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Look who's comin' to town...

Game 3 of our “Big 12 in 11 Sim Series” features the Red Raiders of Texas Tech University coming to Morgantown. The Red Raiders are coached by Tommy Tuberville, who has pretty much destroyed any success TTU once enjoyed until Craig James brought down Mike Leach, and is no fan of WVU’s. Probably has something to do with WVU beating Auburn in Morgantown… and something about the Pittsburgh airport?

When asked about West Virginia, Tuberville immediately brought up another school from the Big East Conference, “I thought it would be Louisville (added to the Big 12).  I thought they would be a better fit for the situation of the Big 12. West Virginia’s going to be great, it’s just that the distance to travel is going to be a little different for everybody and for fans getting in-and-out (of Morgantown).”

So, there’s that. Anyway, WVU is coming off the heels of a victory against Big12 political kingpin Texas 37-17 at Homecoming, the Mountaineers look to extend their Big12 win streak to 2 games.

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Wow… this seems to be the lowest of lows for Greg Van Zant and the WVU Baseball team.

An article was brought to my attention very recently regarding GVZ and the team’s trip out to Corvallis, OR for their matchup against the Oregon State Beavers.

This article came from the Gazette-Times in Corvallis… when I read this, I instantly went through the roof. Such a sad state of affairs our baseball team has to go through.

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THANK GOD, IT’S OVER! - Hail WV - Hail WV - A West Virginia Mountaineers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Kevin Jones (Mandatory Credit: Matt Cashore-US PRESSWIRE)

The West Virginia Mountaineers are one and done in the tournament after losing to Gonzaga, 77-54. The Mountaineers finish the season 19-14.

The Mountaineers fell behind with 18:38 remaining in the first half and it was all downhill from there. Gonzaga led by 18 at the half and continued to dominate for the remainder of the game. The Zags shot 56% from the floor, 52.9% from 3-point range, and 75% from the free throw line compared to 32.7%, 17.6%, and 67.9%, respectively, from the Mountaineers.

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WVU 54, Gonzaga 77 - Hail WV - Hail WV - A West Virginia Mountaineers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

The West Virginia Mountaineers drew a 10th seed NCAA bid and are set to face the 7th seed Gonzaga Bulldogs from the West Coast Conference. The Mountaineers were fortunate to make the tournament having the lowest RPI and wins for any other at-large team and even more fortunate to open the tournament a short distance away in Pittsburgh.

Who is Gonzaga you ask? Gonzaga is a Catholic University located in Spokane, Washington. The Zags are making their 15th appearance in the tournament and are 16-14 in all previous match-ups. Head coach, Mark Few, has been with the team for 13 years and has led them to the tournament since starting his career there.

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The game was back and forth the entire first half of play. The Mountaineers would pull away by 4, 30-26, at the half. With a little over 3 minutes left in the game, the Mountaineers led by 6. UConn forced turnovers, shot with accuracy, and tied the game. Overtime was a mess for the Mountaineers. The team only scored 2 points, off of Truck Bryant free throws, in the period.

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WVU 67, UCONN 71 - Hail WV - Hail WV - A West Virginia Mountaineers Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.

Kevin Jones (Mandatory Credit: Richard Mackson-US PRESSWIRE)

The stage is set for West Virginia’s first game in its final Big East tournament. The Mountaineers will face UCONN on Wednesday.

Before we get to that, let’s talk the travesty that is the Kevin Jones snub for Big East Player of the Year.  After we learned that Kevin Jones wasn’t a unanimous pick for the All Big East team, I had a bad feeling that Big East Player of the Year was probably not going to happen. Turns out, I was right. Jae Crowder from Marquette accepted the award earlier this afternoon.  How? Why? I really can’t understand the reasoning behind this decision. I have heard many reasons, but none hold water in my opinion. Sure the team, as a whole, didn’t have a stand out season, but the fact is, without Kevin Jones, it would have been much worse.  Jones led the conference in PPG and RPG. How can that be ignored?  I feel bad for KJ. I am sure that he is disappointed. I am angered and frustrated as a fan, so I can’t imagine how he feels.

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