May 16, 2013

The athletic early enrollee has decided to leave the Mountaineers. Despite enrolling a semester early in January, Chavas Rawlins has decided to leave the Mountaineer football program. Chavas Rawlins A WVillustrated interview with his former high school coach, Andy Pacak, indicated that there were no real issues with the arrival of Clint Trickett or with the...

Oct 22, 2012

Another humiliating loss on national television and the end of a number of dreams. “The bottom line is: They played better than we did on all three sides of the ball. They out-coached us and they played harder than we did. We just didn’t play very well. They were the better team today.” – Dana Holgorsen on 10/13/12 after Texas Tech...

Oct 7, 2012

Celebration thread. The Mountaineers pull out a huge victory in front of over 101,000 fans. Wow, what a game!!! WVU survives its first Big 12 road test and beat the Longhorns at their own game, grinding the ball out on the ground at the end for a three point victory. What can we say about Andrew Buie? The sophomore churned out 207 yards and 2 touchdowns on the...

Sep 14, 2012

All times listed are Eastern on Saturday, September 14. Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys -ESPN Noon from Boone Pickens Stadium in Stillwater, OK, on FSN affiliates. Pokes are giving 22.5. (16) TCU Horned Frogs vs. Kansas Jayhawks – Preview – ESPN Noon from Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS, on FX. Frogs are giving...

Sep 2, 2012

Our inaugural season in the BIG 12 got off to a good start today with a 69-34 win over Marshall, in the final “Friends of Coal Bowl,” and likely the last game between the two teams. Ever. WVU’s offense picked up right where they left off in January, which is lots of good news for Geno Smith’s Heisman hopes. It does make me wonder if...

Aug 28, 2012

Hello again, travelers. As the month of September is soon to be upon us, TSM has acknowledged that there will be a large influx of visitors flocking to West Virginia to bear witness the greatness known as Mother’s Day Shrine just outside of Grafton. Some may be traveling for college football season as well. Whatever the reason you are spending a weekend...

Aug 20, 2012

Has there ever been a WVU football season as hyped as this one? The elders among us certainly remember when Beano Cook declared that WVU would win the National Championship in 1988, but that was before the dawn of mass media, interwebs, and the 24 hour news cycle. Sure, there was a higher preseason rankings in 2004 (that team torn apart by egos) and again in...