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Topics of the day include (but are not limited to): Football road woes, Jock and the receptions record, UL's QB situation...ANNNDDDD Men's Basketball in Puerto Rico. Enjoy your Wednesday/Hump Day!
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What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Wednesday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Mountaineer Report: A Jock-Of-All Trades - WVMetroNews.com
Senior receiver Jock Sanders closes in on a school record and the Mountaineers will try and improve their road record this weekend.
Bill Stewart: Tuesday Press Conference - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Football: Coach Bill Stewart Quotes - MSNsportsNET.Com
Quotes from Coach: Week 12 - WVillustrated.com
Nikki Izzo-Brown: Pre-Boston College Presser - WVMetroNews.com
Izzo-Brown talks about the way her team has been playing the past couple of weeks, what she knows about the Eagles and making it back to the Sweet 16.
American Eagle store in Times Square honoring WVU Women's Soccer - Twitpic
This is cool
Women's Basketball: WVU Reaches Top 10 - MSNsportsNET.Com
"Protect Your Unit" Game - Week 11 Results - Voodoo Five
Dude hit a 5 team $248 parlay (25 to 1) to rake in $6200....it was actually a 6 gamer that came through, but one got thrown out. Needless to say, the rest of us are WAYYYY behind now. I lost $156 on the week (disclaimer: fake wagering).
We're Sending Lots Of Kids To The Dome This Weekend - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
I'm no Cuse fan or a fan of their fans, but this is absolutely awesome of them (at least the ones on Nunes)
News of Note:
Football
Football: Select Player Quotes-11/16 - MSNsportsNET.Com
The Player's Take: Louisville - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Louisville no pushover for WVU - Times West Virginian
Road hasn't been kind to WVU under Stew - Charleston Gazette
Be wary of WVU on road - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
WVU seeks reversal of road fortunes - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Checking on ND and bowl, Pitt and Finau - Charleston Gazette
Big East stock report: Week 12 - ESPN
WVU football: Offense potent when it doesn't beat itself - Charleston Daily Mail
West Virginia Notebook: Louisville not set at quarterback - PPG
WVU football: Questions lie under center for Louisville - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU football Q&A answers 11.17.10 - 'Eers to the Ground
Jocktradamus: 3-0 - WVU Sports with Mike Casazza
Jock Sanders Goes for WVU Receptions Record - WVillustrated.com
He's only 2 shy right now
VIDEO: WVU Football Players and Coach Interviews - WVillustrated.com
Jock, Geno, Neild, Coach Mullen, Irvin, Leonard, Julian, The Tandy, Glover, Madsen and Alston
Joe Madsen: Road Games From Practice - WVMetroNews.com
Joe Madsen talks about the road ahead for the Mountaineer offensive line.
Geno Smith: Game Time Doesn't Matter - WVMetroNews.com
Smith talks about playing on the road, playing football whenever he can and the Cardinal defense.
Robert Sands: Road Woes - WVMetroNews.com
The Mountaineers are 1-2 on the road this season and Sands talks about the difference for team on the road and at home.
Anthony Leonard: Bring On The Cardinals - WVMetroNews.com
Leonard talks about the Louisville Cardinals under new head coach Charlie Strong.
Basketball
Huggins' focus set on offensive boards - Charleston Gazette
Crashing The Boards - WVMETRONEWS.COM
WVU Adapting to New Identity - WVillustrated.com
Heading Out Of The Country - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Jones most improved as WVU’s best player - Register-Herald
Mickey's Column
Flowers blossoms under Huggins - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU women host Duquesne; men head to Puerto Rico - Times West Virginian
Tony's Travels - MSNsportsNET.Com
@Andy Katz: Lots of West Virginia fans ... - Twitter
Katz in PR
Around the League (and Beyond):
Narrowing The List - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Big East expansion and TCU
All Big East teams in hunt - Register-Herald
Balance of power - Hampshire Review
Crazy finish looming in Big East Conference - Inter-Mountain
Boom! Cards Open New Arena With Beat Down Of Bulldogs - Card Chronicle
88-73 over Butler
Big East Notebook | Louisville's Strong defends weak conference as 'competitive' - Courier-Journal
Sounds familiar
Coach Strong has no regrets about USF gamble - AP
No defense for play of Bearcats football team lately - Cincinnati Enquirer
Bulls have a big prize to play for - Tampa Tribune
South Florida's Daniels presents challenge to Pitt - PPG
Scoop to the hoop: Jardine's career-high 27 leads Syracuse over Detroit - Post Standard
UConn Football Team Must Get Past Road Woes - Hartford Courant
Join the club
The BIG EAST Recap: 'Detroit, You Almost Made Us Proud' Edition - The Nova Blog
postGame: Villanova 84, Marist 47 - The Nova Blog
Steve Lavin's Return Spoiled by Loss as Saint Mary's Topples St. John's - NCAABB FanHouse
76-71
BCS supporters don't get it: current system isn't better than playoff - SI.com
McMurphy's Law: Ohio State Still Big Spender With Alabama, Irish Closing Gap - NCAAFB FanHouse
Zebra Report: First Touching on Punts, Offensive Helmet-to-Helmet - NCAAFB FanHouse
Has Cam Newton Violated SEC Bylaws, Rendering Him Ineligible? - NCAAFB FanHouse
Have fun holding your breath on this one
Two Arrests Made in Southern Mississippi Football Shooting - NCAAFB FanHouse
College Football Power Rankings - Andy Staples - SI.com
What's On Tap:
Women to Battle Duquesne - MSNsportsNET.Com
Tonight at 7 pm from the WVU Coliseum. It will be streamed live from MSNsportsNet.com.
Videos of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Green Lantern trailer. This may not be around long (copyright):
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is the best reason to watch "The Event." Here's a lovely gallery of Miss Taylor Cole (click on the pic).
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