http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/ We Must Ignite This Couch en Jude http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3275 2010-03-14T11:59:55-05:00 PB It's March, my favorite time of year. It's like Christmas and my birthday wrapped up into one, but with less presents and much more awesome college basketball goodness. Join this years Official WMITC Bracket Challenge and show the world how smart you are or, more likely, how little you pay attention to schools outside of the Big East. Go here. Select Join a Private Group Group ID: 61900 Password: Mountaineers Make your bracket name your WMITC handle. http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3274 2010-03-11T16:40:44-05:00 Jude As WVU's annual Big East Tournament run begins tonight against the Cincinnati Bearcats (9pm-ESPN) and the post-season is upon us, now seems like a good opportunity to look back at the 2009-2010 regular season of the West Virginia Mountaineer men's basketball team to recognize the achievements and contributions of individual players on the team. And of course, since this is The Couch, those achievements will be both serious and nonsensical, sometimes at the same ... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3273 2010-02-22T15:25:31-05:00 Jude Holy crap, it's been too long since I broke down some Mountaineer basketball. My last article of substance relating to the basketball team was this article of questions about the basketball team almost a month ago. Back in my prime I was hurling meaningful statistics at you faster than you can say "oh my God that Pitt guy's foot was on the line". So what have we learned in the time since then? Glad you asked. (You didn't, really, but cut me so... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3272 2010-02-05T12:17:39-05:00 Jude I absolutely loathe anyone criticizing Mountaineer fans for outlandish behavior. In just about any context, if you hear someone complaining about the antics of WVU fans before/after/during football or basketball games, you'll hear my voice fervently defending those fans, usually with a reply of "that happens anywhere, don't get your panties in a bunch." Unfortunately, I wasn't able to attend last night's hard court edition of the Backyard Br... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3271 2010-01-22T11:35:08-05:00 Jude I've been playing and watching basketball for a long time. Very rarely do I see something that I've never seen before, and even less often do things happen that I just flat out don't understand. This year's Mountaineer basketball team is the exception, though, leaving me with more questions than answers after most games. Their progress through the season has been impressive (especially considering they're basically getting a C- out of both guard... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3270 2010-01-12T15:45:43-05:00 Jude **you have entered the Mountaineer Basketball chat** sir_wellington: It sure has been interesting being at WVU for four years now. sir_wellington: I remember when I first started, I was a gangly skinny kid that barely knew where to stand on the floor. its_in_ebanks: I feel you. sir_wellington: Seriously, this is what I looked like then: **sir_wellington is attempting to directly connect** **sir_wellington is directly connected** sir_wellington: truck_... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3269 2010-01-07T12:16:04-05:00 Jude After the Purdue game, I mockingly suggested that if Santa Claus really wanted to give me a great Christmas gift next year, he'd bring the Mountaineers a point guard that can dribble. This request followed two solid months of inconsistent play from Truck Bryant and Joe Mazzulla. Mazzulla's problems stem from his inability to move his left (and primary) arm to the extent that Mountaineer fans wince for him whenever he has to raise his arm above shoulder level. ... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3268 2010-01-03T21:22:23-05:00 Jude By Dusty This game wasn’t about the Mountaineers. And WVU played like it. But at least the embarrassment of this one will be buried in the nation’s eyes by the feel-good story of Bobby Bowden winning his last game. With the Gator Bowl being played in Florida -- including a record-breaking and decidedly partial crowd -- and every celebration imaginable given to Bowden before and during the game, No. 16 West Virginia seemed to collapse under the pressure against a 6-6... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3265 2010-01-03T18:24:54-05:00 Dan (Click here to read Jude's breakdown of moments 7-4.) 3) WVU Wins Fiesta Bowl, Entire Mountaineer Fanbase Extends Middle Finger Towards Ann Arbor, Michigan In what most considered a complete mismatch, the 9th ranked Mountaineers defied all odds in manhandling a 3rd ranked Oklahoma Sooners team 48-28 that many believed were national championship worthy. And although many rightfully questioned the man's worthiness as a Head Coach following this recent Gator Bowl ... http://www.wemustignitethiscouch.com/modules/weblog/details.php?blog_id=3264 2009-12-29T12:30:33-05:00 Jude (Click here to read PB's breakdown of moments 10-8.) 7) Devin Ebanks throws down on #2 Pitt (2009) WVU was facing a #2-ranked Pitt team in the Big East Tournament that had handled the Mountaineers in both of the teams' previous meetings. But the Mountaineers beat down the Panthers following strong performances by Da'Sean Butler, Alex Ruoff, and freshman Devin Ebanks, who provided this show-stopping highlight: Ebanks was beginning to fulfill the promi...