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PREVIOUS NUGGETS |
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09.22.06: Pirate
baseball announces fall scrimmages ... Tulane football in
ESPN spotlight today ... Southern Miss AD will chair NCAA
group |
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09.21.06: Holland
addresses crowd behavior ... WVU game at center of Pirate
Club weekend ... AFCA cuts ties with Hula Bowl |
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09.20.06: Bad
officiating costs Oklahoma against Oregon ... ECU women's
hoops will travel to Cancun ... Pirate volleyball a shutout
winner over A&T |
09.19.06: Memphis
ousts defensive coordinator Dunn ... ECU's Kasey Ross earns
C-USA weekly honor ... Sept. TV calendar filling up for
C-USA teams |
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09.18.06: Mountaineers
have some things to work on ... New Jersey will test prep
players for steroids ... ECU women's soccer falls 1-0 to
Penn |
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09.17.06: Knife
trouble nothing new at Northern Colorado ... South Carolina
QB will rejoin team ... Pirate volleyball sweeps Grambling
State |
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09.16.06: Yahoo
report says Bush accepted benefits ... Pirate volleyball
gets fourth shutout ... ECU women's soccer edged by Seahawks |
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09.15.06: Amato
post-Akron comments fueling reactions ... Stabbed N.
Colorado punter watches team ... Pirate volleyball topped by
Herd |
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09.14.06: NFL
rosters filled with C-USA alums ... Southern Miss coach
Bower calls Pack "scary" ... Rice goalkeeper McClintock gets
national honor |
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09.13.06: Pirate
punter Dougherty on Guy watch list ... ECU golfers finish
ninth at Mid Pines ... East Carolina sweeps Campbell in
volleyball |
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09.12.06: WVU,
Pirates to be shown on ESPN 2 ... UAB's Felder honored for
game- saving strip ... C-USA volleyball accolade for
Pirates' Krug |
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09.11.06: Buckeye
cheerleader drinks, drives, hits veep ... Houston's Kolb
sets school mark in rout ... Krug sets ECU volleyball
assists mark |
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09.10.06: Aundrae
Allison on Biletnikoff watch list ... SEC's artificial noise
penalties reinstated ... ECU volleyball falls to North
Florida |
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09.09.06: UAB
focuses on covering Aundrae Allison ... Ga. Southern mourns
death of Erk Russell ... Shelby named to ECU women's hoops
staff |
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09.08.06: NCAA's
Brand calls for 80 percent grad rate ... ECU women's soccer
gets regional ranking ... Soccer Buzz recognizes ECU's
Nicole Moore ... Pirates get volleyball sweep over UNCW |
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09.07.06: Tigers,
Pack, Deacs highlight ECU hoops slate ... Record contradicts
Tressel's poll vote claim ... Winston- Salem State coach
gets extension |
09.06.06: Holland
featured speaker at power lunch ... College games shorter
after rule changes ... Full day in
C-USA includes Pirates vs. Blazers ... C-USA names football
players of the week |
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09.05.06: Holtz
discusses loss to Navy, challenge at UAB ... UAB pleased
with performance vs. Sooners ... U of L's Bush has surgery
for broken leg |
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09.04.06: Ole
Miss survives Memphis in Sunday opener ... Blazers narrowly
miss upset bid at Oklahoma ... Early showdown tonight for
'Canes, 'Noles ... Cavaliers turn back Pirates in volleyball
final |
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09.03.06: NCAA
president Brand at Elon on Wednesday ... Pirate volleyball
2-0 after topping Georgetown ... National honor for Memphis
soccer player |
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09.02.06: Miners
prevail over Aztecs in season opener ... East Carolina has
Wright stuff in volleyball ... ECU women's soccer gets
another shutout |
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09.01.06: UAB
game off limits to Peterson's Dad ... Tulsa rolls past
Stephen F. Austin in opener ... Pirates announce nine
women's track signees |
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08.31.06: Ex-Buc
Witter hits home run to complete cycle ... Herd player helps
team to international win ... UAB takes aim on opener, plans
to honor Tuck |
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08.30.06: Army
six wins away from San Diego trip ... Rivers will get
starting assignment for Chargers ... With Campbell in goal,
ECU shuts out Camels |
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08.29.06: Holtz
indicates Pirates are ready ... C-USA teams face stiff
season-opening tests ... Three C-USA QB's on O'Brien watch
list |
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08.28.06: Herd
loses top receiver Moore for WVU opener ... Memphis puts
more walk-ons on scholarship ... Hokies claim title in ECU
volleyball event |
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08.27.06: Butkus
watch list features seven from C-USA ... UAB substitution
scrimmage pleases Brown ... Host ECU volleyball team falls
to Furman |
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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, 09.23.06
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NOTES FROM ECU AND BEYOND...
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Compiled from staff reports
and electronic dispatches
ACC football struggling despite expansion
The current state of Atlantic Coast Conference
football probably isn't what the league had in mind when it hatched an
expansion plan three years ago, according to a USA Today story by Jack
Carey.
Miami (FL), which after bolting from the Big East
was supposed to be the program that would solidify the ACC as an elite
conference, is 1-2 and unranked, beating only Division I-AA Florida A&M. In
a supreme irony, the Hurricanes were thrashed 31-7 last week by Louisville,
one of the schools the Big East brought in to replace the Hurricanes.
In another twist, Virginia Tech, 10th in the USA
TODAY Coaches' Poll, is the only ACC team this week in the top 16. Tech
wasn't even in the league's original expansion plans — Syracuse had been
eyed — but was brought in when Virginia received political pressure to vote
against the expansion unless the Hokies were included.
After the Big East was raided, many thought the
league might be in danger of losing its automatic Bowl Championship Series
spot. But West Virginia and Louisville are ranked higher than any ACC team,
and the Big East is only 0.3 points behind the ACC in Jeff Sagarin's weekly
conference ratings.
ACC coaches say the slide probably is temporary —
the season is only 25% complete — and point out the conference lost 51
players in April's NFL Draft, 12 in the first round.
"How can we judge (strength) today?" asked N.C.
State's embattled coach, Chuck Amato. "You have to judge after 12 games. Let
the season play out. It's still a strong, strong, strong league."
Virginia Tech coach Frank Beamer thinks his new
league will soon rise.
"I think it's the best conference in the country,"
Beamer said. "And I think over time that will be proven."
The early returns this season are not good. Longtime
league flagship Florida State lost at home last week to Clemson and dropped
to 17th in the poll, a week after struggling to beat lightly regarded Troy.
N.C. State has lost back-to-back games to Akron and Southern Mississippi.
Virginia lost its homecoming game last week to
Western Michigan. Maryland was crushed 45-24 at West Virginia last week.
North Carolina barely avoided losing to Division I-AA Furman 45-42. In its
opener, Duke was shut out at home by I-AA Richmond.
East Carolina hosts Virginia on Oct. 7, and visits
N.C. State on Nov. 25.
Cavs
may have found their quarterback
Christian Olsen and Kevin McCabe are apparently out
of the starting quarterback picture at Virginia, according to a
Charlottesville (VA) Daily Progress report.
When redshirt freshman Jameel Sewell played the
entire second half in last Saturday’s upset loss to Western Michigan and was
elevated to starter’s status for Thursday night’s 24-7 loss at Georgia Tech,
it was clear that head coach Al Groh and offensive coordinator Mike Groh had
settled on putting the Cavs’ immediate future in the hands of the Richmond
quarterback.
Taking over an offense that has coughed and
sputtered in UVa’s worst start since 1986 (1-3), Sewell struggled as
expected in the rookie’s first career start against an aggressive Yellow
Jacket defense.
Sewell shook off the rocky start and averted
Virginia’s first shutout since 2001 when he found sophomore wide receiver
Kevin Ogletree behind Georgia Tech safety Djay Jones on a 16-yard scoring
strike with 12:23 to play in the game.
Sewell showed some signs of life with five straight
completions that led to a missed Noah Greenbaum field goal attempt on UVa’s
last possession of the third quarter.
Virginia plays at East Carolina on Saturday, Oct. 7,
at 6 p.m.
Southern Miss freshman setting records
Damion Fletcher of Southern Miss is a budding star
based on his early career numbers for the Golden Eagles. Fletcher leads all
true freshmen in Division I-A in rushing yards with 382 and is second among
all freshmen, trailing Wisconsin redshirt freshman P.J. Hill by just 30
yards.
Fletcher is averaging 127.3 yards per game, a figure
that leads Conference USA and ranks ninth among overall in Division I-A. The
Biloxi, MS, native is averaging 6.1 yards per carry with five touchdowns in
three games.
Fletcher garnered C-USA Offensive Player of the week
honors after rushing for 177 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-17 win over
N.C. State.
East Carolina visits Southern Miss on Oct. 28.
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 electronic services and other sources. Copyright 2006
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