Post by Bornthrilla on Apr 15, 2009 15:23:37 GMT -5
NSU won't have to move Nov. 14 Delaware State game
By Ed Miller
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 9, 2009
Norfolk State picked up its first victory of the 2009 football season Wednesday: The Spartans learned they won't have to give up their valued midseason open date to re-schedule a game at Delaware State.
The Hornets had asked NSU to move its Nov. 14 game to Oct. 3 so they could play a $500,000 "guarantee game" at Michigan. That would have left the Spartans playing 10 straight games without a break.
Norfolk State balked at the request. With the schools at an impasse, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference commissioner Dennis Thomas had the final say. NSU President Carolyn W. Meyers was told Wednesday that the Spartans' schedule can remain as is, athletic director Marty Miller said.
The conflict arose when the Hornets signed to play Michigan on Oct. 17, the same day Delaware State was scheduled to play North Carolina A&T. The Aggies agreed to move the game to Nov. 14, which is when Delaware State was scheduled to play NSU.
The Spartans weren't consulted and refused to budge from the Nov. 14 date. At a news conference last week, school officials said the MEAC schedule is set more than a year in advance, and Delaware State needed to abide by it.
It's unclear how Delaware State will resolve its own scheduling conflict. The Hornets are set to play Michigan on Oct. 17 and NSU on Nov. 14, leaving no room for a game with A&T. A Delaware State spokesman did not return a call Wednesday. A MEAC spokesman said the Hornets' scheduling issue hasn't been resolved.
Ed Miller, (757) 446-2372, ed.miller@pilotonline.com
By Ed Miller
The Virginian-Pilot
© April 9, 2009
Norfolk State picked up its first victory of the 2009 football season Wednesday: The Spartans learned they won't have to give up their valued midseason open date to re-schedule a game at Delaware State.
The Hornets had asked NSU to move its Nov. 14 game to Oct. 3 so they could play a $500,000 "guarantee game" at Michigan. That would have left the Spartans playing 10 straight games without a break.
Norfolk State balked at the request. With the schools at an impasse, Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference commissioner Dennis Thomas had the final say. NSU President Carolyn W. Meyers was told Wednesday that the Spartans' schedule can remain as is, athletic director Marty Miller said.
The conflict arose when the Hornets signed to play Michigan on Oct. 17, the same day Delaware State was scheduled to play North Carolina A&T. The Aggies agreed to move the game to Nov. 14, which is when Delaware State was scheduled to play NSU.
The Spartans weren't consulted and refused to budge from the Nov. 14 date. At a news conference last week, school officials said the MEAC schedule is set more than a year in advance, and Delaware State needed to abide by it.
It's unclear how Delaware State will resolve its own scheduling conflict. The Hornets are set to play Michigan on Oct. 17 and NSU on Nov. 14, leaving no room for a game with A&T. A Delaware State spokesman did not return a call Wednesday. A MEAC spokesman said the Hornets' scheduling issue hasn't been resolved.
Ed Miller, (757) 446-2372, ed.miller@pilotonline.com