Joey Galloway..."West Virginia hasn't played anyone..."
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Said that he would take undefeated Washington because of their "better schedule of opponents".......but Reece Davis through up a stat that showed our SOS at 35th, and Washington's at 87th.......Galloway......Galloway.....**crickets**
That is a crap comparison, but I do think the hype train took too big a jump. Even I'm starting to think WVU is much better than expected, but we still have a lot to prove. Baylor and Oklahoma are both good teams and outside of Kansas and ISU, the rest of the schedule can nip the Mountaineers if they play average or flat. Our boys did deserve more attention than they were getting before Saturday. However the post Saturday hype is a bit excessive and premature. Gotta live up to it for that exposure to translate into recruits.
We are about to find out with TCU, Oklahoma State, Texas, Oklahoma and Baylor- of course Galloway has been wrong before
Well ..... just exactly who have we played?
You can be excited about this season's potential at the same time as recognizing that we really haven't done all that much to this point.
You can be excited about this season's potential at the same time as recognizing that we really haven't done all that much to this point.
My point is that they are throwing out there that Washington is "by far" better and have played a more complete schedule thus far. Here is who Washington has played:
Rutgers (2-5)
Idaho (4-3)
Portland State (2-5; FCS)
Arizona (2-5)
Stanford (4-2)
Oregon (2-4)
COMBINED: 16-24 (.400 winning %)
We have played:
Missouri (2-4)
Youngstown State (5-1; FCS)
BYU (4-3)
Kansas State (3-3)
Texas Tech (3-3)
COMBINED: 17-14 (.548 winning %)
So, although I agree that to this point it seems like we haven't played the best teams and will be facing better competition the rest of the way (excluding Iowa State and Kansas), these "talking heads" at ESPN, CBS, etc. do not have a clue and DO have a BIAS against WVU/Big 12. You can't argue numbers. The schedule above shows that WVU's opponents have faired way better than Washington's.
OK .... the Washington observation is accurate. But we're just now going to start finding out how good our team is and Washington will have nothing to do with that.
WVU controls its own destiny. Not Washington. The polls sort themselves out during the second half of the season. There are reasons the first playoff poll isn't even released until November.
WVU controls its own destiny. Not Washington. The polls sort themselves out during the second half of the season. There are reasons the first playoff poll isn't even released until November.
That's where you may be wrong. When these "experts" were asked if there was an undefeated Washington and undefeated WVU, which is "deserving" of the playoff.....they said "Washington".
Now I agree that we have a lot of ball to play and the chances of going unbeaten are thin....but my point is that they are already throwing out there the disrespect for WVU and the Big 12 even though the numbers (SOS) say otherwise.
I'm amazed at how some of these so called analyst say things with no research. Does Mr. Joey realize there are 4 teams ahead of us in the rankings that actually have weaker overall schedules so far (Washington, Nebraska, Baylor and Houston) Did he rag on those teams?? Obviously, we haven't played any top 25 teams, but we have played a few decent teams and I think beating Texas Tech at their house and holding them to 17 points was big. Guess we'll see how all this goes the next several weeks.....hell, we could drop a few..who knows. Guess we just enjoy the now and take Galloway with a grain of salt.
I watched it last night... it wasn't as if they were completely bashing us. IMO, they all had valid claims. We simply haven't had a true test. We've played a bunch of Average (to slightly above average) teams and they simply want to see us prove ourselves in the meat of the schedule. Wining takes care of everything and it starts this weekend (which imo would still not be considered a great win if we pull it off - TCU is going to have an average year when its all said and done).
That's nice .... but those talking heads are not the ones who decide who gets into the playoff. If at the end of the day there were two undefeated teams vying for the 4th playoff spot and one clearly had a higher rated schedule we know which one the committee will go with. It's not rocket science.
Again .... Washington will have nothing to do with how WVU plays from here on out. The polls will sort themselves out as the season progresses no matter what certain talking heads are saying right now.
So which was what?
Did they completely blast our schedule and say our defense was no good?
Or did they not completely bash us?
I can almost guarantee it was the latter and I didn't watch or hear the comments. I just know that some fans pick up on every slight, real or imagined, and turn that into the whole story when in fact it is not.
We are a team that was off everyone's radar that is now unexpectedly stepping into the spotlight a little bit. Undoubtedly people will question the new team being talked about.
Beat Oklahoma, Baylor, TCU, OK State and there will be no detractors.
We know the Big XII media bias exists, and its even more so in the fore front given the Big XII did not have a great OOC performance, just dont read ESPN if you're looking for positive Big XII news. The sports media is no different now than our traditional news stations. NBC is not going to say anything nice about Trump, and Fox is not going to say anything nice about Hillary
Beat Oklahoma, Baylor, TCU, OK State and there will be no detractors.
We know the Big XII media bias exists, and its even more so in the fore front given the Big XII did not have a great OOC performance, just dont read ESPN if you're looking for positive Big XII news. The sports media is no different now than our traditional news stations. NBC is not going to say anything nice about Trump, and Fox is not going to say anything nice about Hillary
Kirk defended us.....Joey blasted us. Rolled his eyes every time Reece or Kirk defended our schedule and our defense. And it is not debatable that he said Washington was "better tested" than we were at this point....and Reece through out there the SOS numbers and he never had a response.
We haven't played a very good team yet! Byu stormed the field after beating a lousy Mississippi state team and they are the best of who we played.
We can't control how other teams have played or control what an idiot like Gallloway says. What we can control is how we perform and if we continue to win loudmouth like him will shut up
We can't control how other teams have played or control what an idiot like Gallloway says. What we can control is how we perform and if we continue to win loudmouth like him will shut up
I didn't even take it as an extreme bashing by Joey. These guys are paid to debate sports, not sit up there and agree about every topic. Some are just hypersensitive to the slightest knock on WVU. He was rolling his eyes because they were arguing the actual number associated with strength of schedule but not taking into account the best win by each of us. They rolled Stanford and should be given more credit at the current moment and I believe that was all that was meant. We were defended by Kirk and Reece, but when put on the spot and asked who would be the team if you ranked it today, they all went with Wash. I don't see any problem, win and it will take care of itself.
1. If Washington and WVU finish undefeated, both will be in the playoff so it will be settled on the field, the only place where it matters.
2. As stated, WVU has played a tougher schedule than Washington so far, so maybe it's Washington this is overrated.
3. WVU beat teams that defeated Arizona, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Texas Tech, so it's not like the Mountaineer schedule was a cakewalk.
4. The 5 teams WVU has beaten are 17-14. The teams left to play are 22-20, but Kansas and Iowa State account for 2-11, so the other 5 are 21-9. THAT will be the test of how good this 2016 WVU team is. There's #9 and #16 nationally in that mix for #12 WVU, so it's far from a cakewalk.
5. I am confident that, with the WVU offensive line and Gibby's defense, that my alma mater will make a good run at it.
6. NOT going undefeated is not a "failure." Hell, only 1 or 2 teams a year do that. Even Alabama loses. But it's the fun or the run that I enjoy. For as long as it lasts.
Meanwhile, let's have us some Horned Frogs soup on Saturday! I'll be in Mountaineer Field to watch it, as always. Even when I'm dead I'll have someone carry my body into my Section 105 East stands seat so that I can scare the hell out of the opponents.
M anhandled Missouri, 26-11
O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21
U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32
N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16
T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17
A nnihilate TCU
I mpale Oklahoma State
N ail Kansas
E radicate Texas
E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma
R oll over Iowa State
S uffocate Baylor
2. As stated, WVU has played a tougher schedule than Washington so far, so maybe it's Washington this is overrated.
3. WVU beat teams that defeated Arizona, Michigan State, Mississippi State, Texas Tech, so it's not like the Mountaineer schedule was a cakewalk.
4. The 5 teams WVU has beaten are 17-14. The teams left to play are 22-20, but Kansas and Iowa State account for 2-11, so the other 5 are 21-9. THAT will be the test of how good this 2016 WVU team is. There's #9 and #16 nationally in that mix for #12 WVU, so it's far from a cakewalk.
5. I am confident that, with the WVU offensive line and Gibby's defense, that my alma mater will make a good run at it.
6. NOT going undefeated is not a "failure." Hell, only 1 or 2 teams a year do that. Even Alabama loses. But it's the fun or the run that I enjoy. For as long as it lasts.
Meanwhile, let's have us some Horned Frogs soup on Saturday! I'll be in Mountaineer Field to watch it, as always. Even when I'm dead I'll have someone carry my body into my Section 105 East stands seat so that I can scare the hell out of the opponents.
M anhandled Missouri, 26-11
O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21
U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32
N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16
T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17
A nnihilate TCU
I mpale Oklahoma State
N ail Kansas
E radicate Texas
E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma
R oll over Iowa State
S uffocate Baylor
Just as I thought .... They did not "completely" bash us.
There are few, if any, fan bases loaded with as much neurotic behavior as ours.
It's in our DNA. We always feel like the world is against us. After all, we are one of the poorest states in the nation in income, health, unemployment, loss of coal mining jobs. It's a lot to overcome. Maybe that's why we enjoy WVU's success so much, because we can share the joy of the ride.
Now, let's have some Frog Soup on Saturday!
M anhandled Missouri, 26-11
O rdinary against Youngstown, 38-21
U nnerving miracle goalline tip/interception escapes BYU, 35-32
N o quit against Kansas State, 17-16
T ony’s turbulence tore up Texas Tech, 48-17
A nnihilate TCU
I mpale Oklahoma State
N ail Kansas
E radicate Texas
E rectile dysfunction Oklahoma
R oll over Iowa State
S uffocate Baylor
You could watch his body language and see he was being an asshat purely for the sake of being an asshat. That show is as much theater as football.
Which is exactly why Trev Alberts walked overnight a few years ago. It was career suicide, but he has my total respect for taking a stand against the charades.
Believe me, Joey Galloway did bash us......And I even said that Kirk and Reece defended us. But Galloway refused to even look at the SOS numbers when prompted to....
Everything is potential until all the games are played. Just concentrate on the next one.
It's Joey freakin Galloway!?! Anybody care what he thinks? ....With an actual analytical brain I mean ....HELL NO!
You know .... the polls and all that crap people talk about don't really mean much until you have eight games under your belt. At that point you'll know where you stand and what it is that you are actually playing for.
