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July 30, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Love smitten with UCLA, spurns Tar Heels
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Wake won't enroll indicted football signee
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Slippery Rock backpedals after Title IX ruling
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU's
Flye closing in on great summer with Tobs
-Around Campus:
Hurricane helps lead new chair to Brody
Rasby returns to the NFL with Patriots
While wide receiver Terrance Copper began his third camp with the
Dallas Cowboys on Saturday, tight end Walter Rasby made a return to the
NFL this week.
Washington Daily News
Powerful pedigree sparks torrid team
Daughters of NBA alums hope to end Team North Carolina's AAU
basketball title drought.
Hampton Roads Daily Press
July 29, 2006
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Stokes counters unflattering N&O article
-BVL:
ECU hoops coach has plenty to say
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Whimper, Williams get multimillion-dollar deals
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Blazers DE nabs C-USA preseason honor
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TCU coach resigns over phone infraction
Head Coach Ricky Stokes Meets With The Media
East Carolina head coach Ricky Stokes hosted a luncheon for the
media at Parker's Barbeque on Thursday and discussed a variety of topics
surrounding Pirate basketball.
ecupirates.com
Dental school study shouldn't slow progress
A state-mandated review shouldn't slow consideration of ECU's
proposed dental school, according to a UNC system official.
Greenville Daily Reflector
Saunders Is
Gearing Up For Visit To USC
Riverside (Durham, NC) athlete Wesley Saunders visited ECU Friday
scout.com
July 28, 2006
Anniversary - World War I Begins
From Bonesville.net
-O'Brien:
Pirate Notebook No. 274
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Bulletin board fodder can only go so far
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Navy game tickets available to Pirate Clubbers
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ECU grants extension, raise to Baldwin-Tener
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League football coaches visit New Orleans
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C-USA football media blitz set for CSTV
 WNCT:
Talk of the Town
2006 East Carolina Football Preview
Whether or not a season of promise for East Carolina in 2005 has
a chance to grow depends on what the Pirates have made of their first
season of relative calm in nearly five years.
conferenceusa.com
Navy Tickets Now On Sale For Pirate Club Members
Tickets for East Carolina's season-opening contest at Navy are
now on sale for all members of the Pirate Club, with a limit of four
(4).
ecupirates.com
Holtz makes splash at Special Olympics pool party
If only Skip Holtz could guarantee this kind of reception
everywhere he went.
Greenville Daily Reflector
Vikings trio pick colleges
Zach Cooper, a hard-throwing, 6-foot-7 right-hander, received
partial assistance from ECU, with a possibility of a scholarship in the
future.
Jacksonville Daily News
Kiwanuka Gets 5 Years, $7 Million
Offensive tackle Guy Whimper, a fourth-round pick from East
Carolina, signed a four-year deal for approximately $2 million
Hartford Courant
Big TE At USC Saturday
TE Wes Saunders (6-5 270) of Durham, NC has a pair of unofficial
visits over the next two days. Today he will be at East Carolina
Palmettosports.com
July 27, 2006
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
From Bonesville.net
-Whitford:
Perspective
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Scourge of the cyber seas going down
-BVL:
2007 football recruiting thumbnails page updated
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (guest Al Myatt)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ECU recruiting thumbnail: Devon Wallace
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Southern Miss soph on Mackey watch list
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Scribes pick Miami to win ACC football title
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New post-college football league in the works
From ecupirates.com
-Sharon
Baldwin-Tener Receives Contract Extension
-Women's
Swimming Team Earns Academic Recognition
Lindsay looking to add thunder to Pirates' backfield
The way Dominique Lindsay describes it, fellow East Carolina
running back Chris Johnson is best suited to the role of lightning in
the Pirates' backfield, so he's trying to complete the storm with some
thunder.
Greenville Daily Reflector
ECU gets commitment from Wallace
Southern Alamance�s Devon Wallace committed to play football for
East Carolina University on Tuesday
New Bern Sun Journal
Summer in Review
Five biggest headlines at ECU and nationally
The East Carolinian
Proud to be a pirate
East Carolina University football has been a part of Rusty
Boyette's entire life.
Wilson Daily Times
Fischer Picks Up More Offers
OL Kyle Fisher (6-6 300) of Spring Valley has picked up two more
offers giving him a total of five. Louisville and Maryland are the
newest additions joining Vanderbilt, East Carolina and NC State.
palmettosports.com
Seventy-First
mourns loss of former volleyball star
Jazmine Bebbs was helping her former Seventy-First volleyball
teammates get ready for the fall season, and looking forward to
enrolling at East Carolina
Fayetteville Observer
July 26, 2006
Disability Independence Day
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The
Bradsher Beat
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Stokes banks on new blood to recharge program
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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"Meet the Pirates" shin-dig set for Aug. 19
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Leukemia claims former UAB football standout
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ACC honors Dukie Redick, Terp Infante
From ecupirates.com
-Meet
The Pirates Night Scheduled For August 19
-Conference
USA Announces Preseason Football Poll
From the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Bryant
ready to display WR skills
A highly-touted recruit out of Hamlet, Bryant did not qualify at
Georgia and spent the last year trying to study his way back into the
game at East Carolina.
-Grant
nearing the end of his cross-country bike trek
From
the New Bern Sun Journal
-Pirates
can play role of spoiler
The East Carolina University football team can find a silver
lining to the dark cloud of its being picked last in Conference USA�s
East Division � they have the opportunity to prove people wrong.
-Players
react to C-USA ranking
Yes, I�m ready for some football
Washington Daily News
Pirate baseball players spending the summer hitting the hard wood
The East Carolinian
Dye to Be
Honored at Hall of Fame
Former Auburn and East Carolina head coach Pat Dye will be
honored for a third and final time on being named to the National
Football Foundation Hall of Fame with an enshrinement ceremony August
11-12.
scout.com
July 25, 2006
Health and Happiness with Hypnosis Day
Birthday - 1st Test Tube Baby
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View From The 'ville
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Holtz: Pirates now have something to prove
-Bailey:
From The Anchor Desk
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C-USA poll hands Bucs bulletin board material
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (guest Mark Wharton)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ECU last in poll; Allison, Graham get respect
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Former Pirate Ward joins Bulls baseball staff
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NCAA's impact lucrative for Indianapolis
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
shrug off sixth-place preseason C-USA prediction
-Around Campus:
Growth tests leaders at ECU
East Carolina University's trustees spent Monday looking at the
big picture, and the small one.
Preseason Prognostications
ECU won five games in 2005. Senior WR Aundrae Allison became the
first Pirate to record a 1,000-yard receiving season in 2005.
New Bern Sun Journal
Preseason
poll has Pirates in basement
The Pirates won five games in coach Skip Holtz's first season
with the program in 2005.
Raleigh News & Observer
Better late than never for Norwood
A year after injury, Cubs Minor Leaguer progressing at Peoria
cubs.com
USC, CU Like NC D-Lineman
DL Kyle Linney (6-3 275) of Taylorsville, NC has offers from USC,
NC State and East Carolina while Clemson and North Carolina are also
showing interest.
palmettosports.com
July 24, 2006
National Drive-Thru Day
From Bonesville.net
-Hinton:
Henry's Highlights
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Our inheritance from Coach: life lessons, memories
WNCT:
Audio archive: Keith LeClair memorial service
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Miami gridder shot at off-campus residence
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'Star-crossed' defensive back leaving Auburn
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Admission denied for Gamecock hoops signee
Bryant Ward hired as a USF assistant
Ward played on four NCAA teams at East Carolina from 1999-2002
Tampa Tribune
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July 30, 2006
Quarterback U?
Don't look toward Chapel Hill
Durham Herald-Sun
Camp begins with high expectations
Keyshawn Johnson warns new teammates to avoid the hype.
Greensboro News Record
Redskins questions- What are key strengths? Will Arrington be missed?
Hampton Roads Daily Press
New
faces could have big impact as USC camp opens
Columbia (SC) The State
ACC schools
covet Spartans sophomore
Raleigh News & Observer
July 29, 2006
South Carolina
Preview
Fox Sports
Ingram Favoring The Locals
so far the Gamecocks trail North Carolina at Chapel Hill and NC
State whom he says have a pretty big lead on the rest of the pack.
Palmettosports.com
Recruit
won't join UNC-CH in fall
Miller expected to enroll in January.
Palmettosports.com
From the
Charlotte Observer
-Recruit
will not enroll at Wake Forest
-Big
South Football
From
Columbia (SC) The State
-SEC
forecast familiar for Gamecocks
Media picks USC to finish fourth in East; Florida, Auburn are
first-place choices
-Class
questions nothing new for USC
Concerns that classes gave free rides to athletes addressed a
decade ago at USC
-Robertson
commits to USC
-Opener
not worrying Croom
Miss. State coach not over-hyping USC; Lou Holtz visits Gators
camp
July 28, 2006
Wolfpack,
Gamecocks agree to play
N.C. State and South Carolina are close to signing an agreement
to play football games in 2008 and 2009.
Raleigh News & Observer
Rodriguez- WR Barrett in danger of ineligibility
West Virginia backup wide receiver Brandon Barrett is in danger
of becoming academically ineligible for the upcoming football season,
coach Rich Rodriguez said Thursday.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
From the
Anderson Independent
-Spurrier
getting comfortable in Columbia
Though Steve Spurrier admitted he�s still getting used to his new
role at SEC Media Days, he has found a comfort zone in Columbia.
-Coker
feeling the heat in Miami
-Fulmer
hopes QB, hard work Bring Vols back
Spurrier still media darling in SEC
Greenville (SC) News
CIAA Preseason
preview
Fayetteville Observer
SEC
pulls bait-and-switch with 12th game; fans are cheated
New 12th-game opponents in the SEC include the likes of Florida
International, Southeast Missouri State, Western Carolina, Temple and
Wofford.
Columbia (SC) The State
July 27, 2006
Four Reasons Big Four = Bottom Four
WRAL
SEC explores new SEC TV
Anderson Independent
UVa. coaches scolded on football recruits' academics
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Panthers sign Marshall; Williams still unsigned
The Carolina Panthers agreed to terms with second-round draft
pick Richard Marshall on Wednesday, two days before the team reports to
training camp. Marshall, a cornerback from Fresno State, accepted a
four-year deal worth $2.86 million. A signing bonus of about $1.25
million is included in the contract.
Charlotte Observer
CIAA
prepares for new football season
Raleigh News & Observer
July 26, 2006
Kellam High
lineman choses Virginia Tech
Nosal, a rising senior who has been a starter since his sophomore
year at Kellam, chose the Hokies over Virginia, East Carolina, Temple,
Connecticut and Akron.
Roanoke Times
Newcomers keep ACC from sinking
When you think about ACC football, there's a term you can't
avoid. The term, of course, is mid-major.
Charlotte Observer
ACC teams dining on cupcakes
Hampton Roads Daily Press
ACC unveils new tier bowl system
Last fall, Clemson fans rejoiced while Boston College fans
steamed over the ACC�s bowl selection process.
Anderson Independent
Swofford hopes to cure bowl blues
Greensboro News-Record
New rules means fewer plays in ACC
Rule and a new kickoff procedure that starts the clock when the
ball is kicked rather than when it is received is expected to save
around five minutes of game time.
Greenville (SC) News
Leader of the
Pack
With his hands gesturing back and forth and his mouth sprinting
like Justin Gatlin, perhaps the last place you�d expect to find N.C.
State cornerback A.J. Davis is on a fishing boat.
Fayetteville Observer
Gamecocks, �Pack close to series deal
The two former ACC rivals are close to finalizing a home-and-home
series for the 2008 and �09 seasons, according to USC athletics director
Eric Hyman.
Columbia (SC) The State
UCLA leaves
Heels Love-less
Fayetteville Observer
SoCon voters pick Appalachian
Winston Salem Journal
Big questions in the SoCon
A team-by-team look at the big questions for the upcoming
Southern Conference football season
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
July 25, 2006
GONE SOUTH- Big Four bringing up ACC rear
Big Four schools haven't demonstrated the winning edge for years.
Duke split the 1989 title with Virginia, perhaps the greatest standings
upset in ACC history. UNC-CH raised its last trophy in 1980, a year
after N.C. State earned its last title. Wake Forest won its only
championship in 1970.
Winston Salem Journal
Amato's season of scrutiny begins
N.C. State coach unfazed by criticism
Charlotte Observer
Spartans to play Kentucky in exhibition
USC Upstate head basketball coach Eddie Payne doesn't get many
opportunities to spend time with his old buddy, Tubby Smith.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Clemson has high hopes for season
As 25th anniversary of school�s national title looms, players at
Football Kickoff event focused on �06
Columbia (SC) The State
From the Durham Herald-Sun
-N.C. State
has made Davis a man
Even now, A.J. Davis thinks he's known more for the day he chose
to attend N.C. State than anything that's happened since.
-ACC poll
seems same
-U.S. Coach
Krzyzewski Working Overtime
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Little
respect for Big Four
North Carolina schools are picked at the bottom of their ACC
divisions in a preseason media poll.
-Bunting
likes QB carousel
UNC-CH quarterbacks may be rotated.
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Gamecocks
running out of football tickets
-Coaching
pressures weigh heavily on Bowdens
High-stakes game of college football taking its toll on coaches,
Bowdens say
Early commitments up the recruiting ante
The Virginian Pilot
July 24, 2006
Tigers tap North Carolina
CLEMSON IS MINING the state of North Carolina for top talent.
Columbia (SC) The State
Coaches worried
about the move to 12
For more than 35 years, an 11-game regular season has been the
gold standard for college football teams, but the days of 6-5 records
are numbered.
Durham Herald-Sun
ACC bowl games will deliver league a $27 million reward
Greensboro News-Record
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Quality
QBs seem in short supply
The most talented quarterback in the ACC wears No. 3 for Duke --
for Duke's basketball team.
-N.C.
State lands QB commitment from Virginia
From the Winston Salem Journal
-Veteran
Deacs are setting sights on postseason
The most talented quarterback in the
-Panthers
must answer important preseason questions
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July 30, 2006
From the Orlando Sentinel
-TAKING
STOCK
Sentinel reporter Kyle Hightower sat down with Keith Tribble and
got his thoughts about his first month as UCF athletic director, UCF's
athletic financial health and his impressions so far about Orlando as a
sports town.
-UCF
linemen boast experience
O'Leary Wants
Bulls Yearly
USF's exit agreement from Conference USA requires the Bulls to
play three more games against C-USA teams, meaning USF-UCF may not go
away for at least a few more years.
Tampa Tribune
UCF preparing for more rigorous in-state challenges
UCF, the preseason pick for first in Conference USA's Eastern
Division, returns 75 percent of its roster, including seven starters on
defense who were freshmen
Gainesville Sun
From the
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Ten
questions for the Herd
-UCF
looks to build on success
-Central
Florida profile
Marshall
notebook
Season football ticket sales near record pace
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Williams is raw, but eager to learn
Panthers' top draft pick impresses some veterans in first
practice of training camp
Winston Salem Journal
Tigers rich at wide receiver
Memphis Commercial Appeal
USM's Craft suspended for 2 games
Southern Miss sophomore linebacker Mitch Craft has been suspended
by coach Jeff Bower for the first two games of the 2006 season.
Hattiesburg American
Bower helps with Katrina PSA
UCF, the preseason pick for first in Conference USA's Eastern
Division, returns 75 percent of its roster, including seven starters on
defense who were freshmen
Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger
July 29, 2006
UCF nears naming rights deal for stadium
With the opening of its on-campus, 45,000-seat stadium a little
more than one year away, UCF appears to be very close to securing a
partner for its naming rights.
Orlando Sentinel
From the
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Programs
walk a fine line
-Exactly
who is a booster?
Golden Eagle linemen stand tall
Hattiesburg American
Full speed ahead
Eagles DB eager to put '05 season behind him
Jackson (MS) Clarion-Ledger
Early reviews for Williams favorable
Panthers coach likes ex-Tiger's abilities
Memphis Commercial Appeal
July 28, 2006
Conference USA Preview from the College
Football News
-CFN
C-USA Preview
-CFN
All-CUSA Team
-Unit
Rankings
-5
Top Pro Prospects & More
-Memphis
Preview
Panthers sign top draft pick
Former Memphis running back Williams agrees to 5-year contract
Charlotte Observer
Coast figures prominently in USM sports plans
Fans will bounce back from storm, Bower says
Biloxi Sun Herald
C-USA Football Coaches Visit New Orleans
With an invitation from the New Orleans Bowl, eight head coaches
from Conference USA football teams visited New Orleans Tuesday and
Wednesday
conferenceusa.com
Eight C-USA coaches tour Katrina-damaged New Orleans
Gadsden (AL) Times
UTEP football
gets backfield recruit
El Paso Times
TV plans made for MU-WVU game
Football fans within the Mountain State's borders will have free
access to Marshall University's season-opening clash at West Virginia
University
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
July 27, 2006
From conferenceusa.com
-2006
Football Guide
-2006
Tulsa Football Preview
-2006-07
Memphis Basketball Summer Preview
-SMU
Ranked Second in College Soccer News.com Preseason Poll
Early
schedule will prepare Marshall for C-USA games
Charleston (WV) Daily
Mail
From the
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Herd
schedule loaded with BCS teams at the start
-Herd
to renew competition with Morehead State
July 26, 2006
2006 Marshall Football Preview
What a difference a year makes. A year ago, Mark Snyder was
thrust into his first head coaching position with only one spring
practice session remaining on his team's slate.
conferenceusa.com
Storylines stand out ahead of practice
It's the calm before the organized mayhem that is preseason camp.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
WVU,
Herd set kickoff time
Charleston (WV) Gazette
From the Memphis Commercial Appeal
-C-USA
coaches pay visit to New Orleans
Conference USA's annual Media Days are scheduled for next week in
Dallas, but the majority of the league's football coaches are convening
today in New Orleans.
-West
says newcomers will contribute right away
McCaleb surprised to earn top ST honor
Darren McCaleb professed surprise Monday afternoon when informed
that he had been voted the 2006 Conference USA Preseason Special Teams
Player of the Year.
Hattiesburg American
Around Conference USA - Football
USA Today
July 25, 2006
From
conferenceusa.com
-Conference
USA Announces Preseason Football Poll
The inaugural Conference USA Football Championship game featured
UCF and Tulsa squaring off for the 2005 league title and according to
the league's 12 head coaches, those two squads will once again meet up
for a title shot in 2006.
-2006
UAB Football Preview
Plenty of Experience Returns, but Blazers Must Fill Some Key
Holes
-Former
UAB Blazer Kirk Tuck Dies After Battling Leukemia
Pelham, Alabama Native was 27 Years Old
C-USA coaches pick USM to finish second in East
Central Florida looms as favorite
Biloxi Sun Herald
From the Birmingham News
-Low
expectations for `Hack-less' Blazers
Conference USA coaches expect UAB to finish near the bottom of
the C-USA race in 2006.
-`Kirk
was always a winner'
Former UAB football standout Kirk Tuck died on Monday after
battling leukemia for nearly a year.
C-USA coaches
pick UTEP to finish second
Conference USA coaches are decidedly undecided as to who will win
the West Division this fall.
El Paso Times
Herd has much to prove
C-USA coaches pick Marshall to finish fourth in East Division
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Herd picked
fourth in division
Charleston (WV) Gazette
West says coaches' No. 3 East pick for U of M is 'pretty high'
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Coaches pick TU to win division
Lofty expectations officially began Monday for the Tulsa football
program.
Tulsa World
July 24, 2006
Rice's
newly hired AD wants to reshape funding
Houston Chronicle
UCF's Welsh ready to shoulder load as senior
Florida Today
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