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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 14, 2014 7:05:03 GMT -6
By Doug Roberson (covers Georgia State athletics) The Sun Belt Conference reported revenues of $16.6 million for the fiscal year which ended June 30, 2013, according to information on the 990 form provided by the conference. The league, which includes Georgia State, received $11.5 million in revenues from the NCAA, bowl games and other source. Of that revenue, $2.5 million was distributed to member schools. The conference reported expenses of $14.3 million (which includes the amounts given back to the schools), resulting in a profit (revenue minus expenses) of $2.2 million, with an additional $5 million reported in assets. Interestingly, the Sun Belt’s revenues increased by $5.3 million from $11.2 million compared to the previous year. That increase is the result of: $1.9 million in BCS revenue. $1.4 million in exit fees paid from Middle Tennessee and Florida Atlantic. $1.7 million in bowl revenue because four teams from the conference played in games. In the 2012 fiscal year, the Sun Belt received (in millions): BCS Bowl revenue: $4.1 NCAA and conference tournament revenue: $3.3 Beef O’Brady’s Bowl: $1.1 GoDaddy.com Bowl: $.8 New Orleans Bowl: $.8 Other revenue (Exit feeds): $1.4 Total: $11.5 million ( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 12, 2014 4:02:02 GMT -6
I believe there are a few names missing from this list (two RBs in particular). Ten Sun Belt players to watch this college football season
Matt Murschel | College Gridiron 365 Orlando Sentinel ( Full Article) iconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 5, 2014 14:50:53 GMT -6
JUCO (2013) Arizona Western CC - Jordan Anderson - OLB Tackles - 64 Tackles For Loss - 11 Sacks - 1 Pass Break Ups - 4 Fumble Recoveries - 1 Seems like a decent player to me. Judging by most of what I've found on the internet, he will be a sophmore. It looks as though he played last season at Arizona Western and was going to play football at Butler CC until he got the call from Troy. He (should) have no ties to the three Butler DBs we signed. Though it would have been nice to have four players from Butler who helped keep their opponents at 11.2 points per game. He will have 4 years to play 3. Looks like a good player that may not see the field until 2015 or later. We are pretty deep at LB as it is. According to Anderson, he will be on campus June 22 and will be on the field in 2014 . iconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 5, 2014 8:57:15 GMT -6
@bradhoiseth: It is official, Butler (JUCO) LB @andersondjordan will head to Troy later this month as part of the class of 2014. I think I'll have a beer. Thanks Hemi! I've added his profile to the 2014 Troy Football Signing Class thread. iconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 3, 2014 18:33:42 GMT -6
LENNOXVILLE -- Have you heard the one about the bear in the woods? Trust us. Bear Woods has. He’s heard every joke there is about his name. But this is no joke. The 27-year-old import is expected to be the Alouettes’ starting middle linebacker this season, replacing Shea Emry, who signed with Toronto as a free agent. News occasionally takes its time travelling to Macclenny, Fla., a city in the northern part of the state, just west of Jacksonville. So, when Woods — Jonathan Mark on his driver’s licence — learned of Emry’s defection to the Argonauts, he could be excused for requiring a second reading, just to make sure he got the facts correct. “I was surprised, but not surprised. I truly believed, with my perseverance, this opportunity was going to come at some point,” Woods said Monday, after the Als concluded their second day of training camp workouts at Bishop’s University. “It came this year, and I’m ready to go.” Woods might not be a household name to many fans, but he signed with the Als as a free-agent in late September 2011, slightly more than three weeks after his release by the Atlanta Falcons. His first Canadian Football League start proved disastrous, coming in Montreal’s double-overtime East Division semifinal loss against Hamilton at Olympic Stadium. The Als’ defence allowed 52 points that afternoon, demonstrating in the process — as it had at various points that season — it required an overhaul. Woods, for his part, learned one hour before kickoff he would be replacing the injured Ramon Guzman. As hard as Woods competed, he simply was overmatched and unprepared, Tiger-Cats tailback Avon Cobourne running roughshod through the porous defence. This year will be different... ( Full Article) iconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 3, 2014 18:31:10 GMT -6
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 3, 2014 10:41:35 GMT -6
Previewing Troy’s Offense for 2014
The Trojans are solid and experienced on offense — except at the trigger, where that vital role falls to one of several unknown quantities. Corey Robinson, one of four players in NCAA history with four 3,000-yard passing seasons, could be replaced by returning third-teamer Dallas Tidwell (19 pass attempts in two seasons) or redshirt freshman Brandon Silvers. Troy also signed junior college transfers Dontreal Pruitt and Connor Bravard in January. The position remains up for grabs heading into preseason camp. Whoever winds up at quarterback will be surrounded by skilled veterans from the Sun Belt’s top scoring team in 2013. Junior Brandon Burks ran for 675 yards and sophomore Jordan Chunn for 514 last year, with Chunn finding the end zone 14 times to lead the nation’s freshman running backs. Even though Sun Belt career touchdown catch leader Eric Thomas is gone, the wide receiver group boasts big numbers. Junior Bryan Holmes tied for third nationally with five catches of more than 50 yards to go with seven scores. Senior B.J. Chitty split time with Holmes in the spring and has 59 career grabs. Speedy senior Chandler Worthy moves from an inside slot to the outside after catching two touchdown passes last year, and K.D. Edenfield, son of offensive coordinator Kenny Edenfield, takes over at one inside slot. The Trojans’ deepest position offensively is up front, even though the three returning starters were sidelined with injuries for spring drills. All-Sun Belt right tackle Terrence Jones anchors the group. Dalton Bennett played right guard and left tackle last year but is in a battle with Caleb Carbine at center. Troy, which gets a boost from Ole Miss transfer Ethan Hutson at guard, allowed only 19 sacks on 483 pass attempts last season. Previewing Troy’s Defense for 2014
As potent as Troy’s offense was, its defense was just as porous last season. The Trojans were last in the league in total defense (483.2 ypg) and scoring defense (35.9 ppg), and now they have to replace three of their starting front four. Only junior end Tyler Roberts, who led the down linemen in tackles and had 5.5 sacks, returns. In search of immediate help, the staff signed four junior college defensive linemen in February. The outlook is better behind that group, with senior starters Mark Wilson and Wayland Coleman-Dancer back at the two linebacker slots. Wilson has 16 starts in two seasons and 102 career tackles. Troy’s secondary had only six interceptions as a group last season... ( Full Article) iconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 2, 2014 3:49:18 GMT -6
I believe this would be a lateral career move for Hartwell. However, you can't blame him for saying that the job would be "intriguing" His 2013 Salary at Troy was $210,000 The 2013 Salary for GSU's AD was $290,000 Bottom line, if we want to keep him, we must compensate him accordingly. If we don't, it will only be a matter of time before something better comes along ( take a look at this list). sFi_lance
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 1, 2014 20:19:49 GMT -6
via Twitter: Louisiana Scout.Com @louisianascout 5h
Big @tunabanks At UL NO Camp!
CHRISTOPHER (NOAH) BANKS Offensive tackle Pensacola, Florida West Florida Tech Ht:6'4" Wt:309 lbs Class:2015 (High School)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on Jun 1, 2014 18:00:32 GMT -6
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 30, 2014 4:23:25 GMT -6
Troy played four quarterbacks - junior Dallas Tidwell, redshirt freshmen Brandon Silvers, junior college transfers Dontreal Pruitt and Connor Bravard - in the spring game. After the game, Troy coach Larry Blakeney said he wasn't sure who was going to start in the opener. As for UAB, new coach Bill Clark must replace Jonathan Perry and Austin Brown. Perry finished his senior season last year while Brown transferred to Charleston Southern after two seasons. Perry threw for 1,379 yards, 10 touchdowns and six interceptions while Brown passed for 1,199 yards and nine touchdowns and three picks. The Blazers have three quarterbacks on its roster -- juniors Myles McKee, Mike Miller and redshirt freshman Jeremiah Briscoe - their future starter is en route. Arsenio Favor is looking to transfer to UAB after he graduates from Alabama State later this summer. The Montgomery native started college career at Southern Mississippi before transferring to Alabama State. Last season, he played sparingly for the Hornets before having a season-ending knee injury. He threw for 273 yards and a touchdown in five games last season, but will be the favorite to win the starting job at UAB. ( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 29, 2014 10:43:42 GMT -6
DESTIN, Fla. -- Bill Battle has tried everything. He's called dozens of teams. He's deployed help from ESPN and SEC. He's inquired about teams switching dates to come to Tuscaloosa. After all that, he still has one vacancy on Alabama's 2015 schedule. “Right now we'd take anybody,” Battle said. This is the reality of the SEC staying with an eight-game schedule -- the merits of which I've argued strengthen the league's positioning until the College Football Playoff calls its bluff. But some years teams will have trouble getting good games. In this case, Alabama was hurt by the SEC's recent months-long scheduling moratorium as it figured out its future conference format. Can somebody help Battle out and play Alabama? Sounds like the Tide would even take a home-and-home at this point, but Battle said he's not sure that's feasible because “everybody's scheduled for '15.” Alabama has Wisconsin and Louisiana-Monroe on the non-conference schedule, and though Battle doesn't remember the third game offhand, Alabama is expected to play an FCS opponent in mid-November, according to a source. That means Battle probably can't schedule another FCS for strength-of-schedule purposes, though he sounds desperate enough to do just that. Or what about BYU, whose independence creates scheduling issues in the College Football Playoff era? “We've called everybody we know,” Battle responded. ( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 29, 2014 6:26:59 GMT -6
No inappropriate comments please. This is a sad situation.The New Mexico State University football team is looking for a new offensive line coach after current coach Chris Symington was caught huffing compressed air twice in a four-day span. From the Las Cruces Sun-News: Police responded Tuesday to the CVS Pharmacy on North Main about 11:15 a.m. because Symington had locked himself in a bathroom and was huffing compressed air, the report states. He admitted to huffing when questioned by the officer. The officer described Symington as "disoriented," but cooperative. He issued Symington a criminal citation. Sunday night, Symington received his first criminal citation after a different LCPD officer found him "slumped over sitting in his vehicle and apparently having seizures," a police report states. Symington was hired on May 9, but has now resigned due to his huffing problem. His wife told police that they are returning to their hometown of Pueblo, Colorado, so that Symington can enter a rehab program. This story just got a lot less surprising for anyone who knows anything about Pueblo, as the town is almost exclusively populated by meth cooks and drug addicts. Don't huff compressed air, kids, and don't live in Pueblo. ( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 29, 2014 4:46:52 GMT -6
by Chris Lang (Liberty Sports Guru) With the Sun Belt’s decision to stand pat at 11 full-time members for the immediate future, I wanted to address a number of questions that have come my way in recent weeks in regards to Liberty’s relationship with the FBS league. After speaking with LU president Jerry Falwell Jr. and athletics director Jeff Barber on Wednesday, I have a better idea of what’s actually going on, so let’s get to it. Did Liberty have the nine votes needed to gain a supermajority among the Sun Belt presidents?
The answer to this is clearly no, otherwise, the presidents would have voted. Conferences rarely bring up schools for membership votes when they know a prospective member will not get the necessary votes for inclusion. At that point, a vote is a formality. Now the fact that the Sun Belt chose not to vote on expansion at all rather than cast a public ‘no’ vote against Liberty is promising for the future for LU. It shows the conference is not ready to completely shut the door on Liberty. How much does Liberty’s football track record have to do with its ability to move up? Not much, frankly. Georgia State has one of the worst programs in the country, but the Panthers play in Atlanta and the Sun Belt was interested in moving into that market. Charlotte had yet to play a game before being invited to Conference USA. Again, a market issue. On the other hand, Georgia Southern and Appalachian State were both very attractive to the Sun Belt because of their past football success and because they were name brands at the FCS level. Still, I don’t think that this vote would have changed much had Liberty made five FCS playoff appearances in the last five years. Liberty is a private school trying to join a conference full of state public institutions. It takes time to get the presidents of said institutions to warm up to the idea of accepting such an outlier. Are Eastern Kentucky and Missouri State serious candidates to move up?
Those two programs were both publicly tied to the Sun Belt in recent months. Missouri State’s president denied contact with the league. Eastern Kentucky’s administration said late last year it was exploring a potential move. By spring, EKU said it was committed to staying in FCS for the time being and improving its facilities. MSU would seem to be the more logical candidate to move, though its president made it sound like basketball was much more of a priority than football to its alumni. Eastern Kentucky, from what I can surmise, is still several years away from seriously entertaining a move because it needs massive facility improvements. And from the first glance EKU’s numbers in the OPE database, it appears EKU has some work to do on the Title IX side of things to get ready for a potential move. Missouri State would be only the second FBS program in its state, joining Missouri. EKU would join a crowded FBS scene in Kentucky that includes Louisville, Kentucky and Western Kentucky. But what about UMass?( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 27, 2014 17:24:14 GMT -6
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – The New England Patriots announced that they have signed two rookie free agents: WR Wilson Van Hooser (Troy) and WR Reese Wiggins (East Carolina). Terms of the contracts were not announced. Van Hooser, 23, transferred to Troy for the 2013 season after beginning his college career at Tulane. The 6-foot, 197-pounder was a three-year letter winner for Tulane, finishing with 55 receptions for 805 yards and nine touchdowns. Last season at Troy, he played in 10 games and finished with 13 receptions for 188 yards and two touchdowns and returned 15 kicks for 237 yards. Full ArticleiconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 27, 2014 15:37:45 GMT -6
Wilson Van Hooser is a New England Patriot!
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 26, 2014 19:57:06 GMT -6
Cam will be working with the Chiefs, but details are not currently available.
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 22, 2014 6:05:05 GMT -6
According to Jeff Bidwell: Corey Robinson is no longer with the Browns. SD and JAX are still interested. For now...he's headed to workout for the Tiger Cats (CFL)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 21, 2014 16:27:32 GMT -6
Sun Belt Conference Membership Discussion The Sun Belt Conference has suspended any further discussion or consideration to add any additional members to the league for the immediate future."While we may explore adding a 12th all-sports member join the Sun Belt Conference, at this time we are moving the conference forward with our membership as is," said Sun Belt Conference Commissioner Karl Benson. "Come July 1 the membership will be stable for the first time in over two years with no incoming or departing members. The makeup of that 11 all-sports conference will give us more than just stability - it will give us strength and opportunity." ( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 21, 2014 14:20:56 GMT -6
Welcome!
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 21, 2014 5:11:58 GMT -6
By Jeremy Wise jwise@dothaneagle.com TROY – The 2014 Troy baseball season may have been filled with inconsistencies, but after a strong ending, head coach Bobby Pierce thinks his Trojans can win the Sun Belt Conference tournament. “We’re proud of our guys for continuing to stay the course, and not only get into the tournament, but be a sixth seed,” Pierce said. “It wasn’t but a week ago that we were on the outside looking in. The wins we got in the last two weekends made a huge difference.” Only eight of the conference’s 10 teams make the tournament, which begins today in Mobile. Before the final weekend series against South Alabama, the Trojans were in ninth place in the conference standings. Troy won the first two games against the Jaguars, though, elevating them to sixth place. Troy lost the last game 7-3 when Jags pitcher Kevin Hill struck out 14 in a complete game. Pierce said if his lineup performs as well as it did in the first two games of the South Alabama series, his squad can do well in the tournament. “I really like the at-bats and the way (the players) competed on Thursday and Friday, the first two games of the South series,” he said. “However, I thought Hill outcompeted our lineup on Saturday after we had found out we played our way (into the tournament). I saw they let off the gas … and now you’ve got to mash the gas again when you should have never let it off.” ( Full Article)
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 20, 2014 5:23:37 GMT -6
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 20, 2014 4:55:58 GMT -6
DESTIN, Fla. - The Sun Belt Conference is holding its annual spring meetings at the Sandestin Beach Hilton this week. Coaches and administrators for the league's 11 members started gathering Sunday for meetings and discussions about the league and its future. During a long day of meetings and other duties, Sun Belt commissioner Karl Benson took a few minutes to talk with the Alabama Media Group's Tommy Hicks to talk about some of the issues facing the league and its future. Q: Will there be any movement this week on conference membership? A: I'm not expecting that any decision will be made and that we will continue to evaluate and assess. As much as I've gone on record and indicated a strong desire to get to 12 teams, not just for football, but for all sports, I don't think we need to rush to a decision. We're still in a period of transition. We're adding App State (Appalachian State) and Georgia Southern. These meetings are the first time in three years that there isn't somebody serving a lame duck season. All 11 teams are in the Sun Belt and planning and preparing and trying to build the Sun Belt. We finally have a full set of members around the table here this week and as we go into next season, everyone is in and that's what we should be focusing on and building what we have. Q: Is there a preferred timetable or an existing timetable for adding another team to the league? A: It's usually done in the January, February, March, April quarter of the year. Not that it can't happen some other time of the year, but that's the traditional time. Check out the Full Article Here, it's a good read!
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 20, 2014 4:52:28 GMT -6
By Jeremy Wise jwise@dothaneagle.com TROY – While most accolades that a teenage baseball player collects may come from the high school ranks, it may be the summer baseball he plays that matters most to his career. Troy’s Marc Skinner is an example of that. Despite being a starting pitcher for Smiths Station High, the freshman has had incredible success as a Trojan reliever in 2014. He has thrown 60 innings out of the Trojans’ bullpen this season, posting a 1.50 earned run average – best in the Sun Belt Conference. Skinner also leads the teams in wins and saves at five each – successes that go beyond even his wildest dreams. “My first game in, I was just hoping to get out there and get some innings under my belt,” he said. “I didn’t expect to have the lowest ERA.” Skinner posted a 9-2 record and 0.48 ERA as a starter for Smiths Station but the all-state shortstop closed games for some of his summer league teams, he said. That was enough experience for Troy head coach Bobby Pierce to want to use him as a reliever. “That has been his background,” Pierce said. “He was an all-state shortstop, but we did recruit him as a pitcher with the idea that he could be the next of a long line of really successful end-game type guys.” Pierce, of course, was concerned about how a freshman would handle the pressure of being a late reliever on college baseball’s biggest level, but Skinner has succeeded in the role. ( Full Article) iconTroy3
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Post by Trojan Warrior on May 18, 2014 19:00:31 GMT -6
Rant Sports College Football RankingsAfter a 6-6 campaign last season, the Troy Trojans are hoping for better things in 2014. Troy has 16 starters returning this season, but the Trojans will have to find a new quarterback. Head coach Larry Blakeney, a staple on the sidelines for Troy, returns for his 24th season at the helm of the program. Blakeney has a record of 175-104-1 (.627) during his tenure at Troy. Last season, the season was setting up nicely for the Trojans, as they were 5-3 after eight games. But a three-game losing streak derailed any hopes of winning the Sun Belt Conference and also dashed hopes of a bowl game. Offense
Blakeney and his staff must find a replacement for record-setting quarterback Corey Robinson, who graduated after an outstanding career at Troy. Robinson set numerous Troy and Sun Belt Conference records during his career, and is one of only four players in NCAA history to have four seasons with at least 3,000 yards passing and 3,000 yards of total offense. Troy will likely turn to either junior Dallas Tidwell or redshirt freshman Brandon Silvers as Robinson’s replacement. Tidwell is the only quarterback candidate with college game experience, as he has thrown 19 passes, two for touchdowns, in his two years at Troy. Silvers was rated as the 27th-best quarterback in the country coming out of high school, and he appears to be the quarterback of the future for the Trojans. Whether that future begins this season or not remains to be seen. The new quarterback will be able to rely on what should be a solid running game again this season. Junior Brandon Burks led the team in rushing last season with 675 yards on 134 carries with two touchdowns. His running mate in the backfield, Jordan Chunn, had 514 yards on 128 carries and scored 14 touchdowns. At wide receiver, Troy has quite a bit of depth, with Bryan Holmes, B.J. Chitty, K.D. Edenfield and Chandler Worthy all returning. Junior college transfer Jarvis Bentley is also expected to be a contributor this season. The offensive line will also be a strong unit for Troy in 2014. All-Sun Belt performer Terrence Jones returns, as do starters Dalton Bennett, Antonio Garcia and Tommy Stephens. Defense
The defensive line will be an area of concern for Troy this season. The Trojans must replace three of four starters this year. However, the one returnee is All-Sun Belt defensive end Tyler Roberts, who has 15 tackles for loss over his two seasons at Troy. Jamal Stadom appears to be in line to start at the other defensive end position, while Lonnie Gosha and Billy Dobbs appear to be the frontrunners to play the tackle positions. Read more at www.rantsports.com/ncaa-football/2014/05/18/rant-sports-college-football-rankings-no-98-troy-trojans/
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