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  • I'm a Pitt fan and as much as I hate WVU you gotta love the way Owen Schmitt plays the game of football. Heart, intensity, and leadership. Respect.

  • greatest fullback ever in my opinion

  • @charlosgibson AMEN

  • I bet she gave him a bj after the game

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  • go pitt

  • You beat the most storied and successful football programs in the history of college football, their success dont make them bad people,enjoy your victory

  • As a big Oklahoma Sooner fan i should say congrats im so happy for that young man and for the fans and the state of west virginia.However its classless and shows possible retardation to call the sooners bad, they have class the team is full of guys just like this young man trying to make their mothers proud and learn lessons in life...dont be stupid..

  • @keeper795 i got nothing but respect for Oklahoma and Stoops

  • Love it! 

  • owen and pat really cared about west virginia, they will always be mountaineers.

  • West Virginia will always love its adopted son Big O.

  • Looks like 2 Pitt fan have watched this video.

  • Owen "Fucking Schmitt" !

    He doesn't sleep......he waits.

  • @Vaporjams The Boogeyman checks his closet for Chuck Norris before he goes to sleep, but Chuck Norris checks his closet for Owen Schmitt!

  • i love how country roads kicks in after she said the ledneg is over at wv THANK YOU OWEN

  • It's guys like Owen that embody what a football player should be. I luckily got a pack of cards sent to me, and Schmitt's card was autographed. Schmitt may never be in the same breath as a Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, or Tom Brady, but no one in today's game aside from maybe Ray Lewis can compare in the kind of relentless mentality Schmitt possesses. I'm from Louisiana, and WVA folks, I love y'all to death. They knock us down, but we get right back up.

  • @bdedon1 Other than Ray Lewis, Brian Dawkins too, but not many others.

  • Watching this makes you love college football. I am not even a West Virgina Fan, but that was Awesome!!

  • did you see that Schmitt? Schmitty day for the Sooners. Owen for Governer !!!!

  • same here. I remember watching this with my mom and me and her sat there and cried while we were watching it. I'm proud to be a west virginian and proud to be a mountaineer.

  • We in WV miss you and your spirit Owen.

    forever a mountaineer! one of the greatest mountaineers to ever play!

  • I voted for the mountaineers. They are my second favorite team. I bet they can make it to 10 or more wins next year w/ noel coming back.

    Go mountaineers!

  • This clip will never get old.

  • One of my favorite clips of TV of all time.

  • he went to the seahawks

  • eat schmitt pitt.

    hehe i love that :)

    goooooo mountaineers!

  • i am a pitt fan and i hate west virginia. but i like this guy he's a gritty kind of player. i like him.

  • cause your a traitor

  • im starting linebacker at my highschool. and im #35. the number 35 reminds me of owen schmitt every time i touch that jersey. i love him.

  • I still get tears in my eyes when I see this clip. My alltime favorite 'eer...BIG BAD Owen Schmitt.

  • the dumbest thing is for Seattle never to use him . Great mountaineer, I always lovingly called him "mongo"

  • i, as a Seahawks fan, totally agree. I think both him and Justin Forsett ned to get a lot more carries. Owen wouldn't put it on the ground on the 10 yard line like Justin Griffith did. Against Detroit of all teams as well.

  • I love this state!

  • Retire #35!

    THE RUNAWAY BEERTRUCK WILL ALWAYS HAVE A PLACE IN OUR WVU HEARTS.

  • owen schmitt is a true mans man

  • The rest of the United States can have the Miracle on Ice as their favorite sports moment, but for all of us West Virginians, this moment is our favorite.

  • Amen! Best Football Game I ever seen and the greatest moment by a guy with the greatest spirit.

  • that's why espn hates us.we constantly prove them wrong and they hate it.you think they would say there were wrong about that game?no way!!!lthey will televise BCS games soon.that will be the worst thing because they will go out of their way to put a BIG 10 team in that game,or OKLAHOMA.i love college football but ESPN is no good unless they are televising regular season games.peace to west virginia and owen."i was watching espn today and........."

  • You mean BSPN.

  • I'll watch this when I'm 70 and still get tears in my eyes. I've never seen a player that represents the spirit of WVU football like Owen.

  • owen may not have been the highest recruited, the most flashy, or the fastest player, but he plays WVU football like no one else. he never quits and plays for his team, not himself. i miss him in the ole gold and blue!

  • We need him back! But, I LOVE WVU!

  • yes... retire #35 now. I'm so glad WVU had Owen Schmitt. I think it's kind of unfair how he didn't get love on the ESPN cover. Without Schmitt, that team wouldn't have been that dominating. Should have won the title that year cuz I think we were the best team in the nation. Owen, much love brother. WV will always remember how much you cared about WV, WVU, and all their fans.

  • dude tha my step brother owen he is good bur now he plays for the seattle seahawks!!! an his number is 35 just like in west virginia

  • if hes really your step brother then lucky you!

  • r u saying that to b mean??

  • lol no! i'm saying that it would be awesome to have owen schmitt as a step brother! hes a beast!

  • oh it is awsome to have ahim as a step bro hes cool and very fun

  • yeah i bet

  • We West Virginians come together like no one else. Everybody else calls us ignorant rednecks. According to jackasses on ESPN, we haven't deserved to win any of our bowl games, but here we are. The prejudice of others is our strength.

  • #35 should be retired...now.

  • The tears flowed as soon as the question was asked, and the band kicked into Country Roads. It still chokes me up everytime.

    OS is the man. He IS WVU football and what an athelete at WVU should strive to be like. His love for the state, the people, and WVU as whole will never be forgotten. You always have a home in WV. We are lucky to have a guy like you representing our state and school. OS is my favorite WVU player of all time. I say retire ol #35.

  • Anyone who has ever played football KNOWS how emotional it is when you play your final game....and that is why he was crying, all that blood, sweat, sacrifice you go through, and then it is all over, that chapter ends in your life at that exact moment. It is hard to explain...

  • Beautifully said...

  • Great clip!! You know; we (as a state) offically adopted Owen Schmitt!! :D

  • as many of you people that down our state owen is one of the few who appreciate west virginia and know its true beauty if only u had one more year owen! i'm glad i got to meet you! i wish we could hang again but your pro now.. just hit me up you know the myspace tell your mom i said hi and i wish here and you the best in life love you guys.

  • I have watched this maybe 100 times, and I get a lump in my throat each and every time. I wish WVU had more guys like Owen.

  • Owen,

    You said that you were lucky that you got a chance to play here........

     Trust me, we were the lucky ones my friend. You will ALWAYS be a Mountaineer.

  • players like owen schmitt are what college football is all about. hope to see a moment like that one this bowl season.

  • A real man isn't afraid to cry... Owen Schmitt is a real man. Good luck to you Owen!

  • The modern day RUDY

  • That reporter almost ruined the moment. Just shut up and let him talk! Owen Schmitt is the man.

  • Please sign Bill Stewart to a lifetime contract. PLEASE

  • ugh. please don't. I love WVU! I don't think he's the answer though

  • you cant be serious...hes a nice guy, sure but he is NOT aggressive and thats what we need.....his play calls suck and he doesnt manage time......he cost us any chance of winning against pitt when there was 2 minutes left....we knew pitt would at least get a field goal but he decided to not let them score for some reason....if they would have just scored, we could have got the ball back and had some clock to work with.....this man is not a head coach..just a nice guy

  • not a lifetime contract but for about a few more years. what they need to do is fire offensive coordinator jeff mullen for calling crap plays especially to that gay loss against gay armpitt panthers

  • I have always been proud to be a West Virginian, but I have never held my head higher than I did on the night that I watched this game and heard this interview.

    Thanks Owen

  • Come back and see us Owen!!! I would love to see him come back after his NFL career is over and do some coaching for WVU. I've been watching WVU football since Jeff Hostetler and we have had a lot of great players. Owen is my favorite. Not because he's a maniac or because he eats cardboard lol. Just because he was the key to the best Mountaineer offense in school history and he never stopped playing. I knew that he was special the first time i saw him dragging Maryland players down the field.

  • this was the best

  • yay hes with the seahawks GOOOO HAWKSSSSS

  • This was probably one of the best football games if not the best I've ever seen in my life. I'm from West Virginia and I don't think many people thought we had a chance of winning after Rich left but we sure did it. Now I'm sure Rich is sorry because Michigan lost while West Virgina won this season.

  • I watch this video clip everymorning, seems crazy but I love it. Makes me proud to be a Mountaineer. It is always an all nighter when watching the games over here in Iraq, but I would do it no matter what to just get a glimpse of a WVU football game. Go Mountaineers !!!!

  • yo i went to fairfax high school with owen and we had weight training together and since that this man has like doubled his weight...this man is nuts

  • When I watch this 40 years from now, I'll still get tears in my eyes. However lucky he feels to have played for us, we were luckier by far to have him.

  • couldn't say it better myself!

  • Simply AWESOME...looking forward to this year but it definitely ain't gonna be the same without the big guy...he's way talented but above that...he's' got heart...

  • I am not a west virginia fan but every team in college football should have a player like this

  • when i watched watched this live after the bowl game i cried my eyes out he is so humble and i wish him the best of luck in the NFL lord bless ya

  • YOU DA MAN OWEN!!!!

  • ESPN would still pick us to lose if we played again with the same teams.that's how stupid ESPN is.

  • I swear, the timing of the band playing "Country Roads" was perfect.

    LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!

  • Schmitt you are truly appreciated for playing for my state and you just made me a sea hulks fan gl man ill be watching you every game

  • Thanks Owen... from a Native West Virginian... I'm getting a new Seattle Jersey!

  • Thank you Qwn. From a true blood born West Virginian to our adoptive son Owen Schmitt, Thank You and we wish you the best in Seattle.

  • Thats a real man right there my friends.

  • GOD BLESS OWEN SCHMITT. one true athlete one true man, and a very humble man, from everyone in WEST VIRGINIA. thank you owen

  • god bless dis man

  • God bless Owen Schmitt.... That man is a true Mountaineer....Lets go gold and blue, lets get that bcs championship trophie....

  • Go HAWKS!

  • Owen is going to be blocking for Julius Jones man he is going to have lots of big holes, after Schmitt pile drives the guys out of Jones way. Goooooo Schmitt

  • I can remember watching this interview after the game, and when Owen Schmitt's eyes started to water, I knew what was coming. I cried also, because he was such a great player for WVU's program and this was his final game. This interview is the kind of thing that can make even the greatest Mountaineer fan shed tears. The pride of the old gold and blue lives on!

  • how does 4 straight NFC West titles sound Niner Fans? The ship wont stop here GO HAWKS

  • Congrats on that. I still like our five Super Bowl trophies. I can't wait for Week Two.

  • Schmitt happens to the Hawks, go Owen Run all over them and brake some masks and dreams of your opponents out there. This new Hawk fan in Florida will be routing for you. The Legend continues on in the West.

  • Patrick Willis?? That guy was invisible against the Seahawks.

    Willis took Tanard Jackson's or Laron Landry's DROY trophy.

  • lol. Are you serious? Willis is better than Jackson and Landry combined.

  • "Willis took Tanard Jackson's or Laron Landry's DROY trophy."

    You can't be serious.

    Laron Ladry is a stud and a freak of nature, but so is Patrick Willis. Patrick Willis came into the league and played better than any other linebacker in the league, as a rookie.

  • my favorite pick in this year's seahawks draft, ahead of bryant and carlson and the others.

  • Owen Schmitt is a good player but I hate the Seahawks. Go Niners!!

  • this guy is going to run over the 49'ers! Go

    Seahawks!!!! NFC WEST CHAMPS!!!!

  • willis is gonna own him!

  • I hope Willis has some extra facemasks...

  • This guy is a perfect replacement for Mack Strong.

  • Owen Schmitt Welcome to the Seahawks . You are what we are looking for a guy who will play his heart out .justa look over the message baords , you will be a fan favorite on both coasts.

  • Schmitty!!!!! Seattle got a steal! So under rated! Good Luck to you dude!

  • Welcome to Seattle, Soilder!!!

  • Go Hawks! Thank you WV!

  • Seahawks have a great follow-up to Mack Strong with Owen. Hopefully he can match the success and longevity.

  • owen I love you. Keep on following your dream and working hard. Hope to see you soon.  LOVE, Your cousin

  • whoever drafts him I am sure of one thing they will get the best fullback in the country

    You cant not like him

    He is WV football!

  • This walk on is a 5 star skilled player and 10 stars for character and passion for the game. Big hearted lug. He thought he was to small to play here and know his a Titan amongst men.

  • buffalo ,please draft him!

  • I'd love to see Tampa Bay draft him, if he can show the fans he runs as hard as Mike Alstott, he will be immortalized here and loved beyond comprehension, Buc fans love those that run with passion, and I'm sure the A-Train wouldn't mind giving a few pointers to say the least! He's got the goods!

  • thats actually first player that i had ever seen that cared about wv.

  • draft is only 2 weeks away. whoever gets this player will instantly become a better team. Go Schmitty!

  • Since Mike Alstott retired this year, what a great way to instill the same type of bruising, punishing style of back by drafting Owen Schmitt, here's hoping they do!

  • I still shed a tear everytime, Owen shows what true love for the game is.

  • man, i still get chills when i watch that.

  • This is the kind of player you want as your wingman, not some me me player with way to much ego. Ill take passion for the game. All heart and skill. Owen I hope to see you on sundays. Who ever drafts my favorite player has a new fan.

  • You can measure speed in seconds, weight in pounds, but how does one measure Heart?

    Thats what people will never understand about WV!

  • Still remember the 2005 WVU-Maryland game, calling my buddy and screaming "Who the F is Owen Schmitt!" after he busted a 34 yd run up the middle. Has been my favorite WVU player since and always will be.

  • Fairfax,Virginia thank you for one of the greatest, big hearted No. 1 FB in the nation ever to play as a EERRRR.

  • youre welcome

  • Tampa Bucs would love to draft OWen OWen Owen

  • no i would think the steelers wouldn't mind having the face mask breaker

  • the bills will hopefully nab him in the fourth

  • You tell them sons a bitches Owen!!!

  • Gosh this video still tugs at the heart strings and it's March!!! We will miss you so much Owen.

  • Please I PRAY THE DENVER BRONCOS Draft Owen Schmitt Please

  • Steelers, Steelers will draft Schmitt

  • If he plays half as good as Owen, we still got a big guy to hittem high and hard.

  • Hey, Mountaineer fans check out the next Schmitt, his name if Thor Mellow of WVu. The Thunder God. He loves to hit people alot.

  • Owen Schmitt is Huge, Fast, and CRAZY. What a Fullback.

  • Love you, Owen!!! We'll miss you...

  • he was chewing cardboard then chewing up yardage

  • WVU football is about fans,pride,no rod,and MANBEASTS!!! 2 bad he's gone

  • The best player I ever saw that was true to his team, and to all the fans.

  • lol..this kid is actually human..i remember watching the game where he pounded his head on his helmet..i wanted the Bears to draft him right there

  • I sob when I watch this. Owen is a true Mountaineer and he will be SORELY missed. God bless Owen Schmitt.

  • you guys have no idea how sweet this man is.... he stays about an hour after each home game just signing autographs... once i saw him switch hats with a little boy b/c the little boys hat was to dark to see the ink... he always brought laughs to the training room.. and he made fun of himself often... i can't imagine how boring the football athletic training room will be without him next year..... go WVU!!!!

  • Owen didn't tear up until Country Roads was being played by THE PRIDE

  • Owen will be missed. WVU's success wasn't because of a coach, it was because of the heart of the players like Owen.

  • west virginia is the greatest state!!! thanks for the memories, owen!

  • the version i saw after the game didnt have the highlights it was just owen talking the whole time, thats kinda weird,  anyways we love you brother

  • owen schmitt= beastly personality on the field; soft personality in real life.

  • every time i watch this i tear up..owen schmidt is the best full back since larry cszaunka

  • that was the best speech i have ever heard from a football player

  • Owen! We Love You! You're the best player! We will miss you! Good Luck in your futrure and everything also NFL! :] ♥

  • Unless you ARE WV, you can't understand this how MUCH this means to everyone here.

  • i completely agree. west by god virginia is a beautiful and pure state unlike any other. every day is a great day to be a mountaineer and to hear someone like owen schmitt - a beast on the field and a sweetheart off - talk like this about our state means far more to me than i can explain with words.

    we'll miss you owen, thank you for everything and good luck. you meant the world to us.

  • Awesome! Country Roads playing in the background. Just perfect!

    curlysue's mom

  • WOOT OWEN SCHMITT OWNS!

    mountaineer through and through, good luck in the NFL buddy, i'll be following you!

  • did you just say woot??

  • this is by far the greatest speech that i have ever heard any athlete give after a game, owen schmitt is a beast and a good guy, i hope the browns get a chance at him

  • god bless college football

  • Owen is more of a Mountaineer than RR ever was or will be. We love you Owen!

  • Owen's the man. Thank you so much, and good luck the NFL Mr. Schmitt.

  • yeah wv baby!!

  • owen schmitt is the fback ever

  • I agree with ifitainteeritsqueer, Owen Schmitt is the best. I can't wait to watch him on sunday's.

  • The greatest man on 2 fuckin feet...Owen Schmitt, i cried like a little bitch when i was watching this i swear, you are the face of WV football man, you represent what we are about man, you r fucking awesome man, thanks for everything...you are the face of WV football...always will be...

  • OU the most overrated program!!! I hope they never have to play PITT@!@!!! LOL Maybe they can re-recruit the looser BOZE and put some more wins on the looser University of there!!

  • We love you beer truck!

  • Owen is all guts. This is what playing 'ball is all about.

  • god i hope RR watched this!

  • yeah, I cried.

  • Thank you for all your hard work and giving us your heart. May you have good fortune in your future!!

  • This was way too emotional.. West Virginia loves u Owen!!

  • awwh!! Owen we love you!!!