If you asked me in 2006 if Pitt vs. Cincinnati could decide which Big East team goes to a BCS bowl, I probably would've had a crazier smile than Ted Nugent after killing a buck. Seriously? Pitt vs. Cincinnati? The made-up River City Rivalry?
This is about the time of year when Pitt football is in the midst of a multiple-game losing streak that costs it bowl eligibility. This is right about when Cincinnati hits the 4-5 mark with stunning indifference. This is juuust around the time that West Virginia and Louisville should be 8-1 and angling for a BCS bid.
Not this year.
On Nov. 22, Pitt and Cincinnati meet on ESPN 2 for, as my dad would say, a "donnybrook of epic proportions." Somewhere, Big East commissioner Mike Tranghese is muttering, "Dear God ..."
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