Since ESPN has the Backyard Brawl as its ESPN2 prime time game; and it will play a huge part in determining the Big East champ — and the accompanying BCS bid — it only makes sense that ESPN.com start running some stories.
One is just part of the predicted trend of stories on security and safety. Nothing that hasn’t already been reported. Skip this one.
There is of course the game preview with some basic statistical comparisons (I’ll try and do some actual analysis tomorrow).
The ESPN lead story on the Backyard Brawl is more about WVU coming back from a 1-4 start and now in contention than about the game and history.
This one in SI.com is about the possible good for the Big East to have Pitt or WVU win the Big East rather than Miami or VT. This is news because?
Finally, a column from the Tribune-Review about Pitt actually looking like it could possibly become a strong, stable football program again.
