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November 12, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Game Center: ECU 33, Marshall 20
-O'Brien:
Seniors have stood tall
-BVL:
ECU-Marshall Box Score/Statistics
-BVL:
C-USA Standings, Scores, Schedule
-BVL:
ECU Schedule, Scores, Attendance, Links
 BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz/Marshall post-game comments
WNCT Audio:
Pepsi Game Day Countdown Show
WNCT Audio:
Bud Light Post-Game Call-In Show
-BVL:
Newcomers pace ECU hoops win
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ECU announces women's hoops signees
�
Miners extinguish Blazers' postseason hopes
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Mustang duo in contention for Hermann Trophy
 Linkmeister's Football 101:
You DO NOT do the wave when YOUR TEAM is on offense. The wave
generates crowd noise that disrupts offensive play calling and audibles.
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Bowl Over Marshall, 33-20
-Men's
Basketball Opens Season With Win For Seventh Straight Year
-Lady
Pirates Open Season Sunday Afternoon at James Madison
-East
Carolina's Kee Receives C-USA SAAC Coaches Choice Award
-Volleyball
Falls at Marshall, 3-0
Pirates Win
!!!!!!!!
The Pirates started the day at 5-4, one more win would make them
bowl eligible, and that's just where they ended the day after a huge win
over Marshall.
witntv.com
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU
wins fourth straight
Pirates closing in on C-USA East title
-Pirates
near East title in conference
-Lee
credits new mindset for success
Nothing could wipe the smile of Robert Lee's face in Saturday's
postgame press conference.
-Tributes
to teams, veterans abound
Saturday was a day for reflection, when one of the largest crowds
in East Carolina University football history helped the Pirates pay
tribute to America's troops, recognize the team's seniors, and
memorialize the 1970 Marshall University football team
-Jenkins
lights up scoreboard in ECU opener
Darrell Jenkins waited a long time to play his first Division I
men's college basketball game. East Carolina fans would likely say it
was worth the wait.
-ECU
women to open on the road
Team opens the season today at James Madison
-Film
documents Thundering Herd's rise from the ashes
From the Washington
Daily News
-Pirates
silence Thundering Herd
Knowing what was at stake, the East Carolina seniors made sure
their final game at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium would be a special one
-Roach
has big day on special day
Kevin Roach is about as sure-handed a receiver as there is in
college football.
-ECU
rolls in hoops opener
The future of the Pirates faced off against Morgan State in
Saturday night�s season opener and the future looked bright as East
Carolina came away with an 86-67 win over the Bears. Saturday�s victory
marked the seventh consecutive year the Pirates have started the season
with a win.
Pirates powering
toward postseason
East Carolina became bowl eligible and
took another step toward Conference USA�s East Division title with a
33-20 win over Marshall on Saturday
Fayetteville Observer
Pirates top Herd 33-20, become eligible for bowl
Winston Salem
Journal
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Pirates
become bowl eligible
ECU stops Marshall in home finale
-Pirates
hold lead after half for win
Five players scored in double figures to lead East Carolina to an
86-67 season-opening win over Morgan State on Saturday night
From
herdzone.com
-ECU
Defense, Turnovers Halt Herd's Offense in 33-20 Pirates Win
Marshall didn't have an answer for East Carolina's defense as the
Pirates handed the Thundering Herd a 33-20 loss Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium.
-Herd
Spikers Drop East Carolina 3-0 on Senior Night
From the Huntington
Herald Dispatch
-Herd
in giving mood against East Carolina
East Carolina's fans and administration
couldn't have been more cordial.
-Without
a rush, Herd falls hard
East Carolina more than neutralized one
phase of the Thundering Herd's attack and rolled to a 33-20 victory in
the process in front of a season-high crowd of 41,372 sun-drenched fans
inside Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium.
-Plaque,
ceremony honor plane crash victims
"It's been very emotional," Marshall
athletic director Bob Marcum said. "This is something the East Carolina
community really wanted to do. The way they incorporated the fountain is
special. This was a very classy thing to do."
-McClellan
shines in defeat
-Third
down frustrates Herd
-ECU/Marshall Game Photos:
Pre-game |
Marshall vs. ECU |
Marshall at ECU 2
Pirates raid Herd�s division title hopes
Ironton Tribune
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-ECU has
answers for Herd
Ahmad Bradshaw had no room to run, and didn�t always hold onto
the ball when he did run it.
-Skinner has
up-and-down day as starter
-Marshall-ECU
statistics
Pirates sail past Herd
A mechanical problem during Marshall's
departure flight Friday morning caused a brief, albeit overblown, scare
because of the eerie circumstances surrounding Marshall plane trips and
Greenville...What was scarier to the Thundering Herd Saturday was the
East Carolina defense.
The Parthenon (MU Student paper)
Marshall falls to East Carolina 33-20
Huntington News Network
East Carolina handles Marshall
Greensboro News Record (AP)
From the New Bern Sun
Journal
-ECU
keeps winning
East Carolina bowl eligible with triumph
over Marshall
-Slate
has monster day
Zach Slate was a flat-out nuisance on
Saturday.
From the Kinston Free
Press
-Ingram
sparks ECU to season-opening victory
-Pirates
improve to 6-4 with 33-20 win vs. Herd
Roper heads to ECU to play, learn game
Britney Roper signed a national letter of
intent Friday with East Carolina for volleyball following a stellar
career with Pender High School
Wilmington Star News
November 11, 2006
Veteran Day (US)
From Bonesville.net
-Monroe:
Kevin's Keys to the Game
-BVL:
Engine incident delays Marshall team plane
-BVL:
Updated C-USA Standings, Scores & Schedule
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Rutgers kicks Cards out of title picture
�
Roach selected for district academic honor
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Krug getting it done on court, in classroom
Paint it PURPLE Weekend
-Pirate
athletic event calendar
 ECU
All Access
FOOTBALL
Marshall @East
Carolina
Bagwell
Field at Dowdy - Ficklen Stadium - Greenville, NC -1:00 PM EST
TV: WSAZ -
Huntington, WV
Gameday Forecast:
Marshall @ East Carolina
WNCT (Live Pregame and
Postgame coverage)
Gametracker
MEN'S
BASKETBALL**
Morgan State @
East Carolina
Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum - Greenville,
NC - 6:00 PM EST
**Anyone who presents their football ticket stub to the Minges Ticket
Office following the football game is eligible to receive a ticket to
the 6 p.m. ECU vs. Morgan State basketball game for only $5. A limited
number of tickets are available.
From ecupirates.com
-Pirate
Basketball GameDay Central
-Women's
Basketball Inks Three
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-From
celebration to sorrow-
Members of 1970 Pirate football team
recall tragic event
-Seniors
look to leave as winners
Twenty-two seniors couldn't have asked
for much more.
-Pirates
begin season tonight against Bears
A young team coming off a dismal season
will face a young team coming off a dismal season when Morgan State
takes on East Carolina in ECU's men's basketball season opener tonight
in Minges Coliseum.
-UNC
board approves establishing East Carolina dental school
-General
Assembly must approve funding for dental school
From
the Washington Daily News
-Plenty
on the line today for Pirates
-Pirates
happy last year is behind them, Pirates open season against Morgan State
From
the Raleigh News & Observer
-Marshall at
East Carolina
-ECU
dental school OK'd
From
the New Bern Sun Journal
-ECU
hosts home finale
-Pirates
open hoops season
Pirates, Herd vie for 1st place
Biloxi Sun Herald (AP)
From the Huntington
Herald Dispatch
-East
lead on the line for streaking Herd, Pirates
Marshall has reversed its season with a
three-game winning streak. It began three weeks ago in Birmingham, Ala.,
with a 31-24 win over UAB. Home victories over Memphis (41-27) and
Tulane (42-21) set up today's pivotal clash
-Marshall
will cap special trip with pivotal win
Throw all of the "one game at a time"
clich�s out with the trash.
-Marshall-East
Carolina game notes
-After
scare, Herd ready for Pirates
Mechanical problems delayed the
Thundering Herd's chartered flight arrival by two-and-a-half hours on
Friday
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-Herd, ECU
in unlikely tussle
Winner steps into C-USA East driver�s
seat
-Herd takeoff
delayed by engine smoke
A charter plane carrying the Marshall
University football team to a game against East Carolina was delayed
more than two hours Friday after smoke was reported in an engine,
airport officials said.
ECU has plenty on the line
Pirates can reach bowl eligibility,
tighten grip on C-USA East lead
Winston Salem
Journal
Pirates are
loading up to contain Bradshaw
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Herd, Pirates meet in battle for first
Ironton Tribune
November 10, 2006
Paint it PURPLE Friday
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The Bradsher Beat
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Eskeridge redefines attributes of a quality LB
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
WNCT:
Pirate Insider Report
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Pirates prepare for Saturday hoops opener
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Houston's Kolb makes cut on O'Brien award list
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UNC-Chapel Hill officials mum on Davis' status
From
ecupirates.com
-Heidi
Krug Named to Academic All-District Team
-ECU's
Roach Named To Academic All-America District Team
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Johnson's
new strength is versatility for ECU
Chris Johnson knows a thing or two about
re-inventing himself in order to stay on the field and in the minds of
everyone who can see it.
-ECU
plan moving forward
A committee of the University of North
Carolina Board of Governors unanimously endorsed East Carolina
University's planned dental curriculum Thursday.
-City
signs off on changes to gym
The name of Elm Street Gym will be
changed to the Drew Steele Center
Allison a big-play threat for ECU
East Carolina receiver Aundrae Allison
has not missed a beat since returning from an ankle injury.
Beckley Register-Herald
Reborn Pirates face big day
Kinston Free Press
From
the Washington Daily News
-Roach
expecting emotional farewell
Kevin Roach has run through the purple smoke onto the field at
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to thunderous cheers from the fans numerous times.
-Whitehead
hits a grand slam
The Daily News� Baseball Player of the Year
Travis Whitehead officially signed with the East Carolina Pirates on
Wednesday
Seniors deserve proper sendoff
the East
Carolinian
ECU
remains tied to a tragedy
Three decades later, Marshall plane crash a painful memory
Raleigh News & Observer
Bradshaw is a force for Herd
East Carolina coach Skip Holtz said the Pirates� run defense will
be tested for the second week in a row.
New Bern Sun Journal
From the Huntington
Herald Dispatch
-Crash
forever links ECU, MU
Former East Carolina fullback Harold Robinson sometimes wonders
how history might have changed had Marshall coach Rick Tolley accepted
an impromptu invitation nearly 36 years ago from Pirates coach Mike
McGee.
-Marshall
not using last year's loss as motivation
-Snyder
getting back to basics
Mark Snyder has called an audible concerning his team's road
focus. Since his arrival last year, Marshall University's head football
coach has stressed the importance of playing well away from home. It
didn't translate on unfamiliar fields, however; Marshall's lone such win
last year was a neutral-field victory over Tulane.
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-Marshall
linebackers on the spot
-Skinner
won't get caught up in QB controversy
ECU
continuing climb from depths
After the 22 seniors are introduced to the crowd at Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium in Greenville, N.C., they will be playing their first home game
with ECU while sporting a record above .500.
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
Weekend Preview
A Marshall visit to East Carolina can conjure some traumatic
images. But the two present teams hope to honor the memory of the 1970
Marshall plane crash victims with a well-played game that now figures
prominently in the C-USA East race.
USA Today
Little changes
in area graduation rates
Durham
Herald-Sun
Bulls' Most
Likely Bowl Scenario- Birmingham
A couple of USF's former C-USA rivals -
Southern Miss or East Carolina - would be the most likely opponents in
the Birmingham Bowl.
Tampa Tribune
November 9, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View From The 'ville
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History still in the making for ECU, Marshall
-WNCT:
Talk of the Town
(guest Rep. Walter Jones)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Former star QB to represent N.C. in Congress
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Homicide unit probing death of Miami player
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Krog's 73 puts her in top five at Augusta
From
ecupirates.com
-Quotes
From Ricky Stokes' Preseason Press Conference
ECU head men's basketball coach talks
about the upcoming season
-East
Carolina To Honor 1970 Marshall Football Team
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Young
Pirates near opener with Morgan State
Much like the people who follow East
Carolina basketball, ECU men's coach Ricky Stokes is curious to find out
just what the Pirates will do this season.
-Future
bright for ECU's secondary
At the core of East Carolina's stonewall
pass defense is experience, the one thing coaches cannot speed up, slow
down or hide when it's lacking.
-UNC
board to discuss dental school
From the East
Carolinian
-Pirates
gear up for emotional game
ECU-Marshall matchup not short of
storylines
-Keys
to the game
-Fresh
faces get first start
Pirates host Morgan State with revamped roster
Football Travels to East Carolina Saturday
Marshall travels to Greenville, N.C., on
Saturday for a key Conference USA East Division battle between two of
the hottest teams in the conference. Marshall and East Carolina are both
riding three game winning streaks and the East Division lead is up for
grabs when the two collide at 1 p.m. on Saturday.
herdzone.com
From the Huntington
Herald Dispatch
-Collins
opening up playbook for Herd
Jim Collins' confidence is illustrated in
his play-calling. The veteran football coach is opening the playbook in
his second season as Marshall University's defensive coordinator.
-Injuries
haven't slowed Marshall
Perhaps most encouraging from Marshall's
three-game football winning streak is that it's been produced
undermanned.
QB Pinkney expects to see an emotional MU team Saturday
Beckley Register-Herald
ECU win over Marshall would mean a bowl
Winston Salem Journal
New role
frustrates Johnson
East Carolina's Chris Johnson spends most
of his time these days running pass routes from an unfamiliar position
or just standing on the sideline.
Raleigh News & Observer
Garrard takes
over for Jags
Durham Herald-Sun
From the New Bern Sun
Journal
-Garrard
takes tough road to stardom
-Young
Bucs
East Carolina hoops roster filled with 10
new faces for �06-�07
Pitcher Mincey to join East Carolina next year
Mincey was the Star-News Player of the Year in the spring
when he struck out 90 batters in 75 innings while compiling a 7-4
record.
Wilmington Star-News
From palmettosports.com
-Ingram
Open After USC Visit
-Beaufort
Lineman With Two Offers
November 8, 2006
National Parents As Teachers Day
From Bonesville.net
-Hinton:
Henry's Highlights
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Are Pirate program and fans up to the BCS test?
WNCT:
Tuesday Tailgate
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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UK's win over Payne's charges not flawless
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SMU, UAB get NCAA men's soccer berths
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Three C-USA women's teams in NCAA soccer
From
the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Well-traveled
Jenkins ready to lead Pirates
Darrell Jenkins' path to being a Division I college basketball
player was long, complicated and, at times, frustrating.
-ECU
braces for task of slowing Marshall's Bradshaw
East Carolina defenders keep saying they love a challenge, and
Marshall's Ahmad Bradshaw is coming to town Saturday to issue a serious
one.
C-USA Notebook: Plenty of teams still seeking league title
As the football season enters its stretch
run, no fewer than eight teams remain in contention for a spot in next
month's C-USA title game.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Region college
basketball preview- ECU starting over
Fayetteville Observer
From the East
Carolinian
-Stokes
starts over
ECU's basketball team has 10 new faces
-Key
Returners
-New
Faces
-Lady
Pirates build solid foundation
Baldwin-Tener has hopes for postseason
Pirates capitalize on rainy day
Wet conditions provide good test for East
Carolina�s running game
New Bern Sun Journal
Morris-Skinner quarterback combo working for Marshall
Beckley Register-Herald
From the Huntington
Herald Dispatch
-ECU
honoring victims of MU plane crash
-Bradshaw
no longer Herd's only option
-Snyder
putting stamp on Thundering Herd
Recruiting for college starts early
Offensive lineman, Kyle Fischer currently holds offers from
Maryland, North Carolina State, Louisville, East Carolina and
Vanderbilt.
Columbia (SC) The State
Krog Claims Top-Five Finish
ECU Finishes Third At America's Choice
Mortgage Lady Jaguar Invitational
ecupirates.com
November 7, 2006
General Election Day (US) - Please exercise your right to vote
From Bonesville.net
-Bailey:
From the Anchor Desk
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A big day in November
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz weekly press conference
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (guest Denny O'Brien)
WNCT:
Brian Bailey Show (guest Ricky Stokes)
Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Two Marshall players get C-USA honors
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UAB women capture C-USA soccer title
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Punter faces attempted murder charge
From
ecupirates.com
-Weekly
Press Luncheon Quotes
East Carolina University head football coach Skip Holtz addressed
members of the media prior to this week's game against Marshall.
-Pirate
Gameday Central
The East Carolina Pirates will welcome Conference USA foe
Marshall to Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium this weekend in its final home game of
the 2006 season. Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. (EST).
X-man Bryant expected to return for Marshall game
East Carolina wide receiver Jamar Bryant apparently possesses
some uncanny kind of recovery ability in his bones, and that's fitting
because the Pirates need him back as one of their most important X-men.
Greenville Daily Reflector
Holtz- No big heads allowed
Hype is nice, but ECU needs to stay focused
New Bern Sun Journal
Holtz keeping ECU grounded entering Marshall game
Winston Salem Journal (AP)
Defense leads the way again
Pirates hold UCF to 58 rushing yards
The East Carolinian
Marshall vs.
East Carolina could determine C-USA's East Division
The Marshall-East Carolina game suddenly has become a momentous
matchup
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
From the
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Marshall
has unexpected shot at first place
-Bernard
Morris still starter despite injuries
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-Pirates�
�D� growing up
If you want to remind yourself why East
Carolina was picked last in Conference USA�s East Division in the
preseason poll of the league�s coaches, just look at the defensive front
seven.
-Moravec
joins Herd�s list of heroes
-CSTV
announces expanded coverage
Starting this week, CSTV is now available
to Comcast digital cable subscribers in Huntington; Memphis, Tenn.;
Jackson, Meridian, Laurel and Hattiesburg, Mississippi; Lake County,
Florida and Monroe, La.
Pirates hope to go 1-0, again, this week
Washington Daily News
Marshall fans ready to cheer on team
Wilmington Star News
Marshall, ECU Meet
With 1st Place On Line
scout.com
Garrard is Jaguars' starter
Coach Jack Del Rio ended the Jaguars' quarterback controversy
Monday when he revealed that Byron Leftwich's ankle injury won't get any
better than 85- to 90-percent healthy for the rest of this season.
Florida Times Union
Path clear for Garrard
Jaguars.com
Jaguars'
Garrard gets nod for now
Injury may end Leftwich's season
Raleigh News & Observer (AP)
November 6, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Updated C-USA Standings, Scores & Schedule
-BVL:
Cards Move Up to No. 3 in BCS Standings
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Pirate volleyball takes down Memphis
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Denny O'Brien's Harris Poll ballot
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ECU swimmers, divers perform well
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Paterno recovering from fractured leg
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-There's
no denying the value of ECU's crop of JUCO players
East Carolina's short-timers have been nothing short of
brilliant.
-ECU
Campus Notes- Scholarships to fund ECU online library degree
Bell is tolling for ECU
As the fortunes of the East Carolina football team keep rising,
so does the stock of linebacker Pierre Bell.
New Bern Sun Journal
UCF-East Carolina Postgame Notes
ucfathletics.com
From the Orlando
Sentinel
-UCF's
defensive woes materialize in new area
-THE
RECAP
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-Marshall�s
fate rests with Skinner
-Headed
�in the right direction�
Win over Tulane leaves Herd half-game out of first place in C-USA
East Division
Volleyball Downs Memphis 3-1
ecupirates.com
Jags'
Garrard evades Titans, controversy
Former East Carolina and Southern Durham High School star David
Garrard threw three touchdown passes, led the Jacksonville Jaguars to a
37-7 victory over the Tennessee Titans
Raleigh News & Observer (AP)
Garrard on top of his
game
Jaguars.com
Garrard keeps QB controversy alive
Backup throws three touchdown passes to keep heat on Leftwich.
Florida Times Union
Around Campus:
The East's gnawing need
A rural dental school would benefit all North Carolinians
Charlotte Observer
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November 12, 2006
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Pack
close again
For the Pack, there are two games left: North Carolina and East
Carolina. No bowl on the line, but still a lot at stake for the Wolfpack
players and coaches.
-Losing
streak goes on
Pack aims to stop the slide vs. UNC-CH.
-Amato, Pack
down to last shot
N.C. State coach Chuck Amato watched his football team play hard,
play better and come up -- again -- just inches from victory against
Clemson on Saturday.
-Heels could
make Pack squirm
It's entirely possible that North Carolina at Chapel Hill's
football players are not mentally capable of winning another game this
season.
-Eagles
gradually take command
Duke is competitive in the first half, but BC racks up 501 yards
of offense.
Wake stuns everybody
Greensboro News Record
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Living
the Dream- No. 18 Wake Forest shocks FSU 30-0 to improve to 9-1
-FIRE
AND RAIN- Wet weather cannot douse Deacons' burning desire
-Apps
roll to victory over rival Cats 31-9
-Virginia
Tech shuts down Kent State 23-0
-WFU
overcomes slow start to defeat JMU
From the
Charlotte Observer
-7th-round,
Brock out; Charlottean falls by KO
-Clemson
bumps Pack from bowl
-Goldwire
lifts 49ers to victory in opener
-Hey,
no job's too big for Butch
He's making millions from an NFL team that fired him. He'll make
millions more returning to the college game -- maybe at North
Carolina-Chapel Hill.
From
the Columbia (SC) The State
-Another
close call
3 blocks doom USC to one more �coulda� loss
-Spurrier
nearly pens another Swamp tale
-A
sigh and relief
Tired team holds off Wolfpack
-Tigers
take a stand with season fading
From the
Greenville (SC) News
-Tigers
level 'Pack
-Gators
block USC upset bid
November 11, 2006
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-This
state has great coaching
It's been an awful season for college football coaches in the
state of North Carolina, right?
-Terriers
terrify Pack in opener
N.C. State's Engin Atsur and Ben McCauley help the Wolfpack rally
from a nine-point halftime deficit.
-Wake is now
hunted
-Tigers'
plan simple
Clemson will look to run on State.
Last 3 games
could change Amato�s fate
Fayetteville Observer
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Intimidation
Factor- Deacons must contend with FSU's loud environment
-Deacons
will begin regular season today
WFU will tip off against James Madison at
2 p.m. at Joel Coliseum
Spurrier's shadow hovers over 'The Swamp'
USC coach returns to his former home
Greenville (SC) News
From
the Columbia (SC) The State
-USC
dogs it past scrappy S.C. State
-SEC
looks into Spurrier�s radio comments
A
LONG JOURNEY TO THE TITLE FIGHT
When Charlotte's Calvin Brock steps through the ropes and into
the ring tonight at Madison Square Garden amid the bright lights of a
world heavyweight championship fight, he might recall a gloomy January
afternoon in Wilmington 19 years ago.
Charlotte Observer
November 10, 2006
Nix has a Strong bond
USC�s defensive coordinators past and
present to meet at The Swamp
Charlotte Observer
Bowl bubbles could easily burst
The Atlantic Coast Conference has two teams in must-win
situations.
USA Today
No justice in
coach firings
Denver Post
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-Pioneer Bowl
on line for NCCU
-UNC-CH still
in holding pattern
-Cole's hat
trick lifts Canes
Spurrier makes for good TV drama
Even though CBS waited a few extra days to pick up its option for
this weekend�s SEC football game, it was no major surprise the network
ended up selecting the South Carolina at Florida matchup.
Columbia (SC) The State
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Rocky
Road- Pack could struggle in Lowe's first season
-Two
Plus- Key for UNCG will be the supporting cast
-Balance-
UNCC has key players back to help offset its losses
-Starting
on Top- College of Charleston the overwhelming SoCon favorite in Cremins'
first season
-Wake
Forest's Thompson plays under radar
November 9, 2006
USC no lock for bowl at six wins
Conference USA, with five bowl tie-ins,
currently has two bowl-eligible schools and three with five wins - East
Carolina, Southern Miss and SMU.
Myrtle Beach Sun News
Coaching carousel not likely to stop very soon
The Wolfpack are 3-6 with Clemson, North
Carolina and East Carolina left to play. A three-game winning streak
might be the only way for Amato to survive again.
Wilmington Star-News
Computers give Big East edge on SEC in rankings
Birmingham News
From the
Houston Chronicle
-No.
3 Louisville, No. 15 Rutgers face off tonight
-In
Louisville, hoops and horses yield to football
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-Butch on
board? Reports conflict
Reports circulated Wednesday that North
Carolina-Chapel Hill and Butch Davis had reached an agreement for Davis
to be the school�s next football coach.
-Roof to put
emphasis on redshirting freshmen
From the
Greensboro News Record
-N.C.
State coach Sidney Lowe and his team hope to prove critics wrong
-NCAA
allows Guilford football team to keep three victories
From the
Raleigh News & Observer
-Wake
Forest's secrets for putting preseason predictions to shame
-Balanced
ACC still takes backseat to SEC, Big East
-Can
Virginia cash in with a new arena?
Spurrier on the other side at 'The Swamp'
Greenville (SC) News
November 8, 2006
Big East rises past the ACC
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Backers- Bowden's loyalty an obstacle
Palm Beach Post
Linkmeister Note: Georgia coach Mark Richt
Richt hasn't lived through a fall like this since he was East Carolina's
offensive coordinator during a 5-5-1 season in 1989.
Wolfpack-
No Room For Error
scout.com
Davis to UNC?
Yes, no, maybe
For the sake of conversation, let's just
say Butch Davis can have the North Carolina football coaching job if he
wants it.
Raleigh News & Observer
Underdog moniker suits Wake for Saturday's game
Greensboro News-Record
Deacons' Grobe says his defense must be flexible
Winston Salem Journal
Tigers trying to shake recent slump
Anderson Independent
The
'L' word
�Loser� is not a word Steve Spurrier has had to hear much during
his career, but his players are hearing it a lot lately
Columbia (SC) The State
Eagles push
Deacs to limit in exhibition
N.C. Central didn't get the upset the
Eagles were looking for Tuesday night against Wake Forest. But taking an
ACC basketball team down to the final minute was definitely a moral
victory.
Durham Herald-Sun
Region college
basketball preview- Campbell on the mend
Fayetteville Observer
November 7, 2006
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-ACC's not
looking so good now
ACC commissioner John Swofford must really like this one. Just
kidding, naturally. But Swofford's critics who detested ACC expansion?
They're partying already, giggling like first-graders and enjoying the
unexpected.
-Amato
continues preaching optimism amid Wolfpack's losing streak
Four straight losses have erased the last bit of wiggle room for
North Carolina State. The Wolfpack knows it has to win its remaining
three games to reach a bowl game.
-Blue Devils
can't afford mistakes on special teams
Amato status
'not an issue'
N.C. State athletics director says
coach's job is secure despite some fans' gripes.
Raleigh News & Observer
Not your average scrimmage
Kentucky coach Tubby Smith and USC
Upstate (and former ECU) coach Eddie Payne are longtime friends
who were assistants together at South Carolina.
Wilmington Star News
ACC coaches pointing fingers at NCAA selection panel
Like a bunch of Capitol Hill lobbyists,
the 12 ACC men�s basketball coaches came to the conference�s media day
last month armed with talking points, pleading for justice and a fair
shake from the powers that be in college basketball.
The Virginian Pilot
From the Charlotte Observer
-Navy
says yes to Charlotte bowl
Midshipmen will face an ACC team Dec. 30
-COLLEGE
BASKETBALL PREVIEW: CHARLOTTE 49ERS
-Q&A
with coach Bobby Lutz
Clemson falls into middle-bowl fray
In what was accepted as the candid and politically correct
approach, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden told Champs Sports Bowl officials
he would be happy to take his team to a bowl game in Florida this year.
Columbia (SC) The State
From the Greenville
(SC) News
-Bowden
not panicking
Not prone to panic, Tommy Bowden said he'll draw on the things
his team did well in its loss to Maryland to bolster its confidence for
this week's game with N.C. State
-Frustrated
Spurrier heads for Swamp
Prosser says Deacs' lineup likely to be in state of flux
Winston Salem Journal
November 6, 2006
Redskins have finishing kick
Troy
Vincent's blocked field goal sets up Nick Novak's game- winning kick in
a wild affair at FedEx Field.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Fowler�s fate as
A.D. may rest in Lowe�s hands
Fayetteville Observer
NCCU prepares
for big move to Division I
On the dry erase board in Bill Hayes' office at N.C. Central
University's McLendon-McDougald Gym is his working model for NCCU's 2007
football schedule.
Durham Herald Sun
Off to See the Wizard- Grobe's Deacons are turning promises into
on-field production
Winston Salem Journal
From the Spartanburg
Herald-Journal
-Clemson
running out of time in title pursuit
-Gamecocks
regroup after another close loss
Tigers must overcome their demons
Anderson Independent
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November 12, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Saturday
Football Roundup
Houston has earned a spot in the second annual Conference USA
Championship Game.
-Friday
C-USA Football Roundup
Conference USA's version of Friday night lights featured UTEP and
UAB on ESPN2
-Men's
Basketball Notebook
A big victory in the Big Easy
East Carolina has to lose to Rice in its final conference game
next week and USM has to win out for the Golden Eagles to play in the
conference title game.
Hattiesburg American
From the Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
-Nasty
once again
After watching his football team take care of business Saturday
afternoon, Southern Miss coach Jeff Bower will be pulling for a pair of
fowl next weekend.
-Surrender!
Wave waves white flag
-Notebook-
Healthy Fletcher has fifth 100-yarder
-Richmond
delivers huge play for Eagles
-Despite
victory, offensive errors frustrate Bower
-Latest
rebuilding project includes freshman Wise
-20
Facts, Stats, Tidbits and Minutiae You Need to Know
Southern Miss 31, Tulane 3
Tulane manages only 85 yards of total offense while Fletcher
scores twice for USM
Mobile Register
LOCKDOWN
USM holds Tulane to just 85 yards
Florida Sun Sentinel
From the New Orleans Times Picayune
-Offensive
play buries Tulane, ignites Scelfo
After a nearly flawless performance a few weeks ago against Army,
Tulane's offense has hit rock bottom.
-Frustrated
fans given sign to leave
From the Houston
Chronicle
-UH
downs SMU, clinches spot in C-USA title game
-HOUSTON-SMU
NOTES- Memorable play for Pree
-Rice's
Clement, Dillard thwart Tulsa in double OT
-RICE-TULSA
NOTES- Strange experience
From the
Tulsa World
-Tulsa
falls to Rice in double-OT
Courtney Tennial's eyes were misty, his
voice shaky. The Tulsa running back had a career day with three
touchdowns, but there was no smiling following Saturday's 41-38
double-overtime loss to Rice.
-Ex-TU
coach celebrates win over Hurricane
From the Dallas Morning
News
-SMU
still coming up short
-SMU-Houston
notebook- SMU fails to stop run
-SMU's
Doherty era begins
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
show who's more disappointing
Struggling UCF latest to leave Memphis with a win
-The
inner circle
U of M showing signs it will remain among nation's elite
From the Orlando
Sentinel
-Swift
kick all UCF needed
Their postseason dreams may have evaporated a week earlier, but
UCF came into Saturday's matchup with Memphis in a must-win situation
for a reason just as valuable: The program's well-being.
-Moffett
back in groove in pocket
Blazers bounce back from opener
Mike Davis' second game as the UAB basketball coach was nothing
like the first. And for that he was happy.
Birmingham News
From the El Paso Times
-UTEP men
struggle, but defense leads to victory
It was hardly a thing of beauty. It was, in fact, a struggle down
the stretch.
-Miners
focus on postseason play
Clutch free
throws lift Herd in opener
Markel Humphrey hit a pair of free throws with five seconds left
in overtime and scored a career-high 22 points to lead Marshall to a
season-opening 82-80 comeback victory over UNC-Greensboro Saturday
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
November 11, 2006
Conference USA Scoreboard
CSTV.com
From the El Paso Times
-Miners
get crucial win
The Miners recovered from a three-game rut -- and resuscitated a
flagging season in the process -- to beat UAB 36-17 on Friday night
before 13,809 people at Legion Field and a national television audience
on ESPN2.
-Freshmen
step up against UAB
-UTEP's
experienced players big key in victory
ECU transfer Marvin Kilgore ran the point with precision and
scored 12 points of his own.
-Miners win
season opener
UTEP basketball defeats Penn 69-66
From the
Birmingham News
-Big-play
Miners torch Blazers
If you didn't recognize what happened at
Legion Field on Friday night, then you haven't paid attention to UAB
football this season.
-CONFERENCE
USA PREVIEW
From the Houston
Chronicle
-UH
wary of letdown against SMU
If UH ever had a trap game, it's this
one. The Cougars head to Dallas to face SMU today wary of letting up and
hurting their chances to win Conference USA West.
-Rice
sees Tulsa as a business trip with bowl berth possible
-PREVIEW-
Rice at Tulsa
From the Dallas Morning
News
-Mustangs
where they want to be
Team relished playing meaningful game in
November
-Preview-
Houston at SMU
-SMU
signs five for men's basketball
Rice vs. Tulsa- Hurricane 'D' faces designer
During Steve Kragthorpe's initial job
interview at Tulsa four years ago, he brought up the name of a possible
defensive coordinator.
Tulsa World
From the New Orleans
Times Picayune
-Wave
defense bracing for USM dual threat Young
Their numbers keep changing, but for
Tulane defensive coordinator Eric Schumann, the situation seems to
remain the same.
-Butler
sinks Wave to a low in futility
-BCS
has outdone itself this time
Thank you, Rutgers.
Coaches on wrong side of 'fine line'
Season has been hard for West and O'Leary
Memphis Commercial Appeal
UCF, Memphis face same losing mess
Coaches generally hate to look back. But
you can't blame Memphis Coach Tommy West and UCF's George O'Leary if
they've had the urge lately.
Orlando Sentinel
Southern Miss wary of Tulane's offense
Biloxi Sun Herald
Golden Eagles look to keep title hopes alive
Mobile Register
November 10, 2006
From the El Paso Times
-FRIDAY GAMEDAY: Miners,
Blazers both desperate for a victory
-Barbee era
begins today at BCA Invitational
FRIDAY GAMEDAY:
Brown wary of Miners� offense
Birmingham News
Preview and predictions for
the week Eleven Conference USA games
College Football News
Rice sees Tulsa as a business trip with bowl berth possible
Houston Chronicle
From the New Orleans Times Picayune
-Golden
Eagles used to being bowl eligible
It was a position Southern Miss hadn't been in for more than a
decade -- not being better than .500 entering November.
-Wave's
focus switches more to scoring
By the time the 2005-06 season ended, Tulane's first-year coach,
Dave Dickerson, finally was beginning to see the progress he hoped would
have arrived months earlier. The Green Wave had become what Dickerson
felt was a solid defensive team.
Eagles, Tulane to play for 'Bell'
Hattiesburg American
From the Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
-Double
trouble
Southern Miss athletes are known as Golden Eagles, but the
Phoenix might best describe USM's situation at running back these days.
-Notebook-
Suddenly, Faulk is threat on punts
Mustangs hope for Cougar letdown
smudailycampus.com
From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
-Losing
slaps proud Tigers in face
Recent successes give collapse a numbing sting
-U
of M eager for fresh start
Tigers, Central Florida trying to bounce back from skids
Florida Times-Union
Herd
lands juco forward
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
November 9, 2006
Conference USA notebook
Houston suddenly in line for C-USA title
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
Snyder still
growing into first head coaching job
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
From
conferenceusa.com
-Swimming
& Diving Notebook
East Carolina, Houston, Marshall and Rice all participated in
Conference USA swimming and diving events last weekend. ECU improved to
7-1
-UH's
Kolb Named a Semifinalist for the Davey O'Brien Award
-Tennis
Recap
-C-USA
Sends Trio to NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
SMU and Colorado College Receive At-Large Bids; Join Conference
Champion UAB
From the
Tulsa World
-Change
in the air
Visible signs of change are everywhere in Rice football since
Todd Graham took over the program on Jan. 1.
-TU
rallies for victory
Tulsa's 17-point exhibition victory over East Central would seem
to indicate a margin of comfort.
UH's Koehl makes tackles and grades
University of Houston linebacker Wade
Koehl lives up to the term student-athlete by excelling on and off the
football field.
Houston Chronicle
From the Orlando
Sentinel
-UCF
coach turns into problem solver
When official word came that UCF had been
selected for its first-ever bowl last season, Coach George O'Leary's
eyes began to twinkle.
-UCF
focuses on ways to improve in C-USA
-Hogue
undergoes surgery on thumb
From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
-Knights'
QBs share support system
-Three
may be a crowd for Tigers
Blue chipper will create point guard
glut; Calipari says it's OK
Scelfo has found Southern Miss unkind
Chris Scelfo will set a school record when he coaches his 91st
game for Tulane on Saturday as the Green Wave hosts Southern Miss.
New Orleans Times Picayune
USM QB Young regains form
Mobile Register
Cooley praised for making big impact
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
From the Birmingham
News
-Thirty
seniors will bid farewell
The UAB football team will honor its
seniors on Friday night at Legion Field.
-Bama,
UAB land top prospects
Keenan Ellis, one of the nation's top
prep centers, committed to sign with UAB earlier this week and is
expected to sign a national letter of intent during the early signing
period.
Miners announce
2006 men's fall signees
El Paso Times
November 8, 2006
From the
Biloxi Sun Herald
-For
Southern Miss, too little, too late?
Based on the Golden Eagles performance against Memphis, you have
to ask what went wrong against East Carolina, a loss that might haunt
the team the rest of the season.
-Bower
pleased by rout of Tigers
From the Houston
Chronicle
-Conference
USA Men's B-Ball Preview
-Conference
USA Women's B-Ball Preview
CSS to Air 14 C-USA Men's Basketball Games
Comcast / Charter Sports Southeast (CSS)
today announced its inaugural broadcast partnership with Conference USA
in association with CSTV.
herdzone.com
From
conferenceusa.com
-Southern
Miss Continues Tulane Preparations
-UH
Football Daily Practice Report
-Blazers
Continue to Prepare for UTEP at Tuesday's Practice
-George
O'Leary Press Conference Quotes - Nov. 7
-Herd
Frontcourt Overpowers Ohio Valley for 98-55 Win
Seniors absorb burden
Tulsa's football practice ended Tuesday with coach Steve
Kragthorpe speaking to his seniors
Tulsa World
Football what-ifs
The Mustangs are one win from bowl
eligibility and three wins away from the conference championship game.
smudailycampus.com
From the El Paso Times
-Blazers, Miners
in similar boat
The University of Alabama-Birmingham may be 3-6 overall and 2-3
in Conference USA. And it may be a little down. But if there are any
doubts about whether the Blazers will be ready to play UTEP on Saturday
in a nationally-televised game from Legion Field, head coach Watson
Brown erased them this week.
-UTEP quarterback
Dew to have second surgery
UTEP redshirt freshman quarterback Brandis Dew will undergo a
second surgery this month to correct chronic pain in his right
(throwing) shoulder
Prospects of bowl make SMU's Bennett more enthused
Dallas Morning News
From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
falter on kick coverage
-Tiger
football notebook
Time to wash the laundry out of BCS discussion
espn.com
From the Hattiesburg
American
-Eagles'
other rookie excels
-Golden
Eagles win exhibition game
Scelfo eases practice for hobbled Tulane
The effects of nine games in nine weeks are finally beginning to
wear on Tulane's football team.
New Orleans Times Picayune
Marshall
player's number matches his fear
Herd men open season on Saturday at home Saturday
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
November 7, 2006
From
conferenceusa.com
-Football
Notebook
A pair of showdown games between teams that control their own
destinies to win their divisions highlight this week's schedule in
Conference USA. Marshall visits East Carolina in an East Division battle
(1 p.m. ET), while Houston is at SMU in a West Division shootout (2 p.m.
CT). The week's action gets underway on Friday when UTEP visits UAB in a
nationally-televised game on ESPN 2 (7 p.m. CT).
-Volleyball
Notebook
-C-USA
Sends Trio to NCAA Women's Soccer Championship
Marshall's Couch and Moravec Take Conference Honors
herdzone.com
RICE NOTEBOOK- Owls can count on Henderson
Receiver proving he will consistently contribute on field
Houston Chronicle
Memphis game is all about pride
At the beginning of the season, Saturday's meeting between UCF
and Memphis looked on paper like a game to circle on the schedule,
featuring two of Conference USA's top-tier programs and two of its
higher profile coaches.
Orlando
Sentinel
Hurricane to put tough loss behind them
Tulsa quarterback Paul Smith suffered one of the toughest outings
of his two-year starting career in Saturday's 27-10 loss. It was TU's
lowest scoring output since last year's season opener against Minnesota.
Tulsa World
Slaughter's versatility a plus for Blazers
Birmingham News
Miners not used
to boos from crowd
Down 30-10 to Rice at halftime Saturday at the Sun Bowl, the UTEP
football team entered the locker room to an unfamiliar sound -- at least
in the Mike Price era.
El Paso Times
Tulane makes habit of wasting chances
When Tulane wide receiver Damarcus Davis looks back on the 2006
season, he knows he probably will be revisiting the past.
New Orleans Times Picayune
From the Jackson
Clarion Ledger
-Eagles'
Young regains touch
Southern Miss QB Jeremy Young said he was on a mission Sunday
night at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.
-Eagles
show raw talent but less polish
BASKETBALL EXHIBITION: SOUTHERN MISS 87, LOYOLA (N.O.) 67
From the Hattiesburg
American
-Fast
start, easy win
There's one sure-fire way for a sickly offense to get healthy in
a hurry. Play the Memphis football team.
-This
was an unfair fight
-Young
bounces back in big way
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Taking
control
When the Memphis Tigers trudged off the FedExForum floor at
halftime Monday with a sloppy four-point lead over Christian Brothers
University, nobody would have blamed the roughly 6,000 die-hards in
attendance for suffering from flashbacks.
-Notebook-
Wideout McCoy blows out knee
Herd shakes off rust in exhibition
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Herd
offers hint of entertainment in exhibition
You could tell Darryl Merthie was ready for showtime, even if he
had trouble drawing iron at times in his first organized basketball game
in two years.
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
November 6, 2006
From the
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Quietly,
Bradshaw gets job done
MIRROR IMAGES: Few if anyone in August predicted that
Marshall-East Carolina on Saturday would decide first place in C-USA's
East Division
-Herd's
defensive switch pays dividends
Both out of necessity and for favorable matchups, Marshall
University's defense tried a new look Saturday night.
-Whitted
seeking strong finish
From
conferenceusa.com
-Sunday
Football Roundup
Jeremy Young threw for 193 yards and three touchdowns to lead
Southern Mississippi to a 42-21 victory over Memphis on Sunday night.
-Postgame
Quotes for the Memphis Game
From
the Biloxi Sun Herald
-Young's
3 TD passes too much for Memphis
-USM
gets back to basics in easy win
Eagles soar at Memphis
Southern Miss turns in best offensive showing of season in 42-21
Conference USA victory
Mobile Register
From
the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Sunday
schooled
ESPN's presence didn't help. Neither did appearances by DeAngelo
Williams, the school's career rushing leader, and Daniel Uggla, the
former baseball star and National League Rookie of the Year candidate.
-In
the post-DeAngelo era, it's a whole new ballgame
-Postgame
Big man on campus
Quick Outs
A review of the past weekend's games
Collegefootballnews.com
Tulsa makes effort, but cannot execute
The Conference USA setback keeps Tulsa (7-2 overall, 4-1 in
league) from controlling its destiny in the West Division. But instead
of looking at the long haul, the Golden Hurricane is focusing on Rice,
next weekend's opponent.
Tulsa World
Miners now
in danger of missing out on bowl
El Paso Times
Blazers' White expected more out of his season
Birmingham News
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