The West Virginia Mountaineers face the Pittsburgh Panthers for the second time this season on Thursday night. The Mountaineers lost the first game to the Panthers in the Coliseum just a few weeks ago and have lost six of their last 10 games. Many pundits, bloggers and fans alike believe this is the last Backyard Brawl for a while.

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Bob Huggins and a ref. (Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-US PRESSWIRE)

The West Virginia Mountaineers lost to the Pittsburgh Panthers 72-66. The Mountaineers have lost three straight. That is the longest losing streak for the Mountaineers under Coach Huggins.

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Last night, the Mountaineers defeated the school up north 21-20 in the Backyard Brawl.

Words cannot describe the jubilation I was feeling after the game… most West Virginia fans stayed and sang “Country Roads” followed up by a playing of “Don’t Stop Believing” by Journey.

At halftime, my buddy told me: “We’re not going to lose this game.”

Second half was unbelievable as the defense (the same defense that has been questioned & criticized all season) really stepped up their game and put the sacks to Tino Sunseri… 10 of them as a matter of fact. Julian Miller had FOUR sacks!

WVU wins 21-20, and has a short week to prepare for the South Florida Bulls in Tampa, FL. This game will be televised on Thursday, 1 DEC on ESPN. Craig James will be announcing. Ugh.

After the jump are the stats.

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Are you ready?

I said, ARE YOU READY!?!?!?!?

Then, for the 60,000 in attendance, and the millions watching around the world on ESPN and ESPN3.com….

EAT SHIT PITT! EAT SHIT PITT! EAT SHIT PITT!

There are exceptions to just about every rule. One of the rules of the network is to bleep out any bad words. However, this is #hatepitt week, and as such, we are making an exception. Hell, there’s enough dirty language plastered on this site to make HBO do a double-take.

Anyway, as we have done all season (and will continue to do so for the USF game and the subsequent bowl WVU goes to), we are bringing you a “group preview” of the game, complete with funny Holgs picture from Jeremy (@SlangBus.)

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Anyway, after I got on my computer, I was surfing the web, checking e-mail, and hit up Twitter. Lo and behold, I find and read a story from The Boston Globe that made me absolutely sick to my stomach.

It turns out that ESPN was the one directing the ACC on which teams to take from the (soon to be defunct) Big East Conference.

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It’s been made official, folks.

Today, the ACC Council of Presidents vote unanimously to accept Pittsburgh and Syracuse as members #13 and #14 into the ACC.

More after the break. This info comes from our friends at College Football Talk.

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Maryland almost beat WVU, but in the end, as offensive of a game as it was, it took a defensive play to seal the game for WVU. More from The Deuce and me after the jump. (And, yes, this one is “and me.” Does it make sense for me to say, “More from I after the jump?” Only if I was one of those conceited message board writers.)

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Not pictured: Me

So, I was asked by the guys at Crystal Ball Run if I’d answer some questions about WVU. Of course, I agreed to. It’s a chance to get my name and my blog out there… duh!

Here’s a preview of the first question after the jump…

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