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That's right, By-Godders...it's time for the Backyard Brawl: Men's Basketball Edition. Time, once again, to get your full fledged hate on. I'm extra excited because this will be the first non-exhibition basketball game I've seen in person since Huggs came home. It should be a raucous crowd, as usual for the Brawl. Tidbit from their side: Pitt looks to be without at least one player, perhaps two, tonight. There's plenty of previews inside, as well as your usual smattering from around the WVU campus. Please take note of the traffic adjustments (linked info inside) if you're going tonight.
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What You May Have Missed:
Men's Basketball: Big Monday Traffic Adjustments - MSNsportsNET.Com
Advance Ticket Options for the WVU-Connecticut Game - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Coach Bob Huggins Talks Super Bowl - WVillustrated.com
Head Coach Mike Carey - Mountaineer TV
Women's basketball coach Mike Carey talks about his team's performance on Saturday.
Mountaineers need the fight - Daily Athenaeum
Liz Repella had to hold back tears at the podium following No. 14 West Virginia's 60-53 loss to Pittsburgh Saturday.
WVU Men's Basketball Game Preview: #25 WVU vs. #4 PITT - WVillustrated.com
WVU hosts No. 4 Pitt at critical time - Times West Virginian
Backyard Brawl rekindles tonight - Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Men host No. 4 Pittsburgh - Daily Athenaeum
'82 Brawl Trilogy Most Heated - MSNsportsNET.Com
Installing New Offense Starts Now - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Rejecting Florida offer not an easy choice for Gillespie - Daily Athenaeum
Holgorsen one of main reasons why he’s still at WVU
Board doesn’t control WVU coaches' salaries - Martinsburg Journal
Mickey....LET IT GO
Butler, Amedro share Hardman Award - Times West Virginian
News of Note:
Huggins: Mountaineers not wearing down - Charleston Gazette
Huggins deals with hand he’s been dealt - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU Men's Basketball Team Slips Into Major Shooting Slump - WVillustrated.com
For Mountaineers, there's no time to dwell - Charleston Gazette
Offense has been a concern for No. 25 WVU - Charleston Daily Mail
Defense and Rebounding Only Takes WVU Basketball So Far - WVillustrated.com
From the Cheap Seats: 2/4 - WVillustrated.com
Deniz Kilicli: Guitar Hero - WVillustrated.com
The video is highly entertaining, btw
WVU Men's Basketball Player Profile: Cam Thoroughman - WVillustrated.com
VIDEO: Backyard Brawl Special Interviews - WVillustrated.com
Recruiting:
WVU Football Team Report: 2011 Recruiting Class Special - WVillustrated.com
Recruiting 2011: Big East Team Rankings - College Football News
How Were The Super Bowl Players Ranked As Recruits? - HolyTurf
Around the League (and Beyond):
Panthers face rival without Gibbs - PPG
Dante Taylor may be out as well
No. 4 Pitt defeats Cincinnati, 71-59 - PPG
Cronin suspends Yancy Gates for violating team rules - Cincinnati Enquirer
Final - UConn 61, Seton Hall 59, Second Half Drought Cements Pirates Collapse - South Orange Juice
Notre Dame men's basketball: Seniors lead the way over Rutgers - South Bend Tribune
Rutgers falls to Notre Dame 76-69 - On the Banks
Rock Bottom: Syracuse 72, USF 49 - Voodoo Five
Rick Jackson powers SU to a 72-49 defeat of South Florida - Post Standard
No Hollywood ending: St. John's loses 66-59 to UCLA Bruins - Rumble In The Garden
Six In A Row: Georgetown Escapes With An 83-81 Win Over Providence - Casual Hoya
College football's Way-Too-Early 2011 Top 25, Take 2 - ESPN
I really wish I could call him an Ignorant Slut here, but I can't
Decoding Nick Saban's defense of oversigning, grayshirting - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
What's On Tap:
(4) Pittsburgh Panthers vs. West Virginia Mountaineers - ESPN
7:00 tonight from the Coliseum on ESPN
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Smartest. Parrot. EVER.
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is Australian model Kate Upton. Click on her picture for today's gallery.
