ALBANY, GA — The verbal rivalry between Albany State and Valdosta State is no secret. Rams and Blazers? They just don’t mix. But despite the fact the two teams haven’t played each other this year — and haven’t faced off since 2007 — the smack talk has been as prevalent as ever this season.
“I have not seen them play this year, but everyone is going to cheer for their team,” said ASU head coach Mike White when told about the anti-Rams talk perpetuated by Valdosta fans over the Internet message boards, and specifically stories written by The Herald about Albany State this season. “We cheer for ours and I’m quite sure they cheer for theirs, so I’m not surprised.”
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
HBCU players who could play in NFL
Today's highlights...
Donald Hunt has an excellent article posted on the ESPN.com site entitled, "HBCU players who could play in NFL." More important, Mr. Hunt makes a very positive statement regarding the high level of coaching that is going on at certain elite programs.
Here is an excerpt of what he had to say...
"NFL general managers and player personnel executives should be making a lot of trips to HBCU campuses around the country. These players are coached by some of the best coaches in the nation who don't get enough credit. Joe Taylor (Florida A&M), Buddy Pough (South Carolina State), Rod Broadway (Grambling State) and Rick Comegy (Jackson State) have done an outstanding job of developing these players over their careers."
Now, read the entire article by clicking this link.
Do not forget to watch the ESPNU special, "The Battle of HBCU Bands" on:
• Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m ET
• Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m. ET
• Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. ET
• Nov. 25, 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ET
The Battle takes an inside look at the HBCU marching bands from Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University. ESPNU will air five 30-minute shows every Thursday from Nov. 4 to Nov. 25. This is something that every high school and college band student should not miss.
Did you see the battle of the bands for the 2010 Magic City Classic? No doubt, it was a complete tie between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University.
Based on our view, it has been an exceptional year for black college bands. The Florida A&M University Marching 100 is in a league of one--the musicianship of this band is head and shoulders above all the rest, and probably better than the FAMU bands of the past two decades.
For those of you who like to know why, the key is the Rattlers music arrangements created by Mr. Lindsey B. Sarjeant. Sarge is a certified musical genius, that creates the beautiful and powerful arrangements for the 365+ FAMU musicians. Like top football coaches at HBCUs, Mr. Sarjeant does not receive enough credit from the mainstream for the job he has been consistently doing at FAMU since 1973, as the University's music arranger.
I am not saying that Jackson State, Tennessee State, Southern, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, and to a lesser degree, Bethune Cookman, Grambling State, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T State and many others -- are not outstanding band programs, but they are not on the same level as the FAMU Marching 100.
All of the bands are exceptional in serving as ambassadors for their respective institutions.
Do not forget to vote for your favorite HBCU band for the 2011 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase at: Honda Battle of the Bands.
Enjoy your Day!
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Donald Hunt has an excellent article posted on the ESPN.com site entitled, "HBCU players who could play in NFL." More important, Mr. Hunt makes a very positive statement regarding the high level of coaching that is going on at certain elite programs.
Here is an excerpt of what he had to say...
"NFL general managers and player personnel executives should be making a lot of trips to HBCU campuses around the country. These players are coached by some of the best coaches in the nation who don't get enough credit. Joe Taylor (Florida A&M), Buddy Pough (South Carolina State), Rod Broadway (Grambling State) and Rick Comegy (Jackson State) have done an outstanding job of developing these players over their careers."
Now, read the entire article by clicking this link.
Do not forget to watch the ESPNU special, "The Battle of HBCU Bands" on:
• Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m ET
• Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m. ET
• Nov. 18, 6:30 p.m. ET
• Nov. 25, 7 p.m. 7:30 p.m. ET
The Battle takes an inside look at the HBCU marching bands from Bethune-Cookman University and Florida A&M University. ESPNU will air five 30-minute shows every Thursday from Nov. 4 to Nov. 25. This is something that every high school and college band student should not miss.
Did you see the battle of the bands for the 2010 Magic City Classic? No doubt, it was a complete tie between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University.
Based on our view, it has been an exceptional year for black college bands. The Florida A&M University Marching 100 is in a league of one--the musicianship of this band is head and shoulders above all the rest, and probably better than the FAMU bands of the past two decades.
For those of you who like to know why, the key is the Rattlers music arrangements created by Mr. Lindsey B. Sarjeant. Sarge is a certified musical genius, that creates the beautiful and powerful arrangements for the 365+ FAMU musicians. Like top football coaches at HBCUs, Mr. Sarjeant does not receive enough credit from the mainstream for the job he has been consistently doing at FAMU since 1973, as the University's music arranger.
I am not saying that Jackson State, Tennessee State, Southern, Alabama State, Alabama A&M, and to a lesser degree, Bethune Cookman, Grambling State, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina Central, North Carolina A&T State and many others -- are not outstanding band programs, but they are not on the same level as the FAMU Marching 100.
All of the bands are exceptional in serving as ambassadors for their respective institutions.
Do not forget to vote for your favorite HBCU band for the 2011 Honda Battle of the Bands Invitational Showcase at: Honda Battle of the Bands.
Enjoy your Day!
-beepbeep
Memphis Tigers to host LeMoyne-Owen in Exhibitiion Wednesday
The University of Memphis squad (0-0, 0-0 C-USA), ranked No. 19 in both preseason national polls, opens its 2010-11 exhibition season with a home contest versus LeMoyne-Owen College (0-0, 0-0 SIAC) on Wednesday, Nov. 3. Game time is 7 p.m. (CT) at FedExForum.Memphis, picked to reclaim the Conference USA crown in most preseason publications and websites, returns three starters and six letterwinners from last year's squad that won 24 games (24-10 record) and advanced to the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) second round. The Tigers finished second in the Conference USA regular season standings (13-3 league mark) and reached the quarterfinals of the C-USA Tournament.
Wednesday's exhibition is LeMoyne-Owen's first of 2010-11. The Magicians travel to Fayetteville, Ark., this weekend for their second exhibition against the Razorbacks.
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B.C. Lions: Printers' game was figuratively lame
Sacked quarterback kept bum knee under wraps to the point it crippled his skills. Former Florida A&M University Rattlers quarterback Printers played for Lions after 3rd game with a partial tear of his ACL and a torn meniscus in right knee, while B.C. Lions kept info on the hush-hush from league. CALGARY - Quarterback Casey Printers still hasn't lost the ability to excite and inflame the passion of Lions fans, even when he is no longer a Lion.
On Thursday, TSN reported that Printers had undergone surgery on his right knee, eight days after his release by the Lions, and the news spurred those who believed Printers had stoically suffered in silence during his disappointing second go-round with the team to view him in a much different, more heroic light.
"I suspected all along that he was suffering the effects of his knee injury," said a blogger known as the Lion King, just one of many who weighed in on the lionbackers.com web-site. "Doesn't say much about [Wally] Buono blaming Printers for the Lions' offensive woes."
Printers agreed with team MD's recommendation |
Time heals old wounds. It also distorts some facts, Wally Buono said Tuesday. Though Casey Printers is no longer with the B.C. Lions, the coach/GM of the CFL team is still having to answer questions about how the club handled the medical file of his former starting quarterback.
The ACL surgery performed on the right knee of Printers last week again raised questions about whether the Lions put pressure on him to play through the injury, which caused him to sit out three weeks after he was hurt July 16 against Montreal.
Pouncing on Printers no more
There was one less Cadillac Escalade with Texas plates in the parking lot, one less quarterback with an orange jersey at practice and one more open stall in the locker-room. Otherwise, life -- post-Casey Printers -- moved forward for the B.C. Lions Thursday.
"Honestly, it's still very recent," said Travis Lulay, the acknowledged starting quarterback following Printers' release two days ago. "I don't think a ton has changed. It's so new. I wouldn't say the atmosphere is dramatically different without Casey. But I do feel the team and the locker-room is in a good place. And I'm not saying that's because Casey is gone, or if the team would be in a good place with Casey here. It's impossible to say."
Lions release Casey Printers
VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia Lions released quarterback Casey Printers on Wednesday. The 29-year-old started the first three games of the season before suffering a knee injury. He returned as a starter for Week 8 loss to Calgary, but had been relegated to backup status for the last two games against Winnipeg.
"At this time, we believe it's in the best interest of our club to part ways and move forward," said Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono. "We wish Casey the very best." Printers finished his 2010 tenure at B.C. with 1,731 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.
"Honestly, it's still very recent," said Travis Lulay, the acknowledged starting quarterback following Printers' release two days ago. "I don't think a ton has changed. It's so new. I wouldn't say the atmosphere is dramatically different without Casey. But I do feel the team and the locker-room is in a good place. And I'm not saying that's because Casey is gone, or if the team would be in a good place with Casey here. It's impossible to say."
Lions release Casey Printers
VANCOUVER -- The British Columbia Lions released quarterback Casey Printers on Wednesday. The 29-year-old started the first three games of the season before suffering a knee injury. He returned as a starter for Week 8 loss to Calgary, but had been relegated to backup status for the last two games against Winnipeg.
"At this time, we believe it's in the best interest of our club to part ways and move forward," said Lions head coach and general manager Wally Buono. "We wish Casey the very best." Printers finished his 2010 tenure at B.C. with 1,731 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions.
Former Lions QB Printers speaks about his recent release
After being released by the B.C. Lions on Thursday, Casey Printers' CFL future is up in the air. A statement from Printers passed on through his representative to CFL Insider Dave Naylor expressed his thoughts on the Lions' decision, the team's playoff chances and what comes next for the 29-year-old quarterback.
"It was with surprise and disappointment that I received the news of my release," said Printers. "I remained confident that we had an outstanding opportunity to challenge for the Grey Cup down the stretch and into the playoffs.
Casey under the knife
The next team to take a shot with Casey Printers will have to wait until he recovers from ACL surgery he underwent Thursday. A report by TSN, which had the first word on Printers last weekend, indicated the former Lions quarterback underwent the procedure in Vancouver, which would hardly come as a surprise to Wally Buono.
Though he did not provide details at the time of his release a week ago, Buono told Printers the club would look after the costs of his medical recovery as he was going out the door.
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"It was with surprise and disappointment that I received the news of my release," said Printers. "I remained confident that we had an outstanding opportunity to challenge for the Grey Cup down the stretch and into the playoffs.
Casey under the knife
The next team to take a shot with Casey Printers will have to wait until he recovers from ACL surgery he underwent Thursday. A report by TSN, which had the first word on Printers last weekend, indicated the former Lions quarterback underwent the procedure in Vancouver, which would hardly come as a surprise to Wally Buono.
Though he did not provide details at the time of his release a week ago, Buono told Printers the club would look after the costs of his medical recovery as he was going out the door.
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Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Southern relies on six vets to rebound
For Southern men’s basketball coach Rob Spivery, the best news from an otherwise terrible 2009-10 season came more than a month after the Jaguars played their last game. That’s when Rivals.com named Spivery its Southwestern Athletic Conference coach of the decade. The website was serious.To be sure, Spivery had earned the honor, having won three conference titles since 2001: two at Alabama State and another in 2005-06, his first season at SU. Since then however, the SU program has crumbled, managing 13 wins in the past two years. The Jaguars finished 5-25 overall last spring — the worst record in school history — and they finished ninth in the league standings, missing the SWAC tournament for the first time.
Southern coach urges patience
First-year Southern head football coach Stump Mitchell said he's not surprised by his team's struggles this season, but he urged patience with better days ahead. "This (2-6 overall, 1-5 SWAC record) was coming," Mitchell said on Monday. "The last two years we finished 6-5 and 6-5. We had some problems with guys that we're still paying for.
"It was my option as a coach and they're not on this football team. We're talking about guys who are academically ineligible, guys who would have been starters. I was hoping they would do what needed to be done...
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CIAA tournament staying in Charlotte through 2014
Commissioner Leon Kerry told The Associated Press the Division II league of mostly historically black colleges and universities decided to stray from past history and hold the event in the same spot for nine straight years.
"We usually move the tournament every six years," Kerry said. "We're here because the fans love Charlotte. They like the arena, they like the things you can do in Charlotte. And we did a survey and I think 98 percent of the fans said they'd return to Charlotte."
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RELATED LINKS:
CIAA basketball tournament - www.ciaatournament.org,
Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association - www.theciaa.com.
Winston Salem Rams left to ponder what-ifs of season
Durham, N.C. - It shouldn’t surprise anyone that Coach Connell Maynor shed some tears after Winston-Salem State’s season came to an end on Saturday as Shaw rallied to win 31-27.
Maynor, who was in his first season as a head coach, is passionate about winning, as evidenced by the many sprints he does up and down the sidelines in every game trying to get everything he can out of his players. But with the season over and the Rams finishing 8-2, Maynor’s body language said it all a few minutes after the loss that officially eliminated them from the CIAA’s Southern Division race.
While it was a boost to the program to make a turnaround after last season’s 1-10 record, Maynor said he was disappointed because for him, it’s about championships.
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Maynor, who was in his first season as a head coach, is passionate about winning, as evidenced by the many sprints he does up and down the sidelines in every game trying to get everything he can out of his players. But with the season over and the Rams finishing 8-2, Maynor’s body language said it all a few minutes after the loss that officially eliminated them from the CIAA’s Southern Division race.
While it was a boost to the program to make a turnaround after last season’s 1-10 record, Maynor said he was disappointed because for him, it’s about championships.
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