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9 stories, preserved for the permanent record.

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WVU Fans Accuse Schedule Makers of Hiding Michael Hawkins Jr. From Heisman Voters by Playing After Their Bedtime

Mountaineers sent to Lubbock for 9:30 p.m. kickoff, safely beyond the voting committee’s last conscious thought.

By Bobby “Third Down” Jenkins · November 7, 2026
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A couch burning during a Mountaineer football celebration in Morgantown, West Virginia.
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Morgantown Officials Urge Fans to Burn Couches Responsibly Following WVU Homecoming Victory

After a 3–0 start and three straight losses, one nervous sectional admits it had begun to believe it might survive the season.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · October 17, 2026
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Josh Scott points at the camera while wearing a navy Fire Everyone hoodie featuring a burning couch.
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Mountaineer Fans Demand Entire Staff Be Fired After WVU Plummets to Unacceptable 3-3 Record

Supporters say the coaching staff, athletic department, equipment managers and whoever selects the stadium music should begin packing immediately.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · October 12, 2026
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A frustrated navy-and-gold football fan holds a More Money donation bucket while blaming other fans as Arizona leads 52–31 and the defense misses another tackle.
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WVU Fan Blames Other Fans for Loss, Refuses to Consider Defense Allowing 9.5 Yards Per Play

Local man says additional donations and six more people in Section 128 would have prevented Arizona from scoring 52 points.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · October 11, 2026
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A football fan experiencing five different game-day emotions
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The Five Stages of Being a West Virginia Football Fan

Hope, confidence, bargaining, despair and the annual promise that next season will be different.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · October 8, 2026
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Blue-and-gold-clad pallbearers lower a closed wooden casket unevenly into a grave at a West Virginia hillside cemetery beneath the words Let Down One Last Time.
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Local Man Requests WVU Lower His Casket So Mountaineers Can Let Him Down One Last Time

Attorney says the unusually specific funeral instructions were added approximately six minutes after Saturday’s final whistle.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · October 3, 2026
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A relieved blue-and-gold football fan on a couch takes comfort after a loss while a gloomy rival fan family looks on
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Mountaineer Fans Take Solace After First Loss: ‘Things Could Be Worse. I Could’ve Been Born Into a Pitt Family.’

West Virginia supporters begin the healing process by remembering that some children are raised without Country Roads.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · September 27, 2026
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A disappointed West Virginia football fan sitting stunned on his couch after a loss.
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Local Man Says He Expected WVU to Break His Heart, Somehow Still Appears Surprised

Longtime fan insists he knew better than to feel optimistic, despite spending the entire week explaining why the Mountaineers were definitely going to win.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · September 27, 2026
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A nervous West Virginia football fan in a packed stadium at night beneath an Afraid to Believe headline
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Local Man Afraid to Get Excited About 3-0 Mountaineers Due to Previous Emotional Damage

West Virginia’s upcoming Saturday-night game has reportedly caused dangerous levels of hope throughout the state.

By The Holler Herald Sports Desk · September 24, 2026
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