The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (4/22/11) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 22, 2011 9:28 AM EDT
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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 Gouden Carolus Easter Beer.
Spring practice closes out this week with another scrimmage today. In the meantime, we have several player features and a great article on new outside receivers/return game coach Daron Roberts. Everyone is talking about KJ and his decision to undergo the pre-draft process and whether or not it's the right thing for him. But, perhaps the biggest news is the football season opener (against that other school) has officially gotten a date change to Sunday at 3:30 on ESPN. Change is certainly afoot. Have a great Easter weekend everyone!!
What You May Have Missed:
Friends Of Coal Bowl To Be Moved To Sunday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Seriously?!?! WTF?!?!?!? I guess it's ESPN's world and we just live in it
Positive first impressions important - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Huggs-ism alert - "Holgorsen's first time here, he gets a standing ovation," said Huggins. "My first time, I have some lady in the back asking me if I was going to recruit the same kind of criminals that I recruited when I was at Cincinnati."
Big Events Planned Around WVU Spring Football Game - WVillustrated.com
The Athletic Dept. is certainly trying to make the annual event more attractive
Rosters Set For Old Timers Game - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Lots of very familiar names dot these rosters
K.J.'s choice, Big East expansion, grazing sheep - Charleston Gazette
Vingle's Notebook
HERTZEL COLUMN: Jones needs another year at West Virginia - Times West Virginian
Perhaps, but there's nothing wrong with working out and getting evaluations and feedback by those who will be making NBA draft decisions
Kevin Jones is Making the Right Decision - WVillustrated.com
And here's Grayson's counter-point to Bob's opinion
News of Note:
Bruuuuuuce! - BGN
Irvin is ready to have another great year, but is quite aware that more attention will be paid to him by the opposing offenses
Francis has something to prove - Inter-Mountain
Learning the 3-3-5 isn't the easiest thing, but JC transfer Francis is up to the challenge...and is already challenging for a starting spot with the LB's
The Big East's 1,000-yard receivers in 2011 - Big East Blog - ESPN
Bennett likes a possibility of two (of three named in the post) WVU receivers to pull off the 1000 yd feat this coming season
Next In Line - WVMETRONEWS.COM
DH is calling freshman Vernard Roberts the most improved RB
WVU football: Roberts wants returns to score - Charleston Daily Mail
"We're going to scheme up and draw up punt returns with the sole intent to get into the end zone." - I like love this guy's attitude
West Virginia to have different look on offensive line - PPG
With Braun and Barclay out with injuries this spring, the OL may look completely different in the fall. But the other guys are gaining valuable practice reps with the ones.
Spain Getting Reps - MSNsportsNET.Com
Said injuries are giving the big guy extra chances against Bruce...'"Going up against the best player in the nation (Irvin) means when he leaves I can block anybody," Spain reasoned.'
Around the League (and Beyond):
Rutgers exploring whether to sell beer at football games - Star Ledger
Copycat much?
Veteran offensive line looks to be strength of Syracuse University football team this season - Post Standard
They return four starters
Mike Mickens and other UC tidbits - Cincinnati Enquirer
As antitrust suit looms, time to call BCS' bluff about old bowl system - Andy Staples - SI.com
Andy likes the lawsuit
Hayes: BCS lawsuit is no winner - Sporting News
...but this guy thinks it's just a folly
Video of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Whether you like him or not (especially the Steelers fans among you), this is one hell of a motivational speech by Ray Lewis (complete with thunder in the background):
There's a reason I list sophomoric humor in the opening statement every day:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is a gorgeous Nederlander and one of the Victoria's Secret Angels. Here's today's gallery (click on the pic) and video of the lovely Miss Doutzen Kroes.
Gouden Carolus Easter Beer image via www.mechelenblogt.be
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Huggins falling out of love with Morgantown?
Or is he realizing that his efforts to make WVU a bball school has taken a step backwards with the hiring of Holgorsen
Witty Reply
I think it was just a witty reply by Huggins like he often does. He loves it here.
Huggs being Huggs
A lot of his humor is self-deprecating.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
by MtnEer_in_SC on Apr 22, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
anybody following twitter on the scrmmage?
WVU may not want to attempt a FG this year….they have all been blocked or missed today so far, from short range
Any of you guys see Voodoo 5 today?
They’re trolling Oliver Luck for speaking honestly about the Villanova bid to join the football membership. I have no doubt that ’Nova is playing some good 1-AA ball right now, but how long can they sustain that level of play? The biggest question still surrounds, can they get into a stadium that meets all the BCS requirements, and since we already have several football memebers with smallish stadia anyway, is this the image the BE wants to project.
"You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with until you understand who's in ruttin charge here." ~ Jayne Cobb
Thanks for the link
They can hate as much as they want; it is better for the long-term success of the Big East to prevent this expansion. Luck is showing the same acumen he has displayed with his brief time at WVU.
When the conference has the most toxic/weak image of any conference in the country — we’re talking Sun Belt level weak — adding a team from the FCS as a member does nothing.
This is about repairing the conference’s image and its reputation, and Luck realizes it.
by TheMattROb on Apr 22, 2011 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions
I've been wanting to click on that uke link all damn day
but have refrained while at work.
by TheMattROb on Apr 22, 2011 3:29 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, right
Villanova has no stadium, no money, no tradition and no fan base. Other than that, it’s perfect.
WVU does not need Villanova. They need us.
Admittedly, I’m a Steeler fan.
That speech is nothing new to Steelers fans. He is a blowhard. Steelers fans already knew that he had a reputation for pre-game speeches, etc. In fact, that one seems much more tame than others I’ve seen.
Terrell Suggs is a blow-hard. Bart Scott (now w/ Jets) is one too. Ed Reed isn’t one.
James Harrison, Lawrence Timmons, Potsie Farrior, and Lamar Woodley let their actions speak for them.
Talk is overrated. I think it has much more of an effect in college with examples such as Bill Stewart’s pre-game speech prior to winning the Fiesta Bowl coming to mind.
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