The Shotgun/Throwdown: Monday (9/28/09) Edition

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, brought to you today by Sapporo, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

People, if you aren't excited, I don't know what to do.  I don't care who we're playing this week.  We have a night game this week on national TV at home, in Touchdown City.  That fact alone should have you fired up.  Night games in Motown are simply special.  So if you aren't already, get fired up.  Send in your requests and see you after the jump...

What You May Have Missed:

WVU Upsets No. 3 USF - MSNsportsNET.Com
Yeah, it's Men's Soccer...but still.

Basketball Tickets On Sale Monday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

WVU president says Pastilong status isn't a priority - The Charleston Gazette
Granted, he's got a lot on his plate....but we need to settle this.

Week 4 review/Week 5 preview - Big East - ESPN

Big East helmet stickers, Week 4 - Big East - ESPN

Evaluating WVU at the Quarter-Mile Mark: B+ - Bleacher Report
Actually, a nice breakdown and comparison between the 1st 3 games of 2008 vs. 2009.

College GameDay Final - College Football - ESPN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL OVERTIME - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

NCAA College Football BCS Bowl Projections Week 4 - ESPN
Schlabach is REALLY an ignorant slut this week.

5 Thoughts - The Big East Apology - CollegeFootballNews.com
See #5.

News of Note:

What about the Wildcat?  - The Charleston Gazette

Brown ready to move on against Buffaloes - Charleston Daily Mail

Horror movie review  - The Charleston Gazette
Brown using subpar performance for motivation

Kickoff coverage shows signs of improvement  - The Charleston Gazette
But, like he says in the first sentence....it was just one game.

Brown should be fine by Thursday - PPG
Dunlap's Notebook.

Brown strives to learn from Auburn loss - The Times West Virginian
Hertzel's been busy over the weekend.

Starks shining at receiver spot - The Times West Virginian

Great debate over Devine’s carries rages on - The Times West Virginian

Clarke stays true to legacy of the fullback - The Times West Virginian

Bitancurt gets high praise from former coach - The Register-Herald
Mickey F's column

Football is a tricky game - Charleston Daily Mail
I'm not sure what the purpose of this column is.

Big East earning respect - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

OH SO DEVINE - wvillustrated.com

SWEET HOME ALABAMA - wvillustrated.com
Trippe Hale is profiled.

Paying His Dues - MSNsportsNET.Com
Josh Taylor is profiled.

Junior Wide Receiver Finds his Stride Catching the Snaps Instead of Taking Them - wvillustrated.com
Starks is profiled.

Fans Get Too Caught up for Own Good - The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register

WVU Follows Recruiting Path to Success - eersports.com
"West Virginia's football staff is building a reputation as a recruiting force."

Around the League (and Beyond):

Pitt: Crushing defeat for Panthers - PPG

Russell Wilson Just Completed Another Pass - Pitt Blather
It's funny 'cause it's true.

The numbers don't show it but the defense played well - The Cincinnati Enquirer

Mistakes continue to stymie Cardinals - The Courier-Journal
UL loses 30-14 at Utah.

Daniels, Defense lead Bulls past FSU - Tampa Tribune

Rutgers surges in fourth quarter for 34-13 victory over Maryland - Star Ledger
They have this weekend off.  Some would argue, they should have had last weekend off too (you see, because Maryland sucks and if they didn't suck too, they would have had it easy).

UConn 52, URI 10: The less said about this one the better - TheUConnBlog.com

What we learned in the Big East, Week 4 - Big East - ESPN
#2 on this list makes me giggle.

2009 CFN Big East Week 4 Roundup - Scout.com

Florida Gators quarterback TimTebow released from hospital, 'doing fine' - The Gainesville Sun

Today in Bodypainting:

I realize it's soccer, but to quote oldtimehockey09, "if you're[ed.] not a fan of body paint…there is something seriously wrong with you."  The pics at the top of the gallery are censored, but if you are so inclined...there are links in the comments section at the bottom that lead to the uncensored ones (the first link in the comments leads to a pay site, ignore it).

Miss Throwdown:

I'm pretty sure we haven't had any Asian representation in the Miss Throwdown section yet.  So, in the interest of diversity, meet Mai Nishida of Japan (the URL claims NSFW, but it IS SFW).  This one's for you, Drue.

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