Does West Virginia maybe win back-to-back national titles?
Does Steve Slaton still skip his senior year? I'mma think HCNB can get us there! On December 1st, 2007, West Virginia played host to bitter rival, Pitt for the 100th edition of the Backyard Brawl. Scars fade. This one result changed so much of West Virginia's football history. West Virginia had too much offensive firepower and just hung 66 points on No. Had those two kicks sailed through the uprights, it could have changed things. Doing so meant a nine-game league schedule and limited room to add notable non-conference games. They also established a bit of a four-way rivalry, which you can see play out in SU’s own history through the end of the 1980s. There aren't many instances where West Virginia would be considered favorites over the Buckeyes, but this would have been one of them. Bob Huggins and the Mountaineer coaching staff officially fill their 2020-21 rosterOhio State couldn't stop the spread back then we would have rolled over those Buckeyes 45-24 finalLooking at what freshman wide receiver Reese Smith brings to the table for West VirginiaNo doubt that Rich Rod thru that game. PSU’s gone. There's not a doubt in my mind.What would have happened had Pat White not been injured? Does Rich Rodriguez still leave for Michigan? West Virginia will open the 2020 football season in the Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game against Florida State and have three home games in September. So despite not being a conference in any official sense, the four schools did perform some of the same functions. Yes, the offense that night was anemic to say the least, but there's no doubt that at some point, White would have got that offense going and broke off a huge play or two, maybe even three. The Big 12 Conference Virtual Media Day that was scheduled for August 3rd has been cancelledUnfortunately, for the Mountaineers, everything that could go wrong, would go wrong. And they don’t really have a BIG rival to diminish Syracuse the way West Virginia does with Pitt. West Virginia head coach Neal Brown's announcement to have a defense led by a committee of coaches is intriguingUnfortunately, for the Mountaineers, everything that could go wrong, would go wrong. I'mma #TrustTheClimb. But the Orange are just 23-43-5 against Penn State, and just 8-26 against them since 1960. The Panthers are our longest, uninterrupted rival at this juncture — we’ve played every season since 1955 — yet fans on either side barely care about the other. We ALL need to just stop picking at this scab.
No one across the country, and I mean no one, expected a 3-8 team to hang with the Mountaineers. against SU over the last 18 games. 20 Connecticut the week prior. Pat White went down with an injury with five minutes remaining in the 2nd quarter and would not return until the six minute mark in the 4th quarter. What if Pat White Didn't Go Down vs Pitt ... but it could have changed the entire future of West Virginia football. The offense could not move the ball whatsoever. #HAILWV & GO MOUNTAINEERS !