Anybody know the last time WVU played against a no-huddle offense … and please don’t say, “The last time they practiced!” Because that would be right. And wrong. Seeing as if it took me about 11 hours to do make a trip that wasn’t supposed to last much longer than seven, I had some time to think, but I couldn’t come up with the answer.

As it is, the Mountaineers will play the no-huddle Colorado Buffalos tonight. It might not be a factor unless, say, nobody knew the Buffs did that stuff, but it might also make a difference. I don’t really care how much WVU’s defense goes up against its own offense in practice and I don’t know how much I believe in the idea games are easier than practices. What I do think is that it’ll be different, maybe even difficult, at least early in tonight’s game.

McKnight said offensive players spent the summer focused on conditioning and, as a result, the Buffaloes rarely substitute and try to use their personnel in such a way to create and exploit favorable personnel matchups.

That could be an issue for the Mountaineers, who prefer to substitute in their swat package for third-and-long.

“One thing the no-huddle allows us to do is dictate the tempo a little,” McKnight said. “It lets us come to the line and call audibles. If we don’t like a play, we can audible out of it. If we see something we like, we can try for that.”