If Pitt loses to WVU, they will be facing the liklihood of being shut out of the Big East tie-in bowls.
BC to Fiesta (assuming they beat Syracuse)
WVU to the Gator
ND for the Insight (assuming they lose to USC)
UConn to Continental Tire
This would mean waiting to see what openings in other bowls where conference tie-ins couldn’t produce enough bowl eligible teams — and competing with the MAC for an offer.