WACO, Texas – This Halloween, West Virginia is repeating a commonly uttered refrain.
If everybody else is doing it, why can’t we?
The Mountaineers (3-4, 1-3 Big 12) didn’t play last Saturday, but they certainly had an eye on events in the suddenly upside-down Big 12. Underdogs won all four games, leaving Baylor (7-0, 4-0) the lone unbeaten in the league.
Despite being heavy underdogs – the point spread has swelled to 19 points in favor of Baylor – the Mountaineers are drawing inspiration from what happened this weekend.
“Coach Brown says you either get better or get worse throughout the season.