Another volume, another success. Input was clearly hurt by the ESPN360.com thing, but, at least early on, maybe it was’t so bad that so many people couldn’t watch that game. It wasn’t pretty and I’m not sure it was even ugly. 

The game turned, as did the texts and the appreciation for one Jock Sanders, and WVU savored beating ECU. Special teams remain a concern/punchline, but I got the sense that as the volume of texts decreased the belief in the team may have increased, which was precisely what WVU wanted both internally and externally.

Release the texts!

 (3:08 PM): Just saw jim clements, daughters in tow, talking on his cell and walking around the concourse looking lost. Dapper, tho. Blue slacks, gold button shirt

(3:14 PM): Kickoff in 15 mins…I’m just going to go ahead and make a pre-emptive snarky comment about terrible special teams play. So, yeah. Blah blah..terrible coverage. (3:22 PM): Scoreboard is fixed…hopefully special teams too  

(3:39 PM): What the heck is going on? They are gonna snap from the weight room if they dont get it together.

(3:39 PM): Watching a game huddled around a laptop is awful…thank god the vitally important Troy-Florida game is being televised… (3:53 PM): Did the team just gesture for the fans to be quiet? On first and 25? They’re lucky we’re still here!

(3:55 PM): Jeff mullen couldn’t outcoach the computer on madden(3:56 PM): I [really] hate this team…print that [stuff].

(3:58 PM): We know the game started at 330 right?

(4:01 PM): Am I seeing this correctly that we have 6 penalties?(4:02 PM): The WVU-Colorado game is shaping up to be one for the ages.

(4:03 PM): Thank god for Twitter. I mean, between my inabilty to pick up the radio broadcast in my house and ESPN/ABC’s insistence that the charleston area can’t have permission to carry the game (gotta maxamize that ND/Mich audience afterall) how else would I know that the Eers have 7 penalties in 6 minutes!?

(4:10 PM): I like how they’re using this pistol formation and appear to have no idea what to do in it…meanwhile, the element of surprise is wasted b/c ecu runs it

(4:19 PM): There has got to be a kid somewhere without a job who can kickoff inside the 15. I am not even asking for the end zone. Inside the 15!(4:33 PM): Aaron Beasley on sideline: Dark pinstripe suit, yellow tie, brown Tims, brown newsboy cap…hot mess.

(4:36 PM): Mike, this is [a person]. I wanted to text u from the game.

(4:36 PM): Worst part of scoring means we have to kick off

(4:37 PM): Did wes lyons have his thumbs amputated…throw him a fade 1 time!!! 

(4:00 PM): Nadeau and Sanders have been drinking again, calling a near completion an overthrow.(4:42 PM): If you believe in the law of averages then it may be time that we on side kick every kickoff and hope for the best.

(4:42 PM): Sanders should be jailed for that play.(4:44 PM): If bill stewart fires himself as special teams coach, it will be his greatest coaching accomplishment

(4:44 PM): Any Jock knows you get the hell away from the ball there!!

(4:45 PM): Place blame Caridi! It wasn’t a miraculous play for ECU, it was a shockingly stupid play by Sanders!(4:49 PM): Fans on all sides of me want stewart gone. And why does it take so long to reciew this? Not a TD. Clearly.

(4:56 PM): I think bill was excited about the review? Do you?(4:57 PM): When there is a challenged play can the home team not show the video again??

(5:07 PM): Will Tevita be eligible by the second half?(5:08 PM): At what point do u just not send anyone back to return punts?

(5:08 PM): Stewart, we get it, we’re bad at special teams…quit trying to prove your point.(5:13 PM): ECUs biggest offensive weapon today has been the punt

(5:14 PM): Eersports.com reports crowd pleased with performance. 

(5:17 PM): Where have you gone Vaughn rivers?(5:27 PM): What does Tavon Austin have to do to get on the punt return team? Did he wear a shirt unbecoming of a Mountaineer?

(5:41 PM): THE POET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

(5:54 PM): The screen just said “make some noise.” someone next to me said: “my ass can make some noise.” (6:17 PM): Why is Marlon LeBlanc reffing the game?(6:31 PM): Ya know, I wasn’t a real big jock Sanders fan until today.

(6:42 PM): You look small on the field compared to your counterparts(6:43 PM): Thanks for dressin up for this btw

(6:54 PM): It is really not a day to take your foot off the gas, Oll Stew.

(6:54 PM): John Sanders just said after Devine got his helmet ripped off: “There’s a flag on the play. Let’s see what the call is”