A Successful Homecoming

I had a ton of fun this weekend, but I feel like I need to sleep for 3 days. On Friday night we had around 40 people at our house which is fun, but exhausting. We can still party like undergrads every once in a while, but the recovery time has gone up ten fold.

The theme this weekend was Oktoberfest so lets take a look at some of the better beer I tried.

 Fat Heads has long been a favorite brewery of mine so I'm always excited to try any beer I can from them. This one was more on the sweeter side of the Oktoberfest style, but very tasty.

 I didn't know this beer existed. Schlafly is a brewery I've had a ton over the years, but had never seen this release until this year. Most Oktoberfest beers are low abv.....Schlafly decided to pump one up as this one clocks in at 8.5%.  It was amazing. Definitely one of the better beers I tried over the weekend.

 My brother goes to North Carolina quite a bit so over the years I've had him bring me some of the local brews back. Since he took a late trip in September he was able to accumulate some Oktoberfest.  This was my favorite of the NC ones.

Of course no Oktoberfest is complete without a nice sampling of traditional German Marzens. 

WVU managed to get the win on Saturday so that completed the fun weekend. It was looking pretty bad at the half, but WVU managed to overcome an 18 point deficit. 

I celebrated the win with an old fashion

Back to cards tomorrow!

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Payday Games

Today I'm heading out for the WVU/Deleware St football game. Obviously it is not a marquis opponent, but it is the last game before conference play starts so you hope you begin to develop some depth.  Our coach is on record in that he thinks power 5 conferences should play each other during non conference play.  Without looking I'm sure this game was added after the Mountaineers joined the Big 12 and needed to make new arrangements with their schedules.  Most non conference games are agreed 5-10 years in advance so that seems to make sense.

I only get around 6 games a year so no matter the opponent I'm going to show up and enjoy the game. Plus it is a nice excuse to have a beer and eat tailgate food. 

Man alive those Steve Slaton have a ton of cards. It will take me a lifetime to accumulate half of his releases because the year he was drafted (2008) was peak relic/auto time.  Both 2007 and 2008 NFL draft produced a ton of notable running backs so you got a lot of cards that looked like this 2008 Ultimate Collection patch.  This is why a lot of Slaton cards still hold value. 

Enjoy the game today.

Let's Go Mountaineers

A Three Hour Game Can't Spoil an Entire Weekend

The WVU game didn't have the result I was hoping for, but overall it was a fun experience.  The game was about evenly matched as you can get.  You could probably make an argument that it was the best game of the entire opening weekend, although Liberty beating Baylor was fun.

Probably the worst thing about the game was the venue.  Fed Ex field is where the Redskins play their games.  In terms of other NFL stadiums it is kind of isolated being that it is in Landover MD. The closest Metro station is a long walk so many people were screwed after the game as the Metro closes at midnight. Uber and Lyft had hefty surcharges and long lines and I'm sure cabs were outrageously expensive if you were heading back to DC.  For a ton of reasons this game would have been better suited for a 4pm start.

 Here is the view from my seat.

My buddy and I paid for a tailgate sponsored by the DC chapter of the WVU Alumni Association. It was money well spent. 

A sea of  blue and gold. 

 This was some of Saturday's activities.  A trip to my favorite DC brewery, Ocelot.

 A little sampling.

 Night scotch

Even with the loss it was a fun weekend.  I'm not a big fan of neutral site locations, but the DC area works well for both Vtech and WVU.  I'm hoping the game can become a regular event in the near future where we can just alternate home and home.

Back to cards tomorrow.

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Rivalry Revival

I'm in the DC area this weekend to attend the WVU/Virginia Tech game. The game is being played at Fed Ex Field where the Redskins play their home games. The area is full of alumni for each school so it was an easy sell out.  It is very exciting to have one of our traditional rivals back on the schedule.  These schools played some memorable games back in the Big East days so the fanbases are super pumped. Hopefully at some point the teams can play each other on a more regular basis, but this kickoff classic will hold me over for now.

If you are neutral fan come join the Mountaineers bandwagon.  We have plenty of moonshine and pepperoni rolls for you.

Football season gives me a chance to showoff a few cards from WVU collection. Here is a cool dual auto featuring two of the most successful players in school history.

Let's Go Mountaineers.

Let's Go for Ten

The Big 12 conference has been down this year, but that still doesn't take away that WVU is going for their first ten win season since 2011. Things have been slowly coming together for the Mountaineers as they have been showing steady improvement each year under coach Holgorsen. Recruiting has been solid and the NFL pipeline is as strong as ever.  Next year we will just need to learn to beat those Oklahoma teams.

Beat Baylor!

Some WVU love via cardboard.

A Morgantown Tradition

The first WVU football game is always a fun time of year.  Since we live so close to the stadium our house becomes the meeting place/tailgate area for many of our out of town friends. Day full of beer, unhealthy food and sports is a good day! 

I shared this picture on Twitter yesterday.  It is a small miracle that I got a picture where other people have actually said "hey that looks cool." As you can see it was an absolute perfect day in Morgantown.

This was a good IPA that my buddy Keith brought back from his homeland of New Jersey. Kane is a pretty hyped brewery in which you can only buy their beer on site.

 Breakfast Stout might be my overall favorite beer.  I finally got to try out my new mug!

 The label is pretty nondescript, but this one of the more complex beers I've ever had.  It is made by Lickinghole Creek brewery in Virginia.  It is a rum barrel aged quad called Coconut Delight.  Coming in at 12% you will want to share this bad boy, but holy smokes was it good.  My wife even liked it.

2015 Panini Immaculate Charles Sims Auto Jersey /99

I don't really have any set rules with my WVU collection, but when possible my preference is to get items featuring the WVU uniform. This was a nice addition and only cost around $5. Charles Sims had a really nice year backing up Doug Martin last year and has been kind of a sleeper pick in fantasy drafts this year.  

Hope everyone enjoyed the games yesterday.  I hope my Buccos can turn it around soon as they seem to fading down the stretch. 

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