The Shotgun/Throwdown: Wednesday (12/21/11) Edition

by WVUIE97 on Dec 21, 2011 9:29 AM EST in Shotgun/Throwdown

Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Aguila Beer, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.

The women picked up another victory last night against Mount St. Mary's; we have a recap and some interviews. On the men's side, there's a good bit of reflection going on as Huggs is just one win away from the 700 win mark. We have Caleb's Pro Recap today along with more features on the Orange Bowl, including a couple looks at the coaches.

What You May Have Missed:

Bob Huggins Sits One Shy of 700 - WVillustrated
If only Monday night's win had given WVU a 9-1 record this season rather than its current showing of 8-2, there would have been quite a celebration at the Coliseum.

Kevin Jones Named to Big East Honor Roll - WVillustrated
WVU senior forward recognized by the league for his performance in Saturday's win over Texas A&M-CC.

Williamson helps WVU men's basketball team - Charleston Daily Mail
What really got the Mountaineers going in the 72-53 win were his two assists to teammate Kevin Jones for easy inside baskets.

Mountaineers Defeat Mount St. Mary's - MSNsportsNET.Com
The West Virginia women’s basketball team defeated Mount St. Mary’s, 94-32, at the Coliseum on Tuesday night.

Women's Basketball Postgame Interviews: Mount St. Mary's - WVillustrated
Coach Carey, Chrystal Caldwell and Taylor Palmer

Musings Of A Mountain Man: December 21, 2011 - WVillustrated
John Woolard talks Bob Huggins, BCS Bowl games and much more.....

NFL Week 15 Recap - Anthony Becht and Brandon Hogan In the Spotlight - WVU Pros
A rundown of NFL Week 15 games from a West Virginia Mountaineer perspective. Brandon Hogan, Anthony Becht, and Ellis Lankster all have big plays.

News of Note:

HERTZEL COLUMN: Coach deflects juicy question - Times West Virginian
Would it offer revenge, satisfaction, proof that the ACC made a mistake in letting West Virginia get away, he was asked.

Can Mountaineers spring a repeat of 2008 Fiesta Bowl? - Register-Herald
To Najee Goode, it is "beautiful luck" that West Virginia is playing Clemson in the Discover Orange Bowl Jan. 4 in Miami, Fla.

Tweaking time for Orange Bowl coaches - Charleston Gazette
West Virginia's Dana Holgorsen and Clemson's Dabo Swinney both insist that they have very little interest in making radical changes.

Alabama Background Shapes Clemson Coach - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Third year Clemson head football coach Dabo Swinney was born in Birmingham but he spent his formative years in small town Alabama always dreaming of playing for the Crimson Tide.

Will WVU take the next step in 2012? - Big East Blog - ESPN
One of the biggest questions surrounding West Virginia's move to the Big 12 is whether the Mountaineers can compete immediately in a league that features Oklahoma and Texas.

Recruiting:

WVU football: Recruiting a tricky situation for Mountaineers - Charleston Daily Mail
It's when they enroll that matters.

FORD CHILDRESS SPOTLIGHT - YouTube

What's On Tap:

(18) TCU Horned Frogs vs. Louisiana Tech Bulldogs - Preview - ESPN
San Diego County Credit Union Poinsettia Bowl tonight at 8 pm EST on ESPN/ESPN3. Our future Big 12 brethren are giving 9.

Around the League (and Beyond):

No. 1 Syracuse 80 - Bucknell 61: Christmas On Hanukkah - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician

No. 4 Louisville basketball survives scare from College of Charleston, 69-62 - Courier-Journal

Notre Dame mens basketball: Zeller leaves Irish spinning - South Bend Tribune

Calhoun: 3-Game Suspension Will Be "Difficult" - New Haven Register

The Bearcats Are Cashmere Wrights Team Now. What Does That Mean For Yancy Gates - Down The Drive

Seton Hall Basketball: JP's Game Preview- Dayton Flyers - South Orange Juice

Villanova is Anti-American (for a day) - VUhoops.com

Business About to Pick up in Providence - Friar Basketball: PC Hoops For All

Pitt Back To Defense And Rebounding - Cardiac Hill

Amir Garrett cleared to play for St. John's - Rumble In The Garden

Delusion Meter: New Expectations for the 2011-12 Georgetown Hoyas - Casual Hoya

Rutgers' Gary Nova takes his lumps and stands tall in freshman season - Star Ledger

The King's Court scours the nation for all the latest in college basketball - ESPN

First and Ten - Sporting News
Bits from around the CFB landscape

Video of Interest:

Bob Huggins reflects on what it would mean to earn 700 career victories, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney talks about defending the Mountaineers offense and Garrett Cullen profiles Tigers tight end Dwayne Allen.

Video of (Dis)Interest:

Yes, it's the whole movie, re-edited into chronological order..."It's the one that says Bad Mother Fu.."

WARNING: Rated R (*DUH)

Hump Day Video of the Week:

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is Colombian model Natalia Velez. Her monitor melting gallery awaits those who click on the picture below.

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I have learned a few things about this blog and have enjoyed others

I have enjoyed
The shotgun/throwdown thread – I wish BON would do this
The Miss Throwdown segment and the other lovely ladies
The witty reparte’ from your posters

What I have learned
There is a hatred of Pitt that almost rivals UT’s hatred of OU
The BE hatred of WVU almost rivals the entire country’s hatred of UT
WVU playing in the Orange Bowl is significantly better than any bowl that the Big 12 is playing in
We have exchanged aggys embarrassing yell leaders for WVU’s hot cheerleaders
UT’s liberal Arts college will NOT like losing the aggy yell leaders and will resent the WVU cheerleaders as sexist and not enlightened
WVU is exceptionally excited about the sport of basketball

Questions & Answers
1. Are or are you not going to be playing in the Big 12 next year?
2. Will you bring your cheerleaders to Austin?
3. Are there any good hotels in Morgantown?
4. Are they lengthening your airports runways?
5. The good news for WVU is that the Big 12 will be considerably weaker next year
6. More good news is that WVU’s offense will be on a par with the Big 12’s offenses next year.
7. The bad news is that the Big 12’s defenses will destroy your offense next year.
8. UT would like to recruit one of your cheerleaders to play QB for them next year.
9. If she capable of throwing a football to an orange jersey – UT will win the Big 12 next year.
10. My opinion of the order of strength next year is as follows

UT – with an average QB
OU – because they are OU
TCU – Patterson knows how to win
Kansas State – If Snyder doesn’t die from old age
WVU – because I am partial to the Garrison kid
Texas Tech – because Tubs players will be a little older
Oklahoma State – most of their skill players will be gone
Iowa State – I just can’t bring myself to respect IS
Baylor – assuming RGIII goes pro – if not, all bets are off
Kansas – because they suck!

Proud of your offense? Manny badger don't give a shit!

by Snide Aside on Dec 21, 2011 10:07 AM EST reply actions

Let's see what we can do here.

First, thanks for stopping by and contributing. One thing I am really looking forward to is interacting with fans from our new conference who should bring more passion and knowledge than fans from our current conference. That’s part of what makes this blog network so great, and I can say for sure that your contributions add to that.

To respond:

1. I still think so, but am not as confident as I was a month ago.
2. Yes, our cheerleaders travel all over with the team. I bet we bring our band to a few games a year as well.
3. Absolutely. Waterfront Place would be the signature hotel, with Hotel Morgan coming in a close second if you want a historical place and/or want to stay downtown within walking distance to the bars. There are also all the major chains, including Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton Inn, and Residence Inn, which are all newer and close to the stadium.
4. I haven’t heard much about that recently. I think so? But it won’t be for a few years. Flying into Pittsburgh and driving down isn’t a bad way to go.
5. Great news.
6. Absolutely.
7. Doubtful. I’m not saying we won’t struggle from time to time, but you did see the LSU game, right?
8. Male or female cheerleader? How do you feel about a majorette?
9. That’s…bold.
10. I think you might be a little biased. It’s going to be hard to predict because other than Kansas (who may improve with Charlie Weis and some transfers (aside: I can’t WAIT to make fun of Weis on a weekly basis next year!)) everyone will have some holes to fill but will have the talent to be pretty good.

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by Country Roads on Dec 21, 2011 3:20 PM EST up reply actions

Ok, be advised

Referring to #8, I want to be perfectly clear. I was most definitely referring to your FEMALE cheerleaders – lest there be any confusion.

I don’t understand why the BE is so intent on keeping you in the conference. They know you have accepted the Big 12 invite and are a future member and don’t WANT to remain in the BE. So what is their deal? The same appies to Pitt and Syracuse.
They already have new members and don’t need you guys now, so it appears to all of us this is simply a spite thing. And that’s just stupid, because it puts that conference on the Big 12’s shit list which could impact any future OOC games that might happen between the Big 12 and the BE..

Proud of your offense? Manny badger don't give a shit!

by Snide Aside on Dec 21, 2011 3:53 PM EST up reply actions

Haha.

Well the males might have better arms….

I agree with you to an extent on the 27 month wait. The only issue I see from the Big East’s perspective (aside from, you know, the contract providing for it) is that the new members won’t be able to come into the conference next year, so they’d have to play a season with 7 teams again (same as 2004, which was a complete train wreck) and everyone would have to add an extra game at the last minute.

But I agree that it’s not smart to keep a team who doesn’t want to be there and that it might affect future OOC scheduling with the B12.

www.smokingmusket.com
@CountryRoadsWV

by Country Roads on Dec 21, 2011 4:26 PM EST up reply actions