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ISBN: 0985200901
Author: Mike Casazza
Publisher: Zone Read (March 13, 2012)
Language: English
Pages: 322
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For the people of West Virginia-a state that is often ridiculed and disregarded-their flagship university’s Mountaineer football team is a source of pride, a shining . Waiting for the Fall - Mike Casazza.

For the people of West Virginia-a state that is often ridiculed and disregarded-their flagship university’s Mountaineer football team is a source of pride, a shining representative for their state on the national stage. So when native son and head coach Rich Rodriguez led the Mountaineers to an unexpected Sugar Bowl victory at the end of the 2005 season, behind a youthful roster that included electrifying freshmen Patrick White and Steve Slaton, West Virginia fans figured the best was yet to come.

Waiting for the Fall book. Mike Casazza's look at a very unique time of the West Virginia football program is a must if you follow the team, or if you are a fan of football in general. Conference bickering (that is, calling the Big East "weak" (true) and dismissing it as such is quite short-sighted) aside, it is difficult to argue just how good the teams from 2005 to 2007 were and also hard to describe the bickering and angst that followed in the years immediately following.

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For the people of West Virginia—a state that is often ridiculed and disregarded—their flagship university’s Mountaineer football team is a source of pride, a shining representative for their state on the national stage. So when native son and head coach Rich Rodriguez led the Mountaineers to an unexpected Sugar Bowl victory at the end of the 2005 season, behind a youthful roster that included electrifying freshmen Patrick White and Steve Slaton, West Virginia fans figured the best was yet to come. Instead, the seasons that followed served up endless, stomach-churning drama, pivoting around one of the most earth-shattering upsets in college football history—to be known forever by its final score, 13-9. Successes came the Mountaineers’ way, including three Bowl Championship Series victories in seven years. But so did turbulent coaching changes that splintered the fan base, looming uncertainty caused by ongoing conference realignment, power struggles that forced some into highly embarrassing acts, and enough backstabbing and subterfuge to fill a Shakespearian tragedy. The Mountaineers emerged from the turmoil to face a bright future in a new conference, but will the old demons still haunt them? A sportswriter for the Charleston Daily Mail, Mike Casazza has covered the Mountaineers for more than a decade; he’s lived WVU football from Nehlen to Rodriguez to Stewart to Holgorsen. In Waiting for the Fall, Casazza has written the definitive document of this unprecedented period for West Virginia University football. You'll also read an insightful foreword from ESPN play-by-play announcer and native West Virginian Mike Patrick, who broadcast that infamous loss to Pittsburgh. Waiting for the Fall is an epic tale that captures the events and emotions that defined an era for West Virginians who experienced it firsthand. It’s also a must-read for football fans who watched with interest as the sport’s most successful team without a national title became a soap opera disguised as a major college football program. And if you’re a sports fan who simply loves a great story told well, Waiting for the Fall is just the sort of page-turner you’ll love. *Now Updated with a new Epilogue by the author!

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luisRED

Mike Casazza is a long time West Virginia Mountaineer football fan and a writer of that program. So this book was a passion project for him. And you could easily tell that Casazza eats, sleeps, and breathes Mountaineer football just by the way this book was written.

Within Waiting for the Fall, Casazza mixed in good journalism as well as his personal feelings about Mountaineer football in the early 21st century.

Reading this book just brought back memories of the years I use to be a loyal follower of the Helix High School football team, the San Diego State football program, and the San Diego Chargers franchise from 1993 to 2004.

This is one of them type of books where if you're not a Mountaineer football fan, were not a follower of the old Big East football conference, or you're a casual football fan then you will have hard time finishing this book.

Me personally, I followed the defunct Big East conference and Mountaineer football as a kid and adult way over in Southern California, so I knew what time it was when I received this book from Amazon.

Want an education on Mountaineer football in the 21st Century? Well, Waiting for the Fall is a good place to start.

Tygrarad

If you're looking at this book, you're no doubt wondering, "Is there anything in there that I don't already know?" The answer to the question: There's enough to make it fun, as the pages will turn quickly for any fan of college football. Notice I said "college football" and not "Mountaineer fan." Casazza writes about an athletic department that is simply entertaining. In it, you have bona fide characters . . . Rich Rodriguez, who is the talented, successful character who decided he was worth so much more . . . Bill Stewart, the home grown but in-over-his-head fool . . . Oliver Luck, the decisionmaker who essentially rules with an iron fist . . . and Dana Holgorsen, who represents the hopes and dreams of the fans. One can't help but think that if this book has a sequel, Holgorsen's story will closely resemble that of Rodriguez.

Most fans will probably be most interested in the Fiesta Bowl aftermath. Your suspicions of the hiring of Bill Stewart are probably true and very disappointing that adults are capable of such stupid decisions.

One of the things that's frustrating with sports coverage these days is that ESPN will put out an opinion, everyone on the network will agree with it, and then your buddies will randomly bring up the same topic (and opinion) in conversation later. This book spits in the face of that notion, as it starts off with a foreward by Mike Patrick giving his strong opinion on a subject, and then spends almost 300 pages (and an editor's note) going against it. I love that. As with most Mountaineer fans, we all want the team to win, but hardly any of us agrees on anything else.

Going beyond the Bill Stewart issues, there are many things in Waiting For the Fall that are enjoyable to read even though they are not bombshells. Specifically, revisiting the Sugar Bowl win (love it), "13-9" (it still hurts), RichRod's departure (it doesn't still hurt), the many ridiculous quotes from Bill Stewart, etc., are all interesting as Casazza weaves in quotes from the key participants, statistics that aren't as readily available to a newspaper when writing on a deadline, and - as he typically does in the Charleston Daily Mail - sticks with facts that allow the reader to form his or her own opinion but not shying away from the actual stories.

The title, Waiting For the Fall, at first made me think it was only a reference to Bill Stewart. Casazza points out that it's actually the mindset of the entire West Virginia fanbase. Think that's not true? Try standing at Mountaineer Field of a game West Virginia is winning by three touchdowns in the fourth quarter and shouting out, "This game is over."

If I were to compare this book to others in the marketplace, I would compare it to a John Feinstein book but without all the "filler." For instance, in The Last Amateurs, Feinstein writes about very interesting stories within the Patriot League basketball conference, then regurgitates at least 50 pages of play-by-play of games that no one cares about and add nothing to the stories he's telling. Casazza eliminates the play-by-play in favor of the stories... which are perfectly segmented chapter-by-chapter such that each chapter is its own story.

Truth is, this book took me back to the good times and the bad. It caused me to make an impulse purchase of a WVU football jersey - even though I read it in March. I can't think of a higher compliment, and hope that this isn't Casazza's last book but that the title of the next book has the words "National Championship" in it.

Angana

All WVU fans and especially our new conference mates in the Big 12 should read this book to get a complete understanding of the mountainous highs and deep valleys of lows surrounding the recent history of Mountaineer football program.

For all readers of his daily column or blog, this is classic Mike Casazza. In "Waiting for the Fall", Mike does a great job of sorting out a complex series of events, facts, rumors, half-truths, and outright lies into the most complete recap of the last roller coaster decade in Mountaineer Football. As some of the other reviewers have stated there is not a lot of new information in the book but takes all of the information and puts it in an easy to follow storyline that sorts out the facts from the fiction.

Thanks Mike and keep up the good work!

Brakora

Great book! I went to school during the rich rod/ Stewart era so its very interesting to see the behind the scenes.
I purchased this on my Fire and it does not have all the same features other books do but still a great read regardless.

Pryl

This book is an accurate depiction and a window into the mind of Mountaineer fans and Appalachian fatalism.

The writing is good, a little tangent-y (is that a word?) at times, but overall was a great walk down memory lane. I was filled with memories about where I was when all of the events of this wild story were unfolding.

If you are a mountaineer fan, a fan of college football, or want to know how my brain works (especially regarding Mountaineer athletics) you need to read this book.

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