Although I was able to attend WVU’s home basketball game against ranked TCU on Wednesday, I was probably like most Mountaineer fans. When the 17-point West Virginia lead dwindled down to two points with 5:14 remaining, that proverbial pit in the stomach developed. I thought it was about to be displaced by a really, really […]

Upon completion of WVU’s basketball loss at Oklahoma State, I was disappointed Monday evening. Bad Mountaineer loss in a half-empty arena. And what about that technical on Erik Stevenson? Within seconds, however, that disappointment yielded to horror. To dismay. A flip of the channel from ESPNU to ESPN, where the Buffalo Bills were playing the […]

When it comes to WVU’s current basketball team, I feel many Mountaineer fans are like me – close to crossing the Rubicon, close to completely buying into this team heart and soul. Thisclose. We’ve been awaiting the Big 12 portion of the schedule, which begins Saturday at Kansas State. But, hey, there’s evidence suggesting WVU […]

I’ve talked to and heard from a lot of WVU Grinches lately. There are those Scrooges out there. You know who you are. I’ll admit to grumbling myself. The Mountaineer football team is frustrating. Last year’s hoops team was a mess. But it’s almost Christmas, friends. Time to toss those frustrations into the fireplace, sit […]

If you think Christmas shopping is stressful, imagine the task in front of Country Roads Trust’s Stephen Ford, the General Manager and COO of West Virginia’s Name, Image and Likeness collective serving the Mountaineers. Football players across the country and at WVU are coming and going like UPS drivers to front porches. “This is the […]

When I first saw the list of Heisman Trophy finalists, my first thought was, “This is the laziest Heisman vote of all-time.” Four quarterbacks. Georgia’s Stetson Bennett, TCU’s Max Duggan, USC’s Caleb Williams and Ohio State’s C.J. Stroud. Tennessee fans have gone nuts because they think yet ANOTHER quarterback, Hendon Hooker, should not only be […]