"After a week of getting back to basics, West Virginia coach Bill Stewart said this week the Mountaineers are going to get back to what has made it so successful the last three seasons: running the football.
Sophomore Noel Devine has had just 30 total touches in West Virginia's first two games against Villanova and East Carolina."
I think that is what everyone in Mountaineer country has wanted to hear. I'm not opposed to throwing the football, but I think the coaches need to let the ratio work itself out and throw the ball only when opportunistic or necessary. For West Virgina, the pass attack will be most effective on play-action plays after our ground game is established. Noel Devine is way too talented to get less than 10 carries a half and if given the opportunity he will shred defenses just as Super Steve did in '05 and '06 and just like Pat has done his whole career. Just give it time, it always works. 4 yards, 2 yards, 6, 1, -2...BAM! 60 yards for a touchdown faster than you can blink.
With a running game so dangerous, defenses have no choice but to load the box on first down and thats when you hit the play action and go over the top for 30 yards or more, then when they soften up, run it down their throats again. Its quite simple.
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