Verbal Sparring Between Marshall and WVU

[Mean Green 93-98]

First-year Marshall coach Dan D'Antoni started the war of words after West Virginia's 69-66 victory by suggesting the Mountaineers would prove they're "afraid" of the Thundering Herd if they refused to play twice a year in the future. West Virginia coach Bob Huggins then escalated the verbal sparring by ridiculing Marshall's program and D'Antoni's insistence the Thundering Herd are "back" in a rollicking 15-minute rant at the start of his weekly radio show.

Armed with stinging barbs and cutting sarcasm, Huggins called the idea of playing Marshall twice a year "a travesty" and said he doesn't believe West Virginia gains anything from even facing the Thundering Herd once annually in Charleston. Huggins also called the notion that he's afraid of Marshall "laughable," noting the Thundering Herd's recent lack of competitiveness in the series. . . .

"The thing that's most laughable, and I'll get in trouble for saying it I know, but I'm to the point in my life where I really don't care. How about this? 'We're back.' That was their sixth loss [to West Virginia] in a row. 'We're back.' 'We're back' alright. Honestly it's laughable."

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/bob-huggins-opens-call-in-show-by-eviscerating-dan-d-antoni--marshall-171123471.html

It's an amusing read.