12.02.07 BACKYARD BRAWL LEADS TO BROKEN BONES
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The #2 ranked team in the nation lost yet again as the 28-point favorite West Virginia Mountaineers lost to the Pittsburgh Panthers 13-9 in the annual "Backyard Brawl". In a related story, my 2003 Saturn ION (slight body damage) is for sale.
Pitt, which had lost four of the last five to West Virginia and allowed 45 points to the Mountaineers in each of the last two games in the series, celebrated the biggest victory of coach Dave Wannstedt's three lackluster seasons. "I remember walking off the field two years ago at halftime saying that we needed to run faster," said Wannstedt, who received a three-year contract extension on Friday. "Today, we ran faster." The Pitt coach improved to 16-19 and repaid the university for its show of faith with a BCS-busting victory.
That Wannstedt is a wily bastard. I wouldn't put it past him that his team's poor performance up until this game was all a ruse. I watched him for years when he was coaching the Bears – he's clearly a genius. I was reminded of my financial prediction of this game via a colorful phone call from my window man. Tip: NEVER sing the "sticks and stones" chant to a bookie you owe money to, it makes him angry and gives him ideas. -KD
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BACKYARD BRAWL LEADS TO BROKEN BONES
Do you think the WV fans are depressed because the Mountaineers lost or because they're from West Virginia?
Dave Wannstedt has more coaching talent in his moustache than… um, not sure it's possible to end that sentence in any way that sounds intelligent.
I guess what I'm trying to say is: Dave Wannstedt is an idiot, and he has an ugly moustache.
Boy Hayton_Manning, you sure are a clever one. Ha ha ha. I bet you are a Pitt student. Have you ever been to Morgantown you moron??? I grew up in Pittsburgh, and I've lived in Morgantown and Pittsburgh in recent years, and I can verify that Pittsburgh is a total and complete sh!thole compared to Morgantown. So, I'm pretty sure that the Mountaineer fans were depressed because of the loss. By the way, the only way the Pitt football team is going see a bowl game this year is by television. I can't believe they extended Wannstedt's contract and he couldn't even get them to the freaking Carquest Bowl. Talk about desparation. I heard they asked Foge Fazio to come back, and he said no way.
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