Comments on: DISAPPOINTMENT HAS A FLAVOR: FOUR

By: TC#27

TC#27 — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:37:57 +0000

In all honestly from a 3rd generation season ticket holder, Jeff Mullen is truly to blame for these troubles. He’s run the offense into the ground because he has no idea what he wants to do. One drive, we’re a dominating running team like the years before. The next drive, we’re throwing bubble screens left and right and Pat White doesn’t know his a$$hole from his elbow.

Another place to put blame is on the O-LIne. Rarely in the last 4 years did I ever see the WVU O-line get pushed around. In 2002, WVU Avon Cobourne racked up over 100 yards rushing on Miami in the first half. That’s been the kind of effort that’s been the norm over the last 5 seasons. Now WVU has their 3rd o-line coach in 3 years….and it looks like they’ve lost that HARD EDGE that DickRod used to talk about. Versus Cincy, the Bearcats clearly won the battle up front and limited WVU to 98 yards rushing.

If this WVU team is going to succeed this year and in future seasons, Mullen needs to pick a side (pass or run) and the o-line needs to control the line of scrimage like they used to.

By: JJ

JJ — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:09:52 +0000

#9 If you have ever listened to Cowherd talk about WVU then you would know that he does not fit into the good friend category. I guess you could say that an enemy of WVU gave them good advice.

By: R.D. Baker - considering getting back into the blogging game

R.D. Baker - considering getting back into the blogging game — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:00:34 +0000

What makes it worse is when you hook up with the Boyfriend/Girlfriend/Spouse of Convenience is when you were warned not to by a good friend.

In WVU’s case, the “friend” was Colin Cowherd who, in one of his rare moments of clarity, said at the time, “Never hire the longtime assistant.”

By: beckett929

beckett929 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:08:58 +0000

to everyone that blames this offense going off a cliff just because of the losses of Slaton, Reynaurd, and Schmitt… get real… if you cant see that this is as poorly coached an offense as those that exist in the ACC, you’re drinking the kool-aide…

YAYYYY stats… Stewart said two things this offense, throw it more, and control the time of possession. He’s not even got a gameplan together that gets more out of a passing game than 12 bubble screens a game got the last two years!!!

2008
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Passing: 23 attempts per game, for 135 ypg = 5.86 yards per play
Rushing: 40 carries per game, for 214 ypg = 5.35 yards per play
TOP avg for season: 29:04
Points per game: 25
3rd Down %: 40.1 , 48 made

2007
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Passing: 20 attempts per game, for 158 ypg = 7.9 yards per play
Rushing: 49 carries per game, 299 ypg = 6.1 yards per play
TOP: 30:33
Points per game: 38.9
3rd Down %: 49.1 , 79 made

2006
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Passing: 18 attempts per game, 161 ypg = 9 yards per play
Rushing: 45 carries per game, 302 ypg = 6.7 yards per play
TOP avg for season: 30:02
Points per game: 38.9
3rd Down %: 50.7 , 72 made

By: abused by wvu football since 1974

abused by wvu football since 1974 — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 23:52:10 +0000

The most disappointing aspect of the WVU offense this year is that the fans were blatantly lied to by the staff. “Pass the ball about four more times a game” we were told, and yes, that sounded about right. No more would the USFs and Pitts of the world put 11 in the box and dare the ‘Eers to throw over the linemen’s heads — when it happened, PW would jauntily lob one to the TE (last seen in the WVU offense around 2003 or so) and PICK UP THAT FIRST DOWN, hell yes.

Instead, we watched, mystified, as all sorts of people went into motion all over the field, and even that hoary old standby — the toss reverse to the WR that CONTINUED TO SHRED THE SOONER RUSH DEFENSE TOUCHDOWN WEST VIRGINIA…

Sorry, where was I? Oh yes. The WR reverse resulted in three turnovers on three attempts, and was never seen again.

Three games to go. If there’s any karma at all in the world, Pitt will beat Cincy on Friday night, and the Mountaineers will summarily deal with Louisville on the next Saturday and go into neutral Heinz to Field on November 28 to lay the same kind of soul-destroying defeat on the Panthers that was kindly provided to DickRod back on December 5, 2007.

Karma. Nice “woody” word, karma. Hope for lots of karma.

By: meatybob

meatybob — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:59:54 +0000

/threadjack

after one year, Brown is ready to give over the program to Mushcamp. Wow.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/ncaa/11/18/muschamp.texas.ap/index.html

is that not a bit…sudden?

By: Mark D

Mark D — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:46:02 +0000

Excellent point about screwing with an offense that’s amazing effective to begin with. I know you don’t like baseball Orson, but what Stewart has done reminds of a famous quote by former baseball manager Joe McCarthy. He was one of the winningest managers of all-time.
Joe was a spit and polish guy who had always required his players to dress up on the road, suit and ties and all. Ted Williams was well-known for being laid back and espousing jackets and ties, in an era when men were expected to wear them quite often. When Joe was named the Red Sox manager in 1948, people worried about the impending clash beteween him and Williams. He showed up for the press conference dressed casually and when asked, commented, “Any manager who can’t get along with a .400 hitter is crazy.”
Mr. Stewart, you sir, are crazy!

By: steve

steve — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:36:47 +0000

i expect that in the eyes of many wvu is among the biggest disappointments of the season…that disappointment however is the product of unrealisticly lofty expectations by folks who failed to recognize what the losses of darius reynaud, steve slaton and imo, the most valuable offensive player on the team, owen schmitt ,made to the team…devine, was and still is an unknown commodity who may never live up to the hype…pat white is prone to injury and that happened again…throw in the injury to jarrett brown, the backup qb who prior to leading the mounties to a victory over syracuse with one arm, was starting to see time on the field at the same time as pat and the offense never got clicking…there is still time, however…anybody who seriously expected wvu to contend for a natl championship simply doesnt know wvu football…thus if wvu can win a NYD bowl bid or to the BCS they will instantly shed the so-called disappointment label……at least thats what i will keep telling myself…

By: sb

sb — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:09:42 +0000

Wow, O.,…that sounds a little, um, personal…(Yeah, we’re just drankin’ some bourbon and all of a sudden he won’t stop frickin’ cryin’…maybe you can say somethin’…but don’t call her a fuckin’ bitch ’cause when I did he started whimperin’, too.’)

By: Noel Devine's Gold Teef

Noel Devine's Gold Teef — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:59 +0000

Damn. I miss my fine, dick-suckin’, cheatin-ass bitch. It ain’t no fun if the homies can’t have none.

- NDGT

By: Johnny

Johnny — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:03:55 +0000

Yes
Yes
and
Yes

Did I tell you that you got that so fucking right that it hurts?…Well now you know.