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Liz Repella and the women continue to roll as they dumped Seton Hall yesterday afternoon. I don't know about the rest of you, but I really am looking forward to that showdown with UConn looming in the distance. Elsewhere, WVU finally made it official: Gillespie, Bedenbaugh and Dawson are now officially Mountaineers. And the requisite RR fallout is inside as well.
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What You May Have Missed:
Women's Basketball: Mountaineers Defeat Seton Hall - MSNsportsNET.Com
Liz Repella's season-high 24 helps West Virginia hold on - ESPN
67-46
Fifteen in a row - Charleston Gazette
2011 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 9 - ESPN
#6 AP, #7 Coaches
Bedenbaugh Joins Football Staff - MSNsportsNET.Com
Gillespie Added to Football Staff - MSNsportsNET.Com
Dawson Completes Grid Staff - MSNsportsNET.Com
‘Mo’ Robinson was one of WVU’s best big men - Register-Herald
Mickey's Column
News of Note:
WVU basketball: Kilicli, Mitchell key to team's success - Charleston Daily Mail
Huggins searching for right combination - Charleston Gazette
Huggins still looking for answers - Times West Virginian
WVU football: Mountaineers add assistants - Charleston Daily Mail
WVU football staff finalized - Charleston Gazette
Mountaineers officially add three coaches - ESPN
WVU gets 3 new assistant coaches - Times West Virginian
Dawson Hired, Stewart Speaks - BGN
Holgorsen fills out his offensive staff - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
WVU Football Adds Three to Offensive Staff - WVillustrated.com
Recruiting:
A Familiar System - WVMETRONEWS.COM
WVU running back recruit Jermichael Selders should be familiar with the offense of WVU head coach in waiting Dana Holgorsen. That’s because he ran some of Holgorsen’s plays at Cypress Creek High School.
Around the League (and Beyond):
Pitt Football: Tom Bradley To Pitt ...? - Cardiac Hill
Only one news outlet is reporting this....so far
Louisville starts hot, cruises past Seton Hall 73-54 - Courier-Journal
Despite career night from James Beatty, Rutgers falls short again to Marquette, 73-65 - Star Ledger
Marquette 73, Rutgers 65 - Anonymous Eagle
Hate Week; Crosstown Shootout Preview Edition - Down The Drive
Cinci/Xavier preview
Georgetown vs. Syracuse Ticket Fiasco-Fest 2011 - Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
Inability to close games costly for Bulls - Tampa Tribune
Sounds strangely familiar
preGame: Villanova vs. South Florida - The Nova Blog
Road Doesn't Get Any Easier For UConn - Hartford Courant
Duh, it's the Big East
College Football Mailbag - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
Don't Like the BCS? Vote With a Remote - NCAAFB FanHouse
Michigan's David Brandon Missing Recipe for Success - NCAAFB FanHouse
The Delay in Rich Rodriguez's Firing Explained - Every Day Should Be Saturday
@smugdingus - Twitter
Is this RR's secret (or not so secret) Twitter account?
Coach Rod never really had a chance - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
What's On Tap:
(7) Villanova Wildcats vs. South Florida Bulls - ESPN
7:00 tonight from the Sun Dome on ESPNU
Xavier Musketeers vs. (25) Cincinnati Bearcats - ESPN
7:00 tonight from 17/32nds Arena on ESPN2.
Videos of Interest:
Video of (Dis)Interest:
This was almost inevitable.
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is a native Floridian and former Playboy model. Here's a gallery of Miss Lisa Marie Scott.