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January
6, 2008
Carnival Season
Feast of the Epiphany- Three Kings Day
(Christian)
From Bonesville.net
-Batten:
Football Recruiting Report
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Pirates find a pearl in Mississippi
-BVL:
ECU heads to Memphis off wins
From
ecupirates.com
-Men's
Basketball Takes Down North Carolina Central, 79-62
-Lady
Pirates Drop Conference Opener To Marshall
-Divers
Compete At The Georgia Invitational
From the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
get win No. 6
Last season's win total matched
-Herd
runs past ECU in opener
-ECU
quarterback Kass to appear in court
-Baby
Pirate first of Tacoma new year
Pirates handle out-manned N.C. Central
Kinston Free Press
Farmer, Fields help Pirates beat Eagles
79-62
Winston Salem Journal (AP)
From the Raleigh
News & Observer
-Eagles'
woes continue
First-year Division I team drops to
1-19 with loss to ECU.
-Garrard,
Jags scramble for win
Ex-ECU QB atones for earlier
mistakes with late run.
Garrard gets it done
Tense moments in win
jaguars.com
A MAD SCRAMBLE TO SECOND ROUND
Garrard's fourth-down run ignites
comeback
Florida Times-Union
David Garrard bounces back after two costly mistakes,
leads Jaguars to victory
The Canadian Press
Pirates get the best of Eagles in a televised showdown
It's a rare college basketball
result that allows both teams to celebrate. But East Carolina's 79-62
win over N.C. Central on Saturday night at Williams Arena at Minges
Coliseum may have been just that.
Durham Herald-Sun
Herd women rip Pirates
Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
January
5, 2008
Twelfth Night
Homepage Headlines
Bonesville.net
From
ecupirates.com
-Men's
Basketball Closes Out Non-conference Play Against NC Central
-Lady
Pirates Open Conference USA Play At Marshall
-Divers
Compete At The Georgia Invitational
From the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Pirates
play final nonconference tilt
ECU entertains N.C. Central
Saturday
-Herd
hosts ECU women
Eagles head to ECU
Finally, a familiar opponent. N.C.
Central played only one Division I team during the 2006-07 men's
basketball season, the Eagles' last in NCAA Division II. And when the
schedule came out for NCCU's first season in Division I, East Carolina
was only opponent remaining from last year's regular-season ledger.
Durham Herald-Sun
From the Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-MU
women out to prove a point against E. Carolina
-MU
women's team hosting ECU
Garrard's Carolina cool guides QB on, off the field
Florida Times-Union
From the Winston-Salem Journal
-Postcards
Home
-NFL
Update
If
you don't have anything nice to say ...
Fox Sports
Big men dominate US Army Combine
Frederick (Md.) Tuscarora
cornerback Dominic Clarke lists Virginia Tech and East Carolina are two
of his early favorites
rivals.com
Steroids not just a Major League problem
consider what former East
Carolina coach Randy Mazey (now an assistant coach for TCU) said in
2005...
Tuscaloosa News
Chris Tremie Named Manager of the Kinston
Indians
oursportscentral.com
January
4, 2008
Dimpled Chad Day
Trivia Day
Elizabeth Seton Feast Day (Roman Catholic)
From Bonesville.net
-Bradsher:
The Bradsher Beat
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Pirates inspire new resolutions
Talk FM:
TOT (Steve Logan)
Lady Pirates Suspend One
Head Women's Basketball Coach
Sharon Baldwin-Tener announced Thursday that junior guard Impris Manning
has been suspended from the team indefinitely for a violation of team
rules.
ecupirates.com
From the Greenville Daily Reflector
-Consistent
scoring threat still missing from Pirates
-On
the road again
ECU women in midst of a long
road trip
-WVU
showed interest in ECU's Holtz
Skip Holtz's name is good
enough in the national football coaching spectrum to have remained a
favorite in the swarm of job searches into the new year.
How I Got My Butt Kicked By A Bunch Of
Pirate-Lovers
KUTV
Two Dreams (One Big, One Tiny) Come
True
Once a week before drifting
off to sleep, David Garrard, the Jaguars� even-keeled quarterback,
uncorks his giddiness.
New York Times
January
3, 2008
Congress Assembles Day
Drinking Straw Day
Festival of Sleep Day
Fruitcake Toss Day
Birthday - J.R.R. Tolkien (author)
From Bonesville.net
-Myatt:
View from the 'ville
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Coach's status complicates recruiting
-BVL:
Bucs bomb Coastal Carolina
 Talk FM:
TOT (Brad Crone, Jennifer Holtz,
Joe West)
From ecupirates.com
-Men's
Basketball Finds Range En Route To Win Over Coastal Carolina
East Carolina hits 13 3s in
an 89-64 victory
-Fans
Invited To Honor Hawai'i Bowl Champs
Annual Football Awards
Banquet Set For Saturday, Jan. 12 At The Greenville Convention Center
Men's Basketball Loses at East Carolina,
89-64
Senior guard Jack Leasure
leads Coastal with 16 points, but ECU dominated throughout the majority
of the game in getting the victory in Greenville, N.C., Jan. 2.
goccusports.com
Back in win column
Pirates thump Coastal
Carolina
Greenville Daily Reflector
Pirates come to life in win over Coastal
Robert Louis Stephenson is
not East Carolina�s basketball coach, but the author of �The Strange
Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde� would recognize the plot.
Kinston Free Press
Hinnant gets 23 as ECU defeats Coastal
Carolina 89-64
Winston Salem Journal (AP)
January
2, 2008
Men's Basketball Entertains Coastal Carolina In First
Game Of 2008
East Carolina takes to the
hardwood for the first time in 2008 Wednesday, Jan. 2, as it hosts
Coastal Carolina inside Williams Arena at Minges Coliseum at 7 p.m.
ecupirates.com
Men's
Hoops Returns to Action After Break, Travels To East Carolina, Jan. 2
goccusports.com
Pirates looking to get back on winning
side
The East Carolina men's
basketball team heads into tonight's game against the Coastal Carolina
Chanticleers looking to stop a two-game losing skid.
Greenville Daily Reflector
Hawaii Beat
The overnight rating for this
year's Hawaii Bowl between Boise State and East Carolina was 1.15, down
a little more than 50 percent from last year's game
Honolulu Star-Bulletin
Garrard shrugs off playoff hype
Florida Today
Understudy becomes star
Switch to backup QB Garrard
puts Jaguars in playoffs
Chicago Tribune (12.30.07)
Non-Sport:
Greet the first Pirate � err, baby � of 2008
Evelyn Rose McCreight was a
mere nine hours old, yet already a crucial element of her life had been
mapped out. She will be a Pirate, of the East Carolina University
variety.
Tacoma (WA) News Tribune
January
1, 2008
New Year's Day
Homepage Headlines
Bonesville.net
ECU back makes run at first round
While running for all those
bowl game yards against Boise State, East Carolina football player Chris
Johnson also made a fast dash for cash.
Raleigh News & Observer
Johnson, Davis standouts thus far in
bowl season - College Football
ESPN
December 31, 2007
New Year's Eve
First Night Celebrations
Leap Second Adjustment Time
Make Up Your Mind Day
Saint Sylvester's Day
Universal Hour of Peace
World Peace Meditation
Birthday - John Denver (musician)
Birthday - Henri Matisse (painter)
Virginia Tech Defeats ECU 72-46 For
Hokie Hardwood Title
ecupirates.com
Hokies catch fire to sink Pirates
Roanoke Times
BLOG:
Purple and Gold Pride
Several parents of Broughton High
band members will be blogging about the Raleigh band's trip to the
prestigious Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif.
WRAL
My Take On The Bowl Games So Far
KUTV
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January
6, 2008
From the
Columbia (SC) State
-Tigers-Tar
Heels one of biggest games ever in S.C.
-UNC-Asheville
stuns Gamecocks
Odom: �This certainly
was one of our most disappointing losses�
Clemson vs. UNC-CH cause for excitement
Anderson Independent
Wolfpack struggles vs. one-win team
Fayetteville Observer
From the
Hampton Roads Daily Press
-Coastal
erosion plaguing ACC
Five teams lost their final game,
two fired their head coach, one figures to crack the final top 25, and
none won a bowl. Such is the muddled, some would say sorry, state of the
ACC's Coastal Division football programs following the 2007 season.
-Redskins
fall apart in fourth quarter
In less than 21/2 fourth-quarter
minutes, the Seattle Seahawks watched a 13-point lead turn into a
one-point deficit. Nothing was going right -- they couldn't even catch a
simple kickoff.
Cutcliffe may be headed for a good start
Those who buy into the theory that
David Cutcliffe will get off to a fast start as Duke�s new football
coach might be right on track.
Seahawks' losses pile up
Durham Herald-Sun
From the
Charlotte Observer
-49ers
find hope in triangle
-New
chapter opens for Dale Jr.
WVU coaching search was a �mess�
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Stewart earned head coaching job
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Seahawks' losses pile up
Wilmington Star-News
January
5, 2008
Two-quarterback system not the answer for
Tech
Hampton Roads Daily Press
Even in defeat, Virginia Tech honors
shooting victims
Staunton News Leader
Stewart has many holes to fill
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Cutcliffe assembles 'committee' of coaches
at Duke
Durham Herald-Sun
From the Raleigh
News & Observer
-Cutcliffe
reveals coaching staff
-Johnson
finds home at NCSU
-Shrinking
bench concerns UNC's Williams
-Memory
spurs on Skins
From the
Anderson Independent
-Clemson
football to open with Alabama in Georgia Dome
-There's
a reason bowl ratings are down
January
4, 2008
Beach bummer
The Hokies' quest for their first
12-win season ever gets sideswiped by the Jayhawks.
Roanoke Times
From the
Hampton Roads Daily Press
-Big
finish falls flat
-Virginia
Tech shows little sign of life
-Top
RB may be on way to Tech
Tech opens its 12-game 2008
schedule Aug. 30 in Charlotte, N.C., against East Carolina.
Stewart 'luckiest guy in the world'
Interim tag taken off coach
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette
-Overnight
sensation
Offer came to Stewart at 2 a.m.
after upset win
-A
bizarre end to WVU�s coaching search
THE PHONE rang in my Phoenix hotel
room around 2:30 a.m. It was Mike Fragale of West Virginia University�s
athletic department.
Continuity a key factor in WVU coach
decision
With consultant Chuck Neinas
looking into a potential interview with East Carolina coach Skip Holtz
-- Pirates officials declined comment when reached by reporters
Wednesday before the Fiesta Bowl -- the Mountaineers administrators were
gathering at University of Phoenix Stadium for Stewart's audition.
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Reynaud may look to next level now
Beckley (WV) Register-Herald
Deal to pit Clemson, Alabama in Georgia
Dome expected to be finalized Friday
Anderson Independent
Bowden hopes stars will return
Greenville (SC) News
Wake Forest football has few worries
Greensboro News-Record
From the Raleigh
News & Observer
-Roof
joins staff at Louisville
Former Duke coach Ted Roof will
work with linebackers.
-Duke
pays emotional visit to hospital
Blue Devils freshman Thomas
overwhelmed by others' battles against illness
-Canes
make change in net
From the Raleigh
News & Observer
-A
forgettable football season
There was some good, but plenty of
bad for the 2007 Panthers
-Will
Nature Boy be put out to pasture?
Media stifles coaches' personalities
Myrtle Beach Sun News
January
3, 2008
WVU smothers Oklahoma
No Rich Rodriguez? No permanent
replacement named prior to the season�s defining game? Not a problem.
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette
-Rich
who? One for Stew
-News
of Mountaineer demise quite premature
-Fiesta
Bowl notebook- Defense set the tone for Mountaineers
Hawaii did belong, but UGA is just
better
Anderson Independent
From the
Hampton Roads Daily Press
-Woeful
ACC needs Virginia Tech win
Bowl. The word's mere utterance
should send shivers throughout ACC HQ.
-Tech,
U.Va. lacking Peninsula District presence
ORANGE BOWL NOTES
Richmond Times Dispatch
From
the Virginian Pilot
-Virginia
Tech's final step
-Future
looks bright in Charlottesville
-Norfolk
hopes to host 2009 MEAC tourneys
-Second
half has been first-rate during Redskins' run
From conferenceusa.com
-ACC
takes its lumps
It's a good thing Jim Grobe hasn't
taken a bigger job and that, even without Tom O'Brien, Boston College
still knows how to win bowl games, because have you felt that ACC
hangover yet?
-Duke
hires MacIntyre as defensive coordinator
-MacIntyre
to guide Blue Devils' defense
Mike MacIntyre admits that he
doesn't know much about Duke football.
From the Raleigh
News & Observer
-Can
Hokies end ACC'S BCS slide?
-Duke
chooses defensive coordinator
-Eagles
challenge, but Broncos survive
NCCU (1-18) next will visit East
Carolina at 7 pm Saturday
-Canes
experience highs, but end on a low
From the Greenville (SC) News
-Gamecocks
hand Odom 400th win
-Odom
savors 400th victory
From
the Columbia (SC) State
-No
celebrations after win No. 400
-Tigers
in �07 were good, but not great
Wake puts away pesky Presbyterian
Greensboro News-Record
Half not enough against Dragons
UNCW struggles in second half mean
first Colonial loss
Wilmington Star News
Johnson bringing unique system to Georgia
Tech
Winston Salem Journal
January
2, 2008
From
the Anderson Independent
-Georgia
pounds Hawaii in Sugar Bowl
-Dawg
'D' bites Warriors
-Alabama
no match for Clemson
Non-BCS teams take big-time hit
Tulsa spent New Year's Eve counting
the days until the GMAC Bowl instead of the minutes to a midnight
celebration.
Mobile Register
From
the
Hampton Roads Daily Press
-U.Va.
snatches defeat from Gator jaws of victory
It was hard to find the
words, much less to accept the reality.
-Cavs'
Simpson makes run for record
The Cavaliers play seven
games at Scott Stadium next season. UVA opens the 2008 season Aug. 30 at
home against Southern California. The others are against Richmond,
East Carolina, Maryland, Clemson, North Carolina and Miami.
From
the Virginian Pilot
-For
a U.Va. team used to winning the close ones, this one stings
-Va.
Tech coordinator has put to bed criticism with offensive awakening
Hall banged up
Some innocent horseplay on a
personal watercraft in the Atlantic Ocean could result in Virginia Tech
being without standout senior linebacker Vince Hall in Thursday night's
Orange Bowl.
Roanoke Times
Odom arrives at a milestone
The Gamecocks� next victory
will give the veteran coach 400 in his diverse career
Columbia (SC) State
From
the Greenville (SC) News
-Hyman
expects USC to reach NCAA tournament
In a New Year's message to Gamecock
fans, University of South Carolina Athletic Director Eric Hyman wrote
that he expects the men's basketball program to be in the NCAA
tournament every year.
-Tigers
settle in for offseason
WVU�s hat hangs on one positive intangible
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Hanging Tough- Gibbs, Redskins refused to
quit
Winston Salem Journal
January
1, 2008
From
the College Football News
-2008
Tostitos Fiesta Bowl Preview - Oklahoma vs. West Virginia
-2008
Allstate Sugar Bowl Preview - Hawaii vs. Georgia
-2008
Outback Bowl Preview - Wisconsin vs. Tennessee
-2008
Konica Minolta Gator Bowl Preview - Texas Tech vs. Virginia
-2008
Cotton Bowl Preview - Missouri vs. Arkansas
-2008
FedEx Orange Bowl Preview - Virginia Tech vs. Kansas
-2008
International Bowl Preview & Analysis - Rutgers vs. Ball State
WACKIEST OF ALL
It's only fitting that this zany
season ends in the shadow of the French Quarter
New Orleans Times Picayune
WVU 2007 featured good, bad and ugly
Beckley Register-Herald
From
the Anderson Independent
-Chick-fil-A
Bowl: Clemson falls 23-20 to Auburn in overtime
Tigers can't hold onto 17-10 and
20-17 leads
-Year
ends and begins on sour note for Clemson
From
the Greenville (SC) News
-Clemson
can't hold off Auburn
-Dome
doesn't feel like home
For the majority of Clemson
University's Atlanta-area natives, Monday's night Chick-fil-A Bowl was a
mixed blessing.
-Tigers
face another SEC test in Alabama
Another week, another Southeastern
Conference opponent for the No. 19 Clemson men's basketball team.
From
the Roanoke Times
-Football
serious business to Adibi
-Parcells
visits Hokies at practice
Manning Takes Over No. 1 Spot in Rankings
Postseason rankings of the top 40
prospects from this year's senior high school class in North Carolina
scout.com
From
the Virginian Pilot
-U.Va.
aims for 10 wins, chases history
-Bowls
mean business, as U.Va. reminds fans
Simpson says Cavs want respect
Hampton Roads Daily Press
From
the Charlotte Observer
-Wagner
will lead Western Carolina
-New
kind of line dancing
Bobcats make 15 of final 17 free
throws in win
-Richardson's
silence does Fox, Panthers no favors
Leach has knack for preparing for bowl
games
Seven years ago, in Mike Leach's
first bowl game as Texas Tech's head coach, his team fell behind 34-0
before halftime. The Red Raiders wound up losing 40-27 to East Carolina,
but they needed two fourth-quarter touchdowns to make the score look
respectable....Leach was determined never to no-show for a bowl game
again.
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
MSU staffer joins Arkansas
Ellis Johnson has also coached at
Southern Miss (1988-89), Clemson (1994-96), Gardner Webb College (1983),
Appalachian State (1984) and East Carolina (1985-87).
Roanoke Times
McFadden ruled eligible for Arkansas in
Cotton Bowl
USA Today
Panthers experience rollercoaster year
Fayetteville Observer
National:
Victory feeds Bulldogs' BCS dreams
Having watched conference rivals
Boise State and Hawaii reach the BCS promised land in the last two
seasons, Fresno State is now dreaming the impossible dream.
Idaho Statesman
Paradise found for Hawaii football
Unbeaten, Sugar Bowl-bound Warriors
a rags-to-riches story.
Austin American-Statesman
December 31, 2007
From
the Anderson Independent
-Bowden,
Tuberville show consistency pays off
-Clemson
feeling better about bowl experience
-Clemson
fans feel at home in Atlanta
From the Atlanta Journal Constitution
-Richt�s
the anit-Petrino
He has always embraced stability,
noting that he stayed at Florida State 15 out of 16 years (save one
season as a coordinator at East Carolina)
-Hawaii,
WAC say Boise State wasn't a fluke
It's time for Bobby Bowden to retire
Raleigh News & Observer
Magee�s presence constant reminder of
�implosion�
Charleston (WV) Gazette
The Future Looks Bright- Deacons, with 20
wins over the past two seasons, are expected to have 14 starters back
for 2008
Winston Salem Journal
Deacons play solid, beat Air Force
Greensboro News Record
Tragic to magic
The Redskins were all but out of
the playoffs four weeks ago, but with a win over Dallas on Sunday,
they'll make their second postseason appearance in three years.
Roanoke Times
Youth prevails as Panthers top Bucs
Moore, Williams lead Carolina to
win; Vinny takes final snaps
Charlotte Observer
From
the
Birmingham News
-John
Parker Wilson leads early Tide charge, then Alabama holds off Buffaloes
to win Independence Bowl
-Alabama
coach Nick Saban has fans, non-fans at LSU
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January
6, 2008
From the
Dallas Morning News
-Report-
Jones to resign from Hawaii
All signs point toward Hawaii coach
June Jones becoming SMU's new football coach
-Colorado
beats SMU, 63-52
From the
Honolulu Advertiser
-Hawaii
coach tells friends he's resigning
-June
Jones resigns as UH coach
-Possible
loss of Jones brings dire forecasts
-Blame
game in full swing over Jones
From the Honolulu Star-Bulletin
-Jones
heads for Dallas, likely for good
All signs point toward Hawaii coach
June
-UH
football fortunes rose, fell in less than a week
From the
Mobile Register
-All
indications point to points
If eight years of GMAC Bowl history
have taught us anything, you better score at least 28 points to win.
-Falcons
flying high with versatile attack
-GMAC
Bowl- By the Numbers
-GMAC
Bowl History- Game by Game
Bowl may be a high-scoring shootout
Biloxi Sun Herald
One ride great
Paul Smith always has proven
himself a champion.
Tulsa World
From conferenceusa.com
-Owls
Lose to Streaking Sooners, 61-49
-Tulane
Women's Basketball Faces Houston Sunday on ESPN2 at 3 p.m. central.
From the Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-Herd
gets hard-fought win in overtime
-Herd
makes statement in win
-Winthrop
a huge win for Marshall
From the
Charleston (WV) Gazette
-Hot
start, huge finish
-Herd�s
Marshall could be lost for season
Eagles misfire, rally, stumble
Coach: 8-6 Winthrop `out-toughed,'
loses to Marshall in OT
Charlotte Observer
Marshall defeats Winthrop in overtime
Beckley Register-Herald
Fedora says he has recruits' ear
New Southern Miss football coach
Larry Fedora appears ready for a fight when it comes to recruiting in
the state of Mississippi.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Tigers
achieve decisive victory over Pepperdine
-Top
prospect chooses Tigers
-Tigers
win 40th straight home victory over Pepperdine, 90-53
Free throws down UCF in overtime
Orlando Sentinel
Texas Tech rallies late, knocks off Miners
El Paso Times
January
5, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Men's
Basketball Notebook
-Women's
Basketball Opens C-USA Play
-GMAC
Bowl Coaches Meet the Media For Final Time
From the Dallas Morning News
-Source-
Hawaii's June Jones to interview at SMU
Coach will meet with school
officials this weekend
-Colorado
beats SMU, 63-52
Fedora names coordinator
Southern Miss football coach Larry
Fedora is just one slot away from filling out his coaching staff after
announcing Friday that Todd Bradford will be his defensive coordinator.
Hattiesburg American
From the
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
-Golden
Eagles drop third game in a row
-Former
OSU assistant joins Fedora with Eagles
Tigers bring down Golden Eagles
Biloxi Sun Herald
From the Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-Football
offseason an oxymoron
-Winthrop
at Marshall on Saturday
-Walls
making impact off the bench
Winthrop back in state, this time vs. Herd
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Winthrop on tap for Marshall in
non-conference home finale
Beckley Register Herald
Tiger assistant heading to Duke
Memphis Commercial Appeal
From the
Mobile Register
-Bower,
Scelfo on list at USA
-Defensive
stand sparked Tulsa
A dream accomplished
Tulsa World
January
4, 2008
Sources- SMU offers job to June Jones
SMU has offered Hawaii coach June
Jones between $1.7 million and $2 million to become its football coach,
according to two sources. Hawaii has yet to make an offer to extend
Jones' contract.
Dallas Morning News
Blazers humble Hornets
Robert Vaden was the lone UAB
player in double figures on Wednesday night in the Blazers played host
to Alabama State at Bartow Arena.
Birmingham News
Sumlin, some staff take tour of UH
facilities
New coach tours Cougars' facilities
with some of staff
Houston Chronicle
From the Huntington
Herald-Dispatch
-Marshall
women begin conference play this weekend
-C-USA
women's games set to begin
Marshall and other Conference USA
women's basketball teams begin league play this weekend. Marshall has a
Saturday home game against East Carolina, the defending champion.
-Stewart
once part of Herd family
Herd bench made its mark vs. San Diego
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Fedora adds 2 more to his staff
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
Tigers find their long-range shooting touch
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tulsa has ties to Tide
Tulsa's visit to the GMAC Bowl has
provided the opportunity for an Alabama reunion and a homecoming of
sorts for two of the Golden Hurricane assistant coaches.
Mobile Register
Malzahn sees early results
The news came on an icy January
night, one day after Todd Graham was named Tulsa's football coach.
Tulsa World
UTEP back to work after overtime loss
El Paso Times
January
3, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Tigers
To Begin Search for New Defensive Coordinator
University of Memphis head football
coach Tommy West announced today that the contract of defensive
coordinator Rick Kravitz will not be renewed for the 2008 season
-Rice
Continues Road Trek at Vanderbilt
-Football
Coach Larry Fedora Announces Part of Initial Coaching Staff
-The
Hurricane Practiced in Frigid Temperatures on Wednesday
-Tulane
Edges LSU, 68-63
-Lobos
Outlast Miners in OT, 86-85
-UAB
Torches Alabama State Behind Vaden's Seven Triples
Around Conference USA - Basketball
USA Today
SMU's pursuit of Hawaii's Jones may be
on again
The Sugar Bowl is over, which
could free up SMU's pursuit of Hawaii coach June Jones for its coaching
vacancy. SMU, which has been coach-less for almost 10 weeks, has set its
sights on Jones, according to a source with knowledge of the school's
search.
Dallas Morning News
Three USM coaching hires have strong
Mississippi backgrounds
New Southern Miss football
coach Larry Fedora partially filled his coaching staff Wednesday,
announcing the hiring of five assistants.
Jackson Clarion-Ledger
From the
Mobile Register
-Closing
in on history- Tulsa on verge of setting new standard for NCAA offense
-GMAC
NOTEBOOK- ESPN changes announce team
From the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Kravitz
out; West has post to fill
-Kravitz
out as Tigers' defensive coordinator
The Rick
Kravitz experiment lasted less than a year.
-Siena
fits the bill as Tigers' opponent
-Nutt
adds 2nd Nix to the mix
On the same day assistant
coach Louis Williams left Ole Miss for a position at Mississippi State,
Ole Miss coach Houston Nutt hired Derrick Nix to replace Williams on his
staff.
Shannon could turn to a Stoops as Miami DC
Don't be shocked if former
Ole Miss defensive coordinator John Thompson emerges as a leading
contender for the same role at Memphis
The Sporting News
Let it be said that the option spread is
dead
Tulsa World
Wave ends six-game drought against
Tigers
While Tulane's winless streak
against LSU in men's basketball was much shorter in games than years,
ending it was sweet nonetheless for the Green Wave.
New Orleans Times Picayune
Houston gives UMass scare before falling
95-89
Houston Chronicle
New Mexico avenges last year's defeat to
UTEP
El Paso Times
January
2, 2008
From conferenceusa.com
-Tulsa
Goes Through First Workout at Ladd-Peebles Stadium
-Houston
Travels To UMass
-UAB
Faces Alabama State In Final Non-Conference Game
-Owls
Fall on Road to #11 Texas A&M
-Dec.
31 Men's Basketball Notebook
-Dec.
31 C-USA Women's Basketball Notebook
To set a precedent, TU targets 10th win
Tulsa World
Five out as Blazers set to test Alabama
State
When the season began, UAB men's
basketball coach Mike Davis felt his team was loaded with talent and
depth.
Birmingham News
Marshall succeeds where UK couldn't
Charleston (WV) Daily Mail
Herd hit boards to get rebound over San
Diego
Huntington Herald-Dispatch
Hard work pays off for Tiger bench
Memphis Commercial Appeal
From
the New Orleans Times Picayune
-TU
closes out non-conference play at Arena
-Tulane
to take on struggling LSU
Miners host Lobos tonight
El Paso Times
January
1, 2008
Hurricane rings in '08 in Mobile
Tulsa spent New Year's Eve counting
the days until the GMAC Bowl instead of the minutes to a midnight
celebration.
Tulsa World
2008 GMAC Bowl Preview - Bowling Green vs.
Tulsa
College Football News
Second Look- Snapshots from the latest in
college football
Birmingham News
UH forever indebted to Tulane president
UH would have played East Carolina
in the Sheraton Hawai'i Bowl
Honolulu Advertiser
From
the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Facilities
remain a concern at Marshall
Since joining Conference USA in
2005, Marshall University athletics have faced unprecedented challenges
both on the field and beyond the lines.
-Herd
gets back on track
Herd bounces back vs. San Diego
Charleston (WV) Gazette
Recruiting is Hughes' strong suit
TONY HUGHES, EXPECTED to be
officially named to new Southern Miss coach Larry Fedora's staff this
week, has never strayed too far from the football field in his 48 years,
whether it was a high school, junior college, small college or major
college field.
Hattiesburg American
Ags make it six straight wins by downing
Rice
Houston Chronicle
Knights win easy for Classic title
Orlando Sentinel
Freshmen become integral part of team's
10-man rotation
El Paso Times
December 31, 2007
Men's Basketball Weekend Round-Up
Nine Conference USA teams picked up
wins over the weekend, including Memphis improving to a perfect 11-0 and
Houston getting its 10th straight victory.
conferenceusa.com
From
the
Memphis Commercial Appeal
-Calipari's
Tigers end 2007 on a 'special run'
-Defensive
effort gets Tigers a victory over banged-up Arizona
Miners get set for last non-league
contests
El Paso Times
From
the Huntington Herald-Dispatch
-Marshall
looks for turnaround to weak outing
-Herd
playing Monday home game
SMU men lose to SFA in Holiday Classic
Dallas Morning News
Wojcik infuriated at apathy
Doug Wojcik challenged the Tulsa
athletic administration, fans and even the student band following the
Golden Hurricane's 71-46 win over Mississippi Valley State on Sunday
afternoon.
Tulsa World
GMAC Bowl to provide points galore
Mobile Register
UCF Knights move on after Liberty Bowl
loss
Orlando Sentinel
UCF vows to recover from difficult Liberty Bowl loss
Florida Today
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