8timechamps
8/14/2012, 04:32 PM
At first glance, I was worried about WVU making a run at the conference title, but the more I look at them, the less impressed I become. You can't overlook their demolishing of Clemson in last year's Orange Bowl, but you also have to look at their performance for the entire season.
Other than an FCS team and Bowling Green, they didn't really dominate anyone. Most of their wins were squeakers, and they lost to Syracuse and Louisville (I'll give them a pass on LSU).
Geno Smith is consistently being rated higher than Landry Jones (which doesn't really bother me, it just adds to the hype), and WVU has never had to play tough teams week in and week out.
I still think the game in Morgantown will be our toughest, but that has more to do with a tough stretch in the schedule than how good WVU will be.
I can see WVU losing 3 or 4 conference games this year.
Other than an FCS team and Bowling Green, they didn't really dominate anyone. Most of their wins were squeakers, and they lost to Syracuse and Louisville (I'll give them a pass on LSU).
Geno Smith is consistently being rated higher than Landry Jones (which doesn't really bother me, it just adds to the hype), and WVU has never had to play tough teams week in and week out.
I still think the game in Morgantown will be our toughest, but that has more to do with a tough stretch in the schedule than how good WVU will be.
I can see WVU losing 3 or 4 conference games this year.