TWEETCAP: Villanova 7, Pitt 28

Watch as the average fan shifts from “excitement” to “impatience” to “dull horror” to “elation” to “boredom” in the span of about three hours!

By P.B.S.@N_THEYSTAYTHERE Sep 4, 2016, 2:00pm EDT

PREGAME

welcome to college football saturday
— Jon Bois (@jon_bois) September 3, 2016

HERE IT GOOOOO

GAME DAY LETS GO PITT #h2p
— Chris Jones (@Chris12_jones) September 3, 2016

GOAL! Albion 1 (Smith 64) @DelhiDynamos 0 #WBADelhi
— West Bromwich Albion (@WBA) September 3, 2016

I've owned this hat longer than anything else in my life. Can only wear it on game days anymore. pic.twitter.com/Sz7YiESEba
— Chris Gates (@Chris_Gates) September 3, 2016

There is a flag flying near us with Narduzzi's face on it and I WANT IT
— Chris (@ThunderPittRoad) September 3, 2016

.@Bucnut13 @ThunderPittRoad @TheWillardYears pic.twitter.com/iHejWkd3gW
— Bryan7117 (@Bryan7117) September 3, 2016

YAAASSSSS pic.twitter.com/Xx852QgQcz
— TheScriptYears (@TheWillardYears) September 3, 2016

(AVAILABLE AT http://sportsvival.bigcartel.com/product/welcome-to-pitt-pat-narduzzi)

CORSO FOREVER pic.twitter.com/9wwgPJlBFe
— Jerky Von Wheatus (@Jerkwheatery) September 3, 2016

And now another. And another. https://t.co/mZ0hExncFr
— TheScriptYears (@TheWillardYears) September 3, 2016

May be biased but also don't think I'm wrong...THE story of the day in college football happens when 24 for Pitt runs out of the tunnel.
— Chris Mueller (@ChrisMuellerPGH) September 3, 2016

never forget that no matter what happens in the world, someone on the internet will be mad about it pic.twitter.com/3qjok7Hum1
— Ready4football Zach (@CzarOfPgh) September 3, 2016

James Conner returns: pic.twitter.com/Jr65snr121
— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) September 3, 2016

FIRST QUARTER

PARADE OF BAD BAD THINGS

Pitt leaving off right where they left off last year, having trouble defending a mobile quarterback.
— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) September 3, 2016

Conner's first rush is a loss of one but draws a nice ovation from the fans regardless
— Zachary Weiss (@ZacharyMWeiss) September 3, 2016

Elijah Zeise being helped off the field. #Pitt
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) September 3, 2016

Wow. That was a "If you are gonna get a facemark, make it out" from Jarrett. Can't believe the guy's head stayed on his neck!
— Tim Benz (@TimBenzPGH) September 3, 2016

Pitt fortunate there, snap was off. Peterman nearly sacked in end zone and throws ball away. No intentional grounding.
— Zachary Weiss (@ZacharyMWeiss) September 3, 2016

Nathan Peterman's pass to Quadree Henderson under review. Ruling on the field was incomplete pass.
— Lauren Kirschman (@laurenkirschman) September 3, 2016

Conner drops what would have been a first down. Tough start for him and Pitt's offense so far.
— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) September 3, 2016

Hendrix being carted off? Ugh.
— Kent Nicholson (@FriendlessKent) September 3, 2016

THE QUESTION I ASK AFTER EVERY PLAY: "WHAT'S THIS MEAN FOR NEXT WEEK?"
THE ANSWER I HAVE AFTER EVERY PLAY: "THE ULTIMATE SADNESS"
— PITT BSKTBL SHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) September 3, 2016

WELL, AT LEAST THE WEATHER’S NICE

Solid crowd for Pitt opener against an FCS team pic.twitter.com/WITj5MWw3D
— Anson Whaley (@AnsonWhaley) September 3, 2016

AND THE DEFENSE DID OKAY

PHOTO: The ball levitates as #Pitt forces an early fumble. Mike Caprara's sack just led to another VU punt. #H2P pic.twitter.com/MxigICTlst
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) September 3, 2016

SECOND QUARTER

LET’S START AFRESH

Chris Blewitt misses a 39-yard field goal and it's still 0-0.
— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) September 3, 2016

Kill me
— Ready4football Zach (@CzarOfPgh) September 3, 2016

HECKIN’ HECK, LOOKS LIKE IT’S CHRIS BLEWITT TWEET TIME

First "YOU BLEWITT" joke of the season
— EJ (@EJ412621) September 3, 2016

He Blewitt
— Jonathan Whetstone (@whetstonej) September 3, 2016

He... Blewitt. (It's a new season so I'm allowed to use it again.)
— Aaron Lake (@aaronelake) September 3, 2016

(Insert pun here). Blewitt's 39 yd FG is wide and Pitt/Nova still scoreless early in 2nd Q
— Will Graves (@WillGravesAP) September 3, 2016

Blewitt just blew it lol
— Ryan Grossman (@RyanGrossman5) September 3, 2016

ETC, ETC, KEEP SENDING THOSE TAPES

Webb gets a pass breakup and his fifth career INT on consecutive plays in the second quarter. Still scoreless.
— Jerry DiPaola (@JDiPaola_Trib) September 3, 2016

STILL SCORELESS, INDEED

Who's Pitt playing? Alabama? Gotta be someone good, right?
— John Popovich (@jmpopovich72) September 3, 2016

PITT DEFENSE: "HEY, I FOUND THIS CANTEEN, IF WE RATION THE WATER WE CAN-"
PITT OFFENSE: [POURS WATER INTO SAND]
— PITT BSKTBL SHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) September 3, 2016

IT HAPPENED!

JESTER WEAH'S FIRST CAREER CATCH
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) September 3, 2016

AND THEN THE GREAT, GREAT GLORY

What a moment.

James Conner, in his first game since beating cancer, rushes for Pitt's first touchdown of the season.
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 3, 2016

That would be James Conner's first touchdown since beating cancer pic.twitter.com/XpFdtFe4KF
— Jim Hammett (@JimHammett) September 3, 2016

Hail to James Conner
— Mike (@85mf) September 3, 2016

James Conner officially completes return to endzone. #H2P
— Souf Oaklin fo' Life (@Souf_Oaklin) September 3, 2016

#CONNERSTRONG. Seeing James Conner score a touchdown after all he's been through makes my heart so damn happy.
— Corey Cohen (@CoreyECohen) September 3, 2016

YOU’D THINK THINGS WOULD GET BETTER NOW BUT

Kinda feels right now like Nate Peterman is still trying to figure out who his go-to-guy is. The Tyler Boyd void is significant.
— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) September 3, 2016

...

Shakir Soto is hurt but walking off under his own power.
— Dan Sostek (@dan_sostek) September 3, 2016

BUT THEN

Touchdown, James Conner. Again.
— Alan Saunders (@ASaunders_PGH) September 3, 2016

James Conner = legend
— Chris Dokish (@ChrisDokish) September 3, 2016

CONNER TIMES TWO YEAAAAAAHHHHH
— Ashley W. (@ashferddd) September 3, 2016

CONNER STRONG
— Liam (@MailMoran) September 3, 2016

Another one (DJ Khaled voice) @JamesConner_
— Tray Woodall (@TrayWoodall1) September 3, 2016

HALFTIME: VILLANOVA 0, PITT 14

@JamesConner_ he's back proud of you bro true inspiration.
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) September 3, 2016

Oklahoma aka chokelahoma
— Conner (@ConnerWright0) September 3, 2016

THIRD QUARTER

BLESSINGS COME IN BUSHELS LIKE THE SWEETEST PEARS

Henderson going all the way #H2P #specialteams
— Zachary Harr (@zjharr) September 3, 2016

Man, I love Henderson.
— jmeeshell (@jmeeshell) September 3, 2016

Quadree Henderson still with a 1.0 td to kr ratio
— Ready4football Zach (@CzarOfPgh) September 3, 2016

Just recruit 10 more Quadree Hendersons
— Jim Hammett (@JimHammett) September 3, 2016

LIGHTBULB

TAKE YOUR PICK: AN OFFENSE OF ELEVEN QUADREE HENDERSONS, OR A DEFENSE OF ELEVEN JORDAN WHITEHEADS
— PITT BSKTBL SHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) September 3, 2016

@N_THEYSTAYTHERE BC PROVED LAST YEAR EVEN THE BEST DEFENSES DONT LEAD TO WINS
— Shαωη (@shawnovan_) September 3, 2016

I'm concerned about the line play https://t.co/US7gGy4lIb
— Ryan S (@rys1324) September 3, 2016

SHUTOUT BROKEN:

Villanova returns a fumble for a touchdown. RIP shutout #H2P pic.twitter.com/gJbRFATMfi
— Arthur W Mueller (@AWMueller) September 3, 2016

BLEWITT BROKEN:

Blewitt not having the greatest start to his season.
— Drew Karpen (@dtkarpen) September 3, 2016

Blewitt blew it again
— Ryan C (@HayekandHockey) September 3, 2016

@pitt_fb blewitt again
— cliff mcafee (@Cmac412Cliff) September 3, 2016

DEFENSE DOES WORK,

I bet that pitt is gonna make way more than $500k on alcohol sales
— Steve (@_dcoot) September 3, 2016

Any Pitt folk out there Kaepernicking Sweet Caroline?
— Brian Batko (@BrianBatko) September 3, 2016

I WOULD

FOURTH QUARTER

K. Byeeeeee @ThePantherPitt
— Chris Bruno (@BrunoPittsburgh) September 3, 2016

I concur. You should be able to score more than 2 touchdowns against an FCS opponent. https://t.co/kd3eqAXLuM
— Chris Peak (@PantherLair) September 3, 2016

Early call for next week

Pitt 9
Penn Stare 3.

Whitehead pick six, plus a safety.
— Jim Hammett (@JimHammett) September 3, 2016

AT THIS POINT THINGS KIND OF TAMPED DOWN IN TERMS OF EXCITEMENT LEVEL

...WAS THAT THE NBC OLYMPICS THEME
— PITT BSKTBL SHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) September 3, 2016

@N_THEYSTAYTHERE yep
— Chris Baldini (@cgbaldini) September 3, 2016

@N_THEYSTAYTHERE It was.
— Alan Saunders (@ASaunders_PGH) September 3, 2016

TOUCHDOWN #PITT!
Jester Weah with his first career TD!
16-yard pass from Nathan Peterman.
Panthers up 28-7. #H2P pic.twitter.com/9NhWxSc3Za
— Pitt Football (@Pitt_FB) September 3, 2016

That throw was a beauty too. Better late than never I guess.
— Mike (@85mf) September 3, 2016

THE LAST FIVE MINUTES OF THE GAME DIDN’T MATTER

FINAL: VILLANOVA 7, PITTSBURGH 28

Such a great victory for UPMC Hillman and UPMC Sports Medicine. @BurrgerLV @JamesConner_ both looked great today. #Pitt
— 412-CFB-Recruiting (@MJsteelcityPitt) September 3, 2016

BEST stat line you'll see all day

17 carries, 53 yards
3 receptions, 16 yards
2 TD's

Congrats @JamesConner_! pic.twitter.com/feScefIM9f
— ESPNU (@ESPNU) September 3, 2016

@ESPNU @JamesConner_ it's not that impressive though.
— Skylar Wallace (@sky8632) September 3, 2016

Good win today.. Appreciate the love... #H2P pic.twitter.com/e9emYEJHeO
— James Conner (@JamesConner_) September 4, 2016

. @JamesConner_ was on my show when he was fighting cancer. Today he scored a touchdown in his first game back. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) September 3, 2016

So a week from now the meltdown of either the Penn State or Pitt fan base on Twitter will be something to see.
— Jim Hammett (@JimHammett) September 3, 2016

Great team win!! #PittIsLit #H2P pic.twitter.com/H3u6IkSXg3
— Pat Narduzzi (@CoachDuzzPittFB) September 4, 2016

WELL WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT.

...IT'S PENN STATE WEEK.
— PITT BSKTBL SHOUTING (@N_THEYSTAYTHERE) September 3, 2016