News Nuggets, 09.08.03
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09.07.03: Tigers'
win over Ole Miss highlights C-USA Saturday action... ..
Coastal Carolina debuts football program with dramatic win...
.. Tidbits of interest from college football... ..
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09.06.03: Standing
room only for debut of Chanticleers' football program... ..
No. 25 TCU faces unconventional attack after abnormal week...
.. TV capsules: Houston at No. 5 Michigan; Mississippi at
Memphis... ..
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09.05.03: ECU
game added to Army's national radio package... .. Pirates
finalize football game times... .. Conference USA busy
promoting and hiring... ..
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09.04.03: WVU
to screen 'Running Rampant II'?... .. Older Bowden counsels
younger Bowden... .. Wake methods become focus of skull
sessions... .. C-USA players of week and TV schedule... ..
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09.03.03: Cowen's
battle to bring down BCS moves to Capitol Hill... .. NCAA
graduation rates on the upswing... .. 'Official Station' puts
together TV syndicate for ECU-UNC game... ..
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09.02.03: Capsule:
TCU withstands all-out charge by Wave... .. J.T. to hook up
with fans in Cyberspace... .. Losman, Rivers contend for
Unitas Award... .. Deceased coach remembered fondly... ..
Labor Day Weekend scores of interest... ..
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09.01.03: ECU-Cincinnati
TV Capsule... .. TCU-Tulane TV Capsule... .. Labor Day Weekend
scores of interest... .. Logan takes talents to Campbell... ..
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08.31.03: College
football scores of interest... .. Sunday TV Capsules for C-USA
Teams... .. Construction alters access to Nippert Stadium... ..
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08.30.03: Holtz
in full worry mode... .. Saturday TV capsules for C-USA and
Carolinas teams... .. Heralded quarterback transfers to Tulane... ..
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08.29.03: ECU,
U of L coaches establish new pre-game traditions... ..
Pirates' Dougherty, Houston's McClary on Guy Award list... ..
TCU establishes separate baseball booster organization... ..
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08.28.03: Muse
pushes Pirates' cause with ACC chief... .. Nix wins national
coaching honor... .. Revered former TCU football coach passes... ..
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08.27.03: Logan
teams up with Hinton on weekly sports show... .. Injury no
barrier to recognition for Art Brown... .. Southern Miss, LSU
schedule two-game series... ..
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08.26.03: J.T.
set for Cyberspace hookup with fans... .. Early TV exposure
plentiful for C-USA teams... .. Nevels wins scramble for Army
starting QB job... .. Green Wave elects team captains... ..
Attrition depletes Billikens' projected hoops roster... ..
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08.25.03: Southern
Miss 'community blitz' package includes ear of corn... ..
Tough Louisville hoops slate heavy on national TV exposure... ..
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If winning is the cure-all, East Carolina
will find it difficult to apply the treatment in the immediate future. The
Pirates, reeling from season-opening blowout losses to Cincinnati and West
Virginia, will face opponents over the next two weeks with more formal
notoriety than either the Bearcats or the Mountaineers.
Unlike Cincy and WVU, both Miami and Wake
Forest are perched in this week's national rankings. ECU will face the
Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl on Saturday (7 p.m., ESPN2), before traveling
to Winston-Salem seven days later to tangle with the surging Demon Deacons.
The Hurricanes leap-frogged Ohio State into
2nd place on the strength of an inspiring comeback win over No. 19 Florida,
while the Demon Deacons staggered No. 24 N.C. State to vault into the
rankings at No. 20.
Associated Press Top 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated
Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records
through Sept. 7, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote
through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
(1st-Place Votes)/Record/Points/Previous Rank
1. Oklahoma (47) 2-0 1,549 1
2. Miami (2) 2-0 1,448 3
3. Ohio St. (8) 2-0 1,398 2
4. Southern Cal (4) 2-0 1,380 4
5. Michigan (2) 2-0 1,332 5
6. Texas 1-0 1,267 6
7. Kansas St. 3-0 1,198 7
8. Georgia 2-0 1,085 8
9. Virginia Tech 2-0 1,075 9
10. Florida St. 2-0 998 11
11. Pittsburgh 1-0 980 10
12. LSU 2-0 896 13
13. Tennessee 2-0 879 12
14. Wisconsin 2-0 669 18
15. Notre Dame 1-0 615 19
16. Arizona St. 1-0 507 20
17. Colorado 2-0 493 24
18. Nebraska 2-0 435 23
19. Florida 1-1 383 21
20. Wake Forest 2-0 330 _
21. Washington 1-1 286 22
22. Texas Christian 2-0 195 25
23. Iowa 2-0 184 _
24. N.C. State 1-1 181 14
25. South Carolina 2-0 127 _
Others receiving votes: Alabama 81,
Missouri 67, N. Illinois 66, Minnesota 48, Virginia 45, Purdue 44, Oregon
38, Arkansas 33, Colorado St. 30, Bowling Green 24, Texas A&M 23, Boise St.
16, Arizona 9, Air Force 8, Auburn 8, Washington St. 7, Hawaii 6, Michigan
St. 6, Oregon St. 6, Marshall 5, Boston College 4, BYU 3, Oklahoma St. 2,
Texas Tech 2, West Virginia 2, Louisville 1, Stanford 1.
TV exposure plentiful for Marquette basketball
MILWAUKEE — At least 10 national or
regional television appearances, including one each on both ABC and CBS,
highlight the 2004 Conference USA portion of the Marquette University men's
basketball schedule. Included in the MU schedule are three appearances on
ESPN, two telecasts on ESPN2 and three broadcasts on the ESPN-Plus
Conference USA Weekend Package.
The Golden Eagles, the defending C-USA
regular-season champions, open league play with a road game at Houston on
Jan. 7 before returning to the Bradley Center for back-to-back home dates
against Saint Louis (Saturday, Jan. 7) and Cincinnati (Wednesday., Jan. 14).
The contest against UC will be the squad's first league tilt that will be
aired by ESPN. Other ESPN telecasts will include the game at Louisville
(Saturday, Jan. 31) and a home date against Memphis on Saturday, Feb. 14,
starting at 8:00 p.m. It will mark the first time that Marquette and Memphis
have met since the 2001 C-USA Tournament in Louisville.
Marquette's ABC appearance during
conference action takes place at DePaul on Saturday, Feb. 7, starting at
2:00 p.m. The Golden Eagles' regular-season finale on Saturday, Mar. 6,
against Louisville will be telecast by CBS starting at 1:00 p.m.
Marquette will be featured as part of the
C-USA ESPN-Plus Weekend Package on three occasions including home games
against DePaul (Sat., Jan. 24, 11:00 a.m.) and Tulane (Sat., Feb. 21, Noon)
along with a road test at UAB (Sat., Feb. 28, 2:00 p.m.).
This year, C-USA basketball teams will play
in a single 14-team division as opposed to the American and National
Divisions that had been in place since the 1997-98 season. Every team will
play each other at least once with teams playing three opponents twice. This
year, the Golden Eagles will play Saint Louis, DePaul and Louisville on two
occasions.
Marquette's non-conference schedule is in
the final stages of completion and will be released shortly.
USC baseball team schedules mid-winter excursion to
Cuba
LOS ANGELES — Southern California has been
selected by the Cuban Baseball Federation to play in Cuba this January. The
Trojans will travel with other USC students and faculty as part of an
educational exchange and play three games against Cuba's No. 1 national
all-star team — the first time the Cuban national team has faced a U.S.
college team.
Previously, the Cuban team played the U.S.
Olympic team and the Baltimore Orioles. Former USC coach Rod Dedeaux will be
part of the Trojans' traveling party. USC fans and alumni will also have an
opportunity to make the five-day trip from Jan. 23-28. Packages and
information about tickets can be found at www.trojanstocuba.com.
News Nuggets are
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schools, and from Associated Press and
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