Country Roads Confidential: A WVU Mountaineers podcast

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On phases, plans, personnel, protests and more Jun 02, 2020

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The Mountaineers will let their coaches, staffers and players return to campus in phases this month. How will that work? Who needs to be here soon? Who benefits the most? How would we arrange it? Plus news about the roster, staff and protests as well.

Tom brags about a new venture, talks WVU football May 28, 2020

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It’s time to talk about sports again and not simply the return of sports or the pause in sports. Tom Bragg, formerly of the Charleston Newspapers and HD Media and now out on his own, dishes about the Mutant League, sports without crowd, Neal Brown’s expectations and what he knows he’ll be writing about and what he hopes he’ll be writing about when WVU is back on the field again.

Neal Brown’s set a standard, now he sets a date May 27, 2020

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Plans for Neal Brown’s Q&A started more than a month ago, WVU football has yet to announce a plan for returning to campus, there are some surprises about returning to campus and Shea Campbell may be starting a trend in Division II.

Sports, reunions and workouts on the horizon May 22, 2020

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The NCAA is letting three sports back resume on a voluntary basis. It’s good news for WVU, and weeks ahead of schedule. What will this look like and how stands to benefit?

All aboard to the start of the season? May 19, 2020

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Sudden developments on and off the field point to West Virginia getting back to campus before too much longer and having a two new players on defense. Chris and Mike discuss the events and many other current and expected developments.

Chase Harler builds a different future May 15, 2020

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Chase Harler and a friend have started a skill development business, and Harler’s basing a lot of it on his experiences as a high school and college player. The former guard talks about his business and his vision but takes some time to discuss his time at WVU, what awaits the Mountaineers and more.

Discussing sports psychology during the pandemic May 13, 2020

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And overlooked and underappreciated aspect of this time is how student-athletes deal with being displaced and having none of the routines they cling to on campus. It’s a major change, and it’s no wonder coaches are so concerned about their mental health. Mike talks with WVU’s Dr. Scott Barnicle about what student-athletes are enduring and how mental well-being has been more embraced in sports.

Reviewing and re-rating past recruiting classes May 11, 2020

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One set of ratings shows how the recruiting business says the Mountaineers fared on signing day. A second set explains how those classes performed for the team. We created the second and compared it to the first, and this episode covers that exercise and what can be learned from the data.

Ideas for what happens next in may aspects at WVU May 08, 2020

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College football has an attendance problem, but programs have a time frame to fix it. Chris and Mike talk about the problem, the silver lining and the solutions and then turn their attention to moves to help student-athletes market themselves and moves to bring recruits into the fold.

Feedback, updates, projections and ******* more May 05, 2020

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The finish line is gradually getting closer, and schools have to have plans in place. West Virginia is progressing and should be ready when it happens. Chris and Mike discuss some of those events and when and how they can occur before using a magazine preview to talk about the 2020 season.

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