I'm A Big WV Fan

[hogwood]

Full disclosure. I've always rooted for West Virginia. I've really liked Huggins since he was at Cincy. Great coach and I love his style. Huggins doesn't recruit the big names and is mostly a 3* guy but his teams are always top 20. The WV program reminds me of what I've thought we could be under Anderson, or at least hoped.

Watching WV at KU now and they are taking it to them. Super aggressive. The pressure is intense. Tough tough full court D. Rebounding to perfection. And they have an offensive answer every time down the court. So fun to watch.

I think I'm just going to start being more of a mountaineer fan until we can get our program back to prominence. It's like I'm watching what Hawgball should be. Plus they are like those giant killer tough blue collar teams. And West Virginia is kinda like northwest Arkansas soooo

[Atlhogfan1]

His teams have always been physically strong and usually has athleticism too.  They play so hard and with mental toughness.  It is what stood out in the first half especially after KU made their run.  Louisville carried that same attitude earlier tonight.  4 of the all timers on ESPN tonight.  Don't know if Huggins will ever get that NC though. 

Your Neers going to have hit some FTs. 

Some of the spoiled KU fans left with 2+ to go.    Going to be tough for WV to win this now. 

[TheSportsGuy]

Watch Kansas.  That's how you press

[Raymond Zorback]

They just gave up 21 points in 2 minutes.

[Atlhogfan1]

This game has been over since WV missed the two FTs up 9 and KU came down and hit a 3.  Huggins going to have to extend game as Self did. 

[Raymond Zorback]

One of the worst meltdowns I've ever seen.  Up 14 with 2 minutes left.

[Atlhogfan1]

One of the worst meltdowns I've ever seen.  Up 14 with 2 minutes left.

Seems kind of commonplace this season.  Or maybe it does from an SEC perspective.

Self played that well.  Down 9 they fouled a 61% FT shooter.  Missed 2 and KU got the 3 and it was on from that point.  Trapped after every made FG or FT.  They still needed a lot to go their way.  A 5 second call on WV.  Multiple contested made 3s. 

Two great games tonight on Big Monday.  Felt a little nostalgic especially with the Carrier Dome hosting the first one. 

[3kgthog]

I think Mike needs to go, but you'd never see me give one ounce of my fandom for another team. Not even if we were LSU bad or if Corliss freaking Williamson was coaching some other team.

[Big Boi]

Awesome. Thx for the info

[HawgTrough]

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[Amityvillehogger]

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Regardless, when is the last time we sniffed the top 10.

[FineAsSwine]

Full disclosure. I've always rooted for West Virginia. I've really liked Huggins since he was at Cincy. Great coach and I love his style. Huggins doesn't recruit the big names and is mostly a 3* guy but his teams are always top 20. The WV program reminds me of what I've thought we could be under Anderson, or at least hoped.

Watching WV at KU now and they are taking it to them. Super aggressive. The pressure is intense. Tough tough full court D. Rebounding to perfection. And they have an offensive answer every time down the court. So fun to watch.

I think I'm just going to start being more of a mountaineer fan until we can get our program back to prominence. It's like I'm watching what Hawgball should be. Plus they are like those giant killer tough blue collar teams. And West Virginia is kinda like northwest Arkansas soooo

Time for an update. What do you think about WV, Huggins and the outcome now?

[FineAsSwine]

They just gave up 21 points in 2 minutes.

One of the worst meltdowns I've ever seen.  Up 14 with 2 minutes left.

No set plays. Coach doesn't teach defense. Played rat ball.

[Biggus Piggus]

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[Biggus Piggus]

Time for an update. What do you think about WV, Huggins and the outcome now?

Full disclosure. I liked WVa a lot better when it was 12-1. Since then, 8-5 has seemed pretty ordinary. But they lead the nation in forced turnovers. Yay! Terrible perimeter defense though. Comes with the philosophy.

[ShadowHawg]

I think Mike needs to go, but you'd never see me give one ounce of my fandom for another team. Not even if we were LSU bad or if Corliss freaking Williamson was coaching some other team.

This is what true hog fandom looks like.

[Biggus Piggus]

Full disclosure. I liked WVa a lot better when it was 12-1. Since then, 8-5 has seemed pretty ordinary. But they lead the nation in forced turnovers. Yay! Terrible perimeter defense though. Comes with the philosophy.

BTW when WVa was 12-1, Arkansas was 11-2. Since the, the Hogs have gone 7-5.

Huggins gets praised, Anderson pilloried.

[Atlhogfan1]

BTW when WVa was 12-1, Arkansas was 11-2. Since the, the Hogs have gone 7-5.

Huggins gets praised, Anderson pilloried.

Well they did beat #1 at the time Baylor by 31 and #2 KU by 16 in that stretch.  OU loss wasn't good. 

Full disclosure. I liked WVa a lot better when it was 12-1. Since then, 8-5 has seemed pretty ordinary. But they lead the nation in forced turnovers. Yay! Terrible perimeter defense though. Comes with the philosophy.

Yep.  Huggins does the trade off. 

[Youngsta71701]

Time for an update. What do you think about WV, Huggins and the outcome now?

Crickets...

[Sivad]

Crickets...

I'm in full agreement with Youngsta. Earth must be tilting🙃

[razorpimp]

Huggins 5 NCAA tourney appearances his first 5 years at WV

Anderson with 1 his first 5

Any questions? 

[hogwood]

Watch Kansas.  That's how you press

That press was amazing! Didn't know Kansas could do that. I guess they can do anything with a great coach. Some of the best press I've ever seen, matched with one of the loudest crowds.

[hogwood]

Time for an update. What do you think about WV, Huggins and the outcome now?

Still think he's a great coach who gets the best out of his players. They are always in the hunt for an elite 8 no matter if they are a 10 seed or a 2. I love his team's effort, grit, and overall culture. They succumbed to some of the toughest pressure and loudest crowds I've ever watched. I still think they're a pretty lethal team, and they have only 1 4* kid.

[hogwood]

No set plays. Coach doesn't teach defense. Played rat ball.

Are you serious did you watch the first 38 minutes? Their defense was immaculate and their offense was just beautiful.

[hogwood]

Crickets...

Didn't get back online last night as it was late. Just got home from work after a long day. Sorry I'm not glued to the internet.

[hogwood]

BTW when WVa was 12-1, Arkansas was 11-2. Since the, the Hogs have gone 7-5.

Huggins gets praised, Anderson pilloried.

Huggins team, with less recruited talent, is on a totally different level than our team right now. And they are in a much tougher conference. They are accurately ranked as a top 10 team in the nation. Why wouldn't you praise that? And this is no diss to Anderson. I'm just really impressed with WV and it reminds me of what I once thought Anderson could do here.

[hogwood]

I think Mike needs to go, but you'd never see me give one ounce of my fandom for another team. Not even if we were LSU bad or if Corliss freaking Williamson was coaching some other team.

I'm the most loyal Razorback fan ever and that will never change no matter what our team's record is or who is our coach. But I'm a huge college basketball fan and I do root for other teams as I watch a lot of games. I like West Virginia as I've said. I also really like Izzo and Michigan St. They are a fun one to root for in the tourney. That's about it though. Still love the hogs to death.

And the part about actually becoming a real fan of WV because it is similar to NWA there was a joke.

[zuko]

I like watching his teams play. This guy is a proven coach loaded with confidence. We can only hope that we can land a guy like  him when the time comes.

[Rooster Hogburn]

I'm not a big WV fan, but I like big women. Does that count for something?

[hogwood]

I'm not a big WV fan, but I like big women. Does that count for something?

Sure. Tough one to root for though

[Youngsta71701]

I'm in full agreement with Youngsta. Earth must be tilting🙃

Or hell is about to freeze over...

[Youngsta71701]

Didn't get back online last night as it was late. Just got home from work after a long day. Sorry I'm not glued to the internet.

Lol...Good point. I usually don't get on here much either after I leave work. Maybe after a game or something I might check.