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<blockquote data-quote="Papillion" data-source="post: 129542706" data-attributes="member: 1643924">Actually, as far as the national power angle, we kind of are. We're certainly on the national scene now, and except for a few down years, we have been since the Final Four team.My point is WVU was actually a blue blood at one time. From 1942 when they won the NIT and the national title until 1962, were one and two with Kentucky for 20 solid years. Us and UK were the winningist programs during that period. But for some reason, and I guess the 1970s have something to do with it, our own fans seem to sell WVU short more often than not. I can see why in some ways but in others this program has won an awful lot.But WVU was tops for a long time and had a chance to keep that string going of blue chip players after Hot Rod and West. I read something one time where WVU actually had a chance to pull in Adrian Dantley, John Havlicek and certainly Pete Maravich until LSU gave his father a job. But it's WVU he wanted to play for. The other two, not sure how accurate it is but we were that known for a long time until the 70s sunk us.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Papillion, post: 129542706, member: 1643924"] Actually, as far as the national power angle, we kind of are. We're certainly on the national scene now, and except for a few down years, we have been since the Final Four team. My point is WVU was actually a blue blood at one time. From 1942 when they won the NIT and the national title until 1962, were one and two with Kentucky for 20 solid years. Us and UK were the winningist programs during that period. But for some reason, and I guess the 1970s have something to do with it, our own fans seem to sell WVU short more often than not. I can see why in some ways but in others this program has won an awful lot. But WVU was tops for a long time and had a chance to keep that string going of blue chip players after Hot Rod and West. I read something one time where WVU actually had a chance to pull in Adrian Dantley, John Havlicek and certainly Pete Maravich until LSU gave his father a job. But it's WVU he wanted to play for. The other two, not sure how accurate it is but we were that known for a long time until the 70s sunk us. [/QUOTE]

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