Sea of Mountaineer-ness

By Colin Dunlap | 6:35 p.m. Thursday

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Just got back from walking over to The Landing for the West Virginia pep rally.

Wanted to check it out -- you know, see what was going on.

In a nutshell, here's what it was: The band, the cheerleaders and 54738149853164326427573448097352 West Virginia fans hootin' and hollering in a plaza-type area.

Just a sea of Mountaineer-ness.

And here is the photographical evidence:

OK, so there you go with an idea of what that was all about.

By the way, just to let you know, there will be a LIVE GAMEDAY RUNNING THREAD from the time I wake up until the time I get to bed tomorrow. All day, Gator Bowl day.