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 Cordilleras Blanca, in honor of today's representatives (yes, plural) as Miss Throwdown.
Lots of recruiting news today, a few updates on Huggs, an "Around the League (and Beyond)" section that reads like a police blotter and much more inside. Great videos of (Dis)Interest inside as well. If you have any tips, suggestions or requests, you can send them to me by email or Tweet me. I go back to daily (sans weekends) starting next Friday, August 6. Have a great weekend and see you after the jump...
What You May Have Missed:
Furyk Is A Mountaineer Fan - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes a video
BIG EAST Media Day representatives announced Wednesday - WVillustrated.com
Men's Soccer Preview - MSNsportsNET.Com
Women's Soccer Preview - MSNsportsNET.Com
Give Huggins benefit of the doubt - Daily Athenaeum
Huggins accident fires up rumor mill - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU AD: Huggins took medication on empty stomach before fall - Charleston Daily Mail
The Potential Impact Of 'AgentGate' On WVU, Pitt And Penn State - SB Nation Pittsburgh
Rifle: 2010-11 Schedule Released - MSNsportsNET.Com
Rifle: Three to Compete at World Championship - MSNsportsNET.Com
Don’t count White out yet - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Teammates, family honor Jarrod West - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
If you don’t like Title IX, blame Nixon — not Oliver Luck - Register-Herald
Mickey's Column
News of Note:
Stewart tells players to use good judgment - Charleston Daily Mail
Beatty: Experimenting at a Minimum - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU brings optimism to season - GrafWV.com
WVU will have new look on special teams - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU could be ‘special’ - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Big East's multiple 1,000-yard rushers? - SportsNation - ESPN
Try this, then go to Sporcle.com. It is a very addicting quiz site, plus, you might learn something.
No. 4: Virginia Tech, 2003 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 3: Penn State, 1984 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 2: Miami, 1993 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 1: Louisvlle, 2005 - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU football opponents: Game 11, Pittsburgh - Charleston Gazette
WVU opponent preview: Game 12, Rutgers - Charleston Gazette
Opponent Preview: Maryland - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Recruiting:
East Ridge WR Dante Campbell commits to West Virginia - Orlando Sentinel
YouTube - #3 Dante Campbell Highlights
09-10 Season
The Homecoming Event - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Dante Campbell, a 6-foot-5 receiver becomes the first wideout and the seventh player overall to commit to the Mountaineers for the 2011 recruiting class
Bethel Park defensive back commits to WVU - PPG
No Surprise - BGN
"Jared Barber became West Virginia's eighth commitment of the Class of 2011"
WVU Gets A Linebacker Commit - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes audio
Barber Fell in Love with WVU - EerSports
Morgantown WR Chris Glover - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Sportsline Exclusive: Eric Frohnapfel - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Includes audio
Looks like a duck, walks like a duck … isn’t a duck - WVU Sports with Mike Casazza
Assessing college, prep basketball stars on display in Las Vegas - SI.com
Around the League (and Beyond):
In which I passive-aggressively defend Big East football - The UConn Blog
Edsall TV: UConn coach on BC fiasco, expansion, more - The UConn Blog
Pitt lands star running back - ESPN
Cornerback Chestnut joins Pitt's class of 2011 - PPG
Rick Pitino, defense attorney have testy court exchange - SI.com
The new U of L helmet - Card Chronicle
Looks like they added stripes
Louisville cornerback Johnny Patrick to enter diversion program - Courier-Journal
Bulls' Barrington again arrested on driver's license charge - Tampa Tribune
2nd offense...is it that hard to get a license?
Myrtice Landers, Ex-USF Employee, Says School Covering Up NCAA Violations - NCAABB FanHouse
This Wasn't The First Time Myrtice Landers Screwed Up - Voodoo Five
Syracuse, Marrone Have "A Plan for Delone" - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
2010 Season Preview: Running Backs - On the Banks (Rutgers)
Villanova Upbeat Despite Down Finish - NCAABB FanHouse
Beat That Beat: LIVEBLOGGING THE JERSEY SHORE PREMIERE! - Casual Hoya
...and these guys had the audacity to call us the worst BB blog
Bryce Brown Texts His Tennessee Exit - NCAAFB FanHouse
Classy
Oklahoma State safety Victor Johnson accused of possession - ESPN
NCAA Hands Arizona Further Sanctions - NCAABB FanHouse
College Football Mailbag - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
What's On Tap:
Coach Stewart Phone Interview tonight - Sports Talk in KC
Listen to Coach Stewart phone interview tonight (Fri) from 7-9pm ET
Football: WVU-Coastal Carolina Tickets On Sale - MSNsportsNET.Com
Tickets can be purchased on-line at www.WVUGAME.com, at the Mountaineer Ticket Office or by calling 1-800-WVU GAME. Tickets are $45 each.
Marshall set to start single-game ticket sales - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
"Marshall says only season ticket holders can buy tickets for the Friends of Coal Bowl against West Virginia University on Sept. 10 in Huntington."
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Excellent!!! (does air guitar gesture)
Ladies and gentlemen, once again, the genius that is...Zach Galifianakis (WARNING: Strong Language):
Fishing Gallery of the Week:
Barely SFW Gallery of the Week:
You've been warned enticed.
via coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is actually a set of twins (I KNOW!!!!) from Colombia. Here are Mariana & Camila Davalos.
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