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Gator Bowl Matchup Worthy of Attention

December 25, 2009

When West Virginia won its last two games to finish in a tie for second place in the Big East and Notre Dame wrapped up the Charlie Weis Era in a freefall, Konica Minolta Gator Bowl officials worked to obtain the second-tier matchup of a lifetime, pitting legendary head coach Bobby Bowden against a school he used to coach in his grand finale. Sold out in fewer than two days, counting expanded seating, it’s a bowl game that is drawing a lot of eyes and “eers” for two teams with nine combined losses. Tuesday’s Eagle Bank Bowl, in which one of the participants is Temple, also features teams with that many losses, is barely registering a blip on the college football radar. Sure Gator officials had to step on a few toes to do it — the Gator is supposed to take the No. 3 team from the Atlantic Coast Conference and five teams had better conference records than the Seminoles — but they’re in the last year in their loophole-filled agreement with the ACC and the Big East, and thus it didn’t matter whose feelings they hurt on the way out the door. Hey Clemson, 6-2 in the ACC, have fun Sunday in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl against 7-5 Kentucky. First of all, Bowden says his team is nowhere near as bad as its 6-6 record suggests. ‘‘If you could take one play of about four games — don’t let them have this play or give us this play — we’d be 10-2,’’ he said. ‘‘It’s not like people wore us out. Now Florida wore us out. But you have to win the close games.

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WVU Notes - Ebanks, All-Decade Teams, Away Bowl Games

December 25, 2009

MORGANTOWN — It’s no secret, this season has not gone the way West Virginia sophomore Devin Ebanks envisioned.

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Bowden Full of Memories from WVU Days

December 25, 2009

If he gets what he wants, his present will be a week late, but Bobby Bowden’s Christmas list was rather short this year.

‘‘I guess I wish I could win my last ballgame,’’ Bowden said on a conference call with West Virginia media Monday.

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Unforgettable Moment For Kicker Bitancurt

November 28, 2009

MORGANTOWN — For Tyler Bitancurt, it hurt so good. He’d never hit such a breathtaking kick in his life.

Just after Bitancurt, a redshirt freshman from Springfield, Va.

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WVU Seniors Leave Home Field Winners

November 28, 2009

MORGANTOWN — Taking a look at the good, bad, and sometimes ugly contributions of the West Virginia seniors during their final Mountaineer Field appearance Friday night in the 102nd Backyard Brawl.

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Collaros, Cincinnati Pose Big Challenge for Mountaineers

November 12, 2009



MORGANTOWN — If a challenge is what the West Virginia Mountaineers wanted, it’s a challenge they’ve gotten.

In traveling to No.

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