Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

It might be temporary. It might be permanent. But the Big 12 definitely did not decided to postpone or cancel the 2020 season Tuesday. Chris and Mike unravel what’s happened and what’s at stake at WVU and in the conference.

One year after Neal Brown embarked upon his first season, Chris and Mike compare the two situations, discuss what’s better and why and identify where Brown and his program can still evolve.

Nobody has perfect circumstance right now, and every team has to figure out how to handle what it does best and where it needs help in a hurry. Today’s episode discusses strengths and weaknesses at WVU.

Coaches will have their eyes on the field to see who can play it also where players can play. Battles are an indispensable part of preseason football, and today’s episode covers the key competitions and where players end up.

It was probably a bad idea to attempt to preview the schedule without knowing who, when and where WVU would play games in 2020. Nevertheless, Chris and Mike tried, uncovered a few reasons to like what could happen and discussed how things might look in the future.

We set the expectations for an upcoming vacation, establish parameters for an emergency podcast and discuss what’s news as college football tries to right the ship.

As a nod to those who are tired of the conversation, the expected outcome from a document dump and the conclusions we may reach is pushed to the finish. Before that, we discuss a transfer, some scheduling options, staffing outcomes and the basketball season.

West Virginia’s powers that be can’t say much about the controversy in the football program, but that does not mean they don’t have to say anything to help us all move on. Chris and Mike cover the response, make their recommendations and look at new ways the team and the NCAA can operate in a pandemic season.

WVU and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning struck a mutual agreement to part ways Wednesday, and Chris and Mike discuss the entire episode from start to finish.

After four months, there maybe some answers for how to proceed with sports. Basketball has a new player. Football may have an alternate opponent.