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Thank you, Mountaineer Nation

This time, it’s for real. I am stepping down as Lead Editor of HailWV.com… this isn’t a lame attempt to continue an April Fools Joke. This year, I have found I just do not have the time…Read More

Learn to Hate: Texas

Hate is the bedrock of college football fandom. Well…. hate and beer. In a multiple part series between now and kick-off 2012, I’ll help you hate and make fun of our new Big 12 rivals. 1st…Read More

HailWV “Big 12 in 11″ Series, Part 3: WVU vs. Texas Tech

Game 3 of our “Big 12 in 11 Sim Series” features the Red Raiders of Texas Tech University coming to Morgantown. The Red Raiders are coached by Tommy Tuberville, who has pretty much destroyed…Read More

HailWV “Big 12 in 11″ series, Part 2: WVU vs. Texas

The Big12′s best? Yes, please! A shade of Orange invades Morgantown on this cool October Homecoming Saturday, and no, it’s not Syracuse puke Orange, either. It’s the Burnt Orange of…Read More

HailWV “Big 12 in 11″ series, Part 1: WVU at Baylor

Floyd Casey Stadium; Waco, TX It’s the football offseason, and the basketball team is causing everyone to pull their hair out in frustration. I recently came up with the idea of simulating games…Read More

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HailWV.com presents: 2011 in the Big 12

Just imagine this scenario… WVU went to the Big12 a year earlier. In the transition year. TCU…Read More

Statement from Big East on WVU’s departure

So, the Big East even put in their two cents about the settlement between them and WVU. But, we’re…Read More

WVU set for Big 12 in 2012, leaving Big Least

I know, I know… this entry is a day late and a dollar short, kind of like Marinatto expanding the…Read More

WVU, Big East reach “conditional” settlement

OK, folks, it seems like there’s finally a light at this tunnel. Oh wait, Marinatto was literally…Read More

WVU abandons sinking ship at last?

So, while I’m at work, it seems these type of things happen. According to the sock-sniffer Brett…Read More

EDITORIAL: Big 12 should say NO to Louisville

Today, the Big 12 Expansion Committee met regarding bringing the Big 12 back to, well, 12 members. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education (that’s a legit name for a legit publication), the…Read More

Joe DeForest joins WVU staff

It is official. Joe DeForest has joined the WVU football staff in a capacity yet-to-be-determined. I’m sure Holgorsen wants to see who else he’s getting. After the jump is a shortened version…Read More

Brent Venables offered from WVU

The latest name to surface in WVU’s hunt for a defensive coordinator is former Oklahoma University Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers Coach Brent Venables. Mike Stoops is now the new Oklahoma DC. This…Read More

FireChuckLandon: WVU ain’t goin nowhere!

When we last left Huntington’s favorite meth-headed mullet, he was probably dribbling on about how Marshall was better or something. We forgot, it’s been a while. Well, 2012 is barely 8 days…Read More

Interview: Greg Swaim

Recently, I reached out to Greg Swaim for an interview regarding the saga that’s WVU attempting to escape the Big East Conference for the greener pastures of the Big 12. However, there’s a…Read More

The Aftermath of the 2012 Orange Bowl. Where to go from here.

Great win last night boys, you already know all the numbers and records. 70 point club, broke or tied 9 bowl records( probably missing one or two), 3-0 in BCS bowls, and all that fancy jazz. But I am immediately…Read More

Orange Bowl wrapup

Incredible! I am still elated over last night’s 70-33 drubbing of Climpsum in the Discover Orange Bowl! After the break is where we start all the breakdowns and partying. Read | Share

Gameday Preview: Orange Bowl

So the Mountaineers have reached the Orange Bowl in Miami, FL to play the ACC Champion, the Clemson Tigers (or the “Clempsum Taterheads.”) The Mountaineers attained a record of 9-3 and a…Read More

WVU falls to Baylor in OT

WVU 81, Baylor 83 OT The 6th ranked Baylor Bears were able to hold off the West Virginia Mountaineers in overtime to remain undefeated. It was a heartbreaking loss for the Mountaineers who were able to…Read More

Leave the Taterheads alone

OK, so as we all know, WVU (Big East Champion) matches up with Clemson (ACC Champion) in the Orange Bowl. Sure, there’s going to be trash-talking between the fan bases… that’s expected…Read More

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