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Black College Football Coaches Nominated for Coach of the Year Contest
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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?
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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
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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...
Fayetteville State Wins 2009 CIAA Football Championship
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It’s no surprise that Fayettevile State reached the CIAA championship game or even that they emerged from Durham as 21-10 victors over Bowie State. What is surprising is that a quarterback who hadn’t played in the second half of the season came into the second-half of...
NCAA Places Miles on Four-Year Probation
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Citing a lack of institutional control, the NCAA Committee on Infractions has placed Miles College athletics on a four-year probation, with penalties including scholarship reductions, and prohibition from postseason competition. A copy of the full report can be found here.
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A Big Thank You
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Just wanted to send my sincere thanks to the group of readers who have donated to the Campaign For the HBCU Sports Blog. My expectations have been overwhelmingly exceeded, because in these initial stages of the fundraiser, I fully expected to get more blank stares and disparaging comments...
2009 CIAA All-Conference Football Honors
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The CIAA has announced its 2009 all-conference honors, with Chowan University quarterback C.J. Westler named offensive player of the year, and Shaw corner back Quintez Smith named defensive player of the year.
It’s interesting to note the diversity of the offensive and defensive...
The Fire Next Time at Hampton University
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The Hampton Pirates again find themselves in an all-too familiar place; a talent-laden squad falling well-short of expectations, and facing questions about the near future.
Where injuries haven’t cut short their offensive potential, inconsistency has marred their defensive focus...
Can Albany State Avoid the Fountain City Trap?
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Albany State’s match-up with Fort Valley State in this weekend’s Fountain City Classic is much more than a rivalry – it’s a trap.
The Golden Rams know exactly what’s at stake for this game. Not just bragging rights over the Wildcats for the next year...
Are You Still Excited About the Florida Classic?
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Of course, this post is not directed in any form to Florida A&M Rattler fans; I’m sure they are dying to watch the Rattlers stomp the lethargic Bethune-Cookman Wildcats in the Florida Classic.
But for general observers of black college football, do you have as much excitement...
Another Scathing Review of Black College Football: The Xperience
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I’m not even going to lie – I haven’t played BCFx since the day after I purchased it. The game is just that bad.
As a black college alumnus, I’ve been trying to negotiate my pride in black college sports with the severely underwhelming quality of this game...
Grambling and Southern – For the Good Times
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You could make the case that the SWAC needs Grambling and Southern to contend for a title every year. Their classic is the one that fetches millions in revenue and national exposure. Their programs have the historic coaches and professional players of note. And in the SWAC, they are...
Dee Stokes to Resign as Winston-Salem Women’s Basketball Coach
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Dee Stokes, head women’s basketball coach at Winston-Salem State University, will resign at the conclusion of the 2009-10 to pursue new career opportunities.
“God has called me to something greater” Stokes said. “I believe he’s called me to work at a Christian school...
Fayetteville State’s CIAA Championship Flyer
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Uh oh. They are putting up flyers in the ‘Ville. There’s no doubt that, next to a possible Prairie View SWAC championship appearance, the CIAA will be the most compelling black college football championship of the year.
After all, the flyer done told you so.
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HBCU Sports Blog Black College Football Poll – Week 10
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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 – (7-1, 5-0) The Bulldogs have won 16-straight regular season MEAC...
The Coin Don’t Lie – Bowie State Advances to CIAA Championship Game
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What was almost a reality for the SWAC last year became reality for the CIAA football championship in 2009, as Bowie State University advanced to the conference championship game by way of a three-way coin flip tie breaker.
The accounting firm of Cavanaugh and Nelson administered the...
Winston-Salem State – Kings of Homecoming
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Winston-Salem State has played in a homecoming game for the past two weeks. And the Rams have emerged victorious in each of those games – including today’s homecoming squeaker over Hampton.
So what exactly does it mean for the CIAA-bound Rams? That they will pick up where...
SWAC Basketball Tournament Headed to Shreveport
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The SWAC yesterday announced a new three-year agreement to move it’s men’s and women’s conference basketball tournament to Louisiana’s Bossier City/Shreveport metropolitan area beginning in 2010.
Commissioner Duer Sharp has been rolling lately with new partnerships...
Bill Hayes Named Athletic Director at Winston-Salem State
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It took a while, but Bill Hayes has finally made his way back home. Winston-Salem State University Chancellor Donald Reaves today announced to the university trustees and coaches that Hayes would become the university’s athletic director effective January 1.
His past and his...
How Prairie View Paints FAMU’s Playoff Picture
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The FCS top 25 polls have been out for a couple of days, and two things become apparent for the black colleges ranked within them.
South Carolina State will be hard to put out, even if they drop a game. And FAMU is going to be in a tight spot to earn an at-large bid thanks [...]
CIAA Basketball Tournament Becomes Talking Point in Charlotte Mayoral Race
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Just in case you wondered if black college sports was not a significant part of community culture, behold the influence of the CIAA Basketball Tournament on the Charlotte mayoral race.
Lassiter, meanwhile, accused Foxx of distorting his record.
“Throughout the campaign you...
You Can Only Hope to Contain Them…Introducing MEACFansZone
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For whatever reason that got MEACFans.com shut down, you knew it would only be a matter of time before those crazy mofos got their stuff together and back online.
So it is with great zeal that I introduce MEACFansZone. While it is missing many of the aesthetic amenities that made MEACFans...
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