Kris has the evidence in this one. I'm afraid this may be one of those times not to mock the ECFGs.
WVU has the right coach and is on the right track. However, when Holgo left, a ton of talent did too. They didn't jibe with the new guy for whatever reason (it happens to every program), and now their roster is sorely depleted.
Now, the game is played by 18-22 year old males with a funky shaped object. Anything is possible, and a 'eers win isn't outside uncertainty. On the contrary, it's certainly inside uncertainty (I just wanted to type that and have you read it). In the total, though, Texas is simply better at everything WVU wants to do.
Like most defenses that have to choose, I expect the Mountaineer defense to choose early on to clog the run. It's the right way to bet, but it relies on Texas making mistakes. Sam simply has to be on the same page as his receivers as he has all season. WVU is the last team in the league that wants to hear Texas' woes about a depleted secondary. They started with nobody and lost the somebodys who filled in.
The Mountaineer offense aims for 24 points. With enough possessions, they may get there. They're not terrible, they just have to choose what to do. Texas is vulnerable in the back end (if anything), but WVU can't threaten that in multiple places without advertising it. It will just be too easy to get that offense behind the chains, turn them predictable, and snuff it out.
They have a bright future, but they're in the midst of program turnover. Texas will seek to manage this game for the win, so the 11 points could be right, but that feels kinda light to me.
