The Shotgun/Throwdown: BET Second Round (3/9/11) Edition

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Tonight officially marks the beginning of the post-season journey for WVU when they will face Marquette, a team they lost on the road to.  The Big East Tournament is well underway and yesterday had an overtime nail-biter, 2 yawners and a stunner.  What will today's sessions give us?  More coverage of the tournament and a few features on the football staff are on tap for today's edition.

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What You May Have Missed:

Big East Basketball Tournament 2011 - SB Nation New York
This is a one stop shop/page where all of their postings will appear

No debate, Big East road rougher than NCAAs - Charleston Gazette

WVU basketball: Mountaineers playing for NCAA Tournament seed - Charleston Daily Mail

Uncle Mo has a closet full of jerseys - WVU Sports with Mike Casazza

Musings of a Mountain Man 3/8 - WVillustrated.com

Rebuilding The Defense - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Article and video interview with Jeff Casteel

Holgorsen has them rocking in Morgantown - Rivals.com

Offensive coaches bringing new attitude to team in 2011 - Daily Athenaeum

Luck’s choices best financially for WVU - Daily Athenaeum

News of Note:

Marquette Preview - MSNsportsNET.Com

BET Preview: Marquette - BGN

WVU Men's Basketball Game Preview: WVU vs. Marquette - WVillustrated.com

WVU faces Marquette in Big East Tournament - Daily Athenaeum

Mountaineers vs. Marquette - Charleston Gazette
Win over Providence bolsters Golden Eagles' NCAA hopes

WVU ready to face Marquette in Big East Tournament - Charleston Daily Mail

WVU opens Big East play vs. Marquette - Parkersburg News and Sentinel

West Virginia opens defense of Big East title tonight - Bluefield Daily Telegraph

The Worlds Most Famous Arena - Mountaineer TV
West Virginia players Cam Thoroughman, Casey Mitchell and John Flowers talk about the excitement of playing in the "World's Most Famous Arena."

Huggins Enjoys Challenge, Atmosphere of Big East Tournament - WVillustrated.com

Big East Tourney Begins - WVMETRONEWS.COM

WVU opens defense of Big East Tournament title - Times West Virginian

Mazzulla an image of Huggins - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: BIG EAST Special - WVillustrated.com
Here's all 8 segments on one page

WVU win among best ever - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column - right on time, as usual

Around the League (and Beyond):

Big East is a monster, but does it boast a national title contender? - Stewart Mandel - SI.com

Big East teams won't reach the Final Four - Sporting News

USF stuns Villanova to open Big East tourney - Tampa Tribune

postGame: South Florida 70 Villanova 69 - The Nova Blog

Wildcats find new ways to lose - Philadelphia Inquirer

UConn 97, DePaul 71: When making a statement goes wrong - The UConn Blog

Final (OT) - Rutgers 76, Seton Hall 70 - Jeff Robinson Will Never Shoot Another 3PT Attempt in Pirate Blue - South Orange Juice

Rutgers Beats Seton Hall 76-70 in OT; Keys to the St. John's Game - On the Banks

Big East Tournament: #5 St. John's Red Storm vs. #13 Rutgers - Rumble In The Garden

Rutgers vs. St. John's For The Right To Lose To Syracuse - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Can't say they're not confident

Survive and Advance: Marquette 87, Providence 66 - Anonymous Eagle

PC Bows Out of Big East Tournament, Davis' Future in Question - Friar Basketball: PC Hoops For All

Cincinnati Bearcats have a lot to gain in Big East tournament - Cincinnati Enquirer
Cronin thinks a couple wins could net them No. 3 seed in NCAA tourney - 3? Puh-lease

Louisville basketball needs to rebound in two ways - Courier-Journal

Sleeping With The Enemy: The Huskies of UConn - Casual Hoya

Ben Hansbrough Named Big East Player of the Year, Mike Brey and Tim Abromaitis Also Honored - Rakes Of Mallow

Pitt thinking revenge against Notre Dame - PPG
Getting a little ahead of yourself, maybe?

Championship Week preview (Part 2) -- Forde Minutes - ESPN

NCAA Selection Sunday: What You May Not Know About the Committee - Searching for Billy Edelin

Jim Tressel gets two-game ban for NCAA violation - ESPN

Jim Tressel, Ohio State reputations tarnished in scandal - ESPN

What's On Tap:

The Big East Men's Basketball Championship from Madison Square Garden

Marquette Golden Eagles vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - Preview - ESPN
9:00 on ESPN

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(19) Connecticut Huskies vs. (22) Georgetown Hoyas - Preview - ESPN
Noon on ESPN

Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. (18) St. John's Red Storm - Preview - ESPN
2:00 on ESPN

South Florida Bulls vs. Cincinnati Bearcats - Preview - ESPN
7:00 on ESPN

Video of Interest:

Video of (Dis)Interest:

Overplayed maybe, but I still like it.

Miss Throwdown:

Today's Miss Throwdown is yet another gorgeous Brazilian to grace this spot.  Here's 4 pages worth of Gabriela Paganini (click on the picture).

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