((HT: ESPNU))
Last night, Mississippi Valley State was taking on Grambling in a rare Thursday night SWAC football game.
Obviously, someone forgot to reprogram the system not to go off for its nightly run- since there were teams playing at the time...
The Delta Devil got in some fun in the endzone
So, as a word of warning to all other football programs- be sure to reset your timers when you play on a funky night
Showing posts with label Grambling. Show all posts
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Friday, November 7, 2014
Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Jackson State Suing Over Grambling Flap, Probably...
((HT: ESPN/WAPT-TV))
As if Grambling didn't have enough problems this season- most of them seemingly created by their own hand...
But, now, it appears that Jackson State University is suing Grambling over the no-show for their homecoming game...
The JSU family was damaged. Our Homecoming game draws tens of thousands of fans. The university intends to use litigation to be made whole for our direct and indirect financial losses,” Eric Stringfellow, Jackson State's director of university communications, wrote in a message on the JSU website.
“We have a fiduciary responsibility to Mississippi taxpayers and the JSU community to mitigate our ongoing and substantial losses. Jackson State plans to pursue litigation against Grambling State and others.”
Stringfellow also maintained that Grambling told them, as late as Friday afternoon, that they were still coming.
Here's Andrew Kinsey discussing with Toni Collins...
Stringfellow maintains that the financial losses for the university and the city could be in the millions of dollars, but Grambling spokesperson Will Sutton told Ros Dumlao Gannett of the Shreveport Times that he hoped any kind of legal stuff could be avoided:
“It’s one thing to say litigation, it’s another thing to file. So if there is further action, we’ll look for the filing of the suit. And we’ll proceed from there,” Sutton said. “But we certainly meant no harm to our neighbor to the east, and we did everything we could to get everybody there (Jackson) and be an important part of their weekend celebration.”
This will be interesting to see of this makes it to the courts, and if it does, what kind of financial recourse Jackson State (and, maybe, even the city of Jackson) has in this case. It could set up some kind of precedent for bailouts like this in the future. But the Grambling case is so extreme, that it may have to be held on its own pedestal...
As if Grambling didn't have enough problems this season- most of them seemingly created by their own hand...
But, now, it appears that Jackson State University is suing Grambling over the no-show for their homecoming game...
The JSU family was damaged. Our Homecoming game draws tens of thousands of fans. The university intends to use litigation to be made whole for our direct and indirect financial losses,” Eric Stringfellow, Jackson State's director of university communications, wrote in a message on the JSU website.
“We have a fiduciary responsibility to Mississippi taxpayers and the JSU community to mitigate our ongoing and substantial losses. Jackson State plans to pursue litigation against Grambling State and others.”
Stringfellow also maintained that Grambling told them, as late as Friday afternoon, that they were still coming.
Here's Andrew Kinsey discussing with Toni Collins...
Stringfellow maintains that the financial losses for the university and the city could be in the millions of dollars, but Grambling spokesperson Will Sutton told Ros Dumlao Gannett of the Shreveport Times that he hoped any kind of legal stuff could be avoided:
“It’s one thing to say litigation, it’s another thing to file. So if there is further action, we’ll look for the filing of the suit. And we’ll proceed from there,” Sutton said. “But we certainly meant no harm to our neighbor to the east, and we did everything we could to get everybody there (Jackson) and be an important part of their weekend celebration.”
This will be interesting to see of this makes it to the courts, and if it does, what kind of financial recourse Jackson State (and, maybe, even the city of Jackson) has in this case. It could set up some kind of precedent for bailouts like this in the future. But the Grambling case is so extreme, that it may have to be held on its own pedestal...
Monday, October 21, 2013
Grambling Players Decide to Come Back and Finish Season
((ht: shreveporttimes.com))So, the protest lasted for a couple of practices and a now forfeited game.
The Tigers of Grambling University decided on Monday that they'd finish their football season. Of course this comes after what we mentioned in the first sentence of our story.
By now, most sports fans have heard the rallying cry. The team basically walked out early last week, complaining about: facilities, conditions, bus rides and their then interim coach (in no particular order). They then decided after not practicing half the week, to not play against Jackson State.
On short notice for Jackson State. On their homecoming.
So...the players decided today (Monday) to return to practice, senior Naquan Smith said in a released statement; "As part of the athletic program at Grambling State University, the football team took a stance on something we thought was right. We did not quit on our university. There are many problems that exist and if no one says anything, nothing will come of our institution. We hope coach Eddie Robinson and his legendary players can appreciate that we stood up for what we believe is right"
More from the Shreveport Times RIGHT HERE
Interesting.
We too admire the players for uniting and standing up for something. But. At what cost? Yes, the Grambling facilities appear to be substandard, particularly if you compare them to the palaces of the SEC or Big 12.
But that should not be a surprise.
We feel for them and for all the schools who don't have the gazillions of dollars that the BCS schools do. But the school also has the obligation to keep the facilities clean. Look at what the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are going through right now with MRSA.
Good luck to the players and we hope that all have learned something from this. Grambling and many of the schools on their level of competition play college football for the love of the game. They don't get the bazillion dollar contracts from ESPN and unfortunately never will. But they, as much as anyone have been a pipeline to NFL teams.
Sunday, October 20, 2013
Grambling President Speaks... If You Wanna Call It That...
((HT: ESPN))
Pedro Gomez has been hip-deep in the shenanigans going on at Grambling these days...
The university president has finally given a sit-down and you tell me how this sounds...
Grambling had to forfeit the game with Jackson State when only 22 players showed up on the bus that was heading to play the game Saturday. The school had to pay a $20,000 fine for the "no contest" and practice should be an adventure this week if players want to still sit out.
President Pogue sent a letter of apology to JSU:
“It was with deep regret that I called Dr. Meyers and told her what had happened,” Pogue said. “We have had our financial challenges this year, and unfortunately too many of our players don’t understand the degree of our fiscal challenges. We are sorry.”
“We share many of the frustrations of our players and we continue to work to balance those concerns with the financial restraints that have been placed on our institution by the state. However, though recent events have resulted in an unfortunate homecoming gap in the always exciting JSU homecoming weekend of activities, we ask that JSU alumni and fans respect the right of our football players to freely express their concerns as we do.”
But there aren't a whole lot of people who are talking about it these days in town and those who do aren't giving any names...
Pedro Gomez has been hip-deep in the shenanigans going on at Grambling these days...
The university president has finally given a sit-down and you tell me how this sounds...
Grambling had to forfeit the game with Jackson State when only 22 players showed up on the bus that was heading to play the game Saturday. The school had to pay a $20,000 fine for the "no contest" and practice should be an adventure this week if players want to still sit out.
President Pogue sent a letter of apology to JSU:
“It was with deep regret that I called Dr. Meyers and told her what had happened,” Pogue said. “We have had our financial challenges this year, and unfortunately too many of our players don’t understand the degree of our fiscal challenges. We are sorry.”
“We share many of the frustrations of our players and we continue to work to balance those concerns with the financial restraints that have been placed on our institution by the state. However, though recent events have resulted in an unfortunate homecoming gap in the always exciting JSU homecoming weekend of activities, we ask that JSU alumni and fans respect the right of our football players to freely express their concerns as we do.”
But there aren't a whole lot of people who are talking about it these days in town and those who do aren't giving any names...
Friday, October 18, 2013
Reports: Grambling Football Team Boycotting Saturday Game
((ht: shreveporttimes.com))
It appears the mutiny/boycott by players on the Grambling University Football team isn't over.
Multiple reports say the team has made a decision NOT to travel to their game on Saturday at Jackson State. A 3:30 p.m central time deadline on the team departing Shreveport, Louisiana to travel to Jackson has come and gone and the team is nowhere to be found.
The Shreveport Times reports the buses that were to be used to transport the team to Jackson, Mississippi are sitting empty, in a parking lot at the school, with the school's band standing in wait and practicing while waiting to see if the team arrives.
However, reports from Jackson says Jackson State has not been told the game has been cancelled. The game, which is Jackson State's homecoming, would be a forfeit if Grambling doesn't show and would cost the Tigers a significant amount of money.
More from the Shreveport Times RIGHT HERE
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger chimes in RIGHT HERE
Monroe Times (LA) reporter Sean Isabella took this photo of the bizarre scene:
We won't go too deep on the back story to all of this. The school on Thursday reassigned interim head coach George Ragsdale and promoted Dennis Winston to be the school's 3rd head coach this season.
The players, they still seem to be simmering over accusations the school's administration has withheld meals on road trips, long bus rides and poor conditions in the school's facilities. The protests began in earnest on Tuesday after a players was kicked out of a weight training session after voicing his opinion on how things were going this season.
Here's the reports from Shreveport...
((HT: KSLA-TV))
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather
Jackson State is looking to have the game called a conference win instead of a "no contest..."
It appears the mutiny/boycott by players on the Grambling University Football team isn't over.
Multiple reports say the team has made a decision NOT to travel to their game on Saturday at Jackson State. A 3:30 p.m central time deadline on the team departing Shreveport, Louisiana to travel to Jackson has come and gone and the team is nowhere to be found.
The Shreveport Times reports the buses that were to be used to transport the team to Jackson, Mississippi are sitting empty, in a parking lot at the school, with the school's band standing in wait and practicing while waiting to see if the team arrives.
However, reports from Jackson says Jackson State has not been told the game has been cancelled. The game, which is Jackson State's homecoming, would be a forfeit if Grambling doesn't show and would cost the Tigers a significant amount of money.
More from the Shreveport Times RIGHT HERE
The Jackson Clarion-Ledger chimes in RIGHT HERE
Monroe Times (LA) reporter Sean Isabella took this photo of the bizarre scene:
Five-minute warning. Still no signs of players. Busses are incredibly lonely. pic.twitter.com/52NYCjSDlQ
— Sean Isabella (@ST_IsabellaTNS) October 18, 2013
We won't go too deep on the back story to all of this. The school on Thursday reassigned interim head coach George Ragsdale and promoted Dennis Winston to be the school's 3rd head coach this season.
The players, they still seem to be simmering over accusations the school's administration has withheld meals on road trips, long bus rides and poor conditions in the school's facilities. The protests began in earnest on Tuesday after a players was kicked out of a weight training session after voicing his opinion on how things were going this season.
Here's the reports from Shreveport...
((HT: KSLA-TV))
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather
Jackson State is looking to have the game called a conference win instead of a "no contest..."
Thursday, October 17, 2013
PM Grambling UPDATE: No Players, Another New Head Coach
((HT: KSLA-TV))
The flame out of the once-proud Grambling football program is reaching "profound dumpster fire" stage...
Day two of the football players inactivity has reportedly led to the dismissal of interim head coach George Ragsdale and the appointing of new interim head coach Dennis Winston.
The Tigers have traded their OC for their DC. Ragsdale will be reassigned within the athletic department...
Ragsdale was, apparently, on his cell phone calling players this afternoon wondering aloud if they were going to attend practice. The answer was an easy "no" for the squad after meetings this week didn't go well with the administration of the university.
Here's the latest this afternoon...
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather
Sean Isabella of the Monroe (LA) News-Star newspaper caught up with Ragsdale who left campus ten minutes before practice was supposed to begin this afternoon:
"...safety Naquan Smith gave a surprising admission Thursday during a public demonstration by the students.
“As a team, we feel like we wanted (Ragsdale) to actually step down,” Smith said. “(The team) is behind us because they know what we’ve been going through. They know the struggle. We said we’re behind each other 100 percent.”
Ragsdale took the high road and said he still had faith in his team despite the turmoil.
“If that’s what they felt, they wanted me gone,” Ragsdale said. “I loved them whether they wanted me gone or not. Maybe they didn’t like my coaching methods.”
Thursday afternoon campus police had placed barricades up blocking the roads to practice facility before the scheduled 5PM practice. News media were told that they were to leave campus and any players were off limits for interviews...
Grambling is scheduled to play Jackson State this week, and the HQ would love to know what this game is going to look like...
The flame out of the once-proud Grambling football program is reaching "profound dumpster fire" stage...
Day two of the football players inactivity has reportedly led to the dismissal of interim head coach George Ragsdale and the appointing of new interim head coach Dennis Winston.
The Tigers have traded their OC for their DC. Ragsdale will be reassigned within the athletic department...
Ragsdale was, apparently, on his cell phone calling players this afternoon wondering aloud if they were going to attend practice. The answer was an easy "no" for the squad after meetings this week didn't go well with the administration of the university.
Here's the latest this afternoon...
KSLA News 12 Shreveport, Louisiana News Weather
Sean Isabella of the Monroe (LA) News-Star newspaper caught up with Ragsdale who left campus ten minutes before practice was supposed to begin this afternoon:
"...safety Naquan Smith gave a surprising admission Thursday during a public demonstration by the students.
“As a team, we feel like we wanted (Ragsdale) to actually step down,” Smith said. “(The team) is behind us because they know what we’ve been going through. They know the struggle. We said we’re behind each other 100 percent.”
Ragsdale took the high road and said he still had faith in his team despite the turmoil.
“If that’s what they felt, they wanted me gone,” Ragsdale said. “I loved them whether they wanted me gone or not. Maybe they didn’t like my coaching methods.”
Thursday afternoon campus police had placed barricades up blocking the roads to practice facility before the scheduled 5PM practice. News media were told that they were to leave campus and any players were off limits for interviews...
Grambling is scheduled to play Jackson State this week, and the HQ would love to know what this game is going to look like...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Has Grambling Hit Rock Bottom...??? No--UPDATED
((HT: KTBS-TV Shreveport))
The once proud organization is 0-7 this year and haven't won a game since the 2011 SWAC title game...
They lost 48-0 to Alcorn last week and, now, according to the Shreveport Times, players have walked out of an administrative meeting on Tuesday and skipping a team practice this afternoon.
Here's FOSG Paul Crane...
KTBS.com - Shreveport, LA News, Weather and Sports
From the Matt Vines article:
The source said the teams’ frustrations have been boiling over a period time. Those frustrations include what’s considered as general disrespect from administration, not receiving all meals on road trips, taking a bus to distant locations like Kansas City and Indianapolis and the poor state of facilities like the weight room.
Players attended morning weight training until the session abruptly ended after one player was kicked out after voicing his opinion in Tuesday’s meeting. All players left the weight training session.
Vines' source called the walk-out a mutiny...
Updated Thursday afternoon: The Shreveport Times reports interim coach George Ragsdale has been let go and Defensive coordinator Dennis Winston would finish out the season as coach. For now. Also, the team did not practice on Thursday, but intends to play Saturday's game vs. Jackson State.
The once proud organization is 0-7 this year and haven't won a game since the 2011 SWAC title game...
They lost 48-0 to Alcorn last week and, now, according to the Shreveport Times, players have walked out of an administrative meeting on Tuesday and skipping a team practice this afternoon.
Here's FOSG Paul Crane...
KTBS.com - Shreveport, LA News, Weather and Sports
From the Matt Vines article:
The source said the teams’ frustrations have been boiling over a period time. Those frustrations include what’s considered as general disrespect from administration, not receiving all meals on road trips, taking a bus to distant locations like Kansas City and Indianapolis and the poor state of facilities like the weight room.
Players attended morning weight training until the session abruptly ended after one player was kicked out after voicing his opinion in Tuesday’s meeting. All players left the weight training session.
Vines' source called the walk-out a mutiny...
Updated Thursday afternoon: The Shreveport Times reports interim coach George Ragsdale has been let go and Defensive coordinator Dennis Winston would finish out the season as coach. For now. Also, the team did not practice on Thursday, but intends to play Saturday's game vs. Jackson State.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Central Arkansas Puts Up 30... In Baseball...
((HT: UCA Athletics/Big League Stew))
Normally, when the HQ talks about the University of Central Arkansas, we're discussing either Scottie Pippen or the purple and black turf they have for the football stadium...
now, we'll talk to you about their baseball prowess... at least on one night...
The Bears played Grambling and the Tigers had a really bad night...
Here's the Purple Bears highlights... and there are a lot of them...
In 12 of their 24 wins, the Bears have score double digits... including a 19 against Mississippi Valley...
In the Tigers game... here's their box score...
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 30 (24-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Forrestt Allday rf....... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3
Logan Moon rf........... 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 4
Blake Marchal 2b......... 8 3 5 2 0 1 2 1 2
Ethan Harris lf.......... 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Tyler Langley lf/cf..... 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 2
Scott Zimmerle 1b........ 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 3
Doug Votolato 1b/3b..... 3 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 3
Jonathan Davis cf........ 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Bock lf......... 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Marietta c/1b.... 7 6 7 11 1 0 5 2 0
Chris Townsend dh........ 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nick Rougeau ph/dh...... 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Justin Treece ss......... 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sam Moon 3b/ss.......... 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 0
Kraig Kelley 3b/ss....... 5 2 1 2 2 0 6 1 1
Connor Gilmore p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Zach Barr p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Kordsmeier p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Griffin Glaude p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jon Rand p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bo Stitch p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Clayton p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 53 30 27 28 12 4 27 9 18
Seriously, Marietta had 11 RBI...setting a new team record there, for runs in a game, total bases, and hits in a game with...
Marchal ties the record for official at bats in a game...and they went 27-for-53 from the plate...
The Bears didn't even set a record for runs in a game- it's 32...
The most hits in a game is still 30...
Frankly, there are other records that were set... the HQ is fairly sure... but it got tiring to look in the UCA books...
Here's Grambling's pitching lines...
Grambling State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Manrrique, Armando.. 0.0 5 6 6 0 0 5 6 (current ERA 6.52)
Rivers, Jr., Frank.. 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 4 7 (9.84)
Martin, Colby....... 2.0 9 8 6 3 1 16 21 (9.95)
Murray, Derrick..... 1.2 3 5 0 1 1 8 10 (4.50)
Martin, Michael..... 0.1 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 (5.20)
Ryan, Anthony....... 1.0 1 2 0 2 0 4 7 (first appearance of the year, still 0.00)
Moore, Sean......... 0.1 2 5 3 2 0 4 6 (20.30)
Murphy, TJ.......... 1.2 4 2 1 0 0 10 11 (5.79)
That's a lot of unearned runs... the team ERA is now 5.09 and teams are hitting .279 against them...
Hell, that's just a lot of runs...
Normally, when the HQ talks about the University of Central Arkansas, we're discussing either Scottie Pippen or the purple and black turf they have for the football stadium...
now, we'll talk to you about their baseball prowess... at least on one night...
The Bears played Grambling and the Tigers had a really bad night...
Here's the Purple Bears highlights... and there are a lot of them...
In 12 of their 24 wins, the Bears have score double digits... including a 19 against Mississippi Valley...
In the Tigers game... here's their box score...
CENTRAL ARKANSAS 30 (24-8)
Player AB R H RBI BB SO PO A LOB
------------------------------------------------------
Forrestt Allday rf....... 4 1 3 0 0 0 2 0 3
Logan Moon rf........... 3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 4
Blake Marchal 2b......... 8 3 5 2 0 1 2 1 2
Ethan Harris lf.......... 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Tyler Langley lf/cf..... 5 2 2 1 0 1 3 0 2
Scott Zimmerle 1b........ 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 3
Doug Votolato 1b/3b..... 3 3 0 0 3 1 3 0 3
Jonathan Davis cf........ 4 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 0
Garrett Bock lf......... 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Marietta c/1b.... 7 6 7 11 1 0 5 2 0
Chris Townsend dh........ 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Nick Rougeau ph/dh...... 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
Justin Treece ss......... 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sam Moon 3b/ss.......... 3 1 1 3 1 0 1 3 0
Kraig Kelley 3b/ss....... 5 2 1 2 2 0 6 1 1
Connor Gilmore p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Zach Barr p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
John Kordsmeier p....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Griffin Glaude p........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jon Rand p.............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Bo Stitch p............. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Blake Clayton p......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals................... 53 30 27 28 12 4 27 9 18
Seriously, Marietta had 11 RBI...setting a new team record there, for runs in a game, total bases, and hits in a game with...
Marchal ties the record for official at bats in a game...and they went 27-for-53 from the plate...
The Bears didn't even set a record for runs in a game- it's 32...
The most hits in a game is still 30...
Frankly, there are other records that were set... the HQ is fairly sure... but it got tiring to look in the UCA books...
Here's Grambling's pitching lines...
Grambling State IP H R ER BB SO AB BF
-----------------------------------------------
Manrrique, Armando.. 0.0 5 6 6 0 0 5 6 (current ERA 6.52)
Rivers, Jr., Frank.. 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 4 7 (9.84)
Martin, Colby....... 2.0 9 8 6 3 1 16 21 (9.95)
Murray, Derrick..... 1.2 3 5 0 1 1 8 10 (4.50)
Martin, Michael..... 0.1 1 1 0 2 1 2 4 (5.20)
Ryan, Anthony....... 1.0 1 2 0 2 0 4 7 (first appearance of the year, still 0.00)
Moore, Sean......... 0.1 2 5 3 2 0 4 6 (20.30)
Murphy, TJ.......... 1.2 4 2 1 0 0 10 11 (5.79)
That's a lot of unearned runs... the team ERA is now 5.09 and teams are hitting .279 against them...
Hell, that's just a lot of runs...
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