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All the talk is Big Ten expansion, which has garnered it's own section today. Otherwise, another player has been a bad boy, JB's readying for the draft and practice continues. Happy Hump Day. Email your tips, suggestions and requests or Tweet me. Time to get it started...
What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Wednesday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
WVU's Hogan cited for disorderly conduct - Charleston Gazette
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Sights and Sounds: Day 9 - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Video Link
Assistant Coaches and Player Quotes - MSNsportsNET.Com
Da'Sean Butler Brings Smiles to Little Leaguers on Opening Day - WBOY-TV
News of Note:
The Skeleton Drill - WVIllustrated.com
Tested WVU O-Line a "Brotherhood" of Blockers - EerSports
Tavon Austin is Having Solid Spring - WBOY-TV
includes video
Anderson making his mark - Charleston Gazette
WVU's Clarke has own way on, off field - Charleston Daily Mail
Clearing out a cluttered notebook - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Brown morphs into pro mode at quarterback since his senior season ended - PPG
Sleeper/Steal Alert: Jarrett Brown - NFL Mocks
Coaches caravans are coming - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Questions for WVU coaches - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Gyorko one of the best - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
Recruiting:
Around the League (and Beyond):
Pitt on the rise, but Big East hurdle remains - ESPN
NFL Draft: Scouting the fortunes of local prospects - PPG
Pitt Tight ends Dickerson, Byham likely to be middle-round selections
Center Davis sold on Bearcats early on - Cincinnati Enquirer
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Louisville basketball's Samardo Samuels to test NBA draft, won’t hire agent - Courier-Journal
Includes Pitino's "State of the Program" video
Allen Texas High School Gets $60 Million Football Stadium - Pigskin Doctors
Since when do they take HS FB serious in Texas?
What's On Tap: Big Ten Expansion
Big Ten Commissioner To End Silence On Expansion - NCAAFB FanHouse
Conferences wait on Big Ten's move - SI.com
Will Notre Dame join Big Ten, more conference expansion FAQs - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
If Big Ten Expands Will SEC Follow? Ranking the Expansion Candidates - NCAAFB FanHouse
College Conferences Ponder Expansion and Extinction - NY Times
Louisville’s place in the new conference alignment - Card Chronicle
The importance of the Association of American Universities - The UConn Blog
There is a Big 10 Expansion Party. Will Syracuse Be Invited? - syracuse.com
Big 10 Expansion and USF - One-Team Scenarios - Voodoo Five
Big 10 Expansion and USF - Three-Team Scenarios - Voodoo Five
Expansion not a player in BCS meetings - ESPN
Musical chairs for schools? - Post and Courier
Old (but I just came across it) and probably bunk, but who knows...
Videos of Interest:
The T-1000 is back in front of the camera:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Funny and true, but it's basic song structure (keep the chord progression, change the key and melody line).
ACM Gallery of the Week:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is currently the co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! and can also be seen in the movie Date Night and the upcoming Iron Man 2. Here's the gorgeous girl who says she'll do anything for a laugh (see video 2) Olivia Munn. (pic leads to a small gallery, but there are other galleries linked from that page as well)
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