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The Shotgun/Throwdown: Thundering Turd Hangover (1/21/10) Edition

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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information and daily distractions.  Today we're being brought to you by Mendicino Brewing's White Hawk Select IPA, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

The men took care of business last night.  It wasn't pretty, but it could have been a lot worse.  Ohio State comes to town next for the last OOC game on the slate.  Don't look now, but the women are on a roll.  They probably won't get the attention they deserve, but they are good...VERY GOOD.  We'll start to find out how good this weekend when they take on ND.  There is plenty of coverage of both teams inside.  Suggestions and requests are always welcomed.  Jump right in...

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What You May Have Missed:

Gold and Blue Report for Thursday - WVMETRONEWS.COM

WVU Outlasts the Herd - MSNsportsNET.Com
68 - 60, but it was actually a lot closer than the final score indicates.

Frenemies - WVMETRONEWS.COM

Groundbreaking Set - BlueGoldNews.com
"West Virginia's long-awaited basketball practice facility will have its ceremonial groundbreaking in two weeks." Includes computer renderings, if you haven't seen them yet.

Big East teams of the decade - ESPN

Big East games of the decade - ESPN

Top Big East coaches of the decade - ESPN

Rifle: No. 2 WVU Welcomes No. 1 Alaska-Fairbanks - MSNsportsNET.Com
8 am this morning

 

News of Note:

Four in a row for WVU - Charleston Gazette

Holding Off The Herd - BlueGoldNews.com.

No. 11 Mountaineers survive against Marshall - Charleston Daily Mail

They came . . . and saw what they always see - Charleston Gazette

Rebounding, free throws the difference for WVU - Charleston Daily Mail

WVU, MU basketball rivalry is doing fine - Charleston Daily Mail

Notebook: Whiteside: 18 points but just two blocks - Charleston Gazette

Controlling Whiteside key for WVU - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

A Double Header Sweep for WVU in Charleston! - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes audio link of Kevin Jones

Mountaineers Get Defensive - MSNsportsNET.Com
The women destroy Marshall 74-42. Includes video highlights pop-up link.

Dominance Start to Finish - BlueGoldNews.com

Mountaineers pick up lopsided victory in opener - Charleston Gazette

Sarah Miles helps West Virginia Mountaineers exceed expectations - ESPN

WVU women exceeding expectations - Charleston Daily Mail

 

Recruiting:

Big East recruiting breakdown - ESPN

 

Around the League (and Beyond):

UConn assistant Blaney guides UConn past St. John's - ESPN
75 - 59

'Jersey guys' spark No. 4 Villanova's 94-68 victory over Rutgers - Star Ledger

Pitt falls at home to Georgetown, 74-66 - PPG

Harris has career day as Wake hands UNC first 3-game skid under Williams - ESPN
82 - 69

Jaquon Parker steps in, helps Cincinnati Bearcats defeat South Florida - Cincinnati Enquirer
78 - 70

Cardinals ‘still in good shape,' but loss at Seton Hall could change that - Courier-Journal

UConn Huskies coach Jim Calhoun should retire after this season - Seth Davis - SI.com

Holtz impressed USF early in whirlwind coaching search - Tampa Tribune

Clawback clauses could deter college coaches from breaking rules - SI.com

College Basketball Mailbag - SI.com

College football head coach: the most dangerous job in sports - Andy Staples - SI.com

 

What's On Tap:

Louisville vs. Seton Hall - SI.com
The Ville visits the Hall tonight at 7 on ESPN. The line is a push.

 

Video of Interest:

Thanks to WVIllustrated.

 

Videos of (Dis)Interest:

 

I didn't dislike the movie, but I don't get the epic fervor over it either.  Either way, this is kinda amusing.  The payoff is at the end:


Cheerleader Gallery of the Week:

One of the better cheerleader galleries that I've seen put together in a long time.  Click on the pic to jump in.

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via img.funtasticus.com

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is a California native, former wrestler and a gorgeous red head.  Here's Christy Hemme.

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White Hawk Select image via pds.exblog.jp

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All in all, it was a good night

The WVU men’s and women’s teams both won and Pitt lost.

Once a Mountaineer, always a Mountaineer.

by MtnEer_in_SC on Jan 21, 2010 12:10 PM EST reply actions  

and a college basketball rarity:

the two “other” NC teams beat Duke and UNC on the same night

by WVUIE97 on Jan 21, 2010 12:16 PM EST up reply actions  

I think "she" looks like a man

Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.

by 5th Year Senior on Jan 21, 2010 2:09 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't think so

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, Cris Carter, Kevin Greene and Jerry Kramer
"If you give Arians a fullback, he won’t use one. Instead, he insists on using Matt Spaeth, who probably doesn’t cast a shadow because it would require blocking sunlight." steelin with some very true words

by WVPiratesfan on Jan 21, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions  

I don't know what the girls in Pittsburgh look like but...

I’m scared to find out now. YIKES

Her legs are bigger than my waste.

Leave no doubt tonight! Leave no doubt tonight! No doubt! They shouldn't of played the Old Gold'n Blue.

by 5th Year Senior on Jan 21, 2010 5:09 PM EST up reply actions  

WVU DIE HERD !!!!!!!!!

Veer, Bobby Bowden, and WVU have in common with Marshall?

If it wasn’t for WVU that low life school wouldn’t have a Football Team. Die HERD Die

by WVUDIEHARD1976 on Jan 21, 2010 1:04 PM EST reply actions  

Another to add to the long list of reasons to hate Bobby Bowden.

From everything I’ve heard the Meth heads from Huntington really showed their asses last night in harassing Huggins and WVU players. A shame the state government won’t give that obese crack infested latrine of a city to Kentucky.

by Q-tip Motha on Jan 21, 2010 8:48 PM EST up reply actions  

Huntington to Ky?

Ashland doesn’t want them…you need to have something about you to be a Kentuckian, even if it is repulsive to Yankee Liberals. WV is a state of quitters,by quitters, for quitters. Just look at the formation of the state, too scared to do their part either way in the Civil War? WV just quit, and seceded from Va. Carpetbaggers like the Rockefellers come to WV, rape all the wealth and natural resources, then send the jobs and money that could create to NY City, then you guys elect them so they can guide the"ignorant hillbillies". I guess your Carpetbaggers are doing what Liberal Elitists do best! On top of all that, coal is the only thing WVa has to offer, and you are making fun of the native coal-mining?Have any of you guys ever looked in a mirror?

"Ignorance, I can fix, stupidity, well that's another matter!"-82nd Airborne NCO

by ro307805 on Jan 25, 2010 6:24 AM EST up reply actions  

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