twitter Reaction to Pitt Loss vs. SMU

PITTSBURGH -- No. 18 Pitt Panthers played poorly, which led to an awful, 48-25 loss to No. 20 SMU Mustangs in Dallas.

The loss ended their perfect season, as they started 7-0 in 2024, their best through seven games since 1982, when Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino was a senior.

This is also the third straight loss for the Panthers against the Mustangs, with a 28-6 loss in the BBVA Compass Bowl in 2012 and a 7-3 defeat in the Cotton Bowl in 1983.

Pitt fell behind 31-3 at halftime, which made it impossible for them to mount any sort of comeback later on.

The 31 halftime points Pitt allowed were the most since they allowed 31 to Miami in a 38-31 loss at home on Oct. 30, 2021. The 28-point halftime deficit was the worst for Pitt since they were down 38-10 to then ranked No. 4 Clemson, ending in a 52-17 defeat on Nov. 28, 2020.

SMU senior quarterback Kevin Jennings starred, completing 17-of-25 passes for 306 yards and two touchdowns. Senior running back Brashard Smith also excelled for SMU, with 23 carries for 161 yards and two touchdowns.

Pitt will look to bounce back as they face Virginia on Nov. 9 at home in Week 11.

If I told any of you that Pitt would be 7-1, but they'd lose one game really badly, you would’ve taken it immediately.
— Kevin (@HolsteinBelievr) November 3, 2024

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— James T. George (@Hidesquadron1) November 3, 2024

Maybe because it’s fresh but I genuinely can’t remember or even attempt to think of a worse performance from top to bottom as well as from start to finish than what Pitt laid on the field tonight. Has been so astonishingly bad I can’t even put it into words
— Ghost of Whip (@GhostofWhip) November 3, 2024

Weren’t that good.
Aren’t this bad. #H2P
— Uncle (7-0) 🅿️itt (@TheWillardYears) November 3, 2024

Guys that was like super bad
— Barstool Pitt (@StoolPitt) November 3, 2024

ACC is wide open right now moving forward.

Get two more wins, win the bowl game for 10. Drum up donor excitement, have a clear and concise message about winning the ACC next year and hosting a playoff game.

Need more big $ players and crowd funding. This is a playoff program.
— Karlo Zovko (@Kzovko) November 3, 2024

First Pitt loss in 343 days

Yeah it’s awful let’s not do this again ok?
— Austin (@adhboom) November 3, 2024

The overreactions from the same old miserable losers on this app are tiresome at best.

That sucked, but they have a week to prepare and rebound to beat Virginia and get some confidence back.

Pitt did go 3-9 last year. Did we all forget that?
— Kevin (@HolsteinBelievr) November 3, 2024

25 points is a respectable amount for everyone who didnt watch the game lol
— Mike (@mike10003) November 3, 2024

With tonight’s loss, Pitt Football finally gets to add a quality loss to their College Football Playoff resume.

However, due to the nature of the loss, Pitt Men’s Basketball has dropped 17 spots to #68 in the NET Rankings and is now in the LAST FOUR OUT
— Ghost of Whip (@GhostofWhip) November 3, 2024

2 late Nate Yarnell TDs pic.twitter.com/ZbOuAM9IHE
— Nick Farabaugh (@Nick_Farabaugh) November 3, 2024

I know Pitt fans are down, and for good reason, but they’re 7-1 while a program like USC, with Lincoln Riley, no less, is 4-5. Oklahoma is 5-4. Florida is 4-4. FSU is 1-8. Michigan and Washington are 5-4. All things considered, Pitt has done better than all of those big shots.
— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) November 3, 2024

When the entire team is horrible. That’s on the coaches.
— Patrick Reven (@PatReven) November 3, 2024

The weather was not nice ❌

I did NOT have fun ❌
— Ghost of Whip (@GhostofWhip) November 3, 2024

Who knows how much they can keep together, including coaches, but Pitt could be very good next year if they can keep them. Most of their stars could come back, and redshirt sophomore Holstein should be (hopefully) better than redshirt freshman Holstein.
— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) November 3, 2024

Pitt adds a quality loss to their résumé. They will move up to #15 in the first CFP rankings.
— Kevin (@HolsteinBelievr) November 3, 2024

The good news is Pitt finally has a quality loss in the schedule. Should be good for us to try and get a wild card bid for the playoffs
— Karlo Zovko (@Kzovko) November 3, 2024

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— The Loyal Sons (@TheLoyalSons) November 3, 2024

Everything that can go wrong is going wrong
— Karlo Zovko (@Kzovko) November 3, 2024

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