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WLU 96 Fairmont 91 avenging the early season loss. WLU is in the driver's seat for the MEC regular season crown. As I stated, WLU shot .395 from 3 and...

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Outstanding! Welcome aboard Bears!!

They are targeted to start their on-field football program in 2028.

More immediately, Shawnee...

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I'm sure we will soon see a collection of advanced stats that show that what looked like a really poor game for WLU was really a good game and how we...

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That always fascinated me. Shepherd football always aledged they were a cut above any other WV DII school so if true, you'd think they would have had...

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Not unique to West Virginia, but WV HS grads have access to PROMISE Grants that pay for their tuition and R&B at state 4-year colleges. Bring in a...

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The nock on WLU was never about facilities or scholly dollars. It was about the coaching staffs desire and ability to recruit and then their ability to...

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Dyer always seemed a bit to concerned with his game and scoring for my liking. He could shoot, no doubt about that...but as they say, his hands where...

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You have to beat them with advanced stats! ;-) If you didn't have a higher Effective Shooting Percentage or a higher Layups Over Replacements Replacement...

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The same way other DII schools rectify it....

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Still not a budget buster. Heck, the West family dropped close to $2m on WLU to establish an aviation school. Reason given was that Gary loved to fly....

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Gary West built Valley Welding Supply and took it public for $56m in 1997. 10 years later a private equity firm bought it for $360m of which West received...

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About 5 min of "research" shows about 20 different athletic specific scholarship endowments managed by the WLU Foundation (and several managed...

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I'm sure there is someone who knows the current scholly situation at WLU but I don't think the post on this board. Rumor back in the Amedro days was that...

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Hummm...If this is the whole staff, no OL coach? Perhaps they are lumping the duties in with the Run Game Coordinator (Perkins)?

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Four years plus a redshirt year plus a COVID year....

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True. However what happens in D1 has a direct and near immediate effect on DII normality....

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One immediate observation on the new coaching staff. They are a LOT more active on social media and a LOT more public with their signings.

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Some additional signees at WLU:

Cam Turner, LB, 5'10", 200, West Allegheny HS PA
Sena Agbodzie, DL/Edge, 6'0", 260, Gateway...

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Some additional coaching information:

Jucqui Taylor, Special Team Coordinator/Defensive Assistant. Taylor was previously served as the Cornerbacks...

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Sadly, WLU has a history of waiting too long!...