Many of you, and others, felt their eyes bulge when Bill Stewart was speaking of WVU’s defense and stating it needed to produce  more turnovers.

Some felt Stewart was calling out the defense and bringing a negative attention toward the only consistently positive part of the team.

Others were wondering if he was trying to spread the blame as away to take some of it away from him.

Many were just surprised he had the audacity to complain about the defense. To them, it was like whining about a pitcher throwing nine innings in a 4-1 victory, but getting no hits along the way.

I took it differently and figured it was a way to keep the defense motivated, to say nothing of interested — and I also thought it was mostly true that WVU’s defense could do a better job creating turnovers.

Whatever the tactic, the defense has responded the past two games with three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. And they’re not yet satisfied and continue to recalibrate their sights. They really, really believe they’re not only very good, but the best in the nation, yet they realize despite statistical dominance there is still cause to doubt their status.

And so now they have a new goal to pursue to satiate themselves and convince others.

Now the Mountaineers are getting frisky, adjusting their goals and talking openly about what they must add to their repertoire.

“We haven’t put up a defensive touchdown yet this year,” Sands said. “We’ve got to get one.”

Linebacker Najee Good stepped in front of a Louisville pass that would have easily ended the streak, but Goode dropped the ball and he couldn’t have been more upset with himself. If nothing else, it remains a motivation for the Mountaineers.

“Right now we can’t reach it,” Tandy said. “We always talk about being a great defense. To be a great defense you have to score points.”