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Post by captaggie on Mar 25, 2010 11:23:30 GMT -5
Women's bball is just not a big deal (for media outlets) unless you're doing what UCONN is. that's the bottom line... I disagree. Whether academic or athletic, the N&R's trend is to limit positive press of NC A&T. |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Mar 25, 2010 11:23:32 GMT -5
Not an excuse, but the N&R had a bunch of staff cuts and forced retirements over the last few years (including Rob Daniels) and they have greatly reduced their sports department. They don't even have a full sports section in the paper now but three times a week. I think what hurt us after the Wake Forest win was that they had most of their staff covering the ACC men's teams in the opening round of the NCAA tournament ... and then they had a couple of guys covering Guilford College's D3 Final Four run. I think this may have been a simple case of limited manpower. all points well taken. but the acc tourney is now over and so is the d3 final four. currently there are no other college teams in the triad that's still alive in postseason play except us. c'mon, now. 15 lines for a "local" history making program? they can do better than that. sure, i get it. its the wnit, not the ncaa. but the story isn't about the wnit, its about the lady aggies making history! remember? we are the home team aren't we? no one pays attention to the d3 championship either, but they made sure they thoroughly covered guilford. i read the journal and herald online from time to time (gotta keep tabs on the rams and eagles) and they wssu/nccu get far more coverage than we do. both wssu and nccu have acc schools in their backyard, we don't. and they still get more coverage than we do. there's a full article and picture "headlining" today's raleigh news & observer sports section regarding the passing of a former nccu "assistant" football coach (who happens to be an aggie alum). you'd never see the n&r do something like that... |
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 25, 2010 11:25:08 GMT -5
This is the first time in my adult life that I have felt like one of our teams could seriously compete with some of the top schools in the country. Not just HBCUs and low mid majors, but schools from power conferences.
No matter how long this WNIT run lasts, Beatdown Unlimited has taken the concept of Aggie Pride to a new level.
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Post by natedizzle on Mar 25, 2010 11:43:15 GMT -5
No matter how long this WNIT run lasts, Beatdown Unlimited has taken the concept of Aggie Pride to a new level. i agree whole-heartedly. The lady aggies, if they never win another game have done more than any of us could have ever asked. Hopefully they raised the bar for the mens football and basketball expectations. |
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Post by captaggie on Mar 25, 2010 11:47:51 GMT -5
.. Beatdown Unlimited has taken the concept of Aggie Pride to a new level. You got that right!!! |
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Post by Maxell on Mar 25, 2010 12:31:57 GMT -5
Hold on! Let's not get all sappy and satisfied. These ladies have a game to win tonight. Let's do dis. AGGIE PRIDE!
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Mar 25, 2010 12:41:23 GMT -5
i think our fans deserve a whole lot of credit! coach bibbs is right, we have the best fans in the country!
man, i can't even begin to tell ya'll how awful i felt that i couldn't attend the wake or charlotte games. yet, it felt so very good to know that my fellow aggies took up my slack! i still regret not being there, but i take great comfort in knowing that my fellow aggies got the job done!!
man, its a very good feeling to hear the broadcast announcers, and read the newspaper accounts, and our opponent's coaches and fans, all of whom proclaimed how dominant our fans were! and those excerpts that aggieblues posted from charlotte's fan site were the ultimate compliment to our fans! just a great, great feeling!
man, i'm just as proud of our fans as i am of the lady aggies! we go hand in hand! we both did our jobs extremely well! i'm so very proud to be an aggie! and i hate to say this, but it appears that our loss in the meac tourney was a blessing in disguise. i'm loving this postseason run...
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Post by captaggie on Mar 25, 2010 12:46:14 GMT -5
I'm not satisfied. DC Aggies need to get prepared for the Aggie Nation when we come to watch Beatdowns Unlimited play Maryland!! Conceive It, Believe It, Achieve It!
AGGIE PRIDE is Nationwide!!
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Post by Maxell on Mar 25, 2010 12:52:49 GMT -5
I'm not satisfied. DC Aggies need to get prepared for the Aggie Nation when we come to watch Beatdowns Unlimited play Maryland!! Conceive It, Believe It, Achieve It!AGGIE PRIDE is Nationwide!! See what you done did. The prospect of that is just crazy! Go AGGIES! |
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Mar 25, 2010 12:52:56 GMT -5
I'm not satisfied. DC Aggies need to get prepared for the Aggie Nation when we come to watch Beatdowns Unlimited play Maryland!! Conceive It, Believe It, Achieve It!AGGIE PRIDE is Nationwide!! lawd, please let that happen! no way in hail i'd miss that one... |
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Post by captaggie on Mar 25, 2010 13:11:16 GMT -5
You're right Maxell, I am certifiable "caught up"! While it is out of character for me, I'm so proud of these ladies. Like oldeschool, I just want one opportunity to be in the house and feel the spirit of AGGIE PRIDE!
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 25, 2010 13:15:32 GMT -5
Man, we would turn Comcast center into the Dawg Pound- North.
But first, we got to win tonight.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 25, 2010 14:46:14 GMT -5
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Post by aggierattler on Mar 25, 2010 15:40:20 GMT -5
HEY!!!!! ONE GAME AT-A-TIME, GUYS!!!
Let's worry about beating down these damn Hurricanes...then plan for Maryland.
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Post by Bornthrilla on Mar 25, 2010 15:49:53 GMT -5
I know. I know.
Captaggie started it. LOL
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