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Managing editor at WV Sports Now, Pittsburgh Sports Now. Featured writer at Yardbarker. Contributor on Sirius XM. TribLIVE, WPXI, WVU alum. PFWA, FWAA.

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Mike J. Asti
7 years
The biggest cause of trouble in the world is that the stupid are so sure about things and the intelligent are full of doubt. 🤔🤔🐸☕️
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5 years
The fact that there were so many people actually rooting on Bradley Cooper to have an affair with Lady Gaga truly shows just how messed up our priorities as a society are.
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1 year
No need to sugarcoat this: If you are among those perpetuating and promoting a conspiracy theory that Damar Hamlin actually died and the NFL has been parading around a body double, you are part of the problem with our society today. Period.
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1 year
Skip Bayless' gimmick has worked wonders for years, but when sports debate is to the point someone is devaluing the very valid HOF credentials of his partner, a former TIGHT END, to somehow defend the decline of a legendary QUARTERBACK...we have reached a new level of asinine.
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Shannon Sharpe would’ve been within every right to jump across that table and put hands on Skip Bayless…
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@KnicksMemes @RapSheet Why do so when there’s a 100% certainty you’ll be released and then can just sign wherever as a free agent? By doing this, it says he’s unwilling to help the Raiders and isn’t happy with franchise.
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Mike J. Asti
7 years
Jerry Jones permits players with domestic violence, sexual assault and drug issues to play but will not permit players who kneel to play.
@mikefinger
Mike Finger
7 years
Jerry Jones just said any Cowboys player who "disrespects the flag" won't be allowed to play.
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Mike J. Asti
4 years
To anyone worried Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s Super Bowl half time show wasn’t family friendly enough, your kids sees half naked women all the time on social media. It’s very unlikely that show was some revelation to him or her.
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Mike J. Asti
4 years
If you didn’t have a problem with Adam Levine going shirtless, you don’t have the right to now take issue sure Shakira and Jennifer Lopez’s provocative outfits during their Super Bowl performance.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
It's fitting that Ben Roethlisberger beat the team he owned more than any other in his final game in Pittsburgh.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
To put Geno Smith’s phenomenal season into perspective, he has now tied the NFL record for the longest streak of games with a 60+ completion % and an 80+ rating. He’s done it in 12 straight games. The only other QBs to do this in SB era are Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers.
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Mike J. Asti
5 years
Who Mason Rudolph supports politically is irrelevant.
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5 years
Steelers Mason Rudolph Supports Anti-Colin Kaepernick & Jemele Hill Posts; Rudolph is Big Fan of Tomi Lahren, MAGA & Trump (Tweets-IG)
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4 years
If 2020 was a relationship....
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
As I walked to the postgame pressers, I heard Tomlin yelling, “I’M TELLING THE TRUTH. I’M WRITING A CHECK TO THE LEAGUE OFFICE TONIGHT.”
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Mike J. Asti
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I don't know who needs to hear this, but West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a big win, especially in the Backyard Brawl, is the best tradition in college sports.
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Mike J. Asti
4 years
The NFL MVP race is between two men right now: Russell Wilson and Josh Allen.
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Mike J. Asti
4 years
If the Steelers wearing the name Antwon Rose II on the back of their helmets gets you upset or makes you unable to continue to cheer for the Steelers, I can confidently sat the Steelers won’t miss you and don’t need you as a fan.
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6 years
A solid 14/10, right @dog_rates ?
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natalie
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The Secret Service has brought out a dog to sweep all press equipment outside the Obama residence. He is confirmed to be a very good boi.
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1 year
Pat McAfee saying WVU's new AD Wren Baker messaged him the same day he was hired should be a good sign for WVU fans. It shows Baker understands the program needs a relationship with its distinguished alums, that those relationships need repairing and that it's a priority for him.
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Mike J. Asti
8 months
WVU DB Beanie Bishop on Pitt QB Phil Jurkovec: “We knew he wasn’t too good at his job.”
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WVU QB Garrett Greene: “Not too many teams can have a home game on the road.”
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Now THIS would be a game changer move for the Steelers.
@PghSteelersNow
Steelers Now
2 years
The #Steelers are interested in potential free agent center Ryan Jensen of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ESPN reports.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Diontae Johnson has fully become a legit WR1, but now being incredibly underrated comes with that territory too.
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Mike J. Asti
5 years
Imagine hating this man. What a miserable existence that must be.
@PenguinsJesus
Penguins Jesus
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Marc Andre Fleury tried to pile up a snow wall in front of the empty net to defend it in his absence and gets caught by the referees.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
No quarterback competition matters. No past transgression matters. Dwayne Haskins was a person. Dwayne Haskins was loved and cared about by his family, both in life and football. Tragic doesn’t even begin to describe this situation.
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Mike J. Asti
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Former Mountaineer QB JT Daniels discussed his time at WVU with the @TulsaWorld . "I loved it there (Morgantown), I'm not going to lie. My dogs loved my house that I owned there, and they had a lot of backyard to do whatever dogs do. But the people there were freaking awesome. I…
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What’s crazy about Steelers fans comparing Matt Canada and Byron Leftwich’s offensive coordinator credentials is people are acting like Leftwich didn’t just win a Super Bowl as an OC two years ago.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Pittsburgh can be properly abbreviated as Pit or Pgh. Pitt is only referring to a university. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk.
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3 years
What would a scented candle that smelled like your hometown smell like?
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2 years
Neal Brown on ESPN about Backyard Brawl: “This is the coal miners versus the steel mill workers. This is a rivalry that's over 100 years. There's a strong dislike between the fanbases. You'll hear that on Thursday night when they play 'Sweet Caroline' …you'll hear the hatred.”
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
Public Service Announcement: When saying the Steelers receivers still have an issue with drops, leave Diontae’s name out of it.
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PFF
3 years
Diontae Johnson this season: 🔸 35 targets 🔸 0 drops
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Mike J. Asti
5 years
Phil Kessel can’t score. Sidney Crosby got into a fight. Mike Sullivan got ejected. The Penguins are paying Carl Hagelin to play for the Capitals. @PenguinsJesus take the wheel.
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Mike J. Asti
5 months
Few ADs in the country have had to deal with as much as Wren Baker has over the past year, and yet he’s completely embraced everything about the school and the state. WVU fans should be happy to have him.
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Man, I love seeing @wrenbaker ’s reactions at all of our sporting events. Dude is ALWAYS invested and in the thick of it.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but apparently a lot of people do because people won’t stop talking about it, the Steelers are not firing Mike Tomlin. They just won’t. Is he a Hall of Fame coach? Yes. Does he have issues that warrant criticism? Sure. Will he be fired? No.
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
The Steelers and Lions in a coin toss will always provide some PTSD for anyone old enough to know why.
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
Unpopular Steelers opinion: There’s absolutely no chance Aaron Rodgers plays his home games in Pittsburgh next season.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Pat McAfee: “For me, personally, honestly, this is a real thing. The West Virginia Mountaineers have been the most disappointing team in my particular eyes. Because this has been four years in Neal Brown's 'Trust the Process' and I think they could have taken over the Big 12.”
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Mike J. Asti
8 months
People can say what they want, and WVU is obviously not on Penn State's level, but there are signs this is a much better West Virginia team than last season.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a win is the greatest tradition in college football. I’m still deaf to any debates.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
West Virginia fans turning on Bob Huggins are being ridiculous. One bad season and all the success, everything he's done for the program and a Hall of Fame career all mean nothing. Our society is so screwed up. West Virginia won't be better off without Huggins any time soon.
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a win...wherever they may be...is the best tradition in college sports. I will not be accepting debates at this time.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
West Virginia fans, I'm already seeing some of you acting happy Bill Self is going to miss the game because it gives WVU an edge. Don't do this. The man is missing the game due to an illness and there have been reports of a heart attack. That's nothing to want or be happy about.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
WVU HC Neal Brown announces West Virginia has hired Rasheed Marshall as Director of Player Relations.
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Mike J. Asti
8 months
James Franklin wanted to make sure the score showed a statement win. Don't like it? Stop them. This is a season about impressing for the Nittany Lions.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Cam Heyward when asked if it’s time to just accept this is who the Steelers are: “Excuse my language, but I ain’t accepting shit.”
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Mike J. Asti
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UNC HC Mack Brown compliments WVU’s crowd and says he thought West Virginia fans were great.
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Mike J. Asti
7 months
WVU is 4-1 with their only loss being to one of the best teams in the entire country. That’s 3 wins over Power 5 programs, one over an arch rival and one on the road against last year’s national runner-up. The wins haven’t been pretty, they haven’t been sexy, but the resume is…
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Reminder: West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a much needed win by the Mountaineers is the best tradition in college football.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
The Steelers wanting a mobile QB doesn’t mean they want the second coming of Mike Vick, it means they want someone with some mobility and the ability to get out of the pocket to extend plays etc. That will help the offensive line and receivers. It’s a must have in a QB today.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Pat Freiermuth is going to eventually become one of the best overall tight ends in football. That emergence will truly begin this coming season. Book it.
@steelernation
SteelerNation
2 years
Can the #Steelers count on Pat Freiermuth to be Kenny Pickett's best friend on the field?
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Mike J. Asti
6 years
Call me many things, don't call me a hypocrite. I might be a WVU alum, but this is absolutely ridiculous. Baker Mayfield is the deserving Heisman leader and his apology was more than enough.
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SportsCenter
6 years
Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley announces that Baker Mayfield will not start or be a captain against West Virginia as disciplinary action for his antics at Kansas.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Mason Rudolph is certainly not the future of the Steelers, but there are Steelers fans rooting against him as far as his future in the NFL. There’s absolutely no reason for that. I hope he lands in a solid situation as at least a QB2. He’s been nothing but a nice guy and a pro.
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
There's no greater tradition in college football than hearing a packed stadium sing Country Roads after a West Virginia win.
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WVU LB Lee Kpogba: “Nobody believed in us but us.”
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
Death, taxes and Steelers fans turning on an offensive coordinator and blaming him for everything.
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Mike J. Asti
3 months
I’d normally feel the WVU basketball program has accomplished enough through its history to be above court storming since a big win shouldn’t be some major shock, BUT the fans deserve every bit of that court storm during this type of season and what’s been endured.
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Mike J. Asti
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Honestly, not many predicted WVU would hang with Iowa. However, it was pretty predictable Iowa would get every call imaginable to get Caitlin Clark the win in her final home game and keep her story going as long as possible.
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Mike J. Asti
2 months
I’m sure some people won’t like this, but WVU fans should be thrilled to have a freaking MLB owner investing so much into West Virginia sports.
@WVUSports
WVU Sports
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The home of @WVUBaseball will now be known as Kendrick Family Ballpark at the Monongalia County Baseball Complex following a generous gift from @Dbacks owner & WVU alumnus Ken Kendrick! ⚾️🏟️ 🔗 #HailWV
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
@chris_girard13 Perfect response, bro. Congrats! Also, not sure why people even think telling a guy he’s with a girl out of his league is an insult because he’s in fact with her. Marry up, not down. 🤣
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Bob Huggins is an all-time great coach, but if you don't have a problem with what Bob Huggins said, that says more about you than anything.
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@espn Look who is very relevant now!
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
By no means does this mean the criticism around Neal Brown hasn’t been fair, but this needs said and is crystal clear right now - this WVU team is still playing hard for him. This group cares. This group isn’t playing like a team does if they don’t believe in their coach.
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
My sources can confirm the Steelers are not going to sign every player who gets released.
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
There are Steelers fans who would legit root against Mason Rudolph if he had to play. That’s how deep the hate runs with him and some fans. It’s so real, they don’t want him to succeed, even if that means rooting against their team.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
Breaking positive news for WVU fans: NC State transfer WR Devin Carter flips his commitment from Penn State to West Virginia.
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@DangeRussWilson @steelers Gotta love the timing of this. 🤣
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Mike J. Asti
3 years
I think one thing needs made clear: James Washington is one of the nicest guys I’ve ever been around covering the Steelers. He’s not requesting a trade to hurt the team or be a diva. He’s doing it because he feels his talents are being wasted in Pittsburgh, and he’s not wrong.
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WVU HC Neal Brown says West Virginia deserves to end season in top 25 and should start next season in top 25 based on team coming back.
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Mike J. Asti
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WVU HC Neal Brown on Penn State: “Game plan was to make the quarterback beats us…and he did.”
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Mike J. Asti
7 months
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but there’s absolutely no way Neal Brown is getting fired after this season. WVU fans who want him gone no matter what have reached their worst nightmare.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Cam Heyward might be a better person than he is a player, and that’s saying something.
@SteelersCR
Steelers Community Relations
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On Wednesday, @CamHeyward held a holiday meal distribution with @PghFoodBank for local families in-need.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Bob Huggins is no doubt laughing his ass off right now.
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Mike J. Asti
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The announced attendance at the Duke's Mayo Bowl is 42,925. Not announced: 75% of those people are WVU fans.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
I don’t know who needs to hear this, but there is no legitimate reason to complain about Wren Baker as WVU athletic director at this time.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
BREAKING: 4-Star WR Traylon Ray has committed to West Virginia.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
Kenny Pickett is not the perfect quarterback, but he has that “it” factor that gives off a “I’m gonna do what it takes to win or I’m gonna die trying” vibe. That’s why so many people believe in him and why his team is so bought in with him as the guy to lead this Steelers era.
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Mike J. Asti
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JT Daniels had no other choice but to transfer again. Honestly, it’s hard to not feel bad for everything he’s had to endure throughout his career and that he can’t seem to even find a college home. Hope his next spot works and he boosts his value.
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Mike J. Asti
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I’m all for innocent until proven guilty, but the NFL suspending Ben Roethlisberger just for allegations looks more and more ridiculous the longer we go without Deshaun Watson facing any punishment.
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Mike J. Asti
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WVU QB Garrett Greene calls Zach Frazier the best center in the country and says he should be a first round pick.
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Mike J. Asti
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There's a right way and a wrong way to leave a program. Bartlett, who gave a lot to WVU, did it the right way.
@WVSportsNow
West Virginia Sports Now
4 months
Source: Jared Bartlett Departing WVU Football Program on Good Terms
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Reminder: West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a win, especially when it’s a much needed big win, is the best tradition in college sports. Debates will be eternally ignored.
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WVU QB JT Daniels: “There was too much dumb shit from us.”
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@sadzooomer @KnicksMemes @RapSheet Other teams were likely looking to restructure the deal, which would’ve made working a trade less attractive.
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Ben Roethlisberger wins the Steelers costume contest with his rendition of a bionic lumberjack.
@ThompsonFoto12
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5 years
@steelers QB @_BigBen7 is definitely on his way back. Looks like he's in a lot less discomfort. Going to have to call him the "Bionic Man" @PghSteelersNow #NFL
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Where does Carmelo rank among the greatest Hawks ever?
@ATLHawks
Atlanta Hawks
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Hey @carmeloanthony your jersey is on it’s way...good luck, fam!
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WVU HC Neal Brown: “Where would we be if we could have hung on against Oklahoma State and Houston?”
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Attendance for the Backyard Brawl at WVU is announced as 61,106.
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WVU OL Ja’Quay Hubbard: “I could’ve went to Pitt out of high school. I could’ve went to Pitt in the portal. I just never wanted to go to Pitt.”
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WVU AD Wren Baker makes it clear making sure relationships with past alums is among his top priorities in his first 100 days.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
Say what you want about Erik Stevenson, but West Virginia isn't an NCAA Tournament team without him this season.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
The Steelers didn’t take Kenny Pickett because he’s a Pitt legend, they took him because they truly believe in him and he’s the most NFL ready quarterback in his class. And when you love a quarterback who falls to you, you just can’t not pull the trigger.
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Mike J. Asti
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No matter how it happens, West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after wins, especially when no one expected the Mountaineers to win, is the best tradition in college sports.
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Mike J. Asti
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As much as I completely understand being fed up with Neal Brown and WVU fans should expect more (and deserve more), the program does have a strong recruiting class coming in, has not suffered a big portal loss yet and hired a rising star AD. There’s reason for optimism right now.
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Mike J. Asti
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No matter how it happens, West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a WVU win remains the best tradition in college sports.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
I'll be honest. I definitely didn't expect West Virginia to win the Brawl in a blow out. It's becoming clear why Huggins is excited about this team.
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
Look, WVU is far from perfect. No university or college is. I had the best times of my life there, but I realize it’s not a place for everyone. With that said, characterizing the whole school as unsafe without providing any further comment is just asinine.
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Mike J. Asti
1 year
West Virginia's attendance on freaking senior day is announced as officially 37,055, which is not even close to the number that actually showed up. One of the best home crowds in the country is on life support.
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Mike J. Asti
6 years
Factual tweet: The Pittsburgh Steelers are currently the worst team in the AFC North.
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Mike J. Asti
8 months
I have been over this so many times. West Virginia fans singing Country Roads after a win is the greatest tradition in college sports. Debates continue to not be welcome.
@CFBAlerts_
College Football Alerts 
8 months
Where does West Virginia tradition rank among college football traditions? 👀 (🎥: @WVUfootball )
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Mike J. Asti
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WVU HC Neal Brown on Penn State not taking a knee at the end and scoring again: “I wouldn’t have done but it doesn’t bother me. Stuff like that comes back around.”
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Mike J. Asti
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I say this with complete sincerity, Zach Banner ( @ZBNFL ) has really made it a point to try to use his success to help people as much as he possibly can. Some athletes support causes for PR or they feel obligated to do so, but Banner truly has a passion for giving back.
@PghSteelersNow
Steelers Now
3 years
Zach Banner and the #Steelers have donated to the @treeoflifepgh synagogue as part of the team's social justice grant program. @ZBNFL
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Mike J. Asti
2 years
I really don’t think WVU is regretting not recruiting Grant Wells that much right now.
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