WVU's inability to move the ball often falls on the Mountaineer offense's shoulders. We are our own worse enemy. If we have a good drive going, we fumble it away or throw an interception. This is about as inconsistent and offense as I've seen under Dana at WVU. And the defense, which was something to write home about, has lost Joseph, Chestnut and so many others that Gibson plans to use 3 guys to replace 1 guy at 1 spot (not all at the same time, of course, unless the refers are looking the other way).
This could be really ugly tonight. TCU has demolished every excuse WVU has had about switching from a lesser conference to the Big East, although it hasn't stopped the Dana apologists from trying.
TCU made the transition and it competing for Big 12 and national honors. WVU is not. It's that simple. Either do it, or stop making excuses about why you're not doing it. You're either not good enough, not coached well enough or not trying hard enough. Or a mixture.
As Nike says: Just do it! I'm tired of excuses.
Yes, I know, the WVU October schedule would be tough for Ohio State or Alabama to survive without a loss. But that excuse is gone once Texas Tech, Texas, Kansas, Iowa State and Kansas State show up on the WVU schedule. Apologists will have to come up with new excuses.
M ighty defense throttled Georgia Southern, 44-0
O utstanding defense obliterated Liberty, 41-17
U nilaterally decimated Maryland, 45-6, on defense and offense
N oxious offense & special teams against Oklahoma, 44-24
T urnovers lose to Oklahoma State, 33-26 in OT despite impressive comeback from 15-point deficit.
A wesome Baylor too much, 62-38.
I nch by TCU
N ip Texas Tech
E scape Texas
E rectile dysfunction Kansas
R oll past Iowa State
S lip past Kansas State