West Virginia – Miami: A Historical Reminder

It’s been awhile since the Hurricanes and Mountaineers clashed on the football field. As former Big East Conference foes, the Canes took on the Mountaineers every year until the Canes left for the ACC after the 2003 season.

To put things in a bit of a historical perspective, as far as the overall competitiveness – or lack thereof, the Canes and ‘Neers have played 16 times since the Mountaineers beat the Canes for the first time back in 1973.

Miami has won 14 of those matchups. Fourteen. FOURTEEN!!!! 14-2 from 1983 through the 2003 season. Folks, that’s more one-sided than Peter McNeely against Tyson.

And yet, much like during game week against Appalachian State, there is a large, large…