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September 24,
2006
Ramadan (09/24-10/23 - Islamic)
National Good Neighbor Day
From Bonesville.net
-BVL:
Game Center: West Virginia 27, East Carolina 10
-O'Brien:
Despite loss, ECU a winner Saturday
-BVL:
ECU-West Virginia Box Score/Statistics
-BVL:
C-USA Standings, Scores, Schedule
-BVL:
ECU Schedule, Scores, Attendance, Links
 BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz WVU
post-game comments
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Clemson recognizes 1981 national champs
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Ref gets assignment involving Stoops family
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ECU volleyball falls at Tulane, hosts UTEP
Pirates Fall To No. 4 West Virginia, 27-10
ECU Picks Off Three Passes, Holds Mountaineers To 153
Rushing Yards
ecupirates.com
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Out
of Pirates' reach
East Carolina doggedly pursued No. 4 West Virginia on
defense Saturday night, but could never match the Mountaineers'
propensity for finding the end zone when it counted in a 27-10 setback.
-Mistakes
cost ECU against Mountaineers
The No. 4 Mountaineers of West Virginia certainly
shouldn't have needed any help Saturday in a 27-10 win at East Carolina,
but they got some anyway.
-Pirates'
Kass makes debut at quarterback
Kass wasn't the only Pirate to make his debut on
Saturday.
-More
than 40,000 fans cheer on Pirates
-Authorities
say few issues at ECU game
The crowd of 40,000 was mostly well-behaved, he said.
About 40 people were ejected from the stadium for bad behavior,
including two arrested for intoxicated and disruptive behavior.
ECU proves no
pushover
East Carolina managed to get West Virginia away from its
run-oriented comfort zone at rowdy Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday
evening. But the No. 4 Mountaineers adjusted for a 27-10 win.
Fayetteville Observer
From the
Washington Daily News
-Pirates
go down fighting
When you�re an unranked football team going up against a
top-5 program, you can�t have mistakes and you can�t have missed
opportunities.
-Roach
comes up with a benchmark catch
The crowd of 40,000 was mostly well-beha
-East
Carolina�s Allison moves up the charts
No. 4 Mountaineers survive ECU, 27-10
Call it a measuring stick. Call it a small step in the
right direction. Just don�t call East Carolina�s 27-10 loss to No. 4
West Virginia on Saturday a moral victory.
Kinston Free Press
Upbeat
despite defeat
While dismissing any talk of moral victories after their
27-10 loss to No. 4 West Virginia, the Pirates proclaimed that ECU has
returned from college football's abyss and is ready to be a force.
Raleigh News & Observer
West Virginia pulls away to beat ECU 27-10
East Carolina got the turnovers but not enough points,
and lost to No. 4 West Virginia 27-10 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium last
night.
Winston Salem Journal
Mountain movers
ECU stifles West Virginia ground game, but can't
capitalize
Wilmington Star-News
From the New Bern-Sun Journal
-Oh
so close
East Carolina doesn�t capitalize on chances, falls to No.
4 Mountaineers
-Allison�s
100th catch a great one
Aundrae Allison�s 100th catch as a Pirate was
highlight-worthy. The 47-yard touchdown grab tied the game at 7 with
four minutes left in the first quarter, but it wasn�t the timing of the
score � it was the way the play unfolded.
Pirates passed over
ECU stops run, but WVU pulls away in 4th quarter
Charlotte Observer (AP)
WVU Escapes Greenville
msnsportsnet.com
WVU escapes East Carolina
Undefeated West Virginia relied more on its defense
Saturday evening in posting a 27-10 victory over gutsy East Carolina
Beckley Register-Herald
From the Charleston
(WV) Gazette Mail
-Not
pretty but a win
Mountaineers slowed down by mistakes in win over ECU
-WVU
football notebook
Reynaud emerging as weapon
From the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
-WVU
thwarts stubborn East Carolina
Slaton and the fourth-ranked Mountaineers were nearly
mugged at muggy Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on Saturday in their toughest test
of the nonconference season so far.
-WVU's
big-play receiver piles up TDs
-WVU
spotlight- Uh-oh
West Virginia defensive end Johnny Dingle threw his
gloves to members of the East Carolina dance team as he ran off the
field. A female member of the team caught them, gave them a quick glance
and threw them back.
White
leads WVU past stubborn E. Carolina, 27-10
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Pirates sunk
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
WVU 'Passes' First
Road Test
ECU held tailback Steve Slaton to 80 net yards on 24
carries, the first time in eight games the sophomore has not rushed for
at least 100 yards
scout.com
September 23,
2006
Autumnal Equinox
Fall Begins Northern Hemisphere
From Bonesville.net
-Monroe:
Kevin's Keys to the Game
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
(guest Skip Holtz)
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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ACC football struggling despite expansion
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Cavs may have found their quarterback
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Southern Miss freshman setting records
-Saberslasher
Flashback: PIRATE VS. MOUNTAINEER
Football Gameday
West
Virginia @
East Carolina
Dowdy - Ficklen Stadium at East Carolina
University - Greenville, NC
- 4:30 PM ET
Gameday Forecast:
West Virginia @ East Carolina
TV: ESPN2 (Gary Thorne, Andre Ware and Todd Harris)
WNCT (Live Pregame and
Postgame coverage)
 Gametracker
ECU All Access
From
ecupirates.com
-From The
Desk of Skip Holtz
ECU Head Football Coach Delivers Sportmanship Message
-Lady
Pirates Beat Furman 2-1 In Double OT
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-ECU
defense faces test vs. No. 4 Mountaineers
-East
Carolina celebrates opening of new facility
Area legislators joined Chancellor Steve Ballard and
members of the ECU Board of Trustees for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at
the 303,000-square-foot Health Sciences Building on N.C. 43 West.
-Proposed
dental school hits snag in use of funding
From the New Bern-Sun Journal
-Pirates
aim for upset
No. 4 West Virginia invades Dowdy-Ficklen
-Going
forward
Johnson making more productive runs for Pirates
From the Washington Daily News
-Pirates
have chance of a lifetime against WVU
-Pirates�
leading tackler Cotton won�t let injury slow him
ECU knows it
won�t sneak up on West Virginia
East Carolina coach Skip Holtz figures the Pirates blew
their chance of sneaking up on No. 4 West Virginia today by playing the
Mountaineers close last season in Morgantown, W.Va.
Fayetteville Observer
Pirates will have their hands full
In their first three games, the East Carolina Pirates
have been playing like ... well, pirates.
Winston Salem Journal
History a two-way street in West Virginia-ECU rivalry
Jacksonville Daily News
Bits and Bytes-
WVU - ECU
scout.com
Countdown to Kickoff
msnsportsnet.com
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Heisman
votes may elude WVU's Slaton
This season's Heisman Trophy winner could be in Dowdy-Ficklen
Stadium today when running back Steve Slaton and West Virginia face East
Carolina.
-East
Carolina Vs. West Virginia
From the Charleston (WV)
Gazette Mail
-Heavy
favorite WVU will be sweating
A couple of beads of perspiration began to form on Rich
Rodriguez�s forehead Friday afternoon just a few minutes after he
stepped out onto the immaculate grass of Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium for West
Virginia�s mid-afternoon walk-through.
-West
Virginia-East Carolina capsule
Heat at ECU will force WVU to use more players
Beckley Register-Herald
Mountaineers Take to Road for First Time
Wheeling Intelligencer
From the Charleston (WV)
Daily Mail
-It's
like playing catch
When James Pinkney hooks up with Aundrae Allison for a
pass play on the football field, it often looks easy to everyone else in
the stadium.
-Pirate
defensive coordinator is impressed by WVU's line play
No. 4 Mountaineers hope for more rushing success against ECU
sportingnews.com (AP)
(4) West Virginia (3-0) At East Carolina (1-2)
Pittsburgh Channel.com
Mike McCarthy column- For us, life on road is routine
packernews.com
September 22,
2006
Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown - Jewish)
Solar Eclipse
Anniversary - Emancipation Proclamation
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The Bradsher Beat
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Young blood pumping new life into ECU 'D'
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Pirate baseball announces fall scrimmages
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Tulane football in ESPN spotlight today
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Southern Miss AD will chair NCAA group
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Kevin Monroe)
WNCT:
Pirate Insider Report
Memo
from Chancellor Ballard
The Pirate Beacon
From
ecupirates.com
-Pirate
Baseball To Hold Purple-Gold World Series
The 2007 East Carolina baseball team will conclude its
fall practice this weekend with the first of three intra-squad
scrimmages at Lewis Field at Clark-LeClair Stadium Friday night at 7:30
p.m.
-From The
Desk Of Terry Holland
ECU AD Responds To Feedback From Sportmanship Message
From the
Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
using fall baseball practice to experiment with potential 2007 lineup
-ECU's
Johnson doing less dancing in backfield
Pirates have
a mountainous task this weekend
The East Carolina football team will play its highest
ranked opponent in 18 years on Saturday when No. 4 West Virginia
Raleigh News & Observer
From the Washington
(NC) Daily News
-ECU�s
Roach looking forward to big challenge
Kevin Roach admitted that he�s been looking forward to
this game for some time.
-Pirates�
Lee dances the game away
For Laura Lee, the whole day was a touchdown.
Slaton a backfield leader for Mountaineers
RB�s early-season exploits have made him a Heisman
hopeful
New Bern Sun Journal
East Carolina Preview
msnsportsnet.com
From the Charleston (WV)
Daily Mail
-Pirates
defense ready for war
ECU needs 'foxhole mentality' - and maybe a little
prayer, defensive coordinator
-Mountaineers
getting ready to hit the long road
ECU�s Allison catching high praise
Aundrae Allison probably doesn�t get the credit he
deserves because at East Carolina he flies just a bit under the national
radar.
Charleston (WV)
Gazette Mail
Mozes not concerned with WVU's first road trip
Beckley Register-Herald
Mountaineers set sail for Greenville, NC
The Daily Athenaeum (WVU)
Mountaineers too powerful
Boston Herald
Ex-Southern assistant Yoshida back in BR
Yoshida took his act on the road to East Carolina
University, where he served eight seasons as defensive line coach,
director of football operations and recruiting coordinator.
Baton Rouge Advocate
September 21,
2006
UN International Day of Peace
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View From The 'ville
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Loaded WVU has reason to take Bucs seriously
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Holland addresses crowd behavior
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WVU game at center of Pirate Club weekend
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AFCA cuts ties with Hula Bowl
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Kevin Monroe)
 Linkmeister Note: The
Mountaineers are the highest-ranked opponent to visit Greenville, N.C.,
since then-No. 3 Miami on Halloween 1987.
Holtz not living in Pirates� old days
Skip Holtz is proud of East Carolina�s past, but he won�t
use the Pirates� former football successes to motivate his team.
New Bern Sun Journal
From The Desk
Of Terry Holland
Saturday night's comeback win against the Memphis Tigers
was fueled by a great deal of positive energy from the Pirate Nation.
ecupirates.com
From the
East Carolinian
-Back
on the base paths
Pirate baseball team in the middle of fall practice
-Tailgating
like a true Pirate
The perfect way to get your "game face on"
-Tara
Shaw determined to instill winning legacy
Senior matures as career winds down
Holland asks fans to police themselves better at games
Greenville Daily Reflector
ECU using tough 'D' to get into end zone
In their first three games, the East Carolina Pirates
have been playing like ... well, pirates.
Winston Salem Journal
On sideline
or in booth?
Assistants' play-calling perches mainly matter of taste
Raleigh News & Observer
WVU running into trouble?
East Carolina�s rush defense isn�t always terrible
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
Football-
WVU hopes to avoid getting lost in purple haze
A college football appointment amid the purple haze of
East Carolina University.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Mountaineers passing on aerial game
East Carolina coach Skip Holtz crunched the numbers, so
he knows why West Virginia doesn't throw the football often.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
From the Charleston (WV)
Daily Mail
-For Holtz,
family over football an easy pick
There was a time when Skip Holtz figured his football
team would be scheduled annually against West Virginia. He just didn't
think it would be at East Carolina.
-�Relentless'
Mountaineer receivers help with blocking
Scouting Report- East Carolina Pirates
The Daily Athenaeum (WVU)
WVU - ECU Game
Preview
scout.com
Big East
fearless predictions
College Football News
WVU to be ready for ECU
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
WVU needs better focus
Quarterback Patrick White thinks West Virginia
(3-0) will be more focused at East Carolina (1-2) Saturday than it was
in last year�s meeting
Beckley Register-Herald
From msnsportsnet.com
-Feeling
a Rush
If you watched closely last Thursday night during West
Virginia�s 45-24 victory over Maryland you probably noticed that there
was a number 95 running around with the first team defense. That number
95 is redshirt freshman James Ingram from the Cleveland Heights, Ohio.
Ingram is listed No. 1 on the depth chart for this Saturday�s game
against East Carolina.
-Football
Notebook
Rich Rodriguez
West Virginia coach Rich Rodriguez discusses East
Carolina on Tuesday.
Slaton slated for star turn
NFL scouts are all ears these days whenever they hear
Slaton's name. He could be this year's Reggie Bush.
NY Daily News
Pirates try to scuttle mighty Mountaineers
Sports Network
Holtz looking to get ECU a landmark win
Wilmington Star-News (AP)
September 20,
2006
From Bonesville.net
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Bad officiating costs Oklahoma against Oregon
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ECU women's hoops will travel to Cancun
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Pirate volleyball a shutout winner over A&T
WNCT:
Talk of the Town (Kristi Overton Johnson)
WNCT:
Tuesday Tailgate
Linkmeister Note: Virginia
Tech director of athletics Jim Weaver said on Monday's "Hokie Hotline"
radio program that next season's game against East Carolina, which was
originally scheduled to take place in Charlotte, N.C., will be played in
Blacksburg.
From
ecupirates.com
-2006-07
Women's Basketball Schedule Released
Seven games against 2006 post-season participants and a
trip to Cancun highlight the 2006-07 East Carolina University women's
basketball schedule, released Tuesday by head coach Sharon Baldwin-Tener.
-Volleyball
Sweeps North Carolina A&T
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Pirates-
Only victory has value
There will be no moral victories for East Carolina on
Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium -- only a win or a loss.
-Caps'
Young commits to ECU
Brock Young, Broughton's career leader in assists and
steals, has committed to play basketball at East Carolina.
From the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
prepare for Mountaineers run-heavy attack
West Virginia's first drive on offense Saturday is going
to be an eye-opener for the host East Carolina Pirates
-ECU
vets- The kids are all right
With nine newcomers � including six freshmen � on the
East Carolina men's basketball roster, just having the returners learn
the names and faces of the new guys, and vice versa, is probably taking
a lot of effort.
-N.C.
guard commits to East Carolina
ECU has tough
task vs. W. Virginia
The mere mention of the game -- No. 4 West Virginia at
East Carolina on Saturday -- triggered the memory.
Durham Herald-Sun
Holtz- Big difference between top-20 team and top-5 one
Mountaineers are big hurdle in rebuilding process for the
Pirates
New Bern Sun Journal
East Carolina Set for Showdown
WFMY
Coaches- Hard to stop agents
Educating players most they can do
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Quick Start A Must
Don�t expect East Carolina to panic if No. 4 West
Virginia jumps out to an early lead Saturday afternoon in Greenville,
N.C.
Wheeling Intelligencer
Run-happy W.Va. a passing threat, too - when it happens
Charlotte Observer (AP)
From the Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-Injured
wrist hasn�t hampered WVU�s Slaton
Tailback Steve Slaton is playing with a right wrist
injury that would force many players to the sidelines. And he�s been
doing it now for almost a year.
-Checking
ECU, the Garland sisters, Everhart and Pittsnogle�s food
From the Beckley (WV) Register-Herald
-Rodriguez-
West Virginia must start fast, finish strong
-Road
game on grass doesn�t bother Slaton
Mountaineers will be playing on grass for the first time this
season
-Lewis
emerging as leader in WVU's secondary
September 19,
2006
Talk Like a
Pirate Day | Link |
Link 2
From Bonesville.net
-Bailey:
From the Anchor Desk
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Turnabout sends season in new direction
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz Monday press conference
WNCT:
Brian Bailey Show (guest Phil Petty)
WNCT:
Talk of the Town
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Memphis ousts defensive coordinator Dunn
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ECU's Kasey Ross earns C-USA weekly honor
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Sept. TV calendar filling up for C-USA teams
From
ecupirates.com
-Pirate
GameDay Central
The East Carolina football team will play host to No. 4
West Virginia Saturday, Sept. 23 at 4:30 p.m. (ESPN2) inside Dowdy-Ficken
Stadium at Bagwell Field.
-ECU's
Ross Named C-USA Defensive Player-of-the-Week
-Weekly
Press Luncheon Quotes
'Scary' Mountaineers up next
Greenville Daily Reflector
Celebration over as ECU hosts No. 4 WVU
New Bern Sun Journal
From the
Washington Daily News
-Holtz
hoping for big crowd Saturday
East Carolina football coach Skip Holtz made sure to
thank the Pirates� fans for their support Monday at his weekly press
conference.
-�Fab
freshmen� Fenker and Turner shining for Pirates
Stephanie Turner appears as if she could jump out of the
gym at any moment.
Another Holtz looking for win against No. 4 West Virginia
Charlotte Observer (AP)
Holtz thinks WVU is stronger than it was in 2005
Beckley (WV) Register-Herald
No. 4 WVU heads on the road for four of next five games
West Virginia (3-0) heads to East Carolina (1-2) on
Saturday
Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
Mountaineers hit road for first time
Holtz, the second-year East Carolina coach, is about to
play the second of five straight home games.
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
Football-
No. 4 Mountaineers take high-flying act on the road
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
WVU must have
better focus, respect for ECU
scout.com
WANDERERS- WVU faces a tough stretch on road
Winston Salem Journal
Disclaimer- This column must be read like a pirate
As fate would have it, our football team is playin' the
East Carolina Pirates on the weekend followin' the holiday.
The Daily Athenaeum (WVU) Interactive
WVU Football Notebook
MSNsportsNET.com
Mountaineers
still looking for complete-game effort
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Skip Holtz`s football team has covered in all three games so far
Covers.com
September 18,
2006
From Bonesville.net
-O'Brien:
Pirate
Notebook No. 282
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Irony
abounds in East-West showdown
BVL Audio:
Skip Holtz post-game
press conference
WNCT Replay:
Pepsi Game Day
Countdown
WNCT Replay:
Bud Light Post-Game
Call-In Show
-Nuggets:
Notes from ECU, C-USA and beyond
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Mountaineers have some things to work on
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New Jersey will test prep players for steroids
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ECU women's soccer falls 1-0 to Penn
From the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Slate
created quite a gridiron tale for himself and the Pirates against
Memphis
-Around Campus:
Downtown Greenville evolves, finds new
place in the world
From the New Bern Sun Journal
-Pirates
prove they can come back, win
-Holtz
says Bell�s return has a calming influence on Pirates�
ECU defense makes points
James Pinkney and East Carolina's offense are used to
scoring plenty. For a change, the Pirates' defenders got into the act,
too.
Wilmington Star News
East Carolina comes alive in second half to beat Memphis
Greensboro News-Record (AP)
Roach brothers enjoy wins on Saturday
Brothers Brad Roach and Kevin Roach were able to walk off
the field Saturday night as winners.
Washington Daily News
Pirates Fall to Penn On Late Goal By Fuccello
ecupirates.com
ECU has momentum for game vs. West Virginia
East Carolina�s football team has a victory and
some momentum to carry into Saturday�s home game against fourth-ranked
West Virginia.
Beckley (WV) Register-Herald
Many happy returns for Mountaineers
It is perhaps the best problem a coach can possibly
have � too many good players at one position.
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
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September 24,
2006
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Tigers
completely humiliate Heels
Saturday's 52-7 blowout by No. 19 Clemson marked the 12th
time in the John Bunting era that the Tar Heels have been blown out by
30 or more points.
-Clemson
offense rules
Heels had no answer for Tigers.
-Pack
grabs big win
The Wolfpack, seconds away from losing its ACC opener,
found a way to beat 20th-ranked Boston College 17-15 Saturday night at
Carter-Finley Stadium.
-Evans'
heroics save State from despair
-Where
does The N&O spot the ball?
N&O sports crew is an equal-opportunity offender.
From the
Winston Salem Journal
-Deacons
go to 4-0: WFU storms past Ole Miss after delay for thunderstorms
Wake Forest accomplished last night what a storm
approaching Biblical proportions could not. The streaking Deacons chased
all but the heartiest of home fans out of Vaught-Hemingway Stadium while
rolling to a convincing 27-3 nonconference victory over Ole Miss.
-Hokies
rally past Bearcats 29-13
-Jackson,
Appalachian romp 41-6
-WOEFUL-
Baddour says Tar Heels will rebound
Athletics Director Dick Baddour of North Carolina said
yesterday that he has not lost confidence in John Bunting as the
football coach.
From the Columbia (SC) State
-Tigers
rush by UNC-CH
Davis hopes lopsided win makes statement
-Opposite
paths meet in Clemson
Events on field reflect how much separates the Tar Heels
and Tigers� programs
-Rice�s
high five
All-American receiver catches school-record five TDs as
USC offense gets untracked
-Pittsburgh
rolls past Citadel
From the Greensboro News-Record
-Wake
Forest moves to 4-0 with win at Ole Miss
-Panthers
hope to avoid dreaded 0-3 start
Adversity isn't unfamiliar to Panthers, Fox
John Fox is a level-headed coach, one whose celebrations
and suffering are forever muted due to one constant -- there is always
another play, another game or another season coming up.
Charlotte Observer
Wolfpack pulls
shocker
Fayetteville Observer
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-Hail Mary
pushes Pack to upset
-UNC-CH AD
'committed' to Bunting despite team's struggles
-Bad day ends
in big loss for UNC
From the Greenville (SC) News
-No.
19 Tigers stomp Heels
Clemson scores on five of first six possessions
-Felton
bruises Catamounts
Jerome Felton shattered both Furman and Southern
Conference records Saturday night, rushing for six touchdowns in the
42-7 win over Western Carolina.
Being a
football cupcake has never been so sweet
The reward for being a reliable pushover always has been
a fat check.
Macon Telegraph
September 23,
2006
ACC teams in big trouble
Fading from Top 25, conference nearly falling behind Big
East.
USA Today
Seahawks schedule tall tasks
UNCW AD Mike Capaccio said he has a good relationship
with East Carolina athletic director Terry Holland and expects that
series (with ECU) to continue.
Wilmington Morning Star
Cavs playing low-grade ball
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Groh seems ready to stay with Sewell
Charlottesville Daily
Progress
Wake Forest carries torch for the ACC
Greensboro News-Record
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Pack under
pressure
A victory in today's ACC opener could turn N.C. State's
year around. A loss, however, could send the Pack spiraling toward a
losing season.
-Clemson to
test Cam's cool
-Make-or-break
games
-NHL:
Thrills, spills return
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-Steep
challenge for UNC-Chapel Hill's 'D'
-What to look
for in N.C. State-BC game
September 22,
2006
Tobacco Road- In football, it's tobacco roadkill
In Greenville, meanwhile, East Carolina could be 2-1 -
instead of 1-2 - had Phillip Henry not fumbled away a sure-thing winning
touchdown near the goal line in a loss to UAB.
SportingNews.com
From the
Charlotte Observer
-This
should be Amato's last season with Pack
Sports are almost as much about anticipation as they are
results. Losing is less painful if fans believe tomorrow will be better
than today, next week will be better than this week and next season will
be better than this one.
-Clemson
title a Carolinas tale
-NFL:
Smith practices, cautious
U.Va. stumbles at Ga. Tech
The Virginian Pilot
From the
Winston Salem Journal
-Johnson
sparks Georgia Tech past Virginia 24-7
-A
Proud Moment- Daniel Evans will try to follow in the footsteps of his
dad
-WFU
success has helped expansion
-Grobe,
staff trying to tweak
Adjustments are necessary after loss of Mauk, Andrews
-Tharrington
starting to hit stride
Letdowns haunt Tigers
When Clemson won a rare game at Miami two years ago, the
mood in the Tigers' locker room was pure insanity.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
September 21,
2006
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Duke sports
idea roils professors
Faculty-team link scorned by some.
-ACC
Championship is up for grabs
N.C. State and UNC, despite 1-2 starts, still say they
can win the league, which is off to a slow start in '06.
-Look on
the bright side, folks
Chins up all you long-suffering ACC football fans. There
is finally a glimpse of light at the end of this long, dark,
varmint-infested cave.
-Blue Devils
QB gets OK to return
-Wolfpack
gets Apex lineman
-Latest
injury forces more change at Wake
It�s redshirt freshman Sewell�s turn to try to ignite U.Va.�s sluggish
offense
The Virginian Pilot
ACC�s raid on
Big East was about survival
Don�t you have to wonder just a little bit where the ACC would be
these days without the plums it picked from the Big East?
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
Woeful ACC- Virginia Tech is the only team in the league that's ranked
among the nation's elite
Winston Salem Journal
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-Diamond in the
rough- NCCU prepares for baseball's return
-Duke's Lewis
never saw Hokies' hit coming
Passing the
torch
Daniel Evans has been watching N.C. State football games
from the sidelines since he was about 10 years old.
Fayetteville Observer
From the Greenville (SC) News
-Hard
act to follow
'81 championship continues to loom, placing high
expectations on Tigers
-Spurrier
to experiment with dual QBs
Mitchell, Newton to share duties against FAU
W&M seeks to end slide
Five years before DeBrian Holmes was born, William and
Mary kicked off an eight-game losing streak. This was the early'80s,
when the Tribe played, among others, N.C. State, Virginia Tech, Navy,
Wake Forest, Rutgers, and East Carolina
Richmond Times Dispatch
Hurricanes fall off the pedestal, out of the poll
Anderson Independent
September 20,
2006
From the Fayetteville Observer
-Pack�s
Tyler faces charges
The ejection of Fayetteville�s DeMarcus �Tank�� Tyler
from Saturday�s N.C. State-Southern Miss football game isn�t the only
issue the senior defensive tackle is facing.
-Wake up-
Deacons off to solid start
From the Greensboro News-Record
-Wake
Forest loses top running back
-Renovation
of Groves Stadium off to fast start
-Patience
does pay off for N.C. State quarterback
-Future
schedules for Elon to include four I-A opponents
UNC-CH, NC State could still go bowling
Wilmington Star News
Blue Devils add
Elon to football schedule
Duke has added nearby Elon to its football schedule,
planning to open the 2010 season against the Phoenix at Wallace Wade
Stadium.
Durham Herald-Sun
Tigers pass FSU, Miami On ACC ladder
Anderson Independent
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Future film
study- it's in the game
Computer simulation can speed up learning curve for Blue
Devils.
-Evans
primed for start
State QB says he is a 'facilitator.'
From the Columbia (SC) State
-Newton
may not fit the mold for a quarterback in Spurrier�s system, but is
still the starter
-USC�s
time is now
A dominant effort against Florida Atlantic is needed for
Gamecocks going into SEC stretch
-Tigers
plan to avoid letdown against underdog UNC-CH
From the
Winston Salem Journal
-Catamounts
will try to keep momentum
-SOCON
Notebook- ASU's passing game coming together
-Andrews
to be out awhile
Running back for Wake Forest has been playing on bum knee
September 19,
2006
From the Durham
Herald-Sun
-Pack's
Tyler due to face assault charges
N.C. State's DeMarcus "Tank" Tyler was ejected from
Saturday's loss to Southern Miss for reportedly spitting near an
official, but that wasn't his first run-in with an authority figure.
-Amato staying
confident
The state of N.C. State football is this: Since maestro
quarterback Philip Rivers departed after the 2003 season, the Wolfpack
is 13-13.
-Struggles call
for change at quarterback
Even after a spirit-sapping loss to Southern Miss on
Saturday, Chuck Amato's belief in his ability to lead N.C. State to the
promised land is as strong as ever.
From the Raleigh News & Observer
-Pack calls
an audible
With the N.C. State offense last in the ACC in passing
with less than 150 yards per game, coach Chuck Amato has turned to
Daniel Evans, son of former Wolfpack quarterback and punter Johnny
Evans.
-Starting
Evans a good idea
-Canes
grooming goalie
Fox-
Play was my mistake
Panthers turnover led to Vikings scoring drive
Charlotte Observer
September 18,
2006
Groh pulls McCabe too early
Cavalier Daily
From the
Winston Salem Journal
-Hokies'
Rouse awaits ACC decision
-WFU
has Harris ready to step in if knee injury sidelines Andrews
-Wolfpack
reaches new low after loss
-DEFENSELESS-
Bunting upset with Heels'progress
-Embarrassing
loss- Panthers sunk by trick plays drop to 0-2
From the
Durham Herald-Sun
-Amato mum on
possible quarterback change
Chuck Amato didn't reveal Sunday whether N.C. State will
make a quarterback change when it faces Boston College this weekend.
-UNC-Chapel
Hill got win in spite of defense
Terriers take momentum into SoCon schedule
The scene inside Wofford's locker room at Williams-Brice
Stadium on Saturday was close to being total bedlam.
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
Tom Suiter- Sunday Musings
By the way, nice win for East Carolina over Memphis. Good
crowd, good atmosphere and a come back at that.
WRAL.com
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2006
Weekend Football Roundup
Senior DB Nick Graham blocked an extra-point attempt in
the first overtime as the Golden Hurricane won at Navy on Saturday,
24-23. Junior QB Paul Smith threw a six-yard TD pass to senior WR Donnie
Johnson to provide the winning score for Tulsa, which closes its
non-conference slate with a 3-1 record.
Conferenceusa.com
From the
Birmingham News
-OT
interception costs Blazers win over SEC team
-No
moral win, no way to spin this one
From the El Paso Times
-New Mexico
26, UTEP 13
This is what Mike Price was afraid of. All week, UTEP's
third-year head coach complained about the sub-par practices and lazy
preparation. Players assured him things would change once the game
started. Price turned out to be not so paranoid.
-Frustration
engulfs Miners
From the Tulsa World
-Tulsa
24 Navy 23- TU sinks Navy
Moton Hopkins' leap resulted in smiles for Tulsa's
football team on Saturday afternoon.
-Kolb,
Cougars overcome Cowboys
There was no hometown stage fright for Houston native
Bobby Reid.
From the Houston
Chronicle
-Long
plays fuel milestone win for UH
The Cougars proved their strong start was no fluke,
beating Oklahoma St. 34-25 to improve to 4-0 on the season.
-Florida
State punishes Rice
Eagles brace for first of Tuesday night treks
When the 2006 football schedule came out, Southern Miss
athletic director Richard Giannini could only shake his head.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Knights' schedule takes a detour
For the next three Saturdays, UCF will experience
something that has been a rarity during the George O'Leary coaching era
-- a day off.
Orlando Sentinel
From the
New Orleans Times Picayune
-Tigers
trounce Green Wave 49-7
LSU and Tulane celebrated the return of the
once-competitive and bitter series Saturday by picking up right where
they left off.
-Ricard
leaves game after aggravating injury
-Fans
on best behavior
Tulane fan Doug Tranchina of Slidell was decked out in
Green Wave garb outside Tiger Stadium on Saturday night along with
grandsons Austin Boitnett and Cade Falgout.
From the Dallas Morning
News
-Resurgent
Mustangs showing some giddyap
-SMU
tight end catches three TD passes
From the Charleston
(WV) Gazette Mail
-Volunteers
storm past Herd
Another bad start puts MU in another early hole
-MU
shows spunk, now needs to show sparks
-Storm
threw traditions out of whack
When a line of soaking thunderstorms began to roll over
this orange-decked East Tennessee city, it was clear that this wouldn�t
be an ordinary football Saturday on Rocky Top.
From the Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-Tennessee
dumps Herd
Torrential downpours and lightning could only delay
Marshall's conclusion to a rough September stretch. No. 15 Tennessee
(3-1) opened fast and finished with a flourish, knocking off the
Thundering Herd 33-7 before an announced crowd of more than 104,818
Saturday at Neyland Stadium.
-Rocky
start dooms Marshall in Knoxville
-Herd
continues steady progress
Three generations of Wests on field
Memphis Commercial Appeal
September 23,
2006
Conference USA Scoreboard
cstv.com
Tulane's journey about over
Just one week away from home game, contest with LSU
looms.
USA Today
At UTEP, they
know what a movie can do
THE football recruiting budget at Marshall University is
$200,000 annually. Among Conference USA's 12 programs, that's very
competitive. However, the Thundering Herd is about to get a
multimillion-dollar juicing. It's one of those deals that money can't
buy.
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
From the Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-Best
effort needed
Herd looks to step forward before C-USA season starts
-Marshall
notebook
-Marshall-Tennessee
capsule
Rain greets Herd in Knoxville
Persistent, pounding downpours didn't dampen Marshall
University's football arrival at Rocky Top Friday.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Herd mentality revolves around better offense
Knoxville News Sentinel
From the
Birmingham News
-Brown
expecting State's best
In some ways, UAB head football coach Watson Brown used
the game film from Tulane's victory over Mississippi State as a learning
tool on how to attack the Bulldogs' defense.
-BLAZER
BUZZ
-C-USA
PREVIEW
From the
Hattiesburg American
-USM
venues getting facelift
-More
departures mean more opportunities for USM ballcarriers
USM begins conference slate with UCF
The University of Southern Mississippi (2-1, 0-0) starts
its Conference-USA schedule Tuesday night when its travels to Orlando
Pascagoula Mississippi Press
USM might shuffle defensive line
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Coach executes Tulsa turnaround
In three seasons at the helm of Tulsa, Steve Kragthorpe
has led the Golden Hurricane to two winning seasons and a pair of bowl
berths.
Annapolis Capital
Navy, Tulsa enjoy comparable turnarounds
Washington Times
Tulsa at Navy- Hurricane rolls out new role players
When Tulsa's Ted Curtis races onto the field at
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon, he won't be
simply a player wearing No. 30.
Tulsa World
From the
Houston Chronicle
-Struggling
Rice visits No. 18 FSU
-PREVIEW-
Rice at Florida State
-UH
transfer Eli Ash gets OK to play Saturday
Ash, who will have three years of eligibility, got
transfer waivers approved by both the NCAA and Conference USA, meaning
he will not have to sit out
-UH's
Kolb drew interest from Oklahoma State, too
-PREVIEW-
Oklahoma State at Houston
Preview- Arkansas State at SMU
Dallas Morning News
Long layoff has
Miners ready to play
Heading into today's showdown with New Mexico at
University Stadium in Albuquerque, the UTEP football team is just happy
to get back on the field. It's been a long two weeks.
El Paso Times
Green Wave quarterback Lester Ricard, who transferred from LSU before
the 2003 season, gets his long-awaited shot at the team he dreamed of
leading in front of a sellout crowd at Tiger Stadium.
New Orleans Times Picayune
O'Leary seeking more from Moffett
UCF Coach George O'Leary made two things very clear at
his weekly news conference Thursday.
Orlando Sentinel
Fall Baseball Begins on Monday
Golden Eagles Return 15 letterwinners from last year's
squad that finished 39-23 and made their fourth-straight NCAA Tournament
Appearances
cstv.com
September 22,
2006
From conferenceusa.com
-A
Fresh New Face at Southern Miss
Southern Miss true freshman running back Damion Fletcher
has jumped onto the scene as one of the top first-year players in
Division I-A in the early part of the season.
-ESPN's
Outside the Lines to Feature the Tulane Football Team This Friday
From the
College Football News
-Conference USA Week Four
Fearless Predictions
-Conference USA Week Four
Fearless Predictions, Part 2
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Kicker
Adams quits team
Adams was replaced as the team's starting kicker last
weekend at East Carolina by freshman Matt Reagan
-Catching
passes one part of Tiger wideouts' bag of tricks
Tulane-LSU series takes Scelfo way back
It was big brother Sam who created the fuss.
New Orleans Times Picayune
From the Charleston
(WV) Gazette Mail
-Saturdays
will never be the same
As is often the case, it won�t be what teams do on
Saturday that determines who will play for the Conference USA
championship.
-Rodriguez and
UM, cries at Marshall and recruiting buzz
From the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Johnson
emerging as defensive star
-Snyder
changes stance on Morris' play
From the Houston Chronicle
-Owls
offense can't take flight
-UH
has a lot on the line against Oklahoma State
Options at RB continue to decrease
Dallas Morning News
Coach- UCF's woes fixable
Orlando Sentinel
From the Hattiesburg
American
-Board
approves Bower's contract
University of Southern Mississippi head football coach
Jeff Bower's contract was extended through 2009 by a unanimous vote
Wednesday at a meeting of the state College Board, according to a board
spokeswoman.
-Wilson
leaves State, plans to enroll at USM
Eagles' RB corps takes another hit
Southern Miss lost another former starting running back
Thursday, when USM coach Jeff Bower announced that junior Larry Thomas
had left the team.
Jackson Clarion Ledger
Blazers special teams are anything but special
The special teams have been the topic of specially long
meetings this week.
Birmingham News
Man quit his job
to ensure he did not miss UTEP game
El Paso Times
September 21,
2006
From conferenceusa.com
-The
Nation's Most Productive Passing Tandem
Houston Senior QB Kevin Kolb And Senior WR Vincent
Marshall Are The Most Productive Pitch And Catch Combo In Division I-A
College Football.
-Golfers
of the Week
-SMU'S
O'Rear Receives National Recognition
Herd looking to open up passing game
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Marshall leads
the nation in penalties
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Ahead of the pack
The University of Tulsa coaching staff is giving the ball
to a new and improved Idris Moss.
Moss is improved because of his offseason work to increase his speed and
reshape his body.
Tulsa World
It's
2 thumbs up for Panthers' Williams
Charlotte Observer
Slower is better for McCoy
Receiver discovering comfort zone, and finding end zone
Memphis Commercial Appeal
SMU's Willis pocketed win
SMU quarterback Justin Willis' 18-of-19 performance may
have come against I-AA Sam Houston State, but as coach Phil Bennett put
it, even if "you're playing against air, playing catch, that's quite a
feat." The record-setting stats in the 45-14 victory came a week after
Willis was briefly pulled from the North Texas loss.
Dallas Morning News
From the Hattiesburg
American
-Giannini
named chairman of NCAA panel
Richard C. Giannini, director of athletics at the
University of Southern Mississippi since 1999, was recently named as the
chair of the prestigious NCAA Postseason Football Licensing Subcommittee
for the next two years
-Eagles'
Lyons comes roaring back into fold
The guardian Batiste puts personality into every block
He stands 6-foot-5 and weighs slightly more than 300
pounds. At right guard, he anchors one of the best offensive lines in
Southern Miss' strong football history.
Biloxi Sun Herald
From the Jackson Clarion Ledger
-Bower
to get 2 years added today
Contract includes the final two years of Bower's current
agreement and will take him through the end of the 2009 football season
with a base salary of $254,969.
-USM
senior Carter finds fulfillment at receiver
Eagles offensive line impresses O'Leary
Orlando Sentinel
Injured teammate
pushes Miner linebackers
El Paso Times
Passing game opens lanes for TU's Fort�
New Orleans Times Picayune
September 20,
2006
CFN Staff Picks, Week Four,
the ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, CUSA, Ind.
College Football News
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-West
takes we're-gonna-get-tougher approach to coaching defense
-On
the sidelines
From the Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
-A
line of Volunteers
Tennessee�s defensive front will be huge test for Herd
-Marshall
football notebook
Snyder comes to his QB�s defense
UT game has consequences for present, future
Marshall's non-conference clash with Tennessee Saturday
is important both for the present and future of the program.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Blazers excited to have MSU in town
UAB linebacker Orlandus King moved to the edge of his
seat, smiled and talked about what it means for Mississippi State to
visit Legion Field on Saturday night.
Birmingham News
Midshipmen trouble Tulsa with complete look
Annapolis Capital
From the Jackson Clarion Ledger
-RB
undergoes CAT scan
Southern Miss running back Larry Thomas was to have a CAT
scan Tuesday to determine how severe the effects of a concussion
remained.
-Lyons'
play helps solve MLB dilemma
From the
Orlando Sentinel
-Team's
10-day break starts with a day off
-Southern
Miss still is tough on defense
From the
New Orleans Times Picayune
-GREEN
WAVE GIVEN RUDE SENDOFF FROM SEC
-Signals
changing from red to green for Tigers
-Wave
special teams struggle
-Green
Wave to welcome LSU back to Fogelman
SMU hopes to build confidence
Dallas Morning News
Price not happy
with Miners' effort
El Paso Times
September 19,
2006
From conferenceusa.com
-Football
Notebook
Five National TV Games Highlight this Saturday's action
in Conference USA. East Carolina hosts No. 4 West Virginia (ESPN 2, 4:30
p.m. EDT) and Rice visits No. 17 Florida State (3:30 p.m. EDT on ESPN U)
on the ESPN family of networks.
-C-USA
Announces September 30 Television Updates
-Football
Players of the Week
Memphis coach Tommy West
-Volleyball
Notebook
-Women's
Soccer Notebook
-Joe
Lee Dunn of Memphis Relieved of Duties Monday
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Joe
Lee's done
University of Memphis football coach Tommy West fired
defensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn Monday, citing a ''lack of
confidence'' in Dunn's defensive system, one West said struggled against
power running teams and failed to produce the big plays for which it is
known.
-Shocker
around C-USA
UTEP's Price understands that changes often happen fast,
but unsettled by mid-season move
-West
made right choice, back then -- and now
-West
blames himself for being 'too aggressive'
Tiger coach Tommy West continued to shoulder some of the
blame for junior quarterback Martin Hankins' second-half struggles
against East Carolina last weekend.
Dunn dismissed by Memphis
Memphis coach Tommy West fired defensive coordinator Joe
Lee Dunn on Monday in what he called a business decision.
Biloxi Sun Herald
Injuries hamper Blazers offense
All the offensive pieces may be in place by the time
UAB's football team welcomes Mississippi State to Legion Field Saturday
night.
Birmingham News
Golden Eagles went for kill vs. Wolfpack
Hattiesburg American
Improvement needed despite easy win
To some, Southern Miss's 37-17 beating of N.C. State
might not look to impressive since the Wolfpack lost the week before to
Akron at home.
Biloxi Sun Herald
From the Charleston
(WV) Daily Mail
-Herd
football family is dysfunctional
-Without
Ahmad Bradshaw involved, Marshall's offense is going nowhere
-Thundering
Herd football soon to be seen by statewide audience
SMU notebook
Redshirt freshman QB Justin Willis' efficient performance
against Sam Houston State, 18-of-19 for 248 yards and a 94.7 completion
percentage, matched the C-USA record for completion percentage and set
an SMU record.
Dallas Morning News
Miners tab
seniors to replace Jones
El Paso Times
From the
Orlando Sentinel
-UCF
player was Tasered
UCF senior cornerback Travonti Johnson allegedly yelled
profanities and attempted to flee from an Orange County sheriff's deputy
when he was arrested and Tasered on Sunday morning, an incident report
said.
-Suspended
UCF cornerback Johnson arrested
From the
New Orleans Times Picayune
-LSU-Tulane
rivalry loses some steam these days
-Tulane's
line responds to challenge
-TWICE
AS NICE FOR GREEN WAVE
When does a team finish with a 4-7 record and count that
as a successful season? Just ask Tulane's team from 1982.
September 18,
2006
ECU loss looks just as ugly on review
The numbers documenting the collapse remained as
staggering Sunday as they were Saturday night in a 35-20 Conference USA
loss at East Carolina.
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Two key Saturdays remain in September for Blazers
Three Saturdays in September will shape the remainder of
the football season for UAB.
Birmingham News
Mustangs' offense, defense hit it big
The SMU offense had a coming-out party Saturday night.
Dallas Morning News
Herd can expect much of the same from Tennessee
Scouting reports aren't implemented until today, but John
Inman already knows what's coming Saturday at Tennessee.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Herd, Vols share O-line concerns
SATURDAY�S GAME between Tennessee and Marshall has
become the Battle of the Maligned O-lines.
Charleston (WV) Gazette Mail
Injured Miner
captain will return in '07
UTEP senior linebacker Jeremy Jones was resting
comfortably Sunday evening after undergoing surgery for his broken right
leg -- resting and reflecting on his blessings
El Paso Times
From the Biloxi Sun Herald
-Fletcher
leads USM
Three TD's power win over Wolfpack
-USM
back in a big way
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