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We know his team choked in their biggest "rivalry game" during his tenure.
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... And that his team became a conference superpower when BC, Miami, and Virginia Tech left for a different conference.  |
04-14-2008, 06:29 PM
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We know his team choked in their biggest "rivalry game" during his tenure.
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...and he was caught on camera crying like a little brat kid that was told he couldn't have a cookie on the sidelines in another one. Does anybody have a screenshot of that? I think it was the South Florida game last year.
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We know he got the program to a point where they even played in a game that had that much importance.  |
04-14-2008, 06:43 PM
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Then, in 1988, the pieces fell into place; West Virginia football was the talk of the nation, posting a perfect 11-0 regular season mark, the first undefeated campaign for Nehlen over three decades of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. The undefeated effort included wins over Syracuse, Pitt, and Penn State en route to West Virginia's first-ever Lambert Trophy and a berth opposite Notre Dame in the Sunkist Fiesta Bowl playing for the national championship. Don Nehlen, Major Harris, Renaldo Turnbull, Chris Haering, Bo Orlando, and Reggie Rembert became household names, bringing the success story of Mountaineer football into living rooms across the nation.
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That fight paid dividends in 1993, when West Virginia was again at the forefront of the national championship hunt. Predicted to finish no better than fourth, West Virginia went a perfect 7-0 in Big East play, winning the league's first-ever round-robin championship with victories over Syracuse, Boston College, and Miami (the Hurricanes' first loss ever in Big East play). Posting another 11-0 regular season, the Mountaineers advanced as high as second in the national polls and accepted a bid to the USF&G Sugar Bowl, facing the Florida Gators.
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Originally Posted by OSUBuckeye4Life
We know he got the program to a point where they even played in a game that had that much importance. |
Where they folded like a cheap suit. Thing is, they don't have to have to get to a point where the game is that important. Like it or not, that game is on the schedule every year. This ain't no backyard brawl. |
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Michigan's future at quarterback: Rich Rodriguez's 2009 targets | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Quick rundown on scum's top two targets for quarterback, Tate Forcier and Kevin Newsom, but it doesn't look promising . . .
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Bottom line: A pass-first QB, Forcier would be more in the mold of a Shaun King-type quarterback that Rodriguez has dealt with in the past. Some experts believe he?ll stay out west since both of his brothers quarterback Pac 10 schools, but he boasts an offer list of more than 25 schools spanning all over the country.
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