1) That’s the best team we’ll face all season with high draft picks on both sides of the ball and we competed (for the most part). Had some good stops on D and held their running game, which was supposed to be prolific, mostly in check. Gameplan was to force their young, yet extremely talented, QB to make plays and he had playmakers all over to help him do so.

2) We didn’t turn it over one time and had opportunities to turn them over (dropped 2 INTs in the first half🤦🏻‍♂️)

3) The run game looked good at times! CJ is a BEAST and we’ve got some depth there. Would love to see more 2 RB sets than 2 TE sets…

4) We didn’t have any stupid timeouts. PSU did though!😂 I read Franklin’s lips after they called a timeout off a kickoff and he screamed into his headset “That’s f^£|ing embarrassing…” felt good to NOT be us for a change

5) We threw passes to a big bodied TE on multiple occasions. I’d like to see that stay in the gameplan going forward

6) Any other positives to be added? These are my hazy Sunday AM thoughts so they’re incomplete to say the least…

Overall, this went about as expected with a “2014 Alabama” vibe. A competitive 1 possession game at the half, and then the depth of talent started to separate the game in the second half. We played a DEEPLY talented team with All Americans and future NFL players on the road on national TV, and now have the experience of being on THAT stage. This was going to be a learning experience any way you look at it and I’d like to think we’ll learn from it and improve. We have our tune up game next Saturday and then sPitt the week after. I’ll see y’all there!😎🤙🏻

First off, no one is more disappointed than me over the past several years. The offense is boring, the secondary has been brutal and we haven’t had one player who people would come to see play. I get that, but for this season let’s see how the 1st 4 weeks play out before cancelling the season. Am I frustrated? Heck yeah. I spent 1000.00 for one day to go to the Penn State game. I will be at every home game win or lose , i honestly think this team will win 8 games. You might call me crazy but on the schedule do you mark as an automatic L? I had two before the season and that was Penn State and at Oklahoma. The other losses were UCF and TCU. Again, besides Duquesne there are no automatic wins either. I always said I didn’t want us to be BC, Syracuse, Ga Tech and etc. I know we’re trending in that direction, but let’s see the record after September. Just my two cebts

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Good stuff!

CNN Politics

“The finding is a significant blow to Trump, who is facing numerous criminal indictments and civil lawsuits -- many of them coming to a head as he embarks on a presidential campaign.

Judge Lewis Kaplan said that a federal jury's verdict earlier this year against Trump will carry over to the defamation case set to go to trial in January involving statements Trump made in 2019 about Carroll's sexual assault allegations.”

And Trump loses once again. Poor Don the Con!

Let's say HCNB pulls off a 9-2 or 8-3 season and some other school gives him a call. Does he stay at WVU or does he get outta Dodge as quick as possible? Sometimes I get the feeling he's just miserable here and would love to leave.

1. Fast twitch, quick slot receivers that can get open, make people miss, run jet sweeps, crossing routes, screens. It's sad that our quickest player that makes people miss and plays with speed is our 5-10 185 pound quarterback.
2. QB recruiting. Swings and misses. Or maybe chalk it up to coaching, play calling, WR play, and player development

Welcome to mediocrity.

After shuffling and cuts? I know there’s a site, I thought I had saved it. Thank you.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 6, 2023) – The West Virginia University women’s soccer team returns home to play host to Auburn on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. ET, inside Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown.



Thursday’s match against the Tigers is Defend Dlesk Fan Appreciation Night. As a thank you for their endless support of WVU women’s soccer, all fans in attendance will have a chance to win a variety of raffle prizes throughout the night.

Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. When purchasing online, tickets are $5 each. Any remaining tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors at the stadium ticket window on match day.

WVU student tickets also will be made available at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The office, as well as the stadium gates, opens at 6 p.m., on game day. WVU students are admitted for free with a valid WVU Student I.D.

Andrew Caridi will have the call of Thursday's contest on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. For more information, or to sign up for the digital platform, visit WVUsports.com/Big12Now. The game also can be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and live stats are available at WVUsports.com.



Last time out, the Mountaineers closed their two-game road swing at Liberty on Sept. 3, suffering a 3-1 defeat in the first-ever meeting against the Flames. West Virginia took an early lead in the first half off a goal from senior midfielder Chloe Adler, but LU tallied three second-half goals to take the upset victory over the Mountaineers. Liberty outshot West Virginia, 12-7, including 8-2 in shots on goal and 6-1 in corner kicks.



So far this season, sophomore forward Taylor White leads the team with three goals and seven points, while junior forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran holds the team lead in assists (3) and shots (18).



Thursday’s contest marks just the fourth meeting all-time between West Virginia and Auburn, as the series is tied at 1-1-1. The two teams first met on Sept. 21, 2001, with the Mountaineers tallying a 2-1 win over the Tigers in double overtime in Morgantown. WVU and Auburn met last season in Auburn, resulting in a 0-0 tie on Sept. 1.



Of note, Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown’s oldest daughter, Sammie, is a senior on the Auburn women’s soccer team. A Morgantown native, Sammie will travel back to her hometown to play in a collegiate soccer game for the first time in her career.



Karen Hoppa is in her 25th season as the head coach of the Auburn women’s soccer program, leading the Tigers to an overall mark of 276-182-52. Auburn enters Thursday’s match with a 4-1-1 record this season, coming off a 3-0 win against American on Sept. 3. Four different players have tallied two goals this season, while senior Anna Haddock leads the squad with three assists and seven points. In goal, senior keeper Maddie Prohaska has notched 11 saves on the year.



For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUWomensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 6, 2023) – The West Virginia University women’s soccer team returns home to play host to Auburn on Thursday, Sept. 7, at 7 p.m. ET, inside Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown.



Thursday’s match against the Tigers is Defend Dlesk Fan Appreciation Night. As a thank you for their endless support of WVU women’s soccer, all fans in attendance will have a chance to win a variety of raffle prizes throughout the night.

Fans are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance by visiting WVUGAME.com or calling 1-800-WVU GAME. When purchasing online, tickets are $5 each. Any remaining tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for youth and seniors at the stadium ticket window on match day.

WVU student tickets also will be made available at the Mountaineer Ticket Office, located at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The office, as well as the stadium gates, opens at 6 p.m., on game day. WVU students are admitted for free with a valid WVU Student I.D.

Andrew Caridi will have the call of Thursday's contest on Big 12 Now on ESPN+. For more information, or to sign up for the digital platform, visit WVUsports.com/Big12Now. The game also can be heard on 91.7 FM (WWVU) in Morgantown, and live stats are available at WVUsports.com.



Last time out, the Mountaineers closed their two-game road swing at Liberty on Sept. 3, suffering a 3-1 defeat in the first-ever meeting against the Flames. West Virginia took an early lead in the first half off a goal from senior midfielder Chloe Adler, but LU tallied three second-half goals to take the upset victory over the Mountaineers. Liberty outshot West Virginia, 12-7, including 8-2 in shots on goal and 6-1 in corner kicks.



So far this season, sophomore forward Taylor White leads the team with three goals and seven points, while junior forward Dilary Heredia-Beltran holds the team lead in assists (3) and shots (18).



Thursday’s contest marks just the fourth meeting all-time between West Virginia and Auburn, as the series is tied at 1-1-1. The two teams first met on Sept. 21, 2001, with the Mountaineers tallying a 2-1 win over the Tigers in double overtime in Morgantown. WVU and Auburn met last season in Auburn, resulting in a 0-0 tie on Sept. 1.



Of note, Mountaineer coach Nikki Izzo-Brown’s oldest daughter, Sammie, is a senior on the Auburn women’s soccer team. A Morgantown native, Sammie will travel back to her hometown to play in a collegiate soccer game for the first time in her career.



Karen Hoppa is in her 25th season as the head coach of the Auburn women’s soccer program, leading the Tigers to an overall mark of 276-182-52. Auburn enters Thursday’s match with a 4-1-1 record this season, coming off a 3-0 win against American on Sept. 3. Four different players have tallied two goals this season, while senior Anna Haddock leads the squad with three assists and seven points. In goal, senior keeper Maddie Prohaska has notched 11 saves on the year.



For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUWomensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 6, 2023) – With a 4-0 start to the 2023 campaign, the West Virginia University men’s soccer team has begun to garner national recognition, coming in at No. 16 in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll.



Additionally, senior Yutaro Tsukada earned a spot on the College Soccer News Team of the Week while junior Carlos Hernando was named to the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week.



In two games last week against Bucknell and Yale, Tsukada collected six points, tallying a goal and an assist in each contest. His penalty kick against the Bulldogs proved to be the game-winner.



Hernando is the only Mountaineer field player to play every minute this season through four games. Against Bucknell and Yale, his strong defensive play from his center back position contributed to two shutouts and just one shot on goal in two matches.



Sophomore Marcus Caldeira also has been on a tear to begin the season as he is tied for the NCAA lead with five goals, having scored in all four matches thus far.



The Mountaineers enter the rankings for the first time since Sept. 6, 2022, when they were slotted at No. 23.



The next two opponents for West Virginia feature a pair of top-10 teams as No. 3 Portland comes to Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, before the Mountaineers head to Orlando to take on No. 6 UCF and open Sun Belt play on Friday, Sept. 15.



For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

I don't know all the specifics here but this is something I will be following closely

ON MISSED OPPORTUNITIES...​

"We had a chance to win. We come out and get a three-and-out and it's 14-7 and we get a three-and-out and we get an explosive run and we got a procedure penalty... I thought we had a chance to win. I know we have a good football team. This is a tough place to play. All your preparation is really sped up because of dealing with the sound but i felt good coming in. I knew we would have to get some breaks -- they were going to have to turn it over, they were going to have to get some penalties. Here's the thing, we had some opportunities. I think we had two balls bounce off our chest and so those our plays, they're missed opportunities, you got to make those."

They would NEVER win in Happy Valley with those current respective rosters, game after game, with our current defensive secondary and lack of ability at QB and WR. We would lose 10 out of 10, unless we win the turnover battle by +3. Tying it up midway through the game would still not have equaled a win once PSU started to exert their will. The better talent (and being at home) allowed them to run a pretty vanilla, methodical game plan with zero anxiety or worry. At no point were they remotely concerned or flustered about much of anything we were doing. Did anyone inform him we lost by 23 and that was WITH their kicker missing 2 FG's?

Definitely seems like part coach speak and part job posturing.

Let's see how they do against more mediocre teams the rest of the way.

Looking for positives…

"I asked WVU HC Neal Brown if he would rather have the FCS game start the season. He then went into more of a scheduling rant: “My issue with our schedule isn’t when we play teams. My issue with our schedule is we’ve opened on the road three straight years. That’s not smart scheduling.” He then added about WVU playing 11 Power programs and how that’s not what other Power program are doing."

For the stat heads. Can’t really tell much after one game at the #7 team in the country.

My take-

With the run game and using tempo, think we are going to definitely need ppg up to be somewhat competitive in league play..Rushing offense definitely needs to go up. Passing yards allowed piss poor. Getting really sick of that crap especially to a first year starter. Ridiculous..

Total defense 112
Total offense 75
First downs defense 110
First downs offense 108
Passing yards per reception 96
Passing yards allowed 114
Rushing offense 69
Rushing defense 89
Passing offense 101
Turnover margin 75
4th down percentage 50
Red zone defense 70
Ypp 75 at 4.4 (better than I actually thought)
Ppg 42 at 70 against PSU.

Didn't bother looking at his watch this time. What a POS

Democrats, their policies and their bleaters are destroying thins country

LINK: Pedo-Joe left before the ceremony's closing prayer, which he stayed for during previous ceremonies in both 2021 and 2022

EXCERPT: "Pedo-Joe just BOLTED out of the room immediately after awarding the Medal of Honor to Army Captain Larry Taylor. The ceremony continued on for several minutes afterwards. Pedo-Joe completely missed a concluding prayer,"

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Now we’re ok with 5-6 wins and talking up 9-10 win programs as impossible to beat. Crazy. Listening to everyone last night on TV and on this board, I would’ve thought we just played 1995 Nebraska.

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Did he get any reps in the first game?