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when you combine it with kickoff rules that are getting teams the ball with better and better field position every year, i actually do think they have to do something about how easy field goals are now
I dont know if this is a hot take but kickers being able to casually hit high 50's distance kicks is bad for football, shrink the goalposts or something
December 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
when you combine it with kickoff rules that are getting teams the ball with better and better field position every year, i actually do think they have to do something about how easy field goals are now
Yeah man Rivers saw his 2026 premiums
December 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Yeah man Rivers saw his 2026 premiums
WVU held Ohio State under 70 in regulation and still left Cleveland empty-handed. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks down the moment that swung it, the decisions at the end, and what it says about this team right now on Unreasonable Doubt.
WVU held Ohio State under 70 in regulation and still couldn’t close it out. Josh breaks down the double-overtime loss on Unreasonable Doubt.
WVU did enough defensively to win in Cleveland, holding Ohio State under 70 in regulation before watching it slip away in double overtime. Josh digs into the play that summed up the night, late-game d...
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December 14, 2025 at 4:49 PM
WVU held Ohio State under 70 in regulation and still left Cleveland empty-handed. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks down the moment that swung it, the decisions at the end, and what it says about this team right now on Unreasonable Doubt.
West Virginia led by as many as 16 in the second half but couldn’t close the door, falling 89–88 to Ohio State in double overtime Saturday night in Cleveland.
West Virginia drops a double-overtime heartbreaker to Ohio State after leading by 16
West Virginia led by as many as 16 in the second half but couldn’t close the door, falling 89–88 to Ohio State in double overtime Saturday night in Cleveland.
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December 14, 2025 at 4:57 AM
West Virginia led by as many as 16 in the second half but couldn’t close the door, falling 89–88 to Ohio State in double overtime Saturday night in Cleveland.
Don Dimmadome
December 13, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Don Dimmadome
WVU heads to Cleveland for a neutral-site matchup with Ohio State. Here’s how to watch and what to know before Saturday night's showdown with the Buckeyes.
Mountaineers take on Ohio State in Cleveland on Saturday night
West Virginia heads to Cleveland on Saturday night for a neutral-site matchup with Ohio State as part of the Cleveland Hoops Showdown. The Mountaineers followed up last weekend’s loss with a convincin...
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December 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
WVU heads to Cleveland for a neutral-site matchup with Ohio State. Here’s how to watch and what to know before Saturday night's showdown with the Buckeyes.
hopefully this doesn't fall into the same void as the kotor remake
KOTOR SEQUEL??????
December 12, 2025 at 1:36 AM
hopefully this doesn't fall into the same void as the kotor remake
KOTOR SEQUEL??????
December 12, 2025 at 1:34 AM
KOTOR SEQUEL??????
i feel like warde manuel is about to get a first hand experience with proper firing technique
Michigan had been alerted prior to Wednesday that Sherrone Moore was dealing with mental health issues yet Warde Manuel fired him alone with no HR rep and no security present, source told NBC Sports.
December 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
i feel like warde manuel is about to get a first hand experience with proper firing technique
what on earth
December 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM
what on earth
@stevengodfrey.bsky.social still nailing the lane to bama shot call would rock
December 10, 2025 at 9:58 PM
@stevengodfrey.bsky.social still nailing the lane to bama shot call would rock
WVU cruised past Little Rock, but games like this don’t reveal much. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social digs into what can be taken from a buy-game blowout and what really matters heading into Saturday’s matchup with Ohio State on Unreasonable Doubt.
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WVU cruised past Little Rock in another buy game blowout. Josh breaks down the win on Unreasonable Doubt
WVU cruised past a short-handed Little Rock team, but games like this don’t offer many real answers. Josh looks at what you can take away from a buy game blowout and the stakes for Saturday’s showdown...
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December 10, 2025 at 3:25 PM
WVU cruised past Little Rock, but games like this don’t reveal much. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social digs into what can be taken from a buy-game blowout and what really matters heading into Saturday’s matchup with Ohio State on Unreasonable Doubt.
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fine i will steal and drink the santa liquid
The bones of Santa have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
fine i will steal and drink the santa liquid
old big east fans looking at notre dame crying about its relationship with the acc
December 8, 2025 at 4:55 PM
old big east fans looking at notre dame crying about its relationship with the acc
what does chicago pope think about notre dame skipping a bowl game
December 7, 2025 at 9:24 PM
what does chicago pope think about notre dame skipping a bowl game
Everything that happened this season was leading to Arch Manning playing in the Citrus Bowl for UT
December 7, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Everything that happened this season was leading to Arch Manning playing in the Citrus Bowl for UT
Wake Forest took advantage of the Mountaineers' lingering issues and exposed a few new ones in West Virginia's loss to the Demon Deacons in Charleston. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks it all down on Unreasonable Doubt.
It was a rough trip to Charleston for WVU, and Josh breaks down the loss and what comes next on Unreasonable Doubt
Nothing came easy for WVU in Charleston, where Wake Forest exposed several lingering issues and created a few new ones. Let’s unpack the bad “firsts,” Hodge’s three-step plan for course-correcting, an...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wake Forest took advantage of the Mountaineers' lingering issues and exposed a few new ones in West Virginia's loss to the Demon Deacons in Charleston. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks it all down on Unreasonable Doubt.
for years, the dumbest person in your Internet message board fanbase has said "this coach should demote himself to coordinator and let a real coach come in" and brent pry went "yes let's do it"
brent pry being franklin's dc at virginia tech is the single most embarrassing entry in the long and storied history of "coaches hate their families and refuse to just live of buyout money"
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
for years, the dumbest person in your Internet message board fanbase has said "this coach should demote himself to coordinator and let a real coach come in" and brent pry went "yes let's do it"
brent pry being franklin's dc at virginia tech is the single most embarrassing entry in the long and storied history of "coaches hate their families and refuse to just live of buyout money"
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
brent pry being franklin's dc at virginia tech is the single most embarrassing entry in the long and storied history of "coaches hate their families and refuse to just live of buyout money"
the espn broadcast considering the possibility that bama shouldn'takr the playoff
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
the espn broadcast considering the possibility that bama shouldn'takr the playoff
it's truly incredible that some programs are so insulated from failure because of the structure of college sports that you can publically operate one of the largest clusterfucks of a coaching seach we've seen in a good while and still stumble into matt fucking campbell
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
it's truly incredible that some programs are so insulated from failure because of the structure of college sports that you can publically operate one of the largest clusterfucks of a coaching seach we've seen in a good while and still stumble into matt fucking campbell