This wasn't a great weekend for out-of-conference games by our HBCUs. I'm not going to talk about it -- on to week three games.
My football cap off to the MEAC commissioner's office for implementation of "instant replay" for ESPNU televised football games. Getting the calls right is more important than the 1-2 minute delay in action. If you had an opportunity to watch the FAMU vs. Hampton or South Carolina State vs. Bethune-Cookman games, you know exacting what I am talking about. Did I mention that most of the televised games are on the ESPN3 website, and can be viewed at your leisure.
ESPN3 did not cut away to commercial breaks during the half-time shows for SCSU and B-CU Marching Bands. Here's the LINK to the replay page on the ESPN3 site. Really good stuff!
Howard's Jay Walker is doing a great job as an ESPNU commentator on the HBCU games...
It appears Langston University Lions are the real deal after knocking off both Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Tuskegee on their home fields on consecutive Saturdays. LU is a NAIA Division I member of the Central States Football League, located in Langston, Oklahoma, and has a first year interim head coach in Mickey Joseph. Coach Mickey played his college ball at the University of Nebraska as a quarterback and was the offensive line coach for the Lions, prior to being elevated.
Who has the best marching band this season? FAMU? Southern? Jackson State? Bethune-Cookman? Tennessee State? North Carolina Central? Grambling? No doubt, Florida A&M is at the top of the list, but that freshman class of musicians (the crabs) at Jackson State is simply outstanding. By the end of the season--expect to see the Sonic Boom and the Human Jukebox battle the FAMU Marching 100 for marching band supremacy. The dark horse in this 22 band race is North Carolina Central University Marching Sound Machine, with its exceptional musicality, originality, blend and balance of woodwinds and brass, and so forth. Eagle pride --amplified!
Check out Morehouse Band... the Maroon Tigers took Howard University to school in the Nations Football Classic...
Albany State has a sweet out-of-conference schedule: Wingate, a Division II playoff team was blown out by the Golden Rams by 21 points last week. Undefeated Valdosta State will be making a visit to the Rams this Saturday with more than bragging rights at stake for both programs. Time for ASU to just shut-up and play championship football and K-O the Blazers.
Dang! That South Carolina State defense played a whale of a game at B-CU. Now, if Buddy can get that offense tuned-up, the Bulldogs have the potential of going the distance.
Now, to last week football scoreboard...
CIAA
Carson Newman 56, Fayetteville State 7
New Haven 50, Saint Augustine's 14
Bowie State 31, Benedict 14
Virginia State 17, West Virginia State 14
Elizabeth City State 49, Livingstone 7
Winston Salem State 67, Virginia Union 16
UNC-Pembroke 49, Chowan 38
Delaware State 31, Shaw 27
SIAC
Brevard 38, Johnson C. Smith 35
Langston 33, Tuskegee 19
Kentucky State 43, Lincoln (Pa.) 27
Clark Atlanta 21, Lane 3
Miles 13, Concordia-Selma 6
Howard 30, Morehouse 27
Samford 48, Stillman 6
Delta State 27, Fort Valley State 7
Albany State 49, Wingate 28
SWAC
Murray State 39, Mississippi Valley 0
Eastern Michigan 14, Alabama State 7
Louisiana-Monroe 35, Grambling State 7
Prairie View A&M 37, Texas Southern 34
Southern 21, Alabama A&M 6
Jackson State 35, Tennessee State 29
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 27, Alcorn State 20
MEAC
North Carolina Central 42, Central State (Ohio)
Hampton 23, Florida A&M 17
West Virginia 55, Norfolk State 12
Delaware State 31, Shaw 27
Southeastern Louisiana 63, Savannah State 6
Bowling Green 58, Morgan State 13
South Carolina State 26, Bethune-Cookman 18
Appalachian State 58, North Carolina A&T 6
Howard 30, Morehouse 27
Other HBCUs
Edward Waters 29, Virginia University-Lynchburg 21
Arkansas-Monticello 41, Texas College 0
Slippery Rock 30, Cheyney 0
Washburn 66, Lincoln -Missouri 26
North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine Band
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