It’s time to play Tuesday-morning quarterback.
I feel the best way to do that is to write a few letters.
Dear Patrick Peterson,
Late last week, I wrote a column in which I said that your Heisman Trophy chances were bleak. I’m heartily sorry for having offended you.
However, I stick with what I said. Yes, you do have quite a bit of swag. Yes, you did return another punt for a touchdown. And yes, West Virginia, unlike Mississippi State, decided to keep the ball away from your side of the field on defense.
All those things are great. The problem is that teams are going to start to kick the ball away from you, limiting your chances at striking another Heisman pose.
Also, this whole dehydration and cramps nonsense is starting to get old. Take care of yourself, or your Heisman chances are going to quickly go down the drain as you stay off the field.
But thank you for one of the most memorable moments I’ve had in Tiger Stadium. Your pose was brilliant.
Dear Gary Crowton,
Stop it with the option. It doesn’t work.
If you didn’t notice, your supposed feature back Stevan Ridley was averaging 5.8 yards per touch, and most of those were right up the gut. Utilize him more often.
Dear defense and special teams,
You once again won your team the game.
Josh Jasper, you continue to prove to be one of the top kickers in the country. I hope you hit a 60 yarder one day this season, especially since I’ve been waiting for it for two years.
The kickoff and punt coverage teams both looked excellent. The Mountaineers were held to 18.2 yards per kickoff return and 6 yards per punt return. In comparison, LSU was at 20.3 yards per kickoff return and 30 per punt return.
And, as far as the defense goes, I can’t sing enough praises. You held a very solid WVU offense to 177 total yards and 2-of-13 on third-down conversions.
Dear student section,
First of all, crowd surfing the mascot Mike to the top of the section was an epic victory. Congrats on that.
Secondly, the beach party with all the inflated animals, rafts and balls was also amazing. Kudos to the group that got all those inflatable items into the stadium.
But here’s one problem I had, and it wasn’t restricted to our section. You can’t keep booing your own team.
I don’t know if you are booing the quarterback, the quarterback’s play, the offensive coordinator, the head coach, the play calling or what. I’m sure everyone is booing something different or booing because everyone else is.
Whatever it is, it needs to cease. It makes the University look terrible on national television.
I know everyone is upset with the offense, but booing isn’t going to help anyone, including the quarterbacks.
Andy Schwehm is a 21-year-old psychology and English senior from New Orleans. Follow him on Twitter @TDR_Aschwehm.
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