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Post by saabman on Aug 30, 2011 5:25:58 GMT -5
They just luck! ! But you have to understand that they also have and working relationship with the ACC schools in N. C. Something that A&T did not CULTIVATE and it helps when they throw you a bone are two! Hayes is doing just what he did at Tee he works the system and you will see it happen at A&T with the new Track and Football Coach. Do not be Surprised to see more transfers coming in to A&T in the coming years. And with hope they may also be good citizens to. We maybe down but we are not out!!!!
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Post by aggiebred09 on Aug 30, 2011 8:13:36 GMT -5
Just for argument sake, who is the bigger name in football Hayes or Broadway?
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Post by saabman on Aug 30, 2011 15:25:45 GMT -5
At this point I'll go with Hayes been around longer and knows the system a little better as far as Coaches Brother hood goes. Hell Hayes has a lot of pull .
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Post by oleschoolaggie on Aug 30, 2011 15:39:30 GMT -5
yep, that's an easy one. hayes has big time clout in these here parts...
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Post by thefriscotxaggie on Aug 30, 2011 16:32:15 GMT -5
Hayes may be the bigger name but Broadway has cast a bigger net. That's very evident when you take a look at the level of experience and diversity in his Coaching staff (non hbcu FCS Coaches, FBS Coach, and FCS HBCU Coaches)
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Post by saabman on Aug 30, 2011 20:38:35 GMT -5
Good point thefriscotxaggie but Hayes gets his respect from FCS, HBCU and D2 and below. Hell Coach Mack at Texas knows Hayes name. + when Hayes was a young coach Diversity was just a word then now it's a action. Guys like Hayes opened doors for that Diversity to take hold. Back in the day the only schools that had shutdown corners where HBCU schools. The Big time schools did not play Bump and Run. The HBCU school player put that on the map in college ball and the NFL.
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Post by aggiebred09 on Aug 31, 2011 8:09:46 GMT -5
My 2 cents: While Hayes is more widely recognized, Broadway may have more clout. Hayes helped to open more eyes to HBCUs while Broadway is/has been breaking barriers and showing that Black Coaches are just as good on the collegiate level. Hayes is a great in his own right, but Broadway has just as much talent and is looked at as a peer in the eyes of many PWI coaches.
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Post by numberonebrave on Sept 19, 2011 5:58:35 GMT -5
I am not sure if this has been posted somewhere else...
Connell Maynor said Wednesday that Carrothers, who started last season for Grambling State as a freshman before transferring to WSSU, will sit out this season and will have three seasons of eligibility.
"I'm always going to make decisions based on what's good for the team," Maynor said. "I think it's best that Anthony redshirts."
The play of backup Jamie DeGeare, a fifth-year senior, helped Maynor make the decision to redshirt Carrothers. DeGeare came on in relief Saturday night in a 67-16 win over Virginia Union and threw two touchdown passes. This is DeGeare's final season; starter Kameron Smith, a redshirt junior, has one more season of eligibility.
"Anthony still gets to compete for the starting job next season with Kam coming back," Maynor said.
DeGeare completed 4 of 5 passes for 77 yards Saturday and ran the offense very well during the lopsided victory. For DeGeare, a graduate of Glenn High School who transferred from Appalachian State before last season, Saturday was the most playing time he had seen since coming to WSSU.
"That had something to do with it," Maynor said about DeGeare's showing last weekend and the decision to redshirt Carrothers. "Jamie came in and played pretty well and I had confidence in him. Jamie knows the offense and he did a great job in the spring game and I knew he could do it."
Carrothers, 5-foot-9 and 185 pounds, is a dual threat who helped Grambling State to a 9-2 record last season. He passed for 1,443 yards and seven touchdowns, with eight interceptions. He also rushed for 247 yards and three touchdowns.
In high school, at Matthews Butler, Carrothers had 10,775 yards passing, second in Mecklenburg County prep history to Chris Leak, who went on to play at Florida.
Maynor said another factor in his decision is that Carrothers hasn't quite grasped the WSSU offense.
"He's been in three offenses the last two years," Maynor said. "When he first got to Grambling, he was in Rod Broadway's offense; then Broadway left and now he had to learn Doug Williams' offense in the spring. And then he came here and had to learn our offense."
Maynor, a former quarterback, said learning a new offense isn't easy.
"That's a lot to take in when you have to learn three offenses like that," Maynor said. "That's a lot to comprehend because you have to know it like the back of your hand when you are the quarterback."
Maynor said the third-string quarterback will be DeShean Townsend, a redshirt freshman from Fayetteville.
"There are so many different variables," Maynor said about the decision to redshirt Carrothers. "He didn't grasp the offense as fast as he wanted and as fast as we would have liked. He'll continue to practice, but he won't travel because we've got to cut back on the amount of players we bring to away games, but he'll dress out for home games and be on the sideline."
Maynor said Carrothers could play this season if there is a rash of injuries.
"He's getting redshirted," Maynor said, "but if something happens that's crazy with injuries, then he could still play and we'd take the redshirt off him."
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