And since we are on WVU...

The draft is a prime example of why I have a problem with WVU's coaching..especially now. Rich Rodriguez, although a money hungry douchebag, actually had the program heading in the right direction. We had a shot at the national title. We are getting national exposure too. Then when he left, the school had a chance to really get the program heading forward even faster. But then an emotional decision was made and Bill Stewart was hired. Bill Stewart was the feel good story of the season for WVU. Lifetime assistant coach takes over the team temporarily after douchebag head coach leaves for greener pastures. New temp head coach takes a huge underdog team into a BCS bowl and underdog completely fucks up Oklahoma on national TV. Lifetime assistant turned Interim Head coach becomes new head coach after a single game.

The good thing about Bill Stewart is that he is surrounding himself with some excellent coaches. He knows he is in way over his head, so he's getting all the help he can get. However, the program is taking a step back. WVU really had an opportunity to step up and hire a big name coach. There were some big names on the list too. But they went cheap and emotional and we got Bill Stewart.

This lack of exposure hurts some otherwise talented kids. There are more players on WVU's squad than Steve Slaton and Pat White. One name that comes to mind is Dan Mozes. This man was such a good offensive lineman. He was the reason Steve Slaton and Pat White made names for themselves. Hell, I could have been an all american running behind this guy. Yet, he went undrafted in the 2007 draft. He should have been a 1st rounder. In fact, not a single WVU player was drafted in 2007. That's a fucking shame because there are some big time talents, especially that offensive line.

WVU needs to go forward and not backward. They need some press. This year, look for Noel Devine to have a breakout year and Pat White will be running his way towards a heisman trophy. A good coach would take that press and make his other stars shine as well. I got that feeling though that it's just not going to happen. You're going to ask a non-WVU fan to name some WVU players and they will say Pat White, or maybe Noel Devine, but then they will draw a blank. And that's just wrong.