Podcasts by Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast
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Tuesday morning Q&A: WVU sports march on from 2022-03-01T15:59:26
A disappointing basketball season forces an evaluation of the program. Spring football begins with questions about Year 4 and access. What could the Big 12 look like as soon as next season? Learn m...
ListenWhat now for hoops, football and ... baseball? from 2022-02-22T20:38
Another loss for the basketball team refreshes old questions while the start of spring football and the baseball season give fans something to anticipate and appreciate. Learn more about your ad ch...
ListenFriday morning Q&A: Fixed it! from 2022-02-18T15:59:06
Three problems converge to create a massive headache for college teams and coaches. Chris and Mike have some thoughts on how to fix it as well as suggestions for basketball's offseason and reasons ...
ListenDeflating basketball season falls flat again from 2022-02-15T15:06:30
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ListenMaking and completing changes from 2022-02-11T15:01:03
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ListenEvan Miyakawa to the rescue from 2022-02-07T21:15:22
Evan Miyakawa makes his anticipated and triumphant return to review WVU's season, players and lineups and suggest fixes to take this team to the NCAA Tournament. Learn more about your ad choices. V...
ListenNew and remaining work for WVU football from 2022-02-02T20:07:19
Gerad Parker is moving on. Someone is moving in. This is sudden, and the search for a replacement may not be fast or easy. Meanwhile, WVU moves on in allotting the remaining scholarships. Learn mor...
ListenGood amid sustained bad for hoops from 2022-02-01T15:17:38
The final score didn't prove the point, but maybe WVU's head coach and players are onto something when they say the team is close to breaking through again. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
ListenTime to call the Hawgs from 2022-01-28T15:08:59
WVU takes a four-game losing streak to one of the toughest environments in the sport and against an unusual lineup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: The new tomorrow for basketball from 2022-01-24T15:06:54
Shane Lyons is surely watching, so what does he think about WVU basketball and what might have to change for the Mountaineers today and beyond? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
ListenWest Virginia's offense is Graham Harrell's to run... Can he help Neal Brown push it in the right direction? from 2022-01-21T08:00
West Virginia seems to be stuck in the middle of the Big 12 as they enter Neal Brown's fourth season. How do they continue their climb to the top of the conference? Well, new OC Graham Harrell migh...
ListenWhat to make of Country Roads Trust from 2022-01-20T19:13:30
Country Roads Trust has arrived to help West Virginia student-athletes secure name, image and likeness opportunities. There are obvious benefits, but there are conflicts and questions, too. Today's...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Is it spring already? from 2022-01-17T15:10:18
As the snow falls in Morgantown, thoughts turn to spring football and what changes to expect on the roster and on the field. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenEmergency podcast: WVU hires Graham Harrell from 2022-01-10T20:08:58
The Mountaineers made their first move in the offseason with a big-time addition to the coaching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Big 12 hoops, transfers and newcomers from 2022-01-10T15:33:44
A new year and the same deal: Subscribers have questions about the Big 12 basketball standings, what's happening in the post, freshmen contributors for the football season, the current and prospect...
ListenWhere football goes from here from 2022-01-04T15:25:16
The smoke has cleared. The walls and the roof have stopped shaking. It's a good time to assess the WVU football program, the strengths and weaknesses and what could and should happen now. Learn mor...
ListenRapid reactions to the bowl game from 2021-12-29T07:47
The season is over with a disappointing performance and a discouraging showing by West Virginia's offense. It might not bode well for what's next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone....
ListenGame 13: An enjoyable preview, guaranteed from 2021-12-27T04:51:41
As kickoff approaches, we dig in once more before Minnesota and West Virginia clash in Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRowing the boat with Ryan Burns from 2021-12-21T16:50:48
West Virginia and Minnesota have never played a football game, but that doesn't mean you should be unfamiliar with the team the Mountaineers play in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Ryan Burns from Gopher...
ListenDiscussing the big stories with Chris Hummer from 2021-12-19T18:11:27
Say hello to the 247Sports national college football writer for insight on the biggest from the 2021 season as well as the ones that will affect the many seasons still to come. Learn more about you...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Let's answer them all! from 2021-12-14T15:39:14
We open the mailbag in the closing stretch of football recruiting and basketball's non-conference schedule to cover everything asked about WVU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
ListenWVU's big finish, big step and big issue from 2021-12-10T15:19:21
WVU football hits the home stretch of a likely eventful December signing period. The basketball team has its first signature win. Neal Brown's transfer dilemma requires thoughtful discourse. All th...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Analyst, bowl, basketball and more from 2021-12-07T15:45:01
West Virginia has a bowl assignment, an opponent and some intrigue as an analyst crosses enemy lines. Basketball has a significant opportunity on Wednesday in a string of valuable upcoming games. L...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Coaches, contracts, lineups and more from 2021-11-29T15:14:10
Subscribers are curious about Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma, schools outspending themselves, basketball lineups and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid Reactions to the Kansas game from 2021-11-28T04:34:28
WVU is bowl eligible, Neal Brown is a .500 coach and everyone gets a chance to keep this brief surge rolling a little longer in a bowl game. What's working now, what worked Saturday night and what ...
ListenGame 12: It all comes down to this from 2021-11-25T03:13:10
Eleven down, one to go. The stakes are oddly high, but the stats sure seem to be on WVU's side entering Saturday night's game at Kansas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Kansas, basketball, AD input and more from 2021-11-22T15:27:06
Basketball bounces back. Football eyes a bowl. One season kicks into gear. One nears the conclusion. What questions remain?Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Texas game from 2021-11-20T21:49:20
WVU did a better job making the best of a bad situation, and that was good enough to keep Texas in its downward spiral. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenGame 11: The elimination game from 2021-11-18T01:53:06
West Virginia and Texas operate on different levels, but they'll be on the same plane Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The two teams are in similar spots, and only one can overcome its roster issues ...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Ten down, two to go from 2021-11-15T15:34:08
While WVU football frustrates fans with chronic issues and a pattern of performances, Mountaineer basketball appears to be adapting in a new season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon...
ListenRapid reactions to the Kansas State game from 2021-11-13T21:37:17
West Virginia made more mistakes than it can afford to make and Kansas State made basically none Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats doubled up the Mountaineers and put WVU's seaso...
ListenGame 10: Made for Manhattan from 2021-11-11T04:35:05
WVU puts its five-game winning streak against Kansas State on the line in Saturday's trip to the Sunflower State. Who has to play well and what must the Mountaineers do and avoid to get the win? Le...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Quarterbacks, evaluations, upgrades and more from 2021-11-08T15:23:18
As is custom after a loss, the questions are plentiful and pointed ... and the quarterback is the target. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Oklahoma State game from 2021-11-07T00:11:02
West Virginia's winning streak ended while a losing streak to Oklahoma State continued. Neal Brown sounded resigned to the outcome, which leads to a meaty question this deep into this third season....
ListenGame Nine: Cowboy up in Morgantown from 2021-11-04T02:46:34
WVU has a second straight home game against a ranked team and looks to change its luck against Oklahoma State. The visitor is good at what it does, and the Cowboys know it and flaunt it. How will t...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Coaching, squibs, recruits and more from 2021-11-01T14:27:52
Another week, another win and another round of questions about the state of West Virginia football, coaching, recruiting and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Iowa State game from 2021-10-30T23:58:17
WVU has a winning streak and something close to an unrecognizable offense, and it's time to talk about what has changed and how that changes the outlook for the rest of the season. Learn more about...
ListenGame Eight: A new Michael is in to preview Iowa State from 2021-10-27T18:56:36
Michael Swain of CycloneAlert joins the podcast to help preview this weekend's West Virginia game against Iowa State. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Change was on the table from 2021-10-25T15:22:39
Was it something he said? Neal Brown said everything was on the table during the open week, and WVU looked similar. against TCU ... but did make some changes. What did we see? What did we think? Wh...
ListenRapid reactions to the TCU game from 2021-10-24T03:59:33
A powerful running game, an efficient quarterback and an aggressive defense carried West Virginia to yet another win over TCU. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenGame Seven: The better of the bad or bust from 2021-10-20T21:26:08
WVU's poor run game meets TCU's poor run defense Saturday night in Texas. Is it as simple as that or is there more to the matchup as the Mountaineers seek to end a three-game losing streak and a se...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Passing it over to basketball from 2021-10-18T14:17:27
Basketball season is underway. Football is back from an open week. Business is about to pick up for both. What can we expect from this point forward? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: The tag team champs are here from 2021-10-11T14:08:07
Another loss, another round of questions about the past, present and future of West Virginia football and the Neal Brown tenure. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Baylor game from 2021-10-09T20:31:38
WVU gave up a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage and had to call a timeout before its first snap. It got worse from there in a 45-20 loss to Baylor. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
ListenGame Six: Strength meets strength from 2021-10-06T23:33:49
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ListenMonday morning Q&A: Is this a horror film? from 2021-10-04T14:23:03
WVU is 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12 following a discouraging loss to Texas Tech. Subscribers wonder about the future of the program, the coaching staff, the roster and more. Learn more about y...
ListenRapid reactions to the Texas Tech game from 2021-10-03T00:25:11
This is a new episode, even though it may sound like older ones. WVU once again contributed to its own demise Saturday and lost a third straight game to Texas Tech. Learn more about your ad choices...
ListenGame Five Preview: Opposite directions from 2021-09-29T18:19:42
Texas Tech has the better record. WVU has the better momentum. Two teams coming off a loss sure seem headed in different directions, and that has to matter when the Red Raiders visit the Mountainee...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Meet your new offensive coordinators from 2021-09-27T14:18:16
The Mountaineers are back to business following Saturday night's loss to Oklahoma. How good can they be? How does this compare to prior defeats? What changes can be made? What other questions do su...
ListenRapid reactions to the Oklahoma game from 2021-09-26T04:17:55
No. 4 Oklahoma made it nine wins in a row over visiting West Virginia and 12 straight wins overall in Saturday night's home game on ABC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenGame Four Preview: Get in your lane from 2021-09-23T02:07:35
The Mountaineers are back on the road again and looking to snap a five-game losing streak away from home and an eight-game losing streak in the series when they play No. 4 Oklahoma. How does WVU gi...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: What's on tapas for the offense? from 2021-09-20T14:26:53
The offense, the game plan and the quarterbacks remain on the front of everyone's minds two days after West Virginia took back the Black Diamond Trophy and defeated No. 15 Virginia Tech. Learn more...
ListenRapid reactions to the Virginia Tech game from 2021-09-18T21:52:46
Sometimes you get lucky and get a reminder about how cool college football can be. Saturday was one of those days. It wasn't fun or easy for WVU fans to get to that destination, but end the end, th...
ListenGame Three Preview: How WVU can win a trophy game from 2021-09-15T23:18:28
A detailed look at Saturday's matchup shows what WVU can expect from the Virginia Tech offense, defense and special teams. What are the keys to victory? What are the matchups to exploit? What are t...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Changing the story from 2021-09-13T14:40:41
It's not a surprise, but listeners want to know about the Jarret Doege/Garrett Greene dynamic, the new Big 12, changes to the depth chart, game planning the WVU offense and more. Learn more about y...
ListenRapid reactions to the LIU game from 2021-09-12T02:15:50
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ListenGame Two Preview: What's the deal with LIU? from 2021-09-08T21:09:45
An unusual opponent is in what's actually the most common spot on the schedule for WVU's annual FCS opponent, but LIU doesn't have much going in its third season transitioning from Division II to t...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Who's calling and making plays? from 2021-09-06T15:13:29
Saturday's loss asked a lot of questions about the Mountaineers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Maryland game from 2021-09-05T00:56
West Virginia is 0-1 and has itself to blame for a lot of the pain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenGame One Preview: What to think of Maryland from 2021-09-01T23:09:40
Is Maryland a but mysterious? Is there enough returning production to draw some clues? Where might the Terrapins be vulnerable. How could they attack WVU? All that and more, plus an initial look at...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Surprises, starters, concerns and more from 2021-08-31T14:37:36
West Virginia starts the season Saturday with a rare true non-conference road opener. Listeners want to know about starters, surprises, game plans and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
ListenThe self-prescribed Q&A episode from 2021-08-23T14:38
Before settling into the ordinary podcast routine for the football season, we detour with a Q&A episode in which Chris and Mike ask one another the questions they need answered. Learn more about yo...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Power 5 draft, WVU foes, prop bets and more from 2021-08-10T14:38:39
Tom Bragg of Marshall's 247Sports site uses his experience on the WVU beat to help answer a new batch of questions in the latest VIP mailbag. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...
ListenCelebrating the beginning of preseason practice from 2021-08-06T14:52:33
Football is back at West Virginia. The team has its first practice and the coach has his first press conference today, and this episode sets the table for what's to come as the Mountaineers prepare...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Have you heard about expansion? from 2021-08-03T15:06:10
Time passes but the interest remains. Folks are starved for news and developments about what happens next to WVU and college sports conferences. There are many questions, and we try to answer as be...
ListenRealignment and expansion extravaganza from 2021-07-26T15:01
As news breaks in the middle of the episode that Texas and Oklahoma do not intend to remain with the Big 12, the discussion revolves around West Virginia's past, present and future in realignment. ...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Who is the fourth-best QB of all-time? from 2021-07-20T16:54
After a deep dive on name, image and likeness gripes and what EerSports can't and "should" do, Chris and Mike answer questions about football newcomers, Neal Brown's contract, Big 12 media days and...
ListenFinishing touches for vacation, recruiting, the offseason and more from 2021-07-12T22:58:39
Big 12 media days begin in Dallas Wednesday, and Neal Brown has some questions to answer. He also has a team with players who didn't generate much preseason buzz but could grab some all-conference ...
ListenReviewing Big 12 media's picks and predictions from 2021-07-09T12:21
The 2021 college football season is just around the corner, and you know it's coming now that the Big 12 has released it's preseason poll and all-conference teams. Let's compare how the media voted...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: NIL rant, QB scenario, hoops addition from 2021-07-06T14:18:04
One half of the team is out of town, but that's no reason to skip another opportunity to talk about everything happening around West Virginia sports right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...
Listen247Sports College Football Daily: Neal Brown's not following his predecessors as he builds up West Virginia from 2021-06-23T07:01
There's a sense of family in the air with Neal Brown at the helm in Morgantown. But while he begins his third season in 2021, Brown has only had one full off-season to build his program. The Mounta...
ListenClint Brewster discusses talented Nicco Marchiol from 2021-06-22T14:38:21
West Virginia added one of the top 300 players and top 25 quarterbacks in the country to the 2022 recruiting class on Monday, and former college quarterback and current 247Sports evaluator Clint Br...
ListenTake a look into the crystal ball from 2021-06-17T12:55:42
After a weekend of official visits and before the first 7-on-7 camp of the summer, today's episode offers advice on how to handle recruiting predictions, what to think of recent headlines and wheth...
ListenGetaway day Q&A from 2021-06-11T15:19:36
Quick thoughts about the College Football Playoff proposal and answers to questions about wrestling, marketing, fundraising, Liverpool and fun and games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit meg...
ListenWhat is and isn't happening and why that is at WVU from 2021-06-09T01:22:41
A second camp is in the books, and two more are on the way at WVU. We cover the latest recruiting themes and headlines and look ahead at the immediate and slightly distance future for the Mountaine...
ListenReviewing recruiting's raucous return from 2021-06-03T19:56
With in-person and on-campus recruiting now a part of our lives again, we break in between events to recap Tuesday's camp, this weekend's visits and what's happened in between. Learn more about you...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Celebrity coaches, championships, upsets and more from 2021-05-25T14:19:35
In the final episode before on-campus recruiting returns, the hosts chime in about media access, evaluation skills, point spreads, recruiting only transfers and everything else on the audience's mi...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Recruiting conquests, curiosity and coaches from 2021-05-18T14:33:52
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ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Quarterbacks then, now and forever from 2021-05-11T14:17:36
Is a quarterback change coming? Can quarterback recruiting change? HOw can a developmental prospect change while not playing? All that and more on football and basketball in today's edition. Learn ...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: A coordinated conversation about leadership from 2021-05-04T14:12:33
The transfer portal spins, but sports go on at WVU. Questions focus on how the many jobs work and what direction decision-makers should take in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: A day late and a day better from 2021-04-28T03:34:51
With recent and confusing news in the rear view mirror, it's time to refocus on spring football and the offseason for basketball and football for today's Q&A podcast. Learn more about your ad choic...
ListenDerek Culver twists and turns out of town from 2021-04-27T13:36
We have a lot to say after everything that happened Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Gold-Blue Game from 2021-04-24T20:36:07
The spring game was back at West Virginia Saturday, and the Mountaineers tried their best to make it worthwhile. They probably pulled it off, too. Neal Brown capped a big week with a pleasant after...
ListenViewer's guide to Saturday's spring game from 2021-04-21T22:42
After a one-year hiatus out of WVU's control, the spring game is back. The annual Gold-Blue Game is back at 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon on ESPN+'s Big 12 now. But first, a discussion of what's bee...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Hooked on podcast bait from 2021-04-20T15:52:55
The hosts get right to work with a divisive topic and then make plans for new and former football players, for a current and perhaps soon-to-be former player, for WVU's athletic department and for ...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: A basketball shakeup? from 2021-04-13T14:15:54
It's not just the basketball players looking to advance their careers at West Virginia. WVU might be looking for an assistant coach before long during an offseason peppered with speculation about w...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: All about personnel then and now from 2021-04-06T14:08:35
Bob Huggins went to the transfer portal. He might not be done yet. Dimon Carrigan will help, but what will another addition offer? Who's coming back? Who's not? And how will the football team's off...
ListenTransfer and draft chat with Eric Bossi from 2021-04-01T02:20:27
The Mountaineers have added players to college basketball's transfer portal. They might fish a few out, too. Some players are in the NBA Draft pool. One or two more join. What does it all mean to W...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: The transfer of power from 2021-03-30T14:03:17
Today's episode addresses concerns about defensive backs, the basketball rotation under-the-radar players and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Tweeting, coaching, returning and more from 2021-03-23T13:43:12
Fans are threatening players, subscribers are asking questions and the hosts are providing answers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to WVU's season-ending loss from 2021-03-22T01:18:10
West Virginia's season ended sooner than anticipated, and one wonders how things look the next time the Mountaineers are on the court. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWVU v. Syracuse preview from 2021-03-21T14:55:29
Syracuse's 2-3 zone will test and temp WVU's offense, and the Mountaineers can validate their season for better or worse in this evening's game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU's win over Morehead State from 2021-03-20T07:20:15
WVU did plenty right and not much wrong to actually ease past Morehead State at Lucas Oil Stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWVU v. Morehead State preview from 2021-03-19T13:20:43
The wait will go on a little longer, but WVU and Morehead State will indeed play tonight in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Here's all you need to know before they begin. Learn more about y...
ListenMarch Gladness from 2021-03-15T13:45
The NCAA Tournament's selection committee rewarded WVU for its schedule and its performance this season with a No. 3 seed in the Midwest Region, a winnable opener, a favorable path to the Sweet 16 ...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU's Big 12 Tournament loss from 2021-03-11T19:38:33
For the first time since 2015, WVU won't be playing in the Big 12 Tournament semifinal. The Mountaineers lost their quarterfinal matchup against Oklahoma State Thursday and endangered their NCAA To...
ListenBig 12 Tournament Preview from 2021-03-09T19:02:37
West Virginia slipped up at the end of the season but has a second chance to cash in on significant stakes in the Big 12 Tournament. Two games today precede WVU's first game Thursday morning. Learn...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: New ceiling, WVU malice, Big 12 wrestling and more from 2021-03-09T14:51:08
What does March hold for WVU in various sports? Let's figure it out. A solo edition of the weekly Q&A has Mike weighing in on many teams and figures. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...
ListenAround the horn with new acquisition Will Aldrich from 2021-03-04T21:12
West Virginia was about to start a 15-game home stand, but like football and basketball before them, COVID-19 struck and put the Mountaineers on the pine for a week. Today's episode discusses the t...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Basketball awards, matchups and more from 2021-03-02T15:10:45
Four Mountaineers are up for basketball awards. Some opponents match up better than others. Spring football is starting soon. The facility arms race never ends. What's next for WVU? Learn more abou...
ListenPreviewing WVU's final flourish from 2021-02-26T01:00:34
The Big 12 handed WVU good scheduling news, and now the 10th-ranked Mountaineers have opportunities to finish strong, stay high in the conference standings and grab a No. 2 seed in the Big 12 tourn...
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Who's lucky, leaving and indispensable? from 2021-02-23T15:26:30
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ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Lineups, transfers, media and more from 2021-02-16T15:32
Examining who is in the game late, what coaches should do and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Making many picks for the future from 2021-02-09T15:19
Speculating about recruiting, spring football, next season's basketball roster, the Big 12 schedule and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenA highly efficient visit from Evan Miyakawa from 2021-02-04T04:49:46
As WVU prepares for the stiffest part of the schedule, the proprietor of evanmiya.com visits to preview the next six games, review the Mountaineers and talk stats in college basketball in 2021. Lea...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Discussing Bob Huggins from 2021-02-01T15:47:04
Checking the temperature on basketball, Bob Huggins, breakthrough football players and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: New view of hoops, new schedules for football from 2021-01-25T15:19:48
Sharing the latest on football's offseason and wild reporting stories. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: A rotation, a two-deep, an extra arm and more from 2021-01-19T01:34
Basketball has a new schedule and plenty of work to do and football has a few ways to repair the offense. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenScheduling, tempering, contracts and more from 2021-01-15T03:11
The basketball team's break might not be too bad, WVU can have a say in legislation and former Mountaineers stay busy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenTuesday morning Q&A: Basketball and football in the news from 2021-01-12T01:39:12
Basketball has had its ups and downs and football is about to generate some news. We fill the time in an unexpectedly open week with questions that subscribers have had on their minds. Learn more a...
ListenNew floors and ceilings for basketball from 2021-01-07T01:33
Basketball made some big splashes last week, and the ripples persist. The Mountaineers should be different and could be all right. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to the Liberty Bowl from 2021-01-01T01:55:54
WVU's backup quarterback rallied his team from an 11-point deficit to top Army. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenPreviewing the Liberty Bowl from 2020-12-30T15:41
West Virginia faces Army in the Liberty Bowl and probably in the rain Thursday. Today's episode previews the final game of a long season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenWVU and what army? from 2020-12-23T15:04
Neal Brown isn't going anywhere, but what about WVU basketball? Recent headlines are worth discussing before Brown leads the Mountaineers into a bowl game worth debating. Learn more about your ad c...
ListenNational signing day preview from 2020-12-15T15:04:16
WVU football's 2021 recruiting class comes into form Wednesday with the first day of the early signing period. Today's episode looks at the class and the players who are joining the Mountaineers. L...
ListenPreviewing whatever is next from 2020-12-11T14:52:58
There is no football game this weekend, and Neal Brown is thrust into offseason mode. There is a basketball game this afternoon, and Bob Huggins is intent on making the most of this regular season....
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Thoughts on the 2021 roster from 2020-12-07T14:51:50
Before moving on to the final game of the regular season, we close the books on the loss to Iowa State and what it all means. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their ...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU's loss to Iowa State from 2020-12-06T02:00:35
WVU falls behind early and then by a lot in another road loss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenPreviewing WVU v. Iowa State from 2020-12-04T16:35:11
WVU plays for the first time since Nov. 14 in Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. ESPN game against No. 9/12 Iowa State. The Cyclones are a solid team with a surprisingly potent offense and a consistently stubbor...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s Crossover Classic triumph from 2020-11-27T22:28
WVU won three games in three days, and there’s a lot to like about the present and the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenSetting the table for basketball season from 2020-11-20T15:23:15
The Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic is supposed to begin in five days, and one of the most anticipated WVU seasons in quite some time will be underway. To get you ready, Chris and Mike preview the...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: A very improved episode from 2020-11-16T14:36:26
Before moving into a the final open week of the season, we close the books on the win against TCU and what it all means. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU's win over TCU from 2020-11-14T21:49:50
WVU took an early lead and then took hold of the game to defeat TCU Saturday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenPreviewing WVU v. TCU from 2020-11-13T15:00
The beat goes on for WVU as it plays the fifth game in the defining stretch of five games in five Saturdays with tomorrow’s home game against TCU. The Horned Frogs are a puzzling team that might be...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Picking up the pieces from 2020-11-09T15:12
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ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s loss to Texas from 2020-11-07T22:42:06
West Virginia gave itself some chances Saturday on the road against Texas, but the Mountaineers didn’t help themselves and didn’t get much help from the officials in a costly defeat. Learn more abo...
ListenPreviewing WVU v. Texas from 2020-11-06T14:54:08
The beat goes on for WVU as it plays the fourth game in the defining stretch of five games in five Saturdays with tomorrow’s road game against No. 22 Texas. The Longhorns are the Longhorns. They're...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: What to make of your expectations from 2020-11-02T15:18:06
Before moving onto another chapter, we close the books on the win over Kansas State. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the impressive performance ag...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s win over Kansas State from 2020-10-31T21:48
West Virginia could try, but it would be hard to write and perform a better script than what happened Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The offense got hot. The defenses was dominant enough to score. ...
ListenPreviewing WVU v. Kansas State from 2020-10-30T14:33:38
The beat goes on for WVU as it concluded the four-game mini season and continues on in the stretch of five games on five straight Saturdays with tomorrow’s home game against first-place Kansas Stat...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: How does it feel? from 2020-10-26T14:09:26
Before moving onto another chapter, we close the books on the loss against Texas Tech. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the 34-27 loss to the Red R...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s loss to Texas Tech from 2020-10-25T02:50
West Virginia wasn’t good enough, especially in the fourth quarter, and Texas Tech took advantage. The Mountaineers committed a critical turnover the Red Raiders returned for a game-winning touchdo...
ListenPreviewing WVU v. Texas Tech from 2020-10-23T14:19
WVU takes the second step during its critical stretch of five games on five consecutive Saturdays with tomorrow’s road game against Texas Tech. The Red Raiders are slumping and are trying to change...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Is this good? This seems good from 2020-10-19T14:36:14
Before moving onto another chapter, we close the books on the win over Kansas. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the 38-17 win. Learn more about you...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s win over Kansas from 2020-10-17T21:49:12
The outcome was pretty much what everyone expected. The route that WVU traveled to arrive at that particular destination was now. Tonight’s episode covers the ups, downs, the stats and storylines f...
ListenPreviewing WVU v. Kansas from 2020-10-16T14:02:07
WVU begins a stretch of five games on five consecutive Saturdays with Saturday’s home game against Kansas. The Jayhawks haven’t had any success on the road in the past 12 years and they aren’t expe...
ListenDebating the present and the future from 2020-10-09T14:34:54
COVID-19 reminds us it’s still a thing, and Chris and Mike take inventory of the 2020 season before closing with a bit on basketball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenMonday morning Q&A: A second look at a double overtime win from 2020-10-05T14:31:23
Before moving onto another open weekend, we close the books on the win over Baylor. Mike and Chris answer the questions that subscribers have had on their minds since the double overtime victory. L...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s win over Baylor from 2020-10-03T23:01:09
What can you say about this one? It was neither pretty nor exciting. Neither team had a winning performance. It justifiably required two overtimes. In the end, West Virginia defeated Baylor 27-21, ...
ListenPreviewing WVU vs. Baylor from 2020-10-02T12:10
WVU begins what may very well be a four-game season with Saturday’s home game against Baylor. The script is somewhat similar to and somewhat unlike what the Mountaineers took into last week’s game ...
ListenMonday morning Q&A: Checking in WVU after defeat from 2020-09-28T14:39:43
Before moving onto Saturday’s game against Baylor, we close the books on the loss to Oklahoma State. Mike and Chris answer the subscriber questions thats ave been on their mind since the team left ...
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s loss to Oklahoma State from 2020-09-27T01:12:53
WVU’s dropped a game and leveled the record at 1-1. The Mountaineers probably feel like they lost this one more than the Cowboys beat them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
ListenAll-inclusive Oklahoma State preview from 2020-09-24T17:39:21
The 2020 season resumes and Big 12 play begins Saturday as West Virginia visits No. 15 Oklahoma State. Want to know the key aspects and matchups going into the game? Chris and Mike have you covered...
ListenWVU rests while the Big Ten (and others?) return from 2020-09-18T14:34
No game is no excuse to avoid a podcast. It’s instead time to update the travel rosters, assess freshmen, discuss public records and welcome the Big Ten back into the sport. Learn more about your a...
ListenMonday Q&A: Adjusting expectations for personnel and Big 12 from 2020-09-13T23:42:01
The Mountaineers had answers for all the offseason questions, and now you have new questions about the Mountaineers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenRapid reactions to WVU’s win over EKU from 2020-09-12T21:54:33
Big news preceded kickoff, and then West Virginia put up some big numbers against Eastern Kentucky. Chris and Mike recap the discipline and the performance as WVU heads into an open week at full st...
ListenLet’s get it started: WVU v. EKU preview from 2020-09-10T18:54:41
The time has come for the offseason to yield to the regular season. WVU begins with a seemingly overmatched FCS opponent, but there are some questions about what to expect at the start. Today’s epi...
ListenKicking off the season with a Q&A from 2020-09-07T13:52:19
There’s a WVU game this week, and we know there’s a lot to talk about. Today’s episode hopes to ease everyone’s curiosity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenPicking WVU’s 2020 travel roster from 2020-09-03T21:44:13
It’s time to hold West Virginia’s more-inviting-than-normal roster filled this year with players who will not redshirt and attempt to predict who travels with the team to road games. Only 70 Mounta...
ListenSetting a schedule, a roster size and expectations for 2020 from 2020-09-02T14:57:43
With a game under our belts and the start of the WVU season just around the corner, it’s time to talk about what to expect on the field, on the roster and even in the rulebook. Learn more about you...
ListenSettings the storylines for 2020 with Allan Bell from 2020-08-28T00:55:25
SportsLine’s Allan Bell stops by to preview betting uncertainty, expected trends, Big 12 prospects and more to get you ready for the 2020 season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
ListenSorting out roster dilemmas now and later from 2020-08-24T21:18:41
The band is back together to review last week’s fair but also tricky NCAA ruling about player eligibility in 2020 and to try to piece together camp news to make an early depth chart. Learn more abo...
ListenBig 12 risers and fallers and national news with Chris Hummer from 2020-08-18T21:47:04
One Chris is away, but another arrives. The show goes on with 247Sports national reporter Chris Hummer and discussion about past and present pandemic developments as well as who he likes and who he...
ListenGetting to know EKU with Nathan Hutchinson from 2020-08-14T20:52:14
Eastern Kentucky’s had an eventful offseason. Nathan Hutchinson of the Richmond Register offers insight of the team he’s covered for 17 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/a...
ListenFuture prospects for a new player and a new opponent from 2020-08-14T14:41:52
News arrived Friday morning about a new player, news may soon arrive about WVU’s first opponent and the news from the past few months may change how things happen in the future. Learn more about yo...
ListenThe Big 12 makes up its mind ... for now from 2020-08-12T14:26:44
It might be temporary. It might be permanent. But the Big 12 definitely did not decided to postpone or cancel the 2020 season Tuesday. Chris and Mike unravel what’s happened and what’s at stake at ...
ListenPreview podcast: The state of the program from 2020-08-07T04:12:46
One year after Neal Brown embarked upon his first season, Chris and Mike compare the two situations, discuss what’s better and why and identify where Brown and his program can still evolve. Learn m...
ListenPreview podcast: Strengths and weaknesses from 2020-08-05T01:33:14
Nobody has perfect circumstance right now, and every team has to figure out how to handle what it does best and where it needs help in a hurry. Today’s episode discusses strengths and weaknesses at...
ListenPreview podcast: Position battles from 2020-08-01T15:29
Coaches will have their eyes on the field to see who can play it also where players can play. Battles are an indispensable part of preseason football, and today’s episode covers the key competition...
ListenPreview podcast: A schedule of some sort from 2020-08-01T09:18:37
It was probably a bad idea to attempt to preview the schedule without knowing who, when and where WVU would play games in 2020. Nevertheless, Chris and Mike tried, uncovered a few reasons to like w...
ListenGetaway podcast takes a turn from 2020-07-30T22:15
We set the expectations for an upcoming vacation, establish parameters for an emergency podcast and discuss what’s news as college football tries to right the ship. Learn more about your ad choices...
ListenThe Koenning v. Martin audio is at the end! from 2020-07-29T15:07
As a nod to those who are tired of the conversation, the expected outcome from a document dump and the conclusions we may reach is pushed to the finish. Before that, we discuss a transfer, some sch...
ListenWVU and the NCAA try to clean up their messes from 2020-07-24T15:09:16
West Virginia’s powers that be can’t say much about the controversy in the football program, but that does not mean they don’t have to say anything to help us all move on. Chris and Mike cover the ...
ListenEmergency episode: Vic Koenning out from 2020-07-22T15:03
WVU and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning struck a mutual agreement to part ways Wednesday, and Chris and Mike discuss the entire episode from start to finish. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi...
ListenHere comes policy, but what took so long? from 2020-07-16T23:21:10
After four months, there maybe some answers for how to proceed with sports. Basketball has a new player. Football may have an alternate opponent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
ListenSorting out construction, scheduling, contracts, recruiting and more from 2020-07-15T15:20:50
The Mountaineers are keeping busy as they encounter and attempt to solve all sorts of pandemic problems. Listen as Chris and Mike explore and explain the latest round of developments. Learn more ab...
ListenNon-conference games vanish, season now in danger from 2020-07-10T01:04
The Big Ten won’t play non-conference sporting events in the fall. The ACC and Pac-12 are reportedly not far behind. This affects WVU football, Mountaineer finances, Olympic sports, opponent bookke...
ListenWho’s coming and who’s going at WVU? from 2020-07-08T02:58:04
The Mountaineers have many international student-athletes whose futures may be uncertain. Kedrian Johnson is on the way to town. A cornerback may be on Johnson’s heels. Football practices will look...
ListenFuture considerations: over/unders, recruiting, 247Sports and more from 2020-07-02T21:40:42
Armed with big news about the future of the website, Chris and Mike gather to discuss Big 12 bets, in-state recruits, wild animal trapping and good news about EerSports. Learn more about your ad ch...
ListenGoing out with a Q&A from 2020-06-30T20:10:06
After a quick discussion about Edward Vesterinen, Chris and Mike spend the episode emptying a subscriber mailbag and discussing European talent, the future of the defensive line, the next ACC commi...
ListenMaking a case for all-conference teams ... and a clean resolution from 2020-06-26T16:13:49
Things are suddenly quiet at WVU as a resolution approaches, and a football season with much to teach is maybe on the way. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenKerry Martin, Vic Koenning and what we do and do not know from 2020-06-24T01:27
A player used Twitter to publicize alleges instances of insensitivity by one of the football team’s coaches, and Chris and Mike try to provide available answers to the many questions. Learn more ab...
ListenClues or coincidences for football's future from 2020-06-19T01:45:32
Creative ways to build a roster and sneaky ways to construct a defense highlight today’s episode, which also covers recruiting developments and CopyrightGate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...
ListenA positive test result, a negative draw and more Mike Gundy from 2020-06-17T02:24:23
WVU has one positive test result, and the next part tests the entire process. Basketball has a plan to return to campus. Best Virginia has its opposition in The Basketball Tournament. Mike Gundy ha...
ListenWho’s back in town, who’s virtually visiting and who’s a good guest? from 2020-06-12T15:57
WVU football has a plan for just about everything involved with bringing the football team back to campus, including clever details for workouts. 247Sports needs suggestions for Social Distance gue...
ListenRiding WVU recruiting’s tidal wave from 2020-06-09T21:46
WVU has added two more commitments to the recruiting class, and the quality may be growing the quantity of the players. Chris has updates about the players and their futures, and Mike asks if the M...
ListenEvaluating Neal Brown’s strategic responses from 2020-06-04T19:43:32
Neal Brown did his homework for Wednesday’s event, and today’s episode covers his responses and what purpose they serve. In addition, time is spent on Florida State football and early reviews for t...
ListenOn phases, plans, personnel, protests and more from 2020-06-02T21:03
The Mountaineers will let their coaches, staffers and players return to campus in phases this month. How will that work? Who needs to be here soon? Who benefits the most? How would we arrange it? P...
ListenTom brags about a new venture, talks WVU football from 2020-05-28T23:35:36
It’s time to talk about sports again and not simply the return of sports or the pause in sports. Tom Bragg, formerly of the Charleston Newspapers and HD Media and now out on his own, dishes about t...
ListenNeal Brown’s set a standard, now he sets a date from 2020-05-27T15:25
Plans for Neal Brown’s Q&A started more than a month ago, WVU football has yet to announce a plan for returning to campus, there are some surprises about returning to campus and Shea Campbell may b...
ListenSports, reunions and workouts on the horizon from 2020-05-22T15:25:26
The NCAA is letting three sports back resume on a voluntary basis. It’s good news for WVU, and weeks ahead of schedule. What will this look like and how stands to benefit? Learn more about your ad ...
ListenAll aboard to the start of the season? from 2020-05-19T22:33:18
Sudden developments on and off the field point to West Virginia getting back to campus before too much longer and having a two new players on defense. Chris and Mike discuss the events and many oth...
ListenChase Harler builds a different future from 2020-05-15T14:50:44
Chase Harler and a friend have started a skill development business, and Harler’s basing a lot of it on his experiences as a high school and college player. The former guard talks about his busines...
ListenDiscussing sports psychology during the pandemic from 2020-05-13T19:26
And overlooked and underappreciated aspect of this time is how student-athletes deal with being displaced and having none of the routines they cling to on campus. It’s a major change, and it’s no w...
ListenReviewing and re-rating past recruiting classes from 2020-05-11T22:56:17
One set of ratings shows how the recruiting business says the Mountaineers fared on signing day. A second set explains how those classes performed for the team. We created the second and compared i...
ListenIdeas for what happens next in may aspects at WVU from 2020-05-08T16:27
College football has an attendance problem, but programs have a time frame to fix it. Chris and Mike talk about the problem, the silver lining and the solutions and then turn their attention to mov...
ListenFeedback, updates, projections and ******* more from 2020-05-05T19:54:59
The finish line is gradually getting closer, and schools have to have plans in place. West Virginia is progressing and should be ready when it happens. Chris and Mike discuss some of those events a...
ListenMay begins with Mountaineer mysteries from 2020-05-01T16:36:36
Bob Huggins, Neal Brown and Kenny Robinson have each given us a topic to explore and attempt to explain. Who’s tempting Oscar Tshiebwe? How could football have an extra scholarship? Why was an acad...
ListenSuddenly, good signs appear from 2020-04-28T22:04:34
It’s been a strange offseason, but it’s also been a good offseason for WVU sports. And now, there are encouraging signs for fall sports, for players returning to campus and for student-athletes to ...
ListenWVU players factor into future drafts from 2020-04-24T15:39
Sports are back, and some WVU players and players with WVU affiliations will be picked before the draft is over. Chris and Mike discuss two candidates before reviewing Mike’s list of players who wi...
ListenRevisiting the 2010 Gator Bowl from 2020-04-22T01:16:47
The 2010 Gator Bowl was an oddly arranged celebration of Bobby Bowden’s career, and West Virginia was the invited guest for the Florida State legend’s final game. We look back at the stories from b...
ListenPicking the Ultimate 21st Century WVU Basketball team from 2020-04-15T21:55
Test your football knowledge and your math skills all at once as you try to assemble the best WVU roster with $24 to spend on eight players. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...
ListenDeciphering one difference in basketball and football recruiting from 2020-04-14T19:02:31
WVU basketball can use or stash an open scholarship, but Bob Huggins won’t steal from a colleague. WVU football is adding to an impressive recruiting class, but his colleagues will try to steal fro...
ListenPicking the Ultimate 21st Century Team Defense from 2020-04-08T18:53
Test your football knowledge and your math skills all at once as you try to assemble the best WVU roster with $66 to spend on 22 players. Chris and Mike conclude with 11 players and $33 on defense ...
ListenPicking the Ultimate 21st Century Team Offense from 2020-04-06T20:49:30
Test your football knowledge and your math skills all at once as you try to assemble the best WVU roster with $66 to spend on 22 players. Chris and Mike begin with 11 players and $33 on offense and...
ListenOptions and optimism for a college football season from 2020-04-03T16:18
Today’s episode assumes college football will start on time for the 2020 season. It’s not guaranteed, and some alternatives are discussed, but fingers are crossed as Chris and Mike compare starting...
ListenThe legacy of WVU basketball’s 2011 recruiting class from 2020-03-31T17:47:06
Eight months after reaching the 2010 Final Four, WVU basketball signed five players who only barely contributed to the program but contributed mightily to a situation Bob Huggins would have to resc...
ListenThe first podcast of the 2020-21 basketball season from 2020-03-25T16:28
The quarantine continues, but Chris and Mike change things up. Rather than discuss what was lost, they spend the episode on what to expect next season. Returning players, a challenging schedule, an...
ListenQ is for quarantine, A is for answers from 2020-03-20T01:51
The pause is a week old, but a Q&A should lighten the mood. Chris and Mike dip into reader questions and give the best answers available right now while previewing what’s ahead for sports and the w...
ListenThe Rewind: How Noel Devine became a cultural phenomenon from 2020-03-19T15:17
Let's go back to the mid-2000s. YouTube had just been invented, Reggie Bush had just conquered college football ... and a tiny running back named Noel Devine was about to go viral. Trey and Charles...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Joe Mazzulla says hello from 2020-03-17T22:11
Joe Mazzulla joins Mike to discuss the the sudden end to the NBA season, what keeps him busy these days, memories and regrets from his time spent playing for the Mountaineers and his coaching aspir...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - And now, we wait from 2020-03-12T17:50:38
Sequestered in Legoland in California, Chris joins Mike on the scene in Morgantown for a conversation about the many reactions to the Coronavirus situation, what WVU has done and what everyone will...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid reaction to Baylor win from 2020-03-07T22:22:41
There were only happy endings as the regular season arrived at the finish line Saturday and West Virginia did all that it could do by defeating fourth-ranked Baylor by a dozen points. The Mountaine...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Fine way to start March from 2020-03-04T06:55
West Virginia can feel like a winner again and doesn’t have to worry about a string of losses away from home any longer. The Mountaineers defeated Iowa State in a back-and-forth game that saw the b...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Great time for a few days off! from 2020-02-25T04:02
The script repeated itself once again Monday night as the Mountaineers committed turnovers, missed free throws, couldn’t rely on the 3-point line, ran players in and out of the game and lost on the...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential — Rapid reaction to Saturday’s loss from 2020-02-22T23:35
In a game it couldn’t lose, West Virginia build and lost a 10-point lead, fumbled key moments and lost on the road again to a TCU team it clearly outclassed at home last month. The Mountaineers are...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Speculation time, come on! from 2020-02-21T03:08
Neal Brown’s second spring begins on March 10, and there’s a lot to like and a few things to monitor once you put together the pieces of a two-deep. Chris and Mike discuss Wednesday’s EerSports.com...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Winning ways are here again from 2020-02-19T03:43
Bob Huggins hinted at changes, and he followed through with a new starting lineup and a shorter rotation. Wouldn’t you know it, West Virginia won for the first time in two weeks and swept the seaso...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid reaction to the loss to Baylor from 2020-02-16T00:59:36
No harm in losing to the best team in the country, but West Virginia had stretches Saturday that rank among the worst of the season. The Mountaineers have lost three in a row and have to switch thi...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Gone with the dust in the wind from 2020-02-13T03:51
Kansas pulled some more jewels from West Virginia’s crown, and the Mountaineers are no longer unbeaten at home and now have their first losing streak of the season. The No. 3-ranked Jayhawks turned...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid reaction to Saturday’s loss to Oklahoma from 2020-02-08T22:22:56
The Mountaineers wanted to change the way onlookers think and speak about the team, and they didn’t accomplish that Saturday. WVU’s issues on the road continued, and now the season enters a difficu...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential: Good news abounds from 2020-02-06T03:32:46
Practically nothing went wrong for the basketball team, and the good outnumbered the bad in an easy win over Iowa State. The football team started signing day with some question marks and ended it ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Signing Day Preview from 2020-02-04T02:11:58
Maybe it's not as big of a deal as it used to be, but Wednesday is still a signing day on the college football calendar. It might be pretty cool at West Virginia this year, too. Chris explains why ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential: Rapid Kansas State reaction from 2020-02-01T23:10:13
West Virginia improved to 4-0 after a loss with a win Saturday against Kansas State. It wasn't the prettiest product, and the opponent again wasn't the best following a defeat, but the Mountaineers...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Back to the drawing board from 2020-01-30T05:10:37
West Virginia couldn’t make shots and Texas Tech wouldn’t miss any Wednesday as the Red Raiders built a big lead in both halves and held off every charge the Mountaineers made. Chris and Mike discu...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Missouri reaction from 2020-01-25T20:38:19
West Virginia won for just the second time in the history of the Big 12/SEC Challenge and capped a compelling week with a second one-sided victory. The Mountaineers handled Missouri early, pushed b...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Shaka and awe from 2020-01-21T03:15:38
With one of the most emphatic performances in quite some time, West Virginia defeated Texas and obliterated any side-effects on Saturday’s loss to Kansas State. The Mountaineers dominated every cat...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Aberration or reality ... or both from 2020-01-19T04:17:51
West Virginia left a lot on the table with a performance that left a lot to be desired. Bob Huggins was dejected in defeat and watched his team and his opponent both play out of character. It's jus...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU picks on TCU from 2020-01-15T05:40:53
WVU had one of its familiar defensive performances and one of its best offensive performances in years in an 81-49 victory against visiting TCU. It didn't happen right away, but the Mountaineers ev...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU smothers Texas Tech from 2020-01-12T02:51:22
West Virginia returned home after a lengthy time away from the Coliseum and treated a sellout crowd to a Big 12 win against the team that nearly won the national title a season ago. Bob Huggins was...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid coaching search reaction from 2020-01-11T05:03:07
Gerad Parker and Jeff Koonz are the newest additions to West Virginia's coaching staff as a busy week reaches a sudden conclusion. How'd the Mountaineers do and what do the salaries tell us about t...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Oklahoma State reaction from 2020-01-07T04:47:04
After road teams went 0-5 Saturday to start Big 12 play, West Virginia used its second conference road game of the season to even its Big 12 record. There were some familiar frustrations but some p...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Kansas reactions from 2020-01-05T00:33:59
West Virginia had a 10-point lead but couldn't hang on and lost for the eighth time in as many trips to Kansas and Phog Allen Fieldhouse. There was plenty to discuss on a long list of likes and dis...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Back in business from 2020-01-02T22:45:09
Following a run of podcasts to end 2019, the hosts are back for a new year and a new look at the basketball team. What's new following the win against Ohio State, who needs to pick it up, how will ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - All-Decade Basketball Team from 2019-12-22T02:17:24
With strict parameters in place, Chris and Mike close the decade by looking back on WVU basketball through the years. Today's episode picks and, of course, debates the top players at each position....
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Covering Neal Brown's first season from 2019-12-20T19:37:38
The 2019 football season was about change, from the top of the program to the top row of the bleachers and everyone and everything in between. Covering the team on a daily basis was part of that, a...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - All-Decade Football Team: Defense from 2019-12-20T19:09:29
With strict parameters in place, Chris and Mike close the decade by looking back on WVU football through the years. Today's episode picks and, of course, debates the top players at each position. L...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - All-Decade Football Team: Offense from 2019-12-20T19:04:37
With strict parameters in place, Chris and Mike close the decade by looking back on WVU football through the years. Today's episode picks and, of course, debates the top players at each position. L...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Catching up with Football Scoop from 2019-12-19T23:02:09
All the FBS coaching vacancies are filled, and right in time for today's guest to kick up his feet and enjoy the holidays ... for as long as his phone will let him. Join Mike and Zach Barnett from ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid signing day reaction from 2019-12-18T23:04:08
Neal Brown's first signing date has arrived, and the West Virginia coach closed strong with expected and coveted signatures. Chris and Mike review the day's events, detail the top players, trends a...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Tyler Gordon on the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway and WVU Football from 2019-12-12T03:55:40
West Virginia University Law student Tyler Gordon, fresh off his Dr. Pepper Challenge win and $100,000 in tuition prize, joins the podcast to discuss his journey to Indianapolis, his strategy leadi...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Recruiting's stretch run from 2019-12-10T23:29:24
We're two weeks from Christmas and one week from the first day of the early signing period ... which has quickly become the main signing period. Chris and Mike discuss how WVU will finish, what hap...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Basketball takes the mic from 2019-12-04T00:59:56
At long last, basketball takes has the stage at WVU. The Mountaineers are undefeated but also unranked, and that's OK. Don't listen to the RPI, which rates WVU No. 1 and a has a sleeper at No. 2. C...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid reaction to Friday’s win from 2019-11-30T02:52
Neal Brown punctuated his initial season in charge of West Virginia’s football program with a 20-17 win over TCU. The Mountaineers accomplished many things they had not done in similar situations b...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Thankful for one more podcast from 2019-11-26T01:18:41
It's a short week at WVU, but it's a busy one, too. Chris and Mike (with a cameo by a dead bird!) look ahead to the final football game of the season and what to expect against TCU and what to look...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Robert Allen on Oklahoma State from 2019-11-22T02:06
West Virginia returns home for Senior Day this weekend and Oklahoma State is coming to town. Robert Allen of GoPokes joins the podcast to help preview the contest between the Mountaineers and the C...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Emergency Osabuohien podcast from 2019-11-20T20:45:40
The NCAA approved Gabe Osabuohien's eligibility waiver Wednesday, and the 6-foot-7 forward is eligible for the 2019-20 season. How does that affect the roster? What can Osabuohien do for WVU's offe...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU isn't bowled over by one win from 2019-11-19T23:21:27
West Virginia football has a lot to play for, but Neal Brown isn't saying much about what's on the line. Does that undersell the opportunity or continue the plan he began at halftime against Missou...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid K-State reaction from 2019-11-17T01:58:59
The losing streak is over, West Virginia has a new starting quarterback and the final two games of the regular season are more interesting now than they were before kickoff. Chris and Mike discuss ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Tim Fitzgerald Previews Kansas State from 2019-11-15T01:26:28
West Virginia travels to Manhattan, Kansas for this Saturday's game against No. 24 Kansas State. GoPowercat publisher Tim Fitzgerald joins the podcast to discuss the matchup between the Mountaineer...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Endings and beginnings at WVU from 2019-11-12T22:27:37
As West Virginia's football team nears the end of the football season and the basketball team gets started, we discuss how the Mountaineers will go about their business on the field and on the floo...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Texas Tech reaction from 2019-11-09T22:45:16
West Virginia dropped its fifth straight game Saturday with a 38-17 loss to Texas Tech. Both teams were 3-5 when the day began, but the Red Raiders ended their three-game losing streak thanks to a ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Jarret Johnson on Texas Tech from 2019-11-07T23:41:48
Jarret Johnson of Inside the Red Raiders joins the Country Roads Confidential podcast to discuss this weekend's game between West Virginia and Texas Tech. The two discuss what has gone wrong for bo...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - The ins and outs of WVU's numbers game from 2019-11-05T22:42:41
Two teams with first-year coaches and lengthy losing streaks meet in Morgantown Saturday afternoon. We'll see whether Texas Tech's defense or West Virginia's offense can break out of a funk and whi...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Baylor reaction from 2019-11-01T05:31:53
It was closer than many expected, but ultimately it was the outcome most predicted. No. 12 Baylor remained undefeated Thursday night by beating WVU 17-14. Chris and Mike are here to discuss the qua...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Tim Watkins Previews Baylor from 2019-10-30T02:58:28
Tim Watkins of BearsIllustrated joins Chris Anderson to preview Thursday night's game between West Virginia and Baylor. The two discuss Baylor's hot start, how Matt Rhule rebuilt the program, what ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Bearing down for what's next from 2019-10-28T22:48:10
Maybe the hard part of the schedule isn't over for WVU? After taking three straight losses to the teams atop the Big 12's preseason poll, WVU begins the remainder of the season against the conferen...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Mike's mailbag from 2019-10-26T01:34:26
No game? No problem. Eersports.com readers on the message board and on Twitter submitted a number of worthy questions about the present and future of WVU football and basketball. Mike dedicated som...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU QB Commit Garrett Greene from 2019-10-24T01:55:49
West Virginia QB commitment Garrett Greene joins the podcast to discuss his relationship with WVU, his visits to campus, and a couple of top targets on his own recruiting board. Learn more about y...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Oklahoma reactions from 2019-10-19T21:44:47
West Virginia's third straight loss was like and unlike the other two before it. The Mountaineers played a good half and faded, but the opponent was uniquely qualified to do damage. WVU was beat up...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Joey Helmer previews Oklahoma from 2019-10-17T21:38:08
OUInsider Joey Helmer joins the Country Roads Confidential podcast to help Chris preview West Virginia and Oklahoma. The two discuss the Sooners' improvements this season, where their weaknesses mi...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU walking wounded into Oklahoma from 2019-10-16T00:18:58
Neal Brown's poor roster took a few more hits on Tuesday with more players disappearing through the transfer portal and due to injury. The top players on offense and defense are questionable ... an...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Iowa State reaction from 2019-10-13T01:16:51
West Virginia took some hits on and off the field Saturday in a 38-14 loss to Iowa State. The visiting team played its game, and the home team had to improvise along the way on offense and defense....
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Alex Halsted Previews Iowa State from 2019-10-11T01:00:31
Alex Halsted of Cyclone Alert joins the show to discuss this weekend's game between Iowa State and West Virginia. The two discuss the matchup, Iowa State's start to the season, what Matt Campbell h...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Cyclone warning from 2019-10-08T22:51:25
West Virginia has another top-shelf Big 12 opponent coming to town Saturday, but the defense is now officially without a former starter and the offense won't be have all its personnel at its dispos...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid Texas reaction from 2019-10-06T01:35:21
West Virginia doesn't feel like it was that far away from a different outcome Saturday, and the stats and the scoreboard don't completely disagree. Texas won 42-31, but the Mountaineers know turnov...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Chip Brown on the Longhorns from 2019-10-03T23:21:32
Chip Brown of Horns247 joins the podcast to discuss with Chris Anderson the upcoming game between West Virginia and Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Back on track for Texas from 2019-10-02T02:45:11
Following an open week, Chris and Mike are back, and business has picked up. Today's episode covers immune systems, whether chili is a soup, former players getting stiff-armed, future players getti...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Crafting WVU's sharper image from 2019-09-26T22:17:03
Change has been good for different parts of WVU's football program, and the increased investment in digital media is one of the most obvious beneficiaries. Neal Brown has been interested in that pa...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Staying active in the off week from 2019-09-25T01:15:10
The football team is off, but Chris and Mike soldier on to discuss the latest in transfer trends, what's going to happen at Kansas, how much longer Josh Sills will be part of the team and what reds...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Kansas game recap from 2019-09-22T02:37:27
WVU is 3-1 following an eventful 29-24 win on the road against Kansas. There was plenty to like, plenty to question and plenty to talk about as the Mountaineers head into an open week. How do Chris...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Scott Chasen Previews Kansas from 2019-09-19T16:58:11
Phog.net's Scott Chasen joins Country Roads Confidential to discuss the expectations in Lawrence, what changed for Kansas from Week Two to Week Three, and his predictions for this weekend's game ag...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Rapid basketball schedule reaction from 2019-09-18T20:20:55
The Mountaineers are playing more games than expected on ESPN+, and it's happening earlier than expected, too. This episode explains the marketing logic behind this decision and spend some time des...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Kansas Preview from 2019-09-18T01:01:01
WVU's season is definitely different today than it was a week ago, and a road game against suddenly interesting Kansas is the next chance to continue the improvement. But the Mountaineers have to a...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Meet Coach K from 2019-09-14T22:10:36
Coming off a one-sided loss and a long week of practice WVU made three changes to the starting lineups on offense and defense and had by far its best performances on offense, defense and special te...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Cory Smith Previews N.C. State from 2019-09-12T22:53:11
PackPride editor Cory Smith joins Chris Anderson to preview the West Virginia - N.C. State game. The two discuss the Wolfpack's first two games of the season, weaknesses and strengths for the team,...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU shakes things up from 2019-09-11T00:24:50
WVU's first loss of the season produced two depth charts, some revealing explanations from the head coach and his coordinators and some ideas about how the Mountaineers will pick up the pieces. Thi...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Eric Blum Previews Missouri from 2019-09-05T23:27:50
Eric Blum of the Columbia Tribune joins Chris on the Country Roads Confidential podcast to help preview the West Virginia-Missouri game. The two discuss both teams' struggles in Week One, what each...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - There goes Bob Huggins from 2019-09-04T00:22
It wasn't long ago when the outlook was much different, but basketball recruiting has heated up. Three players have committed in the past few days, and one addition Monday was significant and doubl...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Jalen Bridges Reaction from 2019-09-02T18:50
247Sports national analyst Brian Snow joins the show to discuss the commitment of four-star forward Jalen Bridges, how he fits with fellow 2020 commit Isaiah Cottrell, and how Bob Huggins is on a r...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - JMU reaction from 2019-09-01T04:35:27
The Mountaineers started the season with a 20-13 win that may have surprised you or solidified what you thought about the team. Chris and Mike sort through a little of each and pick out their top p...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - The quintessential preview from 2019-08-29T02:19:57
We're two days away from the start of the Neal Brown Era and the 2019 season, and there's no better guest than the one we have for today. Jed Drenning knows his way around the Xs and Ox better than...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - The First WVU Depth Chart from 2019-08-26T23:21:08
Chris rides solo as he reacts to the WVU football depth chart that was released on Monday afternoon. He takes a look at some of the key surprises, plus what he was hearing from Saturday's walkthrou...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - The 70 Man Football Travel Roster from 2019-08-21T23:31:35
On August 31st, West Virginia will kick off their season with well over 100 football players standing on the sideline. Only about 80 of those will be on scholarship. And, of that group, only 70 can...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Emergency Jarret Doege Pod! from 2019-08-20T14:15:37
Surprise! Quarterback Jarret Doege has been cleared to play for West Virginia this season. Mike and Chris detail what that means for WVU, make picks for who will start Game 1 (and Game 10), and how...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - How to Scoop Stories and Cultivate Sources from 2019-08-20T00:48:07
Chris surprises Mike with a few questions about the WVU football beat, including how he manages to be the center of attention during press conferences and how he goes about cultivating the numerous...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Scrimmage preview from 2019-08-16T01:42:31
West Virginia's coaching staff is about to have some significant discussions about who gets to play in 2019. Friday night's second scrimmage goes a long way toward helping them make those decisions...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Mountaineers reign in Spain from 2019-08-14T02:21
Following WVU's 10-day, three-game trip to Madrid, Valencia and Barcelona, Chris and Mike wonder what the Mountaineers got out of the experience, what changes they'd make to future expeditions and ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Mid Fall Camp Mailbag from 2019-08-11T21:21:53
Chris and Mike field questions from EerSports' members, including differences between the new coaching staff and old, the meaning of some of these position changes, and who would win in a wrestling...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Reunited, and there is some news from 2019-08-09T02:49:36
After a few solo shows, the hosts are back together, and there's plenty to talk about. WVU's entering the final week of camp and is beginning to move some pieces. The visitor is only a slight under...
ListenNew WVU Crystal Ball Picks With Steve Wiltfong and the Importance of Summer Recruiting Camps from 2019-08-07T14:48:43
247Sports Director of Scouting Steve Wiltfong explains his pro-WVU Crystal Ball picks and who he likes from West Virginia's Class of 2020, while Chris Anderson explains the importance of summer rec...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - What happened to Oscar? from 2019-08-05T01:41
Chris is still away, but Mike is back after a brief break. There's basketball news to discuss, and we examine what happened with Oscar Tshiebwe and what it means before we hit some quick pointers a...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Day One recap from 2019-08-02T22:29:21
West Virginia's first football practice was Friday morning, but the news started the day before? What happened and what happens next? Neal Brown was in a good mood and may have created a new T-shir...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - State of the Union of WVU Football from 2019-08-02T02:02
Las Vegas has set WVU football's over/under win total at five games. Fans seem to think six wins is a positive year. Is that a sign of a program in decline? Should there be higher expectations for ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Breaking Down WVU's Schedule from 2019-08-01T01:50:21
Mike and Chris take a look at one of the toughest schedules in the country, sharing their thoughts on every game for the Mountaineers this fall. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.f...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Strengths and Weaknesses of this WVU Football Roster from 2019-07-31T00:10:44
Mike and Chris continue their preview series as we inch closer and closer to fall camp. Today, we tackle the strengths and weaknesses of this roster, what's a realistic goal for roster management a...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - WVU Football Fall Camp Position Battles from 2019-07-29T22:17:33
Mike and Chris detail the biggest position battles for West Virginia as the Mountaineers head into fall camp. Some are obvious. Some are not so obvious - and the two do not agree on everything. Le...
ListenTBT Recap and WVU Football Award Predictions from 2019-07-29T00:10:19
Chris goes behind the scenes on Best Virginia's run in the TBT, as well as the possibility the tournament comes to Morgantown next year. Then, Mike and Chris take their shots at predicting a handfu...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential Mailbag - How to Cheat the NCAA, Off the Wall MVPs and more from 2019-07-22T00:38:31
Chris Anderson and Mike Casazza field questions from West Virginia fans, including how to properly cheat the NCAA, some off the wall MVPs for this year's team, and more. Learn more about your ad c...
ListenWVU Hoops Left at the Altar Again Plus Grades for the 2019 Basketball Class from 2019-07-19T00:37:38
Chris Anderson and Mike Casazza discuss West Virginia basketball being left at the altar once again and what it means not only for this year's team but the programs perception. Also, handing out gr...
ListenBig 12 Media Days Day Two - Neal Brown Speaks, Latest on Late Enrolees and Transfer Waivers from 2019-07-16T23:00:19
Chris Anderson and Mike Casazza discuss Day Two of Big 12 Media Days including the latest on some late arrivals and transfer waiver requests for West Virginia football. Learn more about your ad ch...
ListenNeal Brown's First WVU Football Depth Chart and Big 12 Media Days from 2019-07-15T23:31
Chris Anderson and Mike Casazza discuss the very first WVU football depth chart under Neal Brown and the hot topics from the first day of Big 12 Media Days. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...
ListenLooking ahead to WVU hoops preseason from 2019-07-12T18:55:58
In the second ever Country Roads Confidential podcast, Mike Casazza and Chris Anderson switch gears, tackling preseason basketball and late recruiting for WVU hoops. How might Bob Huggins fill out ...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Preseason Edition from 2019-07-11T01:28
It's the inaugural episode of the new Country Roads Confidential podcast. Mike Casazza and Chris Anderson discuss the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll and the Preseason All-Conference Team. What su...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Preseason Edition from 2019-07-11T01:28
It's the inaugural episode of the new Country Roads Confidential podcast. Mike Casazza and Chris Anderson discuss the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll and the Preseason All-Conference Team. What su...
ListenCountry Roads Confidential - Preseason Edition from 2019-07-11T01:28
It's the inaugural episode of the new Country Roads Confidential podcast. Mike Casazza and Chris Anderson discuss the Big 12 Conference Preseason Poll and the Preseason All-Conference Team. What su...
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