The bills just cut lankster. THe bills also have mcintyre...starting FB

New basketball book bout wvu. If anyone read the football one, you will def want this:

http://msnsportsnet.com/page.cfm?cat=netnews&story=17029

These books are amazing, ton of info, little known history, pics, etc.

Ira

11-1 lose to LSU

The informed rumors are flying.

So, don't be surprised if West Virginia University announces it has self-reported to the NCAA and also self-imposed sanctions on its football program for violations.

The problem?

Call it the Rich Rodriguez trickledown.

When the NCAA began investigating allegations at Michigan that Rodriguez had too many coaches on the practice field and was exceeding the time limit for preparation per week, WVU was included in the investigation.

Obviously, that's because Rodriguez was the Mountaineers' head coach before leaving for Michigan. So, the NCAA wanted to determine if Rich Rod committed the same transgressions at WVU.

What the NCAA discovered, according to sources with knowledge of the situation, is those practices have continued at WVU.

That's why WVU apparently has self-reported to the NCAA. It seems that two members of the football program that aren't on the coaching staff have indeed been coaching during practices.

According to sources, WVU's self-report allegedly listed the pair as Pat Kirkland, director of High School Relations, and Dale Wolfley, director of Player Development.

At this point, there is no information about what the self-imposed sanctions could entail.

Stay tuned.

Doc Holliday has struck again.

First, Marshall's first-year head football coach stole assistant coach JaJuan Seider from WVU.

Then, Holliday swiped wide receiver recruit Fred Pickett from the Mountaineers.

And now?

Holliday has hired three graduate assistant football coaches away from WVU.

The trio includes George Shehl, who was a defensive GA at WVU last season; Paul Johnson, who was the offensive quality control GA for the Mountaineers in 2009; and Brandon Tate.

There's also another familiar name among Marshall's new graduate assistants.

"My son, Cade, is going to be a GA in the weight and strength room," said Holliday.

As for the other new graduate assistants, the hiring of Johnson carries some interesting implications. For starters, Johnson is the older brother of WVU starting offensive guard Josh Jenkins.

But, more important, Johnson is also the older brother of Parkersburg High School standout Justin Johnson, who will be a senior for the Big Reds next season. The younger Johnson is a 6-foot-3, 300-pound offensive lineman, who has been offered scholarships by Marshall, WVU and Ohio University.

Ah, the plot thickens.

Everybody knows about Holliday's recruiting ties to Florida.

But Florida isn't the only state on his recruiting radar.

Doc also keeps a keen eye on home-grown talent from right here in West Virginia. The proof is in Marshall's interest in Huntington High athlete Tyler Hutchison and Poca quarterback Jason Cuffee.

Both athletes posted eye-opening performances at Marshall's elite camp last weekend. Hutchison, 5-11, 165 pounds, ran a pair of sub-4.5 second 40s, reportedly posting a 4.43 clocking. Hutchison, considered a cornerback prospect, said he has been offered a scholarship.

Then, there's Cuffee. It turns out that both Holliday and Marshall assistant basketball coach Mark Cline like the 6-3, 188-pounder.

It's easy to see why.

Football-wise, Cuffee passed for more than 1,000 yards and scored seven touchdowns as a junior. Then, on the basketball court, Cuffee averaged 20.3 points last season.

Besides those athletic attributes, Cuffee also carries a 3.8 grade-point average.

So, no, Holliday hasn't forgotten about the Mountain State

to become a member of the AAU you need to have a great reputation in academics and have a lot of academic research. so yeah its about academics. Notre dame isnt on that list tho so not sure what thats about.

Numbers, Numbers, Numbers
Posted by John Antonik on Thursday, May 6, 2010
(3:12 p.m.)

Jeff Mullen

Numbers, numbers, numbers … If you like numbers then today’s blog is for you. Here is what Jeff Mullen’s offense is averaging during the coordinator’s first 26 games at West Virginia:


18.4 first downs per game
40.9 rushes per game
199.3 rushing yards per game
4.9 yards per rush
172.7 passing yards per game
372 total yards per game
25.3 points per game
Here is what Rich Rodriguez’s offense averaged during his first 26 games at West Virginia:


20.7 first downs per game
49.0 rushes per game
238.5 rushing yards per game
4.7 yards per rush
149.8 passing yards per game
388.3 yards per game
26.7 points per game
Now, here is what Rich Rodriguez’s offense averaged during his 86 games with the Mountaineers:


20.0 first downs per game
48.6 rushes per game
258.2 rushing yards per game
5.3 yards per rush
150.3 passing yards per game
408.5 yards per game
31.7 points per game
Mullen’s and Rodriguez’s offensive numbers are fairly comparable after 26 games. Keep in mind, too, that during those first two years both coaches had to work with personnel not fully suited to their particular systems.

What Rodriguez’s teams specialized in during his WVU tenure (particularly in 2006 and 2007 with Pat White, Steve Slaton, Darius Reynaud and Owen Schmitt) was the big play. Rodriguez’s Mountaineer teams had 119 offensive plays from the line of scrimmage of 40 yards or longer, with nearly half of those (52) coming during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. That averages out to about 1 ½ 40-yard plays per game for Rodriguez’s WVU coaching career. During the 2006-07 seasons, the Mountaineers averaged two 40-yard plays per game from scrimmage.

In two years under Mullen, West Virginia’s offense has produced 22 plays from scrimmage covering 40 yards or longer (Among current players nine of those 40-yard plays have come from Noel Devine. Next in line is Brad Starks with three; Tavon Austin and Jock Sanders have one each).

That averages out to less than one 40-yard play per game.

One other stat of note: Rodriguez’s WVU teams had 22 defensive/special teams touchdowns for an average of about one every four games during his Mountaineer tenure. Since 2008, West Virginia has had just three defensive/special teams touchdowns for an average of about one every eight games.

Consequently, to match Rodriguez’s phenomenal scoring production, the Mountaineers are going to need to produce more big plays from the line of scrimmage and get more defensive/special teams scores.

Coincidentally, during Don Nehlen’s last season in 2000, the Mountaineers had 14 plays from the line of scrimmage covering 40 yards or longer and five defensive/special teams touchdowns. West Virginia averaged 29.7 points per game that season.

ya man i love philosophy i find it really interesting. If i could back i wouldve liked to have minored in it but didnt have the time. If i were you i would major in philosophy and join the philosophy club at wvu and then possibly try minoring in like business or political science or something. That would look real good. as long as your grades are good and you do well on the LSAT you should be fine though.

hey man the best major by far (in my opinion) for law school is philosophy. Philosophy majors get the best LSAT scores and wvu philosophy program is really good. ive taken a couple philosophy classes and the faculty are really intelligent and probably the best professors ive had at wvu are philosophy professors.

ive seen alot of people bash pastilong. thought they should see some facts:



WVU 15th in Director's Cup Standings
By Phil Caskey for MSNsportsNET.com
April 29, 2010
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - With the conclusion of the winter NCAA championships, West Virginia University is currently No. 15 overall nationally and first in the BIG EAST Conference in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Director’s Cup standings with 553.00 points thus far.

Through winter competition’s conclusion, the Mountaineers earned 379 points to go with their 174 tallied from fall competition. WVU’s gymnastics team earned 52.5 points, completing the Mountaineers’ winter sports that earned points in the standings.

Rounding out the Top 5 in the BIG EAST were Notre Dame (31), Villanova (36), Connecticut (49) and Louisville (51).

Stanford stands in first place with 962 points, followed by Ohio State (813.50), Penn State (726.80), Florida (723) and Minnesota (681.75).

Two years ago, West Virginia finished with a school-best 30th-place finish in the Directors’ Cup standings. Last year, WVU finished in 50th place.

The Learfield Sports Director’s Cup was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution’s finish in up to 14 sports – seven women’s and seven men’s.

The first spring Division I standings will be released on June 3.