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Wow, was that awful!!! Just a terrible game all around. Yes, the refs spent the whole night quality testing their whistles, but that was admittedly awful both ways. Some blame karma, as Nunes Magician does here, for the court storming Sunday. Others might point to the fun we had yesterday. 5YS has another theory. Hopefully this gets the last ugly loss out of their system for the season and this team finally gets some full-time focus going on. The women, on the other hand, had no trouble focusing last night, holding MU to a record low 21 points. All of the post-game fallout is inside, as well as a few other bits to cover.
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What You May Have Missed:
Mountaineer Report: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Chip Fontanazza recaps both the men's and the women's games that took place at the Charleston Civic Center.
NCAA Basketball Bracketology - SB Nation New York
Bubble Watch - Andy Glockner - SI.com
He gets on the "storming the court" criticism bandwagon
FanHouse Terrific 12: Looking West - NCAABB FanHouse
#10 and one of the games of the week
Smith Keeping in Shape - MSNsportsNET.Com
WVU Unveils New Basketball Uniform - WVillustrated.com
They have pics of the blue version and shorts too
Hangover:
Women's
West Virginia stifles Marshall in lopsided win - ESPN
Recap and statistics
WVU Women Dominate Marshall - MSNsportsNET.Com
No contest - Charleston Gazette
No. 9 Mountaineer women dominate throughout in 71-28 romp over Marshall
No. 9 WVU rolls to record-breaking win - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU women rout Marshall, 78-21 - Times West Virginian
Dunning’s breakout game leads WVU - Daily Athenaeum
WVU/MU should end women’s series - Daily Athenaeum
VIDEO: WVU Women's Basketball Interviews Following Blowout Win Against Marshall - WVillustrated.com
Coach C and Liz Repella
Mike Carey: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Carey talks about his team's dominating win against Marshall and the keys to the victory.
Ayana Dunning: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Dunning talks about how coach Carey challenged her during this game and the large margin of victory.
Liz Repella: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Repella talks about WVU's dominating win and how things flowed for them on offense.
Mountaineer Women Roll Marshall - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Photo Gallery II: WVU vs Marshall - BGN
Men's
Marshall earns bragging rights over rival West Virginia - ESPN
Recap, statistics and photos
Men's Basketball: Cold Shooting WVU Falls - MSNsportsNET.Com
Classic shocker - Charleston Gazette
Capital Nightmare for the Mountaineers - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Article and gallery
Herrion wakes up the ghost of Jirsa past - Charleston Gazette
Marshall upsets Mountaineers - Register-Herald
Herd upsets WVU - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Capital Classic notes: Herd survived and thrived despite foul trouble - Charleston Gazette
No Pitts stops for WVU; Herd survives foul night - Charleston Daily Mail
Huggins tells media to blow whistles on refs - Charleston Daily Mail
Casazza's Notebook
Tweety Bird new mascot? - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU Men's Basketball Game Recap: Marshall 75 WVU 71 - WVillustrated.com
Marshall builds 24-point lead, holds off WVU for 75-71 win - Times West Virginian
Comeback falls short as Marshall upsets No. 21 WVU, 75-71 - Daily Athenaeum
WVU says win streak is all for naught - Daily Athenaeum
A Hole Too Deep - BGN
Bob Huggins made his WVU men's basketball team, defeated, sit and watch the celebration.
VIDEO: WVU Men's Basketball Interviews Following the Loss to Marshall - WVillustrated.com
Huggs, JFlow, Mazz and KJ
Bob Huggins: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Huggins gives his thoughts on his team's performance against Marshall.
John Flowers: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Flowers talks about what the Mountaineers didn't do against Marshall and the Herd's performance.
Joe Mazzulla: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Mazzulla talks about what this loss means to the team and what is ahead for the Mountaineers.
Kevin Jones: Capital Classic Postgame - WVMetroNews.com
Jones says he still felt this was the same team on the court that beat Purdue on Sunday and talks about rebounding from a loss to the Thundering Herd.
WVU Basketball Photos: WVU vs Marshall - WVillustrated.com
Photo Gallery IV: WVU vs Marshall - BGN
Recruiting:
Coral High (Fla.) Teammates Trying for WVU Visits - WVillustrated.com
Here Comes Number 20 - WVMETRONEWS.COM
OL Russell Haughton-James from American Heritage School in Plantation, Florida
Around the League (and Beyond):
Grading the 2010 Big East coaching jobs - Big East Blog - ESPN
Indiana, Stanford, Michigan ace grades for college coaching hires - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
Louisville blasts St. John's, 88-63 - Card Chronicle
Louisville blows through the Red Storm, 88-63 - Rumble In The Garden
UC loses to Irish - Cincinnati Enquirer
65-58
Irish get lift from Scott in win over Bearcats - South Bend Tribune
Syracuse Basketball: Lessons, Grades & Forward Looks - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Syracuse sells more than 33,000 tickets for Nova game - ESPN
Kemba Walker Makes Rest Of The Huskies Better - Hartford Courant
Schedule gives Bulls chance to finish strong - Tampa Tribune
Rutgers Men Game Day: Scarlet Knights need to come out strong after halftime - Star Ledger
University of Texas, ESPN join forces on Longhorn network - ESPN
And you thought the Big Ten Network was overblown?
College Basketball Mailbag - Seth Davis - SI.com
What's On Tap:
South Florida Bulls vs. Rutgers Scarlet Knights - ESPN
7:00 tonight from the LBAC on ESPN2. (Normally I only list the ranked BE teams here but this is the only league game tonight)
Video of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
Well done...extremely well done.
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is another reason for my fascination with Eastern European women. Hailing from Poland, please join me in saying dzień dobry to Monika Pietrasinska. Here's a three page gallery (picture link) to help you recover from last night's loss (fair/slight warning: page 1 is completely SFW, pages 2 & 3 are SFW too...but barely). Na zdrowie!!!
Griesedieck Brothers image via www.gb-beer.com
