Podcast's are all the rage

So, here is a link to a couple that I have thoroughly enjoyed. First, this one comes to us from EDSBS where he interviews one of ESPN's few bright spots, Bruce Feldman. Nice comments about WVU in there from Mr. Feldman.

And secondly, take a trip over to The Mighty MJD for an enjoyable, f-bomb laden discussion of just about everything not involving an American football. Sponsored by Vagisil.

"Price check on Vagisil, aisle 5. We've got a full-on fallopian fungal spread here!"

Oh yeah, I did hear someone reference Adam Morrison's mustache as a "cock duster!"

Sad Day for Northwestern

I'm sure by this point it is not necessary for me to link any articles, but I feel like should send out thoughts and prayers to the family of Head Football Coach Randy Walker. Rest In Peace

Net Neutrality

My fist post on this subject. I have to admit that it isn't something I have kept a sharp eye on. I won't bore you with my uneducated opinion, but just offer up this article and let you be the judge.

Overdue Gansey/Pittsnogle Post

To say that I don't care what happens in the NBA would be an understatement, but despite that, I should probably make an attempt at keeping everyone up to date with the goings on of Mike and Kevin.
Now let's be honest, if you post either one of these guys up, you have a great chance of scoring. Gansey was a demon on the perimeter defense in the 1-3-1, but the NBA has more to do with man-to-man and isolation plays, which doesn't play to either of their strengths. Then again, there are a ton of guys in the NBA that don't play defense.
Anyhow, here are some links to some news items about Mike and Kevin. The most troubling item to me comes out in a couple of these articles. This from the Pittsburgh Tribune Review:

Tobin said at least one NBA team wanted to draft Pittsnogle in the second round and send him to Europe for a season, but the player nixed the idea.
"Kevin would rather go through free agency," Tobin said, adding that the 6-11 Pittsnogle would participate in two NBA summer leagues in July, including the Dallas Mavericks' league.

Why Kevin? I could understand family issues keeping him from doing this, but otherwise, since he played in an offense that is more European than American style, I would think he would really shine in Europe. Which could only push his stock up.

More on this as it becomes available.

That's not my bag baby!

Really?

Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench, is on trial on charges he used a penis pump on himself in the courtroom while sitting in judgment of others.

The R-rated testimony has produced occasional outbursts of laughter and surreal scenes. A man who once served as a juror in Thompson's court testified that he never saw the device, but figured out what it was based on movies he had seen.
The comment sent sidelong glances through the courtroom.
"It sounded like a penis pump to me," Daniel Greenwood testified. He said he had seen such devices in "Austin Powers" and "Dead Man on Campus."

Roundtable

While I realize that I am not part of the Blogpoll (yet), I thought it might be fun to chip my two cents in.

This roundtable brought to us by EDSBS:

1. Education. List the region of the country you were born in, what universities you attended and at least one other you would have attended if your alma mater didn'’t exist.

Born and raised in West "by god" Virginia. I went to WV Tech for seven long years and received a double major in Electrical Engineering and Industrial Management. Outside of WVU, I would have gone to either NC State or Ohio Northern if given the chance, but considering I don't prefer a mustache, it would seem that ONU was never really an option.

2. Sports Affiliations. List your top 10 favorite teams in all of sports in decending order. For instance, your alma mater'’s football team may be number 1, but perhaps there is a professional team that squeezes in before you get to your alma mater'’s lacrosse team.

1. WVU Football
2. WVU Basketball
3. San Diego Chargers
4. New York Mets
5. Vancouver Canucks
6. Hofstra "Flying Dutchmen" Football
7. Evansville "Purple Ace's" Basketball
(six and seven for the team name)
8. Pittsburgh Steelers
9. WVIT Golf (my college athletic experience)
10. Average Joe's Dodgeball

3. Movies. List the movie you'’ve watched the most, your favorite sports related movie, the movie you secretly love but don'’t like to admit it (possibly a chick flick or b film), and the movie you were (or still are) most looking forward to from this summer'’s season.

Most- Dr. Strangelove
Favorite- Anatomy of a Murder
Favorite Sports- Field of Dreams
Secretly Love-An American President
Looking Forwar To- Lady in the Water

4. Music. List your favorite band from middle school, high school, college and today. Also, as with the movies, include the song you secretly love but don'’t like to admit. If Nickleback is involved in any of these responses, please give a detailed explanation as to why, god, why.

Middle School-Metallica
High School- REM
College- Yes
Today- Spoon
Secretly Love- Can't say that I am embarrassed about any music I like, and can usually give a great reason why everyone should like it, but I guess you could put "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" by Darkness.

5. Books. Favorite book you'’ve finished, worst book you'’ve finished and the book you really should read but haven'’t gotten around to it.

Favorite- About Face by David Hackworth
Worst- SSN by Tom Clancey
Should Read- Harry Potter books, so I can get ahead of the sequence of movies.

6. Travel. Favorite city you'’ve every been to and the one place you still must visit before you shuffle off this mortal coil.

Favorite- Paris at 14 was incredible considering there was no drinking age, and my parents were on the other side of the pond!
Must Visit- Moscow, just to say I've been there.

7. What do you love most about college football in 20 words or less?

Beer, hot chicks, friends, and sanctioned violence with a credible scoring system.

Reason #102 ESPN Sucks!

Currently, ESPN is running a piece on the greatest to ever wear each number in College Football.

My first complaint is #4. I like Brett Favre as much as the next guy, and consider him to be one of the best professional quarterbacks to ever play the game, but I never considered him to be a great college quarterback. He was good, and didn't play at a Miami/Notre Dame/USC, but I don't know that I would put his college career ahead of Jim Harbaugh or Steve Walsh's.

#9 I wouldn't put Major Harris ahead of Jim McMahon, but he deserves some respect, doesn't he? He did rush for over 2,000 yards and pass for 5,000, or some crazy shit like that without coming back for his senior year.

#13 Frakie Albert? Dan Marino was a great pro and a great college quarterback. End of story!

#19 Rashaan Salam over Eric Dickerson???????? Give me a fucking break!

Now this is something I would really like to hear from you about. Leave a comment about what you think really sucks or doesn't about this list.

Kick Ass Axl, Kick Ass!

Nothing says Kick Ass Rocker like the news out of Sweden that formerly important, sandpaper voiced singer Axl Rose was arrested for biting the leg of a security guard.

Rose, who performed in the Swedish capital on Monday, was arrested early Tuesday after attacking and threatening the guard, as well as causing damage to the Berns Hotel, police spokeswoman Towe Hagg said.

Hagg told The Associated Press that Rose was intoxicated during the confrontation, which occurred shortly before 8 a.m., and was not questioned by police until after he sobered up.
"He was deemed too intoxicated to be questioned right away," she said.

Latest word is that Rose, still in a drunken stupor, was so inspired by the incident, that he is planning on writing a song about it called "I'm Gonna Bite You Sucker". Which he also hopes will help to spin off a sequel to the critically acclaimed "I'm Gonna Get You Sucka".

Billy Martin ain't got shit on this guy!

Can you say 5 tool ass shower? (From ESPN.com) There is a video included, to show he takes a back seat to no hothead in coaching! Lou Pinella, Bobby Knight, Billy Martin, step aside. There is a new sherrif in town. And to answer your question Mr. Marv Levy, I think I did hear him call the ump an "Overofficious Jerk!"

"Minor league manager Joe Mikulik had a major league meltdown.To say Mikulik -- skipper for the Asheville (N.C.) Tourists -- lost his cool Sunday in a Class A South Atlantic League baseball game against the Lexington (Ky.) Legends would be a gross understatement."

Recruiting Update

The beauty of recruiting news is that someone will always be better. Having said that, if you are interested in seeing who has committed to WVU so far this year, head over to MorganEers.com for all the latest. Gino Gradkowski should look very good in the "Old Gold and Blue!"

Thankfully

Thankfully, Coach Rodriguez has an extension to his contract . From MSNSportsNet.net:

"Rodriguez’s new contract will pay him $1 million with annual increases each year. This includes a $150,000 base salary and $850,000 in guaranteed promotional income (Mountaineer Athletic Club appearances, radio, television, Internet and endorsements). Rodriguez will continue to have the opportunity to earn additional compensation in incentives and summer camps. The incentives will include graduation rates, team grade-point averages, bowl appearances, Big East championships and season ticket sales."

Good job Ed! It's up to the fans to keep supporting this now!

The Good

Yes, there is something good to take out of this day, and I am very proud to tell you that I have been asked to write for We Must Ignite This Couch! I am a long time admirer of WMITC, and am very honored to be asked to blog with them! Now, what this exactly means for this blog, I couldn't tell you. I hope that I am able to meet the expectations of both, at least that is my plan for now.

The Bad

From MSNSportsNet.net, the Friends of Coal Bowl is a fact, not a rumor anymore. It's hard for me to put into words why I am against this idea without getting too personal. I guess that it would be enough to say that my grandfather died of Black Lung Disease in his 50's, and in my job, I talk to miners with Black Lung every day. It's also important that I make the point that I am very interested in the health and well being of miners, and I have no concern for the well being of Coal Companies.
Ok, I'm off my soap box now. What this whole thing means to me is that this is not going to be a 7 year experiment (the contract for this series is seven years). There is no way in the world WVU or Marshall will ever come out and say that they are not interested in the money they will receive every time this game is played. So, you can expect this series to continue for many years to come.
The story of the Marshall football program is an extraordinary one. Loosing the better part of your football team in a plane crash would be devastating to most programs. They fought and clawed their way back to respectability, producing quite a few household names along the way. Troy Brown, Chad Pennington, Randy Moss, and Byron Leftwich, just to name a few. However, I don't like the idea of having this game forced upon us, and I never will. Is Marshall a step above a cupcake program? Yes. But, we don't do one and one, or two and one with the cupcakes we schedule, because we lose money if we play them at their field. Marshall doesn't have the facilities to host a game with WVU. The game will be sold out in Morgantown and Marshall, but there is a big difference between 60-65,ooo and 30,000 people attending the game. If your wondering, that's a $750,000 difference in ticket revenues. Correct me if I'm wrong, but we are only getting a split out of $100,000 from the Fiends, oops, I mean Friends of Coal. So, a net loss of $650,000, and no national interest in the game, ie. no interest in televising this game.

Coal Bowl? Please be wrong!

The formally annual game with Va. Tech winner was presented with the Black Diamond Trophy. Not to be confused with Neil Diamond impersonator "The Black Diamond"

The Black Diamond with Jay Leno.

Ok, I've gotten sidetracked a little early, even for me. Like I was saying, the Black Diamond trophy went to the winner of the WVU/Va. Tech game each year.

So now rumor, and god I hope that's all it is, has it that the WVU/Marshall game will be called the "Coal Bowl". Much like Trace Adkins, this name is totally f'ing unoriginal. Why not just call it "Our governors Gift To Our Little Twerp Brother Charity Event". That has a nice ring to it!

But instead, we are going to glorify the same natural resource that kills thousands of miners every year. Pneumoconiosis, or Black Lung Disease, is a terminal disease. But, unfortunately, coal mining is one of the few jobs in WV that you can make good money at with little education. Little education? Hmmm, let's send 'em down into the mines without any respirators. Nice! Are you a "Friend of Coal?"

Please change the name of this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quasi-Sports/Music Related

Editor's Note: If you have ears, and listen to music from time to time, please keep reading, you'll thank me later!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Coming back from my parents house on Sunday I was flipping through the radio stations, and came across what could possibly be the worst song ever recorded. It's called "Swing", by Trace Adkins. A song that draws the analogy between swinging at baseballs and trying to pick up chicks. How utterly unfucking original. There is bad, and then there is so bad that you can't stop listening, because you just know there must be some grace saving bridge that got this song on the radio in the first place. Well, it never happened. I found myself mortified to listen to any music the rest of the way home. I just shut the radio off and kept chanting, "find your happy place" over and over. It was one of those bad experiences that I blocked from my memory until today. On one hand I know my chances of ever getting a record deal are fucking great if this shit can get on the radio! But on the other hand, maybe I just don't get it. Maybe it's a white thing I will just never understand.

Trace Adkins: Ruining music for everyone!

Yeah! Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?

There are two new songs along with 18 previously recorded tunes on the latest Replacements release, "Don't You Know Who I Think I Was?". Didn't John Beilein say something like that to the Airport Police up at the Pittsburgh Airport a few weeks ago? Hehehehehehehe. I won't call it a greatest hits, because if that was the case, they would re-release Tim, Let it Be, Pleased to Meet Me, and Don't Tell A Soul. Glad they included songs from Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash and Hootenanny since I let someone borrow those tapes, and never got them back, and never bought the cd's.

Anyhow, enjoy your fucking Monday, and get this cd.

Blog Roll Update

Sorry for not doing it sooner, but Turtle Soup has been added to my blog roll. As a continuation of my Early Crack Pipe Prediction of Maryland, this is one series that needs to be renewed as soon as possible! Outside of some very lopsided losses by WVU in the early part of this decade, this has been a great, evenly matched series. The series lacks a lot of the hatred that the Pitt and VT rivalries have/had, but it has been a great OOC game that has worked well for both schools. After this year, I don't believe there are any more games scheduled between these two schools, and that is a shame. Hopefully after about seven lopsided victories over Marshall, we will be able to free up a slot in our schedule, and Maryland can do the same. Someone needs to make this happen!

Now I know why I hate the NET

Retards in the Alley! There is a great Dead Milkmen song that I can't remember the title of at the moment that would really capture the moment! "Head on Collision", maybe? In all honesty, the NET does have some decent food, but at most you could get 50 people in there comfortably, and not get a citation from the Fire Chief. Luckily, a crowd of several was on hand for this event.

In the ultimate failure to even copy your big brother, Terd fans burned a recliner in the alley behind the NET.
The burning of a recliner here Thursday evening at the North End Tavern was one of just many highlights at the inaugural “Rally in the Alley,” which was the only Marshall University caravan function to come to town this year.

Highlights? I'm underwhelmed! It's a couch, or nothing here at couch burning derby.


If this next statement is true, why no sell-outs in that crackerbox you call a football stadium? “Marshall fans are some of the most diehard true believing fans on the face of the planet. It’s a great crowd here and they are hardcore football fans.”

Chris Henry: Criminal or Headline Whore?

Oops he did it again! Yeah, try getting that one out of your head! Maybe we need some decency laws for Chris Henry. As noted on Mighty MJD, Marcus Vick is left wondering how the hell he will ever top this one! Might be time to face up to the fact that you will always be one step behind Chris Henry. If you're lucky, maybe the cops will give you a ride. If they don't have an excuse to follow Chris now, they never will.

Don't look now Chris, but there are two women (and I use the term loosely, kind of like you do) over your right shoulder that want to be with you, and a guy that wants to be you.




Chris's thoughts? Aw what the hell! Who's gonna' know?




The eternal question, though, is... WWRMD?

Guess that answers that!

Why?

Non-Football related, but Bush Signs Broadcast Decency Law. I've been to a worlds fair, two picnics and a rodeo, and for the life of me I will never understand this whole decency law bs! If you are trying to prevent kids from using foul language, well you alredy lost that war, except for that one nerd that no one talks to in class. But, chances are they get all they want off the internet. As for nudity, well the more nudity in my day=a much better day! In my mind, however, the most important thing you should not teach your children is the one thing that is not addressed by this law. And, that would be violence. Feel free to slash as many throats as you want, but make sure it's gosh darnit, and not god dammit. Oh, and no nude shots below the shoulders if you don't mind. Next up, 24 hours of Ultimate Fighting Championships!
When I was 14, I had the pleasure of going to London, Paris, and Madrid for spring break. 10 days of all the beer and wine I could get my hands on. Nude advertisements everywhere! Well, quite a few more than what you could see in the states.
That was 20 years ago, and if it was going to have some kind of impact on the societies of those countries, I would imagine it would have by now. You may or may not agree with the policies of those countries, but none are on the verge of collapse because of foul language/nudity/alchohol.
So, yeah, the kids are alright, it's the adults that have their heads stuck up their ass.

Did I ever mention......

.....that I hate waiting for the football season to get here? So many non-stories, so much hype. The ego twisting dagger that is Phil Steele putting us at #17 in his pre-season poll. It made me mad for a little bit, but then we were not even ranked last year by anyone. So, yeah! I guess that means we will win the NC this year!

These are just for everyone else. You could call them feel good points.

WVU Commitment Charlie Russell Interviewed

One of my favorite things about the emergence of independent sites and blogs is when these individuals take it upon themselves to get out and do some interviews. A good example of this is available courtesy of our friend Travis over at MorganEers.com who recently sat down with WVU commitment Charlie Russell. Great job Travis!

Some won't go away, and some won't stick around

Non-football related, but The Replacement's new album is due out. (H/T: Georgia Sports Blog) If only REM could quit putting out albums, so we could remember them for the good music they put out in the 80's and 90's. Oh well, here it's never ending, can't remember where it started.

Early Crack Pipe Predictions: The Maryland Edition

First of all, I want to give a huge shout out to Vernon Davis for leaving school early! Yes, you were ready. Unfortunately, the "human sun-blocker", Jared Gaither had to come back for his sophomore year. The offensive tackle comes in at 6-9, and just a shade under a billion pounds. But, enough of the funny stuff. The Terps return 7 starters on offense and defense, from a team that went 3-5 in the ACC, and 5-6 overall. Maryland also looses it's top three wide receivers as well as Davis. According to ESPN, those four combined for 160 receptions, 2,352 yards, and 13 touchdowns. By comparison, the top returning receiver, Drew Weatherly caught 10 passes. Returning at quarterback Stan Hollenboch passed for over 2,500 yards and 13 TD's. Maryland also returns running backs Josh Allen and Lance Ball.

On defense, Maryland will need to replace linebacker D'Quell Jackson and cornerback Gerrick McPhearson. Finding new talent shouldn't be a problem, as it usually isn't at Maryland. Maryland's defensive line should be strong again with most of the starters returning.

This game could come down to a battle of weaknesses with Maryland's lack of experience at wide receiver, and WVU's lack of experience in the secondary. The biggest concern I have for this game is that it is on Thrusday the 14th of September, 5 days after WVU plays Eastern Washington. Maryland also plays 5 days earlier, so I give a slight advantage to WVU because the game is in Morgantown. Both teams are playing what should amount to warm up games.

Maryland is rarely an easy win, and of late we have been lucky to win at all. Last years game was a coming out party for the offense. And given that night games in Morgantown can be sheer hell on opposing teams, (hold on, let me hit the pipe one more time for good luck) I am looking for WVU to pull away in the second half for a 34-17 victory.

Worth discussing

Ok, so there is something out there I do feel like talking about a little bit. First H/T to iBlog For Cookies for starting this discussion, and College Football Resource for continuing it. Now I'm not bringing this up because the Big East was somewhat left out of the discussion, rather because I think the new 12 game schedule is hurting Big East teams considerably more than those from the top five conferences.

The subject (yeah, I need to get to that at some point) is the scheduling of 1-AA opponents. By their count, there will be 74 games between 1-A and 1-AA teams this year. I won't whine about the teams that left the Big East for the ACC, because if WV would have been asked to go to the ACC, we would have jumped on it in a heartbeat. Be honest with yourselves Mountaineer fans, we would have told every team that didn't get invited to stick it! But we didn't, and we are left to deal with the problem of being in a 8 team football conference that is loosing, or lost annual meetings with respectable programs like Va. Tech and Maryland. We have future home-and-home games with Auburn and Michigan St., but those are not set up to be annual meetings, so we will have to continually look for opponents to fill our schedule.

1-A Buffalo backed out of our game this year to take an ass kicking of monumental proportions at Auburn. As well as Central Florida backing out at the last minute last year. Both had to be replaced with 1-AA opponenets. Well, I suppose we could have found a 1-A team that would host a game, but given that contract talks are still in a stalemate between WV and Coach Rod, the loss of home game money is just out of the question.

Possible solutions are few, and not very appealing. The addition of a 9th Big East football team would most likely not be a top program. We would be looking at East Carolina, Memphis, UCF, Navy, or something along those lines. And I really mean it when I say "no offense to those teams", but they don't bring anything to the table that a Penn St., Maryland, or Notre Dame could bring. The other alternative would be to have the NCAA step in and dictate how many games a 1-A team could play against a 1-AA team over say a 5 year period. That's a Pandora's Box I would rather not open. In my mind, the NCAA only does two things well: 1. Fuck Up, and 2. Deny any wrong doing!

There aren't any simple solutions. Just a few pipe dreams of being asked to join the Big 10/11/12, or one of the three dream teams I mentioned above joining the Big East.

Something to get me through the weekend

Unless some inspiration unexpectedly falls out of the sky, I can't see posting again until Monday. So, how bout the top 10 coaches in college football for the moment. I'm not real interested in looking at longevity, just the hot coaches over say a 3 year span. In order to eliminate any hommerism, Rich Rodriguez will be left off this list.

10. Pat Hill-Fresno St. With a goatee like that, and excusing a late season slump last year, Pat is deserving of some 'spect!

9. Bobby Patrino-Louisville. Great talent to be sure, but followed up with an explosive offensive style that is fun to watch when they aren't doing it to you.

8. Frank Beamer-Va. Tech. Beamer ball is still alive and well in Blacksburg. A slight problem with star player control, but always tough.

7. Bob Stoops-Oklahoma. Last year hurt, but I'm sure he will earn this spot this coming year.

6. Mac Brown-Texas. Probably one of the more underrated coaches in America with a national championship. What he did at North Carolina was remarkable given what they did before and after he was coach.

5. Steve Spurrier-South Carolina. Always a hot coach.

4. Pete Carrol-USC. Bringing USC back to elite status in a short period of time.

3. Mark Richt-Georgia. Consistently very damn good.

2. Jim "Cheatypants McSweatervest" Tressel-tOSU. Very impressive 3 year run.

1. Urban Meyer-Florida. But he better make the spread work this year. Commit to the run!


Feel free to post your own top ten. Just buy me a beer and tell me a story.

Yup, it's the offseason

Even though I find myself a bit burned out at the moment, a couple of new opportunities have presented themselves that I am very excited about! I think I should probably hold off on any anouncement for now though. (Sorry, Management said we gotta do something to get more return visitors)
So yeah, there are some stories out there, I just haven't felt like getting into anything. So, thanks to Georga Sports for posting this pre-game of the 1988 Penn State game. Oh my, that brought back some incredible memories! If anyone would want to hear some other Jack Fleming audio clips, go here. It just puts a smile on our face!!!!!

Top 10 games I've attended at New Mountaineer Field

10.2005-WVU 45, Pitt 13

The temps were in the low single digits. The score kept us warm!

9. 2004 WVU 27, Syracuse 6

Just for the sheer drunkeness, and a dominant victory!

8. 1998-WVU 59, Boston College 19

We like this one for the lopsidedness!

7. 1983-WVU 13, VT 0

Homecoming shutouts are always good!

6. 2004-WVU 19, Maryland 16

The monkey off our back! Maryland had our number since Ralf Friedgen took over for Maryland. This series needs to pick back up as soon as possible. Always one of my favorite games of the year.

5. 1980-WVU41, Cincinnati 27

The first game at New Mountaineer Field. John Denver came and sang Country Roads for the pre-game. It was a very electric atmosphere!

4. 2005-WVU 46, Louisville 44

This was the game that started the roll to the Sugar Bowl. One of the best comebacks in the history of WVU Football.

3. 2003-WVU 28, VT 7

This game turned a 2-4 season into a 8-4 season, and put the program back on the map.

2. 1984-WVU 21, Boston College 20

Doug Flutie's final game at Mountaineer Field, and his last chance to beat the Mountaineers.

1. 1984-WVU 17, Penn St. 14

Our first victory over Penn St. in like a billion-gazillion years. Injuries destroyed this team. With wins over BC, Penn St., VT, Louisville, Ohio, Pitt, and Syracuse, and a loss to Maryland, WVU lost it's last three games to Virginia, Rutgers, and Temple. Then won the Blue Bonnet Bowl vs. TCU.

Happy Birthday Satan!

Happy Birthday Satan! See you in a hundred years.

It's True, Jason does want back in

Hope you can make it back Jason! It'll be a long road, but well worth it.

MorganEers is on the board

Wondering who has verbaled to WVU? Want some background and a picture of each player? Give Travis a visit over at MorganEers. Neat design, and good content? It's in there!

Chris, Please Stop!

Chris Henry was arrested for the third time since December for speeding, and DUI.

The arrest is the third since December for Henry, who was already facing possible league sanctions under the terms of the NFL personal conduct policy. Henry is also the second Bengals player arrested this week. Rookie linebacker A.J. Nicholson, a fifth-round selection in the April draft, was charged Saturday with burglarizing the apartment of a former Florida State teammate.

So, please Chris, a little less of this...
...and a whole lot more of this!

Greeting, and coach stuff

Greetings to two new blogs to my blog roll, Buckeye Banter, and Fire Mark May. Welcome aboard folks!

In other news, negotiations continue between Rich Rodriguez and WVU over a contract extension.

Rodriguez and Mountaineer officials are talking about a contract extension, but are in a stalemate "because the fifth-year coach seeks additions to his contract such as a formal university commitment to higher pay for his assistants, facility improvements and standards equal to other comparable coaches."

And that is really the latest I have heard about the negotiations. It is, however, eerily similar to the reasons coach Beilein was looking at other options. Both are insistent on upgrades to things like facilities, more pay for assistant coaches, etc. It's refreshing to know we have a couple of coaches that are not just interested in their own wallets, and want to build their respective programs up.
Any Mountaineer fan you talk to will sing the praises of both coaches for their superior performances over the last few years. So, I say to you satisfied fans that it is time to either purchase season tickets, even if you know you will not be able to make it to all the games, and/or make a donation to the Mountaineer Athletic Club. Bringing in a new high profile coach will probably cost much more than what we are currently paying our current coaches, and still will not guarantee the same results. So, it's either time to pony up, or shut your fucking mouth if one or both should leave, folks.

William Shatner does Rocket Man

It's good for the first couple minutes, but you gotta love what we call, entertainment? Further proof that drug use can also dull the creative juices.

Hi, my name is Chuck Landon, and I'm an idiot.

Well, that's just my opinion, but I want this to be my coming out party. People have been saying I am an idiot for many years, but I think it is time to confirm that, and take it to the next level! You see, I don't really know that much about football. I played tennis in highschool. My M. O. has always been to stir the pot to generate some controversy and keep my readers coming back. In fact, how the hell did I get this job in the first place? I'm thinking someone in charge of the Charleston Daily Mail must have really been smoking the good stuff the day they hired me!
Anyhow, here's the proof of how big an idiot I am. One of my favorite things to do is to report something that is little more than a rumor, and sit back and hope it comes true. Well, in this case it didn't.

According to Marshall sources, ESPN approached WVU during a recent meeting in Charlotte, N.C., about moving the game from Sept. 2 to Sept. 3 at Mountaineer Field for a national telecast.
ESPN wanted the WVU-MU game to kick off its new Sunday college football weekly series.
WVU officials reportedly replied that they didn't think Marshall would be interested in playing a night game.
Considering seven of the Herd's 11 games started at 4:30 p.m. or later last season, a night game normally would be no problem. In this case, MU officials were reluctant to have Herd fans arriving home at 3 or 4 a.m. from Morgantown.


And luckily, Mitch Vingle was there to set me straight. Although it wasn't even the main part of his article, he was gracious enough to point out where I was wrong.

Parsons said a Charleston Daily Mail report that "ESPN approached WVU during a recent meeting in Charlotte, N.C., about moving the [Marshall] game from Sept. 2 to Sept. 3 at Mountaineer Field for a national telecast is incorrect.
"They floated out that they may be interested in the game," Parsons said, "but the idea of moving the game never came up until later."

You see Marshall sources aren't really that reliable when it comes to conversations involving parties not named Marshall. I should have seen that one coming a mile away, but you gotta remember, I'm an idiot!