I do. If we lose I think we go 5-7. We win I think we can bag maybe 8 wins. This has that old school Maryland vibe as that game often dictated our season back in the day.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 12, 2023) – The No. 10 West Virginia University men’s soccer team swept the Sun Belt weekly awards as sophomore Marcus Caldeira took home Offensive Player of the Week while junior Carlos Hernando was named Defensive Player of the Week.



The two players have been key to WVU’s 5-0 start this season with Caldeira scoring in every game and Hernando being an anchor on a back line that has allowed just one goal.



Last week, Caldeira found the back of the net twice against American and No. 3 Portland with the highlight of the season thus far coming on Saturday against the Pilots. With just three seconds left in a scoreless match, Caldeira connected on the game-winning goal, his sixth of the season, second-most in the NCAA.



Hernando has not come off the field yet this season, playing 450 minutes, as the Mountaineers have secured four shutouts and allowed just one goal this year. Against the Pilots, who came into the contest averaging an NCAA-best 4.33 goals per game, Hernando once again played all 90 minutes as WVU earned the shutout. Portland only registered one shot on goal, its lowest output of the season.



Hernando also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week for the second time this season.



The Mountaineers will be back in action on Friday at No. 6 UCF. Kickoff from Orlando is set for 7 p.m.



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

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (Sept. 12, 2023) – The No. 10 West Virginia University men’s soccer team swept the Sun Belt weekly awards as sophomore Marcus Caldeira took home Offensive Player of the Week while junior Carlos Hernando was named Defensive Player of the Week.



The two players have been key to WVU’s 5-0 start this season with Caldeira scoring in every game and Hernando being an anchor on a back line that has allowed just one goal.



Last week, Caldeira found the back of the net twice against American and No. 3 Portland with the highlight of the season thus far coming on Saturday against the Pilots. With just three seconds left in a scoreless match, Caldeira connected on the game-winning goal, his sixth of the season, second-most in the NCAA.



Hernando has not come off the field yet this season, playing 450 minutes, as the Mountaineers have secured four shutouts and allowed just one goal this year. Against the Pilots, who came into the contest averaging an NCAA-best 4.33 goals per game, Hernando once again played all 90 minutes as WVU earned the shutout. Portland only registered one shot on goal, its lowest output of the season.



Hernando also earned a spot on the TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week for the second time this season.



The Mountaineers will be back in action on Friday at No. 6 UCF. Kickoff from Orlando is set for 7 p.m.



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

Obviously, corner play has been bad. It’s hard to tell why they’re playing so poorly, but in the few video shots you can get from the game on TV, they look to have really bad technique. They don’t seem to know how to position their feet, don’t know where to place their hands, have no eye discipline. Again, it’s hard to see everything you’d like to see before making a judgement, but what you can see doesn’t look good. Point is I think there’s sufficient indication to think ShaDon Brown isn’t up to the task. No way our corners should struggle so badly with technique after spring, summer, and fall camp.

It dawned on me the other day I've never actually baked a batch of my own. I'm going to fix that problem in the next week or two.

the Church to change Amen to A-they, A-them, A-their, or A-women.

won't be long

I can remember yelling at the TV for us to run this play for years. It seems like this should be used once a game to keep defenses honest. Was this the first time we have actually used this play successfully in a game?

I haven't been able to find it anywhere! Is it just me?

go........... 9-11......

lol @ carter...

--West Virginia head coach Neal Brown recognizes and remembers 9-11. They took care of business Saturday night after the slow start and got the win as they should have. It was a fun night after the delay and he thanked the fans that stayed. They had good energy in the crowd.

--Special teams the positive was opp time on field goal and punt is good. Great to see kickoff, touchbacks and really good hang time with kicks. They continue to get good pressure and handled speciality kicks. They have to improve punt coverage and the miscue. Defense got a three and out and they don't do a good job pointing to the ball and it was the real negative. Defensively they played great against the run but where they need to improve is pass coverage and it's a few guys playing with bad fundamentals. They have to get better and it's going to continue to get exposed until they get it fixed. They were good offensively and had a bunch of explosive plays but they had a turnover going into score and some drops.

--This is the most important rivalry game and it's a night game and first true Saturday home night game since 2016. Quarterback is a local kid and can move around. Offensive line is a veteran group that has gotten better. Tight end they have a lot of snaps and will play three. At running back they have different skill sets and at receiver they are talented. Defense they like to pressure. They play hard and at linebacker they have played the run well and they can rush the passer. In the secondary a lot of those guys return and they are going to come up and challenge them.

--Really unique atmosphere we had a lot of people in the stadium last year and you can feel it. Brown brought his son to the game last year and the students were already in the game and he learned some new words and signals. He is in favor of playing this game and it makes a lot of sense to be the non-conference power five game every year. This is heated and we understand that and our players look forward to getting back into that. Brown hopes the atmosphere is electric and it's a great opportunity.

--Every head coach meeting before the game is awkward. It's good sportsmanship but if you know the person it's different. But those are you talk without saying anything.

--Brown is hopeful at wide receiver they will get EJ Horton back. Traylon Ray worked limited today and Asani Redwood is back and is going to full participate in practice. They'll wait and see on Oliver Straw. Devin Carter and Justin Johnson will both be back for the Pitt game and practiced today.

--The Pittsburgh quarterback has played his best football with Cignetti as his coach. Coming back and playing for his school and city likely means a lot to them. He is big and that stands out. Sometimes you see those guys and they will stand in the pocket but he's not. He can move and has a strong arm. He is a guy that you can tell he is cerebral and checking plays. The scary thing is when he breaks contain and gets on the edge. He has the ability to run or the arm talent to throw the ball down the field. He has won a bunch of games.

--They've made some defensive adjustments since Penn State but were vanilla against Duquesne. Schematically, the Dukes did a good job but the issues are eye violations and not getting their hands on wide receivers to allow them free runs.

--Hudson Clement is going to play and both of those outside guys are interchangeable. They may flip him over to X, with Devin Carter playing Z. Brown felt like it was the right time to give him a scholarship offer based off what he had did. He can run and ran 22.7 on a GPS unit. If they can run and has the work ethic, he already had ball skills so he just needed to get better at the blocking game and it's something he must get better at. You knew he had talent. He did a really nice job on special teams.

--Timing is a lot of it when it comes to the in-state impact on the roster. I don't know if we'll ever have three elite offensive linemen that can start at the right time. We have Zach, Doug and Wyatt at the same time. The walk-on program goes way before me and there is a long, long history. If you can have a quarter of your roster West Virginia kids that's a really good makeup. He doesn't have to tell Doug Nester about the Backyard Brawl. If they're from different places you have to explain it to them. There is a real close identity between the state and the football program and they can communicate that to other players on the team because they lived it growing up.

--Brown said there is something unique representing the community you grew up in when it comes to the high school transfers. It doesn't affect them at all but it's been that way in Florida and some other areas for a long time.

--Brown doesn't know if there is a difference having this game week one or week three.

--Garrett Greene is a ball of energy it's his greatest strength so you don't want to tone it in, but that works against him at the start of games at times because he is so amped up. Try to get him to calm down and execute a little higher. When he gets excited the ball comes out hot and it's hard to catch it.

--Brown believes they have to help Greene with avoiding sacks by scheming for him first. They need to do a good job helping him out not getting their guys in bad matchups and not making him hold the football.

--Greene handled it better than Brown did with players dropping the ball. It didn't phase him one bit and he is over there talking to the guys. He didn't let it affect him.

--The Kentucky/Louisville rivalry is pretty intense and that would closely resemble like this from his coaching career. There is a strong dislike between the two fan bases. But it is nowhere in the same vicinity of having the history and the football programs from a rivalry standpoint. There are very few college football rivalries that have the same memorable moments as the Backyard Brawl and especially when they were in the same conference as Pitt. This is the biggest rivalry from a football perspective he's been part of in his career.

--Johnny Williams did some nice things, Jaheim White's role will continue to grow. DJ Oliver is a downhill runner. Sully Weidman did a nice job. Corey McIntyre got some snaps he is productive and has a bright future and Ben Cutter did some things that were good and others he got exposed.

--West Virginia has two games now and there is going to be some playing time and decisions made based on what they've shown. Hopefully Marcis Floyd is back this week and should help. Nobody is getting fired but some snaps will get decreased. Their numbers are not as good as they like and they've had some evaluation mistakes at that area. The personnel isn't perfect but it's better than how they have performed to date. More about putting it on film. Practice is really important but you have no chance if you don't practice well but just because you do doesn't guarantee success. Montre Miller isn't going to play this week but it's in his court.

Is it safe to say he's not coming ?

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Biden is more confused than a chameleon in a bowl of Skittles.

Atmosphere for Pitt will be the best since when?

I’ll say Oklahoma 2018

I'd be a rich woman

Let me know if someone has extras to sell. Trying to avoid the fees of the resale sites if possible. Win win for both parties. I’m coming up Thursday and just found out my daughter and one of her friends who are seniors and go to all games didn’t get tickets in the lottery. She chose to gamble by not choosing maniacs to sit with other friends and lost. Anyway, looking for more tickets now.

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Biden : I remember the first shots fired in WW I.

He can tell us when the Mayflower arrived and he thought Plymouth Rock would be a nice name
I am surprised he didn't say how he survived the attack while in the towers. Seriously when will this mindless joker just leave office!.

Just more Democrat policy in the news @Soaring Eagle 74, @moe and @bamaEER.

Discuss?

Democrats, their policies and their bleaters are destroying our country

LINK: Woburn, Massachusetts Mayor Scott Galvin said the 'situation was not sustainable' under the state's current 'right-to-shelter' law

Massachusetts towns are facing a "reality check" straining to provide for crowds of migrants seeking shelter in the state, according to the New York Times.

A report from the Times Sunday detailed how the small town of Woburn, Massachusetts, and other areas in the state have been struggling to meet the demand of the migrant crisis amid the state's "right-to-shelter law."

The article characterized the locals’ plight, stating, "Barely two weeks had passed since the migrant crisis arrived in their city of 40,000 people, 10 miles northwest of Boston, but the volunteers gathered at a church in Woburn on a recent evening sounded battle weary."

It continued: "The small group of locals… had stepped up to help some 80 migrant families whom the state placed in Woburn hotels last month. Determined to offer a warm welcome, the volunteers had quickly discovered the daunting complexity of meeting basic needs, a reality check also underway elsewhere in the state and nation."


The Times noted that Massachusetts’ unique "right-to-shelter law" has only compounded the problem, stating, "In Massachusetts, the only state with a right-to-shelter law that guarantees every family with children a place to stay, the crisis has been accelerating, with more than 80 cities and towns receiving migrants to date."

Woburn Mayor Scott Galvin, a Democrat, is sounding the alarm about the law. According to the Times, "He said the situation was not sustainable, and called for state legislators to consider changes to the 40-year-old right-to-shelter law, which he said was ‘passed at a different time, and was not meant to cover what we’re seeing now.’"

Galvin described what his town has been facing, "We’re going above and beyond, while some communities around us are not being impacted, and we don’t have endless capacity in our schools. The benefits that are bestowed on migrants make the state a very attractive destination, and without some changes, this challenge is not going to abate."

The Times reported that "the rapid influx has stressed local social service agencies and volunteer resources, and heightened political tensions, even among the state’s many liberal-leaning officials and resident" particularly in Boston, its suburbs and the "less populous western half of the state."

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard to help with the migrant crisis.



Localities across the country have been reeling in the face of a migrant surge. Many of these areas are Northern blue, liberal cities that have declared themselves sanctuary cities far from the border. New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently speculated that the city could be destroyed as thousands of migrants have sought shelter in his jurisdiction, using essential services.

The Times also spoke to one Woburn teacher, Kelley Hurley, who initially "saw an opportunity in the migrants’ arrival, to help nudge her changing city toward a warmer embrace of its new diversity."

The paper noted that Hurley and her volunteers felt stretched with their newfound responsibility. "They had struggled to transport dozens of newly arrived migrants to laundromats, chafed with frustration when meals for the families arrived late from a state-contracted company, and seethed when a hospital asked for a $300 deposit from a migrant woman suffering a miscarriage," The Times wrote.

Hurley admitted to the paper, "We wanted to take care of the families, and we’re still doing that. But we’re trying to be realistic."

She added, "We don’t want to burn people out."

The outlet also reported the struggles to get migrant children to school in the town. It stated, "Schools have scrambled to accommodate new students. After enrolling more than 50 new students from migrant families in August, Woburn school administrators asked the city’s school committee for last-minute funding late last month to hire six staff members."

In turn, committee member John Wells proposed a letter to state lawmakers "acknowledging our eagerness to help people in need, and our need for funding."

Wells claimed, "We’re taking up slack for other communities," he said, "and we need the funding to do that."

Mayor Galvin did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.