For those of you wondering or worried about the crowd and the environment and the value thereof Saturday at Mountaineer Field, perhaps there is reason to be worried. Losses are deflating, especially ones in late October, and it’s not as if WVU’s attendance has been overwhelming this season.

Just know, though, that the fans have been essentially challenged by Steve Kragthorpe, who expects Mountaineer Field to live up to its past reputation. And what a reputation that is.

“They all have good arms, whether they’re right-handed or left-handed. They throw those batteries extremely well,” he said. “They are extremely accurate with those, too. I’m going to have to have a hard hat when I come out of the locker room.”

There was sarcasm involved, of course, and Kraghtorpe seemed fond of the way the town celebrated home games.

“It’s a 12 o’clock nooner so they won’t be quite as tanked as they were when we were there two years ago, but, they get after it, man,” he said. “They love football. I mean, they love playing football there and they love coaching football there and they love watching football there. It’s a great football place.”