Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

As kickoff approaches, we dig in once more before Minnesota and West Virginia clash in Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia and Minnesota have never played a football game, but that doesn't mean you should be unfamiliar with the team the Mountaineers play in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. Ryan Burns from Gopher Illustrated is here to help. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Say hello to the 247Sports national college football writer for insight on the biggest from the 2021 season as well as the ones that will affect the many seasons still to come. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We open the mailbag in the closing stretch of football recruiting and basketball's non-conference schedule to cover everything asked about WVU. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU football hits the home stretch of a likely eventful December signing period. The basketball team has its first signature win. Neal Brown's transfer dilemma requires thoughtful discourse. All three find their way into this episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia has a bowl assignment, an opponent and some intrigue as an analyst crosses enemy lines. Basketball has a significant opportunity on Wednesday in a string of valuable upcoming games. Let's figure it out. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Subscribers are curious about Lincoln Riley and Oklahoma, schools outspending themselves, basketball lineups and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU is bowl eligible, Neal Brown is a .500 coach and everyone gets a chance to keep this brief surge rolling a little longer in a bowl game. What's working now, what worked Saturday night and what do we think about these Mountaineers? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eleven down, one to go. The stakes are oddly high, but the stats sure seem to be on WVU's side entering Saturday night's game at Kansas. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Basketball bounces back. Football eyes a bowl. One season kicks into gear. One nears the conclusion. What questions remain? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU did a better job making the best of a bad situation, and that was good enough to keep Texas in its downward spiral. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia and Texas operate on different levels, but they'll be on the same plane Saturday at Mountaineer Field. The two teams are in similar spots, and only one can overcome its roster issues to please cranky fan bases and take one step closer to a bowl game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

While WVU football frustrates fans with chronic issues and a pattern of performances, Mountaineer basketball appears to be adapting in a new season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia made more mistakes than it can afford to make and Kansas State made basically none Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats doubled up the Mountaineers and put WVU's season on the brink. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU puts its five-game winning streak against Kansas State on the line in Saturday's trip to the Sunflower State. Who has to play well and what must the Mountaineers do and avoid to get the win? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As is custom after a loss, the questions are plentiful and pointed ... and the quarterback is the target. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia's winning streak ended while a losing streak to Oklahoma State continued. Neal Brown sounded resigned to the outcome, which leads to a meaty question this deep into this third season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU has a second straight home game against a ranked team and looks to change its luck against Oklahoma State. The visitor is good at what it does, and the Cowboys know it and flaunt it. How will the Mountaineers create and execute the answers needed to win? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another week, another win and another round of questions about the state of West Virginia football, coaching, recruiting and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU has a winning streak and something close to an unrecognizable offense, and it's time to talk about what has changed and how that changes the outlook for the rest of the season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Michael Swain of CycloneAlert joins the podcast to help preview this weekend's West Virginia game against Iowa State. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Was it something he said? Neal Brown said everything was on the table during the open week, and WVU looked similar. against TCU ... but did make some changes. What did we see? What did we think? What about the quarterback position in the past, present and future? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A powerful running game, an efficient quarterback and an aggressive defense carried West Virginia to yet another win over TCU. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU's poor run game meets TCU's poor run defense Saturday night in Texas. Is it as simple as that or is there more to the matchup as the Mountaineers seek to end a three-game losing streak and a seven-game slide on the road? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Basketball season is underway. Football is back from an open week. Business is about to pick up for both. What can we expect from this point forward? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another loss, another round of questions about the past, present and future of West Virginia football and the Neal Brown tenure. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

WVU gave up a touchdown on the second play from scrimmage and had to call a timeout before its first snap. It got worse from there in a 45-20 loss to Baylor. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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WVU is 2-3 overall and 0-2 in the Big 12 following a discouraging loss to Texas Tech. Subscribers wonder about the future of the program, the coaching staff, the roster and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This is a new episode, even though it may sound like older ones. WVU once again contributed to its own demise Saturday and lost a third straight game to Texas Tech. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Texas Tech has the better record. WVU has the better momentum. Two teams coming off a loss sure seem headed in different directions, and that has to matter when the Red Raiders visit the Mountaineers in Saturday's 3:30 p.m. game on ESPN2. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mountaineers are back to business following Saturday night's loss to Oklahoma. How good can they be? How does this compare to prior defeats? What changes can be made? What other questions do subscribers have up their sleeve? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

No. 4 Oklahoma made it nine wins in a row over visiting West Virginia and 12 straight wins overall in Saturday night's home game on ABC. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Mountaineers are back on the road again and looking to snap a five-game losing streak away from home and an eight-game losing streak in the series when they play No. 4 Oklahoma. How does WVU give itself a chance? Where are the Sooners vulnerable on offense and defense? How do the Mountaineers affect Spencer Rattler? What are the indicators of a WVU win or loss? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The offense, the game plan and the quarterbacks remain on the front of everyone's minds two days after West Virginia took back the Black Diamond Trophy and defeated No. 15 Virginia Tech. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sometimes you get lucky and get a reminder about how cool college football can be. Saturday was one of those days. It wasn't fun or easy for WVU fans to get to that destination, but end the end, the destination was all that mattered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A detailed look at Saturday's matchup shows what WVU can expect from the Virginia Tech offense, defense and special teams. What are the keys to victory? What are the matchups to exploit? What are the areas to avoid? Who are we talking about after the game? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's not a surprise, but listeners want to know about the Jarret Doege/Garrett Greene dynamic, the new Big 12, changes to the depth chart, game planning the WVU offense and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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An unusual opponent is in what's actually the most common spot on the schedule for WVU's annual FCS opponent, but LIU doesn't have much going in its third season transitioning from Division II to the FCS. The Mountaineers ought to have their way on Saturday. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saturday's loss asked a lot of questions about the Mountaineers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia is 0-1 and has itself to blame for a lot of the pain. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Is Maryland a but mysterious? Is there enough returning production to draw some clues? Where might the Terrapins be vulnerable. How could they attack WVU? All that and more, plus an initial look at our annual travel roster predictions is in today's episide. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

West Virginia starts the season Saturday with a rare true non-conference road opener. Listeners want to know about starters, surprises, game plans and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Before settling into the ordinary podcast routine for the football season, we detour with a Q&A episode in which Chris and Mike ask one another the questions they need answered. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom Bragg of Marshall's 247Sports site uses his experience on the WVU beat to help answer a new batch of questions in the latest VIP mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Football is back at West Virginia. The team has its first practice and the coach has his first press conference today, and this episode sets the table for what's to come as the Mountaineers prepare for the Sept. 4 opener at Maryland. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Time passes but the interest remains. Folks are starved for news and developments about what happens next to WVU and college sports conferences. There are many questions, and we try to answer as best as we can. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As news breaks in the middle of the episode that Texas and Oklahoma do not intend to remain with the Big 12, the discussion revolves around West Virginia's past, present and future in realignment. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a deep dive on name, image and likeness gripes and what EerSports can't and "should" do, Chris and Mike answer questions about football newcomers, Neal Brown's contract, Big 12 media days and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices