http://www.yardbarker.com/content/school/71 Recent Yardbarker Articles: West Virginia Mountaineers en-us Now i know you can only take this things with a grain of salt because its pre-season but Ohio State not losing a a NC to an SEC team is hard to belive (just kidding Buckeye fans) NC game: Ohio State vs. Georgia Rose Bowl: USC vs. Wisconsin Sugar: WVU vs. Oregon (really really?) Fiesta: BYU vs Kansas (really really?) Orange: Florida vs VT I think that only the orange rose and NC are possible but Fiesta and Sugar are ridiculous. Oregon is reloading and Kansas was a one-year wonder. Want some thoughts from the yard... Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:53:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295003 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/295003 Devine was among the top 25 incoming freshmen recruits last season and despite his lack of playing time, the West Virginia faithful had high expectations - and look to carry that momentum in 2008. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:48:29 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294526 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294526 The 2008 pre-season power rankings have the Ohio State Buckeyes in first place, followed by Georgia. The Oklahoma Sooners come in third. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:05:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294367 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294367 Sean Jackson, one of these CFN bloggers, had a coherent (that was about it) write up on how the Big Ten can be better in 2008. Now, I won't get into the fact that he's just one of the many talking about the Big Ten as if it's the MAC or even the Big East circa 2004. Jackson just made some fundamental mistakes in his assessment of the conference going into 2008, mistakes which should have been, at the very least, addressed by CFN before publishing the article. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:48:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294100 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294100 Here is my list of the top ten mascots in college football. I have ranked them from ten down to one, and you can view a picture of each by clicking on the team name. www.rawsportsblog.com Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:35:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293455 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293455 West Virginia Cheerleader Kendr Bryant is this week's SI On Campus Cheerleader of the Week. Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:13:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291081 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/291081 So the day has finally arrived for those die-hard NCAA Football gamers, because 2009 comes out today. The question is, as always, how different is it from 2008 aside from the roster changes? Are there enough changes to motivated consumers in this economy to purchase the $60 game (PS3/XBOX)? Personally, I'm always interested in playing the most recent sports game, so I'll probably get it. But then I realized that the Bears have their first cover boy of all time on a video game so I have to buy it! Our former punt returner specialist and sometimes flashy WR DeSean Jackson graces the cover of the PS2 game. So, will you be purchasing the new game for your system? Darren McFadden graces the XBOX cover, Matt Ryan is on the PS3 cover, Michigan State's Sparty is on the Wii, and some West Virginia fullback is on the PSP cover. Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:17:16 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290758 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/290758 Outside of Florida, there may not be a team that leans more on one player than the Mountaineers do with Pat White. White enters his senior year as one of the nation's top dual-threat quarterbacks and a frontrunner to contend for the Heisman Trophy. Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:01:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288918 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288918 Athlon's fantasy conference previews continue with the Big East. How will the high-powered West Virginia attack adapt to a new head coach? Rutgers' wideout Kenny Britt is just one of many Scarlet Knight fantasy options in 2008. What about the UConn defense? Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:56:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288260 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288260 This ugly story has finally reached a closing mark, as West Virginia and Rich Rodriguez finally agree to a settlement on the terms of his recent departure from the school to take over the Michigan job. Rodriguez and Michigan will split the $4 million settlement in order to put the incident to rest finally, with the University paying $2.5 million and Rodriguez $1.5 million. Either way, this was one of the worst divorces ever between a former school and coach, and this one is especially saucy because Rodriguez is an alum himself. All in all, I'm glad this is over so that we can focus on the play on the field, and not the ugly back story. Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:37:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288135 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288135 Richie Rich will be a little lighter in the wallet soon. The woodchucks new coach has settled his contract dispute with WVU. In the end Rodriguez will pay $1.5 million (spread over three easy installments of just $500,000 each) while the U of M will pay $2.5 million up front. Oh, and they are going to cover the coaches' legal bills as well. Adam Rittenberg is ESPN's new Big Ten Blogger, and he had this to say about the news- But the prospect of avoiding a trial and having his new bosses — athletic director Bill Martin and university president Mary Sue Coleman — give depositions in the case surely will provide some degree of relief to Rodriguez and the Michigan camp. The timing of the agreement, just before a ruling in Michigan on whether Martin and Coleman had to give depositions, suggests Rodriguez wanted this to finally go away. Now he can enter preseason camp without a major distraction. Good. We wouldn't want any distractions now would we? No distractions? I guess not, unless you count this painful memory as a distraction- Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:49:23 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288113 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/288113 Wow, this settlement came quicker than I thought, and I'm surprised it's the full buy out, too. Wonder where Rich is getting the $$$... Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:44:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287905 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/287905 Which college football rivalries shape up to be for more than just bragging rights in 2008? Here's a my top 10. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:15:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/286313 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/286313 Since I have done the way, way too early Top 25 in college basketball I figured that, as I sit down at my computer after a great Fourth of July, a way too early Top 10 in college football can be done as well. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:11:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285893 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285893 So many of you may have seen my Top 25 Predictions I published back in January, and yes I agree it was way ahead of the game, and just may have been the first 2008 Top 25 out there. Rest assured with injuries, additions, and subtractions since February, that WILL BE updated in the near future. But in getting my ducks in line for my new Top 25 (should be issued within the next 2 weeks) I decided to first rank each conference Top ... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:48:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285116 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/285116