John Taylor of College Football Talk wrote a seemingly innocent article on WVU granting Deon Long a conditional release from his scholarship. It was a seemingly innocent article until the last two sentences. That is when he runs off the rails and, in my humble opinion, calls us white redneck racists that are unwelcoming to black athletes. Here is the quote:

As for why he left WVU so abruptly, Long says that Morgantown left him feeling out of place socially. Hmmm, whatever could the young man mean by that...

Well, this guy is either completely ignorant or he is a Maryland fan. Oh wait, same difference. He is your typical journalist that has never set foot in Morgantown or the state of West Virginia and casts judgment based on false hearsay. Journalists such as Mr. Taylor, continue to perpetuate the myths that West Virgina is a backwards state filled with racists. I honestly do not know where they come up with this kind of trash.

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Yesterday, on ESPN.com, Rick Reilly wrote a hit piece degrading everything about Bob Huggins. It lacked facts and any sense of fairness. Am I going to correct the facts he got wrong and write an educated article? Hell, no, I'm going to be immature and basically repeat everything he said but relate it back to him.

I don't like Rick Reilly. Don't like the terrible timing of his stories. Don't like his hatred of hard work. Don't like the terrible shirt/tie combination he wears on SportsCenter. The artless, sledgehammer style of his articles that sucks all the air out of ESPN.com. Not to mention the joy. Still, Reilly is brutally effective, kind of like a Russian gulag, only with slightly less charm. If he wins a Pulitzer, I'd hate to be a real journalist. There may not be any respect left for the profession.

Don't get him. Don't admire him. Don't understand his nickname -- Mr. Buzzkill. Oh wait, I totally understand that nickname. The man is about as funny as a clown with an axe through his head. It's like calling Dick Cheney "Smiley."

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Generally, I am a fairly happy guy, not much can get me down. As many of you know, however, when I am watching or discussing the Mountaineers, I become as emotionally unstable as a 15 year old girl. You unfairly attack a coach or player, I'm going to chuck my shoe at your face. If you praise our players and coaches, I'm going to lace up my shoes and fall in line behind you.

Normally in this space, I write about things that made me want to throw my shoe but this team continues to make me smile. No need to grab a puke bucket because I'm not going overboard on my happiness. I did crush a can on my head during the Mizzou game, so I have some anger to vent about.

Happiness and anger after the jump...

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As some of you may know, yesterday was the groundbreaking for the basketball practice facility and some stupid other building where the University holds "class." Instead of making everyone stand outside in the cold with shovels, the University sent out a microwave on wheels to do the ground breaking. Watch and try not to be embarrassed.

Is that the best we could come up with? Back in the '80's Arnold Schwarzenegger was a machine, The Terminaor. Now he is governor of California.  A machine is governor of California and all we can come up with is to place a microwave on top of a metal filing cabinet and give it Lincoln Log Arms? Really WVU? Really?

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I get really mad way to often over things that should not make me mad. In fact, I will probably have a heart attack before I reach 40 because I get so fired up.  To help me have a relaxing weekend I'm going to use this as a steam release.

If there is anything that has pissed you off recently let loose and see if anyone else feels the same or if you are just a crazy person.  Here we go...

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We all (or at least most of us) know how we were usually on the plus side of the TO battle (and one of the national leaders no less) under the previous staff.  I'm just as frustrated as anyone else and I'm not making excuses with this post (at least not intentionally).  BUT... I honestly don't know how you can lay the TO thing on the staff.  They've been different each game (ECU-muffed punts, AU-INT's, and CU-fumbles) and be fair, one of the fumbles last night was on the D.

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I can do one of two things with this post: (1) I could state the obvious and say that special teams pissed me off, or (2) I could give you an original take about my gameday experience.  Lucky for you, I'm going to do a little bit of both. 

Hold on tight, this is going to be a bumpy ride...

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After a picture perfect weekend in Morgantown, do I really have any complaints? I was surrounded by good friends (yes I have more than 1), ate some great food and drank more than you should in a weekend.  While the game was not pretty at times, we pulled out a victory against Jesus U.

That being said, there were some things that pissed me off.  The fact that my blow-up girlfriend was busted is not one of my complaints (he she can always be replaced).  Here I go...

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