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(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

I think people are too quick to jump on and off a bandwagon. Is anyone happy with the team thus far? No. What have been the glaring issues? The offense. Who is the coach of the offense? A guy who has never been an OC before.

I'm giving him until the end of the year to show some real progress on offense. Otherwise I'll be ready to make a change at that position.

As far as Tubs goes, UC needs a name guy in there who can recruit if they are going to maintain any sort of talent level. The conference sucks and UC lost its differentiator between the MAC, CUSA, etc., and itself with the collapse of the Big East. A name coach is their own differentiator left.

So... to summarize:

1. The offense sucks.
2. the OC is a 1st year guy.
3. Gran has until the end of the year to show a turnaround or hit the road.

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

(10-08-2013 12:45 PM)mlb Wrote:  I think people are too quick to jump on and off a bandwagon. Is anyone happy with the team thus far? No. What have been the glaring issues? The offense. Who is the coach of the offense? A guy who has never been an OC before.

I'm giving him until the end of the year to show some real progress on offense. Otherwise I'll be ready to make a change at that position.

As far as Tubs goes, UC needs a name guy in there who can recruit if they are going to maintain any sort of talent level. The conference sucks and UC lost its differentiator between the MAC, CUSA, etc., and itself with the collapse of the Big East. A name coach is their own differentiator left.

So... to summarize:

1. The offense sucks.
2. the OC is a 1st year guy.
3. Gran has until the end of the year to show a turnaround or hit the road.

agree on all points

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

At that point in the season, West Virginia was #5 in the country and averaged 52 points a game on offense and gave up 35 points a game on defense. Tech won 49-14 and beat an entire TEAM last season.

Regardless, this game should be fun. The game is in Morgantown which is a tough place to win. While our offense has struggled at times this year, the defense is much better than the one WVU faced last season. I didn't talk smack to Mountaineer fans last season and I won't this season if we escape Morgantown with a W.

(10-08-2013 06:35 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

At that point in the season, West Virginia was #5 in the country and averaged 52 points a game on offense and gave up 35 points a game on defense. Tech won 49-14 and beat an entire TEAM last season.

Regardless, this game should be fun. The game is in Morgantown which is a tough place to win. While our offense has struggled at times this year, the defense is much better than the one WVU faced last season. I didn't talk smack to Mountaineer fans last season and I won't this season if we escape Morgantown with a W.

I hope you have a good time in Morgantown. So far, everyone else from the B12 that's gone up for a game has. Be sure to try some pepperoni rolls while you're in town. If you feel like taking a risk on a heart attack, you can try a Tudor's biscuit for breakfast too. Both are West Virginia staples...

I'm looking forward to the game myself. Hopefully, we can pull of another upset. The only remaining games that concern me are TT and TCU. I'm not worried about Texas, since they're the walking wounded and their defense is futile against the run. By the same token, I don't think any team in Kansas or ISU will be able to beat the Mountaineers. IF WVU is going to pull off an upset, it will be against Texas Tech. I don't think we'll be able to do that against TCU in Ft. Worth...

I made

(10-08-2013 06:46 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:35 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

At that point in the season, West Virginia was #5 in the country and averaged 52 points a game on offense and gave up 35 points a game on defense. Tech won 49-14 and beat an entire TEAM last season.

Regardless, this game should be fun. The game is in Morgantown which is a tough place to win. While our offense has struggled at times this year, the defense is much better than the one WVU faced last season. I didn't talk smack to Mountaineer fans last season and I won't this season if we escape Morgantown with a W.

I hope you have a good time in Morgantown. So far, everyone else from the B12 that's gone up for a game has. Be sure to try some pepperoni rolls while you're in town. If you feel like taking a risk on a heart attack, you can try a Tudor's biscuit for breakfast too. Both are West Virginia staples...

I'm looking forward to the game myself. Hopefully, we can pull of another upset. The only remaining games that concern me are TT and TCU. I'm not worried about Texas, since they're the walking wounded and their defense is futile against the run. By the same token, I don't think any team in Kansas or ISU will be able to beat the Mountaineers. IF WVU is going to pull off an upset, it will be against Texas Tech. I don't think we'll be able to do that against TCU in Ft. Worth...

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the trip to West Virginia.

(10-08-2013 06:55 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  I made

(10-08-2013 06:46 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:35 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

At that point in the season, West Virginia was #5 in the country and averaged 52 points a game on offense and gave up 35 points a game on defense. Tech won 49-14 and beat an entire TEAM last season.

Regardless, this game should be fun. The game is in Morgantown which is a tough place to win. While our offense has struggled at times this year, the defense is much better than the one WVU faced last season. I didn't talk smack to Mountaineer fans last season and I won't this season if we escape Morgantown with a W.

I hope you have a good time in Morgantown. So far, everyone else from the B12 that's gone up for a game has. Be sure to try some pepperoni rolls while you're in town. If you feel like taking a risk on a heart attack, you can try a Tudor's biscuit for breakfast too. Both are West Virginia staples...

I'm looking forward to the game myself. Hopefully, we can pull of another upset. The only remaining games that concern me are TT and TCU. I'm not worried about Texas, since they're the walking wounded and their defense is futile against the run. By the same token, I don't think any team in Kansas or ISU will be able to beat the Mountaineers. IF WVU is going to pull off an upset, it will be against Texas Tech. I don't think we'll be able to do that against TCU in Ft. Worth...

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the trip to West Virginia.

There's always next time...
But it's a pity you won't make it up, fall in West Virginia is a sight to see...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lbUaVLfrD0

I'm honestly not trying to throw salt in the wound but I wonder what this guy thinks right now?

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

What does that say about Baylor's offense?

(10-08-2013 07:16 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lbUaVLfrD0

I'm honestly not trying to throw salt in the wound but I wonder what this guy thinks right now?

LOL BS you are throwing salt in wound on this but it's ok, that guy had it coming. If I were him, I'd pull that video asap hahaha

(10-08-2013 11:27 PM)CougarRed Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:31 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 09:03 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-07-2013 08:42 PM)Knightsweat Wrote:  TT has a rough road ahead, and it will be interesting to see how such a young coach handles adversity.

It's a long road too, and it leads through Morgantown...

I wouldn't be surprised if we lost or won. That being said, we beat a much better WVU last season in Lubbock.

No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

What does that say about Baylor's offense?

It's the most efficient offense WVU has seen since Fielding Yost's point a minute Michigan team from 1904 scored 22 TDs on us in a 130-0 drubbing (by modern scoring rules, that equates to 172-0)...

This article from The Smoking Musket puts things in perspective...

Quote:I've watched a lot of football. I've watched a lot of WVU football. I've seen blowouts, upsets, great wins, terrible wins, good games, bad games, and everything in between. I've seen WVU manhandle teams that were supposed to be so much better than us that no amount of reason could even possibly suggest that we would win in any alternate reality. I've seen a 28 point favorite score 9 points at home...at night...

This weekend, I watched something I hadn't seen. I saw 56 points scored in a half, by one of the best offenses I've ever witnessed. EVER. Remember that game we played against Clemson a couple years ago where everything clicked and we scored 70? That was fun. Now we know how Clemson felt. Actually, we don't because 56 points in a half is unheard of for anyone, let alone WVU. Baylor simply couldn't miss. They couldn't NOT score. Everything they threw was perfect and everything they caught stuck to their gloves. In fact, I want every glove from that game tested for Stick 'em.

The Maryland game this year was the polar opposite of this game. We handed them turnovers and points to go along with them. Nothing was handed to Baylor this weekend except miles and miles of open turf. Heck, we even had a bounce or two go our way with a muffed punt (that looked suspiciously like Carswell back there for Baylor didn't it?) and a couple interceptions. It didn't matter in the end, because Baylor simply outmatched us to the man. It's hard to complain about that.

(10-08-2013 07:12 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:55 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:46 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:35 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 01:28 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  No. You beat a much better WVU offense last year. TEAM is another matter. This year we have a defense. Last year we didn't...

At that point in the season, West Virginia was #5 in the country and averaged 52 points a game on offense and gave up 35 points a game on defense. Tech won 49-14 and beat an entire TEAM last season.

Regardless, this game should be fun. The game is in Morgantown which is a tough place to win. While our offense has struggled at times this year, the defense is much better than the one WVU faced last season. I didn't talk smack to Mountaineer fans last season and I won't this season if we escape Morgantown with a W.

I hope you have a good time in Morgantown. So far, everyone else from the B12 that's gone up for a game has. Be sure to try some pepperoni rolls while you're in town. If you feel like taking a risk on a heart attack, you can try a Tudor's biscuit for breakfast too. Both are West Virginia staples...

I'm looking forward to the game myself. Hopefully, we can pull of another upset. The only remaining games that concern me are TT and TCU. I'm not worried about Texas, since they're the walking wounded and their defense is futile against the run. By the same token, I don't think any team in Kansas or ISU will be able to beat the Mountaineers. IF WVU is going to pull off an upset, it will be against Texas Tech. I don't think we'll be able to do that against TCU in Ft. Worth...

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the trip to West Virginia.

There's always next time...
But it's a pity you won't make it up, fall in West Virginia is a sight to see...

jml, here's a picture from Mercer County, WV yesterday. You don't see fall like this in Lubbock...

(10-09-2013 10:53 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 07:12 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:55 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:46 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:35 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  At that point in the season, West Virginia was #5 in the country and averaged 52 points a game on offense and gave up 35 points a game on defense. Tech won 49-14 and beat an entire TEAM last season.

Regardless, this game should be fun. The game is in Morgantown which is a tough place to win. While our offense has struggled at times this year, the defense is much better than the one WVU faced last season. I didn't talk smack to Mountaineer fans last season and I won't this season if we escape Morgantown with a W.

I hope you have a good time in Morgantown. So far, everyone else from the B12 that's gone up for a game has. Be sure to try some pepperoni rolls while you're in town. If you feel like taking a risk on a heart attack, you can try a Tudor's biscuit for breakfast too. Both are West Virginia staples...

I'm looking forward to the game myself. Hopefully, we can pull of another upset. The only remaining games that concern me are TT and TCU. I'm not worried about Texas, since they're the walking wounded and their defense is futile against the run. By the same token, I don't think any team in Kansas or ISU will be able to beat the Mountaineers. IF WVU is going to pull off an upset, it will be against Texas Tech. I don't think we'll be able to do that against TCU in Ft. Worth...

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the trip to West Virginia.

There's always next time...
But it's a pity you won't make it up, fall in West Virginia is a sight to see...

jml, here's a picture from Mercer County, WV yesterday. You don't see fall like this in Lubbock...

Hell, I'm not aware of any place in Texas that looks like that.

nice pics....wva is very beautiful. Been there many times.

The Loss to USF was a head scratcher.

UC should be favored in the next 4 games facing teams that are a combined 2-16, with two FCS losses, and a 1-point FCS win (other win 31-7 over Arkansas State.

(10-08-2013 02:45 PM)Bearcats#1 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 12:45 PM)mlb Wrote:  I think people are too quick to jump on and off a bandwagon. Is anyone happy with the team thus far? No. What have been the glaring issues? The offense. Who is the coach of the offense? A guy who has never been an OC before.

I'm giving him until the end of the year to show some real progress on offense. Otherwise I'll be ready to make a change at that position.

As far as Tubs goes, UC needs a name guy in there who can recruit if they are going to maintain any sort of talent level. The conference sucks and UC lost its differentiator between the MAC, CUSA, etc., and itself with the collapse of the Big East. A name coach is their own differentiator left.

So... to summarize:

1. The offense sucks.
2. the OC is a 1st year guy.
3. Gran has until the end of the year to show a turnaround or hit the road.

agree on all points

Same here. It is taking this Oline longer to adjust than we hoped for.
Defense has not given up a TD in 3 consecutive games, albeit vs bad teams, but they are holding their own.

(10-09-2013 12:17 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-09-2013 10:53 AM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 07:12 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:55 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(10-08-2013 06:46 PM)bitcruncher Wrote:  I hope you have a good time in Morgantown. So far, everyone else from the B12 that's gone up for a game has. Be sure to try some pepperoni rolls while you're in town. If you feel like taking a risk on a heart attack, you can try a Tudor's biscuit for breakfast too. Both are West Virginia staples...

I'm looking forward to the game myself. Hopefully, we can pull of another upset. The only remaining games that concern me are TT and TCU. I'm not worried about Texas, since they're the walking wounded and their defense is futile against the run. By the same token, I don't think any team in Kansas or ISU will be able to beat the Mountaineers. IF WVU is going to pull off an upset, it will be against Texas Tech. I don't think we'll be able to do that against TCU in Ft. Worth...

Unfortunately, I won't be able to make the trip to West Virginia.

There's always next time...
But it's a pity you won't make it up, fall in West Virginia is a sight to see...

jml, here's a picture from Mercer County, WV yesterday. You don't see fall like this in Lubbock...

Hell, I'm not aware of any place in Texas that looks like that.

Very nice. It is still very green in SW Ohio.