Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and distractions. We're being brought to you today by Iguana, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.
Sorry, didn't mean to make you wait this long for another edition, but I was traveling Monday and was swamped at work yesterday. Looks like the Baseball team snuck it's way into the BET, which starts today. Elsewhere, B11 expansion still seems to be the news of choice around the country. If you have any tips, suggestions or requests, you can send them to me by email or Tweet me. Enjoy the long weekend!! See you after the jump (and later this afternoon for the usual debauchery)...
What You May Have Missed:
Gold and Blue Report for Wednesday - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Sportsline Exclusive: Marc Bulger - WVMETRONEWS.COM
WVU Sports Hall of Fame Class Selected - MSNsportsNET.Com
Baseball: Gyorko Makes All-BIG EAST First Team - MSNsportsNET.Com
Men's Soccer: Summer Update - MSNsportsNET.Com
NBA logo says he lost the 'touch' - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
Slaton rebounding from '09 marred by injuries, fumbles - Houston Chronicle
RT@RicBucher Leo DiCaprio - Twitter / WVU Athletics
Framework on the new basketball basketball practice facility - Twitpic
Work continues on the basketball practice facility. - Twitpic
Pizzotti joins Carey’s WVU staff - Times West Virginian
News of Note:
Remember this WVU team for its enthusiasm - Charleston Gazette
Can WVU baseball find its way to a winning year? - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
WVU's Team Man - MSNsportsNET.Com
Altemus just keeps on pitching - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Digging through records, getting to the bottom of WVU mark - Charleston Gazette
WVU big contributor to NCAA basketball attendance surge - Charleston Gazette
College hoops does not pay the bills - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Thanks a million! - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
Retton did it all, earns spot in Hall - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Devine, Sands named to Phil Steele's All-American team - WVillustrated.com
Mountaineers coach Stewart lauds leaders returning - Register-Herald
WVU hard at work - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Stewart's words ring true as Big East meets - Charleston Daily Mail
Good picture needs luck - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Post-spring position rankings: RB - ESPN
Post-spring position rankings: D-line - ESPN
Post-spring position rankings: O-line - ESPN
WVU star reaches out to fans - Register-Herald
WVU assistant enjoys his work with mentor - Register-Herald
Martin sees bright future for WVU hoops - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Make-or-break stretches in the Big East - ESPN
Recruiting:
Prep star still on Mountaineer radar - Charleston Gazette
Lemming unveils Class of 2011 top 100 football players - MaxPreps News
Five-star safety Wayne Lyons' recruiting questionnaire - SI.com
That would be his questionnaire for the schools to answer
Analyzing biggest developments of spring basketball recruiting - SI.com
Big Ten Expansion:
Big East commissioner: Silence doesn't mean inaction on Big Ten expansion scenarios - Post Standard
Big East has time to ready for storm - Charleston Daily Mail
Big Ten plans sure to be discussed at Big East talks - Charleston Gazette
Certainties Few And Far Between - BGN
Jim Delany says vote on Big Ten expansion 'months away' - St. Louis Dispatch
Big Ten widens expansion speculation - Kansas City Star
3 Offseason Thoughts - Expansion Landmines - Scout.com
College Football's Manifest Destination - NCAAFB FanHouse
Big Ten Armespansion: Will the Big East Adapt or Die? - Maize n Brew
Big Ten expansion: What's the ripple effect? - Post Standard
Jim Boeheim 'hoping the Big Ten decides on a smaller ... expansion' - Post Standard
Big Ten changes could have seismic effect - PPG
Michigan State's Mark Hollis: Big Ten ADs cautious about expansion - Detroit Free Press
Discussing Big Ten expansion - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Jim Delany Plays Gordon Gekko to John Marinatto's Bud Fox - NCAAFB FanHouse
Around the League (and Beyond):
Alabama Head Coach Returns Home - WVMETRONEWS.COM
How fitting, after the troll stopped by yesterday
Rivalries we'd like to see in the Big East - ESPN
More on Pitt's newest quarterback - ESPN
Bye Bye Double-Bye - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Bearcats, Sooners to meet on hardwood - Cincinnati Enquirer
USF's Holtz 'not opposed' to playing UCF again - Tampa Tribune
This debate looks awfully familiar...I wonder if their governor sticks his nose in this
Cardinal Universe Tweet Of The Day: Vic Changing Positions? - Card Chronicle
Linebacker Kevin Snyder commits to Rutgers - Star Ledger
No Surprise: Jordan Goodman Decommits, Likely Heading to Rutgers - Casual Hoya
Rutgers football recruiting update for the week of 5/25 - On the Banks
Michigan sanctions won't lessen burden on Rich Rodriguez - SI.com
Rich Rod in the Garden of Good and Evil - NCAAFB FanHouse
2010 college football conference rankings - ESPN
Report: SEC Already Eyeing Six Teams For Possible Expansion - MrSEC.com
What's On Tap:
WVU looks to get by powerful Louisville - Charleston Daily Mail
West Virginia's reward: playing No. 1 Louisville - Charleston Gazette
West Virginia Begins BIG EAST Championship - WVillustrated.com
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
It is Hump Day after all...
Towel Gallery of the Week:
Yesterday was Towel Day...evidently
This Week in Body Painting:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is who Gunaxin is calling "South America's Kim Kardashian." I'm not sure I agree with that comparison but here's plenty of evidence for you to decide for yourselves. Here's 13 pages of Argentinian model Carolina Ardohain (along with other videos of her).
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