YouTube Time: The Greatest Pass Ever

This was easily the greatest play I ever saw in Mountaineer Field. It was also the loudest I ever heard that stadium. Simply remembered as the "Greatest Passing Play in the History of Life Itself." Rasheed Marshall goes deep to Travis Garvin for 93 yards against Virginia Tech.

The Mountaineers stumbled out of the gate in 2003, but after nearly beating Miami in the Orange Bowl, WVU was poised to turn things around. They certainly did with a proper-pounding of Virginia Tech, who was number three at the time.

Early in the third quarter, the Mountineers essentially locked it down when Marshall found a streaking Garvin wide open. Marshall put it right on Garvin's hands, and everything else was cream cheese. The Hokies did have nine guys in the box...the gamble didn't exactly pay off.

WVU went on to lose the Gator Bowl that year. Marshall would graduate in 2005 and played some Arena ball, and Garvin robbed a Foodland.

Deep Thoughts, WVU Style

Jabarie Hinds is heading to Morgantown after being cleared by the NCAA. The freshman point guard was highly recruited out of New York and will add not only depth at the position, but some significant minutes. He could push Truck to the 2-guard spot, and end up starting for this Mountaineer team. This may be a young team, but should be Huggy's first true athletic squad. Look for some running and gunning in the Colesium this season.

Should we be concerned with Dana Holgorsen's comments regarding Geno Smith? He has been very reserved to say anything positive about the kid, and continues to press that the job isn't safe. I'm probably overreacting. It's a new system, and every single player is under a serious microscope. I guess we should wait until the Marshall game to get a true idea of how Holgs feels about Smith. Let's be honest, it's been a longtime since we had a football coach who went the "tough love" route. Maybe Holgs and Huggins are long lost brothers.

Best of luck to both the Men's and Women's soccer teams in 2011. Each team heads into the season ranked in their respective Top-25s. And, each have top class coaches. There are many things I miss about living in Morgantown, especially Friday nights at the Dick cheering on our great soccer programs. Kick some ass, Guys!

We send out our very best to Pat Summitt, who revealed this week that she is facing a serious battle with Early Onset Dementia at the age of 59. Nobody has done more to build their respected sport over the last 30 than she has. Without Summit, nobody cares about the Women's game...and it sure as hell wouldn't be on ESPN. I have always said that she could have coached on the men's side and had the same success. Summitt will continue to coach, which means her tremendous footprint will continue to grow. I hope Dementia is ready for a serious ass-whooping.

Former Mountaineers in the NFL, Preseason Week Two

Jock Sanders, WR, Buccaneers: No catches, but did have one kick return for 25 yards, and two punt returns for 10 yards.

Wes Lyons, WR, Steelers: Had one catch for 15 yards. Should be noted that he also had a touchdown catch called back due to a penalty.

Mortty Ivy, LB, Steelers: Three total talkes, as he continues to battle for one of the last spots of the 53-man roster.

Ryan Mundy, S, Steelers: Finished with four tackles, one of them solo.

Owen Schmitt, FB, Eagles: Didn't register any stats in game two, but is expected to be the starting fullback.

Selvish Capers, OL, Redskins: Continues to struggle as a backup in camp.

Chris Neild, DL, Redskins: Two total takles in game two.

Pat McAfee, K/P, Colts: Finished with a 57.4 yard average on four kicks, with a long of 60 yards.

Jarrett Brown, QB, Browns: Another rough day for Brown, finishing with a passer rating of 39.6 passer rating.

Sydney Glover, S, Bills: Had a nice game with two takles, one for loss, and a pass-defensed.

Corey McIntyre, FB, Bills: Didn't register any stats, but is expected to be the starting fullback.

Steve Slaton, RB, Houston: Still dealing with a hamstring issue.

J.T. Thomas, LB, Bears: Registered two total tackles in his first career game.

Darius Reynaud, WR, Giants: Missed game two wit a hamstring.

Robert Sands, S, Bengals: FInished with three total tackles in game two.

PacMan Jones, CB, Bengals: COuld be removed from the PUP list this week.

Ellis Lankster, CB, Jets: Registered two total tackles against the Bengals.

Brandon Hogan, CB, Panthers: Still coming back from an ACL.

Let's Realign The Conferences...Part Three, The Year Established Strategy

People love complaining about the conference structure in college football. Sure, there are some strange combinations, and long roadtrips, but it could be worse. And I'm here to show you how worse(or awesome) it could be.

Part Three...Year Established!

Yeah! Let's go old school with it, and talk 1800's football. You know, when the game looked more like slow-motion rugby, and the losing team was fed to rabid wolverines...well, maybe not, but you get the idea.

The strategy is simple...the teams are lined up by the year the team was established. Alphabetical order was used to split up some of the more popular years. That's about it, really. So, here you go!

(note: year established is not necessarily the year they joined FBS or 1-A)

Part One can be found here.

Part Two can be found here.

1. The Traditional Conference

Talk about the traditional programs here. Notre Dame, Michigan, Penn State, Navy, Cincinnati. Wait...what? How the hell were the Bearcats one of the first teams? And, yes Rutgers, we know your the oldest school playing at this level.

Rutgers (1869)

Northwestern (1876)

Michigan (1879)

Navy (1879)

Kentucky (1881)

California (1882)

Minnesota (1882)

Cincinnati (1885)

Indiana (1887)

Notre Dame (1887)

Penn State (1887)

Purdue (1887)

2. The Blah Conference

I bet you can't wait for that Duke v Miami (OH) game? I'm sure Syracuse is going to love paying for those trips to New Mexico and California.

Duke (1888)

Miami (OH) (1888)

New Mexico State (1888)

North Carolina (1888)

USC (1888)

Virginia (1888)

Wake Forest (1888)

Iowa (1889)

New Mexico (1889)

Syracuse (1889)

Washington (1889)

Wisconsin (1889)

3. The Practical Conference

This conference kind of works. Most teams are in the midwest, and many play one another already. Army and Eastern Michigan would struggle just a little.

Army (1890)

Colorado (1890)

Illinois (1890)

Kansas (1890)

Missouri (1890)

Nebraska (1890)

Ohio State (1890)

Pittsburgh (1890)

Vanderbilt (1890)

Akron (1891)

Eastern Michigan (1891)

Stanford (1891)

4. The Power Conference

Now, this is a conference. Every team is from a Big-six conference with the exception of Utah State. Storylines galore.

Tennessee (1891)

West Virginia (1892)

Alabama (1892)

Aubrun (1892)

Georgia (1892)

Georgia Tech (1892)

Iowa State (1892)

Maryland (1892)

NC State (1892)

South Carolina (1892)

Utah (1892)

Utah State (1892)

5. The Geographically Messed-Up Conference

The entire country is represented in this conference. BC could travel to the south, southwest, and northwest all in one year. Some serious programs here as well with Texas and LSU anchoring.

Virginia Tech (1892)

Boston College (1893)

Colorado State (1893)

Kansas State (1893)

LSU (1893)

Ole Miss (1893)

Oregon State (1893)

San Jose State (1893)

Texas (1893)

Tulane (1893)

Wyoming (1893)

Arkansas (1894)

6. The Lopsided Conference

Ummm, not exactly a deep conference. Actually, one of Oregon, A&M, or Oklahoma should win the damn thing every year. Idaho v Washington State will garner huge east coast ratings.

Buffalo (1894)

Idaho (1894)

Ohio (1894)

Oregon (1894)

Temple (1894)

Texas A&M (1894)

Washington State (1894)

Marshall (1895)

Mississippi State (1895)

Oklahoma (1895)

Tulsa (1895)

Central Michigan (1896)

7. The Legit Conference

Anther pretty solid conference. Teams that may not get the attention they deserve. The taxpayers of Connecticut wouldn't enjoy the travel costs, but oh well.

Clemson (1896)

Connecticut (1896)

Michigan State (1896)

Nevada (1896)

TCU (1896)

Arizona State (1897)

Arizona (1899)

Baylor (1899)

Northern Illinois (1899)

Louisiana-Lafayette (1901)

Louisiana Tech (1901)

Oklahoma State (1901)

8. The Garbage Conference

Garbage.

Western Michigan (1905)

Florida (1906)

Hawaii (1909)

Troy (1909)

Arkansas State (1911)

Louisville (1912)

Memphis (1912)

Middle Tennessee State (1912)

Rice (1912)

Southern Miss (1912)

North Texas (1913)

Western Kentucky (1913)

9. The Defensively-Challenged Conference

Wow, we are talking about some serious points being put up in this conference. Take the over, unless Jacory Harris is your quarterback.

UTEP (1914)

SMU (1915)

Toledo (1917)

Bowling Green (1919)

UCLA (1919)

Kent State (1920)

Fresno State (1921)

San Diego State (1921)

BYU (1922)

Ball State (1924)

Texas Tech (1925)

Miami (1925)

10. The Lack-of-Depth Conference

This conference would probably come down to FSU v Boise State every year. Maybe the occasional South Florida, but we know how they choke every season.

Louisiana-Monroe (1931)

East Carolina (1932)

Boise State (1933)

Houston (1946)

Florida State (1946)

Air Force (1955)

UNLV (1968)

UCF (1979)

UAB (1991)

South Florida (1997)

Florida Atlantic (2001)

Florida International (2002)

WVU Love in the CFL

Shockingly on two former Mountaineers can be found n the CFL this season. You know what they say...Mountaineers just hate Canada. Actually, nobody says that. I guess we can add them with UFL boys and just have one post next time.

Lance Frazier, CB, Saskatchewan: 16 tackles on the season so far for the former Mounty corner.

Avon Cobourne, RB, Hamilton: Already with 459 yards on the season, Cobourne continues to have success up north. He was the Grey Cup MVP just a few seasons back.

WVU Love in the UFL

Since we track the former Mountaineers in NFL I figure it's only fair to check out the boys in the UFL. I know most people have no idea what this league is, but WVU fans will notice that two of the more popular players of the late-2000s have found a place in the league. Here is the list. I'm sure I have missed one or two. CFL to come next!

Pat White, QB, Virginia: May get a good chance to play, considering he's battling Mike McMahon and Chris Greisen for the starting job.

Noel Devine, RB, Omaha: The recently-signed Devine joins a backfield with Maurice Clarett, Shaud Williams, and Marlon Lucky. What is this, 2006?

Antwon Lake, DL, Las Vegas: Was part of the 2010 UFL Champion Locomotives.

Todd Sauerbrun, P, ?: He is still listed as a Florida Tusker. That's a problem, because the Tuskers became the Virginia Destroyers. He is not listed on the Virginia roster.

YouTube Time: WVU Women's Soccer Edition

In honor of the WVU Women's Soccer team being ranked 21st to start the season and being picked to win the American Division in the Big East, we here at the 'Dub felt it was neccesary to throw some "YouTube Time" love their way.

The team has been incredibly successful over years, including 11 straight trips to the NCAA, and two Big East championships. Head Coach, Nikki Izzo-Brown went over 200 wins last year, and will head up another solid squad in 2011. Best of luck ladies! Bring home the hardware!