WV Interim Coach Bill Stewart Hired On Full Time
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After overseeing the dismantling of Oklahoma last night, the CHARLESTON (WV) DAILY MAIL reports today that West Virginia University will hire interim coach Bill Stewart as its full time football coach - replacing the departed Rich Rodriguez .
Daily Mail: “ He’s been a head coach just once before and was 8-25 from 1994-96 at Virginia Military Institute .”
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BILL STEWART IN AT WEST VIRGINIA
Published 1/3/2008 by Orson Swindle at EDSBS
Emotion wins at West Virginia: Bill Stewart will be the next head coach for the Mountaineers.
In the meantime, Mr2Cents catches Bob Stoops in a moment of thought pregame last night.
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It has been anything but a fiesta for the West Virginia Mountaineers since late December 1st. First they lose to their rival Pittsburgh, 13-9, in a game in which if they won, they would’ve played for the National Title. Secondly a weeks later their coach bolts and takes the Michigan job. As of now, West Virginia does not have a coach, but Bill Stewart will handle the duties for this game.West Virginia removes "Interim" from Stewart's title
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January 3 --- by Charles Rich for FANHOUSE: The only interim head coach to win a bowl game is also the only one to get a head coaching job. The outstanding job Bill Stewart did in taking control of the Mountaineers and getting them ready for the Fiesta Bowl and defeating Oklahoma handily was quickly rewarded...Oklahoma Sooners Fiesta Bowl Champions Hats for sale
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Oklahoma was not only favored by 7.5 points, nearly 85% of people polled picked Oklahoma to beat the Mountaineers handily. And why shouldn’t they? Oklahoma was ranked #4 West Virginia ranked #11 Oklahoma has won the Big 12 Championship West Virginia won the Big East but lost its last game to unranked Pitt Oklahoma had Bob Stoops West Virginia had interim head coach Bill StewartTake Me Home, Country Roads
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Then, as West Virginia was extending it's lead to 20-6 in the second quarter I saw their interim (at the time) head coach, Bill Stewart, prowling on the sidelines. Stewart was running up and down the sidelines like a General encouraging his troops. Stoops looked motionless in comparison. Stewart was constantly gritting his teeth........The day after — Bill Stewart is the new head coach at West Virginia
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