Bitter W. Virginia heads to Fiesta Bowl (AP) The hurt is still there for No. 11 West Virginia. The Mountaineers were so close to locking up a spot in the national championship game. Fans had already bought travel packages to New Orleans. All West Virginia had to do was beat Pittsburgh on Dec. 1 and the trip would have become a reality. The 13-9 loss to the Panthers, who were 28-point underdogs, shocked the program. Publish Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:15:36 PST Read more...