I'm Tired of Gettin' Shot At...
Awh Hell. Winning at Notre Dame. That blessed university in Indiana. How long has it been? Well, I graduated high school in 1998, and I consider myself to be an aging bastard. Throw into the mix that WVU last won @ ND in 1996, then be prepared to shit your pants when ...
WTF? Really?!?... I Said Couch FIRE...
... NOT COUCH SURFING! Listen, if you do stupid shit, expect stupid shit to happen. Up to, and including, DEATH. That's just what happened when 22 year-old Francois Halle and his friends took on the YouTube tradition of couch surfing. He and two of his friends were rockin' out on the back ...
RE: Keaton Miles
Yesterday I posted an article about how Keaton Miles is in no man's land on the basketball team, and later that day I see this.... Ahem. I'm an idiot? What game am I watching? Incredible defender? He's the same as John Flowers? Fine, Ill go back and take a look at Keaton, ...
NCAA Presidents' Meeting in Dallas
The NCAA presidents have been having some meetings in Dallas. What about? Word is they may be talking Playoffs, yes PLAYOFFS. They rumor is they are getting closer to an agreement for a playoff. The NCAA presidents are nervous about it growing from 4 to 8 and so on because ...
Rise & Grind
Sup cubical clowns finally gameday again. Now it is time to leave our mark on Notre Dame and that Harangody doppelganger. I look for the team to keep playing solid and actually predict them to win in a close game tonight at Notre Dame. I think KJ will do what ...
What is a Keaton Miles?
Years ago West Virginia had a player by the name of John Oliver. He stood 6'7 and was a bulky 240, or so, lbs. By sight nothing out of the ordinary, but on the court he was one of the greatest enigmas in West Virginia basketball history. The enigma being ...
WTF? Really?!?...
Florida wins again. Every single time I think I've found a story outside of the Sunshine State that is going to give our boy Hoyle a break... shit like this pops up. As in- this dude in a wheelchair tried to hold up a convenience store. But that's not the real WTF moment ...
Couch Fire Sports: How did you decide to come to Morgantown to play basketball?
Cam Thoroughman: I came on a officail visit here and i loved the staff the players and seemed like a fun place to go to school.
CFS: What is the biggest misconception people have about the student-athletes at WVU?
CT: I always hate when people think student-athletes get grades given to them, because they don’t. I go to class and work hard for my grades just like every other student does.
CFS: What is it like being a fan favorite and the inforcer for the Mountaineers?
CT: I came here as a shooting guard and but I feel like I just tried to get on the court anyway possible to help my team and at the time that seemed like the best chance.
CFS: Going through a knee injury your senior year of High School, what was it like watching Butler go down? How did you feel? What did you say or do to help?
CT: Going through a knee injury is def a bad thing but can easily be turned into a good thing, you learn alot about yourself and it teaches you that you can make it through anything with the help of others and your best effort.
CFS: What is your most memorible moment at WVU so far, hopefully this season we will make a new one?
CT: Going to the final four for first time in 50 years is by far my most memorable moment at WVU.
CFS: What matchups are you looking forward to this upcoming season?
CT: I am looking forward to hopefully playing UNC in P.R. because growing up they were my favorite team and as always I love to play pitt.
CFS: Tell us about practicing for Coach Huggins and the influence he has had on you personally?
CT: Practice for Coach Huggins is very long and demanding, you know when you go the gym that practice is going to be three hours and you better be ready to work. He has taught me alot about basketball but also teaches us about life.
CFS: Who your favorite NBA player?
CT: Da’Sean Butler
CFS: Who was the bigger flopper Gerald Henderson or Luke Harangody?
CT: HaHa, that is a trick question but def Henderson I didn’t even hit him that hard.
CFS: Favorite place to go out to eat in Morgantown?
CT: My favorite place to eat it is Hibachi or Pizza Als.
CFS: What you like to do on football gamedays?
CT: I love to go hangout with all the fans.
Thanks for taking some time out of your life to recognize the little people Cam. We will be sure to bless you at WVU Football tailgates to come, and if anyone else sees Cam Thoroughman in the Blue Lot this season don’t take 400 pictures of the poor kid, let him be a student, get him a burger and a beverage and let him enjoy the life of a Mountaineer.
