WVU picked to win the Big East… AGAIN!

The Big East Football Media day was yesterday and WVU was picked the favorite to win the Big East. The Post Gazette’s Chuck Finder is thrilled with this news:

The Mountaineers, the Big East champion last season, received 22 of the possible 24 first-place votes and 189 poll points from media members in the league’s eight markets. South Florida, 9-4 last season and a team that defeated West Virginia each of the previous two seasons, received one first-place vote and 149 points to finish second.

Pitt, coming off a 5-7 season that included a season-finale upset of a Mountaineers team needing a victory for a national-championship berth, received the other first-place vote and came in third with 128 points.

Rutgers (110 points), Cincinnati (98), Connecticut (97), Louisville (69) and Syracuse (24) round out the poll.

The Big East Media Guide

Feel like a good read? Got a couple of hours? Want to get your Big East Geekness on? Well check this out…the Big East is offering it’s 2008 - 2009 Media Guide as a .pdf. You can download your own copy here.

Big East TV Schedule released:

The Big East is going to be all over the networks this year and once again the Thursday/Friday night games will pull in big time coverage for WVU and other Big East teams. Click here for a full listing. Below you’ll find WVU’s TV Schedule.

ABC

Fri., Nov. 28 WEST VIRGINIA at PITTSBURGH Noon

ESPN

Sat., Sept. 6 West Virginia at East Carolina 4:30 p.m.

Thurs., Sept. 18 West Virginia at Colorado 8:30 p.m.

Thurs., Oct. 23 Auburn at West Virginia 7:30 p.m.

Sat., Dec. 6 USF at WEST VIRGINIA * TBD

ESPN2

Sat., Dec. 6 USF at WEST VIRGINIA * TBD (guess this one depends on many factors)

ESPN Regional/BIG EAST Game of the Week

Ten BIG EAST contests will be broadcast by ESPN Regional Television as part of its BIG EAST Game of the Week package. The following dates and games were scheduled as of today. Many picks will be made later in the season as 12-day selections (schedule subject to change). All ERT/BIG EAST Games of the Week will start at noon Eastern.

Sat., Oct. 4 RUTGERS at WEST VIRGINIA

Sat., Oct. 11 SYRACUSE at WEST VIRGINIA or RUTGERS at CINCINNATI

Sat., Nov. 1 LOUISVILLE at SYRACUSE or WEST VIRGINIA at CONNECTICUT

Sat., Nov. 22 PITTSBURGH at CINCINNATI or WEST VIRGINIA at LOUISVILLE

ESPN REGIONAL LOCAL TELECASTS

In addition to its extensive national television coverage, the BIG EAST also maintains a strong presence in local markets with a number of games slated for broadcast as of press time. Most games will air on each school’s local affiliates as well as on SportsNet New York and other ESPN Regional Television affiliates, including Cox New England and MASN. Many picks will be made later in the season (schedule subject to change).

Sat., Sept. 27 Marshall at West Virginia 3:30 p.m.
SportsNet New York (delayed), MSN