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Post by ibleedblue on Nov 29, 2013 13:47:32 GMT -5
I know its early, but I just want to know if we are still in the running to play in the game.. and if there is any word on who the SWAC team will be?
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Nov 30, 2013 7:06:36 GMT -5
It looks like we will be the MEAC team playing in the game in Orlando on 8/31... the SWAC team is TBD. It will make for interesting theater if it's Grambling.
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Post by numberonebrave on Nov 30, 2013 9:08:01 GMT -5
Good theater and an easy win.......yes
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Post by bluehaze on Nov 30, 2013 12:21:51 GMT -5
Good theater and an easy win.......yes Hopefully the team won't feel that way. New coach, new schemes... We won't know what to prepare for.
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Post by aggierattler on Nov 30, 2013 21:18:30 GMT -5
It looks like we will be the MEAC team playing in the game in Orlando on 8/31... the SWAC team is TBD. It will make for interesting theater if it's Grambling. I'm not so sure that the game will be played in Orlando. By contract, the MEAC/SWAC Challenge is supposed to move back to "SWAC Territory" beginning next season...but that contract could have been amended. Previously, it was played in Birmingham.
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Post by Jesse Jackson's Side eye on Nov 30, 2013 22:18:37 GMT -5
aren't they supposed to be doing extensive renovations to the Citrus Bowl starting in 2014?
...like 90% of the current stadium is gonna be torn down and rebuilt, kind of renovations???
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Post by oldschool on Dec 1, 2013 1:02:46 GMT -5
Yeah ,renovations are supposed to start in January and be finished by November .
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Post by neighborhoodsuperstar on Dec 1, 2013 15:08:29 GMT -5
A&T in the MEAC/SWAC competition equals a waste of a football week. Such a game might not be on the same pathetic level as a VUL or WVSU, but we need legitimate football competition to sharpen this team and the coaching staff. Playing a SWAC opponent doesn't do this. Every team on our schedule (especially non-conference opponents) should be of a premium importance. Let FAMU and BCU play in this crap. There is very little for us to gain with this game....
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Post by codeblu78 on Dec 1, 2013 17:04:30 GMT -5
A&T in the MEAC/SWAC competition equals a waste of a football week. Such a game might not be on the same pathetic level as a VUL or WVSU, but we need legitimate football competition to sharpen this team and the coaching staff. Playing a SWAC opponent doesn't do this. Every team on our schedule (especially non-conference opponents) should be of a premium importance. Let FAMU and BCU play in this crap. There is very little for us to gain with this game.... Being a Central Florida resident, I agree this is a pathetic game. If BCU or FAMU are not playing, I would be surprised if the attendance would reach 15,000. The game is poorly marketed, and playing at noon in Florida (in early September) is just ridiculous. 15,000 attendance in a 65,000 seat stadium is not a good look and embarrassing to the schools involved. Per the other posts, the Citrus Bowl is scheduled for renovation in 2014 and to be completed in time for next years bowl games. I would bet that the game gets scrapped.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Dec 7, 2013 16:54:32 GMT -5
FYI... Jackson State is leading Southern 24-20 in the 3rd Qtr of the SWAC Championship.
Southern vs. A&T would be a very intriguing match-up in a MEAC/SWAC game
The up and coming Aggies vs. the established Jaguars The Blue & Gold Marching Machine vs. The Human Jukebox Golden Delight vs. The Dancing Dolls
I get the fact that it may not happen in Orlando... but a match-up like this would get folks to travel somewhere.
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Post by bluehaze on Dec 7, 2013 18:09:53 GMT -5
Last time we played Southern, they beat us pretty good. However, we went on to win the conference.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Dec 7, 2013 18:13:05 GMT -5
Yeah... that was a decade ago.... it's about time we meet them again.
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Post by durhamgsoaggie on Dec 7, 2013 18:18:03 GMT -5
Jackson State kicked a FG with no time left to send the SWAC title game into OT at 27-27. Southern just won in 2OT 34-27.... The RB for Jackson St had a TD catch in the end zone, but didn't know where he was at on the field and was a couple of inches out of bounds when he made the catch..... Darn shame....
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Post by numberonebrave on Dec 7, 2013 19:51:58 GMT -5
AND Alcorn State beat them both... are you Aggies ready to meet ASU in Orlando???
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Post by AggieGroove on Dec 7, 2013 20:19:35 GMT -5
Southern vs. A&T would be a very intriguing match-up in a MEAC/SWAC game I get the fact that it may not happen in Orlando... but a match-up like this would get folks to travel somewhere. New Orleans would be perfect as place as any in SWAC country......
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