WVU’s Brown now faces challenges
The contrast was stark. Shortly after Neal Brown was named the new WVU football coach, he was captured on film thanking Troy fans at a basketball game. Dana Holgorsen, meanwhile, left Morgantown for Houston with nary a glance back. He tweeted out a picture of him in “H-Town” mugging with Andre Ware. See ya, he […]
Detecting an uh-oh, troubles with WVU hoops
WVU basketball fans have to be yearning for ghosts of Christmases past. Recent past. Last year at this time, the Mountaineers were 9-1. (They finished 26-11.) In 2016 at this time, they were 9-1. (They finished 28-9.) In 2015, they were 9-1 and coming off an 86-68 victory over Marshall. (Remember those games? They finished […]
Streamline player/bowl process
If you happen to be a friend of mine on Facebook, perhaps you can guess today’s hot topic. Over the weekend, it sparked comment after comment after comment. It sparked looooonnng comments. It sparked heated comments. I write, of course, of quarterback Will Grier’s decision to skip WVU’s upcoming Camping World Bowl against Syracuse. (Oddly, […]
Alamo reps may have misread WVU fans
When the Alamo Bowl passed on WVU’s football team, I must admit I was surprised. Bowl president Derrick Fox and staff passing on passing? They passed on pitting Washington State and standout quarterback Gardner Minshew against West Virginia and stud QB Will Grier (if, that is, the latter indeed decides to participate)? They decided to […]