Patience is a virtue often lost in sports.

The fact that athletic events are decided by wins and losses frequently produces either/or thinking; A team is great or terrible. A coach is a genius or a dunce. Sports are not given to nuance. Consider what has happened so far this season for the WVU football team:

The come-from-behind win over Pitt sent a sellout crowd into a wild celebration and gave Mountaineer fans everywhere hope for the future. Coach Rich Rodriguez at least partially eclipsed the shattering loss to the Panthers 17 years earlier.

The new era had a strong foothold.

But the subsequent losses to Kansas and Utah were cold reminders of just how far Mountaineer football must travel to even be competitive. Now WVU faces a short week and a road game in a difficult environment ag

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