The waters were anything but still last Saturday when the Oklahoma State Cowboys played the West Virginia Mountaineers at Boone Pickens Stadium. After an exciting and hard-fought game, the Mountaineers left Stillwater, OK, with their fourth consecutive win. Now they're only a game behind Big 12 … [Read more...]
College GameDay returns to Morgantown
I’m as happy as Homer Simpson locked in a Duff’s beer truck. For the second time in its history, ESPN’s College GameDay will visit West Virginia University. And Dave and I will be there this time, too. Lee Corso, Chris Fowler and Kirk Herbstreit are coming this weekend for the Big 12 showdown … [Read more...]
All country roads lead to Morgantown
The excitement I felt leading into last weekend was feverish enough – and then it became downright striking. My ol’ college roommates Jill and Steve Besendorfer were coming from Phoenix, plus 7 other friends, 1 from Virginia, 2 from Williamstown, WV, and 4 from Akron. And, we were playing the … [Read more...]
The Andy & Dave Show (a.k.a. The Bomb-Tailgate-That-Nick-Stevens-From-CBS-Had-To-Cover)
Seriously, there's college-football tailgating, then there's what Andrea (aka Andy) and Dave do, and they do it bad-ass. Scallops? Check Jambalaya? Check. Omelettes with ham and homemade vegetables fried in bacon grease? Hell yeah! And that was just Andy and Dave tongue-teasing us … [Read more...]
Magical Mario’s
What can I say about Mario's Fishbowl? In a word: Fantastic! I mean, what can you say about a friendly "hole-in-the-wall" that's been around for decades and still is the place to go every weekend, especially during football season. Andrea said it was special and she was right. But she left … [Read more...]
Tailgate Fan features West Virginia tailgating
Nick Stevens. He came. He saw. And he experienced Mountaineer tailgating. Watch as he partakes in pregame fun in the blue and gold lots - complete with moonshine, shot-ski, tricked-out WV rides, pepperoni rolls and more. Tune in to the TV show Thursday at 6:30 p.m. on CBS Sports Network. … [Read more...]
Mountaineers take down the Bears, 41-27
The West Virginia Mountaineers conquered the then undefeated, #4-ranked Baylor Bears last Saturday, thanks to a strong defense and magnificent performances by Clint Trickett and Kevin White, who's the nation's leading receiver. Trickett had 322 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, including 2 in the … [Read more...]
You don’t deserve to be a Mountaineer if you “celebrate” big wins by rioting
Why does a group of drunk idiots have to make an entire university look bad? I’m appalled at the behavior of the kids who participated in the Morgantown riots and vandalism last night. How dare you disrespect my alma mater and Morgantown in the name of celebrating a big win! That isn’t … [Read more...]
Nick at Night
Nick Stevens, host/producer of CBS Sports' "Tailgate Fan," is the Jimmy Fallon of Tailgate-hosting! This dude is amazing with the crowd. In fact, when I saw one of his tailgate segments he did at Notre Dame that Andrea (aka Andy) sent to Jill and me, I told Jill, "I know that guy, he's a … [Read more...]
CBS Sports Network’s Tailgate Fan comes to Morgantown this weekend
OK, Mountaineer Nation, it’s time to show the rest of the world your tailgating spirit this weekend. Nick Stevens, the host/producer of the CBS Sports Network show “Tailgate Fan,” is coming to Morgantown. He’s looking for good stories, killer foods and recipes, and creative, tricked-out rides. He … [Read more...]