The Shotgun/Throwdown: Monday (11/16/09) Edition

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, brought to you today by Budweiser American Ale.  19.

Rough weekend to say the least.  Or actually, rough Friday night to be more succinct.  Now comes a long layoff for both football and basketball.  Football is off until the Backyard Brawl on Black Friday (time is still TBD, as far as I know at the moment).  Basketball is off until next Tuesday, the 24th, when they take on The Citadel in Charleston.  Keep the tips, suggestions and requests coming.  See you after the jump...

What You May Have Missed:

Loyola (MD) Greyhounds-60 vs. West Virginia Mountaineers-83 - ESPN

Gold and Blue Report for Monday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Big East bowl projections - ESPN

Big East power rankings, Week 12 - ESPN

Q&A submission 11/16/09 - What is the true talent level of this team? - 'Eers to the Ground / PPG
Colin takes a stab at answering the recently much debated "talent" level issue.

College Football Overtime - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

College GameDay Final - ESPN

Patriots fan reveals a side of Dolphins QB Pat White you should hear - Miami Herald
submitted by JB (I forgot to give credit at first, sorry)

Women's Soccer: WVU Falls to No. 14 Wake Forest [second round ed.] - MSNsportsNET.Com

News of Note (FB):

West Virginia: Late-game play calls backfire on Stewart, Mountaineers - PPG

WVU’s latest defeat full of head-scratchers - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Monday Morning Quarterback: Loss was frustrating, disappointing - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

Mountaineers reset goals for stretch run - Charleston Gazette

WVU safety Sands having solid sophomore season - Register-Herald
Mickey's Column

Clarke, WVU build on run game - Charleston Daily Mail

Cincinnati Afterthoughts - WVIllustrated.com

Week 11 review/Week 12 preview - ESPN

What we learned in the Big East, Week 11 - ESPN

Upon Further Review - MSNsportsNET.Com
Disregarding the outcomes of both games....both of these video replay calls were atrocious.

News of Note (BB):

Mountaineers Overcome Slow Start for Opening Win - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes gallery and audio link to interview with Huggs.

Dan-dy debut for Jennings - Charleston Gazette

Jennings' boost gets WVU going - Charleston Daily Mail

Jennings Could Be A Good One - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

WVU’s Jennings bounces back with solid debut - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column - I'm sensing a trend here

Huggins: 'Personal issue' kept Ebanks off court - Charleston Gazette

Filling the void - Times West Virginian

Exclusive photos from the Loyola game - WVIllustrated.com

Photo Gallery II: WVU - Loyola UM - BlueGoldNews.com

Expert predictions for the new season - ESPN

Tobias Harris Journal: Decision Coming Soon - allkyhoops.com
Evidently he's committing the day after the early signing period is over....so he has wiggle room to change his mind until the regular signing period.

Around the League (and Beyond):

Polling and Bowling - Protect R Turf

Rutgers' defensive performance reminds Greg Schiano of 2006 - Star Ledger

Pitt's Wannstedt delivers on promise - PPG

USF Bulls searching for answers after debacle at Rutgers - Tampa Tribune

Cincinnati's Brian Kelly pays attention only to TCU, Boise State - Cincinnati Enquirer

Kragthorpe'd: Louisville 10, Syracuse 9 - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

Offensive woes are many for Cards - Courier-Journal

Blogger breakdown: Charlie Weis and Rich Rodriguez - ESPN
As requested by CWM.

R.I.P., Jenn Sterger's Boobs - With Leather
I'm a little late with this one. Sorry.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

This is hilarious.  They're calling it "Million Dollar Baby in 5 Seconds."  It's more like 8-10, but it's who's counting and it's worth it.  Thanks to Filmdrunk.

Football Gallery of the Week:

Today's Miss Throwdown is wonderful mix of Czech and Italian decent.  Here's Jana Defi.

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