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Bethune-Cookman Football: Saved By the Schedule
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For a while, it was beginning to look like Bethune-Cookman would lose every last one of its games. A home defeat to Division II Shaw, a lack of offensive firepower and many questions from Wildcat Nation swirled around head coach Alvin Wyatt and his team.
But guess who’s back...
Lady Rattlers Open Season With Upset of South Florida
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Prairie View or North Carolina A&T, I would’ve expected. But the FAMU Lady Rattlers taking the 2009 WNIT champs to overtime and beating them on the road? Beyond impressive.
I guess this is to be expected from a team that was a poor first-half removed from the MEAC basketball...
HBCU Sports Blog Black College Football Poll – Week 12
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You can check out last week’s poll here, and as usual, you can check my rankings out against those of the Sheridan Broadcast Network and the Heritage Sports Radio Network.
Division I
1. South Carolina State – (9-1, 7-0) The Bulldogs repeat as football champions of the Mid-Eastern...
Bring the Devil His Snow Shoes: Prairie View A&M Wins SWAC Western Division
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You saw it coming from three years ago; Prairie View A&M is the champion of the of the SWAC Western Division and headed to its first SWAC championship game.
Saturday’s win added to the amazing turnaround, who were 1-10 and the worst team in the SWAC a season before coach Henry...
Hampton Pirates Do What They Wanna Against FAMU
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So what hurts more, the Florida A&M Rattlers all but eliminated from the FCS Playoff picture, Joe Taylor returning to HU to take a thorough beat down from one of the MEAC’ most inconsistent teams, or that the shutout loss wasn’t that surprising?
Okay, so maybe the first...
Big Apple Classic Misses the Mark on Northern HBCUs
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In theory, the Big Apple Classic is a tremendous idea. Northern-based HBCUs alums are provided an opportunity to watch and expose their family to the culture of black college basketball in the world’s most famous arena. Don’t get me wrong – I love it.
But you hope...
ESPN.com Falls Short on Black College Sports Coverage
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You would think with all of the exposure black college sports has found on the ESPN family of television networks, the sports media giant would be sprinting to put the niche market in a complete headlock with regular black college sports content on ESPN.com.
Alas, we’re mostly...
2009 Florida Classic Commercial
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Yeah, now I’m definitely sour that I don’t live anywhere near Florida.
Alphonza Kee Infusing Discipline Into Fayetteville State Basketball
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So there’s two ways this can go for Alphonza Kee and his Fayetteville State Broncos men’s basketball program; they can be men and buy into the new direction, or create controversy and shut down on him.
The Broncos have a curfew now – everyone in their rooms by midnight...
Gulf Coast Classic Organizers Show Southern the Funny Money
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Is there a logical explanation for why Southern University is still waiting on payouts for it’s appearance in last year’s Gulf Coast Classic?
According to the contract between SU, ASU and game organizers, Southern was supposed to receive a $250,000 payout for last year’s...
Morgan State Basketball Dedicates Season to Teammate Diagnosed with Leukemia
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Success is a hard thing to maintain in black college sports, because you only have so many scholarships and so many days to get it right and get it right consistently. And upon reaching the pinnacle of success, it takes a lot of discipline motivation to remain there.
But if the Morgan...
HBCU Sports Talk Radio Available on iTunes
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It just occurred to me that I never let everyone know that you can catch reruns of HBCU Sports Talk Radio on iTunes as a podcast. Simply search “HBCU Sports Talk Radio” on your iTunes store, and subscribe to the free weekly episodes.
Download them, give them to your friends...
James Webster Still Head Coach at Tennessee State
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Rumors have been going around for some days about the pending firing of Tennessee State head football coach James Webster. My sources haven’t divulged that anything would happen during the season, but that a review would certainly be in order immediately following the season...
Finalists Announced for 2010 Honda Battle of the Bands
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Honda has announced the eight participating bands for its 2010 “Battle of the Bands” competition. In alphabetical order;
• Albany State University “Marching Rams”
• Clark Atlanta University “Mighty Marching Panthers”
• Florida A&M University “Marching...
Steve McNair Mixtape
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Anybody that would like to argue against Steve McNair as the best black college quarterback of all-time? You better have Doug Williams on HD to compete with this.
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New York Times Profiles FAMU Caoch Joe Taylor
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Here’s a piece that I missed in last week’s New York Times, but it’s definitely a good read on how Joe Taylor is working to rebuild the tradition of FAMU football.
In some cases, one hymn at a time.
On the subject of faith, Taylor took the entire squad to church...
Was 2009 a Failed Season for Grambling Football?
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I certainly wouldn’t classify Grambling’s season as a failure, and I doubt most people outside of the program would. But it appears that we all would have a hard time convincing GSU head coach Rod Broadway of that sentiment.
“We’re just trying to win a ballgame...
Nick Van Exel Named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Texas Southern
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Remember Nick Van Exel? There was a time where he was legitimately in the discussion for best point guard in the NBA.
Now, he’s surpassed Virginia Union’s Anthony Peeler as the best former NBA player coaching at a black college, as Texas Southern University signed the...
Reggie Barlow’s Tires Slashed Following Jackson State Loss
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Is Jackson State so bad, that if your squad loses to them, it’s apparently worth slashing the coaching staff’s tires?
At Alabama State, the fans might be classless enough to make this true.
Barlow, offensive coordinator Richard Moncrief and football operations director...
Black College Football Coaches Nominated for Coach of the Year Contest
12 days ago by
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Everybody knows how active black college football fan bases are, so let’s really see how powerful they can be. Everyone should check out the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year site, and vote for their favorite HBCU head football coach.
It is a write-in format, and they are counting...
HBCU Sports Talk Radio – Tonight @ 8 P.M.
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So here’s what’s on deck for HBCU Sports Talk Radio tonight at 8 p.m.
- Fayetteville State winning the CIAA championship
- Miles College on probation and the SIAC’s compliance problem
- Should black college athletics serve as centers for community activism?
Tune in...
Reintroducing Melvin Spears
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Very good read from the Deriso Report on former Grambling coach Melvin Spears; especially if you are somebody still trying to determine if you hate or love the guy. Check the excerpt after the jump.
As Spears prepares for a televised Thursday night return to Grambling, now as an assistant...
CIAA Championship Game Highlights
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In case you missed it, here are the highlights from Fayetteville State’s win over Bowie State in the CIAA Championship Game.
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HBCU Sports Blog Black College Football Poll – Week 11
12 days ago by
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You can check out last week’s poll here, and as usual, you can check my rankings out against those of the Sheridan Broadcast Network and the Heritage Sports Radio Network.
Division I
1. South Carolina State – (8-1, 6-0) The Bulldogs have a clear path to a second-consecutive MEAC...
Albany State Backs Into NCAA Division II Playoffs
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We expected Albany State to reach the NCAA Division II playoffs, and there was even hope for a shot an SIAC championship in Ram Land.
Two out of three ain’t bad, unless you’re talking about ASU’s record in their last three games.
The third-seeded Rams will play sixth...
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