ESPN had it wrong.

Thanks for showing the country what Mountaineer spirit is all about.

You never quityou never gave upyou stayed together as a family.

These are just a few of the hundreds of congratulatory messages that rolled in overnight as the 11-2 Mountaineers overpowered the No. 3-ranked Oklahoma Sooners in the 2008 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl.

West Virginia University fans are encouraged to keep logging on to WVU BowlSpace athttp://bowlgame.wvu.edu/and let the team and coaches know how they feel about one of WVU s biggest wins in football history.

Fullback Owen Schmitt had a West Virginia bowl-game record 57-yard touchdown runquarterback Patrick White ran for 150 yards and threw for 176 more, including two touchdownsNoel Devine came off the bench and ran for two scoresWVUs defense stepped up with big-time playsPat McAfee hit two early field goalsand Coach Bill Stewart led his team to victory with a great game plan and a heart as big as the Mountaineer nation.

Keep acknowledging these impressive accomplishments athttp://bowlgame.wvu.edu/.