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There are a slew of examples that prove this wrong. Did saban go 13-1 in year 2 because of talented freshman alone? Maybe he had some talent on his team that he developed from the prior regime? Pearl turned a losing bball squad into a no.2 seed in year 1. Talent is important but has to be cultivated mentally and physically. Butch Jones doesnt know how to put his own pants on, how could he guide and develop a football team? Without Dobbs bailing him out he was exposed and our guys were undersized, under prepared, and under motivated.
This year? I would say 16 on the 1st team depth chart - maybe more.
This WVU team has more talent than any other in history.
WVU is the 14th best program in CFB from a historical standpoint. WVU has the most wins of any program without a national championship. The Mountaineers have played for the national championship in 1988 and just missed out in 2007. WVU has 3 BCS bowl wins and a .500 record against the SEC.
This team... is loaded... and we know that another like it may never come again.
Look, WV has a total population of 1.8 million. The program has always done more with less. It's always been good, but rarely great. And when its had the chance to be great something has happened.. like Major Harris separating his shoulder against ND or Pat White breaking his hand against Pitt, to break our hearts.
The downfall has always been depth. WVU's starters are as good as anyone in the country. This year that's especially true... but they can't afford any injuries. If Grier goes down the season is over. If David Long gets hurt the defense is toast.
The Vols get a fresh injury free WVU.
WVU doesn't have the resources of Tennessee. It doesn't often get a five star recruit. But this season Tennessee gets to play a WVU team with the chance to be more than special.
Think of the 2018 Mountaineers as if they were a thousand year flood...
WV is 15-20-1 vs the SEC
All games
2016/09/03 West Virginia 26 - Missouri 11 W
2014/12/29 West Virginia 37 - Texas AM 45 L !! Liberty Bowl !!
2014/08/30 West Virginia 23 - Alabama 33 L
2011/09/24 West Virginia 21 - LSU 47 L
2010/09/25 West Virginia 14 - LSU 20 L
2009/09/19 West Virginia 30 - Auburn 41 L
2008/10/23 West Virginia 34 - Auburn 17 W
2007/10/20 West Virginia 38 - Mississippi St 13 W
2006/10/07 West Virginia 42 - Mississippi St 14 W
2006/01/02 West Virginia 38 - Georgia 35 W !! Sugar Bowl !!
2000/12/28 West Virginia 49 - Mississippi 38 W !! Music City Bowl !!
1995/01/02 West Virginia 21 - South Carolina 24 L !! Carquest Bowl !!
1994/01/01 West Virginia 7 - Florida 41 L !! Sugar Bowl !!
1983/12/22 West Virginia 20 - Kentucky 16 W !! All American Bowl !!
1981/12/31 West Virginia 26 - Florida 6 W !! Peach Bowl !!
1979/10/06 West Virginia 10 - Kentucky 6 W
1977/09/24 West Virginia 13 - Kentucky 28 L
1976/09/25 West Virginia 10 - Kentucky 14 L
1974/09/21 West Virginia 16 - Kentucky 3 W
1969/11/01 West Virginia 7 - Kentucky 6 W
1968/11/02 West Virginia 16 - Kentucky 35 L
1967/11/04 West Virginia 7 - Kentucky 22 L
1966/10/29 West Virginia 14 - Kentucky 14 T
1965/10/30 West Virginia 8 - Kentucky 28 L
1964/10/31 West Virginia 26 - Kentucky 21 W
1962/09/22 West Virginia 26 - Vanderbilt 0 W
1961/09/23 West Virginia 6 - Vanderbilt 16 L
1954/01/01 West Virginia 19 - Georgia Tech 42 L !! Sugar Bowl !!
1947/11/08 West Virginia 6 - Kentucky 15 L
1946/11/16 West Virginia 0 - Kentucky 13 L
1945/11/10 West Virginia 6 - Kentucky 19 L
1944/11/18 West Virginia 9 - Kentucky 40 L
1942/11/14 West Virginia 7 - Kentucky 0 W
1941/10/25 West Virginia 6 - Kentucky 18 L
1940/11/17 West Virginia 9 - Kentucky 7 W
1939/11/18 West Virginia 6 - Kentucky 13 L
and eight of their 15 wins came against UK and Vandy and another four came against Ole Miss and MSU and Mizzou. So they are exceptional at drubbing the bottom of the barrel in the SEC. The problem of course is that nobody was more "bottom of the barrel" in 2017 that UT.
I apologize cuz I am still half asleep but what exactly were you proving me wrong about? Seems like were both saying pretty much the same thing here, right? Butch Jones sucks a big bag of Richards at coaching football plus a slew of injuries and we get what we had last season.
Dobbs having to bail him out and then without him we suck is a direct reflection of botch sucking that big bag of Richards so I'm lost?
And what are you saying about saban/bama and year 2? Like I said, maybe it's cuz I haven't been awake long but I'm missing your point?
What a dumb response.
Sills was playing qb a couple years ago. He led the nation in tds, was a biletnikoff finalist and is a 1st team all american.
Jennings had 97 catches and 1,100 yards last year.
They were also playing with other really good d1 receivers early in their careers who are now in the nfl.
Pretty sure sills has more tds than yiur entire wr group combined for their careers. Same with jennings and receiving yards.
I live in chattanooga and i respect UT football, but you guys put way too much stock in high school recruiting rankings and other things that just dont matter.
We'll see who's right next weekend.
They stopped the game and laser timed a 40 for him? That's interesting.