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2018 Week 2 West Virginia Mountaineers Rankings

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User	Rank	Reason
hokies220	2	Solidly dismantled Tennessee and the offense looked like everything it should be.
relax_on_the_mat	4	Destroyed Tennessee hearts and souls on the road.
311polo	5	In a weekend where the SEC looked strong, WVU dominated Tennessee. 
moistats_	5	West Virginia is the only other controversial top 10 pick last week, and rightfully so. This is an unfamiliar spot for the Mountaineers. However, their win against Tennessee looked very dominant to say the least. If Will Grier was the only factor to this team, they would be in the mid-10s. However, that is not the case with this team.
tallg8tor	5
conchobor	6
Knightro2011	6
owl_man	6
T-Thugs	6	Stomped Tennessee. Will Grier had an impressive start to the season and his Heisman campaign. 
Branzilla91	7
flipadelphia17	7
Greflingorax	7
pmartin0079	7
ShogunAshoka	7
DafoeFoSho	8
deadtofall12	8
GilBrandt	8	Looks like it will probably be OU and WVU at the top of the Big12 this season, and maybe TCU. Will Grier did his thing and easily took care of the Vols.
Helifino	8
JCiLee	8
JonesUCF34	8
LeinadSpoon	8
Mario_Speedwagon	8
PaulWall31	8
SometimesY	8
W_Is_For_Will	8	Destroyed a team who's mascot is a literal trash can to represent their current team.
WeenisWrinkle	8
Xtremeloco	8
Charlemagne42	9	Okay, so Tennessee may be bad. But they're still P5 and WVU still beat them by four scores.
dabul-master	9
djowen68	9
G-Aardvark	9
GatorAndrew	9
joebob431	9	It was only Tennessee, but I can see where the hype about Will Grier and Co. is coming from.
MonkeyPunch	9
PHubbs	9	Will Grier looks like the number 1 Heisman contender coming out of week 1 and should stay on that path for quite a while since WVU should be favored through their first 9 games. West Virginia has all of the potential in the world to go 9-0 before the three toughest contests on their schedule end their season. Maybe they flame out and go 9-3. Maybe they don't even make it there unblemished, but as long as Will Grier can look that good in every game, I think we might get two weeks in row of Oklahoma-West Virginia to end this season. I can't wait.
pileatedloon	9
ryker888	9
SCRx	9
srs_house	9
ssnider23	9
admiraltarkin	10
alsonamedbort87	10
aubieismyhomie	10
BobDeLaSponge	10
Feral_Squirrel	10
goblue10	10
HarbingerOfFun	10
Lex_Ludorum	10	Is it too much to ask for another WVU/Clemson game?
MrTheSpork	10
noahthearc	10	+3 spots. Perhaps handling Tennessee isn't as impressive of a storyline as in previous years, but West Virginia looked good in their opener and have a favorable schedule ahead.
plannedsickdays	10
RatherBeYachting	10	Will Grier is good at football.
Red261	10
runujhkj	10
seaotter2	10
SSJRoshi	10
Techwid	10
TimeBroken	10
3RDnKING	11
bgr308	11	West Virginia did what many expected them to, beating Tennessee soundly. Will Grier threw 5 touchdown passes in his return from a hand injury last season and should be a Heisman candidate if he stays healthy. WR David Sills also had a big day. The defense played well enough, but WVU's season is likely tied to its star QB. A non-conference game against NC State in two weeks will be more of a test for Grier and WVU than the Volunteers were.
buckeyes75	11
cfbguy	11
chweris	11
cmdrcaboose2	11
corundum9	11
DEP61	11
Disregardskarma	11
mellolizard	11
PalmettoFace	11
Polarbear1914	11
Quentanamo_Bay	11
remwin	11
soonerfreak	11
TopheryG8er	11
Acm0028	12
atchemey	12
buttforaface	12
cajunaggie08	12
DarthYoda2594	12
dicky_________seamus	12	Perennial September national champion is great in September again. Tennessee couldn't do a damn thing against the defense. Even though it's just Tennessee, it's still refreshing to see from a Big 12 team.
Harmbert_	12
icklebush	12
Johnnycockseed	12
KingKliffsbury	12
myghtymouse	12
Mythic514	12
ndhuskerpower	12
olmsted	12
Our-Gardian-Angel	12
PureCFR	12
ScarletFever333	12
studio_sally	12	0.766
TanzaniaMagic	12
Texasagsman	12
TheZachster	12
vanburen1845	12
was_saying_boo_urns	12
AaronRodgers16	13
alextoyalex	13
Bill3ffinMurray	13
CarbonCamaroZL1	13	Nearly tripled the expected score on Tennessee. They deserved this spot.
Cassiyus	13	+4
Chris-P-Creme	13
chrisb19	13	I didn't get to watch this game but Will Grier was as good as advertised and taking an SEC scalp - even a mid-tier one like Tennessee - is a great start to the season. Gonna be fun to watch the Mountaineers line up against the defenses of TCU and Oklahoma.
DisraeliEers	13
Extra_Excrement	13
I_am_bot_beep_boop	13
jmac_21	13	WVU has a very real offense. Not 100% sold on their defense, but they did the job against Tennessee. 
jshokie1	13
Miami_da_U	13	Will Grier is going to get them far. They wooped UT. I think they're running the table until November. But until they start getting more wins that win isn't more impressive than VTech vs FSU or LSU, NDs, Auburns, etc. Its an uphill battle for them to get top10. But if they don't beat themselves these next 7 weeks I see them climbing pretty steadily until Texas, TCU, Okst, and OU, which is a fucking gauntlet to end the season!
nemoran	13
puffadda	13
royrules22	13
T-nawtical	13
TheTeamCubed	13
toocleverbyhalf	13
ucieaters33	13
UNC_Samurai	13
Wurst_Law	13
BlueSCar	14
CFSparta92	14
Corporal_Hicks	14
doormatt26	14
Fifth_Down	14
flyingcrayons	14
G-manP	14
HelioOne	14
Hey_Its_Roomie	14
laminak	14
monkeymatt1836	14
Plneapple	14
tdeff19	14
Ticklebump	14
Wescat	14
captain_sasquatch	15	Will Grier was 25/34 for 429 yards and 5 touchdowns against the Volsheviks.
coreyfra	15
d_mcc_x	15
DanNeverDie	15
DarkLegend64	15	+1
Dropbackandpunt	15
Fmeson	15
jlh2b	15
LEGEN--wait_for_it	15
SCsprinter13	15
teddythe3rd	15
TheReformedBadger	15
tmart12	15
WarEagle9	15
wesman212	15
ya111101	15
BosskOnASegway	16	Was 22 last week, absolutely stomping Tennessee doesn't mean much these two, but it has to count for something in my book.
BrutonGaster77	16
CambodianDrywall	16
grjohnst	16
kelling928	16
Rainbow_Beefcake	16
RegulatorRWF	16
strikersteve60	16
52hoova	17	Will Grier has confirmed he is good. Tennessee might not be great, but a 40-14 win is a 40-14 win.
A-Stu-Ute	17
Blooblod	17	I was even lower on Tennessee than most people this off-season--I had them pegged as the fifth worst P5 team in the country. So a blowout win from WVU doesn't show me a whole lot, but wow did Will Grier and the receivers look good. Whether or not Kenny Bigelow would start to live up to his potential on the d-line was one of the biggest things I was looking for in this game. He looked like he might do just that this season.
chceman	17
confirmd_am_engineer	17
dan4223	17
eclectic_tastes	17
Everythingpossible	17
gbuntin	17
retnuh101	17
standrew5998	17	I feel dirty not moving WVU up after a win. The truth is I don't know if Tennessee is much better under Pruitt in year 1.  I would certainly *like* to move them up, but I can't find a spot for them that moves another team that doesn't deserve to go down after a win, down. I feel the same way about everyone not named Michigan I'm about to rank.
typicaliconoclast	17
YellowSkarmory	17	7 is smaller than 14. WVU gave up 14 to Tennessee. WVU is lower than Iowa because of that. 26 point win though, still.
AllHawkeyesGoToHell	18
BorisNumber1	18
DonnieNarco	18
FellKnight	18
frumious88	18
nickknx865	18	Will Grier and WVU's big ass receivers lit Tennessee's defense up like a Christmas tree. That might have been an impressive achievement even 2-3 years ago, but the Vols were playing 3 freshmen in a new scheme. Defensively, Kenny Bigelow is an impact guy who will give a lot of interior linemen a bunch of headaches. Still, it's hard to say how good they actually are after a game like that. Consider this a "wait and see" ranking.
orboth	18
TaylorLeprechaun	18	+1: Nice job
TotalEconomist	18	50
xelphin	18
Daigotsu	19
GenialGiant	19	Again, this is one of those situations where I'm not sure if Tennessee is bad (likely), West Virginia is good (also likely), or some combination of the two, but Grier looked good for the Mountaineers in their opening game.
Hackasizlak	19
Hobbes_121	19
jnoobs13	19
kdcoltred	19
woakley	19	Really I should have had West Virginia ranked last week (whoops). Making up for that now. They pounded Tennessee, who is still an SEC team (whether the SEC wants to claim them or not). They flashed impressive talent and I want to see what they have going forward
BallSoHerd	20
brobroma	20
f0gax	20
HUSKEROYAL	20
itsabearcannon	20
sasmith2015	20
boxman151515	21
CertifiedSheep	21
CockADoodleBOOM	21
CoopertheFluffy	21
Rakarei	21
TDenverFan	22
lebaronslebaron	23
thegreendalegelf	23
uwbjb	23
BUSean	24
wazoheat	24
spsellers	25
stripes361	25	This is a case of "Next Man Up" more than "I actually think blowing out Tennessee is impressive."
surreptitioussloth	25

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