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Mountaineers #1

West Virginia's schedule virtually assures them of a BCS bid this year and maybe the best shot at going undefeated, but that has nothing to do with this headline. West Virginia parties like no other according to the Princeton Review:

To the disappointment of school administrators _ and the pride of some students _ West Virginia University is No. 1 on The Princeton's Review's annual list of the top 20 party schools.

The school has made the list seven times in the past 15 years, despite efforts to curb underage drinking and rowdy behavior. But not since 1997 have the Mountaineers taken the top spot. Last year, WVU was No. 3, bested by the University of Texas at Austin and Penn State, both of which remain in the top 10 this year. WVU #1

Which reminds me of one of my favorite all-time headlines: West Virginia officials move to snuff out couch burning

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Fire officials in Morgantown, W.Va., have ordered the removal of all upholstered furniture, debris and flammable objects from porches in city neighborhoods with high West Virginia University student populations in an effort to put a damper on the outdoor furniture blazes that have become a tradition.
he move comes as the city, known as the couch-burning capital of college football, prepares for the West Virginia-Virginia Tech game Saturday.

"The reason for the order is based upon statistical fire data gathered following major rival football games or other sporting events," Morgantown Fire Chief Dave Fetty said. "Data says there are particular areas ... where we can expect to have illegal street fires."

Students celebrating wins by the Mountaineers have a long tradition of setting street fires, often with cheap furniture dragged from their rental homes.

A report in Tuesday's Morgantown Dominion Post said the city led the nation with 1,129 intentional street fires set between 1997 and 2003.

Residents who don't comply with the order by Friday morning will be cited and their furniture hauled away.

posted by Scott Engler @ 10:25 PM