Some of you may be tired of talking about it but watch me disregard your feelings and talk about it anyway. No, I will not talk about our great football coach Bill Stewart again. Instead, I am going to dive head first into the seemingly endless debate on student misbehavior at WVU sporting events.

The students terrible behavior reared its ugly head again during Saturday’s game against tOSU. There were countless times on TV that you could hear "Fuck U Turner," "Fuck the Buckeyes," or "Fuckeyes" chants. While these are all very original cheers, which took hours to think up, they need to stop.

One of the toughest places to play is Cameron Indoor and those nerds don't curse out opposing teams.  They come up with classic chants like "Sheed can't read." That is funny and could really get into a players head.  I don't want to become Duke, because annoying white guys that flop a lot are not fun to watch, but intimidating teams without looking like uneducated morons can be done.

More ranting after the jump...

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During the week there was a ton of trash talk on this site between WVU and Auburn fans.  Following that, one would think that the experience in Auburn would be something like it is in Morgantown during game weekends.  Meaning, fans would yell expletives and generally treat visiting fans somewhat poorly.  That could not be further from our actual experience in Auburn.

I was never cursed or even yelled at by "real" Auburn fans while walking around Auburn.  The worst I heard all weekend was "War Damn Eagle."  I was invited into multiple tailgates for adult beverages, great food and stories about Auburn football.

It was a great weekend and I was impressed by everything I saw, especially the co-eds.  Southern hospitality is alive and well in Auburn, Alabama. Thank you to all the fans I met this weekend and to all those that visited the site over the last week.  We hope y'all come back and share your views any time.

I will be rooting for the Tigers the rest of the season.  Good luck and thanks for everything, except the loss!

We're all on the same side here, right?  I have to ask, because the last few months have seemed anything but cheery.

Here were are, starting into the middle of football season, and last thing people want to talk about is Mountaineer football.  Not really, anyway.  Sure, they might mention Mountaineer football, but they'd rather talk about everything around Mountaineer football.

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Note: The Smoking Musket's fan manifesto will be an ongoing series...

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make Mountaineer Field and the Coliseum the toughest places to play in the nation. There are not many steps, but it will take a lifetime of devotion to accomplish. If you succeed, your gravestone shall read, "Here lies a true Mountaineer fan."

The teams prepare year round to defend their home turf. This is what we, as fans, must do to help them defend our home. Again, the purpose of this "manifesto" is not to make all of you feel like failures because you are not the perfect fan. Quite the contrary.  Rather, it is a set of goals that we should all strive to achieve.

Some specifics within each step will only apply to one sport or the other, but the main point rings true whether it is football, basketball, or rifle.  Nobody’s perfect -- not even us -- as hard as that is to believe. But if you want to strive to be the perfect Mountaineer fan, here is your guide.

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