MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In some regards, Neal Brown is very much a coach of the new school. It seems a safe bet that Bill Snyder did not open practice at Kansas State by bumping Lil Wayne over the sound system.
But in other regards, Brown has taken a very old-school approach. When West Virginia players enter the dining hall at WVU’s football facility, smart phones are a no-go. No Snapchatting, no Instagram, no Twitter. There’s also no hats or pulled-up hoods for anyone attempting to go through lunch or dinner unbothered.
Instead, players are forced to have an actual conversation with the people sitting at the same table.