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December
24, 2006
Christmas Eve
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Game Center: South Florida 24, East Carolina 17
-O'Brien:
Bulls expose holes for ECU
-BVL:
ECU-USF Box Score/Statistics
-BVL:
C-USA Postseason Scoreboard & Schedule
-BVL:
ECU Schedule, Scores, Attendance, Links
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz/USF post-game comments
WNCT Audio:
Pepsi Game Day Countdown
-Monroe:
Kevin's Keys to the Game
-Letter:
A. Earnest Willis, Jr., Vanceboro, NC
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
�
Returnees yield No. 1 baseball ranking for Rice
�
Owls wings clipped again at Superdome
�
Air Force alum succeeds DeBerry
Pirates Fall At PapaJohns.com Bowl
ecupirates.com
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Happy
ending eludes Pirates
ECU can't bounce back from USF's strong start
-System
failure forces landing of ECU fan jet
Hydraulic problems forced the emergency landing of a 727 jet
carrying 170 East Carolina University football fans out of Kinston
Regional Jetport on Saturday morning.
-Pirates
bowled over by Bulls in Birmingham
Bulls' defense pillages East Carolina
Greensboro News-Record
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Pinkney
takes a pounding
On a day that marked East Carolina's return to postseason
football after a painful rebuilding process, the Pirates played one of
their worst games in recent memory, falling 24-7 to South Florida in the
Papajohns.com Bowl.
-Bulls shut
down Pirates
From the Kinston Free
Press
-No
fairy tale ending for Pinkney, seniors
-Pirate
fans show spirit
-ECU
charter makes emergency landing
-South
Florida�s stifling defense suffocates Pirates
From the New Bern Sun
Journal
-ECU
gets Bullied
-Pinkney�s
final start a rough one
-Seniors�
fairy tale has unhappy end
-It�s
back- A sports wish list for Santa
From the Washington
Daily News
-Roach,
Wilson end season bowling
-Copper
will get first taste of playoffs
USF shuts down ECU 24-7 in
PapaJohns.com Bowl
College Football News
Gambling Bulls
defeat Pirates
Fayetteville Observer (AP)
From the Birmingham
News
-HAND
DELIVERED
The University of South Florida arrived at Legion Field on
Saturday with scant bowl experience but plenty of prowess.
-Cheers
for Papajohns.com Bowl
-BY
THE NUMBERS
Bulls Victorious Over East Carolina, 24-7; Capture First Bowl Game Title
gousfbulls.com
From the Tampa Tribune
-A Bullish First
-USF-East
Carolina Game Notes
From the
St Petersburg Times
-Backup
QB capitalizes on final opportunity
-Defense
shines in Burnham's absence
-Walkon
helps Bulls get off to quick start
-The
biggest Bull market
Bulls make history
Florida Sun-Sentinel
USF rolls to first bowl win
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
December
23, 2006
ECU Bowl Gameday
Festivus
From Bonesville.net
-Monroe:
Kevin's Keys to the Game
-BVL:
Play ball!
-BVL:
More images from Birmingham
BVL Audio:
Bowl Kickoff Press Conference
WNCT:
Bowling in Birmingham Special Program
WNCT:
Talk of the Town from Birmingham
-BVL:
Updated C-USA Postseason Scoreboard
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Nifong hangs on to unraveling Duke rape case
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BYU seniors realize their dream in Las Vegas
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Paulus wows homefolks, Coach K in Big Apple
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Appalachian State basking in a multi-sport roll
FOOTBALL
USF vs
East Carolina
Legion
Field - Birmingham, AL -1:00 PM ET
ESPN2 ESPN2-HD: Gary Thorne, Andre Ware and Todd Harris; PSN Radio:
Jeff Charles and Carlester Crumpler; ESPN Radio: Pam Ward and Mike
Gottfried.
WNCT (Live Pregame and
Postgame coverage)
 Gametracker
Gameday Forecast:
PapaJohns.com Bowl
ECU plans to deliver in Papajohns.com bowl
East Carolina, in first bowl in 5 years, to play South Florida
Winston Salem Journal
ECU finds
its way
Raleigh News & Observer
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Countdown
to kickoff
ECU faces USF in PapaJohns.com Bowl today
-ECU
fans celebrate bowl game
Pirates hope to grab Bulls by the horns
Washington Daily News
From the Birmingham
News
-Tired
of losing, Pirates turned season around
The image defines East Carolina's season because of what it could
have been. Phillip Henry, on the way to being a hero, crumpled onto the
ground at Legion Field after losing a game-ending fumble Sept. 9.
-Fingers
are crossed for Papajohns.com Bowl
-Games
had -- big names, -- big crowds --
City's bowl story: Sington to Spurrier to Smith
-EAST
CAROLINA AT A GLANCE
-EAST
CAROLINA PLAYMAKERS
-Bulls'
Grothe a double-threat at quarterback
-SOUTH
FLORIDA AT A GLANCE
-SOUTH
FLORIDA PLAYMAKERS
With
Pirates, Skip rejoins the hot list
Younger Holtz leads East Carolina in its 1st bowl appearance in
five seasons today
Columbia (SC) The State
ECU's colorful
bowl history
Fayetteville Observer
From the New Bern Sun
Journal
-Drew
hopes most recent flight leads to Bowl win
-Friends
and then enemies
-After
the hype, Pirates ready to play
-ECU
fans ready for bowl game
ECU, USF hoping to avoid bowl repeats
East Carolina scored 61 points in its last bowl game -- and lost.
South Florida, meanwhile, allowed a stingy 14 points in its only bowl
appearance...That, by the way, also was a loss.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (AP)
Not all bowl 'gifts' are
created equally
ESPN has a heavy influence on the PapaJohns.com Bowl "gifts"
given to players from South Florida and East Carolina.
msnbc.com
Pirates anxious for bowl
Jacksonville Daily News
Friends turned enemy combatants
Kinston Free Press
TODAY'S
PAPAJOHN'S.COM BOWL
Columbia (SC) The State
Bulls want their second time to be the charm
St
Petersburg Times
Pressure weighing on USF
Orlando Sentinel
Bulls have plenty of reasons
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
From the
Tampa Tribune
-Bulls
Staking Their Claim In State
-Bowl Offers
Prime Grothe Watching
Grothe Walking in Spurrier's Tracks
Lakeland (FL) Ledger
Mid-major teams get bowl stage today
Suffolk (VA) News-Herald
Tillery puts out ECU bowl gear
Kinston Free Press
Senior Bowl Notes
Mobile Register
December
22, 2006
Paint it Purple Friday
Winter Begins (Northern Hemisphere)
Capricorn Begins
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The
Bradsher Beat
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Veteran defensive backs primed for test
-BVL:
Day of somber, light moments
-BVL:
More images from Birmingham
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz media
session
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
-BVL:
Hoops: Eagles fly away in 2nd half
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
�
Former ECU assistant Brindise leaving coaching
�
South Florida's Burnett apparently out for bowl
�
ECU's Mills scores 24 in losing effort in Cancun
Men's Basketball Suffers 19-Point Setback Against Winthrop
Michael Jenkins scored 19 points to lead Winthrop to a 69-50
victory over East Carolina here Thursday night, sending ECU to its fifth
consecutive loss.
ecupirates.com
Holtz brings ECU back
Was it really just two years ago?
Greensboro News-Record
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU
skid continues
A three-point Winthrop lead at halftime turned into a 15-point
cushion so fast that East Carolina's men's basketball team probably
didn't know what hit it.
-Pirates
get a history lesson in Birmingham
Before the football players romped through an enthusiastic
two-hour practice inside Legion Field two days prior to the kickoff of
the PapaJohns.com Bowl, they spent about two hours engrossed in exhibits
devoted to the American civil rights movement
Pinkney turns ECU
around
Fayetteville Observer
2006 PapaJohns.com Bowl -
East Carolina vs. South Florida
collegefootballnews.com
From the New Bern Sun
Journal
-The
Final Game
Former Havelock star Bland enjoying his last chance to play as a
Pirate
-ECU�s
players moved by Birmingham�s civil rights history
-Movie
rekindles emotions for ex-Pirate
-No
Grothe spurt led QB to South Florida
Lack of height allowed Bulls to reel in Big East Conference�s
Rookie of Year
-Kinston
native Jenkins leads Winthrop past ECU
Winthrop dismantles East Carolina
Kinston Free Press
Jenkins Shines In 69-50 Win Over East Carolina (12-21-06)
winthropeagles.com
Second-half
surge lifts Eagles
With his team ahead just 25-22 at halftime of Thursday night's
game against East Carolina, Winthrop coach Gregg Marshall had to come up
with something to say.
Rock Hill Herald
Eagles surge in 2nd half
Charlotte Observer
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-USF bullish
on 'D'
-Pirates
drop their fifth straight game
Papajohns.com Bowl- Keys to the game
The East Carolinian
From the Birmingham
News
-Game
could be top 10 in area for economic impact
-PAPAJOHNS.COM
BOWL NOTES
A Homecoming- Sweet Home Alabama for USF coach
Winston Salem Journal
From the Tampa Tribune
-What's In
A Name? Lots Of Exposure For Sponsors
When University of South Florida fans watch Saturday's
Papajohns.com Bowl, they should take a moment to pay tribute to the
Granddaddy of them all.
-Pirates
Coach Holtz Familiar With Bulls
While this will be the first meeting between the University of
South Florida and East Carolina since Skip Holtz became ECU's coach two
years ago, Holtz is more than familiar with the Bulls.
From the Tampa Tribune
-Bulls
Enjoy Day Two Bowl Festivities After Last Practice
-Bulls
Get Last Practice In On Thursday Before Bowl Game
From the
St Petersburg Times
-Ejecting
n-word from life
Inspired by an ESPN.com column, USF offensive lineman Walt Walker
is trying to drop the n-word from his own vocabulary, while trying to
persuade his teammates to do the same.
-Freshman
is man of the world
USF special teams ace Houston Hess spent two years on a Mormon
mission.
December
21, 2006
World Peace Day/Winter Solstice
Yule (Wiccan)
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View From The 'ville
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Senior season offsets hard times for J.P.
-BVL:
Turf tension; tickets moving
-BVL:
More images from Birmingham
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz in Birmingham
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Brad Crone)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
�
Cavanaugh joins Pirate baseball staff
�
Lady Pirates lose opener in Cancun to Pitt
�
Derek Dooley leaving Dolphins for La. Tech
Detroit Holds on For 62-57 Win Over East Carolina in Caribbean Classic
ecupirates.com
Pinkney,
Allison leave mark on ECU football
Raleigh News & Observer
Roach hoping to receive special gift; Peele going out on a high note
Unwrapping a bowl victory would make for a special Christmas gift
and a perfect ending for Kevin Roach.
Washington Daily News
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
ready for first bowl game since 2001
-Holtz
has utmost respect for Leavitt
-Eagles
swoop into Minges tonight
-Henry
has left Legion Field fumble in the past
Getting his
groove back
To anyone watching, the first three shots Winthrop's Michael
Jenkins took against Mount St. Mary's on Monday night meant nothing
other than the pair of 3-pointers and 15-footer were rim shaking misses.
Rock Hill Herald
Jagodzinski takes charge at BC
Jagodzinski, however, downplayed reports out of North Carolina he
had already hired former East Carolina head coach Steve Logan as his
offensive coordinator
Boston Herald
From the Birmingham
News
-Mr.
Personality
Once a hot, up-and-coming coach, the son of Lou Holtz has
recreated his own identity by re-energizing East Carolina.
-Mr.
Enthusiasm
-PAPAJOHNS.COM
BOWL NOTES
Holtz has revived ECU with help of solid defense, leadership of Pinkney
Winston Salem Journal
Pirates arrive in Birmingham, prepare for bowl
The East Carolinian
USF Football Opens Up Practice In Birmingham
gousfbulls.com
Wanted- Respect
South Florida knows how much a victory over East Carolina in the
PapaJohns.com bowl could mean to its up-and-coming program.
Miami Herald (AP)
From the Orlando
Sentinel
-Unassuming
Grothe lets his play do the talking
-Garrard
tries to accentuate positive
From the Tampa Tribune
-Sweet Home,
Alabama
-Bulls In
Rush To Sell More Tickets
Full speed ahead
St Petersburg Times
ESPN bowls
for dollars with 27 big games coming up
Denver Post
December
20, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-Hinton:
Henry's Highlights
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Purple Army is on the move
-BVL:
Pirates on the ground
-BVL:
Images from Birmingham
WNCT:
Brian Bailey Show (Steve Shankweiler)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
�
ECU's Graham getting double exposure
�
Stanford names Harbaugh as new coach
�
Women's hoops contest called due to rain
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Fall In Cancun To Pittsburgh
-Brian
Cavanaugh Named Baseball Director of Operations
Pitt topples East Carolina
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
From the New Bern Sun
Journal
-Cavanaugh
goes from player to staffer at ECU
-Students
seem fine with Holtz�s new deal
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU
recruits have chance to be bowled over Saturday
-Report-
Logan to take Boston College job
From the
Washington Daily News
-Holtz
happy for his upper classmen
-Lee
beaming about Birmingham
Papajohns.com Bowl joins gambling bonanza
Birmingham News
Papajohns.com Bowl Preview- USF vs. East Carolina
AOL.com
From the
St Petersburg Times
-USF
player ruled ineligible
-A
Bull's-eye view of Birmingham
From the Tampa Tribune
-Pirates Had
Shot To Help USF
-Blog:
USF wins 62 percent of time
Super send-off for USF!
Tampa Bay's 10
Brindise resigns at UNLV
Brindise, a former quarterback at Florida, came to UNLV after
stints at East Carolina and the Washington Redskins of the NFL.
gainsville.com
Another reason for the season
Walton (GA) Tribune
December
19, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Hoops: Bears even the score in Baltimore
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ECU's Allison selected for Senior Bowl
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BC picks longtime ECU assistant Jagodzinski
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Television numbers up for college football
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU's
Flournoy awaiting return to home state
Senior is one of two native Alabamans on ECU's football team
-Pirates
drop fourth straight game
AA basketball game might not have been all that East Carolina's
men's team lost Monday night at Morgan State.
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Pirates'
Henry grasps success
After early fumble, receiver shows heart
-Bowl season
starts tonight
From ecupirates.com
-Pirates
Fall on the Road at Morgan State
-ECU's
Allison Selected To Participate In Senior Bowl
-ECU's
Graham To Play In Two All-Star Games
-Patty
Pierce Honored As NSCAA Scholar-Athlete All-Region Honorable Mention
More Pirates to play in all-star games
Allison, Graham are the latest ECU players to receive invitations
New Bern Sun Journal
Holtz, Pirates ready for first bowl game since 2001
Winston Salem Journal (AP)
Next Opponent:
A little too
close
Winthrop needed quick start, fast finish to pull down win...The
Eagles next play at East Carolina on Thursday
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
He stands by
his man
Jack Del Rio re-affirmed his confidence in quarterback David
Garrard�s ability to lead the Jaguars, a day after Garrard experienced
the most traumatic day of his professional football career.
jaguars.com
There's time for response
With wild-card berth still in reach, Del Rio remains confident in
QB Garrard.
Florida Times-Union
USF's Jenkins
Sends Paperwork In To NFL
As the University of South Florida prepares for Saturday's
Papajohnscom Bowl against East Carolina, CB Mike Jenkins is taking
preliminary steps to prepare for his future.
Tampa Tribune
Caldwell, 2 others look at NFL Draft status
St Petersburg Times
December
18, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-O'Brien:
Pirate Notebook No. 292
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Bowling benefits abundant for ECU
-Monroe:
Been There, Done That
�
Outlook mostly sunny for offense in 2007
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Former ECU aide Calloway takes helm at UAB
�
Auburn suspends three from bowl game
�
17,000-plus watch Nebraska win volleyball title
Pirate Basketball Gameday Central
East Carolina will look to end its current three-game slide and
earn its second road win of the season as it travels to Morgan State on
Monday (7 p.m.).
ecupirates.com
Morgan State Game Notes (.pdf)
Morgan State Basketball to Face East Carolina in Second Matchup
morganstatebears.com
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Fresh
off exams, ECU travels to Morgan State
The Pirates, who haven't played since a 65-52 loss to South
Florida on Dec. 9, will resume play tonight at Morgan State in
Baltimore.
-ECU
Notes- Graduate named state's top family doctor
ECU�s Wilson hopes for a sack full of sacks
A sack full of sacks sounds like a pretty special Christmas
present for C.J. Wilson.
Washington Daily News
THIS WEEK IN SPORTS
SATURDAY: Resurgent East Carolina is in the bowl business again,
meeting South Florida in the PapaJohns.com Bowl (1 pm, ESPN2) in
Birmingham, Ala
Charlotte Observer
Leavitt has built a winner at USF
Florida Sun Sentinel
South Florida-East
Carolina Preview
MSNBC (AP)
South
Florida by 3.5 points, total of 43
For informational purpose only...
MajorWager.com
NFL news from the
Florida Times-Union
-Garrard
gives it away
Tennessee returns three of Jaguars QB's four turnovers for TDs.
-Gift-wrapped
loss
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December
24, 2006
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Amato's
style wears thin without wins
-Pack
fumbles it away
Cincinnati turned a endless stream of State ballhandling mistakes
and mental gaffes into an 80-71 victory
Point Made- Wake Forest's Temple may never live down the one drop he had
this year
Winston Salem Journal
Memphis memories cast a chill
Only the cold proves memorable from USC�s last Liberty trip 18
years ago
Columbia (SC) The State
All
I want for Xmas is a team that wins
If you measure what we have against what we expected to have,
2006 is the worst year for major-league sports in Charlotte history.
Charlotte Observer
December
23, 2006
From
Columbia (SC) The State
-Importance
of bowl games lost in a crowd
-Tigers,
Gamecocks getting due respect
Deacs top Spiders
Visser leads offense with 17 points and Williams adds 16
Winston Salem
Journal
Tigers No. 2, Gamecocks No. 3 in baseball poll
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-Knight poised
to tie Smith as Division I's winningest coach
-DA drops rape
charges against Duke lacrosse players
December
22, 2006
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Deacons
to battle Spiders tonight
Wake Forest plans to get its roller-coaster season going uphill
against Richmond
-ASU
grabs win over Vandy in San Juan
Mountaineers race to tournament title with three eye-opening
games
-Deacon
Tower to be bigger than original blueprint
Wellman: Construction of 125-foot tall structure set to begin
next month
Wake to proceed with Deacon Tower project
Greensboro News-Record
BC Players push for Spaziani
Among the names Jagodzinski was reportedly sifting through:
former East Carolina coach Steve Logan (as offensive coordinator); Jack
Bicknell III, the former Louisiana Tech head coach and BC lineman; and
Jim Turner, a former Temple offensive line coach
Boston Globe
From the Charlotte
Observer
-Panthers
come to Henning's defense
-Charlotte
won't leave on a holiday high note
Tigers preparing for bowl game without Coleman
Walker ruled ineligible; Chancellor looking at I-AA options
Columbia (SC) The State
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-A smashing
victory for Paulus, Devils
-NHL/Canes:
Streaks hard to come by
Growing pains
If nothing else, the UNC-Wilmington basketball team has been
consistently inconsistent this season.
Wilmington Star News
December
21, 2006
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-NCSU
doesn't pack it in
Behind by 23 points against 10th-ranked Alabama in the second
half, N.C. State pulls to six points down in the final minute to come
away feeling good about its effort.
-Wolfpack
flashes potential
-Another big
loss for UVa
Into the Great Unknown- Long layoff before playing bowl game is a new
experience for WFU's Grobe
Winston Salem Journal
December
20, 2006
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Wake
Forest's leading receiver hurt in practice
-Appalachian
State topples Virginia
-Deacons
snap skid- Wake Forest romps past Gardner-Webb with hot shooting
-Davis
trying to woo former Heels
O'Brien talks
staff, recruiting with media
rivals.com
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Davis,
O'Brien begin their race side by side
State has had three head football coaches in the past two decades
and UNC-CH four.
-Going nose
to nose
Once Big East rivals, Butch Davis, left, and Tom O'Brien are now
Big Four rivals. They'll go nose to nose for recruits. They'll try to
bump each other off the ACC stage. They'll be measured against each
other.
-Devils work
hard for win
-Heels
school Williams' former pupil
Tigers go to 11-0, barely
Greenville (SC) News
Wake Forest will add suites to stadium
Greensboro News-Record
December
19, 2006
BC bringing in Jagodzinski- Football coach on way from Green Bay
Jeff Jagodzinski, has a lot to prove. In the 22 years of college
and pro coaching that have taken him from Wisconsin-Whitewater to
Northern Illinois to LSU to East Carolina to BC to the NFL�s Falcons and
Packers, he has never been a head coach. He also has a total of just
three years of experience as a coordinator.
Boston Herald
From the Raleigh News &
Observer
-Pack scoffs
at media's prediction
Gavin Grant and Ben McCauley are convinced N.C. State will create
a bigger basketball stir than predicted.
-Bowls build
toward BCS
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Changing
Gears- Deacons trying a slower tempo
Wake Forest will play Gardner-Webb tonight at Joel Coliseum in a
game that could test the standards of truth in advertising.
-NFL:
Heads Are Hanging- Panthers searching for answers about what went wrong
-Women's
game ends because of rainstorm
From the Greensboro
News-Record
-Big
bucks may come later for Deacons
Wake Forest hopes Orange Bowl sellout will lead to more ticket
sales and fundraising in the future.
-It
must be bowl season if BYU is in Sin City
From the Hampton Roads
Daily Press
-Hokies'
backup QB to enter alcohol treatment, miss bowl
-NFL:
Win over Saints doesn't erase Redskins' mediocrity
NFL news from the Charlotte
Observer
-Rucker's
injury could keep him out a year
-Delhomme
getting antsy on sideline
Coaches find college ball pays off, literally
The money seemed astonishing at the time. When Auburn coach Tommy
Tuberville's guaranteed annual salary jumped from $760,000 to $1.2
million in 2000, he remarked: "Even I'm amazed at salaries these days."
Birmingham
News
Combines help
give NC an edge in Shrine Bowls
Durham Herald-Sun
Looking back, peaking ahead at college football crossroads
USA Today
The PiRates Look At
The Bowls
scout.com
December
18, 2006
From the Winston Salem
Journal
-Deacons
are beaten by Hokies in ACC opener
Skeen's last-gasp shot to tie at buzzer falls short
-NFL:
Steelers win as Panthers' fall worsens
-Fun's
Over- ASU coaches are late on recruiting trail
USC has one more exam to cram for
Not in the classroom, but back on the football field.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
NFL:
Skins win a character test, spoil Saints' party
The Virginian Pilot
From the Greensboro
News-Record
-Deacs'
defense is better in loss
-NFL:
Vick's status uncertain for Panthers game
NFL news from the Charlotte
Observer
-Steelers
dash Panthers hopes
Routed 37-3, Carolina all but eliminated from playoff race
-Panthers
never worse under Fox
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December
24, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Tulsa
Falls in Bell Hellicopter Armed Forces Bowl
Quarterback Paul Smith scored on a pair of 1-yard keepers for
Tulsa (8-5), but the Hurricane dropped a 25-13 decision to Utah
-East
Carolina Falls to USF In Papajohns.com Bowl
Bobby Good named Pirates Most Valuable Player
-Southern
Miss Drops 83-73 Decision At Bradley
-Cougars
Fall To Huskers In Hawai'i, 70-57
-Memphis
Dominates Against Middle Tennessee, 86-46
-Callaway
Names Another Assistant Coach To UAB Staff
UH has `one demon to shake'- getting a bowl win
Houston Chronicle
Gamble pays off for Kolb
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Bradley's sharp shooting too much for USM
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Blazers extend Rams' long skid
Winston Salem Journal
Tigers hitting on all cylinders as they efficiently dismantle MTSU
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Year with Lobos helped prepare Toledo
Bob Toledo choked back tears as he emerged from the University of
New Mexico locker room.
New Orleans Times Picayune
From the Birmingham
News
-Learned
from the legends
Neil Callaway's football lessons came at the feet of coaching
legends.
-Blazers
find answer to offensive woes
For at least one night the UAB men's basketball team solved its
offensive problems.
December
23, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Rice
Ranked No. 1 In Collegiate Baseball Preseason Poll
-New
Orleans Bowl-Dec. 22- Troy 41, Rice 17
-Tigers
Allen Suffered Mild Concussion During Friday's Practice
-Cougars
Lose In Back-And-Forth Affair With Creighton
-Bowling
Green Escapes With 79-78 Victory Over Marshall
-Golden
Eagles Travel to Bradley Saturday For Men's Basketball Contest
-Blazers
Return Home To Face Winston-Salem State
-Tulsa,
Utah Go Through Final Preparations for Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl
From the Houston
Chronicle
-Rice
bowled over by Troy in New Orleans
-Rice
offense can't move ball consistently in New Orleans
-Rice
gets hammered in return to postseason
-Rice
defense has rude awakening against Troy
-Rice
blueprint established
From the New Orleans
Times Picayune
-TROJAN
FORCES
-Ferrante
pleased with shift in N.O. Bowl schedule
Billy Ferrante, the executive director of the R&L Carriers New
Orleans Bowl, took a moment to reflect on the bowl's future at halftime
of Troy's 41-17 victory over Rice.
-Late
heroics lift TU
Now Tulane knows how it feels to win with a last-second shot.
From the Ft Worth Star
Telegram
-Growing
game
Tulsa's Kragthorpe learned his lessons early
-TULSA
FOOTBALL NOTES
From the Tulsa World
-Friendly
reunion
On Saturday night, Steve Kragthorpe will guide Tulsa into the
Armed Forces Bowl against Kyle Whittingham's Brigham Young University.
-Golden
Eagles fall to Arkansas
USM, C-USA both benefit from bowl's ticket sales
Hattiesburg American
Eagles welcome break from bowl preparations
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Miners beaten at
the buzzer
El Paso Times
Late surge propels Falcons past Herd
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Blazers look to find their shooting touch
Birmingham
News
Holiday's over for U of M pressure
Memphis Commercial Appeal
From the Tulsa World
-Coach
gets Golden Hurricane turned around
-Dougherty-
Frogs vs. Mustangs could be big
December
22, 2006
Unknowns Troy, Rice on the rise
Winston Salem
Journal (AP)
Troy, Rice face off in Superdome
Mobile Register
From the Houston
Chronicle
-Graham-
Former letterman big part of Owls' future
-New
Orleans Bowl lets city show it's able to party
-NEW
ORLEANS BOWL CAPSULE
From the Birmingham
News
-Trojans,
Rice go on offense tonight
-NEW
ORLEANS BOWL
R&L Carriers New Orleans
Bowl - Rice vs. Troy
collegefootballnews.com
Making a tough call
Movie based on 1970 tragedy shows how football team and town
tackled their grief
Lexington (KY) Herald-Leader
Houston, we have an offense
Spurrier says USC may borrow plays from opponents� game tapes
Columbia (SC) The State
From the Tulsa World
-Quarterback's
injury was a gift in disguise for TU
-Toughest
critic approves of coach
-Iron
man
Knights rebound during 2nd half
Junior guard Dave Noel scored a career-high 16 points Thursday to
lead UCF to a 73-66 victory over Tennessee Tech in the third-place game
of the San Juan Shootout.
Orlando Sentinel
Tulane eager to play after layoff
Following a heartbreaking, last-second loss and a 13-day layoff,
Tulane's men's basketball team steps back on the court tonight. And on
the surface, it appears the Green Wave is getting exactly what it needs
-- a 2-8 Arkansas-Pine Bluff team that has struggled this season.
New Orleans Times Picayune
Return of the
MAC
Dakich, Bowling Green visit Marshall tonight
Charleston (WV) Gazette
U of M's thin when it counts
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tough test awaits
Miners
Drake, Toledo, Jackson State and UTEP will get after it tonight
and Saturday in the 46th annual State Farm Sun Bowl Basketball
Tournament.
El Paso Times
From conferenceusa.com
-Cougars
Rout 49ers In Honolulu
-Rolf
Kruger Bowl Diary
-Willingham's
Long Ball Sinks Horned Frogs
-USM
Completes Pre-Holiday Preparations
-Tulane
Returns to Action This Friday at Home Against Arkansas-Pine Bluff
-TU
Mixes Business and Pleasure in Fort Worth
-O'Donnell
Earns All-Tournament Honors at San Juan Shootout
-Dec.
21 Women's Hoop Roundup
December
21, 2006
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
lead early, then wilt under Arizona's pressure
-West
signs 5 from JUCO ranks
From the Houston
Chronicle
-Rice
receiving corps not a one-man show
-Owls
take timeout at bowl trip to view Katrina damage
From the New Orleans
Times Picayune
-Toledo
expected to keep Wave trio
Tulane Coach Bob Toledo, preparing for his final game as New
Mexico's offensive coordinator at the New Mexico Bowl, has used some of
his spare time to put together his Green Wave staff.
-Wave
shrugs off doldrums, surges to victory
Tulane shot 59 percent from the field in the second half on the
way to an 83-70 victory over Lamar on Wednesday night at Fogelman Arena
after a sluggish first half.
Dec. 20 Women's Hoops Roundup
conferenceusa.com
Team focuses
on defense to shut down Houston
Rock Hill Herald
December
20, 2006
From the
Houston Chronicle
-New
Orleans Bowl- Clement cleared to play
-Rice
seniors bowled over by success in final year
-`Me
first' attitude dropped for UH's bowl foe
C-USA bowls
Huntington (WV) Herald-Dispatch
Houston QB Kolb in elite air
Columbia (SC) The State
Landing a title sponsor a boost for N.O. Bowl
New Orleans Times Picayune
An olive branch for UAB
Birmingham News
Tigers need big win in big game vs. Arizona
Memphis Commercial Appeal
From the Orlando
Sentinel
-Peppers
powers Knights past Utah in Puerto Rico
-Football
teams are graded on the playing field
From the Jackson
Clarion-Ledger
-Young's
toe gets thumbs up
-Patience
pays for Eagles
UTEP 108,
Texas State 60
El Paso Times
Eagles rip Reinhardt
Hattiesburg American
Marshall's plane crash still haunts Grobe, wife
Winston Salem
Journal
December
19, 2006
TU ticket sales low
Tulsa's sales for the Armed Forces Bowl slowly have picked up,
but not near the 10,000 tickets allocated the school.
Tulsa World
From the Memphis
Commercial Appeal
-U
of M athletic department has $1.3M deficit
University subsidy will cover 2005-06 shortfall
-West
fires two defensive coaches
Hatfield cheers for Rice from afar
Houston Chronicle
No feasting for the Golden Eagles
Team sets strict rules for holiday break
Biloxi Sun-Herald
USM coaches give Raines shot at fullback
Hattiesburg American
Reserve linebacker gives fullback a try
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Monarchs sputter before prevailing over UAB
The Virginian Pilot
Miners ready
to take on Texas State
El Paso Times
Taylor sparkplug for UCF
Orlando Sentinel
Juco basketball teammates visit Marshall
Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
December
18, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Neil
Callaway Named New Head Football Coach At UAB
Neil Callaway is the new head football coach at the University of
Alabama at Birmingham, Interim Athletics Director Richard Margison
announced Sunday.
-Men's
Basketball Weekend Round-Up
There were seven Conference USA teams in action over the weekend,
with two match-ups against Top 10 foes.
-Cougars
Can't Pull Off Upset Of No. 10 Arizona
-UCF
to Compete at San Juan Shootout
From the Birmingham
News
-Callaway
benefited from who he knows
One of those friends is Pat Dye, who recruited him at Alabama,
hired him at East Carolina, Wyoming and Auburn and went to bat for him
at UAB.
-Blazing
a new trail
Since Watson Brown announced his resignation Dec. 9, the coaching
limbo game had not been easy for the UAB players as they wondered who
would be his replacement.
-Callaway
blazes in
Neil Callaway pulled on a green baseball cap as he stepped to the
podium to be introduced as UAB's new head football coach Sunday
afternoon in the Green and Gold Room at Bartow Arena.
-Blazing
a new trail
The reaction to Neil Callaway's hiring at UAB left Blazers fans
split.
Ex-Tide, AU assistant answers UAB�s call
In addition to coaching at Auburn, Alabama and Georgia, Callaway
also was assistant head coach and offensive coordinator at Houston
(1993-96) and offensive line coach on Dye�s staff at Wyoming (1980) and
East Carolina (1978-79).
Decatur (AL) Daily
Rice, UH go bowling together for first time
Thus will mark the first time in the 61 years of sharing
Houston's college football landscape that the Houston Cougars and Rice
Owls will appear in a bowl in the same season.
Houston Chronicle
The Fire Within
TU's Carter finds new life as coach after injury
Tulsa World
Two Memphis Tigers' Football Assistants Let Go
Eyewitness News Memphis
'SI' gives "We Are Marshall" high marks
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Vols' DB Spight says he'll play at So. Miss.
Montgomery Advertiser
A guide to the bloated bowl season
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Miners see
progress as C-USA slate nears
El Paso Times
Mental toughness concerns Calipari
Memphis
Commercial Appeal
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