Forget about a BCS berth, the Pitt Panthers will probably be happy if they finish at .500. After last night's disappointing loss to the Cincinnati Bearcats at Heinz Field, the Panthers are now 4-5 overall and 2-2 in the very mediocre Big East conference.
The past week, Pitt fans were going on and on about how the Panthers controlled their own destiny for a BCS berth. I thought that was pretty funny because duh! Of course the Panthers controlled their own destiny. There were still four conference games left to play; just about every team in the Big East controlled their own destiny. That's like me saying I control my own destiny in next year's Pittsburgh marathon.
Well, I don't think we have to worry about that anymore. Pitt sits in 5th place in the Big East and would obviously lose the head-to-head tiebreaker with both Rutgers and Cincinnati (who is 3-0 in the Big East, by the way). And with two of their remaining three games being on the road, the prospects for the Panthers representing the Big East in a BCS game are slim to none.
At this point, with a new head coach trying to institute a new set of philosophies, and with many key players out for the year with injury (including star running back Ray Graham), the Panthers face the very real possibility of having their first losing season since 2007.
Oh well, it could be worse. Pitt could actually go on a run and get invited to the Belk bowl.
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