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West Virginia 76, Ohio State 48 (Final)

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Huggie taking this one personally...

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December 25, 2008
Ohio State game huge for Huggins
WHEN BOB HUGGINS is within the Mountain State's craggy lines, he is home for the holidays.
By Mitch Vingle
Sports Editor

WHEN BOB HUGGINS is within the Mountain State's craggy lines, he is home for the holidays.
"West Virginia is my home,'' he said. "But I have many dear friends in Ohio.''
Many as in many, many.
And it's no wonder. Although Huggins was born in Morgantown in 1953 and lived there until he was 9, he went to high school in Gnadenhutten, Ohio, at Indian Valley South.
He attended WVU and played basketball for the Mountaineers, but he's one of Ohio's most central basketball figures ever.
It's what makes Saturday's West Virginia game at No. 15 Ohio State special.
Not only is the matchup a fine opportunity for the Mountaineers, it's an opportunity Huggins has been awaiting most of his career.
See, much like Marshall pined for the resumption of a football series with WVU a few years back, Cincinnati pined for a basketball series with Ohio State for years.
Um, in case you've forgotten, Huggins coached at UC for 16 years.
"Ohio State didn't play UC,'' the now-WVU coach said. "But we were the premier basketball team in the state. I don't know why they wouldn't have wanted to play.''
Ah, but they did. After, that is, Huggins was forced out of his UC job by school president Nancy Zimpher.
On Dec. 16, 2006, the Buckeyes and Bearcats played. With Huggins gone. With UC's team in a depleted state. With OSU loaded with players like Greg Oden and Mike Conley Jr.
The final: Ohio State 72, Cincinnati 50 at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
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Another chance to pad the resume. Come March, those OOC wins over Miami and Notre Dame will look good to selection committees. Adding WVU to the list won't hurt, either.

Oh, and Huggy needs an ass whuppin. Fuck em up, Bucks! :osu:
 
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BUCKYLE;1363457; said:
[censored] Bob Huggins.
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HoltWVU75;1363581; said:
thats not nice... :oh:
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:io:

I personally like the way Huggins coaches his teams. Tough, swarm the glass. He always seems to get more out of his players than you'd think he could, based on talent alone.

Some of his Bearcat teams, though, could not hit the ocean from the beach. Clearly this bunch of 'Eers can hit the peach basket from Cheat Lake. :wink2:
 
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MaxBuck;1363798; said:
I personally like the way Huggins coaches his teams. Tough, swarm the glass. He always seems to get more out of his players than you'd think he could, based on talent alone.

Some of his Bearcat teams, though, could not hit the ocean from the beach. Clearly this bunch of 'Eers can hit the peach basket from Cheat Lake. :wink2:
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While I understand what you are saying about getting the most out of his players and having very physical teams, I just don't like the way he acts on the court. He gives the impression that he is too good for everybody. In addition, he did have some pretty good players while at UC but never could do very well in the NCAA tournament. His teams always seemed to melt down or maybe when the chips get higher he takes the big apple.
 
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Best Buckeye;1364003; said:
He had some pretty good teams at UC, and I always saw him as a pretty good coach. Sure he has some ego but most of us do..

The bucks will cover. :oh:
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He never took any of those "pretty good teams" very deep in the tournament and I am not even talking Sweet 16.:io:
 
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Dispatch

Game Preview

OHIO STATE VS. WEST VIRGINIA
4 p.m. today
? Where: Value City Arena
? TV: CBS (Channel 10)
? Radio: WBNS-AM (1460)
? Records: Ohio State 9-0,
West Virginia 9-2

? Matchup to watch: West Virginia is averaging 17.2 offensive rebounds and outrebounding opponents 40-30 per game. Ohio State gave up 31 offensive rebounds to its past two opponents, and its past four opponents have used second chances to attempt 31 more shots. West Virginia is averaging 12 more shots from the field and seven more free throws than its opponents.

? Notable: Ohio State has won 14 consecutive games dating to last season and 57 consecutive games against unranked teams in Columbus under coach Thad Matta. The last such loss was to Minnesota in overtime in January 2005, Matta's first season. The Buckeyes' 9-0 start is their fifth best, behind those in 1960-61 (27-0), '61-62 (22-0), '90-91 (17-0) and 2005-06 (11-0). West Virginia is forcing 20.1 turnovers per game. Seventeen of coach Bob Huggins' wins at West Virginia have been away from home

? Next: Iowa, 4 p.m. Wednesday, Value City Arena.

-- Bob Baptist
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