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<blockquote data-quote="The Bell Tolls for Thee" data-source="post: 129420863" data-attributes="member: 1812660">some people go chicken little, but others express concerns about the development of the program.&nbsp; Then WVU wins three games and some people thump their chests and gloat at the doom and gloom types.&nbsp; Its hard for me to figure out if those people are just trying to get a rise out of other posters or if they actually think that the last three wins mean WVU is any closer to competing for a Big XII title compared to 2012.&nbsp; I can understand just trying to get a rise, but being proud of the fact that WVU can prove to be 5th best out of 10 in the conference is beyond me.&nbsp; Now I am certainly glad that WVU has won these games, especially the convincing manner of the last two, but that does not erase being soundly whipped by OU, Baylor, and TCU&nbsp; (20, 24, and 30 point losses).&nbsp; Things may not be as desolate as some want to make it appear, but things are certainly far from good if the goal is to compete for a Big XII title.&nbsp; I know the 4 losses were to &quot;top 15 teams&quot;, but to be competitive in only 1 game against top 25 competition in the 4th Big XII season still stand out despite the positives of the last 3 games. The sky is not falling, but in my opinion WVU has not improved by all that much since the 2012 season.&nbsp; I'm not saying the coaching staff needs to be fired, but after 3 seasons the body of work needs to be evaluated and each season there after in terms of reaching the program's goal (which is to make money, so the goal of the program will ultimately be set by those who provide the money).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Bell Tolls for Thee, post: 129420863, member: 1812660"] some people go chicken little, but others express concerns about the development of the program. Then WVU wins three games and some people thump their chests and gloat at the doom and gloom types. Its hard for me to figure out if those people are just trying to get a rise out of other posters or if they actually think that the last three wins mean WVU is any closer to competing for a Big XII title compared to 2012. I can understand just trying to get a rise, but being proud of the fact that WVU can prove to be 5th best out of 10 in the conference is beyond me. Now I am certainly glad that WVU has won these games, especially the convincing manner of the last two, but that does not erase being soundly whipped by OU, Baylor, and TCU (20, 24, and 30 point losses). Things may not be as desolate as some want to make it appear, but things are certainly far from good if the goal is to compete for a Big XII title. I know the 4 losses were to "top 15 teams", but to be competitive in only 1 game against top 25 competition in the 4th Big XII season still stand out despite the positives of the last 3 games. The sky is not falling, but in my opinion WVU has not improved by all that much since the 2012 season. I'm not saying the coaching staff needs to be fired, but after 3 seasons the body of work needs to be evaluated and each season there after in terms of reaching the program's goal (which is to make money, so the goal of the program will ultimately be set by those who provide the money). [/QUOTE]

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