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Post by mountaineer501 on Sept 3, 2008 15:46:59 GMT -5
Field may be too wet this weekend.
I'm going for the 18th against Col.
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Post by mountaineer501 on Sept 3, 2008 15:41:03 GMT -5
NFL season begins tomorrow and thus far we only have 4 players in last one standing.
We need more competitors. If you want to play, send your 1st week selection to : wvucontest@gmail.com
Remember you must play from week 1. You can not join after the season begins.
Larry
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Post by mountaineer501 on Sept 2, 2008 20:30:53 GMT -5
Mountaineer Fans Weekly Standings
Rank---- Team ------------------ Points
1--- junkyard jalopies ------------707 2 ---Mountaineer Fans ----------- 622 3--- Team Eken ------------------ 537 4 ---Michael Scott Racing -------- 533 5 ---Carramrod ------------- ---- 503 6 ---JT Racing ------------------- 479 7--- Milkman's Monsters -------- 462 8 ---Davy's Daredevils ---------- 428
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 31, 2008 14:08:52 GMT -5
Good picking ELP.
I'll start out in 9th, but with plenty of time to catch up.
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 31, 2008 14:03:41 GMT -5
Here is the NFL schedule for the 1st week. Picks are due in by NOON on Thursday Sept 4. Send your picks to wvucontest@gmail.com.
WEEK 1 Thursday, Sep. 04
Washington at N.Y. Giants
Sunday, Sep. 07
St. Louis at Philadelphia Seattle at Buffalo Detroit at Atlanta Cincinnati at Baltimore Houston at Pittsburgh Jacksonville at Tennessee Tampa Bay at New Orleans Kansas City at New England N.Y. Jets at Miami Dallas at Cleveland Arizona at San Francisco Carolina at San Diego Chicago at Indianapolis
Monday, Sep. 08
Minnesota at Green Bay Denver at Oakland
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 25, 2008 17:53:10 GMT -5
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Who will win time of possession?RU 2. Total number of first downs between the two teams?22 3. Number of times FSU will sack Mike Teel?1 4. What will Mike Teel's completion percentage be?55 5. Will Rutgers have a 100 yard rusher?no
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 25, 2008 17:49:02 GMT -5
Of course we all want to go undefeated, but if we do not. How many wins will we need to call Coach Stewart's 1st season a success.
Would we need a bowl win for a successful debut.
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 25, 2008 11:14:41 GMT -5
For the 2nd week in a row Mountaineer Fans owned by MJ won in the NASCAR contest.
Rank---Team----------------Owner--------------Points
1 Mountaineer Fans-------Mary Smith------------703 2 JT Racing--------------Jeff Toney------------604 3 Milkman's Monsters-----Charles Milliken------540 4 junkyard jalopies------Larry Via-------------523 5 Carramrod--------------Douglas Hayes---------520 6 Team Eken--------------Marilyn Eken----------403 7 Davy's Daredevils------David Anderson--------400 8 Michael Scott Racing---Jim Ashley------------373
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 22, 2008 13:09:24 GMT -5
I'm going for #1 Lot of things going on during the season. Takes time to rank each game. Just my opinion but what do I know. I'll play whichever way you go.
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 20, 2008 20:46:19 GMT -5
Mountaineer Fans Weekly Standings Week 23
Rank------Team------------Points
1--- Mountaineer Fans------610 2----Team Eken-------------535 3----junkyard jalopies-----521 4----Carramron-------------514 5----Milkman's Monsters----476 6----JT Racing-------------472 7----Davy's Daredevils-----424 8----Michael Scott Racing---362
Report Updated as of: 8/20/08 9:35 PM EST
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 20, 2008 20:29:57 GMT -5
Umpires, MLB Sign Agreement on Instant Replay Aug 20, 8:57 PM (ET)
By RONALD BLUM NEW YORK (AP) -Baseball umpires and management signed an agreement Wednesday that will allow the sport to start using instant replay to help determine calls on the field.
The deal was signed by lawyers for the commissioner's office and the World Umpires Association one day after a WUA spokesman went public with complaints over negotiations.
After haggling over final details, the sides exchanged proposals Tuesday night.
"We reached an agreement. Final decision with respect to moving ahead has not been made yet, but we have an agreement with the umpires," said Rob Manfred, baseball's executive vice president of labor relations.
Finalization of the agreement was first reported by murraychass.com.
WUA spokesman Lamell McMorris, who criticized management on Tuesday, also confirmed the deal.
"We're going to move forward with the understanding the sides will come to the table later and iron out some of the remaining issues," he said. "Instant replay will be a work in progress."
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 17, 2008 13:17:38 GMT -5
NFL starts Thur Sept 4. this will begin our Last One Standing contest.
Last year we only had 5 players and the contest was over by the third week.
I know that we can do better than that.
A couple of new things. If you know you will miss a week, thats ok you can pick that week in advance. Example if you will be out of town the 5th week then send in your 5th week selection with your 4th week. Just make sure which is 4th and which is 5th.
Weeks that have a Thursday night game all picks need to be in by noon Thursday. Other weeks when the first game is on Sunday, picks need to be in by 8:00AM Sunday morning. This will give me time to post all the selections and correct any errors
If I receive your selection soon enough, I will verify with a return email.
Selections are to be sent to wvucontest@gmail.com
Everyone please read the rules and ask any question either on this page or at the above email address
If you are a member lets play. Not a member join and lets play. Invite your friends. I would like to have at least 10 to 15 players
Any questions please ask.
I will be posting the weekly schedule of games on Tues. or Wed. for the following weekend
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 5, 2008 16:15:10 GMT -5
Mountaineer Fans Leaderboard (Official)
Rank----- Team -------------Owner ---------- Points 1---- junkyard jalopies ----larry via---------- 626 2---- Mountaineer Fans--- Mary Smith ------ 575 3---- Milkman's Monsters --Charles Milliken 535 4---- Michael Scott Racing-- Jim Ashley ------533 5 ----Davy's Daredevils -----David Anderson- 490 6---- Carramrod --------------Douglas Hayes-- 483 7----- JT Racing ---------------Jeff Toney --------474 8 ----Team Eken -------------Marilyn Eken------ 464
Report Updated as of: 8/5/08 5:06 PM EST
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Post by mountaineer501 on Aug 5, 2008 15:51:37 GMT -5
It's been quite a week for me. Big storms in Atlanta fried my computer Monday night. So Tues. eve I give it to my neighbor (whose a computer whiz) for a quick fix. Should have been fixed by Thur. (maybe it was). Before I could check on that I got a call from my daughter in Charlotte. She was on her way to the hospital (good thing) a new grand child was on the way. Gail and I packed some clothes and headed for Charlotte. Arrived at the hospital about midnight. After a few false alarms the little one made his appearance.
Tyler Steven Searcy born 8/1/2008 weighed 7' 7" and was 20" tall (I say tall although he currently stay in a prone position).
Mother and son came home Sunday morn. Everything in perfect shape.
Gail stayed to help the new mother but I headed home Monday. Today I find out my neighbor got called out of town work related and won't be back till Friday.
Maybe I'll have a computer by the weekend.
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Post by mountaineer501 on Jul 27, 2008 8:46:06 GMT -5
MORGANTOWN-Junior-to-be Jarrett Brown has a problem. But, not exactly the one most Mountaineer fans would expect.
After completing 31-of-48 attempts (64.6 percent) for 341 yards and a pair of touchdowns during West Virginia's 11-2 Tostitos Fiesta Bowl championship season, the 6-foot-4, 220-pounder traded in his spikes for a pair of sneakers and joined first-year head coach Bobby Huggins and the men's basketball team.
The move proved to be a successful one as the Mountaineers' backup signal-caller got in 13 games as the gold and blue finished with a 26-11 mark and reached the Sweet 16, losing a 79-75 overtime decision to Xavier.
So, what's the problem?
"They (the basketball team) are challenging us all of the time," Brown explained. "We always joke about it."
But, with his tenure on the basketball team still fresh in his mind, just who would Brown suit up for?
"I don't know," Brown explained with a laugh. "I guess I might have to sit on the sidelines and watch."
A place the West Palm Beach (Fla.) native has become only too familiar with since coming to Morgantown in 2004. With the rise of senior-to-be Patrick White as the Mountaineers' quarterback, Brown's playing time has been limited to making mop up appearances.
There was one exception.
It was a cold and blustery night in Morgantown and the Mountaineers were playing host to a very talented Rutgers team in need of a victory to solidify their hold on the Big East title and win a trip to a New Years Day bowl game.
White, who was injured in a loss to South Florida, would not be available for the nationally televised contest leaving the hopes of thousands of gold and blue fans resting on the throwing arm of Brown.
He did not let them down, accounting for 317 yards of total offense in a 41-39 triple overtime win over the Scarlet Knights which earned WVU a trip to Jacksonville, Fla., for the Toyota Gator Bowl.
But, that was then.
Now, the Palm Beach Lakes High School all-state quarterback is having to learn a new system with the addition of former-Wake Forest offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen to the Mountaineer staff.
"Coach Mullen, he's a great coach," said Brown. "I love his offense. I love the energy he brings. And, I love the way he teaches us."
It's that teaching part which has had the biggest impact on the two-year backup. After missing the first few days of spring drills while playing for the basketball team, Brown needed some extra tutelage from the first year assistant to get caught up to speed on the new offense.
"He breaks everything down," explained the quarterback. "We do a lot of board work. He draws a lot of things up. He explains what the o-line's doing, why we run this route. He's just a good teacher."
With the start of practice less than a week away, Brown and the rest of the offense will receive their first tests to see just how much they have learned.
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