What's going on in Morgantown these days is straight from a Coen Brothers' movie. Starring as the clueless, but always smiling football coach Simple Bill Stewart. Co-starring as the brain-dead boss One-step-out-the-door Eddie Pastilong.
Anyone who wants to blame Simple Bill for the disaster taking place at WVU is just looking at the surface. The real problem is Eddie.
Blame him for the emotional, late-night hire of Stewart following the Mountaineers Fiesta Bowl victory in January.
Blame him for not being smart enough to realize that WVU had become big-time football and could attract a much-more talented stable of potential coaches (no that doesn't include Terry Bowden).
Blame him for caving to the pressure of the players and probably from Gov. Manchin.
Because WVU officials allowed him to remain in Morgantown for about 20 years longer than he should have no one should be surprised by the story in today's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. At least the PG doesn't cow tow to WVU and they go after stories. Read this and you'll see a lot of good ol' Mountaineers aren't too happy.
One thing is crystal clear about Stewart and Pastilong: "You two're just dumber'n a bag of hammers."
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