Ethan Bock of WV Sports Now joins the show off the hop to discuss WVU basketball as they head into a Friday night showdown with Monmouth (0:00).

Tannor Lambert, U92 Sports Director and host of Mountaineer Sports Insider, joins the program to discuss WVU-OU and WVU-Marshall (11:45).

Brian Metzer, Pens Radio Network host, joins the program to talk about Pittsburgh's successful west coast road trip (26:24).

On this edition of The Morning Spiel, Alex talks with Mike Asti of WV Sports Now about the collective deep sigh of relief Mountaineer fans can let out ahead of a game where they're playing with house money against Oklahoma.

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Sports fandom is for the [anxious] birds on today's edition of The Morning Spiel. Tannor Lambert, host of the Mountaineer Sports Insider Podcast, drops by from sunny St. Louis to mostly talk Mountaineer football and the near constant anxiety bubbling under the surface with the fanbase (5:56). Tannor also sticks around just long enough to drop a few takes on Mountaineer men's soccer and a shorthanded men's basketball team. Brian Metzer joins the show to discuss the very real anxiety bubbling very much above the surface for Penguins fans following a 3-6 start to the season that finds Pittsburgh in the Metro Division basement with a date looming with a San Jose team off to a historically bad start (32:41).

You want to talk about anxiety? Try the anxiety of thinking your team is going to be the first team to lose to a team that has scored just 10 goals in 10 games (all losses) and punctuated their 10th loss by allowing 10 goals.

Ladies and gentlemen, Pittsburgh-San Jose at 10pm this Saturday night takes the early season winner for moribund fanbases looking sad and annoyed.

Imagine being the kid whose first Sharks game was Thursday.

Something other than football awaits on today's edition of The Morning Spiel. Greg Carey of MetroNews joins the program to discuss the all of a sudden shorthanded Mountaineer men's basketball team now missing Akok Akok (undisclosed medical), Kerr Kriisa (suspension), and RaeQuon Battle (NCAA eligibility) for a potential long stretch (0:00). Later in the show, Adam Zundell of ESPN+ helps us preview the Sun Belt Men's Soccer Championship as the seeding and matchups are now set for West Virginia (27:16). The Mountaineers will travel to Orlando to face Georgia State in the first round on Sunday, November 5th. Marshall earned the other hosting privilege.

This podcast is a recorded version of The Morning Spiel -- a live sports, news, pop culture, and variety radio show on 103.3 WKMZ-FM in Clarksburg, WV. You can hear the show live every weekday morning at 9:06 at wkmznews.com. Reach out and share your opinion with the show to win a gift card to Brickside Bar & Grille, Chick-Fil-A, or The Caboose by texting or emailing the show at [email protected].

Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now and host of Mike Drop, joins the main show today to talk about the vibes following WVU's 41-28 win over UCF (11:00). Hint: the vibes are good. We'll also discuss WVU-BYU plus a little taste of Mountaineer basketball just days ahead of tip-off.

WVU WINS! Much like last week, Alex tries to pump the breaks on the discourse surrounding WVU and Neal Brown. Are we trusting the climb again? Or could we, perhaps, take a moment and just enjoy the win (0:00). Later, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now joins the show with a recap of the Steelers 20-10 loss vs. Jacksonville plus a look ahead to Tennessee on a short week (23:26).

The conversation around Neal Brown's job security is going to reach fever pitch with the Mountaineers having lost two straight in devastating fashion (0:00).

Meanwhile, Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, joins the show to discuss the treacherous path ahead for Mountaineer football following back-to-back losses (10:31).

Adam Zundell of ESPN+ joins the show to discuss the state of soccer in West Virginia following the Mountain State Derby (33:06).

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WVU loses their second consecutive game with just a narrow set of plays making the difference, which is the big conversation Monday on The Morning Spiel (0:00). Meanwhile, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now discusses how it's been the opposite for the Steelers: living by the tightest of margins (24:00).

Harrison County schools may consolidate. The Board of Education took their first step in that process Tuesday night. Dora Stutler, Superintendent of Harrison County Schools, joined the show to explain the logistics of consolidation (6:13). Later, we hear from callers with thoughts on the issue.

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It's a whole bunch of deja vu in Morgantown this weekend with Homecoming Weekend on the horizon. Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now and host of the Mike Drop podcast, joins the program to inspect WVU-Oklahoma State from every possible angle, especially in the light of OSU's marked improvement as we hit the midpoint of the regular season (6:46).

Later, Adam Zundell, color analyst for WVU men's and women's soccer, joins the program to break down WVU's four-match, four-shutout winning streak on the women's side and the looming showdown between WVU (9th in RPI) and Marshall (1st in RPI) at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium this Wednesday in a statewide battle for men's soccer supremac (30:19).

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