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LIVE BLOG: WVU-Colorado
11:56 p.m. – Aric Goodman boots the game-winning field goal to complete a stunner. This one has to be even more difficult to swallow than the East Carolina loss. 17-14, Buffaloes, in overtime.
It will be interesting to hear what the team has to say again this week in post-game.
Tags: Aric Goodman, Bill Stewart, Bradley Starks, Buffalo Bills, Cody Crawford, Cody Hawkins, Colorado, Dorrell Jalloh, East Carolina, Eastern Washington, J.T. Thomas, Jeff Mullen, Jock Sanders, Josh Smith, Kevin Everett, Mark Rodgers, Noel Devine, Pat McAfee, Pat White, Patrick Devenny, Reed Williams, Rodney Stewart, Tito Gonzales, Villanova, WVU
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Sep 18th, 2008
Post-Game Comments: WVU-Villanova
Our first venture into live blogging here at 20/20 was not without incident (a call to the company that made my laptop is forthcoming tomorrow to find out why it won’t even start now) but all in all, we’d like to think it was a success. Thanks to those who followed it and an even bigger thanks to those who commented and asked questions.
While I’m not going to transcribe quotes from my recorder yet (I’m going to take what I feel is a much-deserved break after this post), I am happy to share my views on WVU’s 48-21 victory over the Wildcats.
We’ll start with the good and move on to the not-so-good, at least from the Mountaineers’ perspective.
The Good:
- Pat White: 25-of-33, 208 yards passing, 5 TDs, 1 INT; 9 carries, 63 yards
Do you think this guy might have answered some of those who doubted his ability to pass?
Career-highs in passing attempts and passes completed. A stadium record for passing touchdowns in a game. Breaking the program record for total yardage in a career. Incredibly efficient and accurate. Made the opponent pay for stacking the box defensively.
As I said in the live blog, any enthusiasm must be tempered — after all, this was just one game against an overmatched opponent from a lower division. But if we are to glean anything from this performance, it is that the modified Mountaineer offense (specifically, White and his receivers) is ready, able and willing to throw and throw often. Opposing defensive coordinators should take notice.
Tags: Alric Arnett, Antwon Young, Bill Stewart, Darius Reynaud, East Carolina, J.T. Thomas, Jeff Mullen, Jock Sanders, John Holmes, live blog, Mortty Ivy, Noel Devine, Pat Lazear, Pat McAfee, Pat White, Villanova, Will Johnson, WVU
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Aug 30th, 2008
LIVE BLOG: WVU-Villanova
7:54 p.m. — Just got out of the interviews with WVU’s coaches and players, and there were a good bit of interesting insights. My fellow colleagues at the DA and I are about to leave the stadium. An update is forthcoming after I arrive back at my house. I’ll have my final thoughts, some compelling statistics, and quotes from the locker room.
Tags: Alric Arnett, Antwon Young, Bowling Green, Bradley Starks, Brandon Brown, Brandyn Harvey, Chris Henry, Darius Reynaud, East Carolina, J.T. Thomas, Jack Fleming, Jeff Mullen, Jock Sanders, John Holmes, Kent Richardson, live blog, Milan Puskar Stadium, Mortty Ivy, Nate Sowers, Noel Devine, Pat McAfee, Pitt, Villanova, Virginia Tech, Will Johnson, WVU
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Aug 30th, 2008
Prediction: WVU-Villanova
On top of the typical final score prediction, I’ll give a few nuggets I expect to happen during the game.
- Expect the WVU defense to look stronger than you imagined.
This unit performed well beyond expectations in fall camp and beyond. Most expected the loss of several veterans in the secondary and a pair of stalwarts on the defensive line (Johnny Dingle and Keilen Dykes) to cause some serious problems. By all accounts though, the transition has gone more smoothly than anyone could have hoped for.
IF (and this is still a significant “if”) the secondary can play well as a unit, this defense should come closer to resembling the 2007 unit than their 2006 counterparts.
Tags: Jeff Mullen, Johnny Dingle, Keilen Dykes, Rich Rodriguez, Tyler Urban, Will Johnson, WVU
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Aug 30th, 2008
Keys to the Game: WVU-Villanova
“Keys to the Game” typically are used to describe what needs to happen for each team to win. While the outcome of this game shouldn’t be in doubt, West Virginia will have a few secondary goals beyond winning the game. Villanova will be looking to make the game as competitive as possible for as long as possible.
West Virginia:
Put the game out of reach early.
This is of particular importance to the Mountaineers in this game on multiple fronts. Of course, they want to squash any hope Villanova has of actually trying to win the game. But more importantly, the team needs a solid early performance on both sides of the ball just for confidence’s sake.
The team has struggled on offense this fall, and the young players on defense have been hearing about their inexperience for the better part of a month now. Jumping out on the Wildcats with a few early scores and quick defensive stops would do wonders for a team that will need to carve out its own identity under the new coaching staff.
From a schematic standpoint, this will be important for different reasons. If WVU pulls away early, they can put in the backups and let them get some valuable experience in a game. Furthermore, offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen could go to a very “vanilla” playbook to avoid showing East Carolina any more of the modified offense than they have to.
Tags: Bill Stewart, East Carolina, Jarrett Brown, Jeff Mullen, Mark Rodgers, Noel Devine, Pat White, Rich Rodriguez, Terence Kerns, Villanova, WVU, Zach Hulce
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Aug 30th, 2008
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