and even if the fates should conspire that they win it all the title will ALWAYS be tainted by the fact that they cheated......the trophy would smell of stale cheeseburgers.......but I personally believe that some team WILL beat meatchicken since the ncaa obviously doesn't have the balls to

With a great deal of sadness I wanted to post that my father passed away this morning after a short but tough battle with throat cancer. He lived and died with Mountaineer football and thankfully the last game he watched was the TCU win.

I have many memories of us at WVU games throughout the years but my fondest was watching him clear out a row of Tech students at Tech in 92’. As we were escorted from the stadium he stated, “I’ll be sore for a week but it was worth it!”

Love ya Dad and you will be missed!

Have one on Mick when you watch Saturday. Preferably a High Life.

I think GG will find him running free today.

Great times.

Article I, Section 8

Away from home trying to follow the soccer match.


UK 1 - WVU 0 1st half

All I can say is this...you never know what to expect.

Please, just win.

Please stop arm tackling, stop making people look like the second coming of Barry Sanders. Please.

Please catch a punt. Or run the hell away from the ball. Please.

Please run with ferocity and make people pay when they try and tackle you. Please.

Please when a pass hits you in the hands and then the chest, catch the damn ball. Please.

Please bring back the optimism for this team.

Please don't be someone else's first win in the Big XII.

Please.

Just win.

Good guys. 35-31. Please.

Thankfully it is nice outside. I have yardwork to do. LGM.

It's getting to be rough sailing for Pedo-Joe.

LINK: But he says inquiry must play out, and it’s too soon to conclude an impeachable offense occurred

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Pedo-Joe is engaged in an "ongoing cover-up" and has "lied repeatedly" about his involvement in and knowledge of Coker Biden’s business dealings, while telling Fox News Digital that the impeachment inquiry against him will continue "methodically" and without a "predetermined" outcome.

Johnson, R-La., was elected speaker of the House of Representatives this week. Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., launched the impeachment inquiry against Pedo-Joe in September. In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital Friday evening, the speaker said the inquiry will continue under his leadership.

"We are the rule of law team, and so we have to respect and regard due process and do this in a way that the founders would have intended," he said. "Impeachment is an awesome power that Congress has, and it is not intended to be, nor should it be, used as a political tool to be wielded lightly." (Like it was used for under Democrat rule.)

Johnson added, "We take this very seriously."

The speaker said House Republicans will continue investigating, "collecting evidence and following the truth and that evidence wherever it leads."

"We’ve not predetermined the outcome of this. We’ve not pre-judged it," he said. "But I think everyone can see how it is unfolding," he added.

Johnson, a constitutional lawyer and former member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Committee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government, has been involved in the impeachment investigation first-hand.

The inquiry is led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, and Ways & Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith.

"They’ve just really done exceptional work uncovering the evidence," Johnson said. "They’ve done a great job, and they’ve been very methodical here."

Johnson said impeachment was "designed by the framers of the Constitution to be a very careful and sensitive thing that has to be handled legally and appropriately, and that’s what has been done by our chairmen."

Legal experts have been torn on whether Congress can initiate impeachment proceedings for alleged treason, bribery, or high crimes and misdemeanors that transpired before holding the office of the presidency.

The scope of the impeachment inquiry covers the span the time of Pedo-Joe’s vice presidency to the present, including his time out of office.

When asked for his theory on the matter, Johnson said: "I think I can argue the case that it should extend that far, but I’m not sure that we will have to in this case."

"We have an ongoing cover-up of the important facts as Pedo-Joe is sitting in the Oval Office," Johnson said. "We know that he stared right into the camera as the president and lied repeatedly—I mean, multiple times—he lied directly multiple times about his involvement and knowledge of his son’s business dealings. We all know that now."

Johnson said he believes there is "an overwhelming amount of evidence, and that seems to indicate that he was involved and that they did know about this, and that the family did benefit from it."

"I think we might be arguing about high crimes and misdemeanors, but I’m not so certain bribery is not involved in some way here, either," Johnson said. "And of course, bribery is specifically listed in the Constitution, and so we have an obligation to pursue it."

He added, "There’s a lot of smoke here, and we’re going to find out very soon how big the fire is."

Johnson, pointing to the records being collected by House Republicans in the ongoing inquiry, said "Bank records don’t lie."

"We have receipts now, we're connecting the dots, and I think this will continue in earnest," he said.

Comer, R-Ky., has collected bank records belonging to the Biden family, and is continuing to do so. His panel is currently collecting subpoenaed personal and business records belonging to Coker Biden and James Biden.

Comer so far has said his panel has uncovered that the Biden family and their business associates brought in more than $24 million between 2014 and 2019 by "selling Pedo-Jjoe as ‘the brand’ around the world.

The White House maintains that Pedo-Joe was never in business with his son and had previously insisted he never discussed business with his son or his family. White House officials have blasted the impeachment inquiry against the president as an "evidence-free" political stunt.

Johnson told Fox News Digital that there are "a lot of Americans who are really anxious to have accountability."

"But I want to assure everyone that we are working through the process in the appropriate and constitutional manner," he said. "And I think we’re well-positioned to bring accountability to the American people—they deserve it."

Meanwhile, Johnson had a "pleasant meeting" with Pedo-Joe at the White House this week.

"He was engaging and personable," Johnson said. "This is not a personal thing that I have with him. I have to do my job, and he has to do his, and my job is to bring accountability to people, and so, I don’t make any apology for that."

Johnson was on the impeachment defense team for former President Trump in 2020.

"I saw firsthand how the Democrats took a sledgehammer to hundreds of years of precedent," he said. "And we were decrying that all along the way and pointing out that they were opening a Pandora's box and really just diminishing the institution for, kind of, a political vendetta against President Trump."

When asked how he would respond to Democrats casting the continued impeachment inquiry against Pedo-Joe as political, Johnson quoted John Adams.

"I don't expect anything different from our colleagues on the other side of the aisle with regard to this but as John Adams said, ‘facts are stubborn things,’ and we are going to present the facts and we're going to follow the truth," Johnson said. "And so it doesn't matter what the mainstream media narrative is or what the Democrats say—we’re going to lay the facts bare for the American people to draw their own conclusions, and I think they'll draw the right ones."

As for a timeline, Johnson said he doesn’t have one.

"And I haven't prejudged anything," he said. "If I had, I would be guilty of everything that I've pointed out Democrats have done wrong, but I do believe that we're going to draw a lot of this to conclusion soon.

And I'm anxious to do that because I think the American people are owed that."

Beyond investigating Pedo-Joe’s ties to his family’s business dealings, House Republicans are also probing the alleged obstruction of the Justice Department’s years-long federal investigation into Coker Biden. The allegations stem from IRS whistleblowers who allege politics influenced prosecutorial steps throughout the probe.

I know it’s just a scrimmage but….This is the laziest team I’ve seen at WVU, ever. Not everyone but a lot of the big name players just don’t put in that extra hustle. Edwards is culprit #1. Yes he’s super talented on offense but holy cow he doesn’t try on D. Zero blocking out, zero hustle to balls. And he’s not the only one. No one is hitting the floor like we usually do and no one is blocking out. I say no one but there are a few guys… but it looks like an undisciplined group so far.
Regardless, not really important. Prayers for Akok Akok. Hope he’s ok and it’s nothing too serious or long lasting.

Tipoff is 7 p.m. Friday and will be televised by ESPN+

who ya got

Looks like we’ve got some guys with skills, some depth. We’ve also got some things to work on, but this could be an entertaining team to watch.

–Let me start this off by saying hopefully Akok Akok is OK. He collapsed onto the floor in the second half and was tended to by multiple medical personnel surrounding him as he laid on the floor for about 15-20 minutes. They were able to lift him up on a stretcher and transport him but he did seem to be moving. Really, really scary situation. I’m honestly not sure how the team was even able to go back and play basketball after that, but hopefully everything ends up alright.

–It wasn’t always smooth sailing in this one, but West Virginia was able to get out with an 85-78 win. The Mountaineers have some issues to sort out and you could tell that this team is still trying to find its footing on both ends at times, but when it mattered the most players made plays to get it done. The good? West Virginia was at 1.214 points per possession. The bad? They allowed 1.219.

West Virginia started point guard Kerr Kriisa, guard Seth Wilson, forward Josiah Harris, forward Akok Akok and center Jesse Edwards. It’s about what I expected there outside, possibly Kobe Johnson playing in more of a three guard role but the Mountaineers elected to go bigger.

–The Mountaineers were in foul trouble for stretches in this one and some of them were trying to take charges when that just isn’t going to be called this year. The changes to the rules have made it really, really difficult to get a charge called and those are fouls that are basically being given away.

–Let’s just get the cat out of the bag, this team needs RaeQuan Battle if it wants to seriously compete in the Big 12. Scoring is going to be an issue at times for this group without a real alpha at that two spot. Seth Wilson can hit some shots but the Mountaineers need the athleticism and offensive skill set that Battle can bring to the table to go with the other threats they have.

–West Virginia allowed George Mason to shoot 62-percent in the first half and sent them to the line 17 times. This is a scrimmage, but I didn't see the effort that you need to play with on that end of the floor in almost every area. Things were better in the second half, but George Mason still finished the game shooting around 50-percent for the game.

–You saw both the good and the bad with center Jesse Edwards in the first four minutes of the game. The good is that Edwards is certainly more versatile than he’s gotten credit for at times offensively showing the ability to hit an elbow jumper with a silky touch and then put the ball on the floor to get to the basket for a layup. He also flashed the problems his length can cause on the opposite end by challenging some shots and making it difficult to score. But just a little over 3:30 into the first half Edwards had already picked up two fouls and this team quite frankly needs him on the floor. He has played in zone over his career and the switch to man is going to be a challenge at times. Edwards has to play smarter for this team on defense especially when the games start counting. Rebounding was definitely an issue with Edwards off the floor in this one. He especially impressed me in this one with his vision and passing. He does a great job scanning the floor and finding open shooters. Edwards took over this game late on the offensive end and had a significant block on defense. He finished with 21 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks but fouled out late, challenging a shot. It’s no surprise that Edwards led the team at +13 in this contest.

–Point guard Kerr Kriisa also has great vision but needs to be more assertive on the offensive end. He scored 11 points, but took only 5 shots as he definitely is a pass-first point guard. He only had 3 assists in this one, but shot makers didn’t help him out much. There was a scare when he landed awkwardly on his ankle but was able to get up and return after a quick trip to the locker room.

–Josiah Harris looked much more confident on both ends of the floor and certainly lived up to his billing attacking the glass. It’s hard not to like the motor that he plays with on both ends. He finished with 12 points and 9 rebounds and if he continues on this path it will be huge for this team.

–Quinn Slazinski scored 9 quick points in this game hitting 3-5 from the field and including two from deep over a 7 minute span when the offense struggled and finished with 21 points and 4 rebounds. He is a versatile forward that can stretch the floor and is skilled with the ball as well. He looks the part and should play a big role on this team. I watched tape on him when he committed but was surprised with how well he can handle the ball for his size.

–Ofri Naveh is a little raw in some areas, but West Virginia has found a keeper there. He is extremely athletic and had a couple plays where he stole the show including a dunk where he took off on a dribble drive down the lane and slammed it home. He finished with 9 points and looks more than capable as a piece off the bench for this team moving forward.

–West Virginia was 22-29 from the foul line. Solid start there. Also solid ball movement with 13 assists on 27 made baskets, although as I alluded to earlier that could have been more if players would have been able to hit some open jump shots. Also another positive was only 9 turnovers.

--There's a lot of work left to do but overall a solid debut.

Great times

Tipoff is 7 p.m. Friday and will be televised by ESPN+

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