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Football: WVU-JMU Tickets Available Online
Tickets for the West Virginia-James Madison contest at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sept. 15, are now available online at WVUGAME.com
Ticket prices range from $50 in the upper level to $109 for club level seating.
This season marks the first time that the Mountaineers have played a game at FedEx Field and will be the second meeting ever with the Dukes, as West Virginia won the previous meeting 45-10 in 2004 at Milan Puskar Stadium.
To order your WVU-JMU game tickets today, CLICK HERE.
In this week's episode:
Important topics addressed include the playoffs, the best college football vacation destinations, Dabo Swinney's contract, college football drink mixes (what's in a Lane Kiffin?), Mike Leach's marital advice, and, of course, SUMMER SCANDAL PREDICTIONS.
Follow the LINK for more Coach drink mixes (Including the Holgo) and be sure to subscribe.
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (6/1/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Jun 1, 2012 10:38 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Nebraska Brewing's Brunette Nut Brown Ale (you can insert your own sophomoric joke here).
Today we get a heavy dose of baseball program updates. We have several updates on the proposed stadium and the ongoing coaching search, which, it seems, won't be completed today as previously hoped. Plenty of ongoing outlooks for football and a couple of opponent previews/school intros, and a couple hoops notes too, to go through as well. The Big 12 meetings are rolling along, with public denials of being interested in expansion (for what that's worth). We have other news from around the league and updates on KJ and Bruce as well. Have a great weekend everyone!!
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The back of the 2012 official WVU Fan Tee features the inaugural WVU/Big 12 logo. The Official WVU Fan Tee is the only apparel you will see with this logo. "Like" this picture (ON FACEBOOK LINKED HERE) and you will be automatically entered for a chance to win a FREE 2012 official WVU Fan Tee!
Photo from WVU Trademark Licensing's Facebook Photo Album
UPDATE: The shirt is now available at your local Nike retailers (assuming WVU Bookstores, Book Exchange, Zides, etc) or online ordering HERE.
You want to see Geno in the Orange Bowl, every snap? Every. Snap. - h/t to 'Eers Nation
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Tuesday (5/29/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on May 29, 2012 9:30 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Jelen Pivo, in honor of today's Miss Throwdown.
I certainly hope everyone enjoyed the long weekend. Today we have more notes on conference realignment/Big 12 expansion (ain't it nice to not HAVE to worry about this?), kind words from our new conference-mates for Luck, the WVU Sports Hall of Fame announced its 2012 inductees, recruiting bits and more. There's also a bit on the scheduling and future of the Capital Classic. I'll give you half a guess as to who's whining about the new scheduling the most.
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (5/25/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on May 25, 2012 10:55 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Adirondack's Dirty Blonde Ale, because deep down...who doesn't like a dirty blonde?
Today we have more reflections on Coach Stew's passing, including reports from the public service in Morgantown yesterday. We also have several reports from some of the latest Coaches Caravan stops with some interviews. A couple of updates on the baseball program are here. There's also a good bit of coverage and reaction from WVU fans and officials regarding the whole re-alignment thing that's still ongoing...and WVU is safely on the right side of right now. Lot's of news regarding former WVU players as well. All of this and more...
Have a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend everyone!!
It's good to be the Mountaineer!!!
From the ESPN Gameday Commercial Shoot. Picture courtesy of WVU Football
Stewart Arrangements Finalized
The public will be able to pay their respects at the Waterfront Hotel Event Center in Morgantown, W. Va., from 2:00-9:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 24.
On Friday, May 25, a private service will be held in Morgantown at 10:00 a.m. at St. Franci deSales Catholic Church. The funeral procession will then proceed to Stewart's hometown of New Martinsville, where an honorary salute will occur at Magnolia High School's football field at 4:00 p.m. Following that, Stewart will be laid to rest at North View Cemetery in New Martinsville, where both of his parents are interred.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers, contributions be made to the Bill Stewart Memorial Community Fund, C/O the Greater Morgantown Community Trust, P.O. Box 409, Morgantown, WV 26507. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.McCulla.com.
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The Shotgun/Throwdown: Coach Stew (5/22/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on May 22, 2012 10:04 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and semi-daily (summer season) distractions.
Today, we cover a few bits from around the league and around WVU football, but mostly, we mourn the loss of a special man, so raise a glass high in a toast to Coach Stew.
"Let ’em know! Leave no doubt tonight! LEAVE NO DOUBT TONIGHT!! No doubt, they shouldn’t have played the Old Gold and Blue! Not this night!"
Q&A Podcast With Roll 'Bama Roll
by WVUIE97 on May 21, 2012 10:21 AM EDT
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With the announcement of the 2014 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Classic game between Alabama and West Virginia to be played in Atlanta, the fine folks over at Roll 'Bama Roll were kind enough to include me on their podcast this past weekend for a Q&A session. With the timing of the podcast, we were also fortunate enough to discuss the new Big 12/SEC Champions Bowl (or whatever it will be called). Nick Saban was a big point of discussion, his ties to West Virginia and WVU, whether he is The Bear 2.0, why he's the reason I'm a blogger right now and more. We also managed to fit in a few questions regarding the whole conference realignment saga, scheduling, recruiting and Missouri. There's even a fashion segment centering around 5th Year Senior's blue and gold houndstooth pants. We have approximately an hour's worth of listening for you, either by direct MP3 DOWNLOAD or the widget below. Thanks again to Roll 'Bama Roll for taking the time to talk to us and setting up the podcast!!
WVU Baseball Coach Greg Van Zant Not Retained
In a move that really shouldn't surprise anyone, AD Oliver Luck has made the decision to replace baseball coach Greg Van Zant. With the impending move to the Big 12 where baseball may be regarded ahead of even basketball, and it's a sport that has struggled at WVU, improvements to the program were blatantly necessary. The first move to improve the situation has just been made. A national search is now underway. Now, about those facilities...
If you haven't noticed, the top level of college football is now narrowed to the Big Four – Pac-12, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. Those 48 schools control most of the influence, power, money and, most importantly, product in the Football Bowl Subdivision."
Big 12 And SEC Announce Major Bowl Partnership
The Big Ten and Pac-12 aren't the only major football conferences with official buddies now. The SEC and Big 12 have linked arms -- setting up a "new January bowl tradition," as Mike Slive calls it -- pairing their conference champions or runners-up beginning in 2014.
While SEC and Big 12 champs missing the playoffs would be a very, very rare event, the importance here is that the two have effectively created another Rose Bowl, and one that would quite often trump the Granddaddy, at least in terms of highly-ranked football teams. It also creates a very clearly defined upper tier in college football, with everyone from the ACC on down all but walled off from the highest level.
Follow the header link for more info on this awesome development.
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (5/18/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on May 18, 2012 11:18 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Hofbräuhaus, where the food is great and the beer is better.
Today we have reactions to the Bama game, Ollie isn't going anywhere and the basketball coaches are interviewed. Athlon is also heavily featuring WVU today. All of this and more. Sorry for the delay. Have a great weekend.
WVU vs. Alabama To Open 2014 Football Season
by WVUIE97 on May 17, 2012 6:38 PM EDT
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Just when we thought the offseason was going to be boring:
WVU v. Alabama to kick off 2014 season is "in the works." Requires some juggling on WVU's end to make it official.
— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) May 17, 2012
The juggling he's referring to is WVU likely dropping a home game, perhaps ECU or Maryland (not necessarily dropping, but deferring). While this would normally mean a monetary loss, if this does pan out as a Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta, the normal $2M home take would be offset by a $3.1M payout, if past numbers hold true. The other possibility being bandied about on Twitter is the possibility of Big 12 expansion and less league games, making the juggling a bit simpler. Time will tell.
This game has the possibility of being absolutely juicy. Holgorsen vs. Saban. Holgorsen's offense vs. Saban's defense, both with the summer to prepare. The possibilities are endless and almost too fun to think about. Ollie, let's get this done!!
UPDATE: Apparently, it's going to happen:
This WVU v. Alabama thing is basically done done. I'm told the juggling is finished and the one 2014 opponent has disappeared.
— Mike Casazza (@mikecasazza) May 17, 2012
ZOMG!!!
UPDATE 2: It's OFFICIAL NOW
Military Veterans: What's Your Favorite Sports Memory From Deployment?
Mountaineer Veterans, Matt Ufford is looking for your help/input (we'd love to see your stories too):
Memorial Day is looming, and SB Nation's YouTube channel wants to honor veterans with an original video. And if you served overseas, we want your help: we're seeking video of veterans talking about their favorite sports memories while deployed.
It can be anything: how you learned who won the World Series, watching the Super Bowl at 3 a.m., playing soccer with Iraqi kids -- whatever sports memory that has stuck with you through the years. Tell us how you felt, what the atmosphere was like, why it mattered to you.
No need for fancy production: webcams are fine, and you can upload it to twitvid or YouTube and tweet it at me, or email me the video file. Please include your name, your service, and the years you served.
Thanks, and we look forward to sharing your memories.
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Return (5/15/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on May 15, 2012 10:29 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and semi-daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Rugenbräu, because I just love that picture.
Guess who's back in town today... OK, so I've been home for a couple days now, but you get the gist. Thanks to John for keeping you guys occupied while I was gone. During the summer, the S/T will run a couple times per week, keeping you up to date with as much as possible. If there was anything John did that I don't and you especially liked, let me know in the comments and I'll try to incorporate your suggestions.
WVU has a new basketball assistant coach and we also have some updates from the guys trying to make it in the NFL. These stories, FSU to Big 12 rumors, more features on WVU football, background on the "Flying WV" logo, Big 12 updates and more...
Saw this place in Salzburg, Austria. I think I've found Coach Holgorsen's retirement destination (or at least a vacation spot).
We're Mountaineers. Mountains. Beer. Yep, it's what we do. Let's GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Wednesday (4/17/12) Late Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 17, 2012 5:07 PM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Schlösser Altbier.
Greetings from the land of pretzels and beer. I think I've caught up on everything that hasn't been posted about. I won't bore you with more commentary, so let's get started. We have lots to cover.
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday The 13th (4/13/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 13, 2012 9:46 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Sam Adams Alpine Spring.
Today we have more player features along with coaches interviews following practice #11. Evidently things got a little chippy at one point during the practice and there's some video of that as well. There's also the daily Big 12 rundown and lot's more. Basically, plenty to keep you occupied in today's edition.
NOTE: Today is the final daily edition of this post for a while (likely until August, unless happenings dictate otherwise). I will still check in at times over the next 4 weeks and the other guys will do their best to keep you abreast of things, especially up to and through the spring game.
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Thursday (4/12/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 12, 2012 9:31 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Stiegl.
The Big 12 blogger from ESPN has been in town and has been getting the superstar treatment, as several outlets conducted interviews with him regarding WVU's move to the Big 12 and traditions we can expect from our new conference mates. Today we also have many player features to peruse to go along with several updates from Caleb on former Mountaineer players. All of this, your daily Big 12 roundup and more...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Wednesday (4/11/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 11, 2012 9:54 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Schneider Weisse (I'm hoping to take VERY similar photos to use here on my upcoming trip).
Practice #10 is in the books and we have a couple of reports to go along with MANY player features and interview videos. ESPN's Big 12 blogger is in town now and is impressed with what he's seeing so far, especially from a fresh set of eyes, new to Morgantown. Caleb checks in with an Ebanks update and in the daily B12 roundup, there's a scandal brewing in Lubbock. All of this and more...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Tuesday (4/10/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 10, 2012 9:40 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Edelweiss Beer.
Today we have several updates and features on the running backs, including Shawne Alston getting more consideration as an every-down back and Ryan Clarke has re-earned the right to carry the ball. With all of the coaching changes over the last two years, there's more of an effort to get the football alumni familiar with and involved with the new coaching staff. Caleb has some good news on Bruce Irvin and we also have a few recruiting bits to go along with the daily Big 12 roundup. All of this and more...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Monday (4/9/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 9, 2012 9:11 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Bamberger Kaiserdom.
WVU held its first officiated scrimmage of the spring yesterday and the coaching staff were fairly pleased. Today we have more reports from the scrimmage, including Coach Holgorsen's presser. There are also plenty of player features to check out today as well. WVi caught up with KJ and Truck over the weekend and Caleb has a couple of updates on Da`Sean and Ebanks. All of this, your Big 12 roundup and more...
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Friday (4/6/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 6, 2012 10:25 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by Weihenstephaner Original.
Today we have plenty of interviews with the coaching staff to go along with practice reports (and galleries), a couple of player features and interviews. Caleb has some reports on KJ and the Tandy and their pre-draft standings. We also have an updated report on the Director's Cup Standings and your daily news and notes from around the Big 12. All of this and more...
Happy Easter!!
The Shotgun/Throwdown: Thursday (4/5/12) Edition
by WVUIE97 on Apr 5, 2012 9:48 AM EDT
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Welcome, By-Godders, to the Shotgun/Throwdown, WVU's nationally recognized best place for sports links, information, sophomoric humor and daily distractions. We're being brought to you today by König Ludwig Weissbier.
As we head into the holiday weekend, we have lots (and I mean lots) of player features today. And back on the hoops side of things, Gary Browne will be out of action for a few months and Forsythe was granted a medical hardship redshirt. Also, WVU is $300,000 richer today as former coach John Beilein made his final settlement payment. All of this, plenty of Big 12 news and more...
Smoking Musket Bracket Challenge Final Standings
by WVUIE97 on Apr 4, 2012 1:44 PM EDT
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So now that the evil one and his "one and done" minions have won the 2012 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament title, the annual Bracket Challenge has come to an end and we crown our champion bracketeer. Congratulations to "GetOffMyCourt" for the winning bracket, especially with having a team with first round exit as the bracket champion. (I've sent an email to the one listed on the contest, but if it isn't one you use, please email me directly at WVUIE97@gmail.com.)
Once again, amongst the staff, Caleb and his magic dartboard led the staff entries in 15th place. Full standings are LINKED HERE and the top 15 are listed after the jump. Thanks to everyone for playing!! Hopefully next year, it'll be a better year for the Mountaineers and be more worth following the progress through the tournament. I know I basically tuned out basketball once WVU was ousted from this year's tournament.
Texas Tech Recruiting Fail
A Texas Tech commit and a few other recruits went the wrong way trying to get to Lubbock last week for a visit to see the spring game.
h/t to Jimmy Traina of SI's HotClicks
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