Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, brought to you today by Miller High Life.  Six and counting.

Part of me feels like I need to explain the Red/Gold beer logo streak.  I am superstitious as hell when it comes to certain things.  WVU football is definitely one of those things.  If I let one slide by, we lose.  It happened earlier this year and you all know what happened at Auburn.  The team is on a 4 game winning streak and if I can get this streak over 10, that will cover the team through the season and past the bowl game.  Yeah, I know, it's silly, but I'm funny that way.  Where's the fun in being normal?  Send in your tips and requests and see you during visiting hours after my medication after the jump....

What You May Have Missed:

Bill Stewart: Watch Out For The Bulls - WVMETRONEWS.COM
The weekly presser.

Stew's Views: No Bull, USF Can Compete - BlueGoldNews.com

Coach Bill Stewart - Twitter
"Owen came by my office & we had the best visit. He said to me if he could play 10 more years of football at West Virginia, he would do it." - We'd take him too.

Football: Selected Player Quotes - MSNsportsNET.Com

West Virginia / South Florida Preview - Games FanHouse

College Power Rankings - Andy Staples - SI.com
Mr. Staples has us at 18.

Mark Ingram leads Heisman Watch, but Ndamukong Suh is close - SI.com
The little guy is #5.

Mountaineers in the NFL - WVIllustrated.com

Forde Yard Dash - ESPN

News of Note:

Williams a game-time decision for WVU - ESPN

West Virginia wary of reeling South Florida - PPG

USF has held WVU offense in check  - Charleston Gazette

South Florida trip may bring distractions, Stewart fears - Charleston Gazette
Hickman's Notebook

Selvie and Co. will test Mountaineers - Charleston Daily Mail

WVU must avoid upset Friday night - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

WVU, Stewart hope to confuse USF - Inter-Mountain

Stewart on Bryant Award list - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Time to give coach Stew some credit - Register-Herald
Great article...here's a quote from Mike Tomlin: "I’ll tell you, he is a special man in my life for a lot of reasons," Tomlin said. "He gave me my first job. He showed me how to express the love and enthusiasm I have for the game as a coach. He cares about people. It oozes out of his everyday existence. He is an awesome coach. He is an awesome man. I am extremely happy for him. I am happy for West Virginia. They truly picked the right man for the job."

Preseason Observations - MSNsportsNET.Com
Our Jay Jacobs offers his views.

Basketball notes, football votes and a couple quotes - Charleston Gazette
Vingle's Notebook

Huggins has good problem with two point guards - Times West Virginian

Mountaineers have Big East title hopes - Cumberland Times-News

Recruiting:

WVU No. 1 Choice for New Jersey Standout - EerSports.com
"New Jersey standout Doug Rigg favors West Virginia."

Around the League (and Beyond):

Bulls have some issues to work out - Tampa Tribune

Bloomfield Man Charged With Murder Of UConn Player Jasper Howard - Courant.com

Quick thoughts on Cincinnati, Kragthorpe and the remainder of the '09 season - Card Chronicle
UL fans have all but given up.

Rutgers starting cornerback David Rowe enjoying challenges big and not-so-big - Star Ledger

Blogger debate: Penn State vs. Pitt - ESPN
This is the only Pitt football article I could find today.

BCS one game UC can't win - Cincinnati Enquirer
We're only just past the halfway point, they haven't played the tough part of their schedule yet, they're not getting completely jobbed yet, and they're already crying like they've been shut out of a shot.

Orange addressing technical issues to get Bartholomew snapping issue fixed - syracuse.com

Syracuse Students Officially Out Of Excuses - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
"Syracuse Athletics is offering free tickets to any SU student for the Cincinnati game."

Texas Tech coach Mike Leach hates "fat little girlfriends" - Guyism
The pic (attached to the article) alone makes this one worth the click.

BC's Josh Haden to Transfer, Offer Warning to 18-Year-Olds Everywhere - SB Nation
Who else was expecting an R Kelly type slant to this story after reading the headline?

Marion Berry Hates Syracuse Lacrosse - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Not THIS Marion Berry.

Video of Interest:

This week's Postgame Tailgate.

Today in Schadenfreude:

Educational Gallery of the Week:

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Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown hails from Sin City and is a UFC ring girl.  Say hello to Arianny Celeste.

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