BEARLY BEATEN AND WRECKED BY TECH! WVU Basketball loses two more to Baylor and Texas Tech as the skid goes to 7 games, BTF quizzes us on '80's and '90's trivia, and a new Pick Your 'Eers!

Summary

On this week's Got Your Eers On?, Scoot's back in the booth to join us for discussion on WVU Basketball extending their losing streak to 7 games with losses to Baylor and Texas Tech, Bluff the Fluffs is back to quiz us on '80's and '90's trivia, and Scoot brings us a new Pick Your 'Eers! Join us for all this and more on this week's episode of Got Your Eers On?...!

Show Notes:

Intro

• 7 game losing streak... worst losing streak in 9 years (2012-2013 season)
  • It is their longest Losing streak. They have never lost 8 in a row!
  • 2002- 9 in a row
• We moved up in Ken Pom to 60 over the last week... HOW?

Segment 1: Basketball

• WVU loses at Baylor, 81-77
  • This was a great game as WVU took an 8 point lead into halftime mainly due to a 16-1 run during the last 4:30 of the half.
  • This shot from Sean McNeil was spectacular.
  • Baylor ended with 24 second-chance points. WVU had 2.
  • Taz Sherman leaves late in the 2nd after taking a blow to the jaw while driving.
    • Huggs said he was the best player on the floor, and didn't want to go into detail on how he felt about how Sherman got hurt.
  • Only the 6th time under Huggs where WVU lost while shooting above 50%.
  • Huggs post-game:
    • Still optimistic, says he's proud of the team and their effort.
    • Noted that Taz was "laying in there with a concussion".
    • Wasn't happy that "they didn't even stop the play".
    • "Really competed."
    • Told the team had they competed like this all along they wouldn't be having a losing streak.
    • Insinuates that the refs were behind the rebounding issues.
  • Somehow WVU moved up a few spots to number 61 in the NET rankings.
• WVU loses to Texas Tech at home, 60-53 in front of 12k fans
  • It was announced pre-game that Taz Sherman would remain out (concussion).
  • Paulicap got the crowd up with a nice put-back dunk.
  • Jalen Bridges was on fire in the first half with 16, then vanished in the 2nd half.
    • That first half production as more than he'd had in the previous two games combined.
  • WVU has the 9th worst shooting performance EVER in this loss.
    • 4-30 during the abysmal 2nd half, and Seth Wilson (who had strong minutes previously) sees no action.
  • Post-game box score (if you're just a glutton for punishment).
  • Huggs post-game:
    • Says he's not sure who you're supposed to put into the game.
• WVU now stares at a 9 game remaining stretch where they have to find some wins (how many are on there?)
• WVU now finds themselves last in the Big 12 with a conference record of 2-7.

Next Up:

• Iowa State at home, Tuesday, February 8 at 7:00 pm
  • Ken Pom 30th Ranked
  • 16-7 overall
  • 3-7 in conference (beat Tech, Texas, Ok State)
  • Brockington averages 17pts a game

Football notes:

• Cortez Braham, a 6-2, 193-pound junior receiver from Hutchinson Community College in Hutchinson, Kansas, has signed a national letter of intent to WVU.
  • 15 touchdown catches in 17 games as a JuCo.
  • Mountaineers add immediate WR help with Braham and Navarro J.C. WR Jeremiah Aaron.
• WV Gatorade POY, Hudson Clement (WR, Martinsburg) signs with WVU.
• Gerad Parker becomes the TE coach at Notre Dame.
• The WVU-Pitt football game has now been confirmed for Thursday night, September 1.
  • Brawlin' in prime-time.
  • ESPN Thursday Before Labor day
• Dante Stills signed an agreement with Mario's Fishbowl.
  • Do they still serve those beer in giant Goblets???
• Isaiah Esdale is transferring to Rice.

Other:

• Marshall is promoting Clint Trickett to be their new OC/QB coach.
• Grambling State is reportedly finalizing an NIL deal that will pay every athlete an annual salary.
• Deuce continues to pile-up career highs with the Westchester Knicks.

Keeping Score...Season Predictions

Segment 2: Bluff the Fluffs

• Quizzing us on '80's and '90's trivia.

Segment 3: Pick Your 'Eers

• Where Scoot asks us to pick our Mountaineer curling teams.

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