Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

WVU lost twice in the first 12 games. It lost twice in 48 hours to start Big 12 play. Frustrations bubbled over Monday night, and Bob Huggins may have seen this coming. 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 bringing back Bilal Marshall and entertained the idea of bringing back Clint Trickett. What do we infer from these moves? 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 are Wren Baker's thoughts on Neal Brown, buyouts, contracts, fan support 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 Mountaineers conquered the schedule so far and return to the court for the start of Big 12 play. What have they accomplished and where are they going? Data scientist Evan Miyakawa has the answers. 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 the day after the big day for WVU football, and it's time evaluate what the Mountaineers accomplished in the 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

WVU heads into the final stretch of the non-conference schedule before the start of Big 12 play, and it's fair to wonder if this is more of the same. 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

Supposing WVU had $10 million to use for signing and keeping players, two questions come to 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

One question popped out of the mailbag and grabbed our attention. We devote this episode to an answers. 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

News has slowed just enough to take some time to discuss big issues and how to address them. 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 top four have decided not to play for the team next fall, and Neal Brown has a problem on his hands. 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

Wren Baker removed a hurdle Monday when he was introduced as the new AD, and now he get to procure and produce what WVU needs 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

WVU commit Jordan Jackson joins the show to discuss his recruitment and weekend official visit. Things started with a "tryout" for the coaches, followed by uncertainty with the coaching staff and, finally, a big official visit this weekend. 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 commit Rodney Gallagher joins the show to discuss the return of Neal Brown, the latest in his recruitment, and to answer questions from EerSports VIP members. 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 new director of player personnel/recruiting walks us through his career, his new position, the support he received from the athletic department, the tricks of the transfer portal and the future for recruiting. 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 had a busy day by hiring an athletic director and announcing Neal Brown will be back for his fifth 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 is hiring Wren Baker as its new athletic director, but that's not the end of this story. 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 won the fifth-place game at the Phil Knight Legacy event. Was it the fifth-best team? 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 produced something significant at the end of the game and at the end of the season. What, if anything, does it mean? 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 hasn't had much luck against Saturday's opponent, but nobody's been successful in Stillwater. How can the Mountaineers go about changing their fate and finishing strong? 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 is off to a strong start, but the opposition in Oregon is stronger than what the Mountaineers have experienced so far. 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 postgame podcast was preempted but we huddle between the loss to Kansas State and the finale against Oklahoma State to discuss the past, present and future for coaches, players and the program. 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 welcome Kansas State for the final home game of the season. The Wildcats might be better than advertised ... but how? 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 decided Shane Lyons will not be the one to solve the trouble with football. 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 outcome may have marked the end of one era and the beginning of another, though not in the ways you may have expected. 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 had no luck against Oklahoma since joining the Big 12, but these Sooners aren't the same as they've been in the past. Are things bound to change at Mountaineer Field? 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

Defense, rebounding, depth, turnovers. West Virginia looked a bit like it has in good times and bad in the past but had more than enough to puklaway in its season-opener against Mount St. Mary's. 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 need of a statement game, Neal Brown sure did come up with one. 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 might not be exciting but it could be important for West Virginia Saturday. The Mountaineers are on the road again to take on Iowa State and are a touchdown-underdog despite the home team's five-game losing streak. 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 returns to the road for Saturday's game against Iowa State, and we go behind enemy lines with Cyclone Alert's Nick Osen to learn about the last-place team in the 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

The questions are obvious. The answers are ... fluid. WVU has a lot of work to do and time is ticking. Is there a reason to believe change is afoot or is this the next step toward the rumored conclusion? 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 welcomed former Gardner-Webb, Marquette and Manhattan guard Jose Perez on Sunday as the 6-foot-5 guard announced his plan to transfer into the Big 12. How will it work from here, though? 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 defense gave the offense chances late in Saturday's game, but the offense couldn't follow through to pull off the upset as No. 7 TCU remained undefeated. 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 a touchdown underdog at home to one of the best offenses and last unbeaten teams in the country. There's a way to make some magic happen. Where can WVU attack? Who and what must the Mountaineers control and avoid? 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 topic trumps all the others in the returning Q&A 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

The time, explanations and excuses are expiring for Neal Brown & Co. after a one-sided loss 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

West Virginia will have to do a few things it does well if it's going to get Neal Brown his first win against Texas Tech. The Mountaineers would be wise to look into doing a few things others have done to the Red Raiders as well. 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

Things looked grim until WVU exhibited a bit of grit that had been lacking during a 2-3 start. The Mountaineers are now a .500 club as they ready for another important road trip. 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

Baylor tries to win for the first time in Morgantown and put together more points than it has in the prior three visits. West Virginia looks for a win it needs in order to get this season back on track. Who will prevail and why on 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

As the Mountaineers press pause for a weekend, Chris and Mike press on with a discussion about the season and the many aspects involved. 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 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