The Madness

The Big 12 got punched in the mouth yesterday with Iowa State, Baylor and Texas all losing. I'm hoping for a nice rebound day as WVU plays Buffalo. Everyone should be rooting for the Mountaineers as Buffalo is coached by Bobby Hurley who was the point guard for the early 90's Duke teams. So essentially we are playing Duke, who everyone hates. If you are rooting for Buffalo you are a terrible person. I kid, I kid.....not really

Here are are some cool WVU basketball cards I've featured on the blog. 

WVU's most accomplished athlete.  Jerry West autos sell pretty well online. Thankfully anytime he is featured as a Mountaineer the prices drop to a much more manageable amount.

The main core of the 2009-10 final four team. I try to hoard these autos anytime they pop up on eBay. Make for nice gifts for my WVU friends.

I guess this counts as a dual WVU card as the logo is Jerry West's silhouette. A couple years back I was hearing rumblings that people were wanting to change to logo to Jordan's silhouette, but didn't seem to gain any traction. 

One of my favorite WVU cards in my collection and a blog debut. These were super tough to find at release and have only shown up a few times on eBay in the last three years. 

Let's Go Mountaineers! Avoid the 5/12 seed trap game. 

Tip Off

Today I've been a busy man trying to get the three boxes that Wes sent my way sorted for winning the World Cup of Trading. It is an overwhelming amount of stuff so I want to make sure I get everything sorted and scanned before I start posting about it (should be in the net few days). Let's just say the big item wasn't even a card!

Today also marks the opening basketball game for the Mountaineers. My wife and I are season ticket holders so we will be cheering on in person. While its a rarity in these parts, I'm much more of a basketball fan than football.  Don't get me wrong I love the college football experience, but sometimes the crazy fans can be a little overwhelming.  Nothing beats the tailgating and a good game, but it is an all day affair that comes with considerable expense throughout the season. Basketball is much more of a bargain and you don't have to give up your whole day to attend.  It also bridges the cold months up until Spring Training starts.

2010-11 Panini Rookies & Stars Devin Ebanks/Da'sean Butler Dual Auto /49

The core of the Mountaineers Final Four team in 2010 both Ebanks and Butler were given NBA opportunities. Ebanks found some playing time with the Lakers, but was lost in the shuffle when Mike D'Antoni was hired. Butler's career was derailed by multiple knee injuries, most notably the one that occurred against Duke in the Final Four. 

The current roster is very young with only pre season Big 12 player of the year Juwan Staten having multiple years of experience. It should be an interesting season.

Thanks for reading!