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GAMEDAY!! After just over a months break, the Mountaineer football team is set to take the field again tonight in the Orange Bowl against Clemson. We have a mega edition for you today with lots of previews, features, interviews, videos and the usual gameday prep that we do to help you tailgate. It's a busy day for WVU athletics because, along with the football team participating in the Orange Bowl, both basketball teams are on the road in action tonight at 7. Those are previewed as well. All of this and more await...
Gold And Blue Now: Wednesday - WVMETRONEWS.COM Hoppy Kercheval and Jeff Jenkins preview today's Orange Bowl game against Clemson, Mountaineer fans arrive in South Beach and the men's basketball team takes on Rutgers
WVU ads will expose school to nation - Charleston Daily Mail "The marketing opportunities that a BCS bowl offers are tremendous in terms of student and faculty recruitment, affinity building among alumni and friends, fundraising and general public awareness about WVU," said Becky Lofstead, assistant vice president for communications.
Mountaineers Take on Rutgers - MSNsportsNET.Com Bob Huggins is looking for a little more energy and enthusiasm from his basketball team when the Mountaineers return to the floor to face 8-6 Rutgers Wednesday night at the Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, N.J.
WVU Preps For Knights - BGN West Virginia senior forward Kevin Jones, who sprained his ankle in a loss to Seton Hall last week, practiced on Tuesday, according to head coach Bob Huggins.
WVU's opportunity arrives - Charleston Gazette Today, first-year coach Dana Holgorsen and West Virginia have a similar opportunity against Clemson in the 8 p.m. Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium - with a twist. That twist is pulling off this upset shouldn't be as difficult.
Sides with WVU in bowl game - Parkersburg News and Sentinel The biggest question West Virginia University fans are asking themselves as their beloved Mountaineers prepare to take on a heavily-favored Clemson team at 8 p.m. today in the Orange Bowl isn't whether WVU will win, but rather which WVU team will show up.
Question of Timing - BGN There's a stop and start pattern to football practices between the end of the regular season and January bowl games which can throw teams out of their normal routines. Coaches try to minimize that effect as much as possible, but the fact that the next game is often a month and not a week away means that there are differences in preparation.
Is WVU stack defense key vs. Clemson? - Big East Blog - ESPN Love it or hate it, the unique 3-3-5 stack defense West Virginia runs is something that has worked pretty well for the majority of the time coordinator Jeff Casteel has been with the Mountaineers.
Offense just part of the equation - Register-Herald But likely, tonight’s 2012 Orange Bowl matchup between Big East champion and No. 23-ranked West Virginia (9-3) and ACC champ, No. 14 Clemson (10-3), will turn on a defensive or special teams play.
Big game needed from WRs - Charleston Gazette To listen to Shannon Dawson for most of West Virginia's 2011 regular season, one would have thought he was coaching a wide receiver reclamation project and not a group that included two of the most productive players in college football.
2012 Discover Orange Bowl Television Special - WVillustrated Watch this very special program from the beaches of Miami, Florida! We bring you all the action surrounding the West Virginia Mountaineers as they prepare for the 2012 Discover Orange Bowl.
2 bags corn tortilla chips in 2 colors or different flavors, such as blue corn, red corn, yellow corn, lime flavored, chili flavored or black bean chips -- pick 2 favorites
Pico de Gallo Salsa:
4 vine ripe tomatoes, seeded and chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped, for medium to hot heat level
1 small white onion, chopped
1/4 cup, 2 handfuls, cilantro leaves, finely chopped -- substitute parsley if cilantro is not to your liking
Salt
Beef and Beans Topping:
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 pound ground sirloin
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons dark chili powder
1 1/2 ground cumin, half a palmful
2 teaspoons to 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper sauce, giving you medium to hot heat level
1 can black beans, 15 ounces, drained
Cheese Sauce:
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
3/4 pound pepper jack cheese, shredded, about 2 1/2 cups
Additional toppings to choose from, optional:
Sour cream
Chopped scallions
Chopped black olives
Diced pimento
Sliced avocado, dressed with lemon juice
Hot pepper sauces
Directions
Arrange a mixture of 2 varieties of corn chips on a very large platter or use your broiler pan as a platter.
Combine salsa ingredients in a bowl and set aside for flavors to marry.
Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add oil, garlic, onion and peppers to the pan and saute 2 minutes, then add meat and crumble with wooden spoon. Season meat with salt, chili powder, cumin and cayenne pepper sauce. Cook meat 5 minutes, then stir in beans and reduce heat to low.
In a medium sauce pot, melt butter and add flour to it. Cook flour and butter 1 to 2 minutes over moderate heat, then whisk in milk. When milk comes to a bubble, stir in cheese with a wooden spoon. Remove cheese sauce from the heat.
Pour cheese sauce evenly over the massive spread of chips and top evenly with beef and beans and the pico de gallo. UBER NACHOS! Serve immediately as is or, garnish with your choice of extra toppings from the toppings list.
Rich Rod thinks this is the sequel and will be quoting it for the next ten years:
Hump Day Video of the Week:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is the future Mrs. WVUIE97. Enjoy the video and click on the picture for a gallery of South African Victoria's Secret model Candice Swanepoel.
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