The Shotgun/Throwdown: Wednesday (9/30/09) Edition

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Wednesday edition of the Shotgun/Throwdown.  We're being brought to you today by Horn Dog Barley Wine Ale (because I like the name and the logo).

We have a night game tomorrow.  That fact alone has me almost giddy.  The fact that I'm off after today for the rest of the week certainly helps too.  Have no fear, although I'm taking off work, the show here must, and will, go on.  No rest for the wicked, as they say.  I'm already getting into game mode (can you tell?), so let's not waste any more time.  Send in your tips and requests, as always.  And away we gooooo....  (UPDATED 10:40am with a few more links)

What You May Have Missed:

Bill Stewart: Tuesday Press Conference - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Coach Stewart Quotes - MSNsportsNET.Com

Stew's Views: Striking Quickly - BlueGoldNews.com

Colorado Preview - MSNsportsNET.Com
"Official" version.

Preview - wvillustrated.com
"Mountaineers finally get chance to bounce back from week three loss"

Big East Fearless Picks - Week 5 - Scout.com

News of Note:

Mutual admiration society  - The Charleston Gazette

Devine not talking about role in WVU offense  - Charleston Daily Mail
Somehow, I missed this one. They hide these things sometimes.

Colorado looking forward to visiting WVU - Charleston Daily Mail

Buffaloes keeping it simple - Charleston Daily Mail

Stewart: WVU is going to stick to game plan - Register-Herald

WVU learns tough lesson from defeat - The Herald Dispatch

WVU ‘D’ concerns Colorado - TheInterMountain.com

Colorado's visit to WVU not a geographic issue - The Charleston Gazette
Hickman's Notebook.

Big East bowl and hoops tournament status quo  - The Charleston Gazette
Vingle's Notebook.

WVU learned from last season’s loss to Buffaloes - The Times West Virginian

'Eers Looking for Springboard Effect vs. CU - eersports.com

W.Va.’s Brown uses turnovers as motivation - Martinsburg Journal (AP)

Speed Is the Theme of the John Denver Sing-Along Bowl - Bleacher Report
This one is much better than yesterday's.

EBANKS SHOWS DIFFERENT SIDE, et al - Fox Sports Community

Recruiting:

Brunetti: "Once a Mountaineer, Always a Mountaineer." - eersports.com
"Prized quarterback recruit Barry Brunetti of Memphis, Tenn., says he won't be considering any schools other than West Virginia." - Giddy-Yup!!!

Around the League (and Beyond):

New guard taking over Big East - The Times West Virginian
I still say there's a team in Morgantown that they have to go through yet this year.

Notebook: Rutgers quarterback Tom Savage misses practice, leaving his status uncertain - Star Ledger

Who needs rankings? Bulls can stay hungry as Big East play begins - Tampa Tribune
No love from voters?  Cry me a freakin' river.  Welcome to our world the last 20+ years (typically).

Pitt Notebook: Panthers having problems on third down - PPG

The Quest For Toronto - Week 4 - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
You keep setting your sights high, sunshine.

C-J making changes with sports content - Card Chronicle
So I won't be able to link to timely news about UL directly from the source anymore.  Eh...I'm over it already.

Can Miami still compete with UC on a consistent basis? - The Cincinnati Enquirer
Somebody's getting a little high handed with a little brother in the state. You'd think after their treatment of the like from OSU would give them a little perspective. (And don't throw that Moo U card at me....different situation completely.)

UM's Yow will evaluate Friedgen after season -- baltimoresun.com
The Fridge is safe...for now.

Texas Longhorns lose two for season with academic issues - ESPN

Oklahoma Sooners coach Bob Stoops: Not my job to force Sam Bradford into NFL - ESPN
Smartest thing I've ever heard him say.

Preseason polls have little use - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
This is not exactly WVU related so much as just college football in general.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

Since we're playing Colorado this week, here's a compilation of the many deaths of South Park, Colorado's unluckiest kid (at least in the first 5 seasons)...Kenny McCormick.

Gallery of the Day:

It's the last day of September and the weather has turned a bit nippier (full pun intended), so here's a double gallery of females feeling the weather (each pic inside leads to another gallery).

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is another British tabloid girl and was in the film Eurotrip (shhhhh!..Scotty Doesn't Know).  Meet Jakki Degg.  If you go through the complete gallery, you will see that IT has wings.  YAHTZEE!!!

via girls.gunaxin.com

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