The Dude of West Virginia

Christopher Lambert, also known as The Dude of WV on social media, became a phenomenon a decade ago during the last realignment craze in college athletics.

An avid fan of West Virginia who's not in the media business, Lambert caused a stir when he began producing news items from conversations he was having with influential people.

Lambert basically learned some journalism on the fly, realizing that sometimes people were giving him information to advance their own interests and it resulted in some mistakes in his reporting.

Now that realignment is back on the front burner with Texas and Oklahoma headed to the SEC, The Dude is back in action as he tries to develop informed opinion on what will happen next and whether West Virginia will be safe.

For the record, The Dude believes the Mountaineers will end up in a conference they probably should have been a part of all along: The ACC, which is looking to solidify its future in a volatile, cutthroat world of big-time college athletics.