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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
10.31.05: College
Football Headliners: Stars & Storylines ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.30.05: C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.29.05: Wake
football team loses four to suspension ...
C-USA Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.28.05: UTEP
QB Palmer gaining his own slice of respect ... C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.27.05: Renewal
of USM-NCSU series set for television ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.26.05: Pirate
basketball set for lights, camera, action ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.25.05: Stokes'
first squad opening act for Homecoming ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.24.05: College
Football Headliners: Stars & Storylines ... Conference USA
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.23.05: C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.22.05: C-USA
Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.21.05: ECU
injury report a mixed bag for U of M game ... NCAA tinkers
with experimental basketball rules ... C-USA Football
Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.20.05: Storm-weary
Tulane blown off course again ... Video company repents for
N.C. State incident ... C-USA Football Standings, Scores &
Schedule |
10.19.05: Southern
Miss star receiver lost for season ...
C-USA Football Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.18.05: Pick
artist Parker reinforces ECU's renaissance ... Conference
USA Standings, Scores & Schedule |
10.17.05: Conference
USA Standings, Scores & Schedule ... College Football
Headliners: Stars & Storylines |
10.16.05: Conference
USA Standings and Scoreboard |
10.15.05: C-USA standings, scores &
schedule |
10.14.05: Va.
Tech ponies up bonanza for Beamer, staff ... Lefty-inspired
hoops tradition goes primetime ... C-USA standings, scores &
schedule |
10.13.05: Texas
baseball stadium gets $13 million name ... Conference USA
standings, scores & schedule |
10.12.05: C-USA,
Sun Belt bowl matchup moving to UL-L ... Feds: Wolfpack
basketball player in USA illegally ... One- time Dye
assistant calling it quits at Temple ... C-USA standings,
scores & schedule |
10.11.05: Mazey
benched; Godwin to fill in as head coach ... Pinkney earns
3rd career player of week honor ... Conference USA
standings, scores & schedule |
10.10.05: College
football headliners: stars & storylines ... Conference USA
standings, scores & schedule |
10.09.05: Scoreboard
and updated C-USA standings |
10.08.05: Conference
USA schedule, standings & scores |
10.07.05: Coley
twins mean double trouble for USM foes ... Golden Eagles
hoops squad loses leading scorer |
10.06.05: Dye's
ECU Hall of Fame homecoming tripped up by illness ... Utah
coach sanctioned for slamming ACC referees |
10.05.05: C-USA
reshuffles games in wake of hurricanes ... Memphis player
booted after Beale Street incident |
10.04.05: Tip-Off
Classic pits UAB against Massachusetts ... Conference USA
standings, schedule & scores |
10.03.05: College
football headliners: stars & storylines ... Conference USA
standings, schedule & scores |
10.02.05: Scoreboard:
C-USA teams & ECU opponents |
10.01.05: BCS
poll's shaky start signals same ol', same ol' ...
Katrina-forced transfer cleared to play at Cincy |
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News Nuggets, 11.01.05
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
Next Day Nuggets...
Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Fledgling FIU program lands series with Miami
MIAMI — Miami and Florida International
will play in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, marking the first matchups of two
schools with campuses 11 miles apart in South Florida.
Both schools are located in Miami and
both games will be played at the Orange Bowl, the Hurricanes' home field.
``Now that we will play 12 games every
year, we want to play seven home games if we can, and that increases our
revenue and is good for our fans,'' Miami athletic director Paul Dee said.
Miami made some ticket concessions to
FIU as part of the deal, said Dee, whose counterpart was ecstatic about the
arrangement.
"From every measurable standard, these
games will have a tremendous impact on our program,” said Golden Panthers
athletic director Rick Mello. “Recruiting, ticket sales, media exposure,
alumni outreach, marketing and, above all, exposure in our own community
will be significantly enhanced by playing the five-time national champion in
our hometown."
Florida International, coached by
former NFL and Virginia Tech quarterback Don Strock, is in its fourth season
of football. In that brief span, the program has already ascended to the
Division I-A ranks and is a full member of the Sun Belt Conference.
“This is a great opportunity for a
young program like ours to play a team that has won five national
championships," said Strock. "... Being that we are neighboring schools, I’m
sure this will be a draw for a lot of fans from both universities and
hopefully, become the start of a rivalry that will continue for many more
years to come.”
Hurricanes coach Larry Coker, noting
FIU football's ambitious growth, endorsed the merits of the series.
"Playing FIU is good for both schools,”
said Coker. "FIU has really upgraded its football program. They have played
some Big 12 schools and they traveled to Texas Tech and Kansas State this
year."
"It'll be good for both programs and
the fans of both schools," Coker added. "The travel is non-existent. It'll
be a special game and a fun game. I think our fans like to see local teams,
since they know the players, and the players will know each other, too. FIU
will give our fans a reason to come, and it'll draw FIU fans, too."
The Golden Panthers' roster, like
Miami's, is composed almost entirely of players who grew up in South
Florida.
The games are scheduled for Oct. 14,
2006 and Oct. 6, 2007.
C-USA Football Standings, Scores & Schedule
CONFERENCE
USA STANDINGS
(Through games
of Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005)
EAST DIVISION
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Central Florida 4-1
5-3
Southern Miss
3-1 4-3
Memphis
3-2 4-3
Marshall
3-2 4-4
East Carolina
2-3 3-5
UAB
1-3 3-4
WEST DIVISION
TEAM
C-USA ALL
Texas-El Paso
4-1 6-1
Tulsa
4-1 5-3
Houston
2-2 4-3
Tulane
1-4 2-5
Southern Methodist 1-4 2-6
Rice
0-4 0-7
THIS WEEK'S SCORES
[C-USA
teams in bold; ECU opponents in red.]
SATURDAY, OCT.
29
Central Florida 30, East Carolina 20
Texas-El Paso 38, Rice 31
Marshall 27, Tulane 26
N.C. State 21, Southern Mississippi 17
Wake Forest 44, Duke 6
NEXT WEEK'S
SCHEDULE
[C-USA
teams in bold; ECU opponents in red.]
TUESDAY,
NOV. 1
UAB at Memphis, 7:30 pm
(ESPN2)
WEDNESDAY,
NOV. 2
Connecticut at
West Virginia, 7:30 pm
(ESPN2)
SATURDAY,
NOV. 5
Tulane at Navy, 1:30 pm
Rice at Southern Methodist, 3 pm (CSTV)
Houston at Central Florida, 6 pm
Tulsa at Texas-El Paso, 9:05 pm
Duke at Clemson, TBA
Wake Forest at Georgia Tech,
TBA
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