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That thoroughly sucked. There's no way to sugar coat that one. I've put all the football news in the NON section, save one topic and it leads off the WYMHM section. I digress...now, as we finally put football behind us, the WVU basketball team is starting Big East play with a game tonight against St. John's. Maybe that can help us forget last night, but alas, there are only so many things Huggy is capable of. I don't think that is one of them.
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What You May Have Missed:
Yes, Shawne Alston was Facebooking at halftime - 'Eers to the Ground
If I'm a teammate of his, I would be livid
WVU RB Shawne Alston Posts to Facebook at Halftime - WVillustrated.com
Mountaineers Begin Big East Play - WVMETRONEWS.COM
WVU Basketball Game Preview: WVU vs. St. John's - WVillustrated.com
WVU's Big East basketball play starts tonight vs. St. John's - Charleston Gazette
WVU basketball: Mountaineers face a different St. John's - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU basketball: Mountaineers facing rugged Big East - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU opens Big East play - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
2011 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 8 - ESPN
#6 AP, #7 Coaches
FanHouse Terrific 12: Freshman Salute - NCAABB FanHouse
Still hanging tough at #7
News of Note:
NC State tops WVU 23-7 in Champs Sports Bowl - Florida Citrus Sports
Wolfpack win nine games for only second time in school history - ESPN
Recap, stats, photos and video
WVU offense struggles in Champs Sports Bowl loss - Charleston Daily Mail
N.C State beats WVU, 23-7, in Champs Sports Bowl - PPG
Turnovers, lack of offense dooms WVU in 23-7 loss - Times West Virginian
WVU doesn’t show up for bowl game - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
One last implosion - Charleston Gazette
Same ole, same ole for WVU - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Turnovers Sink WVU - MSNsportsNET.Com
Mullen's swan song justifies decision - Charleston Gazette
Awkward year of transition lies ahead for Bill Stewart, West Virginia - Andy Staples - SI.com
Thanks to PM for sending this one in
Season Ends With A Thud - WVMETRONEWS.COM
West Virginia offense fizzles in bowl loss - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
N.C. State finds holes in WVU's stellar defense - Daily Athenaeum
Certainly a different angle
Champs Sports Bowl Game Recap: WVU 7 N.C. State 23 - WVillustrated.com
Champs Sports Bowl: North Carolina State whips West Virginia - PPG
N.C. State Wins Champs Sports Bowl With Five Takeaways - NCAAFB FanHouse
Quotes From The Game - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Instant analysis: Champs Sports Bowl - ESPN
BE perspective
Instant analysis: NC State 23, WVU 7 - ESPN
ACC perspective
WVU's Smith to have surgery on left foot - Charleston Daily Mail
Casazza's Notebook
West Virginia's Smith will need foot surgery again - PPG
WVU Football Photos: WVU vs NC State - WVillustrated.com
Photo Gallery II: WVU vs N.C. State - BGN
Stewart and Geno: Post Game Presser - WVMetroNews.com
WVU head coach Bill Stewart and starting quarterback Geno Smith give talk about their tough loss to NC State and Russell Wilson.
JT Thomas: NC State Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Thomas talks about playing his final game as a Mountaineer and the emotions he is feeling after this loss.
Don Barclay: NC State Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Barclay talks about his final game with Dave Johnson as his coach and the flow of the game.
Bruce Irvin: NC State Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Irvin talks about his performance and ending the season on a loss.
Chris Neild: NC State Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Neild talks about his college career coming to an end, executing plays and trying to defend Russell Wilson.
VIDEO: Champs Sports Bowl Postgame Interviews - WVillustrated.com
HCBS and Geno, J.T., Noel, Bruce, Barclay, Neild and Alston
NC State: Postgame Press Conference - WVMetroNews.com
Wolfpack head coach Tom O'Brien, linebacker Nate Irving and quarterback Russell Wilson talk about their bowl victory against West Virginia.
Recruiting:
JUCO DT Rowell Signs Letter of Intent with WV - WVillustrated.com
Around the League (and Beyond):
Big East Basketball Power Rankings Week 7 - The UConn Blog
Syracuse basketball opens Big East play with win over Providence - Post Standard
81-74
An unscientific look back at UConn's Big East opener struggles - The UConn Blog
UConn Huskies believe they belong - ESPN
You keep telling yourself that, Sunshine
Mo bowls, mo fun for USF's Mo Plancher - ESPN
More of the same as Bulls fall to Seton Hall - Tampa Tribune
64-55
Seton Hall Basketball: South Florida Game - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly - South Orange Juice
In final non-conference test, Rutgers blown out in 78-55 loss to North Carolina - Star Ledger
The Truth About Transfers (Or Something Like That) - Anonymous Eagle
Pitt Football / BBVA Compass Bowl: Mike Cruz And Jason Hendricks To Miss Game? - Cardiac Hill
Pitt's Football Recruiting Mess Seems To Get Bigger Each Day - Cardiac Hill
Cincinnati Bearcats rout DePaul 76-60 - Cincinnati Enquirer
Eric Crawford | What I say isn't heard that way by Kentucky or Louisville fans - Courier-Journal
Five-Step Drop: June Jones Reportedly Denies Maryland Overtures - NCAAFB FanHouse
NCAA Bungles Ohio State Ruling Along With Entirety of 2010's Rulings - NCAAFB FanHouse
All Eyes on Stanford's Jim Harbaugh - NCAAFB FanHouse
Texas Calls in the Big Guns - Pre-Snap Read
From someone living in Redskins territory (not a fan, btw) this is hilarious
What's On Tap:
St. John's Red Storm vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - ESPN
7:00 tonight from the Coliseum on the Big East Network (including MASN) and ESPN3.
(9) Georgetown Hoyas vs. (15) Notre Dame Fighting Irish - ESPN
7:00 tonight from the Joyce on ESPN2.
Video of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Here's one that pretty much sums up the offense under Jeff Mullen:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is Boston native Lily Marie. The gallery is linked through the picture:
Weltenburger Kloster Winter-Traum image via beerme.com
