Pat McAfee On What Rich Rodriguez Return To WVU Means For The University
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I've been a WVU fan since 1973 and a 1976 alum. I watched many years of Mountaineer football through many head coaches and I watched all the WV players who went on to the NFL. I love WVU and all the players. I am also very impressed and thankful for your fidelity and support of WVU. You're a good man, Pat. Thank you.
I hope this is the beginning of the Rich Rodriguez redemption arc.
My first instinct was that it's gonna be much harder this time around in the Big 12, but truth be told, now that Texas and Oklahoma are gone, the new Big 12 reminds me a lot of the old Big East. If you remember, the old Big East was no pushover. Virginia Tech, UCONN, Louisville, UCF, Cincy, Pitt; these teams were almost always dangerous. There was never like a real dynamite powerhouse in the Big East to get through, but there were a bunch of solid teams to have to beat. With Oklahoma and Texas gone, the new Big 12 feels a lot like that. I still think top to bottom it's much better and deeper, so it will still be harder for him to have as good of a run, but it's nothing like the SEC imo
I'm a West Virginia home town fan. I remember you guys pat. The best we ever was IMO. You guys were relevant and no joke. Back then it mattered and competing at the highest level matters. Slaton, white, and others was fun to watch. That was early 2000s if I remember correctly we was the Big East back then. It blew my mind when coach left. Hope he bounces back and Mountaineers make WV and college football proud again in Contention. Respectfully
Right there with ya. I grew up in the Rich Rod era, and those seasons of Big East football were huge to me growing to love football in general. The Slaton & White combo, Pat's kicking ability, and FB Owen Schmitt breaking his helmet regularly from running people over... One of the best college teams that didn't make the Big Game, IMO. Made it even more devastating to see coach leave. Glad he's coming in with the attitude to make it right.
If Rich can recruit the right talent(and we know he can) and build a team that is even a semblance of those glory days, the Big 12 needs to watch out, cause WVU is going to show em what it's about.
@roboviking9964 it would be nice to see. I graduated in 2005. So I was playing sports myself all those years it seems like yesterday watching those guys cheering them on. I thought we would play for the title in 07 but end up losing 2 games after dominance all year but it was fun. Yeah pat was a great kicker as well. Glad he made it even bigger off the field. Cool dude representing WV.
The only thing I got to say is bring back the old uniform the ones now days are ugly as hell lol 😂😂😂😂
@ChristopherRiel-d7c agreed 👍🏼
Believe it or not, Rod didn't produce the best WVU teams. WVU was actually better in the late 80s, early 90s. Two undefeated seasons, including playing the in the national title game.
True, only the older fan base remember that. But he did coach in what I would call the last "golden age" of WVU football.
Arizona fan here, all love for rich Rod. Met him in Arizona, was very nice. Pat, your love for your old ball coach is all you need to know about rich. Happy for WVU today
Wren Baker did a great job on this hire. I go back to the 90's with RichRod....Glenville State! Hope he brings my old teammate Rick Trickett home as well.... Let's GO!
Did you play at Glenville?
@@BrianB55 Yes from 70 - 72
@@daleadkins2736 awesome I was there 99-03.
Rich Rod giving Pat that STIFF rod 🔥
Man I can remember selling mining equipment flew in Charleston multiple times , been up Greenbrier ck it out , out twisted gun golf course in Mingo county . Retired out Arizona now but West Virginia is beautiful place !
So much unnecessary personal information just to state the beauty of a state ...
And he snuck out of here in the middle of the night
Tears😢
Yep. But now we’re supposed to believe he’s somehow different. 🙄 They’ve made WV look like a bunch of desperate fools… again.
No he didn’t. Not how it went down at all.
@@jeanneannneff7980Well, he also got them to a higher level too, or helped. Didn’t he help recruit Pat White and Geno Smith?
@andyagnew1235…the shame of losing the biggest rivalry game with everything on the line drove him away. He’s right though as he should have manned up and stuck it out there. Better than going to coach at douchigan
To everyone who wonders what happened Kendrick payed the buyout got to pick his coach that’s exactly what happened 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
We needed this bad we have to teach the Big 12 what real WVU football is. Great day to be a mountaineer never been more excited for the future! Thank you for everything you do Pat!
I grew up in the hills of West Virginia and some of my fondest memories was to listen to mountaineer football on the radio as me and my dad delivered water deep in the hollers of WV. I’ve never been able to make it to a mountaineer game in Morgantown. But I can’t wait to see what Rich Rod brings back to West Virginia football. The most exciting game I remember was beating Georgia in the 2006 Nokia Sugar Bowl. Good times
When Coach Rod ditched WVU, I was a WVU student at the time. It was heartbreaking how he left. I hope he brings success to Mountaineer Football and his own redemption.
Rich Rod will bring success
Let’s Go Mountaineers!!!
Same, graduated in '07. Hope this works.
At least I no longer have to "Trust The Climb"
AMEN!
You will now since some players may not be there and next season may be a losing one.
@michaelbragg6903 my sons high school team would have been more competitive than Neal's teams from any year.
@ 🤣
Nehlen had us the best we ever were show some respect Pat
Doors open at 10:30 and beer will be served. Feels like the Morgantown of old already
Rich Rod is a winner, he will definitely turn this program around, offensively and defensively
Let’s Go Mountaineers!!!
Pat, it is pretty cool, I can tell you're like a little kid at Christmas. I'm glad to see you pumped about Rich Rod coming back. 😊👏 Go Eers!
JSU is my Alma mater but this makes so much sense for him to go back to West VA
New subscriber. You have done and are still doing great things for us here in mountaineer country. God bless you and merry Christmas in ‘24
It was fun watching Rich Rod at JSU and I hope he can take WVU to the next level
As a Jax State alum and football fan, I hate to see him go. the short-lived legacy will be remembered.
He has a chance to make it right.. let's go wvu
I was a freshman in High School when he was a senior and graduated with his brother. I just hope and pray you are right though and he is able to do it....
The mistake in Rodriguez leaving WV was Michigan's....
WVU vs Unc boutta be awesome next year now!!!
I hope he does well. It’s a different era in college football with NIL and transfer portal than when he was at WVU before. Plus the Big 12 is a whole different beast than the old Big East. It’s going to be a lot harder to win now than 20 years ago. Good luck.
The Big East was pretty stacked there at the end.
Slaton was great but Noel is divine! The Pat White, Steve Slaton WVU team was my all time favorite.
Rich Rod better hope he somehow pulls off another roster like that or it’s going to be a rough couple years until we get the next new coach…
Welcome back coach Rod !! It’s a great day to be a Mountaineer 👍👍
Being a college football/basketball GM sounds sweet…I think I’ll do that
Let’s Goooooo! Mountaineers!
Love you Pat!
(But for this to work)I hope RR returns with integrity otherwise it’s going to be another BIG let down. He needs to begin with a genuine apology. I still have a sick feeling in my gut. His legacy behind the scenes in the athletic department was an embarrassment.
Yes! Does everyone forget about his horrible behavior just because he won games? I sincerely hope he returns with some humility.
I think he is ready to fix himself and the program. Be like Hugh Freeze at Auburn maybe.
UofA fan miss RichRod
West Coaster, I miss the Pac10
Either he falls on his face or leaves in 3 years for a new “better” job
BEEN saying this: in 2027, right before the bowl game, RR will be the new head coach for Ohio State.
my heart still hurts over that dec 1 07 pitt game.
They probably would have been smashed by LSU, but it maybe would have been a good game also.
@@easyenetwork2023I’m a Sooner fan and LSU would of lost they destroyed my Sooners
@@trillamannwinters6963 "would HAVE lost " ...not to mention punctuation - it's a key to good communication. Never got that GED, huh?
@@easyenetwork2023They would have played tOSU. LSU snuck in with 2 losses that year
@@trillamannwinters6963 "would HAVE lost " ...not to mention punctuation - it's a key to good communication. Never got that GED, huh?
Saddle up boys and girls it’s gonna be a fun ride for WVU fans. It’s gonna be a tough hard ride for the rest of the big 12. Let’s go mountaineers.
The flowers that Pat gives to Rich, is obvious. But as a college football fan, I even realize the magnitude of this hire...it's absolutely about to go down in Morgantown. Wow.
God let's this work baby. Let's gooooooooooo wvu. I loveeeeeeeeeee wvu
Malik Murphy about to tear up the Big 12 with a WV on his helmet
Thank you Pat go WVU
If Rich Rod can’t do it no one can and I think, I know he can
That's really good news he's a great coach GO WV
Imagine the redemption arc if Pat had made 2 field goals 😂
Welcome back Coach! Thank you for all you do Pat. Proud to be a Mountaineer!
Absolutely stupid. This won’t work. Bringing back a senior citizen that is way behind the modern times
Who pisses off half the fanbase. What a disaster
@scottkessel952 half the fan base are stupid. The athletic department screwed the team and blamed RR. Michigan literally took RR, Beilen (BB), and the woman National soccer coach all within a year or two. Great athletic department to let all your coaches leave.
@@scottkessel952 WVU. For several seasons in a row.
@@kriscasdorph7583 and Rich Rod will continue that
@scottkessel952 he is a winner, let the man cook. he just won a conference championship and won 27 games over 3 years...give him chance to make wvu better
Can we please figure out a way to get to the ACC?
Rich Rod done ran through all the west coast coeds, it’s time to come back home for some familiar cat
I was wanting RichRod to go back to Ann Arbor as a humility play on the Wolverine's behalf for how they treated him when he was there because he's a brilliant offensive mind, Doesn't make Much sense to bring in atomic coach, but then not let him run his system... Texas did that to Tom Hermann too, not smart - M Go Blue 🏈
The mistake in Rodriguez leaving WV was Michigan's (well, specifically, Bill Martin's).
Well, it wasn't a mistake for him to come to Michigan. It was a mistake for the people who brought him there to let him go.
@@woodshed_moments You were wrong yesterday and you are wrong again today. The mistake was Michigan/Bill Martin's. A bad fit from the start.
RR will leave WV again if he has any success and someone waves some "green' at him.
Nobody cares what you think. And I certainly don't care whether you think I'm right or wrong. The difference between what you're spouting and what I said. As you can walk out the front door and put your hands in history on what I shared. This nonsense you're sharing is just fluff - For the love of him and cheese, keep your fluff to yourself
We’re back baby let’s gooooo
Steve Slaton and Pat White are out of eligibility
@ we have Dom Collin’s we’ll be okay
We just went backwards
@chrism6880, exactly. People act like it was Rich Rod winning those games. They think he’s going to build another roster like that one at this point?
His mom is an amazing lady Mrs. Rodriguez American Sign Language specialist and a sweetheart of a woman a teacher at my HS East Fairmont and i have to say i can forgive but no forgetting and im sure ole Wren put some interesting clauses in this contract and I am excited and happy about this hopefully he will coach the bowl game and we stomp ass and leave everyone quiet
That forst 5 min has me ready to run through a wall 🫡
im so happy pat love you and your show Rich will win at WV im in with rich all the way love you coach lets gooooo
Sexual harassers do not change their behavior. Apparently character and morals are in fact negotiable. Huge mistake. Little success since he left. Recruiting issues everywhere. HR nightmare. His offense is no longer innovative. Spotty record since leaving. Funny Pat White has no comment. I'm out.
If they gave him another year at Michigan, then I think it would’ve worked. We had Ryan Mallet running the spread option, got fired when shoelace had just got there.
Die Hard Mountaineer fan, you have to convince me he isn’t CURSED by LEAVING!
the curse will be broken if he beats pitt in year 1
@@parkerwithrow7158national championship stick the landing that's when he left y'all say run it back I say anything less Rod Riders are losers
and now it will be broken
Congrats, you brought back a guy who went 0-3 vs Ohio State when he was in Ann Arbor.
@@jrod2510Harbaugh started out 0-5 against OSU.
UNC got Belicheck. We got the loser who quit on us. Thanks a lot Pat
I’ll eat my words if I’m wrong but I think this is a horrible hire and do not want him back with the program.
He’s gonna be great
The good news is the conference is very winnable. It’s not like Arizona State is some Saban Bama era dynasty
I agree. This was stupid
@@rd24life please can we all just believe together in unison? lol
@ no
As A WV Native..I THINK IT'S A HORRIBLE DECISION
I would want to see Pat McAfee be the coach with AJ Hawk has his DC
So Wren got on the phone and said call the Wiseman
If WVU somehow climbs to the pinnacle and wins PAT MCAFEE and all alumni involved in the success need a ring. Very special time some people just move on but no Pats Pushin
I’m more happy to see Pat participating with the WVU football program again than Rich Rodriguez, but I’m hopeful Rich can turn the program around and make it nationally relevant again. As long as he wins games, people will be happy and be able to let go of the past. If he’s mediocre and can’t compete for Big 12 titles, people will lose patience fast because of the way he left last time. I hope he’s successful, and I can’t imagine him being worse than what they’ve had in recent years. It’ll be so nice to see WVU competing again if he’s able to turn it around.
Why would Ohio State ever be afraid of WVU? They are not even in the same conference.
I think its also important to weigh off the field behaviors. Maybe you should revisit those, and not only at WVU. How about Nick Saban or Jimbo Fisher, also both WV bred.
You could get the 40 best high school football players from the state of WV to go to wvu and you’ll be the 40th best team in the country.
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just like at michigan LOL
Wvu 86-88 loved to hear the news Richy R! Didn’t work for U of Louisville but who cares I think it will be great
It's a great day to be a mountaineer
He needs to get pass Coach Prime and Colorado. I'll be at WVU Last game at home against Colorado 👍
Bringing West “By God” Virginia back to prominence! Hope Coach Rod the best. WV should be in the Big10 and others should not be.
WVU budget cuts are going to diminish the actual restect the team even gets.
I know he has a good quarterback to start with Nicco has waited his turn and he deserves a chance to win the job and if Becht wants to come over that fine also.
GOOD LUCK COACH ROD.. You were to Advance for our OLD TRADITIONAL WAY'S when you came through ...GOOD LUCK
GO BLUE 〽️🌹🏆
This is stupid. Yeah, let’s just hire senior citizens that are not good anymore. This is beyond dumb
Pat white is a first round pick in this day n age NFL maybe the future QB coach
Let’s Go!!!!!!!!
I’m glad he’s coming back. He shouldn’t have left you begin with, but I can understand egos and money. Hopefully he’s grounded now.
Hey Patty Mac: You want us disgruntled hillbillies on board with the guy we didn't want back? Fine. We have something we want. Tell Rich Rod to go get Josaiah Trotter back. He hit the portal and he's the best young LB in the game. RR gets us Trotter back and I'll rethink egging RR's car every day.
Welcome to modern day NIL. WV will never be able to get good players to stay. If your not a blue blood team these days you are just a step before they get to where they really want to go.
@@jeremiahthompson8951 I disagree. Lots of highly touted recruits don't get the opportunities to play at the blue blood schools. These kids want a chance to showcase their skills. Some of them get that blue blood opportunity and mess it up, either through on the field performance or off the field issues. There's talent enough out there. A coach of a mid-major needs to capitalize on the portal. Keeping Trotter in the hills where we love him would be a good first step for the program and a solid way for RR to protect the paint on his car.
Yeah ... Buckeyes arent worried about Rich Rod & WVU when RR went 0-3 against OSU when at Michigan.
As a lifelong WVU fan, they're just in the wrong conference. They'll never win consistently in a power 5 conference.
I loved Rich Rodd at UofA, bro got did wrong!!! Bear down
BTFD! We’d take RR back any day. Wish him the best
The only thing that worries me is his age. There's a difference between 40 year old Rich Rod and 61 year old Rich Rod. I'm not saying older coaches can't be successful; Saban was successful to his last 70 year old day or whatever he was, but it's just hard to rebuild something from scratch and take something like this on at 60, and there's a different feel to him now than he had in his 40's. There's an energy and toughness and maybe even charisma that you lose as you age whether you like it or not. Hopefully it won't be significant
Winning causes amnesia.
Are you tough enough to be a Mountaineer is back baby.
Let’s goooooooooooo Mountaineers!!! Uuugh ughh ughhh first down!!
Let's Go Mountaineers!
You can see it in Pat's face how happy he is about this.
Could’ve had Brian Hartline 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Couldn’t even beat Michigan 🤣
@ weird, didn’t know he was the HC
@@nickantonides8789 Nah but his offense that they threw millions of dollars at was pathetic
If you can win, you win anywhere if you need favorable situations then you’re not a winner
It will take him 2 years to recruit the players he needs, so average team until then. 2027 and 2028 will be fun to watch!
Let's go...
GO HERD!!!!
You make me more hopeful. His track record after leaving WVU makes me less hopeful.
Skeptical, but optimistic
ONNCE BITTEN TWICE SHY ,YOU ARE THE MAN PAT,NOT SURE ABOUT RICH
The floor is around 14 and the ceiling is probably 4. Good luck Mountaineers.
There are no Pat Whites or Steve Slayton's coming thru those doors. Same reason Bill Belly got canned, Tom Brady left. BUT BUT WVirginia is a wild atmosphere so would be cool for them to be relevant again!
I agree, but the transfer portal is a game changer now. He'll be able to find at least some of what he needs.
Montani Semper Liberi
I’ve been convinced since he left
Y’all forgetting what he did at Michigan 😂
Developed enough talent that even a scrub like Brady Hoke was able to go 11-2 with his players?