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Television is not real life. People actually leave the coffee shop and go to their jobs. (I didn’t know Coach Stewart watched reruns of "Friends.")
Bill Stewart’s Father's Day greeting was similar to his post-Muffler Bowl soliloquy. He wants his Mountaineers to be great husbands, great dads, great men of society, and men of faith. Seriously, who can argue with that?
Apparently, many. Pundits continue to remind us how goofy Stewart is, so much so they proclaim that in December 2007 no FBS school would have hired him as head coach.
They point to his losing record at Virginia Military, then they cite his staring-at-the-clouds silent meltdown against East Carolina as well as the mismanagement in the Cincinnati game.
I suggest we look to this year. All the 2009 Mountaineers lack is swagger. I’m confident the WVU coaching staff will bring back that sway and surprise a few folks this season. And, already, Stewart has the propensity to win games he absolutely has to win. He’s 2-0 in bowls. That's just in 2008.
So, the next time Luther goes off on national television after a big victory and you feel like you want to look down and paw the turf, go to the Amazon website and order a copy of Meat on the Hoof.
Or, better yet, go back on line to the newspaper stories of December 2007 and January 2008 and read again all about the sophisticated Rich Rodriguez.
Talk to me about the character of Bill Stewart and true West Virginia pride. Then, accomplish something, and feel good about it.
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