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The Darren Hamilton Destruction Tour Heads to Livingstone College

Sat, 30 May 2009 15:52:26 -0500

I first learned about this breaking story this morning while doing the show, and I feel sicker about it now then I did just a few hours ago. Dr. Darren Hamilton will resign his position as Alcorn State’s director of athletics to accept the same job at Livingstone College. It’s not the fact that he’s been [...]

2009 SWAC All-Conference Baseball Team

Wed, 20 May 2009 13:47:55 -0500

The SWAC has releasd its list of the 2009 all-conference baseball team. The team is led by SWAC Player of the Year David Arrendondo, the Texas Southern third baseman who was ranked top five in conference in hits, batting average and RBI. 2009 First -Team All-Conference Jarrett Maloy Southern P 6-1 180 Jr. Tallahassee, FL Scott Reid Mississippi [...]

Marching 100 Slow Jams

Thu, 14 May 2009 23:06:19 -0500

A lot of young people today get into black college culture primarily because of black college marching bands. Their ability to meld contemporary hits with technical precision makes them among the best musical ensembles that you’ll find anywhere on the planet. But when these bands slow it down on you, when they break out the old [...]

Stillman Baseball Makes it Three SIAC Championships in a Row

Mon, 04 May 2009 11:59:29 -0500

Stillman College won its third-consecutive SIAC baseball championship over the weekend, defeating Albany State University in 15-12 affair that was not a close as the score might indicate. The Tigers were paced by Tournament MVP, Shannon Smith, who joined teammates Sloan Simmons and Wes Windham on the all-tournament team. Ever notice how black college baseball is [...]

More On Sex and Black College Sports

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:12:44 -0500

Well, the emails have poured in and I’ve read each and everyone of them. And there’s only one thing that I can say about my take on sex and black college sports that I posted earlier this morning. I am deeply sorry. I am sorry for writing an insensitive and degrading post that offended many my beloved [...]

Hampton’s Kevin Nickelberry Resigns as Head Coach

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:52:50 -0500

Hampton is just on fire, huh? A few months ago, it was Jerry Holmes. Yesterday, it was Walter Mebane. And today, as I reported some weeks ago was going to happen, Kevin Nickelberry resigned as head coach of the Hampton Pirates. At least HU athletic director Lonza Hardy and university president Dr. William Harvey allowed Nickelberry [...]

Anthony Hilliard Doubles Up in Division II All-Star Game

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 21:22:51 -0500

Elizabeth City State legend Anthony Hilliard has accomplished all that any basketball player could ask for over a collegiate career. And to cap it off, he finishes his career with a double-double in the Division II All-Star Game last night. 24 points and ten rebounds were all in a night’s work for Hilliard, but it’s this [...]

2009 Howard Bison Football Schedule

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:28:33 -0500

Howard University has released its 2009 football schedule, and from the looks of things, it won’t get much easier than it was last season for the Bison. Howard opens their season on the road against Rutgers and Florida A&M, and returns to Washington D.C. for a cross-town rivalry with Georgetown University. The Hoyas are a beatable [...]

American History

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:45:53 -0500

This year, I spent my mid/late January a little differently than I typically do. For the past several years of my life, I've made one or two trips to Atlanta around this time: One is for MLK weekend to retrace the footsteps of Black history and American history (a trip that has been an annual program at UNCG) and the other is for the Honda Battle of the Bands to see excellence in the art of marching. This year neither of those took place, yet I found myself traveling about the same distance north instead of south to Washington, DC. Once again for Black history and American history and to see excellence in the art of marching. I attended the inauguration of President Barack Obama.

My full account of the trip is found here in my personal LiveJournal, but given this is my sports/marching blog, I'll concentrate on the marching aspect. In addition to the historic inauguration of a Black president and a Delawarean VP, my primary motivation for making the trip to DC and braving the crowds was the parade. My alma mater, The Alexis I. duPont High School Tiger Marching Band, was making their third inaugural appearance (they also marched for Carter and George H.W. Bush). Beyond that, there was an amazing lineup: FAMU's Marching 100, Ohio State's TBDBITL, and The Cadets, to name a few.

I was fortunate in that my interests were a little different than the bulk of the crowd. After waiting for hours to get onto the parade route, I was probably about 10 people back from the barricades at the road. Not a bad draw, even better if you're closer to 6'5" than 5'6". Then, a funny thing happened. For those not familiar with the inaugural parade format, the president and vice president lead the parade, and then there's motorcade/filler while they make their way to their viewing stand, from which they watch the rest of the parade. Well President Obama passed, and then about half the crowd left. I was maybe 3 folks back by the time Vice President Joe Biden passed (I could see him quite clearly, but then, me and Joe go way back. ) After Biden passed, we were probably down to about 10% of the original crowd, and I was right up to the barricade for an excellent spot for the rest of the parade.

It was a great parade. Highlights include the sizable Delaware contingent, the abundance of HBCU bands, several other great college and high school bands, the Gay and Lesbian Band Association, and the two drum corps present, the Colts and Cadets. It was great to be present both for history and a helluva parade.

I'd like to thank the little guys

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:28:45 -0500

Thanks to USF Football, I know who to see to get my car serviced, order a pizza online, smell good, or get free local and long distance.

The past four football seasons, USF has attended the Meineke Car Care Bowl, the Papajohns.com Bowl, the Brut Sun Bowl, and will soon be playing in the Magic Jack St. Petersburg Bowl.

Far be it for me to look a gift horse in the mouth, but damn there's alot of bowls.

In other postseason news, I went to see USF face defending champion Wake Forest in men's soccer. We got blown out, 5-0, on Wake's home pitch. We were clearly outmatched and it was cold, but it did feel good to be able to be there and support my team.

USF's first bowl game, Meineke Car Care in 2005, was the first in a string opportunities to support one of my teams in the postseason. Since then, I've had the opportunity to attend:

UMBC vs. Delaware-Men's Lacrosse quarterfinals, 2007
Delaware vs. Delaware State-Football first round, 2007
UMBC vs. Georgetown-Men's basketball first round, 2008
USF vs. Wake Forest-Men's soccer quarterfinals, 2008

I also missed a few USF bowl games, a few UMBC lacrosse tourney appearances, and a few UNCG soccer tourney appearances. Sadly, each of the games I attended featuring an alma mater of mind ended in a loss. UD/Del State I attended just as a fan of football, history, and the state of Delaware. They've also all been games of convenience--the bowl game, the basketball game, and the soccer game, were all here in NC, while UMBC-UD happened to be in MD while I was up there for for my cousin's graduation, and UD/Del State was over Thanksgiving break when I was back home in the First State. I need to step my game up and make the postseason road trip a reality!

Test your knowledge of Syracuse University's history!

Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:30:24 -0500

Have fun with the collegiate question!

South carolina sports

Sun, 23 Nov 2008 17:30:02 -0500

test your knowledge of USC sports

T.O.S. Podcast begins Monday, August 4th

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:56:02 -0500

Starting Monday, August 4th with the help of my friends from RadioPlayIt, I will be starting the short podcasts about the Syracuse Orange. While I will be focusing mainly on the primary sports (football and men's basketball), I am not going to overlook any sport from the `Cuse.

DCI Needs a TV Deal

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 19:31:48 -0500

Thesis: DCI's Summer Music Game should be regularly televised, preferably on a college sports network. Disclaimer: While I'm a band dork to the gills, I am not now, nor have I ever been or do I ever plan to be, in the camp that believes that marching band or drum corps are sports. True enough, I post marching content on a sports site but that's because I talk about both in my blog. And the fact is, several sports networks (I'm looking in your direction, worldwide leader) play non-sports content on a regular basis. That said, some facts to support my statement: -With the addition of Fan Network, DCI and its member corps are used to providing content throughout the summer and broadcasting entire shows. -College sports channels, by their very nature, are starved for new content throughout the summer months. -72% of DCI corps members are full-time college students (so says DCI) Seem like a natural pairing to anyone else? Because it sure does to me.

New Gator TV Deal puts SEC/Raycom Relationship on Life Support

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 08:04:03 -0500

Reading between the lines in an article published Tuesday in the Orlando Business Journal, it looks like the new television contract with the Southeastern Conference will have some new dance partners. Ahem... quote... "The SEC is set to announce its new television contracts in August, industry sources say. By all accounts, CBS will retain the broadcast portion and ESPN will retain the cable portion, with ESPNU and ESPN360 also getting rights that were previously reserved for syndication partners." Translation- looks like the 20-year relationship with Raycom may be a thing of the past. This also sounds a lot like the deal the National Hockey League signed with SportsChannel America way back when. The network waved a lot of money at the league at the dinner table and signed their viewership away. ESPNU is currently listed as having a reach of 20 million households. Their parent network, on the other hand, clocks in at 96-million households. (more...)

Ex-Terp Cheerleader is SBB Babe!

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 23:33:48 -0500

That's right, for all the people (normally Maryland students or alumni) who like to say that Terp ladies aren't as hot as girls from other schools, I present Nicole.

Control Freaks? NCAA limits live blogging

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 21:36:36 -0500

For all those of you who live blog NCAA rowing events, remember you can only post 10 ten times per day or session! New NCAA legalese specifically limits live blogs...

A Search for the Nation's Best Logo

Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:00:23 -0500

Today I started my conquest for the nation's best logo (for college teams, of course)...

Lots of other college sports play-off action

Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:05:44 -0500

Play-offs galore in the world of college sports! Football, volleyball, soccer...

Boom goes the dynamite

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:44:48 -0500

In honor of my sports broadcasting debut tonight as the color commentary guy for high school basketball on the local tv station? I give you "boom goes the dynamite".

Cal Athletics Everyone!

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 03:54:53 -0500

See anything wrong with these women's urinals? Wait a minute...

IS TONY GWYNN MONEY HUNGRY?

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 15:09:26 -0500

Tony should be focusing all his efforts on his baseball program instead of taking these random jobs around the country announcing MLB games.

Another Day, Another Doller

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 02:47:37 -0500

I love this Jordan advertisement....take a look. So yesterday I spent 807 dollars on spice girls reunion tickets. Ridiculous, I know...but hear me out here. I won some sort of lottery to even BUY the tickets, so I bought as many as I could and a teammate said she was going to sell any that we didn't use for double on ebay. So lets hope that pans out haha. Otherwise, I have just been up to tons of school. I have a geography lab midterm tomorrow and need to study big time. The girls are coming over to tackle it together....we had the bright idea to all take these geography classes together. Yeah....we'll see how that pans out too. I think my family is coming up this weekend! After a three midterm week and not seeing them for a month and a half, it will be really nice. Ah well Spoogle's knocking at my door. Off to study. Wish me luck! :D by the way here is Diana Taurasi's blog.....she is pretty much my hero so check her out....

Michigan no longer oufitted by Nike

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:43:20 -0500

One of Nike's original endorsements and one of the most popular brand in all of college sports is switching to Adidas "Michigan ended one of the longest standing relationships between a college athletic program and a corporate sponsor today when it announced a eight-year deal with adidas starting with the 2008-09 season. The contract includes a $6.5 MM signing bonus and a $3.8 MM in cash annually" Hard to imagine that Nike didn't have the cash to match the Adidas deal

Skip Bayless, Stop Talking About Taryne Mowatt Like That

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 04:27:17 -0500

When debating the ESPY winner for Best Female Athlete, I was all ready to begin lauding Arizona University softball pitcher Taryne Mowatt, for the obvious statistical and physical reasons. Then along comes Skip Bayless, saying what I was about to say, and then adding "and she's cute too." Guh! Unclean images.

ESPY'S TO FEATURE BUCKEYES!

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 23:25:02 -0500

Catagory: Best male college athlete. Who to look for: Troy Smith & Greg Oden. GOOD LUCK GUYS!!!

We might just yet win our Championship!

Wed, 06 Jun 2007 19:41:32 -0500

It just wasn't our year this year in Basketball?but that is why we can always rely on the one program that makes girls cry regularly. Its Wildcat Softball. And they don't mess around normally. After losing Game 1, the girl's clawed their way back into it in Game 2:

NCAA Baseball Tourney Selection - An Interview with the Director of baseball

Sat, 26 May 2007 17:23:54 -0500

There is a lot of confusion around the selection process, so I interviewed the NCAA Director of baseball for some answers. Along the way, we talked about other changes coming in college baseball and aluminum bats.

Big 12 Baseball Week in Review- March 12th

Tue, 13 Mar 2007 05:18:19 -0500

We're providing a wrap-up of Big 12 conference baseball on a weekly basis.

Husker Baseball Profiles: Starting Pitchers

Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:52:48 -0500

Fourth in a series profiling the Husker baseball team.