The 100th Backyard Brawl between West Virginia and Pittsburgh had a lot riding on it. A Mountaineer win and they were headed to the BCS National Championship behind the trio of Pat White, Steve Slaton and Noel Devine.   In their way was rival Pittsburgh led by a freshman RB named LeSean McCoy who was a lone shining light on a Panthers team that had struggled all season. This team was 4-7 and a 28.5-point underdog heading into this primetime matchup.   When they say records go out the window during rivalry games they are talking about games like the 2007 Backyard Brawl.   On this episode we discuss:  

• Pat McAfee’s kicking blunders
• Rich Rod and Dave Wannstedt
• Wannstedt and his crutches become a main storyline in the funniest way possible
• Mike Patrick/Todd Blackledge/Holly Rowe in the call
• The magical trio of Pat White, Steve Slaton and Noel Devine
• A Perry Farrell, 50 cent, and Kelly Rowland collaboration that you may have forgotten
• A completely bonkers 2007 college football season
• Outdated observations including the commercial for the 1st iPhone
• Bad play by both teams
• The 2007 BCS Championship Race
• What this game would have been like on social media

We hit that and a lot more. This is a game that changed the course of history for a lot of programs and we highly recommend going back and reliving it once again. 

You can see the entire game on our website here: https://distantreplaypodcast.com/ep-54-2007-backyard-brawl-pittsburgh-2-west-virginia/