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Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Football. Show all posts
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
2011-2012 HBCU Homecoming Dates & Games
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Black Jesus aka The Lords Prayer
I need the athletic departments of schools in the MEAC, CIAA, SWAC, and SIAC to get back on their job. It can't be that grades are the issue why the talent will not come or get in. I put the blame on each school, starting with the administration over the years and it goes all the way down to the alumni across the globe. We have to do a much better job representing our universities and colleges to the youth. Having great winning programs equals more dollars for the schools, their current and future students, and their surrounding communities.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
YEBies Birthday: Jim Brown
On this date in 1936 Jim Brown was born on St. Simons's island, an all-black community off the coast of Georgia. At the age of 8 he moved to Manhasset, N.Y., to live with his mother after being raised by his grandmother. To most football historians Jim Brown is the greatest running back ever and in 2002 was named by Sporting News as the greatest professional football player ever.
The most impressive thing about Brown was success as a multi-sport athlete in college. In addition to his football accomplishments, he excelled in basketball, track, and especially lacrosse. As a sophomore, he was the second leading scorer for the basketball team (15 ppg), and earned a letter on the track team. His junior year, he averaged 11.3 points in basketball, and was named a second-team All-American in lacrosse. His senior year, he was named a first-team All-American in lacrosse (43 goals in 10 games to rank second in scoring nationally).
When Brown retired at the young age of 29, he was the all-time leading rusher in NFL history. He is now the league's eighth all-time leading rusher, and is still the Cleveland Browns all-time leading rusher.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Today In Black History: Black Football
On this date in 1892, the first black intercollegiate football game was played in the Salisbury, North Carolina between Livingstone College and Biddle College, which eventually changed its name to Johnson C. Smith University. The young women of the school's industrial department made the players' uniforms for the first game. The teams played two 45-minute halves on Livingstone's front lawn with Livingstone winning 5-0. The Commemorative Classic now celebrates this game yearly. You can find out more about this historic game and the Classic here.
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Michael Wilbon Done At The Washington Post
This past tuesday, the great Michael Wilbon wrote his last column for my hometown Washington Post. For so many Washingtonians, Wilbon was a voice that we fell in love with over the years. Weather you agreed or disagreed with his statements, he always expressed his point of views very clear without seeming to preach to us. When I found out he was black, my fascination only grew for the writer. When I entered middle school my dad got me a subscription to the post so I could read Wilbon's columns on a more regular basis. Even when I was away from the area for college I would periodically go on the post's site and read his stuff. We were truly blessed to have him write for us over the pass 30 years in DC. Since the takeoff of his show PTI with fellow Washington Post writer Tony Kornheiser, I knew this day would eventually come. Now that he will be on ESPN fulltime, the rest of the country will get to see the guy I was able to read for so many years. Good luck with your future at ESPN and for your years at the post, I say job well done Mr Wilbon. You can read Wilbon's final column in its entirety HERE.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
2010-2011 HBCU Homecoming Dates & Games
| Alabama A&M University | Grambling State University | 10/02/2010 | 3:00 PM | Louis Crews Stadium (Huntsville, AL) |
| Alabama State University | Tuskegee University | 11/25/2010 | 1:00 PM | Crampton Bowl (Montgomery, AL) |
| Albany State University | Miles College | 10/09/2010 | 2:00 PM | (Albany, GA) |
| Alcorn State University | Texas Southern University | 10/09/2010 | 2:00 PM | Jack Spinks Stadium (Alcorn State, MS) |
| Benedict College | Concordia College | 10/30/2010 | 2:00 PM | Charlie Johnson Stadium (Columbia, SC) |
| Bethune-Cookman University | Delaware State University | 10/09/2010 | 4:00 PM | (Daytona Beach, FL) |
| Bowie State University | Lincoln University -Pennsylvania | 10/16/2010 | 1:00 PM | Bulldog Stadium (Bowie, MD) |
| Central State University | Kentucky State University | 10/09/2010 | 1:30 PM | (Wilberforce, OH) |
| Cheyney University | Bloomsburg University | 10/09/2010 | 1:00 PM | (Cheyney, PA) |
| Clark Atlanta University | Stillman College | 10/02/2010 | 1:30 PM | Panther Stadium (Atlanta, GA) |
| Delaware State University | North Carolina A&T State University | 10/16/2010 | 1:00 PM | (Dover, DE) |
| Edward Waters College | Weber International University | 10/16/2010 | 3:00 PM | Earl Kitchings Stadium - Raines High School (Jacksonville, FL) |
| Elizabeth City State University | Chowan University | 10/30/2010 | 1:30 PM | Roebuck Stadium (Elizabeth City, NC) |
| Fayetteville State University | Livingstone College | 10/23/2010 | 2:00 PM | Nick Jeralds Stadium (Fayetteville, NC) |
| Fisk University | Hiwassee College | 11/13/2010 | 3:00 PM | Fisk University (Nashville, TN) |
| Florida A&M University | Morgan State University | 10/30/2010 | 3:00 PM | Bragg Stadium (Tallahassee, FL) |
| Florida Memorial University | TBA | 02/12/2011 | TBD | (Miami Gardens, FL) |
| Fort Valley State University | Benedict College | 10/02/2010 | 1:00 PM | Wildcat Stadium (Fort Valley, GA) |
| Grambling State University | Concordia College | 11/06/2010 | 2:00 PM | Robinson Stadium (Grambling, LA) |
| Hampton University | Bethune-Cookman University | 11/06/2010 | 2:00 PM | Armstrong Field (Hampton, VA) |
| Howard University | Norfolk State University | 10/30/2010 | 1:00 PM | Greene Stadium (Washington, DC) |
| Jackson State University | Prairie View A&M University | 10/30/2010 | 4:00 PM | Veterans Memorial Stadium (Jackson, MS) |
| Johnson C Smith University | Saint Augustine's College | 10/23/2010 | 1:00 PM | Belk Complex (Charlotte, NC) |
| Kentucky State University | Clark Atlanta University | 10/16/2010 | 1:30 PM | Alumni Stadium (Frankfort, KY) |
| Knoxville College | TBA | 10/16/2010 | TBD | Knoxville College (Knoxville, TN) |
| Lane College | Miles College | 10/16/2010 | 2:00 PM | Lane Field (Jackson, TN) |
| Langston University | SW Assemblies of God University | 10/16/2010 | 2:00 PM | (Langston, OK) |
| Lincoln University -Missouri | Southwest Baptist University | 10/09/2010 | 2:00 PM | (Jefferson City, MO) |
| Lincoln University -Pennsylvania | Saint Paul's College | 10/30/2010 | 1:00 PM | Avon Grove High School (Avon Grove, PA) |
| Livingstone College | Shaw University | 10/02/2010 | 1:30 PM | Memorial Stadium (Salisbury, NC) |
| Miles College | Benedict College | 10/23/2010 | 1:00 PM | (Fairfield, AL) |
| Mississippi Valley State University | Prairie View A&M University | 10/02/2010 | 2:00 PM | Charles R. Kerg Field (Greenville, MS) |
| Morehouse College | Albany State University | 10/23/2010 | 2:00 PM | (Atlanta, GA) |
| Morgan State University | Delaware State University | 10/23/2010 | 1:00 PM | Hughes Stadium (Baltimore, MD) |
| Norfolk State University | Florida A&M University | 10/23/2010 | 2:00 PM | Dick Price Stadium (Norfolk, VA) |
| North Carolina A&T University | Morgan State University | 10/09/2010 | 1:00 PM | Aggie Stadium (Greensboro, NC) |
| North Carolina Central University | Edward Waters College | 10/30/2010 | 2:00 PM | O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium (Durham, NC) |
| Prairie View A&M University | Lincoln University -Missouri | 10/16/2010 | 2:00 PM | Blackshear Stadium (Prairie View, TX) |
| Saint Augustine's College | Fayetteville State University | 10/02/2010 | 2:00 PM | Broughton High School Stadium (Raleigh, NC) |
| Saint Paul's College | Chowan University | 10/16/2010 | 1:00 PM | Parkview High School (South Hill, VA) |
| Savannah State University | Norfolk State University | 11/20/2010 | 2:00 PM | Theodore Wright Stadium (Savannah, GA) |
| Shaw University | Chowan University | 10/23/2010 | 4:00 PM | Southeast Raleigh High School (Raleigh, NC) |
| South Carolina State University | Hampton University | 10/23/2010 | 1:30 PM | Oliver C Dawson Stadium (Orangeburg, SC) |
| Southern University and A&M College | Mississippi Valley State University | 10/09/2010 | 6:00 PM | A.W. Mumford Stadium (Baton Rouge, LA) |
| Stillman College | Central State University | 11/13/2010 | 1:30 PM | (Tuscaloosa, AL) |
| Tennessee State University | Eastern Illinois University | 11/06/2010 | 5:00 PM | LP Field (Nashville, TN) |
| Texas College | Southern Nazarene University | 10/23/2010 | 2:00 PM | Rose Stadium (Tyler, TX) |
| Texas Southern University | Mississippi Valley State University | 10/30/2010 | 2:00 PM | Delmar Stadium (Houston, TX) |
| Tuskegee University | Lane College | 11/06/2010 | 1:00 PM | Abbott Stadium (Tuskegee, AL) |
| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | Mississippi Valley State University | 11/06/2010 | 2:30 PM | Golden Lion Stadium (Pine Bluff, AR) |
| Virginia State University | Lincoln University -Pennsylvania | 10/23/2010 | 1:30 PM | Rogers Stadium (Ettrick, VA) |
| Virginia Union University | Johnson C Smith University | 10/16/2010 | 1:00 PM | Hovey Field (Richmond, VA) |
| West Virginia State University | West Liberty University | 10/16/2010 | 1:30 PM | (Institute, WV) |
| Wiley College | Tougaloo College | 11/06/2010 | 2:00 PM | (Marshall, TX) |
| Winston-Salem State University | UNC-Pembroke | 10/23/2010 | 1:30 PM | Bowman Gray Stadium (Winston-Salem, NC) |
| Xavier Gold Rush (Basketball) | Wiley | 11/17/2010 | TBD | Xavier University- UC Ballroom (New Orleans, LA) |
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