January 03, 2006

Does Anyone Smell Smoke?

If the town of Morgantown (WV) is a pile of smouldering cinders by morning, it will be because West Virginia University just won the Sugar Bowl, defeating the Georgia Bulldogs (the SEC champions).

WVU hasn't had very good luck in Bowl games in the last few years, so winning this "big" bowl is a big deal.

Historically, WVU students have celebrated major sporting victories by burning all their couches, which they pull off their porches and carefully place in the middle of the streets (wouldn't want to burn down their houses). The police/fire/state police/wouldn't-surprise-me-to-see-National-Guard don't really like this display of student hijinks, and have enacted several ordinances to prevent it.

From the sounds outside, they don't seem to have worked.

Check back with us in the morning.

Posted by baltar at January 3, 2006 01:24 AM | TrackBack | Posted to Sports


Comments

Take that Big East haters! Mountaineers rule! I'm just sad that I'm not in Motown to burn anything...

Posted by: ryan at January 3, 2006 01:51 AM | PERMALINK
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