Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

Thursday morning Q&A: All the right football moves

Monday's edition was stuffed so we set aside a special space for football updates. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monday Morning Q&A: Almost there!

The basketball roster is almost complete, which begs a few questions from listeners who want to know more about what's going on with the Mountaineers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...

Baseball, football and basketball in the spotlight

The Mountaineers are making news and are linked to the news on college sports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tuesday Morning Q&A: What was bad can be used for good

The baseball season is peaking, but even though basketball season is over and spring football ended Saturday, neither of those two is through making news. Questions about all three persist, so let's take then all on at once. To learn...

Gradual reactions to the Gold-Blue Game

It wasn't long ago when we weren't sure of the purpose of a spring game, but those days are over. Saturday's event was pretty impressive. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...

Inquiring about WVU's three Illinois imports

Jeremy Werner of the 247Sports site Illini Inquirer shares his wisdom about Chester Frazier, Sencire Harris and Amani Hansberry. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Roster (and staff) evolve with Illini additions

Darian DeVries hired former Illinois assistant Chester Frazier before Frazier brought a pair of former players to WVU. The pieces are beginning to fall into place now. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

Vacancies remain but not for long

It's been a few days since the panic meter was put on display. Where do things stand for WVU basketball after an important weekend? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more...

Wednesday morning (!) Q&A: We cover all bases

It's still not time to panic about basketball, but let's take some time to discuss the other news in WVU's athletic department. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...

Monday Morning Q&A: Hoops hysteria, anyone?

It's still early, but time is ticking. Darian DeVries needs bodies on his bench and on his roster. With important dates looming, this is an important week for the Mountaineers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Day One for DeVries and big reviews of spring football

The pieces will begin to fall into place for Darian DeVries and his staff and roster. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Alyssa Hertel introduces us to Darian DeVries

It won't be long before we're learning much more about new WVU men's basketball coach Darian DeVries, but Alyssa Hertel from the Des Moines Register gives us a head start by sharing what she witnessed covering DeVries at Drake. To...

Rapid reactions to WVU hiring Darian DeVries

WVU announced Sunday that it has hired Darian DeVries from Drake as its next men's basketball coach. How did we get here and where do we go now? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

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Hot Board season blooms

WVU has officially been in the market for a new coach for less than a week, but there are signs this is taking shape and is on track to conclude before the athletic director's deadline. To learn more about listener...

Rapid reactions to the Josh Eilert announcement

West Virginia's men's basketball program is searching for a new head coach after moving on from interim coach Josh Eilert. What's his legacy and who might be next? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

Monday Morning Q&A: What a time to be alive

Interest in the coaching search intensifies while fans try to enjoy baseball and football news and previews. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The basketball season as a time capsule

This has been a bizarre and unexpected basketball season at West Virginia, and not in the good ways that once seemed obtainable. With history within reach, we come to terms with how this season will be remembered and how it...

Monday Morning Q&A: The in-house edition

Chris has some questions about Mike's Hot Board as we christen the unofficial start of the coaching search. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Monday morning Q&A: That listless feeling

Baseball and basketball are in the news and football is in the background but we touch them all as we empty the mailbag. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...

Previewing the WVU baseball season

WVU baseball's season begins on the road with a four-game series at Stetson. The Mountaineers have some standouts and some gaps, but they have a manager with the resources to succeed in his final season. To learn more about...

Talking basketball, if you care

West Virginia had another lopsided loss and is guaranteed to have a losing regular-season record. What's gone wrong and how many wins are left on this schedule? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

Thursday morning Q&A: How about some football?

WIth the basketball schedule paused for an open week, let's take the hint and shift the focus to football and our answers to subscriber questions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...

Monday Morning Q&A: Open season

West Virginia's basketball team is off this week. What will the team do with the time and what should look different when the Mountaineers resume? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn...

Rapid reactions to the WVU football schedule release

What was reported yesterday was revealed today, and just enough time has passed to conclude the Mountaineers should who, when and where they play this coming season. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

Armchair analysis: What to make of WVU's hires

West Virginia lost two position coaches who took coordinator jobs at Troy, and Neal Brown moved quickly to hire replacements. They aren't big names. They don't satisfy bold ideas. They do fit what the head coach has been doing. To...

The Thursday Morning (!) Q&A: Time to hand off?

Acknowledging the surge in submitted questions for the Q&A podcast, we devote a second episode this week to address Mountaineer football. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad...

Monday Morning Q&A: Let's build a statue!

If it's hard to keep up with the Mountaineers, who they are and what they're doing, maybe this will help. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices....

Monday Morning Q&A: Speed round!

The mood is better at WVU. Some questions remain, though fewer than normal. Let's acknowledge every submission in today's episode. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices....

Monday Morning Q&A: Time to talk about the list

It's been too long since we emptied the mailbag, and it's no surprise a batch of quality questions were available for this edition. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...

The ball is tipped: Big 12 play arrives!

The Mountaineers struggled during non-conference play, and understandably so. They can't afford too many more setbacks if they want to play in the postseason, and the Big 12 schedule offers many obstacles. To learn more about listener data and our...

The ins and outs of WVU's portal season so far

The first transfer portal window closed for the majority of college football players who seek a change of scenery. The Mountaineers lost more than they added but also did better than they have before. To learn more about listener data...

Rapid Reactions to the Duke's Mayo Bowl

WVU won its ninth game of the season and its second bowl in three tries and five seasons under Neal Brown, who might be rewarded with his first ranking. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Game 13: Tangled up in blue

The Mountaineer want to keep climbing. The Tar Heels hope to stop sliding. Who will prevail? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rapid reactions to signing day

With no true surprises and plenty of promise, WVU conducted national signing day in about as clean and efficient a manner as we've witnessed under Neal Brown. What do we make of the list and the outcomes? To learn more...

Rapid Reactions to the TRO ruling

A federal judge in Wheeling paved the way for RaeQuan Battle and Noah Farrakhan to play right away for at least three games but maybe also not at all. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Eventual reactions to a week of headlines

The transfer portal is asking and answering questions about WVU's football team while the basketball roster is growing. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rapid Reactions to the bowl announcement

So much for bowl projections. The Mountaineers are playing in a bowl game that is not under the Big 12's umbrella in a familiar city against a quality opponent. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

The Abbreviated WVU Podcast: Nov. 28, 2023

We're just not sure what to think about who's seen what when it comes to football and who can do what for basketball. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about...

Monday morning Q&A: Western Reserve says hello

The regular season is over, so let's step back and answer some more expansive questions about the Mountaineers. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rapid reactions to the Baylor game

With the exception(s) of some shoddy special teams play, WVU had its way with Baylor in the first half Saturday. Then the second half started, and things got very interesting. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...

Game 12 Preview: Can't bail out these Bears

Two programs heading in opposite directions wrap up the regular season Saturday. How can the Mountaineers make sure both stay on track? To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your...

The Abbreviated WVU Podcast: Nov. 21, 2023

West Virginia wraps up the regular season at a place that hasn't been kid in the past, but a win would give the Mountaineers something else to talk about. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit:...

Monday Morning Q&A: An extensive discussion

It's the final edition of football's regular season, and evidently the apathy is real. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rapid reactions to the Cincinnati game

Cincinnati seemed shaken after West Virginia rattled the visitors and then rolled to a 42-21 win at Mountaineer Field. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit...

Game 11: One of these things is like the other

The teams picked 13th and 14th in the Big 12 preseason poll meet Saturday at Mountaineer Field. They've trended in different ways this season but have a good amount in common. To learn more about listener data and our privacy...

The Abbreviated WVU Podcast: Nov. 14, 2023

It's a fun time of the year. The Mountaineers were dealt a surprise. They can't think quite as big now, so they're packing light for the next game. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy ...

Monday morning Q&A: We expected this

Saturday night wasn't kind to West Virginia football, and headlines Sunday thickened the plot. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rapid reactions to the Oklahoma game

WVU's problems were on display, but Oklahoma is on the way out of the Big 12, so maybe the Mountaineers have one less problem. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more...

Game 10 Preview: Parting gifts

For the last time as members of the Big 12, West Virginia and Oklahoma meet in Normal with a lot to gain and a lot to learn about the combatants. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices...