Great post by WVU's Jared Barber...

[Vernon]

jbarber_33I'm not a West Virginia native, but just like every other player who steps on Mountaineer field we become one of their own. I took great pride in carrying out our state flag Saturday night, I not only carried it out for our team but also for the 1.8 million amazing people in this great state. Carrying it out represented all of the tough, blue collar, hard working people of this state. We may not be the biggest or most powerful state but we will stand up and fight tooth and nail for what we want and believe in. I couldn't have chosen a better TEAM , University, and state to call home. It truly was my greatest moment of being a mountaineer!

Photo credit- Steven Prunty

 

[pressvirginia]

good stuff. a feeling that resonates with many.

 

[Nova Mountaineer]

Damn, if that doesn't fire you up nothing will. Sometimes, we (West Virginia resident) don't realize how special the state is. Indeed we
have tremendous problems - but we have heart, God's bestowed beauty all around us. I lived out of the State from 1978 until 2009. I didn't realize how much I really missed it until I moved back.