Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

[whughes]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

String of tough losses there. Are you at all worried about how your team will perform in the Big Dance? You cruise past the weaker teams like one would expect you to, but when you play quality opponents your team seems to struggle

[ReidSkee]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

As a long-time lurker, I was actually following this thread back when it began at Princeton. Not only are you still at it, you're putting in the same consistent effort. I don't think it's hyperbole to say that this is the best dynasty in this forum's history, and the day it ends will be a sad, sad day.

Hope to see you bounce back against Syracuse!

[AntiBandwagoner]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Tough stretch of losses there for the Mountaineers. As usual, everything is Marquette's fault.

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

String of tough losses there. Are you at all worried about how your team will perform in the Big Dance? You cruise past the weaker teams like one would expect you to, but when you play quality opponents your team seems to struggle

It is strange. This team has been perhaps my best team at throttling lackluster teams, but we are really struggling against quality competition. I'm definitely a bit worried right now. We'll see if we can get some momentum going again. The loss to USF, who isn't even a quality team, really hurts.

As a long-time lurker, I was actually following this thread back when it began at Princeton. Not only are you still at it, you're putting in the same consistent effort. I don't think it's hyperbole to say that this is the best dynasty in this forum's history, and the day it ends will be a sad, sad day.

Hope to see you bounce back against Syracuse!

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad you finally came out of the shadows!

I started this when I was a sophomore in high school and now I'm going to graduate from college in three weeks. Time flies.

Tough stretch of losses there for the Mountaineers. As usual, everything is Marquette's fault.

Indeed!

[superjames1992]

vs.
#8 West Virginia (14-5) vs. Syracuse (12-6)
Carrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
January 16th, 2027

Are the Mountaineers back? After three consecutive conference losses in a row, No. 8 West Virginia (14-5, 3-3) struck back with a vengeance this afternoon in Syracuse as the Mountaineers lived up to all the preseason hype with an 85-55 thumping of the Syracuse Orange (12-6, 4-2). The Mountaineers jumped all over Syracuse early and blew the game open early in the second half. Unlike in their last game, they never let their foot off the gas.

The Mountaineers were very efficient offensively, shooting 53% from the field, and played solid defense until the final buzzer. Syracuse's 55 points is the Orange's lowest total in a single game this season.

D.C. Montgomery led WVU with 24 points and three rebounds. Tre Welch had another great outing as he tallied 20 points and nine rebounds while Leandro Summers added 12 points, three rebounds, and three steals. Jud Helms also contributed 10 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.

Senior guard Souleymane Miller led Syracuse with 24 points and three rebounds. Fellow senior Magnum Douglas added 10 points from off the bench.

West Virginia will face Georgetown next week.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Syracuse Orange
Jan 16, 2027	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#8 West Virginia (14-5, 3-3)	45	40	85
Syracuse (12-6, 4-2)	31	24	55

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	32	3-6	1-2	0-0	4	7	4	0	4	7
L. Summers	33	5-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	3	0	0	12
D. Montgomery	31	9-18	3-8	3-3	3	2	1	0	2	24
J. Helms	31	5-8	0-0	0-0	7	3	2	0	0	10
T. Welch	30	8-13	0-0	4-4	9	2	0	0	0	20
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
N. Stevenson	18	3-3	1-1	0-0	3	1	1	1	1	7
W. Trammell	8	1-3	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	4
D. Woodards	9	0-2	0-2	1-2	3	0	2	0	1	0
R. Peterson	7	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0
L. Darden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
N. Holcomb	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Dux	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		34-64	7-19	10-11	37	16	14	1	8	85

Syracuse Orange
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Salow	32	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	5	1	0	3	2
S. Miller	30	9-21	5-11	1-2	3	1	1	0	2	24
W. Acker	31	1-6	0-2	3-4	9	1	0	0	2	5
T. Sorenson	28	2-5	0-0	2-2	4	2	1	0	1	6
O. Proffitt	32	2-8	0-0	0-0	6	1	1	1	1	4
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Douglas	19	3-7	2-5	2-4	1	1	1	0	2	10
Z. Jolly	15	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	2	2	2
P. Abdur-Rahim	10	1-4	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	2	2
D. Powell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. Horner	-- DID NOT PLAY --
I. Valentine	-- DID NOT PLAY --
M. Caldwell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		20-55	7-22	8-12	26	13	6	2	15	55

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - JANUARY 18TH, 2027

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 18, 2027
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Texas Tech	16-1
2	2	Brigham Young	19-0
3	7	Boston College	14-1
4	4	Florida State	17-2
5	6	Clemson	17-2
6	5	Duquesne	17-2
7	11	Oregon	16-2
8	3	Kansas	11-1
9	16	Marquette	15-2
10	8	West Virginia	14-5
11	9	Wake Forest	13-3
12	19	Xavier	15-2
13	13	UCLA	13-3
14	15	Georgia Tech	12-4
15	20	USC	13-4
16	--	Northwestern	13-2
17	10	Florida	15-2
18	23	Georgia	14-2
19	14	Virginia Tech	14-5
20	--	Connecticut	14-6
21	18	Louisville	10-4
22	--	South Carolina	16-3
23	--	Illinois	11-3
24	21	Ohio State	11-5
25	--	Rhode Island	12-3

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 18, 2027
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#9 Marquette	15-2	.882	5-0	--	W10
#20 Connecticut	14-6	.700	5-1	0.5	W3
Seton Hall	14-5	.737	4-2	1.5	L2
Syracuse	12-6	.667	4-2	1.5	L1
#21 Louisville	10-4	.714	3-2	2.0	W1
Notre Dame	11-6	.647	3-2	2.0	W2
Providence	8-8	.500	3-2	2.0	L1
Cincinnati	14-4	..778	3-3	2.5	W1
#10 West Virginia	14-5	.737	3-3	2.5	W1
Pittsburgh	13-5	.722	3-3	2.5	L1
Villanova	8-10	.444	2-3	3.0	W2
St. John's	13-5	.722	2-3	3.0	W1
Georgetown	10-6	.625	1-4	4.0	L3
South Florida	10-9	.526	1-4	4.0	L2
Rutgers	8-10	.444	1-4	4.0	W1
DePaul	6-13	.316	1-5	4.5	L1

[superjames1992]

vs.
Georgetown (10-8) vs. #10 West Virginia (15-5)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 20th, 2027

Georgetown (10-8, 1-5) lost its fourth straight game this evening in Morgantown in embarrassing fashion as the Hoyas were taken to the woodshed by No. 10 West Virginia (15-5, 4-3), who raised their conference record back above .500 with their fourth Big East win of the season. The Mountaineers led from start-to-finish in a 96-51 thumping of the visiting Hoyas.

R.J. Peterson had a fantastic game from off the bench for the Mountaineers as he scored a game-high 20 points on seven-for-eight shooting to lead his squad. Tre Welch contributed 15 points and 11 rebounds while D.C. Montgomery added 12 points and six boards. Nile Stevenson also played well as he hit all five of his shot attempts en route to 13 points and five rebounds.

The Hoyas were led by seven-footer Delbert Clemmons, who tallied 12 points and six rebounds.

West Virginia will face a stiffer test on Saturday as they will travel to South Bend, Indiana to take on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.

Georgetown Hoyas at West Virginia Mountaineers
Jan 20, 2027	1ST	2ND	SCORE
Georgetown (10-7, 1-5)	14	37	51
#10 West Virginia (15-5, 4-3)	45	51	96

Georgetown Hoyas
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
B. Mullic	32	4-10	1-4	0-2	2	2	4	0	1	9
B. Washington	28	1-7	1-1	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	5
R. Klatsky	33	3-6	0-2	3-4	2	2	3	0	4	9
D. Kole	15	2-4	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	1	2	4
D. Clemmons	29	3-12	0-0	6-6	6	1	0	1	0	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
N. Straight	17	3-13	0-0	0-0	4	0	0	0	2	6
R. McCurry	14	1-1	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	3
H. Dudley	11	0-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	1	0	2	2
J. O'Hara	18	0-2	0-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	1	1
W. Sanders	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
S. Toppert	-- DID NOT PLAY --
C. Evans	-- DID NOT PLAY --
>TEAM TOTALS		17-58	2-9	15-20	24	7	9	2	12	51

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	24	3-6	0-2	1-2	1	3	1	0	1	7
L. Summers	21	2-5	1-3	0-0	2	3	2	0	0	5
D. Montgomery	22	5-12	0-4	2-2	6	1	0	0	2	12
J. Helms	26	3-5	1-3	0-0	6	2	2	0	2	7
T. Welch	29	6-11	0-0	3-3	11	2	0	1	3	15
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
R. Peterson	19	7-8	3-4	0	0	0	0	0	1	20
N. Stevenson	17	5-5	1-1	2-2	5	2	1	0	1	13
D. Woodards	14	3-5	1-3	0-0	5	3	1	0	1	7
W. Trammell	12	2-3	0-1	0-1	0	3	0	0	0	4
B. Dux	8	1-2	0-1	2-2	3	0	3	0	0	4
N. Holcomb	5	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2
L. Darden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		38-64	7-23	13-15	40	22	10	1	13	96

[superjames1992]

vs.
#10 West Virginia (16-5) vs. Notre Dame (11-8)
Edmund P. Joyce Center
South Bend, IN
January 23rd, 2027

No. 10 West Virginia (16-5, 5-3 Big East) won its third consecutive game this afternoon as the Mountaineers went into South Bend and edged out a pesky Notre Dame (11-8, 3-4 Big East) team, 89-84.

The Fighting Irish led for the majority of the first half and held a 46-42 advantage at halftime as the WVU defense had all kinds of trouble stopping the Fighting Irish. Ultimately, the Mountaineers pulled ahead in the closing minutes and secured the five-point victory.

Notre Dame held a decisive advantage at the free throw line, where they shot 24-for-35. WVU only shot 14 free throws, though they did shoot a very high percentage as they nailed 13 of them.

D.C. Montgomery was very impressive for the Mountaineers as he scored a season-high 27 points and hit seven three-pointers. The junior small forward also collected five rebounds and tallied three steals and two blocks. Leandro Summers was also on fire as he scored a career-high 20 points to complement Montgomery's performance. He also collected five boards. Tre Welch had a dependable day as he totaled 12 points, 12 rebounds, five assists, and five steals while Jud Helms ended with 10 points, three rebounds, and three blocks. Anderson Black narrowly missed out on a double-double as he paced the offense with nine rebounds, nine assists, and four steals.

Senior point guard Lodrick Wyatt led the Irish with 19 points and three assists. Ilian Holcomb added 18 points and nine rebounds, just missing out on a double-double, while Jackie Fraizer rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points and six rebounds.

It was a sloppy game for both sides as they both committed 16 turnovers, but both teams shot the basketball well and Notre Dame especially had success at making it to the free throw line.

Next, West Virginia will face No. 21 Louisville at home on January 27th.

West Virginia Mountaineers at Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Jan 23, 2027	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#10 West Virginia (16-5, 5-3)	42	47	89
Notre Dame (11-8,3-4)	46	38	84

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	29	4-11	1-5	0-0	2	9	4	0	3	9
L. Summers	31	6-8	3-5	5-5	5	1	1	0	0	20
D. Montgomery	29	8-13	7-10	4-5	5	2	3	2	5	27
J. Helms	32	4-8	0-1	2-2	3	1	1	3	3	10
T. Welch	32	6-11	0-0	0-0	12	5	5	0	1	12
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
N. Stevenson	16	3-6	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	1	3	6
D. Woodards	11	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	3
W. Trammell	11	0-3	0-2	2-2	0	2	0	0	0	2
R. Peterson	9	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
L. Darden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
N. Holcomb	-- DID NOT PLAY --
B. Dux	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		32-63	12-28	13-14	28	21	16	6	16	89

Notre Dame Fighting Irish
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
L. Wyatt	32	6-11	3-7	4-7	0	3	1	0	1	19
C. See	31	2-3	1-1	4-6	2	5	0	0	5	9
J. Frazier	30	4-16	0-5	4-5	6	1	1	0	3	12
G. Newton	25	2-3	1-1	1-2	3	1	44	2	3	6
I. Holcomb	33	6-8	0-0	6-7	9	2	1	0	0	18
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
S. Clarke	4	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	6
H. Sherman	15	1-2	0-1	3-4	2	1	0	0	0	5
A. Payton	10	1-2	0-0	2-4	1	1	2	1	2	4
L. Caporn	9	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	3
N. Rios	11	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	2	2
L. Willis	-- DID NOT PLAY --
D. Low	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		26-53	8-21	24-35	24	16	11	3	16	84

[superjames1992]

AROUND THE NCAA - JANUARY 25TH, 2027

NCAA Hoops Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Jan 25, 2027
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	RECORD
1	1	Texas Tech	18-1
2	2	Brigham Young	21-0
3	3	Boston College	16-1
4	6	Duquesne	19-2
5	4	Florida State	18-3
6	7	Oregon	18-2
7	8	Kansas	13-1
8	5	Clemson	17-3
9	10	West Virginia	16-5
10	9	Marquette	16-3
11	17	Florida	17-2
12	12	Xavier	17-2
13	14	Georgia Tech	14-4
14	21	Louisville	13-4
15	15	USC	15-4
16	11	Wake Forest	14-4
17	16	Northwestern	14-3
18	19	Virginia Tech	15-5
19	24	Ohio State	13-5
20	25	Rhode Island	14-3
21	18	Georgia	15-3
22	13	UCLA	13-5
23	22	South Carolina	16-4
24	--	Missouri	14-4
25	--	Pittsburgh	14-5

Big East Conference Standings - Updated: Jan 25, 2027
TEAM	REC	PCT	CONF	GB	STRK
#10 Marquette	16-3	.842	6-1	--	W1
#14 Louisville	13-4	.765	5-2	1.0	W4
Providence	9-8	.529	4-2	1.5	W1
#9 West Virginia	16-5	.762	5-3	1.5	W3
Seton Hall	15-6	.714	5-3	1.5	L1
Connecticut	14-9	.609	5-3	1.5	L3
Pittsburgh	14-5	.737	4-3	2.0	W1
Syracuse	12-7	.632	4-3	2.0	L2
Villanova	10-10	.500	4-3	2.0	W4
Cincinnati	14-5	.7373	3-4	3.0	L1
Notre Dame	11-8	.579	3-4	3.0	L2
Rutgers	10-10	.500	3-4	3.0	W3
St. John's	13-7	.650	2-5	4.0	L2
South Florida	11-10	.524	2-5	4.0	L1
Georgetown	10-8	.556	1-6	5.0	L5
DePaul	6-14	.300	1-6	5.0	L2

[CalBears]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Nice to see your team back on the winning end after such a rough patch.

Is there any chance of you ever leaving West Virginia?

[whughes]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Good to see you rebound and win 3 straight. Now its time to climb back up the Top 25

Nice to see your team back on the winning end after such a rough patch.

Is there any chance of you ever leaving West Virginia?

I'm pretty sure on one of the first couple pages he said his eventual goal to the legacy was to end up and West Virginia. So he'll probably never leave, but who knows.

[Son of Sam99]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Dude this career is epic, I'm only on pg 100! Love it though, looking forward to catching up!

[superjames1992]

Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

Nice to see your team back on the winning end after such a rough patch.

Is there any chance of you ever leaving West Virginia?

I'm not sure. It's possible. As whughes says below, this was the job I aimed for at the beginning of my legacy. I suppose I can't count out leaving for UNCG (my actual alma mater, as it turns out) at some point for something different or maybe going to a mid-major for fun (like the MAAC), but I'm pretty content at this point at WVU. I actually flirted with leaving a few years ago to the point of playing a couple games as Niagara, but I just missed my players (I miss the pixels!) and decided to return to my prior save.

Good to see you rebound and win 3 straight. Now its time to climb back up the Top 25




I'm pretty sure on one of the first couple pages he said his eventual goal to the legacy was to end up and West Virginia. So he'll probably never leave, but who knows.

Yeah, I don't really have any plans of leaving anytime soon, though there's still 20 years of legacy left if it all gets played through (probably unlikely, but we're halfway through now so maybe I'll get this finished in 2020 or 2021, LOL), so that's a long time.

Dude this career is epic, I'm only on pg 100! Love it though, looking forward to catching up!

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[superjames1992]

vs.
#14 Louisville (14-4) vs. #10 West Virginia (16-6)
WVU Coliseum
Morgantown, WV
January 27th, 2027

In a highly-anticipated matchup of top 15 teams, No. 14 Louisville (14-4, 6-2) came out on top. The Cardinals downed the ninth-ranked Mountaineers 83-76 this evening in Morgantown.

The Cardinals led for much of the first half and built the lead to as many as 15 points early in the second half. At that point, West Virginia head coach James Frizzell had had enough as he made wholesale lineup changes that brought most of his starters off the floor. West Virginia (16-6, 5-4) all of a sudden had a pep in their step as they went on a 14-2 run to cut the lead to three as a bevy of threes began to fall for the Mountaineers. Nevertheless, the run petered out and the Mountaineers never got closer than three points the rest of the way as the Cardinals sank their free throws late to secure the seven-point road victory over a top 10 team.

The big difference tonight was at the free throw line, where the Cardinals shot 28-for-34. WVU only made it to the free throw line six times, sinking five of them. It is a bit troubling for the Mountaineers as this is the second consecutive game in which the Mountaineers have allowed their opponent to shoot 34+ free throws. Foul trouble wreaked havoc on certain lineups and Jud Helms fouled out after just 16 minutes of playing time.

Tre Welch also struggled mightily as he only sank three of his 11 shot attempts and ended with a measly six points, 10 rebounds, and two blocks. Waitari Trammel was WVU's lone bright spot as he came off the bench to score 12 points for the Mountaineers. D.C. Montgomery added 12 points and six rebounds, but only shot four-for-16 from the floor, and Anderson Black added 13 points, three rebounds, and five steals, but also turned the basketball over a season-high six times.

Senior forward Ralfeal Dieng led the way for the Cardinals with a game-high 27 points, 10 rebounds, and three steals. Abe Leonard tallied 18 points, three rebounds, and three steals while Mike Packevicius came off the bench to add 11 points.

The Mountaineers will look to bounce back against South Florida in Tampa, FL on Saturday. The Mountaineers lost to the Bulls earlier this season 77-65 in Morgantown.

Louisville Cardinals at West Virginia Mountaineers
Jan 27, 2027	1ST	2ND	SCORE
#14 Louisville (16-6, 5-4)	35	48	83
#9 West Virginia (14-4, 6-2)	31	45	76

Louisville Cardinals
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D. Wood	31	2-5	0-1	4-4	1	10	0	0	6	8
A. Leonard	31	7-14	3-3	1-2	3	1	3	0	2	18
D. Erwin	28	1-7	0-2	5-6	3	5	1	0	3	7
R. Dieng	31	8-12	1-2	10-10	10	0	3	0	1	27
C. Holloway	33	2-4	0-0	3-5	11	1	3	3	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
M. Packevicius	18	3-7	1-4	4-5	1	0	2	0	1	11
D. Feeney	14	2-3	0-0	1-2	1	1	1	0	1	5
A. Falls	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	0
J. Shakur	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M. Stapley	-- DID NOT PLAY --
A. Drabyn	-- DID NOT PLAY --
G, Dennehy	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		25-52	5-12	28-34	33	18	13	3	16	83

West Virginia Mountaineers
STARTERS	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
A. Black	30	4-9	2-5	3-3	3	2	5	0	6	13
L. Summers	24	1-5	0-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	1	2
D. Montgomery	26	4-16	2-7	2-2	6	2	0	0	2	12
J. Helms	16	4-6	1-1	0-0	4	3	3	0	1	9
T. Welch	33	3-11	0-0	0-0	10	0	1	2	2	6
BENCH	MIN	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
W. Trammell	16	5-7	2-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	2	12
N. Stevenson	27	4-12	0-1	0-1	3	0	3	2	2	8
D. Woodards	10	3-4	2-3	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	8
B. Dux	8	2-3	2-3	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	6
R. Peterson	11	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	3	1	0	1	0
L. Darden	-- DID NOT PLAY --
N. Holcomb	-- DID NOT PLAY --
TEAM TOTALS		30-75	11-24	5-6	36	16	16	4	17	76

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Re: Coaching Legacy of James Frizzell (CH 2K8)

I've actually been in Morgantown.. spent a month there.. everytime i read this thread brings a smile to my face. happy memories