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DAILY REPORT:
FRIDAY, JAN. 1, 2010
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Calm
prevails on Liberty Bowl Eve
By
Brian Bailey
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 WNCT-TV 9 Sports
Director Brian Bailey is on the
scene in Memphis bringing
daily coverage of bowl week to Bonesville's readers
and Channel 9's viewers. The week
climaxes Saturday with East
Carolina's Liberty Bowl
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MEMPHIS — Friday proved
to be a much more tranquil day during this bowl week.
There was no controversy. Things were pretty much back
to normal.
Both East Carolina's
Skip Holtz and Arkansas' Bobby Petrino met the media for
one final time today. Holtz announced at that time that
both Jonathan Williams and Leonard Paulk would be
suspended indefinitely and miss Saturday's game.
The whole thing was
over something stupid, and most young adults already
know that you don't conduct yourself at a banquet, or
anywhere, the way Williams and Paulk did yesterday.
But that incident will
not have anything at all to do with the Pirates on game
day. I firmly believe that the quality group of seniors
are so focused that they won't blink once they start
playing without the two players lost to "Sugargate."
(Some of the players were calling it that because the
whole incident was over sugar. David Hall with the
Kinston Free Press joked that the game went from the
Liberty Bowl to the Sugar Bowl! I thought that was
pretty funny.
The Liberty Bowl parade
was another great success. It really puts you in the
mood for a bowl game. Today was my fourth Liberty Bowl
parade, and they've all been outstanding. Pirate fans
came out in force and it was a most festive atmosphere.
The Pirate football
squad gathered late in the afternoon for a picture
session. It was cold during the get together, and the
weather may be even colder for game day.
The squad was loose but
focused and I think you'll see the Pirate's best
tomorrow night.
Bowl weeks fly by, and
this has been an interesting one for sure.
I can't wait for the
game, and then I look forward to getting back home and
back to a normal routine after the holidays.
Best of luck to Coach
Holtz and the Pirates against the Hogs!
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