Good stuff once again from the Texts from Game Day. I knew we had a good one when WVU was blowing out Maryland and touching on all the talking points — fast start, turnovers, running game, etc. — and then when infuriating factors came into play — flags, lull, comeback. A good mix of events and emotions is what makes this thing go. Overall, a pretty good recap of the 37-31 win two days later.

If only you could see just how lonely and how cold and how frostbit I’ve become. My back’s against the wall. When push comes to shove I just stand up and scream text them all. My edits are in [brackets].

(9:47 AM):
Worried that I’m not worried about today’s game.

(11:02 AM):
You think Marinatto is there to beg Luck to stay?

(11:35 AM):
I am hammmmmmered. Just mad up wods to “Courtesy of the Old Gold and Blue”

(11:40 AM):
Hey Geno Smith put ur name at the top of his list, and the Mountaineer Mascot started shakin his fist. And the football will fly, and its gonna be hell w

(11:40 AM):
hen you hear the Pride of WV start playin the “Hail” and itll feel like the whole wide world is comin down on yoooou…brought to you courtesy…of the Old Gold and Bluuuuuue

(11:59 AM):
Suggestion for NCAA CEO – Vincent McMahon. You think about that.

(12:07 PM):
Alston eats 3rd and short for breakfast

(12:07 PM):
So….how many more personal fouls are they not going to call against Maryland??

(12:08 PM):
I love the bubble screen! Why haven’t we been doing these for years?!

(12:08 PM):
My patience with Buie is gone.

(12:13 PM):
Where’s Bruce?

(12:13 PM):
Goode night!!

(12:14 PM):
Why is tackling someone illegal??!!

(12:14 PM):
I no longer understand the rules of football.

(12:15 PM):
I honestly want to cry. That’s a clean hit. Why are they ruining football?

(12:15 PM):
Duck your head for a free first down. [Bodacious] call.

(12:15 PM):
I hate what football has become.

(12:15 PM):
It’s nice to see another team go to the bubble screen well over and over and over…

(12:16 PM):
Last time I checked he wasn’t a defenseless receiver

(12:18 PM):
In a world where that hit is unnecessary roughness, I’d like to see what an entire game is supposed to look like.

(12:26 PM):
A zero blitz and our QB throws deep… Jeff Mullen does not approve.

(12:27 PM):
Maryland might want to rethink its blitz package.

(12:28 PM):
Who’s o-line is this?

(12:28 PM):
Can Jeff Braun get credit for the TD? He should

(12:30 PM):
Added TFGD to my contacts. Almost mistakenly invited it over for fajitas on Thurs.

(12:31 PM):
Looks like Holgorsen’s patience with Buie has run thin also.

(12:35 PM):
First forced turnover of the season is a pick 6? Very pleasing.

(12:35 PM):
There’s your defensive support Billy!

(12:35 PM):
A tradition unlike any other: Maryland kids for WVU killing the Terps

(12:39 PM):
Terrance Garvin joins the HOF for guys not good enough for Maryland but good enough for WVU that score against Maryland

(12:54 PM):
This is the point in the game under Stew that the offense would shut down. Hope it’s different now.

(1:00 PM):
And 2 guys take G’s helmet off, no foul.

(1:01 PM):
Not a terrible call, but I do think he threw that ball forward.

(1:01 PM):
They hit his hand before the throw, but he did throw it.

(1:02 PM):
Espn analyst – Smith may have taken hit to helmet. Derrrrrrrrrr, I’m a analyst!

(1:09 PM):
Respect the run?!

(1:09 PM):
So, seriously, how good is Geno?

(1:14 PM):
Can I ask about KO coverage? Admittedly , it has been worse though.

(1:16 PM):
Oh come on? You can decap the QB, but dont touch UM players.

(1:16 PM):
Why don’t we just give Maryland some flags and play flag football since textbook tackles are apparently not allowed anymore.

(1:16 PM):
Pretty sure holgorsen just called the refs [kittens].

(1:16 PM):
Up 21 and laying the wood to them… Pretty sure hits like that are worth the 15 yards.

(1:17 PM):
I didn’t know today’s game was 2 hand tag! Give me a break!

(1:18 PM):
Dana’s not happy with that call. He  won’t be happy getting a sternly worded letter from Luck this week.

(1:20 PM):
Clearly MD thinks they can take their timeouts with them

(1:20 PM):
I’m going to write a book called “Great Expectations: the WVU/MD Football Series”

(1:21 PM):
Mullen doesn’t understand how WVU puts up all these points without tailoring the gameplan specifically to MD.

(1:22 PM):
Here’s hoping Maryland does not allow pass outs at halftime. If so, there won’t be anybody left but WVU fans.

(1:24 PM):
What uniforms does MD come out in for the second half?

(1:25 PM):
Great catch and run by MD#1… Edsall will bench him.

(1:33 PM):

I’ve seen Geno complete at least 6 ridiculous passes in this game.

(1:37 PM):
Great job of Bailey playing braindead coming right out of a timeout.

(1:42 PM):
Last years team would have trainwrecked that end of the half drive…or run out the clock. Or both.

(1:50 PM):
Wait: is Ty Bitancurt Milton Burle?

(2:00 PM):
Danny Kanell is my new favorite color man simply because he goes 2 or 3 plays in a row without saying anything.

(2:03 PM):
According to ESPNU graphics, Bernard Roberts having a great game

(2:32 PM):
Hit the music!

(2:33 PM):
Yakety frack …. That was close.

(2:38 PM):
Shame that THAT has to be Genos’s first INT

(2:41 PM):
Did someone forget to tell the D that halftime is over?

(2:47 PM):
It wouldnt be mountaineer football if we didnt allow the other team to come back, right?

(2:55 PM):
Been a long time since an offense made a Casteel defense look this bad

(2:56 PM):
Can we call bud foster ASAP

(2:57 PM):
I dont like this movie anymore.

(3:00 PM):
Don’t think WVU has blown a 21 point lead since the Nehlen era, when WVU used to blow 21 point leads regularly.

(3:05 PM):
Ryan f-ing Nehlen!

(3:06 PM):
Nehlen and Geno worked on that play riding exercise bikes last spring.

(3:08 PM):
This game is [ticking] me off.

(3:09 PM):
[Fiddlesticks].

(3:10 PM)
Well, that was almost a nice answer.

(3:12 PM):
If we lose twice in a row to Randy Edsall, I’m leaving the country.

(3:18 PM):
Iowa, best Hawkeyes since M*A*S*H. Take that, pitt.

(3:21 PM):
We are going to lose this damn game. Incomprehensible.

(3:26 PM):
There’s the obrien i love

(3:26 PM):
Heard some eff bombs today from Maryland fans close to the cameras. Will OL write them a letter?

(3:27 PM):
ESPN liked that interception from “Anne” Smith.

(3:29 PM):
I was not enjoying that one bit.

(3:30 PM):
Victory formation out of shotgun scares the bejeesus out of me

(3:50 PM):
Safe to exhale yet?