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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
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08.26.06: Top
Pirate units overwhelm scout teams ... Coach Holtz ready to
take to the air ... waves ... ECU volleyball wins season
opener |
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08.25.06: ECU
announces Metcalf in compliance post ... ECU women's soccer
starts season at ODU ,,, Pirate volleyball hosts
invitational |
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08.24.06: Former
ECU standout joins Godwin staff ... It's not the Fort Worth
Bowl anymore ... Brown lightens up on banged up Blazers |
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08.23.06: Camp
behind them, Pirates refocus on Navy ... ECU checking
student body for diamond talent ... Buckeyes' bank account
$wells |
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08.22.06: End
of preseason camp in sight for Pirates ... ECU's Ray gets
honor for summer league play ... Miami, Northwestern set
tribute to Walker |
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08.21.06: Irish
'bump' into possible NCAA infraction ... Offense produces in
ECU's second scrimmage ... Herd extends Snyder's contract
through 2013 ... ECU nipped in women's soccer scrimmage |
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08.20.06: No
updates on this day while implementing site network changes |
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08.19.06: Note
to readers: Sunday content to be limited ... Pirates set to
scrimmage, meet fans today ... Marshall hires NCSU aide as
baseball coach ... Stitt leaving WSSU for hometown post |
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08.18.06: Goal
line work livens up flat ECU practice ... 'Pack third sacker
defects to Cowboys ... Indiana's Sampson sanctioned by NABC |
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08.17.06: ECU
kicker Lee selected to Groza watch list ... Another Pinkney
gets plaudits for Pirates ... Individual ECU game tickets go
on sale |
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08.16.06: Bucs
have depth chart heading into scrimmage ... Calipari
assistant named UTEP hoops coach ... Clemson gives Leggett
new five-year contract |
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08.15.06: Get
ready to "Meet the Pirates" ... Depth chart looms as Bucs
continue drills ... Red Raiders dedicate season to fallen
coach |
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08.14.06: New
thumbnails: Freeney, McNeil, Perryman ... Blazers hold first
scrimmage on Sunday ... NCAA clears Snider to play this
season at Tulsa ... Kansas officials undergo NCAA grilling |
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08.13.06: Dye
goes into college football hall of fame ... ECU scrimmage
helps shape depth chart ... Memphis works out at Liberty
Bowl |
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08.12.06: ECU
recruiting thumbnail: Ben Herlocker ... Pirates tune up for
Saturday scrimmage ... Blazers preparing for opener with
Oklahoma ... SMU golfer qualifies for U.S. Amateur |
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08.11.06: Pirates
dodge heat with nighttime drills ... ECU's Thorsen claims
Norwegian amateur title ... Manning pledges $1 million to
Vols |
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08.10.06: Thursday
'Nuggets' sacked by network glitch |
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08.09.06: Lou's
book says Skip was promised USC job ... Humid weather
doesn't dampen ECU drills ... 'Bright House' will be home
for Golden Knights |
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08.08.06: Pirates
shifting to full-gear practice mode ... Hattiesburg pro
takes over USM golf program ... Sooners turn to Thompson to
fill QB void |
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08.07.06: Pirates
strap on shoulder pads ... Ex-Duke lacrosse coach has new
program ... NIT will trim field from 40 to 32 teams |
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08.06.06: Media
day no day off for Pirates ... Drew-Skip check goes to
Greenville Rec. Dept. ... Coordinator of ACC refs hanging up
whistle |
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08.05.06: Holtz
likes what he sees as camp starts ... Buckeyes pegged as
team to beat; WVU #7 ... Groh reinstates senior safety Tony
Franklin ... Four from C-USA on Thorpe Award watch list |
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08.04.06: Judge:
Buckeyes owe ex-coach big bucks ... Marshall takes preseason
volleyball accolades ... Conference USA adds administrator
to staff |
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08.03.06: Four
Hurricanes will miss opener with FSU ... Report says Sooners
QB canned ... Tigers' Tate takes aim on Women's Amateur |
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08.02.06: Kragthorpe
lassoes new pact, new transfers ... ACC champ to Orange;
makeup policy defined ... Blazers launching prep baseball
league |
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08.01.06: C-USA
releases schedule of televised games ... 'The Voice' adds
morning duties on local AM's ... Huskers, Huskies set dates
in 2010, 2011 |
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News Nuggets, 08.27.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
Previous Day Nuggets...
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
Butkus watch list features seven from C-USA
The Downtown Athletic Club of Orlando, Inc., the
organization which annually presents the prestigious Butkus Award to the
nation's best collegiate linebacker, has announced the preliminary list of
65 candidates for this year's award. Seven of the candidates hail from
Conference USA, according to an announcement on the league website.
Tulsa teammates Nick Bunting and Nelson Coleman are
joined by Texas-El Paso standouts Troy Collavo and Jeremy Jones, along with
Houston's Wade Koehl, Marshall's Dennis Thornton and UAB's Mastaki Smith as
C-USA's representatives on the list.
The Butkus Award Watch List will be trimmed to 10
semi-finalists on Thursday, Oct. 19. That semi-finalist list will be cut
down to three finalists which will be announced via a national
teleconference with players, coaches, media members and Butkus Award
officials on Thursday, Nov. 9.
The winner will be announced Saturday, Dec. 9, 2006,
at the Butkus Award Gala in Orlando, FF. The Butkus Award will be presented
to the winner by the award's namesake, former Illinois and Chicago Bear NFL
Hall of Fame member Dick Butkus.
UAB
substitution scrimmage pleases Brown
The UAB football team participated in a substitution
scrimmage for a little under two hours on Saturday afternoon at Legion
Field. The scrimmage was meant to work on sending players in and out of the
game during specific situations on offense, defense and special teams,
according to a release on the UAB athletic website.
Head coach Watson Brown, a former East Carolina
assistant, was extremely pleased with the way the players handled the
scrimmage, going as far to say it was the best one he has seen during his
tenure as UAB head coach.
"This was the best substitution scrimmage in my 12
years at UAB," Brown said. "I thought the guys were focused, I thought we
had good organization and I thought we got a lot out of it. I didn't see any
big busts on the substitutions and hopefully it is a good sign of where we
are."
Even though the Blazers did not work on scripted
plays or the Oklahoma game plan, Brown considers a substitution scrimmage to
be pertinent when preparing for the upcoming season.
"I think it is one of the most important practices
you will have all year," Brown said. "It is the first time you are really a
team and when everything goes together. Usually the offense is on one end
and the defense stays on the other. During this practice, it is all
coordinated together. Even when you scrimmage, it isn't the same because the
teams are on opposite sides of the field.
"This is the first time you really go through a
game-type atmosphere. From warm-ups to everyone standing on the same side of
the field, everything is done as a team."
The Blazers will return to their Oklahoma game plan
with a practice on Sunday afternoon. The Sept. 2 game with Oklahoma is
scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the contest will be nationally-televised on TBS.
UAB hosts East Carolina in the Conference USA opener for both teams on Sept.
9. The Pirates, who open at Navy on Sept. 2, had an off day from preseason
preparations on Saturday following a scrimmage on Friday.
Host ECU volleyball team falls to Furman
The East Carolina volleyball team fell to Furman,
3-1 on Saturday in the fourth match of the ECU Invitational, according to a
release from the university's athletic media relations department.
The Paladins (1-1) took the first two games (30-17,
30-22), before East Carolina (1-1) battled back to take game three 30-23.
The Paladins secured the match, winning game four 30-21, going on a 10-3 run
late in the game.
Furman was led by Chibuzo Aguocha who tallied 24
kills and 14 digs for the double-double. Nicole Palazzo added 17 kills while
Stephanie Smith collected 10 digs.
Kelley Wernert once again led the Pirates, recording
her second double-double in as many matches. She tallied 12 kills and added
a career-high 12 digs. Mignon Dubenion collected 14 kills and two blocks.
Trish Monroe led the Pirates with 19 digs. Hannah Fenker and Heidi Krug each
added 10 digs.
In the first match of the day, Virginia Tech
defeated William & Mary 3-0. With the win, the Hokies improve to 2-0, while
William & Mary falls to 0-2.
News Nuggets are
compiled periodically based on material supplied by staff members; data
published by ECU, Conference USA and its member
schools; and reports from other sources. Copyright 2006
Bonesville.net and other publishers. All rights reserved. This material may not be
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