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Friday Free-for-all

Executive decision: No Friday Feedback today. This isn’t a book thing. Not primarily, at least. I do have some work to do on it, but not so much that I’d neglect the F Double. This isn’t a laziness thing, either. I actually had a pretty sweet travel experience yesterday, which I’ve decided to detail below.

Rather, I took a look at the posts and felt a little bit like I was in “The Lion King.” A lot of the topics are in the past.

Sorry if you disagree, but how much more can we talk about the player of the year snub, the frustratingly familiar style of the loss, the Truck Bryant Experience, the assertiveness of Kevin Jones and many of the other themes we’ve covered? We nailed them the first time this week. I thought everyone was good and funny, so it’s not you, it’s me.

I do have one newish thing for you, and we’re starting to see it more and more now: WVU is certainly not a sure thing for the NCAA Tournament. I think the big issue here, and it could be good, bad or no matter at all, is how the Mountaineers seem to balance all their positives with negatives — a lot of top-100 games, but also a lot of losses in those games — and vice versa — a lot of top-100 losses, but a schedule that’s supposed to matter and be rewarded.

It’s hard to have an emphatic opinion on them either way and that could work for them or against them.

Sometimes you get late in the selection process and there’s a team there and the people have to say, “Hey, is this team a tourney team or not?” It’s a yes or no question. If the reply is, “I don’t know,” then that might mean “No” simply because the answer was not “Yes.” You either are or you aren’t and if the answer is “Maybe,” then maybe you’re not worthy.

Conversely, it can go the completely opposite way in which “I don’t know” means “Yes” because it’s not “No.” If you can’t rule a team out, then that team is worthy.

The truth for WVU is its that is going to be impacted between now and Sunday by the remaining games and consequences, neither of which the Mountaineers can affect.

Now, allow me go over what happened to me yesterday. I really try not to go over my travel stories here, but this is an exception in that it happened once I got home from New York yesterday …

Mike Gansey, everybody. Literally sent me a scouting report on my book. I’m feeling good. Looks like we passed the eye test. And say what you will about the Cavs — seriously, watch your mouth … I will react — but we do the draft right.

Next week, folks. Next week. And I’ve got good news and good news for you. It’s checking in a little under 300 pages, but that only means when you’re done, you really won’t have to wait long for the fall.

Three-hundred pages, JackBo. Take that!

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