West Virginia 10/17 12:00 TNT

[Lobot]

WV is led by QB Michael Hawkins Jr. As I mentioned in another thread, we recruited him and lost out on him to Oklahoma. Hawkins transferred to WV over the off season and has passed for over 1000 yards and run for another 650 or so. He's been responsible for 19 TDs already this season.

The Mountaineers are 3-3. They started hot and made it into the Top 25 after beating Virginia and promptly lost three straight in conference play. Two of those losses were at home vs OK St and Arizona. Arizona is our only common opponent so far . Arizona beat them 52-31 despite missing their top three receivers.

WV is beatable on their home turf but we're going to have score some points in the passing game in this to keep up. WV has Rich Rodriguez back as head coach and the offense reflects his style of play that we used to run into in the old Big East.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/stats/_/id/277

[London 'Cat]

The 31 points WV scored against AZ concerns me. UC could only score 7 points on AZ, which was very late in the game after it had been decided. This has the potential to get out of control very quickly. I don't think UC can win this game and will fall to 4-2 on the season. Factor in that UC has never had much success against WV with a lopsided record in games played, it is not reassuring.

[bearcatbret]

UC will probably need to score around 50 points to win this one. I doubt if they can put up that many points.

[daveh]

UC will probably need to score around 50 points to win this one. I doubt if they can put up that many points.

fun fact - just got an email about renewing tickets for 2027 - does anyone in the sales office have a clue? three plus years of mediocrity, probably heading for a train wreck this year, and
they're putting on a happy face for us all to renew NOW

[London 'Cat]

fun fact - just got an email about renewing tickets for 2027 - does anyone in the sales office have a clue? three plus years of mediocrity, probably heading for a train wreck this year, and
they're putting on a happy face for us all to renew NOW

Don't season ticket holders have until January 2027 to renew? I thought I read that in the email I received.

[daveh]

Don't season ticket holders have until January 2027 to renew? I thought I read that in the email I received.

they do, and i think that you can string them along well into the spring, as our uc "neighbors" did last year. its just amazing to me that they're trying to your
commitment right now, before you get theirs - if this season goes way south, maybe past the equator, and CSS becomes more of a red headed stepchild,
it seems like they want your money, before you have a chance to "vote" with your money.

two years ago, i bought baseball season tickets, to support that team. We only went to one game, between starting times, work and grandkids games. My wife
went nuts, and, regretfully, I didn't buy them for 2026. But, I feel like the baseball team is worth supporting. I'll get those again for 2027, but, I'm truly considering
dropping our football tickets after this year. If this season ends like i think it will, and CSS is back, which I think he will be, i'm going to think long and hard before
I commit to FB tix again.