The perils of ranking teams you haven't seen play
by HenryJames on Sep 19, 2025 9:12 AM CDT
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PrintVoting in a weekly poll means having to rank teams that you invariably haven't seen play, at least in the early weeks. This was no more apparent for me than last night when I got to watch West Virginia play for the first time this year.
I think I had West Virginia in my initial Top 10 ranking (or at least the dart I threw for the number nine spot hit in their square), but I dropped them after they lost to East Carolina last week. After watching them last night, they will no longer be in my Top 25 for probably the rest of Bill Stewart's tenure. His tenure will not be long.
Stewart is clearly in over his head. West Virginia hired a guy who wouldn't have been the head coaching candidate for any other job in the country. ChrisApplewhite has pointed out to me that Rich Rodriguez is now solely responsible for both Stewart and Tommy Bowden having head coaching jobs. And I'm totally using 'responsible' as a pejorative term.
Posters at We Must Ignite This Couch are using much worse terms.
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Gotta love that title.
I don’t see a lot more than a losing whine… they didn’t lose 66-3 at home.
But I agree that Stewart’s stewardship of that job will be short.
by Bob in Houston on Sep 19, 2025 9:59 AM CDT reply actions
Agreed. That was a piss poor coaching job to say the least last night. Think WV’s AD’s next call is to Skip Holtz?
by Mister Mike on Sep 19, 2025 10:20 AM CDT reply actions
Dude got a taste of Hawk n’ Awe. Be scared people, it’s coming Oct. 4th.
by Vasherized on Sep 19, 2025 10:32 AM CDT reply actions
It looks like Rich Rodriguez may have ruined two college programs in one off-season.
by srr50 on Sep 19, 2025 11:29 AM CDT reply actions
I have to give Bob Stoops credit for WVU. If OU wins that game, Stewart never has a chance to get the job.
by Bob in Houston on Sep 19, 2025 11:58 AM CDT reply actions
The only reason WVU beat OU was because I had $400 on OU, otherwise OU beats them by 50. So Stewart can thank me for his job.
by Holdem on Sep 19, 2025 12:45 PM CDT reply actions
Nice of WVU to giftwrap that win for CU. What a poor job of coaching.
by coach Callahan on Sep 19, 2025 2:26 PM CDT reply actions
How much of this has to do with the fact that Pat White is a complete and total pussy? Dude can’t get 1 yard. A YARD.
He was a pussy 2 years ago. A pussy last year and a big gaping vagina this season.
by mws on Sep 19, 2025 2:41 PM CDT reply actions
it’s hard to get a good push up the middle when your pussy is fripping I guess.
by coach Callahan on Sep 19, 2025 3:26 PM CDT reply actions
anyone else fall out of their chair when coach callahan said “what a poor job of coaching”
???
Is this a parrot cage?
If any of you actually watched the game you might have noticed Scott wasnt the best back on the Buffs team.
by entrenador puerco on Sep 20, 2025 10:45 AM CDT reply actions
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