The Shotgun/Throwdown: Big East Champions (3/15/10) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Mar 15, 2010 9:39 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions; Now nationally recognized! We're being brought to you today by Moët et Chandon, in honor of a certain Big East Tournament Championship.
"If I can make it there, I'll make it...anywhere." Well, this team made it there. I guess we can make it anywhere. We won this one, but we ain't done yet. "I want to wake up in a city that never sleeps and find I'm a number one, top of the list, king of the hill, A Number One." OK, so we got "A Number 2" for the Big Dance. Lot's of BET Championship coverage to clean out and a look ahead to the big one. No time to rest on our laurels of this championship. There are bigger fish to fry. Beware the Ides of March, people. Keep the tips, suggestions and requests coming. See you inside...
BET Redux:
SC Highlight Of The Night - ESPN Video - ESPN
Here’s every buzzer-beater Da’Sean Butler has made this season - College Hoops Journal
I have to give the guys over at Casual Hoya props for this find.
The Butler Did It! - MSNsportsNET.Com
It's been a redemptive road for the West Virginia Mountaineers - ESPN
I saw where Columbus linked to this, just after my brother mentioned it to me. Great, great article.
Final: West Virginia 60, Georgetown 58 - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
"Da'Sean Butler will never buy a drink or a meal again in West Virginia."
Butler's latest game-winner gives West Virginia first Big East tournament crown - ESPN
Recap, video and stats
WVU wins first Big East Tournament title - Charleston Daily Mail
Big East tourney run caps bizarre week for WVU - Charleston Gazette
Da'Sean does it again - Charleston Gazette
Butler's layup gains WVU 1st Big East title - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
WVU captures 1st Big East title with 60-58 win - PPG
WVU's title awfully sweet - PPG
Jarrod West relives shot through Butler - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Quote Lines III - BGN
Here's what the coaches and players were saying after West Virginia's 60-58 win over Georgetown for the Big East championship
If They Can Make It Here... - BGN
I swear I started this theme before seeing this article.
Photo Galleries - WVIllustrated.com
Photo Gallery II: West Virginia - Georgetown - BGN
Photo Gallery III: WVU - Georgetown - BGN
PoG: WVU - Georgetown - BGN
Da definitely deserves it, but you could make a strong case for Wells, too.
Post-Game Celebration and Awards Ceremony - BIGEAST.tv
Video...Country Roads has never sounded sweeter!
West Virginia and coach Bob Huggins earn proud moment with first Big East title - NY Daily News
Late Drive Gives West Virginia Its First Big East Title - NY Times
Mountaineers Rule in the Garden - WVIllustrated.com
West Virginia Wins Big East With Another Dramatic Finish -- NCAABB FanHouse
WVU Press Conference - WVIllustrated.com
Shouldering the Burden - MSNsportsNET.Com
Post-Game Celebration - MSNsportsNET.Com
Big East Championship Celebration - BGN
Video Link
Cutting Them Down - BGN
Another Video link
Team Arrival at Coliseum - MSNsportsNET.Com
Video
Morgantown's Warm Welcome - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video Link
The Mountaineers Arrive - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Audio Link
Fans welcome Mountaineers home - Charleston Daily Mail
Winning Big East was longtime goal for WVU - Charleston Daily Mail
Tourney provides lifetime of memories - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Looking Forward to the Big Dance:
WVU Learns Path to NCAA Title - WVIllustrated.com
East: Kentucky's Best, but Watch Out for the Rest -- NCAABB FanHouse
WVU placing NCAA tickets on sale today - Charleston Gazette
Good luck getting them through the University.
Bracket Musings: Selection Sunday Edition – SI.com
West Virginia draws Morgan State in NCAA opener - Register-Herald (AP)
Bob Huggins has led West Virginia to its highest-ever seeding in the NCAA tournament.
Mountaineers land No. 2 seed - Charleston Daily Mail
Mountaineers voices frustration over 2 seed - PPG
No. 2 seed disappoints WVU - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Matchups could have been better - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Bob Huggins: "We Were A One Seed" - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video Link
Forde Minutes: Big Dance edition - ESPN
WVU none too happy with No. 2 - Charleston Gazette
Mountaineer Report: A Number Two Seed? - WVMetroNews
Video
West Virginia to Battle Morgan State - MSNsportsNET.Com
Men's Basketball: Devin Ebanks - MSNsportsNET.Com
Video
Kevin Jones: Playing The Draw - WVMetroNews
Video
Wellington Smith: Morgan Who? - WVMetroNews
Video
Ebanks' decision on hold - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
WVU women hopeful for today's NCAA bracket - Charleston Daily Mail
Women are hoping for a 2 as well
Football:
Around the League (and Beyond):
Big East may consider tourney changes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Big East may be waving goodbye to the double bye for its conference tournament.
NCAA caves to TV pressure by going easy on Duke - Kansas City Star
I normally takes Whitlock's comments with a grain of salt, but he may have something here.
NCAA does no favors for tourney favorite Kansas - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
Syracuse Just Kidding, AO Totally Not A-OK - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Done in an effort to keep the #1 seed, no doubt, ala the Kenyon Martin scenario
Louisville Cardinals face California; No. 1 Duke could loom in 2nd round - Courier-Journal
Pitt Basketball: Seed, site, foe pleasing to Dixon - PPG
Cincinnati gets Weber State in NIT - Cincinnati Enquirer
USF's breakthrough season capped with NIT trip - Tampa Tribune
Some are actually happy with the NIT bid.
Seton Hall forward Robert Mitchell removed from team hours before Selection Sunday - Star Ledger
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Thank you New York, we love you!!! See ya next year!!
Pi Day (3.14 yesterday, get it?) Gallery of the Week:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is a model and actress who had stints as the St. Pauli Girl and Playboy Playmate of the Month in 1999. She could also be seen in the Baywatch spoof, Son of the Beach. Here's Jaime Bergman.
Moët et Chandon image via www.bottledandboxed.com
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You can balance the beef of putting us a #2
with at least keeping the team somewhat close to home for the first 2 weekends.
Let me start this by saying that I love March Madness, but I am so tired of favoritism toward certain power schools. Can Kansas have a bigger cake walk to the title game? I understand they are an awesome team and the number #1 overall seed, but my god that bracket is goddam ridiculous.
I can deal with the fact that we are a #2 seed, I think that was the correct seeding. But if you are telling me that Duke is the #3 best team in the country and deserving of that seeding, I will have to strongly disagree. I am so tired of everyone blowing Coach K, fuck him, I wish he went to the Lakers years ago, so that both of those teams would have crumbled.
I want a shot at Wall and Cousins, I really do, that would be the game of the tourney imo. I’m getting giddy, heheheheh.
by EatSchmittPitt35 on Mar 15, 2010 10:06 AM EDT reply actions
I didn't think Kansas' bracket was that easy
Duke’s on the other hand…and Digger called this one on the nose Saturday night, I think at halftime of our game(you have no idea how it pains me to give that man props). He just had the wrong region.
Maybe it’s me, but I don’t think Maryland is a match for Kansas, and Georgetown and Ohio St have no shot imo. They have a cake walk to the final four.
by EatSchmittPitt35 on Mar 15, 2010 11:02 AM EDT up reply actions
G-Town will give them a ton of trouble.
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 Mar 15, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Kansas region
with Georgetown, OSU, Michigan State, and a strong 4 team (forget who it is) isn’t the easiest of the regions. That is EASILY Duke’s region. In fact, I’d think that may be the worst bracket in the last 5-10 years (without looking back).
Duke (solid but least best of 1 seeds), ‘Nova (reeling), Baylor (solid but not nearly as good as Hoyas or Pitt), Purdue (will play like a 9-11 seed w/o star player)………I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 5-7 seed emerge.
by WVUColumbus on Mar 15, 2010 11:05 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Baylor can play with Pitt, Columbus. And I also think that Pitt is going to have a tough time with Oakland in the opening round, Oakland will not win the game probably, but I think they will cover the spread. Not a bad team.
by EatSchmittPitt35 on Mar 15, 2010 11:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Kansas
Has a much harder road than a cake walk. A cake walk is Duke’s path to the Final Four.
As much as WVU got snubbed for a 1 seed, Kansas and Kentucky got reemed, and they are the top 2 #1 seeds. Part of UK’s reeming is of course our very own Mountaineers.
All it comes down to is that the little rat down at Duke probably called and did all the political maneuvering he could to get that 1, plus as pointed out by numerous media types, the name on the shirt means more sometimes than the body of work.
We have a legit beef which helps fuel the fire. Can’t wait to see Da’ and company cutting down the nets in a few weeks.
by BurghMountaineer on Mar 15, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
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