Another great video highlight reel from @jp5384 (twitter): West Virginia vs UConn on October 24, 2009. WVU wins it 28-24. This game was played in the memory of UConn player Jasper Howard who was senselessly stabbed and killed a week prior.

by: M. E. Ward M. E. Ward blogs about how to choose among online sports management degrees. Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter have changed the way we make friends, keep up with our friends and communicate the important events going on in our lives. Because of the popularity of these sites, more and more social networking sites that are geared toward specific interests and activities are popping up every day. Below you’ll find ten social networking sites designed specifically for athletes. You’ll find that these sites are a great way to share training techniques, stay motivated, share successes and make new friends.

1. Athlinks – this site is designed for competitive endurance athletes. Within the site you’ll find local clubs and plenty of links to help you find all the gear you need in addition to finding other people who share your interests.
2. Comenplay – Come n play is designed for people who stay active. You’ll find enthusiasts from many different sports on this site. It’s a great way to find sports teams to join or find other people interested in your favorite sport for discussion, friendship and a match. The site requires membership to use it, but membership is free.
3. Zexsports – a great site for extreme athletes, this site puts those people who love the extreme sports in touch with each other. You’ll find lists of upcoming extreme sports events and you can login through your Facebook account.
4. Takkle –This site is specifically designed for high school athletes and coaches. Sponsored by Sports Illustrated, the site lets high school athletes meet others who share their sport.
5. Swimroom – A site for swimmers, this site is geared more toward competitive swimmers, but will be interesting to anyone who loves the sport. Champion swimmers like Michael Phelps and Katie Hoff are supporters of the site.
6. Sk8site – Designed for skateboarding enthusiasts, this site allows skaters to meet each other, keep up with upcoming events in the skateboarding world and post videos from their most extreme skating stunts.
7. Motorcross –A site for Motorcross enthusiasts, you’ll find lots of news about the world of Motorcross on this site in addition to the social networking aspect.
8. SkiSpace – This site was created for snow skiers by champion Bode Miller. There are great videos of skiing, blogs by skiers and social networking as well. It’s also a great place to find a ski resort for your next vacation.
9. Nike+ -A site for runners, Nike+ allows running enthusiasts to connect, share experiences and even share their music workout mixes. It’s also a great site for tracking your times and keeping up with your progress.
10. GolfLink – This site is an online community for golfers. You can share tips, learn about courses, and even find someone to play a round with. You can also track your own scores and progress.

There are lots more sites like these out there. In fact, it seems there’s a site for every sport, so if I haven’t mentioned your favorite here, do your own search to find the social networking site that’s right for you. These sites take social networking to a new level, because not only can you keep up with your current friends, but you’ll make new ones both to communicate with online and to compete with in person.

—- WVMS EDITOR NOTE —-

There is a new social networking site for athletes that just launched and looks promising.

The Locker Blogger – (from their site) Our goal is to become the ultimate hub for the global sports community to celebrate pro and amateur achievement, access expert coaching education and skills development, and plug in to active conversations about the pastimes they love. Creating connections is the name of our game.

If you missed the game or part of the broadcast like I did yesterday, here is another great YouTube Video by WVMS.com and @Mountaineer friend @jp5384

Also, if you didn’t get a chance to hear another great tune by John Radcliff, check it out. It’s friggin’ spot on and hilarious.

John Radcliff’s Marshall Is… Turd Country

Lyrics:

Hey Marshall don’t you think it’s time to give it up? You’ve talked a lot but never backed it up it seems you won’t ever be more than that.

Turd Country Marshall fans be careful where you stand. Something stinks down there I think it’s dead and green and possibly there to stay.

It seemed like a good idea to leave 1-AA but it flew back in your face and then old Pruett got away. You could blame it on some bad luck or you could blame it on the rain. But maybe you should give it up and play some high school teams.

Hey Marshall how are things in conference USA?
Playing for rings don’t mean you’ve made it yet it’s one lump of coal you’ll never get.

Not sure if you guys saw this over the weekend, but Owen Schmitt is back, and bloody!

from Seattlepi Blogs:
..the Seahawks got a full dose of Schmitt’s zany side Sunday when the second-year pro pounded his helmet to his noggin’ repeatedly after coming out of the tunnel in pregame introductions, then ran into the midst of his teammates with blood covering his entire face.

Schmitt went so ballistic on himself that trainers had to tend to the cut on his forehead during the national anthem and then wash the blood off his face and the front of his jersey in order to get him on the field in time for Seattle’s second play from scrimmage.

Here is the video:

Like Couchburner was telling me today, “this is beyond awesome!”

It was also effective:

“That was, man, gruesome but beautiful at the same time,” linebacker Lofa Tatupu said. “I don’t know if that’s possible. But that got us going. Myself, D.D. Lewis, we were sitting there saying, ‘That’s a mad man right there. That’s a guy you want on your side.’ A man willing to bloody his own face, you know how much he’s willing to put on the line.”

Our Twitter friend @jp5384 put together another great highlight reel for the Syracuse game. If you missed it (like I did in Philly) watch all the goodness here:

Syracuse homer and friend of WVMS.com and our @Mountaineer twitter feed, Hoya Suxa from NunesMagician.com made a post today that is, to me is like a big white glove slap in the face dual challenge. Well SIR, we accept your challenge and the weapon has been chosen, Twitter!

Read his post below:

#BeatWVU Tomorrow

In case you’ve been hiding under a rock, the Syracuse Twitterati has been hammering hashtag beatdowns on the Friday before each of the Orange’s football games this season.

Tomorrow it will continue with #BeatWVU.

Sean has been publishing “Best Of” posts on Friday evenings recapping the hashtag activity. Tomorrow, though, looks like it could be the ugliest of all the hashtag affairs. The Syracuse Twitterati is growing crazy large and active, and West Virginia has a large contingent as well. Friday should be the apex of this little experiment.

I highly encourage everyone to get on Twitter for, at a minimum, tomorrow. It’s worth it, not only for the hashtag cracks but the live-game commentary is rock solid. The stuff you will see will make you laugh and probably cringe.

This is West Virginia, people, and the shit is going to be hitting the fan from sunrise to sunset.

For the members of the Syracuse Twitterati, I say this: Bring good shit tomorrow. Don’t bother Googling cracks because we’ve already seen that tired stuff a thousand times before. We’re definitely winning in quantity and fervor, now it’s time to refine and smack some quality.

A 140-character crack is tough to make, but with a short hashtag this week, there’s no excuse for a resounding victory.

So WVU Mountaineer Twitterati, it’s time to show these fruits, er.. Orangemen what Mountaineer Nation is all about. Lets take their challenge and flip it on them with the #BeatSU or #beatSyracuse hash tag.

They say they will crack on WV and WVU pretty hard, which we all know is easy to do with the plethora of WV jokes out there. This our chance to hit them back and trust me, it’s a lot of fun to do this on Twitter.

So, like Hoya, I encourage all WVU Students, Alumni and fans to finally take the plunge and join Twitter, and make sure the first person you follow is @Mountaineer. It’s time for more WVU fans to be on Twitter anyway!

If you’re new to Twitter, join first then hit me up @Mountaineer and I’ll help explain how to do this properly. It’s super easy.

Remember when you’re making a crack at Syracuse that you tweet the #BeatSU or #BeatSyracuse hashtag!

FINALLY, the WVU vs. Syracuse game time has been announced.

Look for this game at NOON on Saturday, October 10, 2009. You can look for it, but might have trouble finding it. The game is being shown on ESPN Regional. <– has always confused me. Regionally in Morgantown or regional in Syracuse or both?? Who knows. I will post more if/when I find out, and if you guys know if the game will be played in your area, post in the comments please.

Till then, Let’s GOOOOO Mountaineers!

Found this today. A GoogleMap of all the WVU bars in the country! Always be prepared!

View List of WVU sports bars in a larger map

This list is via BlueGoldNews.com, if you know of a GameWatch Party that isn’t on this list, please put it in the comments of this post AND on the BlueGoldNews page. Thanks!

DELAWARE

Delaware Chapter ( Dover )
Buffalo Wild Wings
680 South Bay Road
Dover , DE
Watch Mountaineer Football this year with your Delaware friends and a portion of your check will be donated to the Delaware Chapter’s DJ & Bob Gibson Scholarship Fund. So come out, watch our beloved Mountaineers and help us support this worthy cause! Contact Jon Hickey with questions at JRHEER@aol.com.

Delaware Chapter ( Wilmington )
Buffalo Wild Wings
2062 Limestone Road
Wilmington , DE
Watch Mountaineer Football this year with your Delaware friends and a portion of your check will be donated to the Delaware Chapter’s DJ & Bob Gibson Scholarship Fund. So come out, watch our beloved Mountaineers and help us support this worthy cause! Contact Jon Hickey with questions at JRHEER@aol.com.

FLORIDA

Central Florida Chapter
Legends Sports Bar and Grill
1315 S. Orange Ave.
Orlando , FL
Come join other Orlando area alumni and friends for a Mountaineer game watch at Legends Sports Bar and Grill at 1315 South Orange Avenue , in downtown Orlando . Legends is conveniently located at the site of the former Doc’s Restaurant, almost directly across the street from ORMC. Legends is operated by an ownership group that includes Charlie Baumann, WVU’s record holding place kicker (1985-1 988 ). Contact Charla at wvugoff@aol.com with questions

Jacksonville Chapter
Time Out Sports
13799 Beach Blvd.
Jacksonville , FL
Come and join us to watch WVU play Colorado . The game will kickoff at 7:30 pm. For more information, contact Chad Dean at http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com…ean@comcast.net.

South Florida Mountaineers
The Snuggery
2556 PGA Blvd.
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
The Snuggery, owned by former WVU WR Bernie Kirchner, is the place to watch the Mountaineers. The Snuggery is east of I-95 on PGA Blvd. at the southwest corner of PGA Blvd. & Prosperity Farms Road at the Winn Dixie shopping plaza. For chapter information including upcoming events, contact Andrew Von Gustedt at mailto:avongustedt@mcdonaldhopkins.com.

Southwest Florida Chapter (Sarasota)
Geckos
487 0 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL
Come and join us again in Sarasota to watch WVU play Colordado . The game will kickoff at 7:30 pm. We will meet again this week at Geckos in the Landing. RSVP to Susan Schnack at flschnack@msn.com, so we can let Geckos know how many Mountaineers to expect.

Tampa Bay Chapter
Beef O’Brady’s
2819 S. Macdill Ave.
Tampa , FL
Come join other alumni in the greater Tampa area for a game watch sponsored by the Tampa Bay Chapter. In addition to a wider food and beverage selection, the restaurant has been remodeled and five new high definition flat screen TVs have been added. Everyone will have a great seat and great view of the game. Chapter members will receive 10% off your entire bill.If you plan on coming out to Beef’s on September 5, please go to www.wvutampabay.com and indicate that you are coming. You will see the box under the calendar and all you have to do is check “yes” if you plan on attending. For more information, contact Jeff at jeffreywvu@hotmail.com.

GEORGIA

Peach State Chapter
Laseter’s Tavern
4355 Cobb Pkwy.
Atlanta , GA
Join us at Laseter’s Tavern, the best place to watch a WVU game with the exception of Mountaineer Field! Contact Bill Toothman with questions at atleer@bellsouth.net.

INDIANA

Central Indiana Chapter
Buffalo Wild Wings
14 E. Maryland St.
Indianapolis , IN

KENTUCKY

Bluegrass Chapter
Fox And Hound Pub & Grill
302 Bullitt Ln.
Louisville , KY
The Game Watches will be at the Fox and Hound off the Shelbyville Rd. exit of the Watterson Expressway (I-264). The Fox and Hound is a family friendly environment and does an outstanding job of hosting Mountaineer Fans. Please come by and join us, even if it’s just for a few minutes. Remember there is no better way to watch the game than with other Mountaineer Fans!!! For more information, contact Steve Sadd at sadd@bluegrass.net.

Central Kentucky Chapter
BW3
Todds Rd.
Lexington , KY
Please come by and join us for a game watch at BW3. For more information, contact http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com…s@insightbb.com.

Smoky Mountain Chapter
Bob & Polly Hubbard’s Home
103 Lake Crest Rd. Knoxville , TN
Looking for WVU to get a big win over Colorado on Thursday night, October 1. We are going to have our first game watch of the year at Polly and Bob Hubbard’s house. The game starts at 7:30, so we will have our first business meeting for the year beginning at 6:30 –while we eat.

MARYLAND

Baltimore Chapter (Federal Hill)
Don’t Know Tavern
1453 Light St .
Baltimore , MD
Don’t Know Tavern is located in South Baltimore . The owner went to West Virginia University and is a big fan of WVU Athletics. Don’t Know has 19 televisions and will carry every WVU game with sound. Don’t Know Tavern has excellent food, all Mountaineer fans will receive 20% off of food and $2 Miller Lite bottles. Don’t Know Tavern will donate 5% of its entire game day sales to the Baltimore Chapter scholarship fund. Contact Scott Phillips at sphillips2@metlife.com with questions.

Baltimore Chapter (Hanover)
Dave and Busters
7000 Arundel Mills Cir.
Hanover , MD
Come support our WVU Mountaineers at Dave & Buster’s Grand Sports Cafe at Arundel Mills…the only place where you can Eat, Drink & Play…. (And now cheer on our Alma mater!) Dave & Buster’s offers all WVU Alumni, Family & Friends to join us in our Private Showroom, while we watch the Mountaineers dominate the NCAA! There is nothing better than great food & drinks, outstanding fun and WVU Football! Contact Scott Phillips at sphillips2@metlife.com with questions.

Baltimore Chapter (Inner Harbor)
Luckie’s Tavern
10 Market Pl. Baltimore Power Plant Live
Baltimore , MD
By becoming a member of the WVU College Football Club, you will receive a membership card which costs you nothing, but gives you a bunch of benefits! Each member will receive their own 18 oz Luckie’s draft mug with WVU logo on it and the member’s designated number (mugs will be stored at Luckie’s). All drafts will only be $3 and served in these super-sized mugs… Take your pick between domestics and imports, we have 16 different beers on tap! All appetizers will be 50% off during WVU games. When WVU scores a touchdown, enjoy a touch down social shot on us! Luckie’s will also donate 10% of all WVU Club Members’ checks to the Maryland Chapter of WVU Alumni Association. Members will also receive a validation for $5 parking in the Pier V parking garage (located at 71 1 E. Pratt Street ). Contact Scott Phillips at sphillips2@metlife.com with questions.

Greater Frederick Chapter
Callahan’s Restaurant & Lounge
1 808 Rosemont Avenue
Frederick , MD
Come join other area alumni for great food and Mountaineer football at Callahan’s Restaurant and Lounge, home of Frederick ’s best crabcakes! Contact Mark Boggs with questions at mboggs@boggsenvironmental.com.

NEW JERSEY

Garden State Chapter
Champps
Menlo Park Mall
Woodbridge , NJ
Since our venue for the Auburn game did not turn out as planned we are looking to have a watch party at Champps in Woodbridge (Menlo Park Mall) this Thursday when WVU takes on Colorado . Please let me know if you are interested so we can get a proper headcount – gardenstatewvu@gmail.com. Let’s go Mountaineers!!!!

NEW YORK

New York/New Jersey Metro Chapter
Latitude
783 Eighth Ave.
New York , NY
We apologize for all the last-minute changes! Due to numerous scheduling conflicts, this week’s game watch is now confirmed for Latitude!We will have the private space on the 3rd Floor with audio, along with bar and table service of food & drinks. Join us at Latitude and let’s cheer the team on to a victory over the Buffaloes & the Big 12!Please e-mail Liam Gilroy at wvunynjalumni@hotmail.com if you plan to attend or with questions.

NORTH CAROLINA

Cape Fear Chapter
Buffalo Wild Wings
29 Van Campen Blvd
Wilmington NC
Come join other alumni, fans and friends in the Wilmington area for a WVU game watch. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE AN ALUMNI TO JOIN US, YOU JUST HAVE TO AGREE TO CHEER FOR THE MOUNTAINEERS. Buffalo Wild Wings has huge screen TVs, good food and beer. Wear your gold and blue! For more information, contact Cameron Simmons at capefearwvualumni@hotmail.com.

Charlotte Chapter
Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
911 East Morehead St .
Charlotte , NC
The WVU Charlotte Chapter will make our destination of choice for WVU football and basketball game watches to be the Dilworth Neighborhood Grille at 911 East Morehead St. (corner of McDowell), Charlotte, NC 28204. Their telephone # is 704 -377-3 808 . And event better yet, it’s just 4 to 5 blocks from downtown Charlotte . They have a very good facility with a large room downstairs – 2 large screen projection TVs (70″and 50″), 6 smaller TVs, restrooms and bar downstairs. We would have the entire downstairs. Ample free parking on site. The upstairs bar and restaurant are also excellent. The Atrium next to the downstairs has a pool table, tables and a projection TV. Food menu has a broad selection with pizza, salads, nachos, burgers, sandwiches, good and reasonably priced. For more information, contact Mike Petruski at mike.petruski@wachovia.com.

RTP Chapter
Sammy’s Tap & Grill
2235 Avent Ferry Rd.
Raleigh , NC
Join us at Sammy’s Tap & Grill to cheer the Mountaineers to victory! Contact lmccrory@nc.rr.com with questions.

OHIO

Central Ohio Chapter
Gressos
961 S. High St .
Columbus , OH
Join the Central Ohio Chapter of the WVU Alumni Association to watch the Mountaineer take on Colorado . We will be in the second floor room at Gressos in German Village . As in past years we will have our raffle to benefit our chapter scholarship fund and Gressos is offering incredible WVU-only food and drink specials. For more information or to RSVP, e-mail Tom Erb at terb00@yahoo.com.

North Coast Cleveland Chapter
Champps
Valley View, OH
Join the North Coast Cleveland Chapter of the WVU Alumni Association to watch the Mountaineer take on Colorado . We will be at Champps for all of our game watches! For more information or to RSVP, e-mail john.ullom@ey.com.

PENNSYLVANIA

Central PA Chapter
Rookies Bar and Grill
2238 Derry St .
Harrisburg , PA
Central PA Mountaineers, please join fellow alumni, friends and family as we cheer the Mountaineer to victory at Rookies Bar and Grill! Please RSVP with the number of people if you plan on attending so the chapter can give a head count to our friends at Rookies Don’t miss out on the fun! Questions? Contact Tom Bold at tbold@state.pa.us.

Pittsburgh
Mullens Bar & Grill
North Shore, 200 Federal St.
Pittsburgh , PA
Join fellow Mountaineers as we cheer the Mountaineer to victory. Contact wvualumnipgh@gmail.com for more information.

Liberty Bell Chapter
McFadden’s
3rd St.
Philadelphia, PA
Join fellow Mountaineers as we cheer the Mountaineer to victory. Contact http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com…libertybell.com for more information.

SOUTH CAROLINA

Grand Strand Chapter
Broadway Louie’s
1320 Celebrity Cir.
Broadway at the Beach
Myrtle Beach , SC
The Grand Strand Chapter will have game watching gatherings for each game at Broadway Louie’s, Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach , SC. The group meets in the Sports Bar section of Broadway Louie’s prior to game time. At Broadway Louie’s you’ll watch the games on “state of the art” video equipment while enjoying great food and your favorite beverage. Broadway Louie’s is located in the Celebrity Square area near the Hard Rock Cafe between 21st and 29th Avenues North at US 17 Bypass. For information contact Jim Ellis at either (843)650-3327 or Jimgolfsc@aol.com.

Low Country Mountaineers
Mattys Sports Bar
613 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Mt. Pleasant, SC
Charleston area Mountaineers are invited to a Mountaineer game watch at Matty’s which is connected to Twin River Lanes in Mount Pleasant . Food & drink specials, 50/50 drawing, raffle prizes! Fans of all ages are welcome! For more info email scloveswvu@yahoo.com.

Aiken
We will be holding a WVU vs. Colorado game watch at Beef O’Brady’s in the Publix shopping center in Aiken. Come out and enjoy the game with other Mountaineer fans from around the CSRA while enjoying great food and drinks.

TEXAS

Lone Star Chapter
6:30 pm
Ragin’ Cajun
Houston , TX
Come out and join us at the Ragin Cajun to cheer the Mountaineers to victory over Colorado! Please RSVP to Jason Smith at jason.d.smith@comcast.net if you plan to attend so we can let our new friends at Ragin Cajun know how many tables to reserve around their big screens.

VIRGINIA

Blue Ridge Mountaineers (Lynchburg)
Hams
570 4 Seminole Ave
Lynchburg , VA
The Blue Ridge Lynchburg Mountaineers will host a game watch for the WVU vs. Colorado game at HAMS, located t 570 4 Seminole Ave. in Lynchburg . Come out and help us root on the Mountaineers. For information, contact Rick Youngblood at http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com…ot.virginia.gov.

Blue Ridge Mountaineers (Roanoke)
All Sports Cafe
2326 Grandin Rd.
Roanoke , VA
The Blue Ridge Roanoke Mountaineers will host a game watch for the WVU vs. Colorado game. Join us at ALL SPORTS CAFE, just down from Patrick Henry High School on Grandin Ave in Roanoke . For information, contact Mike Chapman at http://us.mc538.mail.yahoo.com…hap1rke@aol.com.

Central Virginia Chapter
Bailey’s Smokehouse
7502 West Broad St .
Richmond , VA
Join us for a CVCWVU game watch. We’ll watch the game on Bailey’s new, large screen HDTVs! Contact Al Dietz with questions and to let him know what you side food you will be bringing at mt1neers@comcast.net.

National Capital Area Chapter
Ragtime
1345 North Courthouse Rd.
Arlington , VA
Join us at Ragtime for a game watch. For more information, contact Holly at hollym3051@aol.com.

WEST VIRGINIA

Kanawha Valley Chapter – Guy’s Night Out
McJunkin Red Man
Hillcrest Dr.
Charleston, WV
Come join fellow Mountaineers for a game watch while supporting a great cause. For more information, contact Justin at justin_southern@hotmail.com.

Tomorrow is a big day for WVU.

Not only do we play on a national stage against a Big 12 team, we are playing after a tough loss to an obviously inferior Auburn team. (sigh we just handed them the game!!). So this is a rebound game that could possibly make or break our season.

Anyway, if you want to read up on what the talking heads and bloggers out there are saying about the game tomorrow, read below.

The For Realz Media:

• MSNSportsNet.com: Colorado Preview
• MSNSportsNet.com: Football: Coach Stewart Quotes
  When asked about the upcoming game: We are going to try to keep them off balance and get them out of rhythm. I don’t want to them to be too able to hone in on us, and I don’t want them to bend and not break. I want to see if we can break them and break them early.
• The AP: WVU quarterback Brown uses turnovers as motivation
• BlueGoldNews.com: WVU vs. Colorado Preview
  Matt Keller writes: West Virginia has more ability, showcases better execution and is simply a better football team playing at home in a night game.
• The Register-Herald: Stewart: WVU is going to stick to game plan
  Stew, really? Why wouldn’t we always stick to the game plan, the fact that you have to keep reminding yourself of that scares the crap out of me!!
• The Inter-Mountain: WVU ‘D’ concerns Colorado
  Damn right it does!
• TimesWV.com: WVU learned from last season’s loss to Buffaloes
  I really hope we learned how to manage the clock better after last year! geez!

And The Bloggers:

• Bleacher Report: West Virginia-Colorado: Speed Is the Theme of the John Denver Sing-Along Bowl
• SB Nation: Redemption Thursday: WVU vs. Colorado
• EerSports.com: ‘Eers Looking for Springboard Effect vs. CU
• WVIllustrated.com: Colorado Preview

Enemy Articles:

• BuffZone.com: Former Boulder County stars contributing for Buffs
• DenverPost.com: It’s time for CU’s inexperienced but talented wide receivers to show their stuff
• DenverPost.com Blog: WVU’s Stewart talks up Cody