Blame it on the Rain

Another WVU football game......another noon kickoff.  I thought for sure since both WVU and our opponent Oklahoma State are ranked that we would get a later kick.  Not the case, but at least it is a national ABC broadcast. 

The weather is supposed to be awful with cool temperatures and the threat of heavy rain. Hopefully that will slow down Oklahoma State's potent passing game. Be sure to turn the game on and be thankful you are watching it at home. 

In the spirit of the big game here are a couple of recent eBay purchases.  I found a seller who was liquidating a huge collection of these Exquisite book autos.  If this was a personal collection he had to lose some big time money.  I got both of these for about the price of a blaster. At release these would have likely been in the $75-125 range a piece.  Ouch.

Obviously I'm partial to the all WVU version on top. Can't beat the college uniforms to go along with the nice on card signatures. I guess the silver lining is that all the guys are still in the league.  I have my fingers crossed that Geno will get some playing time since Eli Manning is really struggling. The disappointing part is that this Giants team has been decimated by injuries.  I think they had to call up half their practice squad to play wide receiver.

Thanks for reading.
Let's Go Mountaineers.

Vacation Time!

I have a pretty eventful week planned. Tonight my wife and I are hosting a cookout for some close friends which should be fun. Sunday we fly out to Vegas! My wife and I have done some traveling separately, but this is our first extended vacation since our daughter was born 2 years ago. It is much needed. When I get back on Friday I will be attending the West Virginia Black Bears first game. Right when tickets went on sale I nabbed four tickets. I'll be sure to take lots of pics. 

A new fancy card!

2013 Exquisite Collection Geno Smith/Matt Barkley Dual Patch Auto /15

The unfortunate thing about adding these type of cards to my collection is that it usually means the players have tanked professionally. It looks like Geno is going to be given one more chance as the Jets quarterback so hopefully something positive will happen. It was a horrible situation to get drafted into. 

I'm a sucker for any card that shows the player in college uniform. This is about as nice of a WVU patch that you will find. This purchase was actually a two part purchase, but I'll probably save the other card for football season. These were purchased in the early spring so I can't remember the price off the top of my head. I'm thinking around $45 for both books. Not a bad deal for the type of card. 

Hope everyone has a nice weekend!