Also, Pitt's massive nosedive in hoops was COMPLETELY predictable. I never understood why they couldn't see it. Their entire recruiting base was NY and Penn. Those kids don't care about playing in Greensboro, NC (ACC tourney site). And it's hard to get the kids that do care to also want to move up to Pittsburgh.
And it was predictable because the exact same thing had already happened to BC. They used to be an NCAA tourney regular. Move from the BE to the ACC, completely fall apart. It was right there, but they ignored it. For football. Which hasn't been anything special either, in Pitt or BC.
Who says they couldn't see it? Honestly I don't think they cared all that much.
When it came down to it, unless they were going to drop football, there was zero chance that they were going to stay in the BE to benefit their basketball program versus going to the ACC. Especially now when they actually won the conference football title this year.
Again, even knowing what they know now, they would have accepted that invitation without hesitation.
