Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, brought to you today by Pfeiffer Beer.  We've made it to seven.

I'm kinda speechless right now, so we'll just skip the pleasantries and get right to it.  Send in your tips and requests and here.......we.......go....

What You May Have Missed:

Letter from Randy Edsall - WVMetroNews.com

USF Preview - MSNsportsNET.Com

Preview: WVU - USF - BlueGoldNews.com

GAME PREVIEW: USF - WVIllustrated.com

West Virginia Mountaineers vs South Florida Bulls Preview - SB Nation

What to watch in the Big East, Week 9 - ESPN

Big East stock report - ESPN

2009 CFN Big East Week 9 Staff Picks - Scout.com

Gold and Blue Report for Thursday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Coach Bill Stewart - Twitter
Check out the list of former players in town this past week.

College Football Mailbag - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

News of Note:

West Virginia, Big East underdogs? - ESPN

Heisman light starting to shine on Devine - ESPN

Rank Truth, Heisman Heavily Favors Polls -- NCAA Football FanHouse

Devine's on USF's mind - Charleston Gazette

Stewart says honor is a tribute to his staff - Inter-Mountain

West Virginia's tackles take cue from Pitt on how to handle South Florida's defensive pair - PPG

USF pass rush one of the best - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Interchangeable - Times West Virginian
"WVU’s Madsen, Jobe share positions"

WVU focused on South Florida, not headwear - Charleston Daily Mail
Casazza's Notebook

Yankees No More - WVIllustrated.com
This has nothing to do with Lee shutting down completely dominating my Yanks last night.

Mountaineers right at home in Florida - Register-Herald

Scary Thought: Huggins Installing Full-Court Press - EerSports.com

Granite-Built Jennings No Ordinary Freshman - EerSports.com

Recruiting:

Breaking News: Payne Set to Announce - EerSports.com
Register (free) and read the posting....all signs are pointing to him committing to WVU.  If so....Welcome Home!!!!

Payne to announce college choice Thursday evening - High School Huddle

Cleaning up college basketball recruiting from within - ESPN

Fellow recruits acting as ambassadors for colleges - ESPN
Good read about committed recruits assisting on the recruiting trail.

What's On Tap:

North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Virginia Tech Hokies, October 29 2009 - ESPN
Tonight on ESPN, 7:30 pm (If you're not bothered about the World Series). VPI is giving 16.5.

Men's Basketball: Open Scrimmage on Saturday - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU Coliseum on Saturday, Oct. 31 at 1 p.m. Admission is free.

Around the League (and Beyond):

Numbers are down but Selvie's still a force for USF - Charleston Gazette

Honoring Jasper - TheUConnBlog.com
"This press release from the UConn athletic department has details on how the school will honor Jasper Howard this Saturday at Rentschler Field."

Rutgers defensive tackle Blair Bines looks to once again answer the call against Connecticut - Star Ledger

Frustrated Pike unlikely to play against Orange - Cincinnati Enquirer

Using Baldwin - Pitt Blather

Improvements in pass defense key resurgence - PPG

E.J. Carter Ready To Hit Someone. Possibly You. - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Mike Williams is back but mum or why he missed the Akron game - syracuse.com

Cardinals' Ashley running with fits and starts - Courier-Journal

Autzen Stadium has been house of horrors for two decades - ESPN
This is what we need Mountaineer Field to be.

Calipari fires the first practice shot - Courier-Journal
He may be a sleaze, but he's definitely got balls. This would be like Huggs taking our guys up to the Peterson Center and having practice.

Video of Interest:

Courtesy, as usual, of WVIllustrated.com.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

Thanks to Jimmy Traina at SI's Hot Clicks for this one.

Sweater Gallery of the Week:

It's my sincere hope that this gallery is what WestVirginiaSweater had in mind when he chose his name...and not this.

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is a British soccer WAG and known for her lingerie modeling.  I proudly present Miss Abigail Clancy.

This next one is part one of four.  I highly suggest you watch them all.

Here are Part II, Part III and Part IV.

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