October 3, 2008
Hogan's no hero yet, but he's making strides

MORGANTOWN - They could have been the moments that shattered Brandon Hogan's psyche forever, coming as they did in such relatively rapid succession during what amounted to the infancy of his born-again career.

Two plays, inarguably among the most defining of West Virginia's early-season football struggles, centered on Hogan and Hogan alone. Stationed squarely on the island that cornerbacks know is their own, he had failed miserably.

And he knew it.

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    Posted By: Anonymous (5:20pm 10-03-2008)
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    Anonymous
    I don't think Stew or Norwood gave CB kent Richardson a fair shot only three games to be benched need more game experience. More blame should be put on DL/LBs first couple of games not enough pressure on the offense.WV has a long season ahead so far last 2 games talent wasn't there 2 or 3 players give me a break after Syracuse I hope those 2 CBs hold up.

    Posted By: Anonymous (3:39pm 10-03-2008)
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    Too bad the Badgers lost by a rat hair. Unlike the ECU game, the refs got it right, unfortunately. Smart move, Coach, to not fire B. Hogan. He's a great athlete and soon he'll be getting INTs.

    Posted By: Anonymous (1:47pm 10-03-2008)
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    Lookin' pretty smart to me, Stew. A real Mountaineer with character and spirit to never quit, never give up. When the Ferrari is running on Nitro and our record is .833, I'm gonna be so happy to hear a squeeky little ratRod voice saying, "Oh, No. It's Mister Bill." Smart to play 2 QBs also. I BELIEVE We're gonna win 9 more and a lotta other fans do too.

    Posted By: Anonymous (12:59am 10-03-2008)
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    Pitt showed what a Pro-Set Offense and Defense can do on the road. Ball control offense, mix a few passes in with a dominating run game, and turn it over to the best defense in the Big East. Pits O-line just lined up and knocked USF backwards. That was the best O-line performance I've seen this year by anyone.

    Posted By: Anonymous (12:51am 10-03-2008)
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    Kenny Britt, Tiquan Underwood, Teel and company will help further Brandon's education this weekend. We'll see what Dave has to say after Saturday, hopefully it will be greatly reinforced. I hope our run stoppers are improving because I believe everyone got a good dose of what the future holds after watching Pitt run through USF last night.

    Posted By: Anonymous (12:12am 10-03-2008)
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    ANONYMOUS POSTED---WASN'T STARTING HIM BEFORE HE WAS READY, THROWING HIM UNDER THE BUS?? MAYBE--BUT IT WAS A SMALL BUS AND I BET HE LEARNED THE LESSON WELL--LIKE THE OTHER POSTER SAID,, "THE TITLE STILL GOES THRU MTOWN" AND WE CERTAINLY HAVE A GOOD SHOT--WORRY MORE ABOUT PITT AT HEINZ THAN I DO ABOUT USF AT MTOWN

    Posted By: Anonymous (11:08am 10-03-2008)
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    Wasn't starting him before he was ready "throwing him under the bus."

    Posted By: Anonymous (10:41am 10-03-2008)
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    Gator Bowl my BUTT........it's another BCS this year for the Blue-n-Gold.......last night showed that So Fla is VERY beatable and the championship STILL goes through Mo-town the last time I checked ! TOP 10 here we come again !!!!!

    Posted By: Anonymous (9:34am 10-03-2008)
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    SonofAlum:

    Rookie mistakes cost Brandon Hogan against ECU, but after that he truly started to play to his potential. Unlike a lot of people I know, he has learned from his mistakes and can only keep getting better.

    Gl to you, Mr. Hogan. Keep up that drive to better and your focus. You are going to be, if you are not already, a great CB.

    Posted By: Anonymous (8:44am 10-03-2008)
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    Brandon Hogan is good team player, being shifted from O to D is a tough pill to swallow. He seems to have a good attitude and a bright future. Now only if we can minimize mistakes on the field and the coaches minimize their mistakes on the sideline, we may have a decent season this year. I don't like the Gator Bowl, but it's better than a Coal Bowl! :)

    Posted By: trip (1:35am 10-03-2008)
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    brandon hogan is a sophomore, not a redshirt freshman. hopefully he will turn into a good corner for us so we don't play so much zone. that will open up alot more blitzes for our linebackers and safeties.

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