Two more college football backwaters every year? So what if its close travel, those are shitty college football environments and Pitt needs to focus on filling its own stadium, not someone else's. Those two teams don't draw anyone anyway. Simply put, nobody cares about Rutgers and Maryland football, including most of their alums. They have no history, tradition, or sustained success, ever.
The "recruiting inroads" argument is weak, IMO. I sincerely doubt that Pitt or anyone else gains any quantifiable recruiting advantage based on where it plays its away games.