Last season, WVU defeated Baylor by 58-14. Keep that in mind as you watch the Thursday night Big 12 football game. 58-14. West Virginia’s Will Grier threw for 353 yards on just 27 throws. David Sills and Gary Jennings both had over 100 yards receiving. The Mountaineers racked up a school-record, first-half total of 435 […]

With the WVU football team dropping below .500, many Mountaineer fans are looking toward the men’s basketball season. There’s always hope at the beginning of the season, right? And there’s moreso with the addition of a McDonald’s All-America player like Oscar Tshiebwe. Pair him in the frontcourt with returning Big 12 honoree Derek Culver and […]

If WVU coach Neal Brown needs motivation for his team this week, perhaps a couple numbers can help. Of course, one is 33.5. That’s how many points No. 5 Oklahoma is favored to beat the Mountaineers in Norman. But here’s another: 5:24. That’s all the time OU coach Lincoln Riley needed to answer all his […]

Marketing is a huge industry across the globe. Wheelhouse Creative, the state’s leader in effective marketing, built its foundation on it. And now Shawn Fluharty, D-Ohio, is proposing student-athletes have an opportunity to market themselves across the Mountain State. For three reasons. First, though, let’s quickly summarize what’s been happening. In a nice state news […]

In my days as a sports columnist, I wrote exactly what I felt. I presented unvarnished opinions. And there’s been no change since joining Wheelhouse Creative. Those I deal with in marketing/advertising want and deserve the unvarnished truth. I give that to them. And I still give that to you in my New View blog. […]

I was intrigued. Yes, WVU’s football team is 3-1 following its 29-24 win over Kansas in Lawrence. The Mountaineers are following the script by beating the Jayhawks and James Madison and splitting the Missouri and N.C. State games. The Mountaineers, in fact, are in first place within the Big 12, along with Texas, at 1-0. […]