Welcome to the Friday Feedback, which sees a reduction in playing time in the near future and is leaving this place … but will also make a comeback.
Brace yourself: 11-day vacation starts May 31. Haven’t figured out how I’ll handle that, but it will be handled. Now, how you handle it, that’s up to you and how you navigate the news that comes while I’m gone.
But that’s not relevant. Let’s enjoy this one while it’s in our system. Good job, good effort this week, capped off by the pretty phenomenal Quest for No. 10 yesterday afternoon.
glibglub said:
No-goalie soccer drills. Winner is first to score 59 or first to make Marlon Leblanc cry.
hershy112 said:
Event 10:
Players will attempt to locate the practice facility and make their way inside to the court. First person to find the court wins.
mfeld said:
Event 10: Draw straight line on basketball. Make ten three point shots in a row. Give basketball to current players and instruct them on how to make ten three pointers in a row. Winner gets to go coach at Michigan.
JC said:
10 – First to find the rear view mirror gets it…
Mack said:
Suggestions for Event #10.
First one to get off the plane and onto the tarmac without falling down and causing a massive black eye?
Person who gives the best 5-minute extemporaneous speech on how much West Virginia University means to the state of West Virginia.
Player that has the best ability to be universally loved by all players and coaches (ranging from highfallutin coaches like Krzyzewski and low brow coaches like Andy Kennedy) yet universally loathed by all fans.
First player to say a variation of, “We’ve learned from our mistakes and now know what we’re doing and will be successful” after a bad practice is immediately cut.
Players who show up to practice early.
Players recruited by John Beilein. (They’ve worked out well for Huggins in the past).
SheikYbuti said:
10. Beginning at Saturday night bar-closing, within a three-block radius of the Suncrest Jimmy John’s, collect as many rear-view mirrors as possible. The vehicles need not be unlocked, or even parked. Bonus points for destruction of signage. Bruce Irvin is ineligible.
Bobby Heenan said:
Great stuff, fake Huggs…though you may want to simplify and work on the unneeded adjectives (ex: using “missed” to describe the threes from Juwan).
Event #10a) Jimmy Johns Free Throws – whoever hits the most free throws during the time it takes for my sandwich to be delivered wins.
Event #10b) Pickup Truck Parallel Parking – Guy who parks the best in a tight spot on High Street wins (difficulty – no rear view mirror).
Event #10c) Sherwin Williams Palate Test – Guy who gets the closest shade on a palate of Sherwin Williams blue/purple to my lips after Gary drives it out of control one-on-three on a break wins.
Shoot4Show said:
Event 10 (Alternative): First player successful in the making of Huggs to use his favorite expletive as a gerund is the recipient in the awarding of the scholarship.
Faux Coach Holgs said:
EVENT 10: Must find out who threw that coin, point him out, and throw him outta here. Cause that’s just stupid.
D.H.P-C.Liver said:
Have Coach scream. Players have to guess whether it is:
A. Player’s name
B. Ref’s name
C. A curse word
overtheSEC said:
Jimmy Johns Sub Eating Contest
My goodness. There is no cherry I can place atop that. I can’t ignore the timing, though. It felt like the bachelor party before the wedding. A few of you have asked about the status of the blog contest we entered. We should know soon.
Announcement. We anticipate naming the winners by the end of May.
Onto the Feedback. As always, comments appear as posted. In other words, don’t just blow up.
Karl said:
Is it cause for concern that it’s almost June now and we have only two FB “commits” to date?
That’s a good question, because they hit the road pretty hard right after spring football and have nothing to show for it just yet. They had three on this date last year — Hodari Christian, Marcell Lazard and Chavas Rawlins. It usually heats up around June 1. I never knew why. Maybe they’ve made visits or maybe they’re out of school and ready to make the call. Last June 1, 738-pound linebacker Darrien Howard committed June 1 and Tyler Tezeno and Eli Wellman followed by the middle of the month. I think what we have to keep in mind this season is WVU won’t come close to 25 scholarships, which means they’ll have fewer commits, but also a far more certain, uh, screening process. Quality, not quantity, this year.
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