Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Great Start to a Long Season

WVU and the rest of the Big East have received the memos, they've read the headlines. To sum it all up, "show up or ship out."

Ever since the ACC raided the Big East pantry, everyone, and I do mean EVERYONE, has been questioning the legitimacy of the Big East. Much like Coach Rod's mantra, "Stay Hungry, Stay Humble," the Big East has been punching the clock and doing everything it can to earn, scratch that, to maintain its reputation as a big time conference.

This past weekend, all but one of the teams carrying the Big East banner came out on top. Not to mention some tremendous individual efforts that should be noted.

Kudos to all.

Scout.com: Changing Landscape:

The 2006 NCAA's rushing leaders are ... a couple of no-names from the Big East:
Steve Slaton 203-(total) yards 6.2ypc 2TDs
Raymell Rice 201-(total) yards 6.5ypc 3TDs

The NCAA kicked off this week with a number of out of conference games. The highlight for those in the east featured the Big East and ACC. The Big East won the round, 2-1, with the only loss coming on the road.

The Big East went 7-1 as a conference to open up 2006. 3-1 over BCS teams.

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