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Mountaineers Learn to Ride Bus Save Email Print
Posted: 9:10 PM Aug 14, 2008
Last Updated: 9:10 PM Aug 14, 2008
Reporter: The Associated Press

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - For West Virginia's football team,
there's even a fall drill for the proper way to ride the team bus.

First-year coach Bill Stewart has given the Mountaineers a day
off from practice on Friday to conduct a 46-mile "dry run" trip
to Washington, Pa. The team will hop on buses and stay at a hotel
to teach players what to expect on the road.

Everyone from the video staff to student managers will tag
along.

West Virginia has buses for offense, defense and special teams.
Before leaving Friday night, players will learn what buses to get
on and where they're supposed to sit.

Players also will learn how to check into a hotel. A pre-game
routine will be held on Saturday before the team returns to
Morgantown.

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Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 19, 2008 at 03:53 AM
show the world we are to stuipd to earn college dergess and check in to hotels i bet you are so proud susan

Posted by: danial on Aug 18, 2008 at 03:21 PM
stew shows them to check in a hotel. he shows them how to ride a bus. then they give them a degree and send them to the nfl to get arrested at strip clubs. yep, sounds like wvu to me...

Posted by: Susan on Aug 16, 2008 at 08:22 AM
I think it is great that Coach Stewart wants to teach them the proper way to do things. And as for using tax money, I would rather see it go to that then pay for people who don't want to work at least these boys are representing WV. GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!

Posted by: Sue on Aug 16, 2008 at 01:53 AM
Actually teams do this sort of thing. It is sort of like teaching them what fork to use at a formal dinner. Some of the players may have never checked into a hotel before. They are also given their dress code, assigned seats, roommates, etc. It has nothing to do with intelligence. It has to do with learning the appropriate behaviors for the situation. Knowing what to do and doing it properly gives the air of discipline.

Posted by: Anonymous on Aug 16, 2008 at 12:56 AM
i guess its so the gov can use tax money for stuipd stuff once again what about kids going to bed without food you dumb dem do you not care

Posted by: Debbie on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:42 PM
fodder for another football player joke LOL. We visited the campus last weekend and they give you instructions for how to get to the student welcome center. The directions said enter parking garage, go to elevators and to exit, if you are on the second floor take the elevator down or the steps to the first floor and exit. I joked they must be having some football recruits coming for the visit.

Posted by: Brittany on Aug 15, 2008 at 12:32 AM
Are they really that slow that they need a practice run for getting on a bus and checking in to a hotel?

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