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--West Virginia head coach Neal Brown felt that the fans that stayed did a great job in that game and it was very important to win.

--The thing on special teams the operations with Austin Brinkman snapping the ball and Graeson Malashevich did a great job holding. Oliver Straw might have had the best game he's had punting and they had no returns. They fumbled a ball that West Virginia should have recovered. Mike Hayes made two big field goals and Preston Fox has three returns for 45-yards. He would have had closer to 60 if they wouldn't have had a penalty. Catching punts is the hardest thing to do in football especially in that weather. Kickoff coverage wasn't good enough but they had a big return called back. The Drae McCray kid is really fast which is why they tried so hard to get him but they have to do a better job.

--Defensively they started extremely fast. Texas Tech usually comes out of the game fast and four out of the first five drives were really fast and they got aligned with tempo. Coverage was much improved and the front was good. West Virginia got tired at the end. They didn't play as well late and they missed tackles late and got high. They can play the run better and some of that was because of the light box. Offensively, the offensive line and tight ends played really well. Wyatt Milum and Zach Frazier played at an elite level. The offense had two huge answers after Texas Tech scored. A long touchdown drive after the field goal to make it 7-3 and it was 13-10 after they scored a touchdown and they immediately came back with a touchdown drive. They didn't play well enough at running back or receiver and they have to make more plays. The pass game has to be better and they have to do a better job executing. They have to make plays in space.

--O lineman of the week was Zach Frazier who graded out at 94-percent. Special teams was Preston Fox. Defensive player of the week was Marcis Floyd as Brown felt he played really well. Offensive Player of the Week was Wyatt Milum and had five knockdowns and was dominant. Eddie Vesterinen was the blue collar player of the week on defense and Treylan Davis on offense. Scout team players were Tyler Evans on offense, Tyler Cain on defense and Deuce Shabazz on special teams.

--TCU does a really good job. The Mountaineers lost a tough one here last year. This is the last opportunity before West Virginia gets a much needed bye. This is about proving if they will be a contender in the league or not. West Virginia is going on the road and they need to take advantage of that opportunity. TCU always has great returners and they do again this year. Offensively, TCU plays with tempo and they are committed to the run. The Horned Frogs will throw it but they want to run. Chandler Morris is very good. TCU has a good mix with little guys that can run, big guys that can body them up and a good mix overall of pass catchers. It's a seasoned group offensively. Defensively it's a three down group, three safeties. The defense is good in the red zone and good at taking the ball away. The nose guard is very good.

--Garrett Greene was available on Saturday but didn't warm up well. He was emergency ready but they would have had to help him out. They don't want to play him until he is ready. He doesn't have anymore than that. If he can practice Tuesday or Wednesday he can play. Keyshawn Cobb is out for the year but has a redshirt.

--Sean Boyle and Scotty Keane are competing for that backup spot.

--Wide receivers have to make plays. Devin Carter didn't play as well as they need him to play. His grandmother passed away late in the week and he thinks that bothered him. EJ Horton needs to play more. Hudson Clement and Traylon Ray need to play better. They had chances on screens and didn't break tackles.

--Jaheim White needs to practice better but they need him. They want to play him because he will make them better but he needs to prove that to his teammates.

--CJ Donaldson didn't finish runs as hard as he can. They need to do a better job getting him the football in space.

--West Virginia is doing a better job in zone coverages and eight and seven man drops they are covering people. They are creating more pressure and getting in some more friendly down and distances.

--Two types of leverage pad leverage and hand leverage but if you play high you're going to get a bunch of holding calls. They spent a lot of time playing lower and playing with their elbows tight. They are doing a better job with their eyes in the secondary but there is an intentionality and they have invested dollars because they paid to have their referees in spring and fall camp. They had to get better. They've had some ill-timed penalties and some ones frustrating to him. They're not getting the false starts and procedure stuff in the past.

--This is the best totality offensive line and defensive line they've had.

--Jacolby Spells continues to progress and did a good job on special teams. At safety, they rotated those three guys. Lance Dixon played the best game in his career here on defense. Continuing to work Aden Nelson and Josiah Jackson at safety. Andrew Wilson-Lamp has turned into a high level special teams player and will continue to get work.

--TCU mixes up their coverage more than most with the three safety looks.

--West Virginia needs to win and the goal is to get into November with a chance to win the league. You have to defend home turf and you have to go beat quality teams on the road in league play. This is the next opportunity and a team they played well against last year but not good enough to win. They have to prove that they're a contender. They are 1-0 but he isn't sure they won national attention.

--Brown said it doesn't matter until Greene is healthy because he won't start unless he can do his strengths which is his athleticism.

--Brown has always stayed in touch with Sonny Dykes since he was his coach.

--West Virginia has had a four-down mentality in the red zone. They've held things and done some different things formationally and some shift and motions that they've held in the open field and using them down in the red zone. And they're just better.

Deion brings in the $$ for Colorado and Boulder

North of $90 million through 4 games.

i still need to review week 3 picks. I'm traveling so I'm being lazy

my picks
UNC -7. (Pitt sucks)
Kentucky -14
NC State -9.5

(Going off script here and out of character)

Does anyone have the bizarro feeling that we are looking at a reverse 2012 season ?

After the Baylor game in 2012, I had this weird simultaneous euphoric and concerned feeling.

On one hand, I was elated to watch Geno and Tavon and Steadman put up video games numbers, but I was concerned that we could not keep allowing 63 points and survive a season.

Are we seeing the same bizarro thing or does defense translate better ? And travel better ? Or will the bough break and the cradle will eventually fall getting 1.78 YPP ??

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95 and sunny

Over/under on leg cramps for us is set at 37.5

Through 4 games Preston Fox has 9 punt returns for 105 yards.

The last time an individual WVU punt returner had 105 yards for an entire season? Tavon Austin in 2012, with 19 returns for 165 yards.

Democrats, their policies and their bleaters are destroying our country

LINK: Tennessee family faces deportation 15 years after fleeing Germany to homeschool kids: A 'well-founded' fear
Uwe and Hannelore Romeike face a devastating predicament as their family faces deportation after 15 years of making a home for themselves in East Tennessee.

"They did not tell us anything. We don't really know why this is happening. We wonder ourselves because we can't understand," Uwe Romeike told ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ on Sunday.

Originally from Germany, the Romeike family fled to the U.S. after being fined for homeschooling their children in their mother country. Five years later, their asylum claim was denied, with authorities claiming they weren't persecuted.

"The goal in Germany is for an open, pluralistic society," the Justice Department wrote in a legal brief at the time. "Teaching tolerance to children of all backgrounds helps to develop the ability to interact as a fully functioning citizen in Germany."

Their stay was indefinite, however, until now.

"Homeschooling is illegal in Germany," Hannelore Romeike explained. If they are sent back, they will face the same persecution as before.

Initially, an immigration judge found the Romeike family's asylum claim appropriate.

"They found that the Romeike family did have a well-founded fear of persecution based on their participation in a particular social category, that being homeschoolers," Kevin Boden, an attorney representing the family, said.

"The homObama administration appealed that to the Board of Immigration Appeals. That appeal court agreed with them, as did the Sixth Circuit, and the Supreme Court denied it…. We think this is, in fact, an asylum case. We do think they have a well-founded fear as we testified…

"I can tell you today, I talked to families today that have fear in Germany and the fight there, the persecution there, is very real today as it was 15 years ago," Boden continued.

The Romeike family can stay in the U.S. and have done so for the past 15 years legally, Boden said, adding that the Pedo administration and federal agencies can make it happen.

"We're asking them to simply do just that," he said.

"Fox & Friends Weekend" co-host Pete Hegseth said FOX News reached out to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for comment, but did not hear back in time for the segment.

Hilliary still denying the 2016 election

Just a friendly reminder for those of us who travel 19 to Morgantown. Okie State game, is also Bridge Day and the NRG Bridge will be closed at 7 am.

Any ideas?

- an ugly win is better than a pretty loss
- No offense to Greene, but I think we’ve found our passer
- There’s going to be a lot of talk about HCNB’s future…and just my two cents: we are now in year five of this experiment and the squad should be farther along than it is. If HCNB wants to keep this job then WIN a bowl game…..not just go to one…but win it.

That dude is a stud. Assume he’ll be a draft pick.

For all the hype of our rb room we have NO ONE like that dude….is CJ playing hurt? We only had 80 some yards in the rb room. If we’re trying to ground and pound then we need improvement there as well.

Why aren’t we just lining up in a pro set and running the Fing ball with play action mixed in? Obviously, we did show some of that to the TE but we need more. Quit the cutsy formation bs and misdirection trickeration and run the damn ball. Just not a big fan of our offensive identity.