This. Crowd. Our videos got the loudest reaction and damn near moved me to tears. Sweet Caroline had the stadium employees SHAKING. And Country Roads is perfect every time
#bowlchampionfatty
Wore
@WestVirginiaU
gear everyday in the parks at Disney. Was stopped at LEAST 3 times EVERY day with a "Let's Go Mountaineers". A tale as old as time that never gets stale
#proudmountaineerfatty
For anyone who doesn't understand the connection the fans have with the WVU band. I still tear up EVERY TIME they hit the knee on Simple Gifts
#bandnerdfatty
This was shared on Facebook anonymously. The person was hoping to find the person in this picture. I think this is a picture worth a thousand words. The PRIDE of West Virginia. So much love for this place. 💛💙 if anyone knows who this is, please share!
#HailWV
I had an incredible summer getting to film all kinds of great behind the scenes stuff, but I'll never be looked at the way Will and
@JakeSpavital
look at each other after a touchdown
#foreverontheoutsidefatty
When we met with the bowl folks, they asked if they should play this since UNC does and they know we have a "special connection" to the song. We ALL screamed YES as quickly as possible. And now we have a forever bowl moment
#stillridinghighfatty
Today
@NealBrown_WVU
said if I threw a pass and hit the net, the team wouldn't have to do updowns. Despite
@blaine_scott54
shooting out of focus, you can see that even though players were embarrassed by what they saw, I succeeded
#QB1fatty
The woman running the hospitality suite for the Liberty Bowl remembers me chugging 6 beers 6 years ago and was NOT happy to see me again
#leavesalegacyfatty
Me thinking about that time in 9th grade I asked a girl to be my girlfriend in the middle of a slow dance and she didn't say anything and left shortly after
#didntknowthephotowasbeingtakenfatty
Not shown: me fighting back tears as I ran around and filmed the guys that actually won the game and me eventually breaking down next to my equipment case
#meaningfulvictoryfatty
The newest Merinar got to see the
@packers
for the first time. He heard language he won't be allowed to repeat, but his onesie did the trick
#victoriousfatty
I mean, are you KIDDING ME?! This man moving like THIS, saving the clock, giving his team a chance, and KNOWING he's injured badly?! It's the thing of legend
Man in Delaware stops me and asks where I got my WVU gear. He then proceeds to tell me he was Jerry West's roommate in college. Dan rules and Mountaineers are everywhere
#montanisemperliberifatty
Freshman year
@MegBulger4
called me a dirty name because I was scared to do a kegstand. Now she's a Hall of Famer. Couldn't happen to a better person
#fullysupportivefatty
Seeing all the incredible and historic plays throughout
@WVUfootball
's history has made me wonder what this young man could've done for the program. I think
@NealBrown_WVU
may've discovered a diamond in the rough
#brownbraidedbeltfatty
Without question one of the best games I've worked. Everyone was on point, the crowd was incredible, and we had that place moving. Unreal
#ampedupandproudfatty
Absolutely incredible and couldn't be happier for one of our interns. Her first day working she said she wanted to be the Mountaineer at some point.
#cryingwithpridefatty
And your 68th Mountaineer Mascot is … Mary Roush! 💛💙
As the third female Mountaineer and first freshman Mountaineer, Mary will proudly represent our University, our state, and all 1.8 million West Virginians!
Learn more about Mary:
Any idea why I haven't been murdered and had my corpse hidden in a swamp? 8 years is a long, sad time. I hate who I am as a person
#creepywithoutthebeardfatty
You hate Pitt now, you hate Pitt tomorrow, you hate Pitt until the day you die. After that you hate Pitt for eternity. My body is ready for tonight
#pitthatingfatty
Somehow way able to keep a shot together during this play despite having a panic attack and feeling like I could vomit at any moment
#winningfeelingfatty
Happy to not only work here, but to help the athletic department however I can. ZERO chance I'd actually fit into those pads, but I'd be a deadly RB, right
@NealBrown_WVU
?
#time2climb
#time2climbfatty
Ignore my weird Lloyd Christmas bangs and the fact like I look like a pregnant woman and revel in how dumb I am for paying extra for this
#suckertouristfatty
#downunderfatty
Going to school with
@TheDaSeanButler
and getting to cover him was a legit pleasure. He gave me some of the greatest basketball memories of my life
#emotionalfatty
Da’Sean Butler, the winningest men’s basketball player in school history playing on teams with 107 victories, finished his WVU career third in points scored from 2007-10.
Butler registered 2,095 points, ranking third in school history behind Jerry West and Hot Rod Hundley.
Didn't want to get too emotional for
@WestVirginiaU
's birthday, but it can't be helped. Words fail to truly encapsulate what it means to have met friends for life, made memories, and work for the greatest place I've ever known
#emotionalfatty
The young pups run laps around me editing, but I'll be damned if your fat buddy doesn't still have a dumb idea to run with every now and again
#yellingDINGloudlyfatty
Cried during the team entrance hearing fans for the first time this season. Then squealed too loud for a grown man during Leddie's run
#emotionaldayfatty
The new board looks great, the new sound system bumps, the entrance video is awesome, I couldn't be luckier to be a part of it all, and I'm going to be an emotional mess tomorrow
#readyforkickofffatty
UNBELIEVABLE game and I'm beaming with pride at the work
@wvuathleticsvid
did on the broadcast tonight. Some of the best live sports TV I've seen in a WHILE
#bigfanfatty
This was a hard one to watch. Knowing some of these guys will never play here again is sad and that shot of Mikel firing the rifle off one last time is CINEMA
#emotionalandsupportivefatty
Downtown Cleveland has been taken over by
@WVUhoops
fans. I've also not been able to go ANYWHERE here without running into multiple folks we know
#mayoralfatty
Right before this
@PatMcAfeeShow
told me to stop calling myself fat on Twitter. Then he dropped this gem with no rehearsal. A pure legend
#mcafeefanfatty
As we pulled into dock from the Great Barrier Reef, an older man yelled "How's it going big fella?" as he waved from the pier. Australia is pretty alright
#snorkelmasterfatty
Legitimately got emotional watching this. These are the kind of guys I grew up around. The blue collar work ethic is part of who I am and why I do what I do
#proudWestVirginianfatty
Walked into
@LeftysPlaceWV
and was greeted by name. I've reached the top of the mountain. Then my son ate half a slice and I've never been happier
#emotionalpizzafatty
All it took was one child and all of a sudden the guy who was friend zoned from 1997-2009 becomes the fattest treat on the block
#indecentproposalfatty
Getting to be here and in the moment is one of the most incredible things I've ever covered.
@_gman12
hit my back SO HARD when he was hugging people
#emotionalfatty
Awesome getting to be a part of a historic day like this. Can't explain all the reasons why WVU means the world to me and is home. Nobody needs to compliment
@rosco__14
anymore though
#emotionalmountaineerfatty
The Mountaineer has been named the Best Live Human Mascot by the National Mascot Hall of Fame. Congratulations, Mary and a thank you to everyone who voted! 👏
Pap had an ornament from the 50's that made a bird-chirping noise we loved as kids. I got it when he passed. I just played it for Declan. He smiled and squealed and I'm currently weeping in my kitchen
#emotionaldadfatty
Final football preparations are underway. Once again and for the final time this week, I'll let
@_gman12
and
@DS5_
be the symbol of my feelings
#readyforgamedayfatty