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25 Things Mountaineer Fans Need To Forget Before They Die: Eight Days of Dakich

We’ve got 19 of these things left before the football season kicks off, so we’re going to kick it into high gear and power through the rest of our journey into the dark abyss of Mountaineer fandom.

We’re switching our focus to basketball today, and talking about something we should actually all be thankful for. This one just goes to show that even when things look terrible, there’s a chance to come out far better on the other side.

Following Gale Catlett’s retirement after an eight-win 2002 season, West Virginia athletic director Ed Pastilong made what could best be described as an all-time blunder with the hiring Bowling Green head coach Dan Dakich.