re: Went to my first Backyard Brawl this past weekend…

First off, I hope you had a great time and got to partake in some WV delicacies like pepperoni rolls and moonshine.

The atmosphere was good. It was a must-win for Neal Brown. Not a pretty game by any means but a win nonetheless.

Definitely agree with you about games like that breathing life into the program. This weekend they (WVU) host Texas Tech. It'll still be a good atmosphere but not nearly the same level of hype and build up all week.

WVU does have a lot of out of state students from Ohio, PA, Maryland, Virginia, and the NE. I attended WVU from 2014-2019 and I noticed that too about students from the NE and their connection to NFL teams. The college football culture just isn't as strong up there. Being from WV, I had (and still have) many friends who eat breathe sleep WVU football and WVU sports. To us, that was (is) our NFL team so to speak. The out of state and especially NE kids just don't have the same connection/didn't grow up with it.

Would love to make it down to BR for a game sometime.