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Post by numberonebrave on Dec 5, 2018 20:46:20 GMT -5
I think Hopson would be the exception not the rule ...he like the Howard coach had extensive experience at PWC's.. But hope you are right
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Post by aggieclt on Dec 5, 2018 20:55:50 GMT -5
Alcorn State and A&T to face off in Celebration Bowl IV, but things have changed Just like in 2015 Alcorn State will represent the SWAC and North Carolina A&T will rep the MEAC. But a lot of things have changed. After a long season full of twists and turns, the SWAC and MEAC Champs have been crowned and the Celebration Bowl matchup is set. Alcorn State will face North Carolina A&T for bragging rights, a pretty trophy and likely Black College Football national title rights. Both teams were featured in the inaugural game back in 2015 when A&T rode a big-time performance by Tarik Cohen (295 yards) to a solid win that wasn’t totally secured until the final minutes. The Coaches Both Alcorn State and A&T were led by transformational coaches in the first Celebration Bowl. Jay Hopson brought ASU its first SWAC title in a decade in 2014, then did it again back in 2015 to bring it to Atlanta. Likewise, Rod Broadway rebuilt A&T from a MEAC afterthought to perennial title contender winning a share of the title in 2014 (along with four other teams) and then again in 2015. The Celebration Bowl would be Hopson’s last game at ASU. He left for Southern Mississippi a few weeks later, handing the reigns to Fred McNair. It took three tries in the SWAC Championship game, but he finally got over the hump on Saturday, beating Southern and going back to Atlanta. Broadway stuck around at A&T long enough to win another MEAC title and Celebration Bowl in 2017 before riding off into the sunset. Shortly after the new year, he retired and Sam Washington assumed the role. He led the program to a 9-2 record and another conference title in his first season as a head coach. For the rest of the story: hbcugameday.com/2018/12/02/changed-since-celebration-bowl-alcorn-state-ncat/
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Post by aggieclt on Dec 5, 2018 20:59:40 GMT -5
Celebration Bowl-bound Aggies don’t need FCS playoffs to validate one of NCAA football's most remarkable runs by Michael Wallace | Grind City Media Posted: Dec 05, 2018 MEMPHIS – Considering the football résumé, it’s only natural to wonder. When you’ve dominated Black College football the past half-decade like North Carolina A&T has, it’s human nature to contemplate how far such a talented and special team might go in the national college football playoffs against top mainstream FCS competition. Being the elite program in HBCU football ranks is one thing. Having a shot to emerge as the best FCS squad in the nation overall is quite another. It’s a juxtaposition N.C. A&T coach Sam Washington juggles as the Aggies keep stacking Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championships and Black College titles. For the third time in four years, N.C. A&T (9-2) is headed back to the ESPN-run Celebration Bowl in Atlanta and will face Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Alcorn State (9-3) on Dec. 15 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. At stake in the matchup between the consensus top two teams in the HBCU coaches and media polls are a solid payday and the title of Black College national champions. That’s certainly a gratifying distinction. But is it completely satisfying? On the same weekend the HBCU title will be decided in Atlanta, the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision – commonly referred to as the FCS – will wrap up the semifinal round of its 24-team national playoffs. The FCS national championship game is Jan. 5 in Texas. For the rest of the story: www.nba.com/grizzlies/news/grind-city-media/mikecheck-celebration-bowl-bound-aggies-dont-need-fcs-playoffs-validate-one-ncaa-footballs-most-181205?src=rss
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Post by aggieclt on Dec 6, 2018 9:51:40 GMT -5
Celebration Bowl: North Carolina A&T, Alcorn State meet in Atlanta 19 hours ago By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution North Carolina A&T will look to remain unbeaten in the Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl Dec. 15 when it faces Alcorn State at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (noon kickoff, Channel 2 Action News). This is the fourth year of the bowl featuring the champions of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in Atlanta. For the rest of the story: www.ajc.com/sports/college/celebration-bowl-north-carolina-alcorn-state-meet-atlanta/7QdN9KrC1colqeu3Ni7CIJ/
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 6, 2018 15:56:58 GMT -5
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 6, 2018 19:58:42 GMT -5
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Post by Gator on Dec 6, 2018 20:44:05 GMT -5
Gold and gold!
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Post by Bornthrilla on Dec 6, 2018 20:48:26 GMT -5
Do we have gold pants?
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Post by DECKS on Dec 7, 2018 7:03:11 GMT -5
White pants and gold shirts.
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Post by Aggie E on Dec 7, 2018 7:24:47 GMT -5
White jerseys, gray pants, gray helmets.
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Post by thewinner on Dec 7, 2018 8:26:44 GMT -5
I can tell you that All gold is horrible. The players think the same as I do. They really like the all white combo. Which they probably will wear
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Post by thewinner on Dec 7, 2018 8:28:47 GMT -5
I just hope they wear the blue helmets and not those grey ones
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Post by aggierattler on Dec 7, 2018 23:38:31 GMT -5
Three things: Celebration Bowl matchup between A&T and Alcorn State By Jeff Mills, Greensboro News-Record Sports jeff.mills@greensboro.com December 7, 2018
The first item on the Celebration Bowl’s official agenda is in books. The coaches met with journalists in Atlanta this week.
No. 11 N.C. A&T (9-2) takes on Alcorn State (8-3) in the fourth annual Celebration Bowl at noon Dec. 15 in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium as college football’s bowl season kicks off with a matchup of the MEAC and SWAC champions.
Three things to know after A&T’s Sam Washington and Alcorn’s Fred McNair shared the dais:...
From Greensboro.com: www.greensboro.com/sports/ncat/three-things-celebration-bowl-matchup-between-a-t-and-alcorn/article_ee7687ca-6de9-598d-a8ec-12adc4532723.html
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Post by aggieclt on Dec 8, 2018 3:33:45 GMT -5
With storm approaching, A&T makes arrangements to continue bowl game practices GREENSBORO — As the sun set Friday and the cold air turned a little colder, N.C. A&T’s football players finished their final sprints of practice and gathered around coach Sam Washington. Eight days away from an indoor bowl game in a state-of-the-art NFL building with no wind and a climate-controlled 72-degree temperature, the tired Aggies knelt on the soft, spongy ground covered by once-green Bermuda and rye grass chewed up by cleated shoes. Washington spoke up. “We were going to take tomorrow off,” the coach said, “but with the weather looking bad, we’re going to practice at 3 o’clock Saturday and give you guys Sunday off instead.” No. 11 N.C. A&T (9-2) will play Alcorn State (8-3) in the fourth annual Celebration Bowl at noon Dec. 15 in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game kicks off college football’s bowl season, a matchup between the MEAC and SWAC champions that serves as a de facto black college national championship. For the rest of the story: www.greensboro.com/sports/ncat/with-storm-approaching-a-t-makes-arrangements-to-continue-bowl/article_b3125fd1-4f9f-587f-96ab-e48e6c798945.html
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Post by aggierattler on Dec 8, 2018 10:27:47 GMT -5
With storm approaching, A&T makes arrangements to continue bowl game practices GREENSBORO — As the sun set Friday and the cold air turned a little colder, N.C. A&T’s football players finished their final sprints of practice and gathered around coach Sam Washington. Eight days away from an indoor bowl game in a state-of-the-art NFL building with no wind and a climate-controlled 72-degree temperature, the tired Aggies knelt on the soft, spongy ground covered by once-green Bermuda and rye grass chewed up by cleated shoes. Washington spoke up. “We were going to take tomorrow off,” the coach said, “but with the weather looking bad, we’re going to practice at 3 o’clock Saturday and give you guys Sunday off instead.” No. 11 N.C. A&T (9-2) will play Alcorn State (8-3) in the fourth annual Celebration Bowl at noon Dec. 15 in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The game kicks off college football’s bowl season, a matchup between the MEAC and SWAC champions that serves as a de facto black college national championship. For the rest of the story: www.greensboro.com/sports/ncat/with-storm-approaching-a-t-makes-arrangements-to-continue-bowl/article_b3125fd1-4f9f-587f-96ab-e48e6c798945.html We need that indoor practice facility that Tennessee State has.
And it's too bad that we couldn't just go to Atlanta early and arrange to practice in MB, but Classroom Finals are coming up (not to mention the cost of doing that).
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