Christopher Lambert

@Expansion_Crush @rivalskeenan Rich is a great coach. I trust him to evaluate & recruit players. I trust him to get max effort & get them to play above their talent level. Friendly schedule. 9 or 10 wins.

@rivalskeenan @CFB_Signals 8.5

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@GiovanniLenhart OKST is at home...new coach... edge WVU... Arizona... come on... Arizona? Neal Brown beat Zona on the road! WVU at home...win WVU. TCU may not be very good this year. WVU knows how to win there. Hou? Drink that kool-Aid... WVU for the win at home. I'm not sure Utah will be good.

@CFB_Signals Looking at their schedule and not knowing anything right now I’ll go 6-6 CCU- W UTM- W UVA- W OK ST- L @ ISU- W AZ- L CIN- W @ TCU- L @ Tech- L KU- W HOU- L @ Utah- L Think you can make a case for OK ST and AZ as wins but can also say UVA will be a loss so 🤷‍♂️

I keep thinking WVU football is going to either have a breakout year in 2026 or Rich is going to be fired.

@theGoldHelmets @goJohnnyA Jesus says be humble...

@goJohnnyA @CFB_Signals Who pays the B1G and SEC all their money? TV networks, what happens when ND plays one of those teams? Great TV ratings. Don’t hold your breath that there will be a widespread boycott against ND.

Here ya go... here are CFB's top TV influencers.

@GiovanniLenhart WVU will beat UVA. Hoos are a paper Tiger.

@CFB_Signals Next year? I have em 6-6

@rltsports @wilnerhotline I’ve come to believe the media rights market for college sports is due for a serious correction. High Programing Costs + Declining Linear Ad Revenue + Cord-Cutting Pressure = ESPN not bidding up prices.

@wilnerhotline or 3)...both

Anyone who believes pooling college football media rights will double or triple the overall value is 1) unaware of the market or 2) a sucker

@TheWildUte @Bomb3r_CFBMafia Huh?

2026 BYU @ Utah is the biggest football game in the history of the new Big 12.

@Michiganeer @Grasser_TA WVU will win at least 8 games.

@Grasser_TA @CFB_Signals I agree that’s what I expect to happen. Although I gave a scenario where he would not make it to the end of year 3. Again, I don’t expect that to happen. I believe we have a better year this year and build to another step in year 3. And year 4 could be special if not in year 3.

@GiovanniLenhart 8 wins minimum.

@CFB_Signals We’d have to go like 2-10 for him to get fired and that’s not going to happen…he’ll probably get 4/5 years before they even think about firing him

@theGoldHelmets @goJohnnyA Symbiotic relationship. That’s what TD Jesus would do.

@CFB_Signals @goJohnnyA Why should ND be responsible for saving conferences?

@potatowv 6-6 doesn’t cut it.

@CFB_Signals He’s gonna have to at LEAST win 7-8 games for fans to be sitting comfortable with all of this. 6-6 don’t get it done imo

INTEL: Rich Rodriguez wasn't messing around when it came to rebuilding West Virginia's offensive front 💪 The transfer additions bring serious experience and size to a #WVU unit that desperately needed both. Read 👉 gowvu.us/ye5r

@CharlesK76493 Each conf has a preferred profile and cultural identify. Value fit is optimized by the complimentary goods concept. WVU's value is greatest to the ACC and SEC. The Mountaineers would be inserted goods in the B1G just as they are in the Big 12.

I do think that wv has an advantage of being the bellwether institution of an entire state. Ohio st and Rutgers (Princeton is too small to count) have the Same advantages. But wv is not going to the b10 because of academics. Maybe sec if they go to 24. Best hope is a 50 team super league as one of the + 16 34+. Nd, fsu, cle, unc. 38+ GT, Louisville, byu, utah, Colo, Miami, az st or az, vt or uva= 46 Some say Kansas, I guess Wv is in that bubble area

Cfb 48 team super league draft Factors I believe are most important 1. Tv ratings 2. Football history- during tv era only. 1982 forward 3. Living alumni - fan base size to buy products 4. Demographic growth 5. Stadium tv experience So far I got. 1. Ohio State 2. Alabama Next choice group * Michigan * Notre Dame * Texas * Georgia Michigan has the fan base. Notre Dame according to the chart below has the TV influence. Neither are in a high growth area, that would be Texas. My Choice is Notre Dame.

@golfbloggercom @tdotson68gmail1 Nick Saban endorsed Rich. One of the other finalists... a state secret... was Matt Campbell. Rich was the pick because he had the support of Nick, a few on the BoG, and Rich would bring back the donors that HCNB alienated with mediocrity.

@tdotson68gmail1 @CFB_Signals While I think it's possible we could do better than RR, I agree that the ceiling is about money.

Data has no favorites. My influencer list was compiled using TV ratings from 2012-2025 for current P4 programs & identifying the P4 opponents in games were viewership was above the mean. The influencer list is the P4 programs who consistently produced a significant ratings bump.

@CFB_Signals People think that Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Alabama are important because other people think that Notre Dame, Ohio State, and Alabama are important.

@Kayfabe32363018 There's a race to a 2030-31 finish line and 6 or 7 wins does nothing. Rich must contend for a Big 12 title and playoff spot to keep the money flowing and restore WVU's relevancy.

@CFB_Signals I do not gamble either. I do hope you are right. If the Mountaineers win six or more games, that is a passing grade in my mind. The more wins the merrier.

@Gregory__Adams Not really... so much turnover... so much money invested in the roster... Rich was brought in to win NOW... not tomorrow. 2026 is NOW. He'll get it done.

@CFB_Signals That's quite a range.

@Kayfabe32363018 I don't gamble put good point. If I did gamble I would bet WVI wins between 7 to 9 games this season.

@CFB_Signals Do not forget that Vegas do not set their lines and spreads based on what they think will happen. They put their lines and spreads based on what they think bettors will think is going to happen.

@sdotbrooks Be careful scotty... Pitt wanted WVU in the ACC. At least after Pederson and Luck were no longer ADs. The ACC passed on WVU in 2011 and again shortly after the news OU & UT were leaving the Big 12.

@CFB_Signals Sure