Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, brought to you today by Schlitz beer.  We've made it to four, can we make it five?

OK people.  It's a big week this week.  We've got Halloween and USF in Tampa, where we've struggled a bit.  Today is more of a recap.  I apologize in advance for the litany of the articles praising our fans, but it's not often we get the word class associated with our fans (usually it's the last thee letters of that word).  Tomorrow should start the looking ahead.  UPDATED with better Miss Throwdown video #2  Send in your tips and requests and see you on the other side....

What You May Have Missed:

Game Center - WVIllustrated.com

Coach Stewart Teleconference - MSNsportsNET.Com

Stew's Views: Devine When It Counts - BlueGoldNews.com

Country Roads Video- BlueGoldNews.com
I can't embed, but you can follow the link.

Men's Basketball: Television Schedule Set - MSNsportsNET.Com
I'm a little late on this one, forgive me.

Jimmy Clausen, Mark Ingram lead SI's 2009 midseason All-Americas - NCAA Football - SI.com
Selvish Capers?!?!?! Have they watched any of our games?

College GameDay Final - ESPN

College Football Overtime - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

2009 NCAA College Football Polls and Rankings for Week 9 - ESPN

NCAA College Football BCS Bowl Projections Week 8 - ESPN
Do I even need to say it?

Big East helmet stickers, Week 8 - ESPN

What we learned in the Big East, Week 8 - ESPN

College Football, Top 25 Review - Photos - SI.com

Mischler Delivers Izzo-Brown’s 200th Win - MSNsportsNET.Com
She delivers and she's cute too.

Playing on: A UConn-West Virginia preview - TheUConnBlog.com
This popped up Saturday morning...good read, despite the tardiness. Major props given to our students and fanbase.

News of Note:

Afterthoughts: UConn - WVIllustrated.com

West Virginia making comebacks a habit - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Monday Morning Quarterback - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Hurry-Up At WVU Isn’t Traditional - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

UConn throws WVU offense for a loop - Times West Virginian

WVU wins battle of big plays vs. UConn - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

West Virginia's Devine could be Heisman candidate - PPG
1. He needs his production to be sustained. 2. We NEED to keep winning.

Simply Devine  - Charleston Gazette

Talent of WVU’s Devine hard to put into words - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Devine continues to save the day for Mountaineers - Charleston Daily Mail
I think we have a winner for one of this week's story themes.

Football Notebook - MSNsportsNET.Com
Antonik's notebook.

At 6-1, goals still within reach for Mountaineers - Charleston Gazette

Austin's touchdown inspired both teams  - Charleston Daily Mail

A Hall of Fame moment for fans - Charleston Gazette

The Sweet Sound Of Jazz - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video of UConn's entrance to Mountaineer Field.

WVU Administration Statement - MSNsportsNET.Com

Mountaineers Fans Show Heart - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

WVU showed its class on Saturday - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Week 8 review/Week 9 preview - ESPN

Pastilong backs school’s self-sufficiency - Times West Virginian

NCAA decision on WVU forthcoming - Charleston Daily Mail

ESPN shows disregard for prep football - Register-Herald

Recruiting:

WVU recruit Pickett already a star  - Charleston Daily Mail

Around the League (and Beyond):

West Virginia 28, UConn 24: This one hurts - TheUConnBlog.com

Panthers celebrate homecoming with near-perfect display - PPG

Bulls haven't been able to measure up of late - Tampa Tribune
"In 10 days, the Bulls have been reduced from Big East title contenders to a program fighting for a bowl bid."

No. 5 UC clobbers Louisville - Cincinnati Enquirer

41-10 win means drop of three spots in BCS standings for UC - Cincinnati Enquirer

The easy part is over for Rutgers now - Star Ledger
Meaning no more Armies, Howards, Texas Southerns...

Syracuse University football team gives mighty Bearcats something to think about - syracuse.com
Riiiiiiiggggghhhhhht.

What's On Tap:

Men's Basketball: Ticket Information - MSNsportsNET.Com
Tickets for WVU men’s basketball non-conference home games in November and December went on sale today at 9 a.m.

Video of Interest:

Top 10 Plays of College Football Saturday, courtesy of ESPN.  We check in at #7 and are the vicitm of #6, which happened just a few minutes earlier.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

We all have either been this guy or have at least watched a game with someone just like this.  This was submitted by JB.

 <a href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=7b13fac3-9aaf-4019-9fb7-d8fae44ce7df&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral" mce_href="http://msn.foxsports.com/video?vid=7b13fac3-9aaf-4019-9fb7-d8fae44ce7df&from=IV2_en-us_foxsports_videocentral" target="_new" title="College Experiment: Pillow-Fighting Predictions">Video: College Experiment: Pillow-Fighting Predictions</a>

Sexy Halloween Costume Girls of the Week:

Miss Throwdown:

Here's a treat for all you Mad Men fans out there.  I don't watch the show, but I read enough about it and though the red-head is my favorite...this lady is a beauty too.  Here's January Jones.

via i83.photobucket.com

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