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Please Spare the Heckling

July 29, 2008

By now, opposing fans know what to expect when they venture into Mountaineer Field. I’ll spare you the details, but the foul language being used in your direction will probably be the least of your worries.


So it comes as no surprise that Marshall fans are less than excited about making their third trip to Morgantown in recent years. Two years ago, Herd fans came back to Huntington with horror stories of thrown drinks, near fights and overall terrible hospitality from their neighbors to the north.


It would not surprise me at all to see fewer green-clad Herd fans in Morgantown on Sept. 27 than in years past. I cannot think of one person in Huntington that I have spoken to who is going to the game this season. Marshall fans would rather not deal with the harassment that has become the calling card of a trip to Mountaineer Field.


I’ve heard the argument that what goes on at Mountaineer Field on a game day is the norm in col

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Fourth Annual Things Are Good Better with Hotdogs is Back and Better Than Ever

July 29, 2008

Prussian and German statesman Otto von Bismarck famously gabbed, “Laws are like sausages. It’s better not to see them being made.”

Now you’re probably asking something like, “What are you talking about Graffi

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Blogging in the Blue

July 29, 2008

West Virginia bloggers have a tendency to stick together and a good example is West Virginia Blue (wvablue.com), where any West Virginian can sign up to post. At least the ones who are down with the site’s credo: “Democratic politics, pro

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Plenty to Do in the H-town Over the Fourth of July Weekend; Get Out

June 30, 2008

The Huntington show of the week award goes to Vegitation for their stunning San Diego brand of reggae performance at the V Club last week. It may have been the great music or it may have been the instant contact buzz that you would get from being wit

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WV is More Than Just Mountains

June 30, 2008

West Virginians have long been victims of stereotyping, and while that problem isn’t going to go away overnight, a large group of West Virginia bloggers recently did their part fighting this prejudice via an innovative group effort. On West Vir

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Sizzling Summer Sports

June 30, 2008

For some sports fans, summer can seem like an endless wait until the weather turns cold again and weekends are devoted to football. I’m here to tell you that despite the summer’s lack of gridiron action, there is still plenty for the spor

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HuntingtOn Beat Poll

Are you going to XFest 2008?
Yes No What?

 
 
All Good Festival
Bod ? Mike Adkins
Rain ? Morgantown
La Roca
Bonnaroo
His & Hers ? 5.21.08
What's On Your Pod, June 16
Yama's
 
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