Hi. I can’t stay long. I’m in Richmond as I type this for my nephew’s baptism, and then I’m heading back home. And then tomorrow I have class early end a flight to K.C. for Big 12 basketball media day on Tuesday. And then Wednesday — I don’t want to jinx in.

But none of that means we should eschew what happened Saturday. WVU took apart another really good offense — Uh, Texas Tech? That game had 49 possessions! — and, once again, never departed or was made to leave its comfort zone. That, to me, is the theme of this half-a-season. The Mountaineers have never not played their game.

I spent a lot of the offseason talking to people who are or were part of the program. That ought not surprise you — because of what the story of the offseason was — or impress you — because it’s my job — but it should serve as the frame for this: The season is going just like those people expected, thought or hoped it would. Improved quarterback play, talent at receiver, good offensive line, very good running game and a defense that was going to ignore expectations.

We saw, what, all of that Saturday?

We keep saying this, but WVU gets or does things better every game now. Skyler Howard wasn’t at his best, but he played quite well under duress and shepherded an offense toward six scores and a missed field goal. Rushel Shell had his second straight 100-yard game, and he was coming of his best week of practice maybe ever.

And the receivers? My goodness, what catches, and this is largely the same bunch that dropped so many passes at TCU last season.

“On the stat sheet, it looks like I did a pretty good job, but I feel like I did average,” Howard said. “Those guys made some ridiculous catches. They really bailed me out on some of those.”

And defensively? After holding the Red Raiders and TCU 39 and 30 points below their scoring averages, this is legitimate.

Yet let’s get back to that Mountaineer defense — that magical, odd, odd-stack defense. Look at the final stats and you’ll see TCU back Kyle Hicks finished with 103 yards. One would think that would be a bad sign because the Horned Frogs entered the game No. 74 nationally in rush offense.

But the scoreboard that glowed after the game said TCU had 10 points.

WVU was ranked No. 90 in passing yards allowed — although No. 15 in pass efficiency defense. Again, defensive coordinator Tony Gibson’s goals were met. TCU quarterback Kenny Hill finished 18 of 31 passing with a Rasul Douglas interception, only one TD and just 148 yards.

I mean, how do these guys do it? Before the season I asked Holgorsen which was his best player. He said Dravon Henry. That’s the same Henry who is out for the season. Also, the team lost four-star linebacker Brendan Ferns, who was in line to start.

Kudos to Gibson and his self-proclaimed “Dawgs.”

So, where do things stand? The Mountaineers might be a few hours away from a spot in the top 10. They’re 6-0 for the first time since 2006 and 3-0 in the Big 12 for the first time ever.

And people are digging this.

It’s the third time in four games this season that attendance was above the 60,000 capacity. WVU had only two such crowds last season and hasn’t had more than three in a season under coach Dana Holgorsen. The Mountaineers, who have home games remaining against Kansas, No. 16 Oklahoma and No. 9 Baylor, are at 99.9 percent capacity for the season.