Facts Proven

Health, health and more health. It was in fact the key to West Virginia's show stopping performance last night.

No Owens reported a few months ago that West Virginia is in fact undefeated when Pat White finishes games and winless this season when he doesn't.

There is no doubt, given that information and what West Virginia did to Oklahoma last night that Pat White is the most valuable player in the country. We all know OU can't play in the Fiesta. But you have to assume that Bob Stoops believes if he gets 28 points, he's going to win given his defense.

Pat White is better than that. Was Oklahoma confused on the pass plays? Without a doubt. Why? White's ability to make plays in space of course!

The spread option that WV plays is different than that of Urban Meyer's. Meyer's creates space for his receivers where was the WV spread creates space for the quarterback. Honoring the quarterback in turn, creates holes for the receivers. Concept is simple really, but how it is done is pretty complex.

Look at the majority of White's throws. They are down the field close to and past the first down marker. For comparison's sake, look at Tebow...drags and benches primarily. The announcers last night were talking about...first let me say that as much as I don't care for the way ESPN does things, FOX's coverage of CFB is ridiculous. Their announcers really aren't very good and they take as many commercial breaks as NBC should when Anne Curry is on the screen. Anyway, the announcers said that WV couldn't come back, they weren't a come from behind team. You know why? The only time they've ever had to come from behind was when White was on the sidelines! And if he wasn't, something tells me, they can score in a hurry! Ask Bob Stoops!

Before I turned it off last night, those same, genius, announcers were talking about how OU would be a top five team to start the season next year. And why wouldn't WV be? Because Noel Devine is just as good as Slaton and Pat White's coming back? And they just destroyed OU but OU would be ranked ahead of them? Make sense? Didn't think so.

Pretty soon everyone is going to have to give West Virginia the same treatment that these guys were giving Oklahoma last night. The, "They're Oklahoma, so they will be ranked higher" treatment. I was wrong about last night, and so too were most people. But West Virginia is for real, and they aren't going anywhere anytime soon.