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Updated: 11:25 AM Feb 7, 2008
WVU Bound!
WTAP Sports WATCH THE LIVE BROADCAST HERE! Parkersburg High School's All-American lineman Josh Jenkins will play his college football for the West Virginia Mountaineers. Posted: 9:55 AM Feb 6, 2008Reporter: Jim Wharton Email Address: sports@wtap.com |
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Why are Ohio State "fan" a)bashing WVU for not just signing Josh Jenkins, but for b)not winning (???), and for c)not having more homegrown WV talent on their roster? Give me a break! Why are Ohio State "fans" even prowling the message boards of WVU fans? Classic act of jealousy and envy. That's great. You want to bash WVU & fans and then talk up the PAST OSU National Championships? We get it, OSU has won 7 NT’s. Admirable. I’d be crazy to say it not noteworthy, but to keep pulling it out and into the faces of others…living in the past. 1) Josh Jenkins is a monster and signed with his home state…get over it. 2) 18% of the current WVU roster comes from within the state…the rest is just GREAT recruiting. Not an easy assignment either. Ever been to Morgantown? As long as you like Wild and Wonderful it is great. 3)Bashing WV for not YET winning a national championship is like calling a fat man fat--no kidding. However, the GOAL for WVU is to WIN the NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP.
LOL, anyone who says that Buckeye fans are sore losers is pathetic. At least OSU got the the national championship, UNLIKE the choker Mountaineers. It seems like Jenkins didn't want to have to compete for a position, and he would have to if he played at OSU or Michigan. Going to WVU was the easy way out. Now he has pretty much no chance to play in the NFL. Just look at Dan Mozes. He won the Remington and went undrafted. The NFL is the unltimate evaluator of college talent, and WVU is waaaay behind any of the other powers. Only 6 WVU players were drafted in the Rich Rod era, and none went higher than the 3rd round. Sounds like an overrated program to me. Maybe if WVU actually wins a national championship sometime people will acutally respect you, but until then, quit thinking that you are a national power. WVU got lucky when Miami, Va Tech and BC left for the ACC. You were a mid-conference team before they left, and just because you can win the conference without them there isn't great.
I have one of the biggest questions. Will he even make it through the educational part of college
Justin, I believe WTAP is not only a news station for "a wv town" but the entire mid-OHIO valley, and yes this includes some "OHIO towns". Sore losers???? Who wanted to lynch mob Coach Rod for taking a better job?????
"Josh will be a Bust. For crying out loud he plays in West Viginia" Then why Chriss are you on a web site for a WV town? Some of you OSU fans are just sore losers.
hay travis, no this makes u happy, but also make ur mom wif mix'd feelins, happy and sad to loose u, but she's not loosin u, she's tamara is gainin a young man, devoted to his family and his sport. she's pround of ya, and the short tyme i come to know ya, ur the man she has raised, she will come to c this by watchin u play in fairmont. congrats
HEY MIKEY, I QUOTE" He will not end up in trouble like several other OSU players" END QUOTE. WHAT JUST HAPPENED THIS WEEK TO THREE WVU PLAYERS. DO YOU LIVE IN A HOLE??? AND DO YOU REALLY WANT TO TALK BOWL GAMES? LETS TALK ABOUT NUMBER OF NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS, HOW MANY FOR WVU? ZZZEEERRROOOOOO!!!!!!HOW ABOUT BEING FAVORED BY 28 IN YOUR OWN HOUSE AND BEING STOMPED BY PITT, HOW SOON SOME PEOPLE FORGET... AT LEAST wvu IS STILL NUMBER ONE IN SOMETHING(MOST WINS WITHOUT A NATIONAL TITLE) SEE, THERES SOMETHING YOU CAN BE PROUD OF...ONE MORE QUESTION, HOW MANY ON THE wvu ROSTER ARE ACTUALLY FROM WV??? ANSWER: HARDLY ANY:-(
Reading some of these comments from the OSU supporters makes me hate OSU and their fans even more. Do you really think that you have to go to OSU to get to the NFL. I will say this... At least Josh has some class. He will not end up in trouble like several other OSU players. At least he will without doubt win a bowl game and if all goes well it could be the BIG ONE.. If we are really lucky maybe it will come in a National Championship game against OSU. Let's just see how tough the Big Ten is. Can someone please remind me of one statistic? How many bowl games has OSU won againt teams from the SEC... I just remembered that answer is ZERO... Thanks Josh for all of the memories that you and your Big Red teamates have provided over the last three years. You are a class-act on and off the field. Best of luck in y our future and without doubt you were correct when you said "It is a great day to be a Mountaineer."
The kid was obviously scared of competition. I don't blame him, b/c we all know that if he went to OSU, he would never sniff the field. At WVU he'll start for three years - and not get drafted!
HEY RYAN FROM COLUMBUS,WHAT EVER BOWL JOSH GOES TO HE WILL AT LEAST NO WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO WIN THE BOWL.
Congratulations Josh, and Good Luck. I am a Buckeye fan inside and out, but we did well and you at leadt spurned SCUM University by tossing the hat. We would have really liked you in Scarlett and Gray but your choice, WVU is also a great one for a hometown kid. GO BUCKS! & GO EERS! But most of all BEAT MICHIGAN!!!
I set a couch on fire to celebrate !!!!
Josh will be a Bust. For crying out loud he plays in West Viginia.
Who cares?
Thanks for staying, Josh. I know it might have been a tough decision, but you won't regret choosing WVU. You'll be working under some great coaches and be cheered on by some of the best fans in the nation. Thanks again, and good luck to you. I'll be watching.