The Smoking Musket
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Wake Forest took advantage of the Mountaineers' lingering issues and exposed a few new ones in West Virginia's loss to the Demon Deacons in Charleston. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks it all down on Unreasonable Doubt.
It was a rough trip to Charleston for WVU, and Josh breaks down the loss and what comes next on Unreasonable Doubt
Nothing came easy for WVU in Charleston, where Wake Forest exposed several lingering issues and created a few new ones. Let’s unpack the bad “firsts,” Hodge’s three-step plan for course-correcting, an...
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December 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Wake Forest took advantage of the Mountaineers' lingering issues and exposed a few new ones in West Virginia's loss to the Demon Deacons in Charleston. @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks it all down on Unreasonable Doubt.
for years, the dumbest person in your Internet message board fanbase has said "this coach should demote himself to coordinator and let a real coach come in" and brent pry went "yes let's do it"
brent pry being franklin's dc at virginia tech is the single most embarrassing entry in the long and storied history of "coaches hate their families and refuse to just live of buyout money"
December 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
for years, the dumbest person in your Internet message board fanbase has said "this coach should demote himself to coordinator and let a real coach come in" and brent pry went "yes let's do it"
brent pry being franklin's dc at virginia tech is the single most embarrassing entry in the long and storied history of "coaches hate their families and refuse to just live of buyout money"
December 7, 2025 at 2:14 PM
brent pry being franklin's dc at virginia tech is the single most embarrassing entry in the long and storied history of "coaches hate their families and refuse to just live of buyout money"
the espn broadcast considering the possibility that bama shouldn'takr the playoff
December 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
the espn broadcast considering the possibility that bama shouldn'takr the playoff
it's truly incredible that some programs are so insulated from failure because of the structure of college sports that you can publically operate one of the largest clusterfucks of a coaching seach we've seen in a good while and still stumble into matt fucking campbell
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
it's truly incredible that some programs are so insulated from failure because of the structure of college sports that you can publically operate one of the largest clusterfucks of a coaching seach we've seen in a good while and still stumble into matt fucking campbell
It was a rough landing for the Mountaineers, but the offseason might be even more interesting than the season itself. Joel and Jordan unpack what actually translates to 2026, where WVU has to upgrade, and how this roster could shift fast on the latest West By Pod.
West By Pod breaks down WVU’s blowout loss to Texas Tech and takes stock of the Mountaineers’ season and what has to change before 2026.
WVU closed the book on a bruising 2025 season with more questions than answers, but the path to 2026 is already taking shape. The guys sort through what held the Mountaineers back, what actually trans...
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December 4, 2025 at 8:27 PM
It was a rough landing for the Mountaineers, but the offseason might be even more interesting than the season itself. Joel and Jordan unpack what actually translates to 2026, where WVU has to upgrade, and how this roster could shift fast on the latest West By Pod.
WVU dominated Coppin State in a 42 point blowout and gave the bench another long run. What matters and what doesn’t from a win like this? @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks it down on the latest Unreasonable Doubt.
WVU put Coppin State away early and played deep into the bench again. Josh breaks down what stood out on Unreasonable Doubt.
Why does ESPN+ keep finding new ways to break? Can Ross Hodge really keep a 10-man rotation going, and if not, who slides out when the minutes get tight?
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
WVU dominated Coppin State in a 42 point blowout and gave the bench another long run. What matters and what doesn’t from a win like this? @imjoshwhitt.bsky.social breaks it down on the latest Unreasonable Doubt.
lost in the noise of our big day is that west virginia's most critical signing is the 6'2 233 Australian punter who no one knew about until today and who's only online presence is an Instagram that is mostly him drinking with the boys
December 4, 2025 at 3:02 AM
lost in the noise of our big day is that west virginia's most critical signing is the 6'2 233 Australian punter who no one knew about until today and who's only online presence is an Instagram that is mostly him drinking with the boys
it's okay he has to get used to playing after thanksgiving
December 4, 2025 at 2:25 AM
it's okay he has to get used to playing after thanksgiving
hoping clay ash doesn't get cut so we can recreate this with ASH CHEEKS
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 PM
hoping clay ash doesn't get cut so we can recreate this with ASH CHEEKS
sirpaul cheeks
December 3, 2025 at 10:44 PM
sirpaul cheeks
THEY'RE SAYING BROKE TEN
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
THEY'RE SAYING BROKE TEN
thank you to my new best friend, neal brown's north texas salary buyout offset
December 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
thank you to my new best friend, neal brown's north texas salary buyout offset
west virginia has now logged its third win over pitt in 2025
December 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
west virginia has now logged its third win over pitt in 2025
i was literally wondering yesterday about why collin klein wasn't getting any run this cycle
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
i was literally wondering yesterday about why collin klein wasn't getting any run this cycle
6'3 233 AUSTRALIAN PUNTER
December 3, 2025 at 1:50 PM
6'3 233 AUSTRALIAN PUNTER