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It's Christmas Eve and Huggs and the men gave us an early present last night. I sincerely wish you all the best Christmas and hope you all get to spend it with family and friends. Be safe if you're traveling. I will have a small edition up tomorrow. Merry Christmas everyone!! (Tips, suggestions and requests can be submitted here) Ho Ho Ho...
What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Thursday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Smith Shoots Down Ole Miss - MSNsportsNET.Com
76-66
Kansas, Texas, Kentucky top three in College Hoops Power Rankings - Luke Winn - SI.com
#7
News of Note (FB):
Best case/Worst case rewind: West Virginia - ESPN
Get your Gator Bowl pregame plan ready - Charleston Daily Mail
Kirkland tackling new role in WVU offense - Charleston Daily Mail
Football: Brown to Play in East-West Shrine - MSNsportsNET.Com
Gorman: 'Backyard Brawl' altered college football landscape - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
News of Note (BB):
Night at the improv - Charleston Gazette
Smith gives WVU fans early present - Charleston Gazette
WVU Goes To The Wells For Win - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes a gallery, article and audio of Huggs.
First Test Passed - BlueGoldNews.com
West Virginia pulls away from Mississippi - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Bench a great motivator - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Huggs’ Message Sent, Received - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Big East early season review - ESPN
What's On Tap:
No games scheduled...just my favorite holiday.
Around the League (and Beyond):
USF's Pierre-Paul has choice to make - Tampa Tribune
Gruder visits old stomping grounds - PPG
Quinn juggling Cincinnati, Buffalo jobs - Cincinnati Enquirer
Wright scores career-high 34 to lead No. 13 Georgetown - ESPN
86-70
Reynolds' 22 points help No. 8 Villanova cruise past Delaware - ESPN
97-63
Forbes: Texas reigns as most valuable college - azcentral.com
Video of Interest:
Thanks to WVIllustrated.
Video of (Dis)Interest:
This is my favorite version of this song and these are great clips to go along with it.
Christmas Gallery of the Day:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is yet another Brazilian beauty and a Victoria's Secret Angel. Oh, to be Tom Brady. Here's Gisele Bündchen. Merry Christmas everybody!!!!!
