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Basketblog Poll
March 02, 2009 by
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RankTeamDelta1Connecticut 2 2Pittsburgh 1 3North Carolina 1 4Oklahoma 2 5Louisville 6Memphis 7Kansas 8 8Michigan St. 9Duke 5 10Villanova 11Wake Forest 12Marquette 5 13Louisiana St. 3 14Gonzaga 3 15Arizona St. 3 16Clemson 3 17Missouri 8 18Purdue 19Washington 1 20Xavier...
Well That Sucked
February 27, 2009 by
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I don't know how you lose to a team that gets three technical fouls called on it. Is Truck Bryant the new Jamie Smalligan? Plays the first couple minutes of the game and doesn't get back in. Maybe Truck wasn't the answer, but we needed some penetration last night to open...
Around the Big East Blogs
February 25, 2009 by
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When we're too tired to do any real writing, we link up. And sadly, we haven't been linking to our friends and enemies too much lately. Shameful, but true.As we get closer to the draft, you probably start wondering what happened to your favorite Mountaineer. Well, there'...
Mick Cronin Motivational Speaker
February 24, 2009 by
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This was a bad idea to begin with and worse considering how nice the folks have been to Huggins. Apologies.
Basketblog Poll
February 23, 2009 by
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RankTeamDelta 1 Pittsburgh 3 2 Oklahoma 1 3 Connecticut 2 4 North Carolina 2 5 Louisville 6 Memphis 7 Marquette 2 8 Michigan St. 9 Missouri 4 10 Villanova 2 11 Wake Forest 4 12 Arizona St. 1 13 ...
Spreading the Wealth to Beat Rutgers
February 22, 2009 by
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Rather than Da'Sean Butler or Alex Ruoff doing all the scoring this time, West Virginia had to rely on some unfamiliar faces to get some points. The game started off with West Virginia scoring like they were playing the Washington Generals. The Mountaineers jumped out to a 21-4...
Bully Game Goes Well For West Virginia
February 18, 2009 by
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If you were tuning into the WVU-ND game to see offensive precision, you probably like the first five minutes of the game. After that, it got personal.West Virginia came out flat and Notre Dame made nifty cuts to the basket and hit threes like they were layups. Honestly, they were hot...
Worst School Ever Coming To Morgantown
February 17, 2009 by
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It's not that I really really really hate Notre Dame. It's a little bit that I've been way to nice here lately, when I have been here. It's a little bit hate since I've really enjoyed Notre Dame falling out of the polls with a huge thud. And of course the whole...
Blogpoll Explained
February 17, 2009 by
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-UConn was a no brainer until last night, of course.- UNC seems like a team with more intensity than Oklahoma, and the scoring comes from more than just three players. UNC has six players averaging in double figures where Oklahoma has three.-Despite Louisville knocking off Pitt earlier...
Basketblog Poll
February 15, 2009 by
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Explanation coming tomorrow some time in the am.RankTeamDelta 1 Connecticut 2 North Carolina 3 Oklahoma 4 Pittsburgh 5 Louisville 6 Memphis 5 7 Wake Forest 2 8 Michigan St. 6 9 Marquette 1 10 Clemson 4 11 Arizona St...
A Mountaineer Tips His Cap
February 13, 2009 by
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We did a Q&A with Villanova blog I Bleed Blue and White for the upcoming game between WVU and Villanova, however we feel uninspired to ask any questions because of a death in our family of friends. Thanks to Chris for reaching out to us and understanding our need to put the game...
Big East Blogger Chat
February 10, 2009 by
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I think this is number three. Yeah, this is the third chat amongst the Big East blogosphere happening right over heya at 9pm. Sorry for the late notice. It's the economy, natch. We're sure to cover who's in and out of the big dance, and who is riding the bubble. As well...
Fouls
February 09, 2009 by
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Ugh, we couldn't take advantage of Fields and Blair getting two quick fouls in the first half because of our own. We never adjusted to the way the game was being called, and Pitt did. There were ******** calls going both ways, so I won't accept that the refs had any hand in...
Blogpoll Basketball Style
February 08, 2009 by
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Wow, this is a lot tougher than the football poll. Especially when you have so many ranked teams falling over the weekend or being on the longest losing streak of the season.Some general thoughts about the poll: It doesn't surprise me at all to see Michigan go into UConn and give...
Alex Ruoff Would Like To Remind You Why You Should Guard Him
February 08, 2009 by
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I think you can point to a lot of reasons why Alex Ruoff hasn't been as effective this year shooting three pointers. The Joe Mazzulla injury has forced him to take on more roles, being a senior and taking on more of a leadership role, people guarding him tighter, etc.Even though...
Van Pelt Suspension
February 07, 2009 by
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As I'm waiting for the WVU-Providence game to get started, I came across the news that Scott Van Pelt has been suspended via Deadspin. The reason is for an outburst directed at MLB commissioner Bud Selig last week and his rather large salary.Of the personalities on ESPN radio,...
You Can Blame This One On Me
February 04, 2009 by
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Yup, that whole Karma thing. Tonight's loss is on me. Every time he says, "Bruce McCulloch", just insert Johnny. Sorry everyone.
Because I Seem to Have a Problem With Karma
February 02, 2009 by
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Yeah, what better time to post a video/song I did about former Syracuse Football coach than two days before the Mountaineer basketball team takes on the Orange. To be fair, I did this with the encouragement of awesome Syracuse blogger Sean at Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician. But...
Well, That Was Fun
January 31, 2009 by
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Not really. I mean you want to win, but being down by 20 at the half and coming back to make it a game has to be worth something. Right?Watching the first half, there were so many situations where I thought West Virginia was fouled but nothing was called. Honestly though, the Mountaineers...
Going to Louisville
January 30, 2009 by
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Yeah, that win over St. Johns was a nice exercise, but the game with Louisville tomorrow is big. BIG big!It's a chance for a true signature win. West Virginia has been hanging around the upper-middle of the Big East pack, but hasn't been able to break through against a conference...
Thoughts on the Pitt Game
January 26, 2009 by
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I think Dave Poe said it best, that Pitt was just the better team. For most of the game I didn't feel like West Virginia was doing anything wrong. Pitt had a size advantage in the paint that West Virginia just wasn't equipped to deal with. I also like that Dave worked in a...
Peeking Through My Fingers at the Georgetown Game
January 22, 2009 by
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Hopefully we'll make Matt proud! Consider this an open thread for tonight's game with teh suxa.The good news is that D.C. still seems to be hung over from the inauguration as there are a lot of empty seats.Woo Hoo! 75-58
West Virginia Football National Champs at Last!
January 20, 2009 by
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Make your own transitive national champs thing, but we are the one true transitive national champion.If you are one of these teams, better luck next year.Of the 120 College Football Div 1-A schools, all but 5 (Southern Methodist, Washington, Washington State, North Texas and Western...
We're Going On Vacation
January 12, 2009 by
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It's been a while, and we made a promise to a friend that we've been slacking on. Besides, we play Marshall and USF this week. Nothing to see there but a couple wins. So we'll be back next week with some good stuff. Promise.Yeah, try getting that song out of your head.
Blogpoll Final Ballot
January 11, 2009 by
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Not a lot of changes from my original ballot. I had to work Iowa in there and get Northwestern out. I feel comfortable with the winner of the UF/OU game being the #1 team. Utah had a great season, but I just can't see them as the best team this year.Southern Cal is a team I feel...
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