East Carolina, Duke, Virginia, and West Virginia: FCS Meat
Published on: 8th September, 2009
There. That headline should draw some comments. But, it was true last weekend. Using Phil Steele's 2009 preseason top 40 FCS rankings: No. 1 Appalachian State scared the beegeebees out of East Carolina in Greenville. No. 5 Richmond beat hapless Duke in Durham. No. 12 William and Mary upset Virginia in Charlottesville. And top 40 unranked ...West Virginia Frustrates Fans as Numerous Issues Crop Up in Season Opener
Published on: 7th September, 2009
My son-in-law and I took off on a Morgantown pub crawl after the game, waiting for my daughter the RN to complete her shift. Everywhere he and I entered, the sunburned patrons had choice words about the Mountaineers' opener against Liberty. Very choice. Lots of expletives. Essentially, and regardless of the type of ...West Virginia Versus Liberty: What To Watch
Published on: 3rd September, 2009
Tim's Whims will be addressed weekly in one of the pregame pieces. A whim is a capricious turn of my mind. It's what you get when something just occurs to me and I act on it by publishing it on b/r. I thought about calling it McGhee's Keys, but that sounds too ...Rich Rodriguez: More Opinions From Almost Heaven
Published on: 1st September, 2009
More opinions about the Rich Rodriguez situation from Almost Heaven: The local newspapers have done their due diligence. If the Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette didn't find any Practicegate dirt in Morgantown, Coach Rod was squeaky clean during his tenure at West Virginia. So, how can Rich be a repeat offender when, in his only ...I’m a Fan of…Rich Rodriguez?: Afraid So, Even With the Practice Allegations
Published on: 31st August, 2009
First, let's get the bad part out of the way. Even after nearly 20 months to get over it, I'm still PO'ed at Rich Rodriguez for being completely outcoached by Pittsburgh's Dave Wannstedt at the most critical juncture in the history of West Virginia football, the 2007 Backyard Brawl, during which the ...2009 WVU Football: Struggles Early, Sweeps the Big East
Published on: 25th August, 2009
Liberty (from Lynchburg VA) in Morgantown, Saturday, Sept. 5: In 2007 and 2008, the Flames could have pulled an Appalachian State right here in Appalachia. With only seven returning starters total, the late Jerry Falwell’s church school doesn’t have a prayer. The WVU offensive line will sputter in the first half ...If The Big East Were…
Published on: 19th August, 2009
...a legitimate football conference, it would not have lost its affiliation with the sixth oldest bowl. ...a legitimate football conference, I wouldn't have to explain that the Gator Bowl wanted the Big East out, so they got the Big XII involved and gave The Big East no choice, therefore losing its affiliation. ...AFC Championship Game Day: Citizen Sportswriter Gets in the Press Box
Published on: 5th August, 2009
Sunday January 27, 2002 8:00 a.m. After spending the best part of yesterday evening going over the matchup, I'm calling it Steelers 24 Patriots 10. It will be that decisive. I didn't have enough money to stay at the William Penn. The Holiday Inn Express 20 miles north in Cranberry Township was just as nice, ...On Hallowed Ground: Inside The Press Box, Getting There
Published on: 4th August, 2009
Everyone remembers this classic line from the late 1980s film Bull Durham: “You hit white balls for batting practice, the ball parks are like cathedrals, the hotels all have room service, and the women all have long legs and brains,” aging farm hand catcher “Crash” Davis said as he told the young ...The Big East As a Cult: The League’s Most Worshipped Players
Published on: 1st August, 2009
A cult is a cohesive group with devotional beliefs and practices which are considered to be outside of mainstream cultures. Sounds like the Big East football conference. Here’s my list of my favorite players from the cult that is the Big East. I've outlined one per team, great players, many of whom ...Featured Sponsors
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