This a game that needs to be played every year regardless of conference re-alignments and tv deals. These types of games/rivalries are what make/made college football amazing. It is a shame to see more and more of these games disappear every year now because of tv deals, NIL, conference re-alignments, etc...
How could you do a story about this rivalry and not mention the greatest burn, from the 1994 game. From the stadium announcer: “Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a tractor in the parking lot with its lights on. West Virginia license plate E-I-E-I-O.”
Pitt and West Virginia need to get this game back on every year. When they last played in 2011 and when the rivalry went on an 11 year hiatus, it sucked when rivalry week came around, and there was no Backyard Brawl. This game has so many memories for me watching it for the time I did. I was happy to see it return 2 years ago. They’ll play this year and next , before taking a 4 year break and resuming again in ‘29. I hope this game can get to being a regular again.
WVU has a two game deal with Alabama that's keeping the Backyard Brawl on hold. I'd rather play Pitt. I'm holding on to hope that the BIG12 siphon Pitt and VT from the ACC.
@@wvusmc with this changing landscape of conference realignment, who knows where schools will end up. I do hope this game comes back permanently. It would be cool, to get all of those FBS Northeast Independents playing again: Pitt, PSU, West Virginia, Boston College, Syracuse, etc...
Agreed, putting Syracuse in that "rivalry week" slot every year was annoying. lol (i think one or two years they had Miami that week, but that's not a true rival)
@@skidawg79 Pitt and Syracuse do have a lot of history, most recently their basketball rivalry has been well documented in terms of both teams being competitive, especially back in the old Big East days. The football rivalry, it's not where it used to be where both teams were top notch and pretty competitive. We will see about this year's game, because who knows The Pitt Syracuse game on 24th of October could mean something if both teams can continue early season success. Yeah in terms of the Pitt-WVU rivalry and Pitt-Penn State history, Syracuse and Pitt in football is nowhere near the level of those two, basketball, absolutely it is.
Dude, that was EPIC! Life long Pitt fan here and I will always remember the 13-9 win because Pitt was so gawd-awful that year and WVU was very, very good. I have never really hated WVU but that year I thought that loss couldn't have happened to a more douchebag of a coach in Rich 'Sell my soul to the highest bidder' Rodriguez. The way he left the Mountaineers for Michigan when poor ol' Rich lost his chance to coach in a National Championchip game was so despicable after his extension signing and his 'commitment' to the program at the beginning of the season. I was SO HAPPY that his time with Michigan was so bad.!
Went to Pitt from 97-01. I loved but hated that this game used to be played on Black Friday. Loved that it was at the end of the season, but hated that i could never go. I'm not from Pittsburgh, so I was always at home for the Thanks giving holiday. I did move back to Pittsburgh and got to go to a few WVU/Pitt games a few years after i graduated and it was always such a fun rival. Hope they keep it going. I know we have a 3 year hiatus coming up....lets make this every year!
Sorry since money got too involved.....this is THE GAME.....even if the teams are 0-9 and 0-9, it SHOULD BE ON PRIMETIME no matter what. How many more single score games there gonna be before it's always in prime time?
this is very short-sighted.. i get your point, but pitt was independent for a long time and that mattered none to the importance of playing this game. modern day conferences still dont provide a big hurdle for this game.. they have OOC schedules every year. its all about the money and WV wont pony up because they think they should get more home games than pitt does. insane
This a game that needs to be played every year regardless of conference re-alignments and tv deals. These types of games/rivalries are what make/made college football amazing. It is a shame to see more and more of these games disappear every year now because of tv deals, NIL, conference re-alignments, etc...
the only people that care about this game are pitt and wv fans. they’re both terrible
How could you do a story about this rivalry and not mention the greatest burn, from the 1994 game. From the stadium announcer: “Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a tractor in the parking lot with its lights on. West Virginia license plate E-I-E-I-O.”
I witnessed many Mountaineers crying in Pittsburgh this weekend
Pitt and West Virginia need to get this game back on every year. When they last played in 2011 and when the rivalry went on an 11 year hiatus, it sucked when rivalry week came around, and there was no Backyard Brawl. This game has so many memories for me watching it for the time I did. I was happy to see it return 2 years ago.
They’ll play this year and next , before taking a 4 year break and resuming again in ‘29. I hope this game can get to being a regular again.
They need to bring back the Pitt and Penn state again
WVU has a two game deal with Alabama that's keeping the Backyard Brawl on hold. I'd rather play Pitt. I'm holding on to hope that the BIG12 siphon Pitt and VT from the ACC.
@@wvusmc with this changing landscape of conference realignment, who knows where schools will end up.
I do hope this game comes back permanently. It would be cool, to get all of those FBS Northeast Independents playing again: Pitt, PSU, West Virginia, Boston College, Syracuse, etc...
Agreed, putting Syracuse in that "rivalry week" slot every year was annoying. lol (i think one or two years they had Miami that week, but that's not a true rival)
@@skidawg79 Pitt and Syracuse do have a lot of history, most recently their basketball rivalry has been well documented in terms of both teams being competitive, especially back in the old Big East days. The football rivalry, it's not where it used to be where both teams were top notch and pretty competitive. We will see about this year's game, because who knows The Pitt Syracuse game on 24th of October could mean something if both teams can continue early season success.
Yeah in terms of the Pitt-WVU rivalry and Pitt-Penn State history, Syracuse and Pitt in football is nowhere near the level of those two, basketball, absolutely it is.
I once read a comment that the state of WV as a whole hasn’t recovered from the 2007 loss and that it’s gotten worse since.
The butterfly effect: WVU loses in 2007 = 2008 Economic Depression
Ready to see this game played this weekend
Same bro GO PITT BABY
The 2006 run back in the brawl by Revis & set by an insane block by Kinder should be on the list of great plays
Love how well Spence did this at 5:10, because he wanted to say "as he should be"
Dude, that was EPIC! Life long Pitt fan here and I will always remember the 13-9 win because Pitt was so gawd-awful that year and WVU was very, very good. I have never really hated WVU but that year I thought that loss couldn't have happened to a more douchebag of a coach in Rich 'Sell my soul to the highest bidder' Rodriguez. The way he left the Mountaineers for Michigan when poor ol' Rich lost his chance to coach in a National Championchip game was so despicable after his extension signing and his 'commitment' to the program at the beginning of the season. I was SO HAPPY that his time with Michigan was so bad.!
This rules #H2P 13-9
Went to Pitt from 97-01. I loved but hated that this game used to be played on Black Friday. Loved that it was at the end of the season, but hated that i could never go. I'm not from Pittsburgh, so I was always at home for the Thanks giving holiday. I did move back to Pittsburgh and got to go to a few WVU/Pitt games a few years after i graduated and it was always such a fun rival. Hope they keep it going. I know we have a 3 year hiatus coming up....lets make this every year!
Well put together brother! Very well done…
1970
Halftime WV 35 Pitt 8
Final Score Pitt 36 WV 35
I was 9 and at that game , hooked since for better and worse , lots of up and downs
This is awesome!
I’ve lived in west virginia since birth, and although I have always been a bigger Northwestern fan, anytime I hear 13-9 i still feel pain
13-9!
did anyone on show give macafee lip abt him missn 2 field goals against pitt for their toilet bowl season lol. HOKIES fan
Did anyone tell you the black diamond trophy has been in morgantown for over 1,000 days and the foreseeable future?
Let’s GO PITT💙💛
AMEN BABY
this should be a permanent game and its a better than ohio state/micigan game
Hail to Pitt!
Nice
Home team
Pat White NCAA football video game legend 😂😂 up their with Vick Madden 04 , him & Steve Slayton
WHO’S HOUSE?! PITT’S HOUSE!!!! 💛💛💙💛💙💙💛💙💛💙💛💙💛💙
I remember that loss that kept them out the bcs game. That was one of the worst losses ever
They broke toddler me's heart
You mean 13-9?
Sorry since money got too involved.....this is THE GAME.....even if the teams are 0-9 and 0-9, it SHOULD BE ON PRIMETIME no matter what.
How many more single score games there gonna be before it's always in prime time?
What will make a rivalry and true rivalry today is if one player refuses to transfer to the other school just cause.
Rushell Shell lol
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Home team wins
Smh rivalry not important enough for Spencer to leave his bedroom or get a better camera lol
vt fan here. sorry pitt, we hate uwv more. we'll fight you for it.
All yours. We hate WVU but debatably hate PSU more (I know I hate them more)
Its USED to mean something. Then the big east went away
this is very short-sighted.. i get your point, but pitt was independent for a long time and that mattered none to the importance of playing this game. modern day conferences still dont provide a big hurdle for this game.. they have OOC schedules every year. its all about the money and WV wont pony up because they think they should get more home games than pitt does. insane
am i tripping or is ted bundy on the sidelines at 5:12
H2P 🎉
H2P
Let's Go Mountaineers!!!!!!
BOO YALL GOING DOWN TOMORROW
Jk good luck
F-bomb words lol 0:23, 6:27 😅
So intense they…….dont play annually anymore. 😐
Pitt wins bi 12
Iowa vs Nebraska next?
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