bluehaze
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Post by bluehaze on Mar 24, 2015 15:23:18 GMT -5
Spring Ball Begins In Aggieland Release: 03/24/2015 A&T head football coach Rod Broadway is four wins shy of career win No. 100. Photo by Kevin L. Dorsey GREENSBORO – North Carolina A&T head football coach Rod Broadway used the snowy winter months to stay inside and study the 2014 season. As he study film after film of his team winning nine games and a share of the MEAC title, there were some disturbing things that stood out. Now that the snow is gone and the sun is perched high, it is time for Broadway and his staff to begin to correct those things. The Aggies have started Spring Practice 2015 with 76 players looking to be finely tuned when the Aggies start the season against Shaw University on Sept. 5 at Aggie Stadium. A&T’s annual Blue & Gold Spring Game is noon Saturday, April 18 at Aggie Stadium. Gates open at 11 a.m. The Aggies will practice Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays until the Spring Game. “We have so much room for improvement,” said Broadway just prior to the start of spring. “We need to focus on fundamentals and techniques. And this is a little embarrassing to say, especially four years into the program, but we need to work on effort.” In four years at A&T, Broadway is 28-17. He has won at least one conference title in all three leagues he has coached – CIAA, SWAC, MEAC – after the Aggies were crowned co-champions of the MEAC this past fall. Broadway is also only four wins shy of his 100th career coaching victory. He is the owner of four conference titles in his career, but he believes the Aggies have potential for more. In an effort to lead the Aggies to back-to-back titles, Broadway wants to see more explosiveness from his offense. Running back and co-MEAC Offensive Player of the Year Tarik Cohen and wide receivers Denzel Keyes, Xavier Griffin, Darren Bullock, Caleb Gabriel and Khris Gardin are just some of the weapons Broadway has at his disposal. He hopes to use the spring to experiment with ways of getting the ball in their hands. “We're going to try to be a little more explosive, try to create some mismatches against people, try to put the defense in bad positions, get the ball in the hands of playmakers who are in a position where they can make plays,” said Broadway. The Aggies will have holes to fill and positions to compete for with the graduation of All-American offensive linemen Ronald Canty and William Ray Robinson III. Defensively, the Aggies lose one of the best tacklers in school history in linebacker D’Vonte Grant along with All-American cornerback Donald Mattocks and defensive end Daniel Pinnix. But defensively the Aggies have three-fourths of their defensive line back, top tackler and rover Landis Shoffner is back and kick returner/cornerback Tony McRae is also scheduled to return. “We've got to be a little more physical football team than we have been,” said Broadway. “We've had a chance to dominate and put some licks on people, and I don't think we do enough.” link
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Post by Gator on Mar 24, 2015 17:03:57 GMT -5
“We've got to be a little more physical football team than we have been,” said Broadway. “We've had a chance to dominate and put some licks on people, and I don't think we do enough.”
This I concur with!
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Mar 24, 2015 18:59:33 GMT -5
I think we have some "unfinished business" to take care of!
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KidHeartless
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Post by KidHeartless on Mar 24, 2015 21:13:45 GMT -5
I'm ready
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Post by The Professor on Mar 24, 2015 23:14:11 GMT -5
Interesting
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Post by Trueaggie on Mar 25, 2015 0:28:56 GMT -5
I want to know if Quick and Cartwright are at the first practice.
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Post by marchingband1969 on Mar 29, 2015 13:31:09 GMT -5
Hey this time last year, this site was buzzing with enthusiasm about spring practice. Today I hear nearly nothing. Did they call off spring practice? Are the players so unimpressive there's nothing to report? Guys, us football junkies need some info...anything! (Please nothing about the bowl game at the end of the season) Thanks
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Mar 29, 2015 15:50:28 GMT -5
Because mb69, it's been there done that. Hitting hard, running fast, throwing bombs....yawn. It's all about what we do when the pressure and spotlight are on us.
I'm like Allen Iverson.....we not talking bout a game....but practice. I just can't muster enough enthusiasm over spring practice.
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Post by saabman on Mar 29, 2015 17:55:17 GMT -5
Hey this time last year, this site was buzzing with enthusiasm about spring practice. Today I hear nearly nothing. Did they call off spring practice? Are the players so unimpressive there's nothing to report? Guys, us football junkies need some info...anything! (Please nothing about the bowl game at the end of the season) Thanks 69: I think that some are overlooking the importance of spring practice. spring ball sets the framework for your upcoming season . I would hope that someone out there will provide information on the spring practice because it is still obvious then we are still lacking in the quarterback department, also we have a number of holes to fill on the offensive line, middle linebacker and at wide receiver with the loss of Devonte Graham and D. Lawrence.
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Post by oldschool on Mar 29, 2015 18:33:04 GMT -5
On the QB situation , there are 3 guys 1)Raynard 2)Foster 3)Femi who is back at QB .
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Post by Trueaggie on Mar 29, 2015 18:43:08 GMT -5
Where is Quick?
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Post by Trueaggie on Mar 29, 2015 19:14:48 GMT -5
Who is Femi.
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Post by aggie2039 on Mar 29, 2015 20:16:29 GMT -5
Isnt Quick recovering from an injury?
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aggielaw
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Post by aggielaw on Mar 29, 2015 20:33:12 GMT -5
Quick is recovering from multiple injuries..
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Post by Trueaggie on Mar 29, 2015 21:26:07 GMT -5
I hope we do have 4 solid QBs.
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