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Emotions need to be kept in check for Pitt during Backyard Brawl

There's no doubting the blood feud between Pitt and West Virginia football.

From Pitt's monumental 13-9 upset in 2007 to the teams' first meeting in 1895, the 104 iterations of the Backyard Brawl have brought forward some of the best moments and memories ever offered by the sport.

With such heat and such gravity behind the feud also comes the unique blend of hatred and respect. It's inherent with the territory. If you wear Pitt colors, you despise those that wear the different shade of blue and gold down I-79 South.

These concepts remain true whether it's on the field of off of it.