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2018 Preseason West Virginia Mountaineers Rankings

Main Poll Voters

User Rank Reason
moistats_ 6
conchobor 7
Branzilla91 9
ShogunAshoka 9
ToLongDR 9
G-Aardvark 10
GilBrandt 10
Helifino 10
JCiLee 10
lebaronslebaron 10
nemoran 10
JonesUCF34 11
Mario_Speedwagon 11
TheZachster 11
admiraltarkin 12
GeneralGBO 12
goblue10 12 "Grier to Sills" will hopefully overshadow "so who's gonna play defense"
hokies220 12 Should be really good. Feel like I've said that before.
puffadda 12
studio_sally 12
was_saying_boo_urns 12
BobDeLaSponge 13
g_mo821 13
Knightro2011 13
noahthearc 13
AaronRodgers16 14
BlueFalcon89 14
Charlemagne42 14
DEP61 14
Greflingorax 14
runujhkj 14
ScarletFever333 14
The-Gothic-Castle 14
buttforaface 15
corundum9 15
dabul-master 15
deadtofall12 15
djowen68 15 QB
Feral_Squirrel 15
TanzaniaMagic 15
bgr308 16
Bill3ffinMurray 16
confirmd_am_engineer 16
DarkLegend64 16
Extra_Excrement 16 Originally my pick for #1 BIG12 team, WVU likely has the most hyped up offense of the 2018 season. Will Grier is certainly really good but relying strictly on offense will not get them too far. WVU's defense wasn't very good in 2017 and I see that they're only returning maybe 5 players from that unit. If WVU wants a BIG12CG appearance they'll need a better defense.
joebob431 16
monkeymatt1836 16
mynameisjona 16
Papalew32 16
scronko 16
seaotter2 16
T-nawtical 16
WarEagle9 16
52hoova 17 Will is a good QB. Dana has sweet hair. 
A-Stu-Ute 17
Cassiyus 17
cfbguy 17
Dropbackandpunt 17
G-manP 17
Harmbert_ 17
jmac_21 17 We get a chance this year to see how good Will Grier is. He has an amazing WR core. 
kdcoltred 17
ndhuskerpower 17
PHubbs 17 Oklahoma's biggest challenger for the Big XII title will not come from the state of the Texas. Instead West Virginia and even more so Will Grier's arm will be the main hurdle for Oklahoma to overcome. Just like last year, this squad comes into the season with loads of offensive potential, but questions about depth and production on the defensive side of the ball. I don't expect WVU to drop more than 1 if any games heading into their last week showdown with OU. They just have to be prepared to take on the Sooners 2 times in two weeks if they want to go beyond a good 10+ win season and start talking playoff potential.
plannedsickdays 17
SSJRoshi 17
ThaCarter 17
TriStarBear 17
ucieaters33 17
AllHawkeyesGoToHell 18
BrutonGaster77 18
chrisb19 18 A lot of people are high on the Mountaineers but I will never fully trust an offense that got defeated by an especially stiff breeze in Morgantown a few years ago. Yes, they return Will Grier. But I think a lot of the hype is just people casting about for a third team to like in the Big XII given the uncertainty surrounding a lot of programs in that conference. Oklahoma remains the clear number 1, TCU is a solid second choice, and then it gets really muddled really quickly. Will Texas make the jump? Can Oklahoma State rebuild quickly enough? Maybe this is the year that the Mountaineers put it all together but for me they still have a ceiling around 8-9 wins.
Johnnycockseed 18
kelling928 18
KingKliffsbury 18
Plneapple 18
RatherBeYachting 18
RiffRamBahZoo 18
Wurst_Law 18
Xtremeloco 18
3RDnKING 19
alsonamedbort87 19
CFSparta92 19
ChickenTaco 19
HelioOne 19
Hey_Its_Roomie 19
SCRx 19
TaylorLeprechaun 19 I miss you Grier ):
ya111101 19
03040905 20
BamaPride95 20
captain_sasquatch 20
cmdrcaboose2 20
coreyfra 20
Fifth_Down 20
flipadelphia17 20
Hobbes_121 20
icklebush 20
mellolizard 20
ryker888 20
sasmith2015 20
TheTeamCubed 20
tmart12 20
TotalEconomist 20
UNC_Samurai 20
vanburen1845 20
VerySeriousBanana 20
wesman212 20
xelphin 20
Blooblod 21 It was tempting to put the Mountaineers a lot higher than this due to their sexy, sexy passing offense powered by Will Grier and what is arguably the best receiving corps in the country. Look for left tackle Yodny Cajuste to become a household name this season. When it comes to defense I'm probably not as low on WVU are you are, dear reader, but it could still be a major source of headaches for the Mountaineers. The defense does have one verified Mega-Dude in Butkus candidate David Long. My Mountaineers record prediction: 8-4. The highlight here is WVU's season finale win over 11-0 Oklahoma in Morgantown.
CambodianDrywall 21
dan4223 21
e8odie 21
jnoobs13 21
Miami_da_U 21
mjacksongt 21
olmsted 21
Our-Gardian-Angel 21
RegulatorRWF 21
relax_on_the_mat 21
teddythe3rd 21
BosskOnASegway 22
hascogrande 22
HUSKEROYAL 22 Will Grier is among the best quarterbacks in college football and should lead West Virginia to a solid season in 2018. His absence at the end of last season showed, as the Mountaineers dropped the last three games last season. This team should contend for the Big 12 Championship this season if things go right.
mickeyquicknumbers 22 As of right now I'm not predicting a single Big 12 team to be better than 9-3 this year; but that also means I think there will be a cluster of teams at the top with 8-4/9-3 type seasons. West Virginia last year had a fun offense and a horrific defense, but I think that both will creep up enough this year (with maybe the best WR/QB combo in the nation) to ease them into the 8-4 quality range.
Nathanael-Greene 22
retnuh101 22
WeenisWrinkle 22
CockADoodleBOOM 23
dicky_________seamus 23
BorisNumber1 24
itsabearcannon 24
SCsprinter13 24
alextoyalex 25
brobroma 25

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