1. Say It Ain't So, Rich: Rodriguez Does Lasting Damage to West Virginia

    The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette's website is reporting that a "tearful" Rich Rodriguez told his players Sunday that he is "leaving for a lot of reasons that I hope one day you will understand...

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  2. Making Bobby Petrino Look Good: Rodriguez Jumps from WVU to Michigan

    The news is breaking this afternoon that WVU head coach Rich Rodriguez has taken the head coaching job at Michigan being vacated by Lloyd Carr...

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  3. WVU: Fiesta Bowl Will Be Devine's Time to Shine

    I re-watched the WVU-UConn game last night for the first time since seeing it live, and the television broadcast revealed some interesting things about WVU's two star running backs, Steve Slaton and Noel Devine...

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  4. Bobby Petrino: Zigging Where Others Zag

    Welcome to the Bobby Petrino School of Spectacularly Bad Decision-Making!Here at the School, we'll teach you how to thoroughly evaluate any situation...and make the worst possible decision about your next move...

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  5. Memo to WVU Fans: Get Over Pitt

    Maybe WVU football fans don't want to read this, but they should: It's time to let (P)it(t) go. It's one thing to be heartbroken after a tough loss to an archrival that ...

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  6. December Is the Cruelest Month: What Went Wrong for WVU

    To borrow from my friend T.S. Eliot:This is the way the season endsnot with a bang but a whimper.West Virginia fans are heartbroken—not just because the Mountaineers lost to arch-rival ...

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  7. Bite it, Mel Kiper: Pat White Is an NFL Quarterback

    NFL draft guru and ESPN Radio analyst Mel Kiper Jr. doubtless spends more time analyzing college talent than just about anyone on the planet. Naturally, the man knows way more about more college football players than I do...

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  8. College FB Championship Chase: Week 13 Stock Report

    Some things we learned from Week 13...LSU and Arkansas were like Rocky and Apollo Creed in the big fight at the end of the first movie—throwing flat-footed haymakers at each other without going down...

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  9. West Virginia Mountaineers: We're Here, We're 'Eers! Get Used to It!

    If you're a WVU fan, here's the best part about the very real possibility the Mountaineers are going to play in the national championship game: No one wants them there. Missouri fans no doubt feel the same way...

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  10. WVU Football: Mountaineers' BCS Climb Almost Complete

    I find it hard to believe I'm writing this, but here goes... There are a multiple scenarios that can land WVU in the BCS title game. The most obvious—and least likely—is for both LSU and Kansas to lose...

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  11. Pat White, Pat White, and Pat White Some More

    WVU fans and even casual viewers may have the impression that Mountaineers' entire offense of late has been nothing but Pat White. This impression may be more true than you think...

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  12. College FB Championship Chase: Week 12 Stock Report

    The key thing we learned from Week 12...WVU is No. 3 in the BCS poll. Right back where the Mountaineers began the season. Pretenders and weirdos have come and gone—South Florida, Kentucky, Florida—but now, again, all is right with the world...

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  13. Domino Theory: How West Virginia Can Play for the BCS Title

    And the dominoes continue to fall West Virginia's way.After Thursday night's completely-predictable-in-hindsight Arizona upset over Oregon—and we mean completely predictable ...

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  14. College FB Championship Chase: Week 11 Stock Report

    Some things we learned from Week 11...Wow. Is Miami really, really bad or what? Final game at the Orange Bowl, former 'Canes in da hizzy (including the Rock—we love the Rock!)...

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  15. Steve Slaton's Slump: Blame WVU O-Line, Head Coach

    The facts are clear: WVU star tailback Steve Slaton, preseason Heisman hopeful, is having an off-year compared to last year, when he rushed for more yards and had a higher per-carry average...

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  16. Louisville-West Virginia: Cards' D Gives Mountaineers the Edge

    By now, it’s clear that Louisville’s papier-mâché defense has ruined the Cardinals' season...

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  17. College FB Championship Chase: Week 10 Stock Report

    Some things we learned from Week 10...Like a terminal patient that had been defibrillated back into consciousness for two minutes against Virginia Tech, Boston College got the plug pulled by Florida State this week...

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  18. West Virginia FB: Rich Rodriguez, Film Critic

    I LOVE it when reporters get intense, competitive, successful football coaches off-topic...because you get an idea of how their minds work on the things most of us deal with every day...

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  19. College FB Championship Chase: Week 9 Stock Report

    Some things we learned from Week 8... Enron. Bernie Ebbers. Jayson Blair. Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney in “Say, Say, Say.” The Cal Golden Bears...

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  20. WVU 31, Rutgers 3: Remember the Mountaineers?

    Just your basic statement-making, all-three-phases-dominating, start-to-finish victory for the Mountaineers...

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  21. Why WVU's Defense Is Better Than Its Offense

    As the season wears on, I find myself growing more impressed with WVU's defense and less impressed with its offense—something I never saw coming.First, the defensive numbers:- WVU is allowing only 254...

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  22. College FB Championship Chase: Week 8 Stock Report

    Some things we learned from Week Eight... LSU’s Les Miles is an out-of-control madman. Yes, his team beat Auburn on an unnecessary last-second touchdown pass—but, oh boy, ...

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  23. Rutgers-South Florida: WVU Has a New Best Friend

    Tonight, South Florida travels to New Jersey to take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. For WVU to have at least a puncher’s chance in the Big East title race, Rutgers has to win...

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  24. BCS Top 10: How Good Are Your Opponents?

    Considering the combined records of opponents is one way to analyze the BCS rankings.I have re-ranked here the BCS Top 10 based on the winning percentages of their I-A opponents (South ...

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  25. College FB Championship Chase: Week 7 Stock Report

    Some things we learned from Week 7: If WVU had beaten South Florida, the Mountaineers would be No. 1 this week—yes, NUMBER FREAKIN’ ONE! I’m not going to get over this one, I can tell...

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