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The Shotgun/Throwdown: Christmas Eve (12/24/09) Edition

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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information and a few distractions.  Today we're being brought to you by Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale.

It's Christmas Eve and Huggs and the men gave us an early present last night.  I sincerely wish you all the best Christmas and hope you all get to spend it with family and friends.  Be safe if you're traveling.  I will have a small edition up tomorrow.  Merry Christmas everyone!!  (Tips, suggestions and requests can be submitted here)  Ho Ho Ho...

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What You May Have Missed:

Gold and Blue Report for Thursday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Smith Shoots Down Ole Miss - MSNsportsNET.Com
76-66

Kansas, Texas, Kentucky top three in College Hoops Power Rankings - Luke Winn - SI.com
#7

 

News of Note (FB):

Best case/Worst case rewind: West Virginia - ESPN

Get your Gator Bowl pregame plan ready - Charleston Daily Mail

Kirkland tackling new role in WVU offense - Charleston Daily Mail

Football: Brown to Play in East-West Shrine - MSNsportsNET.Com

Gorman: 'Backyard Brawl' altered college football landscape - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 

News of Note (BB):

Night at the improv - Charleston Gazette

Smith gives WVU fans early present - Charleston Gazette

WVU Goes To The Wells For Win - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes a gallery, article and audio of Huggs.

First Test Passed - BlueGoldNews.com

West Virginia pulls away from Mississippi - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Bench a great motivator - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

Huggs’ Message Sent, Received - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

Big East early season review - ESPN

 

What's On Tap:

No games scheduled...just my favorite holiday.

 

Around the League (and Beyond):

USF's Pierre-Paul has choice to make - Tampa Tribune

Gruder visits old stomping grounds - PPG

Quinn juggling Cincinnati, Buffalo jobs - Cincinnati Enquirer

Jimmy Dean would sing: 'Wide at the shoulder, narrow at the hip. That's Rick. Big, bad Rick.' - syracuse.com

Wright scores career-high 34 to lead No. 13 Georgetown - ESPN
86-70

Reynolds' 22 points help No. 8 Villanova cruise past Delaware - ESPN
97-63

Forbes: Texas reigns as most valuable college - azcentral.com

 

Video of Interest:

Thanks to WVIllustrated.


Video of (Dis)Interest:

This is my favorite version of this song and these are great clips to go along with it.


Christmas Gallery of the Day:

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via coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is yet another Brazilian beauty and a Victoria's Secret Angel.  Oh, to be Tom Brady.  Here's Gisele Bündchen.  Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!

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via www.vivagoal.com

 

Celebration Ale image via www.bruguru.com

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and a very Merry Christmas to all you Mountaineers, wherever you may be.

We’re doing Christmas day here in SC, then driving to my parents’ home in Elkins, WV, then back to Jacksonville for the Gator Bowl. Let’s Go! Mountaineers!

Once a Mountaineer, always a Mountaineer.

by MtnEer_in_SC on Dec 24, 2009 11:20 AM EST reply actions  

Merry Chirstmas every one, as Tony Charidi would say

“Its a great day to be a Mountineer where ever you are”

Players who should be in the Hall of Fame
DIck Lebeau, Pat TIllman, Dwight White, Donnie Shell, L.C. Greenwood, Ray Guy, Steve Tasker, Greg Llyod, Andy Russel, Chris Carter and Kevin Greene
2009 Pittsburgh Steelers the Perefect Storm of Suck
Chris Henry 1983-2009 RIP

by WVPiratesfan on Dec 24, 2009 12:18 PM EST reply actions  

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