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The word of the day is still "Expansion". Only this time its NCAA BB Tourney expansion. The NCAA wised up and kept the nightmare scenario at bay (for a few years at least) and the magic number is now 68. Football practice is already complete for the day and the report is inside (If I get a video, I'll update that as well). Email your tips, suggestions and requests or Tweet me. Have a great weekend everybody! Time to jump...
What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Friday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Rave reviews for WVU - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Former Mountaineer Assistant Mike Jacobs Dies - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family and friends
WVU’s Pastilong to speak May 14 - Mineral Daily News-Tribune
Tennis: WVU Moves On at the BIG EAST - MSNsportsNET.Com
News of Note:
Friday Morning Blues - WVIllustrated.com
Report from this morning's practice. I'll get a video up later if one is posted.
Stewart sees big things for Mountaineers - ESPN
Sky is the limit for Devine - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
West Virginia's Smith is ahead of the curve - ESPN
WVU’s Johnson does it all - Inter-Mountain
Safeties stepping up for WVU - Daily Athenaeum
Photo Gallery VI: WVU Spring Football - BGN
Day 10 Photo Gallery - WVIllustrated.com
Spot at camps an honor for WVU duo - Charleston Daily Mail
Draft Notes and Other Things - MSNsportsNET.Com
Winds of change - Chip Shots/Morgan Messenger
Recruiting:
It’s a Mountaineer thing - Register-Herald
Around the League (and Beyond):
The Big Ten Expansion Threat Is Real. (Maybe.) - SB Nation
Reaction from around the SB Nation.
Video: Big East addressing expansion concerns - ESPN
Rutgers' Marcus Cooper says switch to cornerback is permanent - Star Ledger
Pitt roars over use of school's panther logo - PPG
Pead injures knee - Cincinnati Enquirer
UC's starting RB
Giants take USF's Pierre-Paul at No. 15 in NFL Draft - Tampa Tribune
Big East commissioner not standing still - Charleston Gazette
Big East Turns to Former NFL Commish for Long-Term Survival - NCAAFB FanHouse
Tagliabue Has Stern Words for Big Ten - NY Times
Big East is thinking bigger - The Boston Globe
BCS releases formula for automatic qualification - SI.com (AP)
Swarbrick: Notre Dame will 'monitor our environment' - ESPN
What's On Tap: NCAA Tournament Expansion
CBS-Turner reach deal to air NCAA tournament - CBSSports.com
68 teams and not the 96 nightmare
Fans can rejoice about win-win decision on NCAA tourney - SI.com
Players fine by 68, but not 96 - ESPN
Good news on tourney expansion, but what about those opening-round games? - ESPN
To the surprise of many, the NCAA announced it would be expanding its men's basketball tournament to 68 teams, not 96. Bravo. Now keep the goodwill train going and make the four opening-round games a play-in between at-large teams.
NCAA proves itself either savvy or receptive - ESPN
NCAA got it right on tourney expansion - FOX Sports
NCAA Does The Right Thing...For the Moment - NCAABB FanHouse
NCAA Tourney Math: 68 > 96, for Now - NCAABB FanHouse
Coaches: 68 is Fine, 96 Would've Been Better - NCAABB FanHouse
of course, it's all about padding their job security
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Since I don't have a "Video of Interest", here's two of "(Dis)Interest."
I haven't laughed so hard in years at an internet video as I did this next one:
Cleavage Envy Gallery of the Week:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is a South African model who's recently been featured in the SI Swimsuit Edition. Here's Genevieve Morton.
Castle Milk Stout images via profile.ak.fbcdn.net and lh5.ggpht.com (respectively)
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