Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

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

Big 12 media days begin in Dallas Wednesday, and Neal Brown has some questions to answer. He also has a team with players who didn't generate much preseason buzz but could grab some all-conference spots when the year is over. 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 2021 college football season is just around the corner, and you know it's coming now that the Big 12 has released it's preseason poll and all-conference teams. Let's compare how the media voted with how our host voted. 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

One half of the team is out of town, but that's no reason to skip another opportunity to talk about everything happening around West Virginia sports right now. 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

There's a sense of family in the air with Neal Brown at the helm in Morgantown. But while he begins his third season in 2021, Brown has only had one full off-season to build his program. The Mountaineers have some work to do to catch the big boys of the Big 12, but West Virginia's optimistic that a plan is in place to reach the top of the conference. A lot has been happening in college football! Make sure to tune into upcoming episodes as the College Football Daily discusses College Football Playoff Expansion, the NCAA vs. Alston case, and more! Host: Lance Glinn Guest: Mike Casazza Follow or Subscribe to The College Football Daily on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find the 247Sports podcast for your favorite team here! 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 added one of the top 300 players and top 25 quarterbacks in the country to the 2022 recruiting class on Monday, and former college quarterback and current 247Sports evaluator Clint Brewster is very familiar with Nicco Marchiol. What does he like? What can Marchion improve? Does it matter that he's left-handed? Can he start in 2022? 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 weekend of official visits and before the first 7-on-7 camp of the summer, today's episode offers advice on how to handle recruiting predictions, what to think of recent headlines and whether to expect a fistfight. 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

Quick thoughts about the College Football Playoff proposal and answers to questions about wrestling, marketing, fundraising, Liverpool and fun and games. 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 second camp is in the books, and two more are on the way at WVU. We cover the latest recruiting themes and headlines and look ahead at the immediate and slightly distance future for 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

With in-person and on-campus recruiting now a part of our lives again, we break in between events to recap Tuesday's camp, this weekend's visits and what's happened in between. 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

In the final episode before on-campus recruiting returns, the hosts chime in about media access, evaluation skills, point spreads, recruiting only transfers and everything else on the audience's mind. 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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