The Morning Spiel

WVU WINS! Much like last week, Alex tries to pump the breaks on the discourse surrounding WVU and Neal Brown. Are we trusting the climb again? Or could we, perhaps, take a moment and just enjoy the win (0:00). Later, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now joins the show with a recap of the Steelers 20-10 loss vs. Jacksonville plus a look ahead to Tennessee on a short week (23:26).

The conversation around Neal Brown's job security is going to reach fever pitch with the Mountaineers having lost two straight in devastating fashion (0:00). Meanwhile, Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now, joins the show to discuss the treacherous path ahead for Mountaineer football following back-to-back losses (10:31). Adam Zundell of ESPN+ joins the show to discuss the state of soccer i...

WVU loses their second consecutive game with just a narrow set of plays making the difference, which is the big conversation Monday on The Morning Spiel (0:00). Meanwhile, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now discusses how it's been the opposite for the Steelers: living by the tightest of margins (24:00).

Harrison County schools may consolidate. The Board of Education took their first step in that process Tuesday night. Dora Stutler, Superintendent of Harrison County Schools, joined the show to explain the logistics of consolidation (6:13). Later, we hear from callers with thoughts on the issue. Share your thoughts at themorningspiel@gmail.com or follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

It's a whole bunch of deja vu in Morgantown this weekend with Homecoming Weekend on the horizon. Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now and host of the Mike Drop podcast, joins the program to inspect WVU-Oklahoma State from every possible angle, especially in the light of OSU's marked improvement as we hit the midpoint of the regular season (6:46). Later, Adam Zundell, color analyst for WVU m...

Alex provides some of his, ah, thoughts on the 60 minutes of football between Houston and WVU that resulted in one of the most gut-wrenching endings in Mountaineer history (0:00). Tannor Lambert, U92 Sports Director and host of the Mountaineer Sports Insider podcast, joins the show to break down as many storylines as possible in 20 minutes (10:16). Email the show at themorningspiel@gmail.com to sh...

It's a hockey heavy show, but first we start locally with talks of consolidation in Harrison County and what this show will be doing on the topic (0:00). For hockey talk, you can skip ahead to the NHL's bizarre Pride Tape decision (17:42). Then Brian Metzer of Pens Radio Network joins the show to give us his first impression of Connor Bedard, a recap of Pittsburgh's 4-2 loss to Chicago, and a look...

In a college football heavy episode, Alex takes one more look at Mario Cristobal's mind-boggling coaching decisions last weekend. Plus: a brief ode to Dale Wolfley (0:00). Then Mike Asti, host of Mike Drop and Managing Editor at WV Sports Now, dives into a smorgasbord of storylines in the WVU-Houston Thursday night tilt (7:30).

Alex opens up the back half of the show with commentary on Mario Cristobal's new speciality: the anti-victory formation. Meanwhile, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now takes us through a Mike Tomlin special: a gritty, grind-it-out win under less than ideal circumstances against an arch rival (9:06).

Alex shares this special commentary separate from Monday's regular episode about the leadership failures that will result in death across the region for civilians.

Chris Johnson of Connect Bridgeport and Football Friday Free-for-All joins the program to discuss the top storylines from North Central West Virginia's first six weeks of high school football (0:00). Later, Alan Saunders of Steelers Now diagnoses some issues with the Pittsburgh Steelers and what changes may be coming to the Steel City (30:38). Follow the show on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. E...

Did you know that about 10 percent of the U.S. population suffers from migraine disorder? Dr. David Watson, professor and Chair of Neurology at WVU Medicine, joins the show to discuss Miles for Migraine, an organization that focuses on raising awareness about migraine disorder. Learn all about their upcoming events, the facts, the stats, and more on this edition of TMS.

A mild amount of respect for Mountaineer football: that's all their asking for as Mike Asti details the aftermath of Neal Brown's weekly comments to the media following WVU's road win against TCU (6:39). Meanwhile, respect is all around the pitch, as Dick Dlesk Stadium is already sold out for a top ten matchup between WVU and Marshall. Both teams remain unbeaten, and we explore the path ahead for...

It's all football on The Morning Spiel this Monday, beginning with Alex talking about how expectations for WVU are now evolving and whether that's fair or not (0:00). And what exactly are those expectations now that WVU is 4-1 and facing a weakened Big 12? Plus, a deeper dive into the WVU-TCU game (7:08). The show wraps with guest Travis Jones, radio play-by-play man for Fairmont State University...

Happy Friday! It's a WVU-filled show as Tannor Lambert, U92 Sports Director and host of the Mountaineer Sports Insider, talks with Alex about WVU-TCU, weaknesses in the Big 12, what the ceiling for this Mountaineers team is, and what the narrative looks like right now in the Nicco vs. Garrett debate (8:44). Later, Dr. Michael Davis joins the show to talk about his first three months at Fairmont St...

Alex on why, sometimes, change is okay, and we don't need to have an opinion on everything (0:00). Jason Young joins the show to discuss an upcoming film festival at the Robinson Grand Performing Arts Center (7:21). Then Aristotle Jones joins the program with music from Rippah Shreddah and Hello June (23:37).

Praise for Neal Brown! The head coach of WVU football has got the Mountaineers laser focused on what they need to do to win football games even with the conditions aren't great (0:00). Mike Asti, Managing Editor of WV Sports Now and host of the Mic Drop podcast, joins the show to recap the vibes from Monday's presser and take a look at the state of the team following the first trimester of the sea...

It's our Monday recap: WVU exorcises the demon that has been the Red Raiders and Behren Morton, who got a chance again to deal a critical blow to WVU. This time, as we'll recap, he and the Red Raiders come up short as West Virginia improves to 3-1 and 1-0 in conference play (0:00). Later in the show, Alex is joined by Alan Saunders of Steelers Now to recap the Steelers 23-18 win (not a scorigami,...

One demon vanquished, but another to go as Texas Tech comes to town a perfect 4-0 against West Virginia in the Neal Brown era. Tannor Lambert, host of the Mountaineer Sports Insider podcast, joins Friday morning's show to discuss the pending WVU-Texas Tech showdown at Milan Puskar Stadium (5:18). We'll send you into the weekend with an update on the Hollywood Writer's Strike as it enters Day 143 t...

A full episode on power dynamics where Alex looks at the situation through the lens of the Mike Babcock situation, who recently resigned as head coach of the Columbus Blue Jackets despite just being hired in July. He never coached a game. Share your thoughts by emailing the show: themorningspiel@gmail.com.

WVU football has a serious chance to turn a corner as a program this weekend, as WV Sports Now's Mike Asti explains (4:00). Meanwhile, the WVU Men's Soccer program has bounced back from a bit of an up-and-down 2022 season and looks like one of the best in the nation, while WVU Women's Soccer has had an uncharacteristically slow start. Adam Zundell of Big 12 Now on ESPN+ explains what's happening o...

One last look at the Backyard Brawl ahead of Saturday's 2023 edition of the fabled rivalry game. Tannor Lambert, U92 Sports Director and co-host of the Mountaineer Sports Insider podcast, is slated to call the college radio broadcast of the WVU-Pittsburgh game. He joined the show to break it all down (5:41). Then Alex's final word on the Brawl plus a surprise call-in from 93.7 The Fan's Adam Crowl...

Alex lamenting the loss of Aaron Rodgers opens the show (0:00). Mike Asti of WV Sports Now and Mic Drop podcast joins the show to preview the biggest week of Neal Brown's WVU tenure thus far (4:08). Alex wraps the show exploring the sports misery index (33:43).

Alex is back after a few days of being sick, and he's a guy with a few things to say (0:00). Alan Saunders of Steelers Now joins the show to talk about Pittsburgh's lopsided 30-7 loss against San Francisco to open the season (17:44).