Comments on: ODE TO OWEN SCHMITT

By: Dennis Hamilton

Dennis Hamilton — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:47:23 +0000

Thank you Owen for coming from Fairfax, Virginia and playing like a true champion and hero. Your heart is solid gold, now get out there and break some more masks on Sunday NFL football. From just a walk on to Wvu Legendary Half back. John Riggins would be pround. Old school players still live.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:38:22 +0000

ive known owen since i was in seventh grade. he used to date my cousin. i went to fairfax high school innorthern virginia, owens alma mater, and all anyone talked about was owen. although im a diehard virginia tech fan, i had a new love for the mountaineers, and rooted for them always. seeing as they didnt play tech, i didnt feel to guilty. haha. and i cant think of a more perfect culmination of owens career then an underdog win in a bcs game. go owen, good luck in the nfl, and go wvu

By: Kait

Kait — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:06:41 +0000

I’d like to say that I am only 16, and I lived in West Virginia until I was 8. Then, we moved over here to Virginia. I have been a Mountaineer since the day I was born, as are just about any of our natives. Moving to Virginia, living 30 minutes from Virginia Tech really brings out the West Virginia in you, let me tell ya.

All these VT fans have nothing but trash to talk about WV and there’s only the true few who are there to back it up 110%.

This post is beautiful, the whole game in general was beautiful. Schmitt is a beautiful player, they all are.
I’ve gone to all the bowl games since I can remember, there to support my mountaineers. Unfortunately, we couldn’t go to this one. But, that’s alright..the moment at the end wasn’t only lived by Schmitt. It was lived by all of us, true fans.

Ode to Schmitt for sure, and props to who ever posted this. Fraudregez is for sure.

Born a Mountaineer, Die a Mountaineer.

Long live the legend baby.

By: LouHoltzLithp

LouHoltzLithp — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:44:07 +0000

As a West Virginian, I’m extraordinarily embarrassed by the ending of that video. Holy shit.

By: Mr Pelican Pants

Mr Pelican Pants — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:31:07 +0000

I’ve always heard the term “hard nosed” football player growing up…..watching Owen Schmitt play ball and that interview is the living embodiment of that term…
I am sure if you look up that word, you will see that image of a mohawked, multiple surgery scarred, bloody faced Owen Schmitt

By: montani semper liberi

montani semper liberi — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:58:08 +0000

Big O is the man. Your name will be lettered in Mountaineer Field beside of Sam Huffs by the time you get back to Motown. You’ll also be governor in absentia while kicking tail in the NFL

By: RowdyRoddyPiper

RowdyRoddyPiper — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 22:49:07 +0000

#23, I love Kreider to death but there aren’t a lot of fullbacks in the hall. I wouldn’t mind the Steelers taking Mr. Schmitt though.

By: Ghost of John Denver

Ghost of John Denver — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 21:22:34 +0000

I think he was getting through the interview fine until WVU’s band struck up the opening chords of “Country Roads”. I think that put the Runaway Beer Truck over the edge emotionally. A very cool moment indeed. This is but one example of why college football > NFL.

(I would have told Oompa Loompa she’ll have to wait until the song ends to continue the interview. Think about it. This was a single moment in time that will never be relived. Never reproduced. It will be something he will be trying to replay in his mind for the rest of his life. And, he’s got some stupid bitch from Fox cramming a mic in his face and haggling him with stupid questions as he tries to soak it all in. I’d be pissed.)

By: Karl Childers

Karl Childers — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 19:25:49 +0000

That is the greatest thing I have ever read in my life.

By: lilac-a-go-go

lilac-a-go-go — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:10:17 +0000

That, gentlemen, is a ballplayer. Someone pls forward the clip to Tebow & Urban who only seem to cry after big losses.

By: DevilGrad

DevilGrad — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 18:03:18 +0000

Let’s not get too carried away. Schmitt played his high school ball in the DC ‘burbs.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/11/AR2007091102204.html

By: Mr Pelican Pants

Mr Pelican Pants — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:51:29 +0000

My take is that West Virginia will not be invaded by Latinos or anyone else anytime soon….those people love their states and are real patriots…..probaly have their own militias in lieu of National Guards…..
I hope Mr. Schmitt has a pro career rather than a coal mining future like the rest of the role players

By: Out of Conference

Out of Conference — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:42:03 +0000

#12 – DG – Damn skippy! And then Kreider can retire and wait for his spot in the Hall.

By: etsuVol

etsuVol — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:14:10 +0000

The redneck lady screaming whilst taping the video and at the end is more annoying than interviewbabe.

By: Joshua

Joshua — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 17:11:50 +0000

Let’s not be hasty and leave Jim “So Tony Dungy, how does this feel in light of your son killing himself?” Nantz and his interview of the Colts’ head coach right after the trophy presentation.

But that Fox dude sucks as well.

The Oompa Loompa from last night is a distant 3rd.