Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Molson Golden, in honour (see what I did there?) of today's Miss Throwdown.
Summer training is winding down and the excitement is building already. Lot's of player videos and your usual smattering of articles inside. Several countdowns continue as well. If you have any tips, suggestions or requests, you can send them to me by email or Tweet me. See you after the jump...
What You May Have Missed:
Bob Huggins of West Virginia Mountaineers broke seven ribs, not four, assistant says - ESPN
Huggins doing better - Charleston Daily Mail
Mountain State Pride - MSNsportsNET.Com
Hammersmith to Retire - MSNsportsNET.Com
Hard at Work - MSNsportsNET.Com
Football isn't the only off-season training going on. Liz Repella and the women's BB team are hard at work too.
Season Preview: Women's Soccer - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Big East-SEC Invitational Appears Finished After Upcoming Season - NCAABB FanHouse
News of Note:
Big East Conference Heisman Candidates: Small Ballers Emerge - NCAAFB FanHouse
Football team closest thing to family - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Media guide the bible of WVU football - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU looks good, or Stewart's been told - Charleston Daily Mail
Tracking Odd-Front Defenses - I Am The 12th Man
Let it die: WVU-MU not worthy - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Alston expects more - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
J.T. Thomas: Leading The Way - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes video link
Larry Ford: Mental Preparation - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes video link
Robert Sands (Flip Video) - MSNsportsNET.Com
Tyler Urban Looking for More Opportunities This Fall - WOWK-TV
Includes video
Brodrick Jenkins - Mountaineer TV
FEATURE: Irvin sees a bright future ahead - James Choy News
An old blog post, but nice feature on Bruce Irvin nonetheless
No. 7: Miami, 1996 - MSNsportsNET.Com
Never have I heard a stadium so full, go so silent, so quickly
No. 6: Penn State, 1988 - MSNsportsNET.Com
I'm still pissed at my parents for not letting me go to this one
No. 5: Pitt, 2007 - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU Game 10: Louisville - Charleston Gazette
Opponent Preview: Marshall - WVMETRONEWS.COM
No. 1 Option - MSNsportsNET.Com
Caridi’s appearance draws fans for charity - Martinsburg Journal
Recruiting:
Marshall, WVU land twins from Va. - Charleston Daily Mail
Tar Heels Steal Another One - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Around the League (and Beyond):
USF eyeing Vero Beach as training site - Tampa Tribune
The Holtzism of the Century - Voodoo Five
I must admit, it's pretty good
Mantz: Sanu is "the real deal" - Scarlet Scuttlebutt
Fresh faces: Connecticut - ESPN
Key stretch: Pittsburgh - ESPN
Louisville's Doug Beaumont seeks big finish - ESPN
Preston suspended for both exhibition games - Card Chronicle
Is Austin Freeman the Best Player in the Big East? - Casual Hoya
The Best of the BIG EAST? - The Nova Blog
Big Ten still eyeing Big East teams? - ESPN
2010 Big 12 Media Days - ESPN
Notebook...the screen-shot of the video is just creepy
Pelini: Nebraska Focused On Big 12 Not Big Ten - NCAAFB FanHouse
Ralph Friedgen Not Ready to Leave Maryland Just Yet - NCAAFB FanHouse
Troy Walters to Replace Steve Kragthorpe at Texas A&M - NCAAFB FanHouse
USC recruits unfazed by negative recruiting from competing teams - SI.com
Inside Recruiting
Does Haden hire spell doom for Kiffin? - National Football Post
Whitewashing Mayo Not Enough for USC - NCAABB FanHouse
Reports: NCAA Probing Athletes' Partying in South Florida - NCAAFB FanHouse
Videos of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Trejo, De Niro, Alba...aaannnddd the one time Human Prepositional Phrase? Yes, please!! (WARNING: RED BAND TRAILER, NSFW)
Hipster Gallery of the Week:
And I still don't watch this show...shame on me.
Geekster Gallery of the Week:
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown comes to us from the Great White North. Here's Canadian babe Michelle Pieroway.
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