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DEL.ICIO.USFAMU struts its stuff for ESPN
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Florida A&M fans turned out in big numbers Saturday as ESPN’s popular GameDay show was broadcast live from the Tallahassee campus.
When predicting the winner of the game, Lee Corso donned the hat of the Rattler Venon mascot as seen in a photo on the Tallahassee Democrat website. As for the game, Corso got it right as the Rattlers rebounded from an early 10-0 deficit to roll to a 45-24 victory and give Hampton its fourth straight loss.
Albany State falls in Division II playoffs: The Rams lost in the first round of the Division II playoffs for the third consecutive year, but the 34-22 loss to Tusculum might be remembered as the most frustrating of the three.
The Rams were the dominant team, holding the lead for most of the game until a key roughing-the-punter penalty turned the tide. Tusculum responded with a pair of TDs in the final four minutes for the victory.
“I think it was a huge momentum swing,” Albany State coach Mike White was quoted as saying in a story in Sunday’s Albany Herald. “I thought we had control, and that time we were in what we call ‘punt safe.’ You just don’t expect that to happen, but sometimes it does. What a bad time for it to happen.”
SWAC update: Defending conference champion Jackson State clinched the Eastern Division title Saturday with its 37-21 victory over Alabama A&M. The Tigers will defend their title Dec. 13 in the SWAC championship game against one of two teams from the Western Division - Grambling, the current division leader which has an unbeaten conference record with two games remaining, or second-place Prairie View, which finished its regular season with a 6-1 conference record (9-1 overall).
Unfortunately for the Panthers, their one conference loss was a 40-16 thumping at the hands of Grambling, which would have to lose to Texas Southern and Southern for Prairie View to advance.
Complete Black College scoreboard (courtesy of Onnidan)
Arkansas-Pine Bluff 34, Miss Valley State 0
Bethune-Cookman 14, Howard 12
Charleston Southern 48, Edward Waters 6
Delaware State 34, Norfolk State 28
Florida A&M 45, Hampton 24
Jackson State 37, Alabama A&M 21
Jacksonville State 26, Tennessee State 21
Langston 28, Bacone 9
N.C. Central 23, Winston-Salem State 16
NW Oklahoma State 58, Texas College 27
Prairie View A&M 37, Alcorn State 3
Savannah State 24, Webber International 7
Southern 15, Alabama State 0
S.C. State 32, Morgan State 0
Tusculum 34, Albany State 22
All-time Black College football team: A conversation began here on Friday in regards to the All-time Black College football team. Once again, check out the entire team by clicking here and let me know what you think.
Editor’s Note: For the latest news and notes on Black College football, click here and visit the AJC’s HBCU football page.
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By HBCUFan
November 16, 2008 4:28 PM | Link to this
Great job FAMU, I watched and enjoyed all of Gameday, great seeing the band out there too.
By Ronnie B
November 17, 2008 9:02 AM | Link to this
It was good to see GameDay on the FAMU campus. Nice exposure for Black College football. As for the games, what’s up with Tennessee State? I hope they don’t lose a playoff berth with that loss. S.C. State keeps winning, they are definitely for real. As for the all-time team, anybody remember Harold Carmichael, the big tall receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles back in the day? He went to Southern and could’ve probably made that list.
By HowardMan
November 17, 2008 11:21 AM | Link to this
FAMU deserves all the praise for the BIG turnout this weekend. I’ve watch GameDay every weekend for over 9 years and that FAMU crowd was as large as any at a Big 12 or SEC site. Good lookin’ out FAMU!
On entirely different note…I would encourage everyone to join me today at noon for an hour of intense prayer for my pitiful Howard Bison. Two weeks ago they were embarrassed 56-0 on national TV. Now they lose to a Bethune-Cookman team whose coach dresses like he’s trying to catch at a Frankie Beverley and Maze concert. For all my friends, now you know why I cry!
By Leo Willingham
November 17, 2008 12:16 PM | Link to this
HowardMan, What’s your take on why the mighty Bison are headed in a downward direction? Falcons beat writer D. Orlando Ledbetter is a proud Howard graduate, but even he’s at a loss right now as to why Howard isn’t winning.
As for FAM, it was good to see GameDay in Tallahassee. Great exposure for the school and black colleges in general.
By Big Blue Fan
November 17, 2008 1:10 PM | Link to this
I saw someone earlier asking about Tennessee State. I was wondering about them as well. Will their loss over the weekend knock them out of the playoffs?
By Leo Willingham
November 17, 2008 2:38 PM | Link to this
Big Blue Fan,
Tennessee State still has an outside shot of making the playoffs, but it must win against Murray State this weekend. The Tigers lost a shot at winning the Ohio Valley Conference with their last-minute loss to Jacksonville State last weekend. TSU can still get an at-large berth to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) — formerly known as Division I-AA — playoffs.
By Brian
November 17, 2008 5:40 PM | Link to this
Congrata Savannah State on a decent season under a new coach and also congrats to Clark Atlanta for notching its first winning season in while. Go Rattlers too, my wife is a Rattler.
By Proud Rattler
November 17, 2008 7:01 PM | Link to this
I was so pleased to see ESPN’s College GameDay at my alma mater. It was great seeing the GameDay crew at FAMU and showcasing HBCU football. The crew did a wonderful job reminding the nation of the great contributions football players from HBCU’s have made to the NFL. Also Lee Corso has done and seen EVERYTHING - and I appreciate him so much for that!!! Plus the icing on the cake was Corso putting on Venom’s head and doing the strike - PRICELESS!