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 Amstel, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and you all still have as many fingers and toes as you started the weekend with. The off-season rolls along with, among other things, a countdown of memorable games at MPS/MF. And evidently, the holiday weekend also marked Robert Sands weekend as well. If you have any tips, suggestions or requests, you can send them to me by email or Tweet me. Time to do the jump...
What You May Have Missed:
Sportsline Exclusive: Oliver Luck - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Audio link
Oliver Luck has uneventful start to new job - Charleston Daily Mail
Gyorko Earns Brooks Wallace Award - MSNsportsNET.Com
Changing Perception: WVU Athletes Changing The Way People View West Virginia - WVillustrated.com
Hall of Fame class is good one - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Leonardo DiCaprio wears WVU hat at the World Cup - Charleston Daily Mail
People are making a bigger deal out of this than it is...he's been seen wearing other college hats as well. But it's still nice.
News of Note:
WVU Game 1: Coastal Carolina - Charleston Gazette
Villanova could be the answer to Big East's football balance - Charleston Gazette
All topics fair game for Kirelawich - Charleston Gazette
The Big East's best: No. 2 - ESPN
He was robbed
My 10 Favorite Players to Watch in College Football - Heismanpundit
Devine leads list of nation's most explosive - Rivals.com
Sands looking for more - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey's Column
Sands is striving to get better - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Sands rolls out his own welcome mat to newcomers - Charleston Gazette
Plenty of importance to offseason - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
No. 29: South Florida, 2008 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 28: Virginia Tech, 1997 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 27: Penn State, 1980 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 26: Boston College, 1982 - MSNsportsNET.Com
No. 25: Marshall, 1997 - MSNsportsNET.Com
Recruiting:
What Can Brown Do For You? - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Coach Bob Huggins has his first commitment for the 2011 recruiting class in 6-foot-5 forward Aaron Brown.
Ward jumped the gun too early - Scout.com
Proposed NCAA legislation would affect college commitments - LA Times
Around the League (and Beyond):
Big East not out of danger yet - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
Tyrone Johnson commits to 'Nova! - The Nova Blog
New Zealand center makes verbal commitment to Pitt - PPG
USF avoids major penalties from NCAA - Tampa Tribune
Stan Heath Signs Three-Year Extension at South Florida - NCAABB FanHouse
Uconn Replaces Assistant Coaches After NCAA Probe - NCAABB FanHouse
NCAA picks format for 68-team hoops tourney - SI.com
Damon Evans resigns as Georgia athletics director after DUI - SI.com
This also raises the temp on Richt's seat
Five Step Drop: The Spencer's Shoplifter - NCAAFB FanHouse
Videos of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Patriotic Gallery of the Week:
via coedmagazine.files.wordpress.com
Showdown Gallery of the Week:
They won on the field, but I never realized the Netherlands had so much talent off it as well.
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is the sexy Nederlander who almost broke up the Beckhams. There's a gallery of her in the Showdown above and here's another one.
Amstel image via www.fonkstra.com
