A quick note about cell phone service at the stadium: I’m a little worried about future home dates. I use a company cell phone for TFGD. It was nTelos until this year. Sprint bought nTelos, so now it’s Sprint. A lot of people warned be about the future of TFGD because the Sprint service at Mountaineer Field is, I was told, horrendous. I think there were some brackets in the warnings, too.

Well, as you see, the texts went haywire Saturday. There are multiple occasions when, I guess, there was a traffic jam in the air and then dozens of texts hit me at the same time once the congestion cleared. So the time stamps are rubbish. The sequencing seems authentic. This may be the new normal. This may have been a one-time deal, because it didn’t happen against Missouri, when the crowd was just as big as it was for Homecoming.

I anticipate big crowds the rest of the way with games against TCU, Oklahoma and Baylor and actual incentive to come see the home team play. WVU re-joined the top 25 Sunday, and it matters more when you do it in conference play. The last time WVU was unbeaten, ranked and headed to Lubbock, Texas?

We’ll get to that later. My words are blatant, lacerate necks for statements. I launch like lead projectiles, straight out the basement. I suplex your rep, left ruined like the Aztecs. Parasites, double edge dice your texts.

10:56:
How much has Bill Snyder’s life changed since Taco Bell introduced breakfast?

3:29:
Fireworks are a nice touch.

3:30:
I would feel really inadequate if I were the K State cheerleader carrying the hyphen flag.

3:30:
They’re still K State with or without you…

3:33:
Snyder is counting the hairs on top of his head. The secret to his wizardry?

3:36:
How??? #rulingonthefieldstands

3:37:
Welcome back, big 12 refs

3:39:
Under review already? Sheesh. Going to be a long day. Smh.

3:39:
It’s not that Gibby was mad at Nana, it’s more that he directed his anger at him.

3:41:
Ima turn up my Ric Flair

3:42:
Getting close to the red zone…sigh…not our strong point.

3:43:
The person exactly two seats behind me just vomited. #amateurhour

3:44:
red zone stall?

3:44:
yep

3:46:
CRAP

3:46:
The kick is no good. I’m going to vomit now, too.

3:46:
Special Teams in mid-season form already

3:47:
Let the record show: WVU devoted 90 percent of its practice to special teams, took a delay and then yanked a FG WITH A NEW KICKER

3:48:
That seems about right.

3:48:
I’m kind of fed up with Lambert at this point.

3:48:
THAT’S the West Virginia special teams I know. A tradition as old as Don Nehlen.

3:50:
3-0 didn’t feel right. Being favored against Snyder didn’t feel right. But that? That feels right.

3:51:
Post game question to Holgs from someone with balls: “coach, why don’t you practice special teams? And, if you do, why doesn’t it look like it?”

3:53:
Let’s go guys! Let’s show why we’re top 25 in yards and top 75 in points!

3:55:
Woooo! All these playmakers and 0 points on two possessions!

3:56:
Not so wonderful whites of West Virginia

3:56:
A how to on self inflicted wounds is not how you beat Snyder

4:01:
This game is…weird. Just feels weird…I can’t explain it.

4:02:
How did they not see a keeper coming? This is bad.

4:02:
Not a good look. I need those K State fans to hush it!

4:03:
Snyder’s magic knows no bounds. Telegraphs a keeper and the D is totally lost.

4:03:
freakin-a** wizard

4:03:
squandered red zone. squandered field position. squandered third and ten

4:03:
snyder like tree rot. killing us slowly.

4:04:
Nothing makes me happier than Bill Nevin preaching about his card stunt when we play AWFUL in first quarter. #overmarketing

4:07:
How to lose a close game. 1) Miss 20-yard field goals. 2) Turn the ball over on a screen pass. 3) Let the other team start with the ball at midfield. 4)

4:09:
Yards baby yards!!!

4:10:
does KSU miss tackles?

4:12:
I cannot make this up. The sweeper dude just spilled all the pixie dust. Said that’s what happens when they give him faulty equipment…

4:12:
I’ve got a pretty strong stomach, and this is really testing it.

4:13:
Both on the field and in the stands beside me.

4:13:
60 yards. 0 points. Boiiiiiiiiiiing!!!

4:14:
This is the Skyler we know and don’t like.

4:14:
If yards were points, we’d be ‘Bama … instead, we are likely going to be trying to hire one of ‘Bama’s assistants in a few months.

4:15:
Like…what in tarnation are we doing???

4:16:
Well that was a [clown college] of a 1st quarter….clearly Old Man Snyder is a wizard.

4:20:
WAY Late PI flag? never change, #Big12Refs

4:20:
getting caught up in a snyder web.

4:21:
We are in the second quarter and I haven’t seen a talented player on Kansas State yet.

4:23:
It’s only the 2nd quarter, but for some reason this game feels lost already.

4:25:
Playing Kansas State reminds me of playing South Florida … they’re not any good but every time they show up WVU always looks like they’ve never played

4:26:
a football game before.

4:28:
Ertz is green and can be rattled

4:30:
our mistakes = 10-0

4:30:
That stat about K State not getting nearly as many yards as WVU but more points … yeah, I can see it.

4:31:
ksu section emboldened

4:36:
Skyler…I can’t.

4:37:
If Dana gets fired after this season, can WVU hire Snyder so they can finally beat Kstate

5:15:
Rasul can’t cover Burton.

5:16:
So … the starters are now playing special teams and committing penalties on each play? Progress?

5:16:
Late hit. Of course no flag…

5:16:
Jennifer Garner! on play card. highlight of game so far

5:16:
Getting into a field position battle with Bill Snyder is akin to starting a land war in Asia

5:16:
That’s a [tremendously] [disingenuous] roughing the passer call

5:16:
Oh, they wanna see roughing the passer??? We can arrange that!

5:16:
death by vanilla

5:16:
Remember the Seinfeld where George just shows up for work even though he hasn’t been hired? What if I threw a Bill Snyder retirement party?

5:16:
hi, old skyler

5:16:
This game is an explanatory display of why Dana isn’t a good head coach.

5:16:
The offensive line play from WVU has been offensive thus far.

5:16:
I’ll tell you right now … Zero chance Holgorsen is the coach for the 2017 season. – Mackstradamus

5:16:
You know I wish that we had Jessie’s coach. I wish that we had Jessie’s coach. Where can we find a teacher like that?

5:16:
Shocking that our long developing pass plays don’t work when we are going against Power 5 conference teams.

5:16:
“Dear God, he could have baked a cake back there…” I love the woman. Raise me.

5:16:
Love the woman beside me. I hate autocorrect.

5:16:
I’ve drank 4 beers since the beginning of this game and the mountaineers still look like [spider webs]!

5:17:
So Holgorsen has to outscore K State by 13 in the second half to save his job.

5:17:
Grounding! Ersatz play by Ertz, amirite?

5:17:
No, but hear me out on this retirement party. He’s old; who’s to say he doesn’t fall for it? I’m way younger and people are always recounting statements

5:17:
I have no recollection of making.

5:17:
Exclusive Video of Dana’s half time speech

5:24:
Snyder at surprise retirement gala: “By gum, this is the biggest surprise since the Visigoths sacked Rome back in my GA days. Have I inadvertently let t

5:25:
he retirement cat out of the bag?”

5:27:
Is our offense supposed to be good? It is, right?

6:03:
2nd and short …. aaaaaand 3rd and a million.

6:03:
Does Justin Crawford have three carries yet?

6:03:
False start here? Bush league.

6:03:
Kind of glad Pankey jumped offsides because I sensed an awful play call coming.

6:03
Just hand the ball to [Justin] Crawford. All 11 in white are trying to stuff the sneak

6:03
Or [frustratingly] false start. Take your pick.

6:03:
Those are my first two texts of the season. I’m sorry to make you insert edits [in brackets].

6:03:
Seriously, on fourth and a long two, Skyler was going under center with three in the backfield for what was clearly going to be some sort of smash mouth

6:03:
up the middle with 12 K State players in the box that wouldn’t have had a prayer of getting two yards.

6:03:
At least WVU isn’t getting shut out. Pretty sure not since 2001 against Virginia Tech (I was there). I hate my life.

6:03:
Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking….

6:03:
Hilarious how many WVU Internet forums likely have a conversation going about how great a coach Snyder is.

6:03:
If WVU wins this and saves Holgorsen’s job, he will need to thank Pankey for jumping offside.

6:03:
This is like an old fashioned Big East game in that neither team can complete a deep pass despite porous defenses.

6:03:
TonyGibsonAirBoobSqueeze.gif

6:03:
The chances of WVU scoring 17 points without a drastic change in the performances of the offensive tackles is less than zero.

6:03:
Hey! Crawford is still getting 10 yards per carry … the offense must otherwise be really humming if they’re choosing to only give him the ball four tim

6:03:
es per game.

6:03:
Jordan Willis is hurt … is that a glimmer of hope I see?

6:03:
If I see one fade to Bolivia … I kill myself.

6:03:
(Aaaaaaand I’m dead).

6:03:
[Forget]. The. Fade. Route!

6:03:
Theory: Howard hates Bolivia so he just decided the throw the worst [grandiose] fade of all time just to scare Dana out of trying it again.

6:03:
Fade to Bolivia … giving WVU one less play inside the five since 2007.

6:03:
Of course.

6:03:
[FIRE] OFF SHELL

6:03:
snyder web tightens

6:03:
This isn’t all on Holgorsen … this is awful execution of basics by almost every player on the team.

6:03:
Did Shell have any idea where he was?

6:04:
I think my whole section vomited after that fumble.

6:04:
Hopefully K State throws the ball three times and only takes five seconds off the clock before punting back to us.

6:04:
Put in a rest. Why not just try it???

6:04:
[Fiddlesticks]. Put in Crest.

6:04:
I hate autocorrected almost as much as the play calling today.

6:04:
WVU has done a great job of showing the Jeff Mullen offense tonight.

6:04:

6:04:

only down 13. feels like 30

6:04:
Sometimes I think Holgorsen used up all of his luck at WVU on one play … Darwin Cook in the Orange Bowl.

6:04:
We might beat Kansas. Might.

6:04:
You think they could just just put the Michigan Wisconsin game on the Jumbotron so we could watch that?

6:04:
Holy [Saturday].

6:04:
HOLY [SHELTON], SHELTON!!

6:04:
uh. face mask?

6:04:
I feel like you could call facemask there and it wouldn’t be unfounded.

6:04:
Not a face mask!

6:04:
The greatest catch of all time, says Willie Mays.

6:05:
Let’s throw third down away just so we can go for it on fourth.

6:06:
Would’ve been better served to take the delay of game so they could miss the field goal… they’d still have 0 points on this drive, but they’d have all

6:06:
three timeouts left.

6:06:
This team likes yards like Stewart’s teams liked time of possession.

6:08:
Sooooo… is Josh Lambert in the doghouse?

6:09:
Sorry I’m late. I was meeting Springsteen

6:12:
Crawford just carried half the population of eastern Kansas forward. GIVE HIM ALL THE CARRIES!

6:13:
Oh great. This is un – [football] – believable… only this WVU offense has its quarterback take a knee on a quarterback sneak. No other team in the world b

6:14:
eats itself like this offense has today.

6:14:
Hey! I’ll censor myself, but I [politely] called that fake sneak Crawford handoff! I [really] did.

6:15:
It would be tough to find a better metaphor than an offense that steps all over itself for three quarters to set up a misdirection short yardage touchdow

6:15:
n that fools the defense.

6:16:
Wrinkle! Take knee to lull them to sleep & then hand to RB next play. Guru move.

6:17:
Bad feeling about 4th quarter special teams

6:21:
Long just made one of the better tackles in the history of WVU football.

6:23:
Can WVU ever blitz?

6:23:
3rd and 15. Can’t get off the field. Gibby’s D is just as complicit today.

6:25:
K State is doing everything to lose this … except converting on 3rd and long time after time.

6:25:
Rasul!

6:26:
In pike place market, an accordion player is playing 7NA.

6:26:
ATHLETIC FOOTBALL PLAY!

6:26:
If WVU gives up only 16 points and loses … I think you know what the ultimate outcome will be.

6:28:
1/2 yard line? What exotic QB sneak will Holgo call here?

6:28:
Alright Skylar. Just don’t be a jabroni. Just don’t be a jabroni…

6:29:
I hate throwing for four yards to set up a third down when we are 3 for 11 on third down.

6:29:
Number of Crawford carries on that 3-and-out: 0.

6:31:
If squandering opportunities to score is cool, consider Dana Miles Davis.

7:03:
Thank you Jesus.

7:03:
Slay the Wizard. Exorcise these demons.

7:04:
#DAWGS

7:04:
That was a GD championship throw by Skyler.

7:04:
Have not been impressed with KState’s QB the whole game… until now. He starts changing the play at the line of scrimmage (in a rowdy Mountaineer Field

7:04:
no less) and executing?

7:04:
Espn just showed that K State’s kicker hasn’t made one past 40, yet ESPN’s field goal range line shows a 53 yard field goal.

7:04:
no good!!!!!!!!!&

7:04:
There is a god.

7:04:
HRJDUDNDNDUXHDNDHDHDHXJXKNXDHXJ!!!!!!&:&’&!&

7:04:
Here, K-State…got you something

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7:04:
Take that magic wand and STICK IT, Bill.

7:04:
waiting since 1931

7:04:
I drank 5 beers in the second half and the mountaineers still look like [spider webs] but at least they found a way to win

7:04:
EXPELLIARMUS

7:04:
Guess this is the year Dana gets
/puts on sunglasses/
… off the Snyd.
YEEEAAAHHHH!

7:04:

13-0 at the half? Hey, K-State…

 

7:04:
I may vomit. Seriously.

8:34:
a statement win. on the heels of a one-point victory, that statement is: “we’re just good enough.” i can live with that.