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The BET gets underway today with a slate of 4 games starting at noon. WVU, you probably know, gets the winner of the Marquette/Providence game that tips off sometime tonight after 9 pm. There's plenty of BET coverage and previews inside today and just about everyone is talking about JFlow's snub in the DPOY award.
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What You May Have Missed:
WVU Men's Basketball Team Report: 3/7 - WVillustrated.com
Bracketology - ESPN
#5 SE Region
College Basketball Bubble Watch - ESPN
Marquette is the only BE question mark at this point
Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology update - ESPN
...but he still has them in here
NCAA tournament Bracket Watch - Andy Glockner - SI.com
#4 SW here
Bubble Watch - Andy Glockner - SI.com
Football: Smith Added to Strength Staff - MSNsportsNET.Com
The Big East's best: No. 11 - Big East Blog - ESPN
Brandon Hogan
Another reason to embrace change at WVU - WVU Sports with Mike Casazza
Sunday Sit-Down: WVU Athletics Director Oliver Luck - Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register
Rifle to be fully funded in fall - Daily Athenaeum
WVU AD Oliver Luck makes scholarship commitment to school’s most successful program
Talley, Carlen on ballot for college Hall of Fame - Charleston Gazette
America’s Best College Sports Town: The East Region - The Clutch Blog
Vote for WVU here!!
News of Note:
Jay's Big East Bests - MSNsportsNET.Com
Jay Jacobs makes his picks
Big East basketball tournament primer - ESPN
Big East 2011 Tournament Predictions - SB Nation Pittsburgh
Any surprise they pick Pitt?
Huggins is coach of year - Parkersburg News and Sentinel
Opinion, not officially
Huggins Not a Fan of the Double Bye - WVillustrated.com
But most of us already knew that from last year
WVU basketball: Mountaineers believe they can defend Big East title - Charleston Daily Mail
Waiting game for WVU - Charleston Gazette
Mountaineers get Marquette or Providence in Big East tournament
Flowers blossoms into top defender - Charleston Gazette
Flowers is Big East’s best defender - Daily Athenaeum
Not officially, mind you
Huggins, players: Flowers snubbed - Daily Athenaeum
West Virginia's John Flowers Snubbed by Big East - WVillustrated.com
Come March, little guys often lose out - Times West Virginian
Hertzel Column
WVU basketball: Mountaineers hope Flowers responds to snub - Charleston Daily Mail
Joe Mazzulla Feature - Mountaineer TV
Mountaineer Jammin' feature on senior guard Joe Mazzulla. Originally aired on Feb. 26, 2010.
Player Interviews: Pre-Big East Tournament - WVMETRONEWS.COM
Huggs, Cam, Casey and JFlow
VIDEO: WVU Men's Basketball Interviews - WVillustrated.com
Huggs, JFlow, Cam and Casey
Recruiting:
Todd Mayo A Clone Of His Brother: For Better And Worse - LostLettermen.com
Around the League (and Beyond):
Big East Basketball Power Rankings Week 17 - The UConn Blog
Big East Tournament Previews - Daily Athenaeum
Today's participants
The Big East Tournament - Card Chronicle
This looks at the argument of NYC as a host site yearly or rotating the host site
Debunking the conference tournament myth - Card Chronicle
Momentum isn't always a good thing in the Big East Tournament - Courier-Journal
Louisville basketball on wrong side of a thin line - Courier-Journal
USF-Villanova Big East Tournament First Round Preview - Voodoo Five
Cincinnati Bearcats' defense never rests - Cincinnati Enquirer
Hot or Not, It’s Tournament Time - Otto's Army
UConn Men entering Big East tournament reeling - Middletown Press
Rutgers Takes on Seton Hall; Previewing the Big East Tournament - On the Banks
Seton Hall Basketball: The Coalition of the Willard - South Orange Juice
The Casual Awards: Getting Advice From Charlie Sheen - Casual Hoya
preGame: Villanova vs. South Florida - The Nova Blog
Report: Ben Hansbrough and Mike Brey To Earn Big East Honors - Rakes Of Mallow
Marquette Bubble Watch March 7 Edition - Anonymous Eagle
Double trouble awaits Panthers - PPG
Report: Ohio State coach Jim Tressel was alerted to gear sale in April - ESPN
Yahoo report on Ohio State coach Jim Tressel appears damaging - Stewart Mandel - SI.com
Who, What and, Above All, When - Pre-Snap Read
What's On Tap:
The Big East Men's Basketball Championship Tournament from Madison Square Garden in New York City
DePaul Blue Demons vs. (19) Connecticut Huskies - Preview - ESPN
Noon on ESPN2
Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Seton Hall Pirates - ESPN
2:00 on ESPN2
South Florida Bulls vs. Villanova Wildcats - ESPN
7:00 on ESPNU
Providence Friars vs. Marquette Golden Eagles - ESPN
9:00 on ESPNU
Videos of Interest:
Videos of (Dis)Interest:
Wow!!
I think you can take this version of "Creep" and overlay it with any footage and it'll make it dramatic.
Miss Throwdown:
Today's Miss Throwdown is the little sister of Polish model Joanna Krupa and a lovely model herself. Here's today's gallery of Marta Krupa (click on the picture, as usual).
Łomża image via beerme.com
