Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

WVU football has a weekend off, so we change formats, too. Rather than a Q&A, it's time to let the subscribers offer their solutions. 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 got the ball first Saturday night and was still never really in the game against Texas. 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 and Texas play a primetime matchup Saturday, and both sides have strengths and weaknesses to exploit. Let's learn about the participants and where they rise and fall. 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 back at .500 and back on the road this week, which might not be a bad thing, though much depends on who plays for the Longhorns. 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

What had gone wrong went right for WVU Thursday night, and the result is a win in a rivalry game and a .500 record that seemed unlikely not long ago. 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 visits Lane Stadium for the first time in a long time. A lot has changed but a lot is on the line when the Mountaineers meet Virginia Tech Thursday night. 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 played about as well as could be expected on offense and was pretty stingy on defense, too, in a 65-7 win against Towson five days before a road game against Virginia Tech. What did we see and what matters moving 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

West Virginia gets a break with a home game against Towson, but the turnaround is quick as the Mountaineers play five days later on the road against 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

The question is obvious. The answers are complicated, but they're out there. Let's get down to business. 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 historically bad start makes matters worse for Neal Brown. 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 home team is 0-1 and a little ticked off after starting with a loss. The visitor is 1-0 and taking some momentum on the road. How can West Virginia prevail against perennial pretender Kansas and how can the Jayhawks make some magic happen? 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 few days have passed since West Virginia's season started with a loss to Pitt, but questions remain. Today's episode covers the way the game was celebrated, how the game was played, how the game affects the season's outlook 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

The Mountaineer did not deliver in the first Backyard Brawl since 2011, and now they prepare for an early Big 12 opener against 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

A long wait is over, and West Virginia and Pitt end their offseasons and the series hiatus when they reboot the Backyard Brawl at Acrisure Stadium. Establishing expectations and making predictions could be difficult, but witnessing the revelations should be an experience. 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 productive offseason led to an encouraging camp, and there isn't much work left to do. But some decisions must be made and some things have to be seen to be believed. 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

Neal Brown possibly knows who will be his starting quarterback but he definitely hasn't named one for the public ... or the Pitt Panthers. 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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In their debut appearance on Twitter Spaces, Chris and Mike review the developments of the first week of WVU football practice and field questions from the online audience. 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 we approach the start of the 2022 season we take a different look at the West Virginia roster. Where could a former player help the most? Does picking one position abandon others in need? 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 we approach the start of the 2022 season we take a different look at the West Virginia roster. Where could a former player help the most? Does picking one position abandon others in need? 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 begins preseason football practice on Monday and we conclude our preview of the Big 12 with a look at the Mountaineers and what they have to offer and what they have to prove 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

No Big 12 team had more preseason all-conference picks than Kansas State, and a new quarterback, an new offensive coordinator and a fierce front seven on defense could life the Wildcats to the top of the standings. 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

TCU is going to look and maybe even act a bit unusual in 2022, beginning with a focus on offense and a new-look defense as the program looks toward an exciting future in the new Big 12. 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 of the best stories and best programs in the Big 12 in recent years belongs to Iowa State, but many of the mainstays have moved on. Is it possible to learn more about Matt Campbell, his staff and his roster this 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

Steve Sarkisian's debut season was bumpy down in Austin, but the offseason has been stellar. The offense is loaded. The defense has sneaky support. The arrow is pointinh up again for Texas. 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 a new coach, an accomplished staff, a reputable recruiting class and plenty of talent on offense and, for a change, on defense. Will it be enough to reach a bowl 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

Maybe the record or the final standings won't chance too much for Kansas in 2022, but the expectation is the Jayhawks will be better and more competitive as head coach Lance Leipold uses transfers to create a winning culture for young talent. 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 Cowboys return the top quarterback in the Big 12, but there are questions on offense and new leadership on defense. Can new names and faces keep Oklahoma State at the top? 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 have been many ups and downs for Baylor football the past several seasons, but coach Dave Aranda and his capable staff are attempting to stabilize things and sustain the success they started as the Big 12 champs last season. It won't be easy, but the Bears have ammo. 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 2022 season could be the last chance for West Virginia to beat Oklahoma in a Big 12 game, and a lot about the Sooners has changed since the last time these two played down to the wire in Norman. Through it all, Oklahoma remains talented and one of the safest bets to win the league. 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

If we're heading toward a new era of college football with a split in the FBS and a split from the NCAA, then there might be some exclusivity in who makes the cut ... and there might be some surprises about who doesn't want to participate. How do the decision-makers build the new leagues? 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 Big 12 leads off college football's media days with its festivities Wednesday and Thursday. We'll learn more about the present and the future in Dallas, but we already know a little after the all-conference team and preseason poll. 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 basketball has been applauded for its offseason acquisition through the transfer portal, and if nothing else, the Mountaineers had a plan and carried it out. Yet the most recent 247Sports Big 12 power rankings put the new-look team near the bottom of the standings. 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

USC and UCLA are leaving the Pac-12 for the Big 12, and everyone and everything else in what we now call the Power 5 feels more wobbly than ever before. 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 Chris was unable to win his Little League World Series, Mike was unable to avenge the setback in the TBA Classic. The two review his muay thai debut, his fighting style, his future plans and their inevitable feud. 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 2023 recruiting class is growing with quality players and familiar names. A worthy part of the class is the batch of legacy recruits who have followed in the footsteps of their fathers and committed to the Mountaineers. It sounds like easy for assistant coaches, but they're particular about the process. 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 handful of commitments for not one recruiting class but two recruiting classes served as the punctuation mark of a very promising June at 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

As the summer recruiting season winds down, it's time to take a look at one aspect of WVU's 2023 class: The defensive line has come together quickly and impressively, and though the work may not be done, the Mountaineers know who and what they want. 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 Backyard Brawl is back and back in style. WVU unveiled special uniforms for the season-opener on the road against Pitt, and it's hard to to like what we see. 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 will have eight first=year players and just five incumbents on the 2022-23 roster, so the chances are the starting lineup will feature a fresh flavor. It's hard to predict what direction Bob Huggins will choose, though there are many reasons. We try to make sense of the situation. 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

Former Texas guard Courtney Ramey has trimmed his list of destinations to just two, and WVU made the cut. If he chooses the Mountaineers, what are they getting, who are they losing and why are the Mountaineers better in the end? 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 player is on. One is out. One is a secret! What's to say about WVU's recent results in the 2023 recruiting class? 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 kickoff event, an exclusive cookout and some very optimistic reviews continued WVU's momentum into one of the most important months on the calendar. 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 added one of the top 10 recruits of all-time Wednesday. That followed three defensive back additions for the 2022 roster. How are the Mountaineers doing it? What are they looking for? How have the new rules changed the way they do business? 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 the roster set -- or just about set -- it's time to figure out how WVU basketball will act next season, WIth Bob Huggins in charge, that starts on defense. 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 NCAA agreed to grant two years of roster relief by way of recruiting by doing away with the annual cap of 25 players in a class. Is this going to be permanent? How will teams respond? Is it good of bad for West Virginia? 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 experienced some major shifts in the recent past and had some brushes with a few others. What has changed and what might have been? 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

Former UMass and Texas big Tre Mitchell will transfer to West Virginia. The addition adds to the frontcourt and created some options on the perimeter. It also created a math problem the Mountaineers have to solve. What happens now for Mitchell, the offense and someone who will now be displaced? 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

247Sports National Analyst Brian Dohn joins the show to discuss WVU Football recruiting. Dohn, who specializes in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, discusses two of WVU's current commitments, as well as the Mountaineers' chances of adding a couple other top targets from the area. 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

Two-deeps are fun. Depth charts show you where a team is strong and in need of help. Let's put a spin on that with a draft to assemble starting lineups for the offense and defense. 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