OT: West Virginia rumors running rampant

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OT: West Virginia rumors running rampant

Lots of talk on Twitter about some huge news about to break out of WVU.  Blog post from this morning cites the usual disarray in the coaching staff (Holgorsen/Stewart/Casteel, etc).  But the people on twitter saying they know and will go public with confirmation suggest its better. 

Some choice quotes:

RT @SmokingMusket: WVU football: shit, meet fan.

RT @SmokingMusket: The next week will define WVU football for the next five years.

RT @SmartFootball: Just got a taste of the WVU and I hate to say it but my reaction is that it's really goddamn hilarious (but to WVU fans, I'm really sorry)

RT @romulus9 about the WVU news that's buzzing all over Twitter and elsewhere... if it's what I'm hearing, it's not bad. It's disastrous.

Anyone hearing anything?

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June 5th, 2011 at 10:09 PM | It's obvious (Score:5 Funny)
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Rich Rod to WV.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 5th, 2011 at 10:17 PM | Makes sense. (Score:1 Normal)
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It's part of the AD's evil plot to increase revenue through selling beer at the stadium.  Boom.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

June 5th, 2011 at 10:37 PM | Maybe theyre selling beer at (Score:1 Normal)
Maize n Blue
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Maybe theyre selling beer at games in hopes that the fans will be too drunk to notice that they rehired Richrod.

 

Dreads > Lil Boosie fade

June 5th, 2011 at 10:37 PM | Maybe theyre selling beer at (Score:0 Redundant)
June 6th, 2011 at 2:19 AM | I know you're kidding, but (Score:1 Normal)
tjyoung
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I know you're kidding, but this would fit the bill of the aforementioned tweets.

June 5th, 2011 at 10:10 PM | I wonder if this is that (Score:4 Normal)
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I wonder if this is that story that was supposed to be a 10 compared to OSU being a 6

June 5th, 2011 at 10:20 PM | But wasn't that supposed to (Score:5 Normal)
jmblue
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But wasn't that supposed to involve a "top 12" program?  WVU isn't that good.

June 5th, 2011 at 11:00 PM | that is true (Score:1)
balashi5032
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that is true

June 6th, 2011 at 12:02 PM | Plus, I thought the school is (Score:1)
Louie C
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Plus, I thought the school is in the midwest, with the story breaking sometime in August.

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June 6th, 2011 at 1:16 AM | I think it is supposed to be (Score:1)
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I think it is supposed to be Oregon.

Greetings from Bolivia.

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June 6th, 2011 at 2:22 AM | Precisely (Score:1)
tjyoung
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I wonder if this is Yahoo's latest investigative piece...

June 5th, 2011 at 10:14 PM | Supposed to be about the (Score:1)
Irish
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Supposed to be about what coach has power over what this season.  Mini WVU civil war

Current Smug rating: "lethal"

June 5th, 2011 at 10:13 PM | well that was lame (Score:4 Normal)
Irish
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well that was lame

Current Smug rating: "lethal"

June 5th, 2011 at 10:13 PM | I should contribute (Score:2)
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I should contribute instead of just asking, I guess.  More credible rumors (though they're all just that for now) seem to be Bill Stewart blowing the whistle on Holgorsen for some violation out of jealousy, Holgorsen in more trouble for drunk antics and Stewart giving WVU an ultimatum of some sort.  

But that last one seems like BS since he's already out at the end of the year.  In short, nobody willing to say anything knows anything.  LOL interwebz.

June 5th, 2011 at 10:17 PM | This is OT (Score:-1 Offtopic)
June 5th, 2011 at 10:19 PM | Yep (Score:5 Normal)
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Yep, my bad.  Frequent reader, rare poster.  I didn't even think of it.

June 5th, 2011 at 10:34 PM | That's why he wrote "OT" in (Score:-1 Normal)
June 5th, 2011 at 10:35 PM | That's an edit (Score:5 Normal)
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I changed it after his comment.

June 5th, 2011 at 10:57 PM | Wow, I had the 1st post and thought it said OT (Score:5 Normal)
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Must have just assumed.



It's college football. It's June. The topic is fine. If it was Oregon, or Miami (YTM), it'd be equally as valid. Don't worry about it. Post more.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 5th, 2011 at 10:18 PM | If Rich Rod ends up back at (Score:0 Flamebait)
June 5th, 2011 at 10:22 PM | None of this with Holgorsen (Score:1 Offtopic)
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None of this with Holgorsen is that suprising.  Even when he was at OSU for a year, he lived in a motel and there lots of rampant speculation on him, mainly gambling, booze, and living with college co-ed.  So naturally, Holgorsen ends up in West F'in Virginia.  Never ending drama in Morganstown haha.

June 5th, 2011 at 10:33 PM | Huh? (Score:5 Normal)
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What guy doesn't want to drink, gamble, and have sex with 21 year old gals?  How is "not being a woman" suddenly an indictment for a football coach?

It is spelled HOKEAMANIA.  Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!

June 5th, 2011 at 10:50 PM | you and I...Yes (Score:2)
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D1 coach of anything...bad idea.  Just ask Bruce Pearl.  Even though it's not what got him the boot, it was something that Tennessee didn't take kindly.

 

 

June 5th, 2011 at 11:02 PM | Or ask (Score:4 Normal)
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Larry Eustachy.



Though really, what's the point of working your ass off to get to that point if you can't even enjoy it? Isn't that the whole point of getting rich, to continue to sleep with 21 year olds?

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 5th, 2011 at 11:16 PM | Larry just did it poorly (Score:5 Normal)
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If he'd been photographed at some swanky nightclub with a couple of models instead of making out with fatties with a PBR pressed to his face he'd probably have kept his job.

Though when you're living in Ames, Iowa I suppose the odds are stacked against you...

It is spelled HOKEAMANIA.  Our coach is an ass-kicking American citizen, not one of the Beatles, for Christ's sake!

June 6th, 2011 at 6:42 PM | I was going to google to see if there are any (Score:2)
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Super Models with connection to Ames, but then I realized, what a hopeless endeavor that would be....

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 5th, 2011 at 10:25 PM | RICH ROD TO WVU! (Score:-1 Redundant)
June 5th, 2011 at 10:29 PM | Maybe it's a good thing they (Score:2)
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Maybe it's a good thing they are allowing beer sales in Morgantown for games this year...

June 5th, 2011 at 10:34 PM | The first report? (Score:1)
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Old and busted: Things you would believe.

New hotness: Bill Stewart's wife planted anti-Holgorsen stories with a local beat reporter.

June 5th, 2011 at 10:41 PM | Here's the.... (Score:5 Informative)
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...post at HailWV.com:

 

I debated and deliberated for the last hour about whether or not I should post the following, given my Rumor Mill post from earlier today.

I’ve been DM’ing people on Twitter the latest info about what’s going on regarding the WVU Coaching Staff. And, after realizing that bloggers have freedoms that traditional writers do not have, I have decided to go ahead and post the following. I must warn you, this is not going to be pretty by any stretch of the imagination. So, grab a beer and hang on.

Anyone remember last week’s article that was put in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch by none other than Cheap Suit Chucky? Well, read our version of it, then come back here. [hailwv]

Turns out all of that stuff was leaked by none other than Karen Stewart, Bill’s wife.

Anyone remember the infamous “Karen in Morgantown” that called in to Statewide Sportsline back in December of 2010 and just bawled on the air over Bill Stewart’s days as WVU Football Head Coach being numbers? This makes sense.

Earlier this evening, I had heard it was Bill himself who leaked info to Landon. However, I am now hearing that it was Mrs. Stewart.

I’ve also been hearing from several folks that Mike Casazza, WVU sports beat writer at the Charleston Daily-Mail, will be posting an article in regards to what I’ve been discussing for the last hour with people.

There are also some rumblings that Jeff Casteel wants out. I don’t believe that one for a minute. Oliver Luck had to have taken care of Jeff Casteel during this transition… WVU is lucky to have the #1 underrated defensive genius in the country.

I decided that it was time to pull the trigger and release it to the world before anyone else does.

Earlier today, I called for Head Coach Bill Stewart to be fired. I still stand by that, more than ever. Oliver Luck has a lot of damage control to do, in my opinion.

Just like I’ve been reiterating, I still fully and completely back both Oliver Luck and Dana Holgorsen 100%.

Am I afraid of the backlash? No. Am I prepared for the backlash? Yes. I am not afraid of being wrong. It has happened before.

Goodnight, folks. I’m sure we’ll have more in the morning. The best thing for Mountaineer Nation to do right now is get some sleep, and lots of it.

LSA '89 - MBB Natl Champions, Big 10/Rose Bowl Champions | @MGoShoe

June 5th, 2011 at 10:46 PM | If half of what i've read (Score:2 Normal)
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If half of what i've read about Holgerson is true, he's not going to do well as a high profile head coach. He's a little too, um, rough around the edges...

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

June 5th, 2011 at 10:46 PM | Actually, this doesn't seem (Score:4 Normal)
JBE
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Actually, this doesn't seem so bad for the program.  Bad for a couple moron coaches and a wife, but no car deals, so that's good.

Sent From My Commodore 64

June 5th, 2011 at 10:49 PM | Per the linked article (Score:1)
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I had no idea WV fans hated Marshall so much.  Seems excessive to me.

Abort, Retry, Fail?

June 5th, 2011 at 11:01 PM | As far as Jeff Casteel (Score:3 Normal)
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As far as Jeff Casteel wanting out of WVU, I commented two weeks ago in the thread on RR's comments at Glenville that Casteel probably wouldn't be there next year.  Casteel does not like Holgorsen at all.

June 5th, 2011 at 11:05 PM | And the timing; if he's leaving after all (Score:4 Normal)
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There's some irony for you...

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 5th, 2011 at 11:22 PM | Should I have BILGed or (Score:4 Funny)
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Should I have BILGed or BKFinest it?

 

Edit: my sarcasm meter is broke and I can't tell if you are being snarky or not.

June 6th, 2011 at 7:48 AM | BILGed (Score:1)
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Is he on the Hot Seat?  The OSU shit isn't over yet, we're just waiting on confermed Drugs/Sex right?

Fuck it, Dude, let's go bowling.

June 6th, 2011 at 11:05 AM | BILG did draw the ire of some (Score:2 Normal)
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BILG did draw the ire of some because the SI article was not nearly as advertised. I am willing to wait and see the implosion in Columbus. I hope BILG isn't one of those anonymous interweb attention whores.

June 6th, 2011 at 6:44 PM | Snarky is the good assumed position (Score:2)
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But not in this case. I was touching on what I went into more detail about below that months after supposedly turning down Rich/Michigan/Bill Martin/The Space Aliens AGAIN, he might be looking for work, and DC at Michigan (under Rich) might not look so bad anymore.

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 7th, 2011 at 8:47 AM | Perhaps even more ironic that (Score:1)
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Perhaps even more ironic that he (Casteel) turned down RR again after the 2010 edition of "The Game" declining to come to Michigan for at least the second, and more than likely the third time.

June 6th, 2011 at 10:10 AM | irony (Score:3 Normal)
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1. the humorous or mildly sarcastic use of words to imply the opposite of what they normally mean

congratulations on being the one millionth person to confuse coincidence and irony.

June 6th, 2011 at 1:14 PM | And... (Score:1 Normal)
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Congratulations to you, sir, for being the 500,000th MGoBlogger to point that fact out.  How ironic is that...?

Hail.

June 6th, 2011 at 6:49 PM | Ah, but it can also mean- (Score:2)
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incongruity between what is expected to be and what actually is, or a situation or result showing such incongruity

 

 

Which, in this case, where he expected to have a job, and turned down one some might consider better, and the present situation would most likely result in him not having ANY job, pretty much describes the situation. Though maybe I should have called it "ironic".

"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 7th, 2011 at 8:44 AM | hope you didn't tear any (Score:2)
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hope you didn't tear any muscles stretching for that one

June 7th, 2011 at 7:30 PM | Aways stretch out before reaching (Score:2)
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"I love him, he's a great coach, he's a great mentor, he's a great friend. He's every single thing you want a college coach to be, and he does it flawlessly." -David Molk

June 6th, 2011 at 7:45 AM | This explains WV perfectly! (Score:3 Normal)
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Their HC in waiting (a concept ~4-5 years past it's prime) parties like a rockstar, gets banned from the bar at the hotel he's staying at, and the current HC leaks the info to the media and bamn, they want the current HC fired for leaking information, not the HC in waiting that partied like a rockstar.

Wow.

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June 6th, 2011 at 7:52 AM | Sounds like (Score:2 Normal)
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Your typical college football fanbase in that part of the country. WVa is right next to Ohio, I've heard.

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June 6th, 2011 at 11:44 AM | OF COURSE (Score:2 Normal)
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Casteel wants out now...

Edit: Yes I realize this is redundant a thousand times over, but reading that was just another head smashing against the keyboard moment of the RR era. 

June 5th, 2011 at 10:37 PM | Were the WVU players found to (Score:1)
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Were the WVU players found to be stretching too much also?! I guess that's a reason to start selling beer at games.

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June 5th, 2011 at 10:39 PM | How could WVU have thought (Score:2 Normal)
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How could WVU have thought bringing in Bill Stewart's replacement without asking him could have gone wrong? Add to it that Capt Holgo and Stewart seem to be as different as they get. Seemed like a great idea to me.

It's all John Navarre's fault.

 

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