In year three, most Mountaineer fans did not think that 9 games into the season we would be under .500 and fighting just for bowl eligibility, yet still not three games ago, fighting for bowl eligibility might have been seen as a fantasy by some. West Virginia still has bowl eligibility hopes and now has three games to win two with one of those games being the Kansas Jayhawks.
Fans are anxious. When head coach Neal Brown broke out his mantra of “Trust the Climb” during his first year, the slogan depends on which portion you emphasize.