Archive for October, 2011

Villanova 2011-12 Team Preview

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 31, 2011 · Under '11-12 · 105 Comments 
Villanova 2011-12 Team Preview

Villanova loses three major contributors from last season’s team that finished the season unranked and as a loser in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Though the ‘Cats add a few talented freshmen, it might have taken a miracle for Villanova to enter the season with high expectations. There will be no lofty...
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Free[d] JayVaughn

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 30, 2011 · Under JayVaughn Pinkston, News · 5 Comments 
Free[d] JayVaughn

The last we had heard of JayVaughn Pinkston’s assault case, stemming from a fight with two members of a Villanova fraternity last fall, his attorney,  James Famiglio, was hoping to enroll the former McDonalds All-American in the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) program. Under that program, Pinskton would serve one year of probation with a community...
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Cross Country: Nova wins both Big East titles

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 30, 2011 · Under Track and Field · 7 Comments 
Cross Country: Nova wins both Big East titles

Men’s team rises to the top In what may be the last season of the Big East as we’ve come to know it, Villanova has started quickly to take both of the first two pieces of conference hardware that have been put up for grabs. Both the men’s and women’s cross country teams went...
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A Snowy Loss on the Maine Line

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 29, 2011 · Under Football · 8 Comments 
A Snowy Loss on the Maine Line

In a Murphy’s Season, where everything that could go wrong did, it was only fitting that the final game at Villanova Stadium would be covered in snow. The Wildcats planned to honor their seniors before the unusually-frozen October contest that brought the league’s top team, the Maine Black Bears to the Main Line. The...
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No time to hibernate on the Bears

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 29, 2011 · Under Football · 2 Comments 
No time to hibernate on the Bears

Before the season started, Maine was picked to finish 9th in the CAA — two spots below Villanova. Eight weeks into the season, Maine sits atop the conference standings at 4-0, while Villanova sits at the bottom with Richmond, looking for their first conference win. When the 6-1 Black Bears come to campus this...
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Big East: WVU out, Houston, UCF & Boise in?

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 28, 2011 · Under Big East · 72 Comments 
Big East: WVU out, Houston, UCF & Boise in?

West Virginia was one of the most successful football schools in the Big East. Their state and television market are small — as is the closest airport — but their fan-base shows up for games at home or away and that has apparently pushed the Mountaineers to the top of the Big XII’s expansion...
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NCAA Updates Basketball Recruiting Rules

Posted by MIKE on October 27, 2011 · Under NCAA · 11 Comments 
NCAA Updates Basketball Recruiting Rules

The rules for the NCAA are changing. Today, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors approved changes that allow conferences to add $2000 to scholarship offers, giving schools “the option of awarding scholarships on a multiple-year basis”, making poorly performing academic ineligible for post-season play, and changing basketball recruiting rules. On the final note,...
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The Wisdom of Crowds Experiment: Mouphtaou Yarou

Posted by Ed '77 on October 27, 2011 · Under Polls · 49 Comments 
The Wisdom of Crowds Experiment: Mouphtaou Yarou

In this year’s The Wisdom of Crowds series, our assignment is to figure out how Coach Wright will replace 56% of last season’s offense produced by departed players Corey Stokes, Corey Fisher and Antonio Pena.  In today’s post we focus on 6-10 255 pound forward/center Mouph Yarou. Use the voting buttons, below, to predict...
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Get Excited for 2011 Villanova Basketball [Video]

Posted by MIKE on October 26, 2011 · Under '11-12, Video · 17 Comments 

Can November 11th come soon enough???
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Not So Fast, WVU

Posted by Brian Ewart on October 26, 2011 · Under Big East · 39 Comments 
Not So Fast, WVU

Various reports are out this morning claiming that the Big XII has hit the brakes on a WVU move to their conference. Some reports have suggested that Louisville is making a late push to join instead of WVU, including some influence from Senator Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, a Louisville supporter who knows Oklahoma president...
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