Pat White interview on Miami's Site.

PAT WHITE being Pat White. This is a great interview. I encourage you to watch and listen.

Class act always. Hungry and Humble is not just a slogan. And for all the doubters out there Miami is working him out solely as a QB. Maybe ESPN can get that straight.

DaGeek

WVU's Big East Basketball slate anounced by Big East.

WEST VIRGINIA
Home Cincinnati, Georgetown, Louisville, Marquette, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, Seton Hall, Syracuse, Villanova
Away Connecticut, DePaul, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Providence, St. John’s, Seton Hall, USF, Villanova

For the rest of the schedule for Big East teams click on linky.

As you can see WVU will play sPitt, Nova, and and Seton Hall twice. Of course ND has to be played at their house. It seems we always play them 3 to 1 there vs here. The Home slate is hard to argue with though.

DaGeek

Alex Ruoff now a Washington Wizard

Metro-news reports, "The lone senior on the Mountaineer basketball team signs with the Washington Wizards. Guard Alex Ruoff will report to the NBA summer league in the second week of July.The Wizards had one draft pick in the NBA draft, but traded him to the Houston Rockets. Washington currently has two shooting guards on their roster in Nick Young and Juan Dixon."

Good luck Alex. May you have many successes in the NBA.

DaGeek

DaSean Leads Team USA in Win over Canada!!!

Link to story. Way to go Da!!!

DaGeek

WVU GAME REPORTS UPDATES TO SCHEDULE

The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has announced the following updates to its 2009 football schedule.

WVU's season-opening game against Liberty on Saturday, Sept. 5, will be played at Noon and will be televised by the BIG EAST Network on a regional basis.

The Auburn game on Saturday, Sept. 19, will be played at 7:45 p.m., and will be aired on either ESPN or ESPN2. The actual network selection will be made on Monday, Sept. 14.

The "Friends of Coal Bowl" against Marshall, will be played on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 3:30 p.m., and will be aired by the BIG EAST Network on a regional basis.

The Mountaineer football team reports for preseason camp on Aug. 7.

DA GEEK

Tony Caridi reports on his Twitter page that Tivita Finau to come to campus.

He is apparently going to arrive this weekend. Tis good news. We have as Mountaineer fans been watching this story for what seems like a decade. Now it appears that the clearing house issues are being resolved so we will have our JUCO edge rusher in uniform this year. Welcome aboard finally!!!


DA GEEK

TONY'S TWITTER

WV Native commits to play Safety at WVU

Bridgeport High Star, Wes Tonkery, commits to WVU after his participation in the Gold Rush Camps. While there he impressed the coaching staff with his consistent 40 times. He ran a 4.53. He also flat foot broad jumped a whopping 9-feet, 8 1/2-inches. He is 6'1" and 175 pounds. He claimed that this offer was a dream come true. West Virginia was his first offer and only consideration. He looks forward to joining the team with the 2010 class. He is the second commitment taken for the safety position. He joins Warren Ohio prospect, Mike Dorsey.


Daily Mail Story Link


Welcome home Wes!!!

DaGeek

Coaches Caravan arives in Randolph County...

Got to hear from several notables but the show stopper for shore was Coach Huggins. What can I say he blew me away. He was talking about how, "it looks like we have a chance." He said to us all that it isn't if we are going to win a national title but when. He spoke of the tour bus he was going to use to take the national championship trophy to all parts of the state. He simply was Huggs. We are blessed with this coach. From floor general to comedian to champion of the State it is simply great to be in his presence. I had a great time.

DaGeek

WVU verbals to date for the 2010 incoming frosh football class.

I am sorry for the long absence from posting on here but that happens in the dog days of summer but I did want to acquaint you with the latest recruiting information for the 2010 class. I wanted to let each of you know who the latest recruits are for the 2010 recruiting class. In this class so far we have 2 QB's, 1 DB, 1 RB, 1WR, 1 ILB 1OLB, and 2 OL commits. The stars beside each of the Players are the Rivals Stars associated with each. I have also for comparison listed the rankings by Scout.com. after the blurbs provided on each athlete. It is a pretty encouraging lot in my humble opinion.

****Barry Brunetti 6' 207 lb QB from Memphis, Tennessee. He is Rivals.com's Number 1 rated dual threat QB. He had offers from: Penn State Purdue Miss State Memphis Purdue Tulsa and Marshall. (4.81 forty time; 29 inch vertical jump; shuttle 4.56) Scout.com lists him as a 3 star and the 24th best at his position.

****Quenton Spain 6'5" 330lb Offensive Guard from Petersburg, VA. He is Rivals.com's Number 11 rated Guard. (5.2 forty time) Scout.com has him rated a four star and listed as the 20th rated Guard. Scout.com lists him as a 3 star and projects him as a tackle ranking him the 52 best at that position.

***Jeremy Johnson 6'2" 182lb QB from Silsbee, Texas. He is Rivals.com's Number 9 rated dual threat QB. He had offers from: TCU, Arizona, Baylor, Houston, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Purdue, Southern Mississippi, and Vanderbilt.(4.5 forty) Scout.com has him as a four Star and lists him as the 9th rated qb.

***Marquis Wallace 6'3" Offensive Guard from Richmond VA. He is the Rivals.com's Number 39 rated Guard. (5.1 forty; Bench Max 315lbs; Squat Max 425) Scout.com lists him as a four star and projects him as a tackle rating him as the 20th best.

***Fred Pickett 5' 9" WR from Pahokee FL. He had offers from Florida State, Florida International. (4.52 forty; Vertical 31 inches; Shuttle 4.38) Scout.com doesn't list him as a commit.

***Trey Johnson 5' 10" 166 lb RB from Richmond, VA. (4.45 forty) Scout.com lists him as a 3 star prospect and ranks him the 54th best at his position.

Mike Dorsey 6'3" 201 lb. LB from Warren OH. He had offers from Wisconsin and Akrin. (Bench Max: 310; Squat Max 335) Scout.com lists him as a 3 star and projects him as the 80th best safety.

Davion Rogers 6'6" 210 OLB from Warren OH. He had an offer from Michigan State. (4.6 forty; Bench Max 255 lbs; Squat Max 300 lbs) Scout.com lists him as a 3 star and ranks him the 62 best at his position.

Benji Kemoeatu 6'3" 315 lb Offensive Guard from Scranton PA. He is a JUCO player. Scout.com lists him as a 1 star prospect at the center position.

Twitter

As uncool as twittering sounds to me, I think its going to become a must read for Mountaineer fans. I recently read a post from the Big East blogger Brian Bennet on ESPN that followed the coaches Twitter pages. Bill Stewart by far is the most followed. So, I thought I might want to check it out to see what good 'ole Coach Stew is up to.

It turns out coach plays a lot of golf and tours the state with promotional appearances. He talks about working events with coach Huggins and he includes a few good tidbits like the following:

Good story by John Antonik on Mountaineer running back Ryan Clarke on MSNsportsNET.comhttp://tinyurl.com/nx9zjnabout 15 hours ago from web

CFN's ...Way Too Early [Bowl] Porojections...

Well my fellow Gold and Blue cool-aid drinkers. I just wanted to throw this nice little preseason bone to you. CFN (Scout.com's magazine) posted its projections for bowl games. I Found it interesting who they had made mention of and thought I would share it.

Da Geek


Allstate Sugar Bowl
Jan. 1 New Orleans, La. FOX
*BCS vs. BCS (SEC Champion, if available)
Way Too Early Projection: Ole Miss vs. West Virginia
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) LSU, 2) Georgia, 3) Florida, 4) Alabama, 5) Boise State

Assuming the SEC champion is No. 1 and off to the national championship, the Sugar Bowl will get the first choice of teams and it'll most certainly take the second best SEC team. Ole Miss, Alabama, LSU, Georgia or even Florida; throw a dart and you might have the right SEC representative. Boise State might be the call if the Fiesta doesn't have an interest, but geographically is makes more sense for the Broncos to go to Glendale and the Big East champion, possibly West Virginia, to go to New Orleans. The Mountaineers stunned Georgia the last time they were in the Sugar, played in Atlanta in 2006.

BCS National Championship
Jan. 7. Pasadena, CA FOX
*BCS #1 vs. BCS #2
Way Too Early Projection: USC vs. Florida
Top 5 Others Considered: 1) Texas, 2) Oklahoma, 3) Ohio State, 4) West Virginia, 5) LSU

Pat White a Pro!!!

With the 44th pick in the NFL draft the Miami Dolphins selected the greatest player to ever where a Mountaineer uniform. Way to go Pat White!!! I could not be prouder.

This mornings Miami Herald sports opinion section had some very nice things to say about White. But more than that it was the post-draft interview of Pat that made me even more proud of him. ''I just want the opportunity to play,'' White said after being selected with the Dolphins 44th overall selection. ``I had no expectations, I was just hoping someone would give me a chance, and the Dolphins have. I am grateful and ready to get to work.'' When he was asked about Mountaineer fans referring to him as the greatest ever, [Clearly talking about, at least in part, the authors of this blog.] he responded, "Everybody's entitled to their opinion. And I'm grateful to those that think so.'' You are more than welcome. And finally about his willingness to do what is required of him in the NFL. ''I can play multiple positions, so I'll see where I end up,'' White said. "I'm ready for anything.''

All I know is I am thrilled that this ambassador of all things Mountaineer football is heading to the Pros.






Da Geek

Da Geek is irate over the news that Pat White's Jersey not being retired.

Apparently, Pat White does not meet the criteria set fourth by the board or committee that designates the retirement of a jersey. The full article anouncing this is on ESPN.COM., entitled,"West Virginia's White not eligible for jersey retirement, and by Daily Mail's article by the same name" No. 5 should never be worn by a Mountaineer football player again. But even an unofficial recognition of a retired jeresy is not enough for me. I feel that anything short of honoring the greatest football player in Mountaineer football history, is a travesty of justice. I am seriously considering an petition to right this wrong.

DaGeek

New Frosh Dalton Pepper excells in All-star game...

Dalton Pepper Rival's 3 star signee to WVU, played in the 49th annual Albert C. Donofrio Classic. Make that he dominated it. Very nice!!!

"...Dalton Pepper, the Pennsbury senior on his way to West Virginia. Pepper had gone off for 39 points the night before in Bucks’ double-overtime victory against the Sonny Hill Juniors. On this night, Pepper topped his semifinal performance, pouring in 45 to go with eight rebounds and four steals." -Times Herald (click for full article)

Dalton Pepper won the Art Andre MVP Award while playing in this prestigious all-star Tourney. Things looking none-too-shabby for our incoming commits. Can't wait to see him in the Gold and Blue. Immage from Rivals.com

DaGeek

Expectations.

Throughout the later part of the season, it was becoming obvious that our basketball team was growing and coming together in a special way.  It didn't pan out in the NCAA tournament quite how we had planned, but it was still a very nice season given expectations and circumstances.   Next year will be a different story.   I stated a couple times throughout the year that I believed that this team would be a preseason top 15 team next year.  I might be a little off.  Several postseason polls for '09-'10 have WVU's basketball team in the top 10.  SI has WVU at #9.  As expected, Ebanks will be returning and I believe that Butler may be testing the waters, but there is little doubt that he will be returning as well.  The biggest question regarding their preseason rank next year will likely be the health situation of Joe Mazulla.