Southern University Human Jukebox Marching Band
University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Marching Musical Machine of the Mid-South (M4)
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
2007 Battle of Bands: SCSU vs. NCAT
Lowcountry Classic 2007 Half-Time Shows
South Carolina State University Marching 101
North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine
South Carolina State University Marching 101
North Carolina A&T State University Blue & Gold Marching Machine
2007 Florida Classic: Battle of the Bands - FAMU vs. BCU
Florida A&M University Marching 100
Florida Classic Halftime FAMU 2007
Bethune Cookman University Wildcats
Florida Classic Halftime BCU 2007
Florida A&M University Marching 100 - Concert Selection
Bethune Cookman University Wildcats - Concert Selection
Florida A&M University Marching 100
Bethune Cookman University Wildcats
Florida A&M University Marching 100
Florida Classic Halftime FAMU 2007
Bethune Cookman University Wildcats
Florida Classic Halftime BCU 2007
Florida A&M University Marching 100 - Concert Selection
Bethune Cookman University Wildcats - Concert Selection
Florida A&M University Marching 100
Bethune Cookman University Wildcats
Florida A&M University Marching 100
Monday, November 19, 2007
FAMU, UAPB and Alcorn State clean athletic house
Compiled by beepbeep
Florida A&M University president Dr. James Ammons did what was expected this afternoon to move the Rattlers athletic program to the championship level. Head football Coach Rubin Carter was fired! His boss, athletic director Nelson Townsend was fired! Both were hired under the administration of former interim president Castell Bryant.
Carter leaves Florida A&M with a 16-17 record, including 3-8, 2-7 MEAC in 2007. In his final game for the Rattlers, FAMU was blasted by Bethune Cookman University (5-6, 3-6 MEAC) 34-7 before a Florida Classic crowd of 65,367.
More details will follow as they are released by the University.
Alcorn State University head football coach Dr. Johnny Thomas was fired this afternoon, and the university announced in a press release that a search for a replacement will begin immediately. Thomas had a 48-61 record in 10 years as the Braves coach and ended 2007 with a 2-8 season. Dr. Thomas has been offered other non-coaching options at the university. He served as an assistant professor of health and physical education at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, prior to returning to his alma mater in 1998 to head the football program.
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff fired head football coach Maurice "Mo" Forte today and named current defensive coordinator Monte Coleman as the permanent head coach. In four seasons, Forte held a 21-22 record with the Golden Lions and 69-89-1 overall in a 14 year career. The Golden Lions finished 4-7 this season, but were the SWAC-West Division Champions in 2006, with an 8-4 record.
The 50 year old Coleman is a Pine Bluff native who played professional football for the Washington Redskins for 16 seasons (1979-94). As an All-Pro linebacker, Coleman played in four Super Bowls, winning three; and 216 games which is second most in Washington Redskin history. Athletic director Skip Perkins indicated that UAPB and Coleman were working out the details of a five year contract.
Coleman has been on the Golden Lions staff for four seasons, serving the last two as defensive coordinator. He is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas.
UAPB will open next season at home on August 30, 2008, against the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
FAMU's Carter and Townsend, UAPB's Mo Forte, and Alcorn State's Dr. Johnny Thomas officially joins Texas Southern Steven Wilson, 4-38 as coaches/administrators released from the MEAC/SWAC in 2007.
Head Coach Lee Fobbs is 0-22 in his second season at North Carolina A&T State University and the school has a 27 game losing streak dating back to 2005. Mississippi Valley State University Willie Totten is 25-41 and just completed a 3-8, 2-7 SWAC season. We expect some action to be taken on their futures in the coming weeks.
Prairie View A&M University announced this afternoon that Henry Frazier III has received a four year contract extension for leading the Panthers to their best record in 41 years. PVAMU finished 7-3, 6-3 SWAC, with signature victories over Jackson State University and Alabama A&M University with both battling for an East Division position in the SWAC championship game. The Panthers finished their season in second place in the West Division of the SWAC behind Grambling State University.
Florida A&M University president Dr. James Ammons did what was expected this afternoon to move the Rattlers athletic program to the championship level. Head football Coach Rubin Carter was fired! His boss, athletic director Nelson Townsend was fired! Both were hired under the administration of former interim president Castell Bryant.Carter leaves Florida A&M with a 16-17 record, including 3-8, 2-7 MEAC in 2007. In his final game for the Rattlers, FAMU was blasted by Bethune Cookman University (5-6, 3-6 MEAC) 34-7 before a Florida Classic crowd of 65,367.
More details will follow as they are released by the University.
Alcorn State University head football coach Dr. Johnny Thomas was fired this afternoon, and the university announced in a press release that a search for a replacement will begin immediately. Thomas had a 48-61 record in 10 years as the Braves coach and ended 2007 with a 2-8 season. Dr. Thomas has been offered other non-coaching options at the university. He served as an assistant professor of health and physical education at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, prior to returning to his alma mater in 1998 to head the football program.
The University of Arkansas Pine Bluff fired head football coach Maurice "Mo" Forte today and named current defensive coordinator Monte Coleman as the permanent head coach. In four seasons, Forte held a 21-22 record with the Golden Lions and 69-89-1 overall in a 14 year career. The Golden Lions finished 4-7 this season, but were the SWAC-West Division Champions in 2006, with an 8-4 record.The 50 year old Coleman is a Pine Bluff native who played professional football for the Washington Redskins for 16 seasons (1979-94). As an All-Pro linebacker, Coleman played in four Super Bowls, winning three; and 216 games which is second most in Washington Redskin history. Athletic director Skip Perkins indicated that UAPB and Coleman were working out the details of a five year contract.
Coleman has been on the Golden Lions staff for four seasons, serving the last two as defensive coordinator. He is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas.
UAPB will open next season at home on August 30, 2008, against the University of Arkansas at Monticello.
FAMU's Carter and Townsend, UAPB's Mo Forte, and Alcorn State's Dr. Johnny Thomas officially joins Texas Southern Steven Wilson, 4-38 as coaches/administrators released from the MEAC/SWAC in 2007.
Head Coach Lee Fobbs is 0-22 in his second season at North Carolina A&T State University and the school has a 27 game losing streak dating back to 2005. Mississippi Valley State University Willie Totten is 25-41 and just completed a 3-8, 2-7 SWAC season. We expect some action to be taken on their futures in the coming weeks.
Prairie View A&M University announced this afternoon that Henry Frazier III has received a four year contract extension for leading the Panthers to their best record in 41 years. PVAMU finished 7-3, 6-3 SWAC, with signature victories over Jackson State University and Alabama A&M University with both battling for an East Division position in the SWAC championship game. The Panthers finished their season in second place in the West Division of the SWAC behind Grambling State University.
Road to the FCS Crown: Delaware State Hornets vs. Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens
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Photo: Delaware State University Head Football Coach Al Lavan moves the 2007 MEAC Champion Hornets (10-1) into the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the first time in school history at University of Delaware (8-3).
The road to the 2007 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Crown starts with a historic game with Delaware State University Hornets playing at the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens on Black Friday. This is to no one's surprise especially understanding the power of the NCAA and ESPN television in their pursuit of revenue and viewership ratings.
No, this is not a story about Black verses White, but about an over-hyped made for ESPN television game on the Day After Thanksgiving (Black Friday) or Blitz Day. It's all about Blue and Gold or the Red and Black and its ability to unify a tiny State for a few hours and maybe develop a new understanding and respect for each other.
The NCAA Executives with an eye on protecting its image and product, did what the University of Delaware athletic director Edgar Johnson refused to do for the past twenty years--schedule the game to start a good football rivalry. It's unfortunate that it took outside forces of the NCAA to do what is natural for two Division I teams in a very small State to do, which is just play the game for the benefit of your fans.
University of Delaware is located in Newark; Delaware State University is in Dover, which is only 49 miles and about 45 minutes apart. Both are NCAA FCS Division I and play in the Colonial Athletic Conference and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, respectively. In other words, they play Division I-AA football, not major college ball.
The network desire to see Delaware State play University of Delaware on blitz day comes at the expense of other FCS teams that sports more than a 7-3 record against same division competition, like University of Delaware. If you want to talk about strength of schedule, you cannot speak Delaware name in that conversation with Division II, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Chester University taking up permanent residence on the UD Blue Hens home schedule.
Delaware's 8-3 record has been inflated for 39 years with this annual home date with the West Chester Golden Rams. UD leads the series 36-3, with all games being played at the Blue Hens home stadium. This is nothing more than an annual "money game" for West Chester who plays in the weakest D-II league in America with teams named Lock Haven (1-10), Cheyney (1-10), Clarion (0-11), Shippenburg (3-8) or East Stroudsburg (3-6), just to name a few and their 2007 records.
We see no difference with Norfolk State University (8-3, 6-2 MEAC) playing CIAA Virginia State University (4-6); or Georgia Southern (7-4, 4-3 SO), Elon (7-4, 4-3 SO), or Citadel (7-4, 4-3 SO) being left out of the mix by the eight man NCAA selection committee. Georgia Southern had quality road wins over Southern Conference co-champions Appalachian State and Wofford, who made the elite field. One could debate that Villanova is a better 5-3 conference team than UD, as they beat the Hens last week and so did New Hampshire (7-4, 4-4 CAA), who's in, and Villanova is not.
This season, Delaware beat: Monmouth (4-6, 3-3 NEC), William and Mary (4-7, 2-6 CAA), Rhode Island (3-8, 2-6 CAA), Towson (3-8, 1-7 CAA), Northeastern (3-8, 2-6 CAA), James Madison (8-3, 6-2 CAA), Navy (I-A Indep. 7-4) and West Chester (Div. II, 9-3 PSAC). On the loss side of the schedule, UD dropped games to Richmond (9-2, 7-1 CAA), Villanova (7-4, 5-3 CAA) and New Hampshire (7-4, 4-4 CAA).
So, where is that strength of schedule that the NCAA committee was viewing for Delaware to be included in this affair? In ten inter-divisional games, the combined record of UD opponents were 55-54, excluding the D-II foe West Chester.
We see absolutely no reason that Al Lavan and the Hornets will not crush Delaware in this contest. UD should be well rested after playing only five games of equal division and strength, no difference than Delaware State playing Norfolk State, Hampton, South Carolina State, Winston Salem State in the MEAC and Kent State in the Mid-American Conference.
After 83 years of avoidance, the Blue Hens are now forced (by the NCAA selection committee) to do the right thing in the spirit of sportsmanship, fellowship, fairness and face the Hornets on the gridiron. This has been a long time coming and after this game, hopefully the UD leadership will understand the term, football rivalry.
Before everyone puts tremendous pressure on 18-22 year old college football players, we have a few words of advice for the Delaware State Hornets and their few pro prospects.
First, win this game for yourselves and the opportunity to move to Round 2. Then, win it for your coaches, alma mater and the fans that have supported your program. Thirdly, win it for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and every doubter that says DSU doesn't measure up to the University of Delaware. Finally, win it for the principles of fairness, equality and---the NCAA selection committee that continues to stack the deck against every other NCAA conference that doesn't have CAA in its name.
With FIVE Colonial Athletic Conference teams that make up 31 percent of the championship field, how can the NCAA selection committee be so bold and reckless in this process?
Let's just play the game and every year hereafter, Delaware!
FCS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday
• Delaware St. (10-1) at Delaware (8-3), 1:30 p.m. Televised: ESPN HD
Saturday
• Fordham (8-3) at Massachusetts (9-2), Noon
• New Hampshire (7-4) at Northern Iowa (11-0), 7:35 p.m.
• James Madison (8-3) at Appalachian State (9-2), TBA
• Eastern Illinois (8-3) at Southern Illinois (10-1), TBA
• Eastern Washington (8-3) at McNeese State (11-0), TBA
• Wofford (8-3) at Montana (11-0), TBA
• Eastern Kentucky (9-2) at Richmond (9-2), TBA
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Dec. 1
• Delaware State-Delaware winner vs. New Hampshire-Northern Iowa winner, TBA
• Fordham-Massachusetts winner vs. Eastern Illinois-Southern Illinois winner, TBA
• James Madison-Appalachian State winner vs. Eastern Washington-McNeese State winner, TBA
• Eastern Kentucky-Richmond winner vs. Wofford-Montana winner, TBA
Semifinals
Friday Dec. 7 or Saturday, Dec. 8
Championship
Friday, Dec. 14
At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field, Chattanooga, Tenn., 8 p.m.
Photo: Delaware State University Head Football Coach Al Lavan moves the 2007 MEAC Champion Hornets (10-1) into the NCAA FCS Playoffs for the first time in school history at University of Delaware (8-3).
The road to the 2007 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Crown starts with a historic game with Delaware State University Hornets playing at the University of Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens on Black Friday. This is to no one's surprise especially understanding the power of the NCAA and ESPN television in their pursuit of revenue and viewership ratings.
No, this is not a story about Black verses White, but about an over-hyped made for ESPN television game on the Day After Thanksgiving (Black Friday) or Blitz Day. It's all about Blue and Gold or the Red and Black and its ability to unify a tiny State for a few hours and maybe develop a new understanding and respect for each other.
The NCAA Executives with an eye on protecting its image and product, did what the University of Delaware athletic director Edgar Johnson refused to do for the past twenty years--schedule the game to start a good football rivalry. It's unfortunate that it took outside forces of the NCAA to do what is natural for two Division I teams in a very small State to do, which is just play the game for the benefit of your fans.
University of Delaware is located in Newark; Delaware State University is in Dover, which is only 49 miles and about 45 minutes apart. Both are NCAA FCS Division I and play in the Colonial Athletic Conference and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, respectively. In other words, they play Division I-AA football, not major college ball.
The network desire to see Delaware State play University of Delaware on blitz day comes at the expense of other FCS teams that sports more than a 7-3 record against same division competition, like University of Delaware. If you want to talk about strength of schedule, you cannot speak Delaware name in that conversation with Division II, Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) West Chester University taking up permanent residence on the UD Blue Hens home schedule.
Delaware's 8-3 record has been inflated for 39 years with this annual home date with the West Chester Golden Rams. UD leads the series 36-3, with all games being played at the Blue Hens home stadium. This is nothing more than an annual "money game" for West Chester who plays in the weakest D-II league in America with teams named Lock Haven (1-10), Cheyney (1-10), Clarion (0-11), Shippenburg (3-8) or East Stroudsburg (3-6), just to name a few and their 2007 records.
We see no difference with Norfolk State University (8-3, 6-2 MEAC) playing CIAA Virginia State University (4-6); or Georgia Southern (7-4, 4-3 SO), Elon (7-4, 4-3 SO), or Citadel (7-4, 4-3 SO) being left out of the mix by the eight man NCAA selection committee. Georgia Southern had quality road wins over Southern Conference co-champions Appalachian State and Wofford, who made the elite field. One could debate that Villanova is a better 5-3 conference team than UD, as they beat the Hens last week and so did New Hampshire (7-4, 4-4 CAA), who's in, and Villanova is not.
This season, Delaware beat: Monmouth (4-6, 3-3 NEC), William and Mary (4-7, 2-6 CAA), Rhode Island (3-8, 2-6 CAA), Towson (3-8, 1-7 CAA), Northeastern (3-8, 2-6 CAA), James Madison (8-3, 6-2 CAA), Navy (I-A Indep. 7-4) and West Chester (Div. II, 9-3 PSAC). On the loss side of the schedule, UD dropped games to Richmond (9-2, 7-1 CAA), Villanova (7-4, 5-3 CAA) and New Hampshire (7-4, 4-4 CAA).
So, where is that strength of schedule that the NCAA committee was viewing for Delaware to be included in this affair? In ten inter-divisional games, the combined record of UD opponents were 55-54, excluding the D-II foe West Chester.
We see absolutely no reason that Al Lavan and the Hornets will not crush Delaware in this contest. UD should be well rested after playing only five games of equal division and strength, no difference than Delaware State playing Norfolk State, Hampton, South Carolina State, Winston Salem State in the MEAC and Kent State in the Mid-American Conference.
After 83 years of avoidance, the Blue Hens are now forced (by the NCAA selection committee) to do the right thing in the spirit of sportsmanship, fellowship, fairness and face the Hornets on the gridiron. This has been a long time coming and after this game, hopefully the UD leadership will understand the term, football rivalry.
Before everyone puts tremendous pressure on 18-22 year old college football players, we have a few words of advice for the Delaware State Hornets and their few pro prospects.
First, win this game for yourselves and the opportunity to move to Round 2. Then, win it for your coaches, alma mater and the fans that have supported your program. Thirdly, win it for the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and every doubter that says DSU doesn't measure up to the University of Delaware. Finally, win it for the principles of fairness, equality and---the NCAA selection committee that continues to stack the deck against every other NCAA conference that doesn't have CAA in its name.
With FIVE Colonial Athletic Conference teams that make up 31 percent of the championship field, how can the NCAA selection committee be so bold and reckless in this process?
Let's just play the game and every year hereafter, Delaware!
FCS PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
First Round
Friday
• Delaware St. (10-1) at Delaware (8-3), 1:30 p.m. Televised: ESPN HD
Saturday
• Fordham (8-3) at Massachusetts (9-2), Noon
• New Hampshire (7-4) at Northern Iowa (11-0), 7:35 p.m.
• James Madison (8-3) at Appalachian State (9-2), TBA
• Eastern Illinois (8-3) at Southern Illinois (10-1), TBA
• Eastern Washington (8-3) at McNeese State (11-0), TBA
• Wofford (8-3) at Montana (11-0), TBA
• Eastern Kentucky (9-2) at Richmond (9-2), TBA
Quarterfinals
Saturday, Dec. 1
• Delaware State-Delaware winner vs. New Hampshire-Northern Iowa winner, TBA
• Fordham-Massachusetts winner vs. Eastern Illinois-Southern Illinois winner, TBA
• James Madison-Appalachian State winner vs. Eastern Washington-McNeese State winner, TBA
• Eastern Kentucky-Richmond winner vs. Wofford-Montana winner, TBA
Semifinals
Friday Dec. 7 or Saturday, Dec. 8
Championship
Friday, Dec. 14
At Finley Stadium/Davenport Field, Chattanooga, Tenn., 8 p.m.
Sunday, November 18, 2007
The Morning After the Florida Classic
by beepbeepFlorida A&M University 2007 football season was terrible, uninspiring and certainly not entertaining unless you were expecting to watch a horror flick.
I'm not going to waste the winter, spring and summer months dissecting why the Rattlers were so bad. It really doesn't matter, as ultimately the head coach is totally responsible. So, look no further than the top guy, the all-pro, the talent selector, recruiter, X and 0 man for all the answers. I'm sure the excuses will be plentiful and it won't change the outcome--the Rattlers are 16-17 the past three years. If you want to add the 2004 1-A season to the mix, make that 19-25.
For ole Rattlers like me, that more than I can stomach.
FCS No. 5 ranked Southern Illinois University of the Gateway conference recently had the same problems as FAMU.
This is the 10-1 Salukis program that trampled former three time MEAC champions Hampton University yesterday 45-27 (in Hampton, VA), on their way to the 2007 NCAA Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Southern Illinois will be making their fifth consecutive appearance in the playoffs as the #4 Seed and their only loss this season came from Gateway foe, No. 1 ranked FCS Northern Iowa (#1 Seed), the Gateway conference champions. The Salukis also beat Division I FBC Northern Illinois.
Prior to the hiring of head coach Jerry Kill in 2001, Southern Illinois had 11 consecutive losing season. The Salukis had never won a gateway conference championship and now, they've won three straight. They had been to the playoffs only once in school history and now its five straight playoffs appearances. In 2005, the Salukis beat Eastern Illinois to win their first playoff game since 1983. The Salukis spent 10 weeks atop the I-AA polls, and Kill was named the winner of the Eddie Robinson Award honoring the Coach of the Year in I-AA in 2004.
But it wasn't always that way.
Kill first season was 1-10; his second 4-8 before the over achiever's resurrection of Saluki football with consecutive playoff campaigns beginning in 2003 with 10-2, 10-2, 9-4, 9-4, and 10-1 in 2007. In 2004, his squad was remarkable with the defense ranked #1 in the nation in points allowed, while the offense ranked #3 in points scored. The team set a record for consecutive home wins with 12 and broke numerous statistical records on offense and defense.
Southern Illinois 2004 season came on the heels of a exceptional 2003 campaign in which SI shocked the world of I-AA football by winning its first 10 games and advancing to the playoffs for the first time in 20 years. Kill was runner-up for the Eddie Robinson Award in `03.
Raised in a working class family, Kill became the first member of his family to graduate from college, earning a teaching degree with a minor in biology for Division II Southwestern College, Kansas. His head coaching gigs were at Division II Saginaw Valley State (Mich) and Emporia State (Kan).
Much closer to home, Grambling State's Melvin Spears once had similar problems like FAMU.
After Spears firing, Rod Broadway who built North Carolina Central University into a Division II powerhouse in four years, steps in with vision and experience. In one season, Coach Broadway moved Grambling State forward with an undefeated conference record 8-0 SWAC and two competitive losses to Football Bowl Championship division Big East Conference Pittsburg (L 34-10) and Louisiana -Monroe (L 28-14) of the Sun Belt Conference. The Tigers will face Jackson State for the SWAC Championship on December 15, after playing Southern University next weekend in the Bayou Classic.
Not bad for a coach that is using the other guy's players. Broadway has the opportunity to end the season at 10-2, with an FCS No. 18 ranking or higher if the Tigers take care of business with Southern (Bayou Classic) and Jackson State in the conference championship game.
Under Spears, Grambling State was 3-8 in 2006.
"I'm really proud of these kids," Broadway said. "We have some good kids that wanted to be a championship-type football team. They've done a good job of listening, learning and buying in. "You should have a chance to be successful here. Not being critical, but we've got to recruit a better athlete than what we have. If we can do that, we can be really successful in this league."
When Prairie View A&M University went searching for a program change, it reached down to Division II and East to Bowie State University. There, it selected Henry Frazier III to resurrect a program that had 20 head coaches over the past 31 years, without a winning season. In fact, PVAMU holds the modern era NCAA Division I record with 80 consecutive losses.
Frazier believed he was given the opportunity to head the best Division I program in America. Never mind the fact that Prairie View last winning season was when Frazier was in third grade and that the school had the second smallest budget in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
None of that fazed Frazier and he steadily improved the program, moving from a 3-8 record in 2006 to the school's best record in 41 years at 7-3, 6-3 SWAC.
Prairie View second place finish behind Grambling State in the West Division is a tremendous improvement for the program and a confidence builder that you can move mountains with solid coaching, hard work, vision and initiative.
No one questions the facts that having good facilities, administrative support, commitment of the fan base and top student-athletes can help the advancement to the top quicker.
Take for example, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference foe Norfolk State University.
For ten years, the Spartans faithful laid the foundation with top-notch facilities, financial and fan support and increased scholarships in their methodical transition from Division II, the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association to Division I, MEAC. For seven years, NSU won nothing more than the rights to be on every one's homecoming schedule.
This all changed when the University president went outside the box and hired Pete Adrian three years ago. Adrian had 38 years of coaching experience, 33 at the collegiate level. At Rhode Island, he was on staff for three Yankee Conference championships and NCAA playoff teams.
Coach Adrian has been named one of 16 finalists for the 2007 Eddie Robinson Award, given annually by The Sports Network to the national Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Coach of the Year. His Spartans are tied for second in the MEAC with SCSU, with a slight outside chance of going to the FCS playoffs.
After taking over a program that won two games combined in 2003 and 2004, Adrian has turned NSU into a winner in just three years. After consecutive four-win seasons his first two years (2005 and 2006), Adrian guided the Spartans to a 8-3 record in 2007. Under Adrian’s guidance, NSU clinched the program’s first winning record in the Division I era (since 1997), won a program-best six MEAC games (6-2 record), a final Top 30 FCS ranking (#28)and lead the program in its first FBS Division I game against #5 ranked Rutgers.
I don't know about you--Rattlers, but it has been so long that I cannot recall the last time a FAMU football team was ranked in the Top 25 in the division nor loss 25 games over a four year span. I find no peace in measuring the Rattlers against North Carolina A&T State University and their 27 consecutive losses or having our beloved Rattlers viewed as a conference and FCS cupcake. What are (Mighty) Rattlers without the mighty but just plain old garden snakes with no bite.
Even a patient person runs out of patience--just ask a Prairie View, Aggies or Rattlers fan.
MEAC/SWAC Scoreboard 11/17/2007
Compiled by beepbeep
Congratulations to Norfolk State University for their record setting season in the 10th year of playing Division I football. The Spartans (8-3,7-2 MEAC)were the surprise team of the year contending for the MEAC championship with Delaware State. NSU ends the year with a 23-20 victory over Winston Salem State University Rams (6-5, 5-4 MEAC)and tied for second place in the conference with SCSU. Over 8,093 fans enjoyed NSU, who appears to have won the home attendance record for 2007 in HBCU football over Southern University. Both the Rams and Spartans have shown that they will be championship teams in the near future in the MEAC and strong home attendance.
NSU: Behold, the Green and Gold! WSSU: No doubt, WSSU defense is RAM tough!
It was record setting day at South Carolina State University. Lee Fobbs Aggie team was blasted 51-7 in front of 13,083 fans with sophomore Will Ford steamrolling the N.C. A&T defense for 322 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown. Senior Cleveland McCoy became the #1 passer in SCSU history surpassing 6,133 yards with two touchdown passes. The Bulldogs scored 31 straight points on Fobbs defense and ran up 632 yards of offense on the Aggies. SCSU finished a disappointing season at 7-4, 7-2 MEAC, tied with Norfolk State for second place in the conference.
North Carolina A&T finished its second virgin season (0-11). Coach Fobbs is 0-22 in two seasons in his first job as head coach and the Aggies losing streak is extended to a record 27 consecutive games. Just one question for Coach Buddy Pough---Did you run up the score on North Carolina A&T after leading 37-7 at the end of the third quarter just to set individual player records? Buddy should be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct!
Hampton University Pirates got pounded 45-27 by #5 ranked FCS Southern Illinois before 3,340 Pirate fans at Armstrong Stadium. In victory, SI tied a school record with its 10th regular season win. The FCS playoff bound Salukis are 10-1, 5-1 in the Gateway Conference behind FCS #1 ranked Northern Iowa (11-0, 6-1 Gateway). Hampton played a competitive game but was burned for 282 yards and three touchdowns by quarterback Nick Hill on 24/28 passes. The Pirates T.J. Mitchell also passed for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns on 23/37 passes and led Hampton to 411 yards of offense. SI gained 474 yards and was able to score on the fastest defensive backfield in the MEAC on a 76 yard run, 28 yard pass and a 29 yard pass play. Hampton finishes their season at 6-5, 5-4 MEAC for 4th place with DI provisional - Winston Salem State University, who finished with the same record.
Tennessee State University (5-6, 4-3 OVC) had five turnovers in a 43-38 loss to University of Tennesseee - Martin (4-7, 4-4) to end their season. Calvin McNairl, a true freshman quarterback for TSU had three interceptions on 8/22 passes for 173 yards. Running back Javarris Williams rushed for four touchdowns and 162 yards on just nine carries before a crowd of 7,859 fans. Dominique Rodgers had a 92 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in third quarter.
Before 32,506 fans at the Capital City Classic, Jackson State University (7-4,7-2 SWAC)was able to overcome a early 6-0 Alcorn State (2-8, 2-7 SWAC)lead to score 24 unanswered points to win at home 31-19. This was possibly Dr. Johnny Thomas last game as head of Alcorn's football program, and he had no answer for Rick Comegy's quick strike offense. Grambling awaits Jackson State in the December 15th SWAC Championship game.
Prairie View A&M Panthers (7-3, 6-3 SWAC) indirectly helped Jackson State University win the east division title outright by humbling Alabama A&M University Bulldogs (8-3, 6-3) by a 30-20 score. The Bulldog loss and JSU win gave the Tigers the SWAC East Division title and a date with West Division champs, Grambling State University. The loss may drop AAMU from receiving an NCAA FCS At-Large playoff bid but we must await the selection committee announcement.
Prairie View finishes their season with the most wins in 40 years, but more importantly, their first winning season in a long time. In four seasons, coach Henry Frazier III has taken the worst program in the country with the second smallest football budget in the SWAC and reconstructed the Panthers into a second place finisher behind west division leader, Grambling State.
Over 7,782 Panthers fans watched PVAMU take a 21-0 half-time lead on the Bulldogs with a 73 yard punt return by Anthony Weeden in the first quarter. Calvin Harris one yard run in the second quarter moved the score to 14-0 with the PAT, and quarterback Mark Spivey 3 yard pass to Gabrael Osaze Ediae and the PAT closed out the scoring in the first half.
Texas Southern (0-10) played inspired football before 750 fans, but it was not enough to keep Arkansas Pine Bluff (4-7) from recording a 20-10 defeat over the Tigers. TxSU has one more game with the C-USA West Division Champs, University of Houston Cougars (7-4, 6-2 C-USA). Texas Southern may end the season as a virgin at 0-11 and a 13 game losing streak.
UAPB Mo Forte coached his last game for the Golden Lions and is expected to be fired on Monday, with a buyout of the final year of his $120,000 contract.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (3-8, 2-7 SWAC) took Savannah State (1-9) to the woodshed for a 28-3 victory. SSU rushed for 38 yards on 30 attempts against the Delta Devils. Savannah State's coach Theo Lemon finishes his second season with a 1-9 record. No doubt, both of these programs need better athletes and should put out the welcome signs for all D-I transfers.
Congratulations to Norfolk State University for their record setting season in the 10th year of playing Division I football. The Spartans (8-3,7-2 MEAC)were the surprise team of the year contending for the MEAC championship with Delaware State. NSU ends the year with a 23-20 victory over Winston Salem State University Rams (6-5, 5-4 MEAC)and tied for second place in the conference with SCSU. Over 8,093 fans enjoyed NSU, who appears to have won the home attendance record for 2007 in HBCU football over Southern University. Both the Rams and Spartans have shown that they will be championship teams in the near future in the MEAC and strong home attendance.
NSU: Behold, the Green and Gold! WSSU: No doubt, WSSU defense is RAM tough!
It was record setting day at South Carolina State University. Lee Fobbs Aggie team was blasted 51-7 in front of 13,083 fans with sophomore Will Ford steamrolling the N.C. A&T defense for 322 yards on 21 carries and one touchdown. Senior Cleveland McCoy became the #1 passer in SCSU history surpassing 6,133 yards with two touchdown passes. The Bulldogs scored 31 straight points on Fobbs defense and ran up 632 yards of offense on the Aggies. SCSU finished a disappointing season at 7-4, 7-2 MEAC, tied with Norfolk State for second place in the conference.North Carolina A&T finished its second virgin season (0-11). Coach Fobbs is 0-22 in two seasons in his first job as head coach and the Aggies losing streak is extended to a record 27 consecutive games. Just one question for Coach Buddy Pough---Did you run up the score on North Carolina A&T after leading 37-7 at the end of the third quarter just to set individual player records? Buddy should be flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct!
Hampton University Pirates got pounded 45-27 by #5 ranked FCS Southern Illinois before 3,340 Pirate fans at Armstrong Stadium. In victory, SI tied a school record with its 10th regular season win. The FCS playoff bound Salukis are 10-1, 5-1 in the Gateway Conference behind FCS #1 ranked Northern Iowa (11-0, 6-1 Gateway). Hampton played a competitive game but was burned for 282 yards and three touchdowns by quarterback Nick Hill on 24/28 passes. The Pirates T.J. Mitchell also passed for 280 yards and 3 touchdowns on 23/37 passes and led Hampton to 411 yards of offense. SI gained 474 yards and was able to score on the fastest defensive backfield in the MEAC on a 76 yard run, 28 yard pass and a 29 yard pass play. Hampton finishes their season at 6-5, 5-4 MEAC for 4th place with DI provisional - Winston Salem State University, who finished with the same record.Tennessee State University (5-6, 4-3 OVC) had five turnovers in a 43-38 loss to University of Tennesseee - Martin (4-7, 4-4) to end their season. Calvin McNairl, a true freshman quarterback for TSU had three interceptions on 8/22 passes for 173 yards. Running back Javarris Williams rushed for four touchdowns and 162 yards on just nine carries before a crowd of 7,859 fans. Dominique Rodgers had a 92 yard kickoff return for a touchdown in third quarter.
Before 32,506 fans at the Capital City Classic, Jackson State University (7-4,7-2 SWAC)was able to overcome a early 6-0 Alcorn State (2-8, 2-7 SWAC)lead to score 24 unanswered points to win at home 31-19. This was possibly Dr. Johnny Thomas last game as head of Alcorn's football program, and he had no answer for Rick Comegy's quick strike offense. Grambling awaits Jackson State in the December 15th SWAC Championship game.
Prairie View A&M Panthers (7-3, 6-3 SWAC) indirectly helped Jackson State University win the east division title outright by humbling Alabama A&M University Bulldogs (8-3, 6-3) by a 30-20 score. The Bulldog loss and JSU win gave the Tigers the SWAC East Division title and a date with West Division champs, Grambling State University. The loss may drop AAMU from receiving an NCAA FCS At-Large playoff bid but we must await the selection committee announcement.Prairie View finishes their season with the most wins in 40 years, but more importantly, their first winning season in a long time. In four seasons, coach Henry Frazier III has taken the worst program in the country with the second smallest football budget in the SWAC and reconstructed the Panthers into a second place finisher behind west division leader, Grambling State.
Over 7,782 Panthers fans watched PVAMU take a 21-0 half-time lead on the Bulldogs with a 73 yard punt return by Anthony Weeden in the first quarter. Calvin Harris one yard run in the second quarter moved the score to 14-0 with the PAT, and quarterback Mark Spivey 3 yard pass to Gabrael Osaze Ediae and the PAT closed out the scoring in the first half.
Texas Southern (0-10) played inspired football before 750 fans, but it was not enough to keep Arkansas Pine Bluff (4-7) from recording a 20-10 defeat over the Tigers. TxSU has one more game with the C-USA West Division Champs, University of Houston Cougars (7-4, 6-2 C-USA). Texas Southern may end the season as a virgin at 0-11 and a 13 game losing streak.UAPB Mo Forte coached his last game for the Golden Lions and is expected to be fired on Monday, with a buyout of the final year of his $120,000 contract.
The Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (3-8, 2-7 SWAC) took Savannah State (1-9) to the woodshed for a 28-3 victory. SSU rushed for 38 yards on 30 attempts against the Delta Devils. Savannah State's coach Theo Lemon finishes his second season with a 1-9 record. No doubt, both of these programs need better athletes and should put out the welcome signs for all D-I transfers.
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