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Tiger's Fearsome Foursome: Elin, Rachel, Jaimee, and the Queen of Gen X

The inclusion of Jaimee Grubbs in Tiger's lineup necessitates a continuation of the story. This is the third in the serial following Tiger playing football at West Virginia in 1979 and the sagas of Elin and Rachel...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 days ago 1,141 reads 0 comments
1979 West Virginia, Elin, and Rachel: Cat Fight In The Hills

This is the final installment, a continuation of "Let's Assume Tiger Woods Played Football at West Virginia in 1979." ***** Tiger snares around five Oliver Luck passes a game as his possession receiver...

Written by Tim McGhee about 3 days ago 395 reads 3 comments
Let's Assume Tiger Woods Played Football for West Virginia in 1979

Tiger Woods is a 33 year old man among boys. He has chosen 1979 West Virginia in which to fulfill his frustrated football fantasies because a) when you take off the flannel shirts and the Levis ...

Written by Tim McGhee about 4 days ago 208 reads 0 comments
For West Virginia, a Win Is a Win Is a Win, but Look a Little Deeper

Looking a little deeper at the West Virginia win over ninth-ranked Pittsburgh is essential to understanding the current state of the Mountaineer football program. Here are the good points WVU is 8-3, and fans are disappointed...

Written by Tim McGhee about 4 days ago 467 reads 5 comments
West Virginia: Don't Show Stew the Door, but Tell Him What It Looks Like

I've been a major proponent of West Virginia head coach Bill Stewart, but now is the time to reconsider my position. Not change, mind you. I'm not going to join the Fire Bill Stewart blog, but I will seriously look at the next card...

Written by Tim McGhee about 10 days ago 618 reads 4 comments
West Virginia-Pittsburgh: A Six-Pack Of Memories

West Virginia University versus the University of Pittsburgh, the Backyard Brawl. It's as bloodthirsty as college football can get. Separated by an hour's worth of hardtop ribbon, we all know each other...

Written by Tim McGhee about 11 days ago 225 reads 0 comments
Ohio State's Columbus, West Virginia's Morgantown: A Tale of Two Cities

It was the best of times, it was the, well, really...it wasn't too bad. Amazingly, Charles Dickens still applies after 150 years. One city got a fair shake from the officials. The other, well, uh, not so much...

Written by Tim McGhee about 18 days ago 290 reads 0 comments
West Virginia-Cincinnati: Hitting the Belief Point

Final afternoon thoughts on West Virginia's most significant visit to an opponent's campus in 27 years. ***** That big guy in the picture is a winner, through and through. The only thing wrong with Jarrett's quarterback play is his relative inexperience.

Written by Tim McGhee about 21 days ago 156 reads 1 comments
Ohio State University: Hineygate And Civility Live Here

Time for my very cool pilgrimage to Columbus for an Ohio State game. My good friend moved his family up there from West Virginia in 2004 for better employment possibilities. He then purchased Buckeye season passes like any good person from Cols would...

Written by Tim McGhee about 22 days ago 164 reads 8 comments
West Virginia at Cincinnati: No Upset Alert Here

Run, don't walk, away from your sports book representative on this West Virginia at Cincinnati game. The 10 points aren't worth diddly. No upset alert here...

Written by Tim McGhee about 23 days ago 364 reads 6 comments
West Virginia: A Win Is a Win Is a Win, but This Is Getting Ridiculous

"Winning ugly" is a descriptive phrase referring to a method by which a team does everything it can to lose, but still ends up on the top end of the score...

Written by Tim McGhee about 26 days ago 257 reads 2 comments
West Virginia Football: We've Been Here Before and It Turned Out Okay

This article is not a game recap, but it bears repeating these facts: West Virginia cornerback Keith Tandy was rolled and smoked twice by one singular Bulls wideout, Carlton Mitchell...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 339 reads 2 comments
West Virginia and South Florida: Too Close To Call

Even with South Florida is in the midst of its annual midseason swoon, the Bulls are never gracious hosts to West Virginia...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 312 reads 4 comments
WVU and UConn: West Virginia Students and Jasper Howard Lead the Way

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell of the British Army is recognized as the main protagonist of the Scouting movement for boys...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 253 reads 0 comments
West Virginia Football 2009: Mid-Term Report Card

Mid-terms in engineering school at West Virginia were not a day at the beach. First, the classes were impossible, with subjects like advanced compressible fluid dynamics and intermediate heat transfer...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 472 reads 4 comments
West Virginia Football 2009: Week Seven Awards

The awards for Week Seven are: The West Wing Award West Virginia's Joe Manchin III is a bright star on the Democratic horizon, a fine governor, and a tremendous politician. He's also a stand-up guy...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 335 reads 4 comments
They Are...Marshall! and Just Might Make West Virginia's Afternoon Miserable

My suggestion to every college football fan is the same as it was earlier last season: Make your next download or your next DVD rental We Are…Marshall! The 2006 film, starring ...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 1,286 reads 2 comments
West Virginia Football 2009: Week Six Awards

And the winners are... The Kanye West I'll Let You Talk In a Minute Award Greg Paulus, The Annoying Crowned Prince of Quarterbacking for Syracuse, has been stealing media attention in the Big East Conference all year...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 222 reads 0 comments
Syracuse-West Virginia: Orange Looking to Crush Mountaineers

When your alumni list includes a sitting vice president (Joltin' Joe Biden), a three-time Pulitzer Prize-nominated author (Joyce Carol Oates), the inventor of the artificial heart (Robert Jarvik), ...

Written by Tim McGhee about about 1 month ago 396 reads 7 comments
West Virginia Football 2009: Week Five Awards

The Awards for Poor Performances for Week Five are: The What Bernie Madoff Should Have Done Award Mountaineer JT Thomas picked a Cody Hawkins pass late in the second quarter when the game was tight...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 months ago 182 reads 0 comments
West Virginia Football 2009 Revealed: The Culture of Turnovers

Footballs have an odd shape and take funny bounces. Occasionally, even with the most careful player, a ball will be knocked free. Or the better quarterbacks will have a rare delusion of invincibility and throw into a crowd, setting up an interception...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 months ago 479 reads 12 comments
Hawkins and Stewart: Hot Seated, Check It and See, Gotta Fever of 103

Who knew that the late seventies band Foreigner (still kickin', played West Virginia last Friday) would aptly describe the challenges faced by Thursday night's two opposing coaches...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 months ago 332 reads 3 comments
West Virginia-Colorado: Speed Is the Theme of the John Denver Sing-Along Bowl

My daughter the nurse is like other good nurses, technically astute and above all compassionate. She cares deeply for her patients. I was there with tears when she recited the Florence Nightingale Pledge...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 months ago 575 reads 4 comments
West Virginia Football 2009: Week Three Awards

And the winners are: The Heidi Klum, as in Boom! Boom! Award Quarterback Jarrett Brown spent an evening in Morgantown with the chicks on the runway, then he flew to Auburn and laid an egg...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 months ago 239 reads 3 comments
2001 AFC Championship Game: Start of New England Patriots' NFL Dominance

Everyone remembers this classic line from the late 1980s film Bull Durham: “You hit white balls for batting practice, the ball parks are like cathedrals, the hotels all have room service, and the women all have long legs and brains...

Written by Tim McGhee about 2 months ago 127 reads 4 comments

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Tim McGhee Article Archive

Tiger's Fearsome Foursome: Elin, Rachel, Jaimee, and the Queen of Gen X

1979 West Virginia, Elin, and Rachel: Cat Fight In The Hills

Let's Assume Tiger Woods Played Football for West Virginia in 1979

For West Virginia, a Win Is a Win Is a Win, but Look a Little Deeper

West Virginia: Don't Show Stew the Door, but Tell Him What It Looks Like

West Virginia-Pittsburgh: A Six-Pack Of Memories

Ohio State's Columbus, West Virginia's Morgantown: A Tale of Two Cities

West Virginia-Cincinnati: Hitting the Belief Point

Ohio State University: Hineygate And Civility Live Here

West Virginia at Cincinnati: No Upset Alert Here

West Virginia: A Win Is a Win Is a Win, but This Is Getting Ridiculous

West Virginia Football: We've Been Here Before and It Turned Out Okay

West Virginia and South Florida: Too Close To Call

WVU and UConn: West Virginia Students and Jasper Howard Lead the Way

West Virginia Football 2009: Mid-Term Report Card

West Virginia Football 2009: Week Seven Awards

They Are...Marshall! and Just Might Make West Virginia's Afternoon Miserable

West Virginia Football 2009: Week Six Awards

Syracuse-West Virginia: Orange Looking to Crush Mountaineers

West Virginia Football 2009: Week Five Awards

West Virginia Football 2009 Revealed: The Culture of Turnovers

Hawkins and Stewart: Hot Seated, Check It and See, Gotta Fever of 103

West Virginia-Colorado: Speed Is the Theme of the John Denver Sing-Along Bowl

West Virginia Football 2009: Week Three Awards

2001 AFC Championship Game: Start of New England Patriots' NFL Dominance

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