... two weeks ago. They were 9-1 and riding a six-game winning streak, most recently a 27-22 victory over Notre Dame. The next two games on their schedule matched them with unranked West Virginia and with fifth-ranked Cincinnati.

A win over WVU guaranteed at least the Gator Bowl, and win over Cincy guaranteed a BCS bowl. A win over both would have helped to produce one of their best seasons since Marino was in town.

They got off the bus at Morgantown, but somehow the offense never quite joined the party until it was too late...9-2.

Well no problem. Simply beat the Bearcats, and a BCS Bowl is next. For a while the Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, maybe even Sugar Bowl, looked like a guarantee. Pitt was moving the ball at will, while Cinci...

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