Well, It Could Be Worse

Oklahoma DT DeMarcus Granger was sent home from the Fiesta Bowl on Sunday after his arrest in Tempe, AZ.
Granger, 21, was arrested Saturday in Tempe after he tried to steal a jacket from the Burlington Coat Factory inside Arizona Mills Mall, Tempe police reported.
“Mr. Granger removed an anti-theft device from a jacket and then concealed [...]

Even Though I Can’t Pronounce His Last Name…

…I still agree with the point Jack Bogaczyk makes in his latest article.  Or he agrees with me.  Either way, we are simpatico in thought.
Let’s see if we have this right:
A BCS conference program, one that has ranked in the top 15 nationally for three years running, one that sells out every game and [...]

She’s On Stronger Shit Than Jesse Spano

OK, here’s the setup. Oklahoma is beating North Texas 63-3. North Texas, early in the 4th quarter, scores a 69 yard touchdown to close the gap to 63-9. Before North Texas kicks the extra point, the camera shows the Oklahoma cheerleaders intentionally looking sad because they got scored on (something they’re probably used to in [...]

No News Is Newsworthy

For the past two weeks or so, we have seen pretty much non-stop speculation, announcements, and false-announcements. Then, since the news of Locksley and Petersen denying being interviewed, things have finally slowed down. Barring a miracle, we are sure to enter 2008 without a head football coach. That’s a far cry from [...]

We Got Hosed!

Jim Burr, Timmy Higgins, and Curtis Shaw screwed us pretty hard tonight. I took off my new gold sweater twice during the game. I was pissed but I didn’t throw my shoe on the court. (If you are the person that threw something on the court, you’re an idiot.)
Granted, we could’ve won in-spite of the [...]

On Location: Charley West

For my lazy ass, it’s nice to be able to roll out of bed and watch the Mountaineers in person. Actually, roll out of bed, drink myself silly, and THEN watch the Mountaineers in person. It’s all about the details.
We’re 7.5 point favorites tonight, but Oklahoma has a huge front line. If [...]

The Coaching Search Circus, Part Infinity

Yes, that’s right, the circus continues.
Chris Petersen, head coach of Boise State, is denying that he has had any contact with WVU. He’s quite emphatic about it, too.
Petersen said during an interview on KTIK radio that West Virginia has not made any contact with him or his representatives.
“Not at all,” Petersen said on Idaho [...]

Watch Out College Football World

You know your program has gone big time when a silly little issue like suing your former coach for millions of dollars makes my GMail news feed.

Locksley Denies Being Interviewed

All week, I had heard from a few sources that Mike Locksley refused to be interviewed until after the Rose Bowl. Of course, when most every media outlet reports that he already interviewed, you start to get confused.
Well: Sources 1, Media 0.

And Now For Something Completely Different

We have been way too serious on here for the past few weeks. Then again, the subject matter has been pretty serious, so you’ll have to forgive us. Still, every once in awhile, we need to remember why we started this site: for the love of the game. And nothing says [...]

We Have Officially Reached “WTF” Stage

With the fake news of Butch Jones withdrawing from consideration – and, of course, the speedy retraction by Sporting News – we have a reached a stage in this coaching search I didn’t think possible: anything goes.
Seriously, if I reported that Bob Pruett (hint: he coached Marshall) or Woody Hayes (hint: he’s dead) was being [...]

Sporting News Retracts Jones Story

OK, this is just getting ridiculous.
Sporting News has now retracted their story that reported Butch Jones had withdrawn his name from consideration.  For the time being, I’m going to leave the story below on the site.  If Jones — for some reason — gets the job, it will be a reminder of how stupid Sporting [...]

Jones Withdraws/Forced From Consideration

(***UPDATE: Sporting News has now retracted their story***)
It is being reported on both Rivals Radio and Sporting News that Butch Jones has withdrawn his name from consideration for the head-coaching position at WVU.
If you merely watched last night’s ESPN telecast of the Motor City Bowl, this comes as a complete shock to you. All [...]

We Play A Mean Game Of Roundball

Stiles, our resident basketball expert, will check in periodically with his thoughts on the season. Luckily for you, this is one of those times. 
I can’t take it anymore. Somebody wake me up when the new coach is hired. I’m too preoccupied with this upcoming test for the basketball team against Oklahoma.
With Charley and 5th Year playing [...]

WVU To Leave Big EAST, Join….?

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia — In a stunning announcement late Wednesday, West Virginia University President Mike Garrison announced that the school would leave the Big East Conference, effective August 1, 2008.