DAMN YOU OVERTIME

by Orson on Sep 19, 2008 9:14 AM EDT

Thanks, overtime. We woke up late thanks to Bill Stewart's SMRT clock management, though to be fair: we owe West Virginia's kicker a debt of gratitude for getting us to bed earlier than the worst case scenario could have been.

The moment in that game where we realized Bill Stewart could not manage a team came not at the end of the second half--which was really just piling on evidence of an already strong verdict--but at the end of the first half. Bill Stewart took both timeouts with great effort and and insistence in order to make CU punt from their 5 yard line or so. On 4th down with three seconds, Dan Hawkins and Colorado opted to foil the whole thing by looking at the clock, seeing it had 3 seconds, doing some very complex math and then calling a run play...which ran out the clock and took the team harmlessly to the half.

It was a bit like watching the scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the swordsman flails impressively for an instant in the bazaar showdown before Indy grabs his gun and shoots him dead.

And now, for no reason whatsoever: Teenage Riot.

Index coming in a bit.

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No, damn you Swindle. As I scrolled down to the video I was primed to see Dr. Jones bust a cap in that sword swinger, but no. Now I have to go all the way to youtube. . .

And yeah, I think the Bill Stewart experiment is just going gangbusters so far. It’s now really only a matter of weeks before they replace him with Major Harris. Because “hiring from within the family” always works. I mean, that’s how we got that extraordinary run of success under Ray Goff.

by MaconDawg on Sep 19, 2008 9:22 AM EDT reply actions

I don’t wanna say that Bill Stewart is in over his head but here is my impression of him:
http://www.pbase.com/digitalgee/image/34776777

And I would have gone with Teenage Fanclub, but that’s just me.

by GamecockTony on Sep 19, 2008 9:24 AM EDT reply actions

I was actually embarrassed for Stewart at the end of both halves. “This guy has worse clock management skills then Les Miles!” I said to the wife.

Of course, I said that knowing full well that Auburn could lose to both of those coaches this year, with me in attendance. That would suck.

by ChemE93 on Sep 19, 2008 9:26 AM EDT reply actions

Wait, you mean Bill Stewart isn’t picking right up where RichRod left off like all the WVU fans thought?

Oh, you meant choking against unranked opponents like Pittsburgh? Oh, my bad.

by Yukon Cornelius on Sep 19, 2008 9:27 AM EDT reply actions

Bill would’ve been fine if he’d just listened to Kirk Lazarus: “You never go full retard”

by sandman227 on Sep 19, 2008 9:35 AM EDT reply actions

You get what you pay for.

by Bobby Decatur on Sep 19, 2008 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

Bill Stewart = Carl Torbush when he took over for Mack Brown at Carolina.

WVa will not be heard from again for a LOOOOOOOOOOONG time.

Knee jerk hires = brilliant

by Coop on Sep 19, 2008 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

Swindle just hasn’t adjusted to the new clock rules. That’s alright. I spent part of my hangover this morning recapping to the top sales manager in my entire corporation the UC/WFVU game they played in last night in Buffalo.

by Allahver Fist on Sep 19, 2008 9:42 AM EDT reply actions

I have three WVU grad clients. It’s despondency on an Alabamian level.

by Bobby Decatur on Sep 19, 2008 9:45 AM EDT reply actions

My “gee, this experiment is going to end in flames and noxious smoke” moment was when the timeout was wasted due to only having nine guys on the field for an extra point. First, nine guys? Second, why bother with the timeout?

by Biggus Rickus on Sep 19, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions

And don’t forget J Mascis sitting in on guitar.

by Trae on Sep 19, 2008 9:46 AM EDT reply actions

Add in Stewart’s brilliant plan to put the ball away to ECU down 3 touchdowns with 6 minutes left in the game. I mean, Jesus, my little sister understands the game clock better.

by Synaesthesia on Sep 19, 2008 9:49 AM EDT reply actions

Facebook Status Alert:

“Tera Bowden is wvu should have hired my dad.”

by PW on Sep 19, 2008 9:54 AM EDT reply actions

You’ve been playing Rock Band 2, haven’t you?

by JoeDawg on Sep 19, 2008 10:06 AM EDT reply actions

Fairwell, good WVU football. We hardly knew ye.

by Because They Can on Sep 19, 2008 10:16 AM EDT reply actions

I agree that Torbush was bad, but it was UNC…

Can anyone really top Mike Dubose? I think Stewart has the potential to be downright Dubosian on the Scale of Shitty Coaches.

Here’s DuBose’s career trajectory:

Bama DL/DC
Bama HC (SEC title / sexual harrassment / NCAA probation / unemployment)
Northview Fucking High School HC (0-10, baybee!!)
Luverne Fucking High School HC
Millsaps College DC/HC

I’m not sure Stewart can top that but he’s got all the tools.

by The Tusk on Sep 19, 2008 10:22 AM EDT reply actions

Would Auburn v. WfVU now qualify for “Cripple Fight” status?

by NativeSon on Sep 19, 2008 10:28 AM EDT reply actions

I enjoyed watching Devine…what an amazing running back. Everyone in Florida wanted him, but his connection to Neon Deion made it apparent that he wouldn’t attend Florida, so WVU was certainly preferable from our standpoint.

Makes me wonder when one has such incredible talent and one can write one’s own ticket and one choses to attend WVU and the coaching situation goes south…what must one be thinking? Kinda sucks…

by sb on Sep 19, 2008 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

I wish I could laugh with the rest of you, but my psyche still bears the scorch marks from last January.

Beating OU may have in fact been the worst possible outcome for WfVU

by CincySooner on Sep 19, 2008 10:49 AM EDT reply actions

I guess the honeymoon is over. Since the economy is so bad, and WVU is looking grim, I might open me a used coach store in Morgantown!

by Touchdown74 on Sep 19, 2008 11:25 AM EDT reply actions

Bill Stewart has reached [Name Redacted] levels. Today at least, Ken Kendrick appears to be the smartest man alive.

by John on Sep 19, 2008 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

Would Auburn v. WfVU now qualify for Cripple Fight status?

Auburn 2007 vs. WfVU 2008 would qualify: 1-2 vs. 1-2. Auburn is actually 3-0, so it’s not quite to Cripple Fight status.

Now, if the WfVU / MSU series had been pushed back, that would be an intriguing match-up. 1-2 (lost to E. Carolina) vs. 1-2 (lost to La Tech) would qualify as a Cripple Fight.

by ChemE93 on Sep 19, 2008 1:48 PM EDT reply actions