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Smart a double threat
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m^jor blow to
the Panthers’
special teams
unit, which has
relied heavily
on Smart on
the coverage
and return
teams since the
club claimed
him off waivers
fiom Philadelphia in 2002.
Instead of the proven
Smart, who shares the team
Smart
record with a 100-yard kickoff
return, the Panthers were
forced to depend mostly on
youngsters Jamall
Broussard, Jamal Robertson
and Brandon Bennett last
season. Ultimately, the team
toiled through a 7-9 season.
Now that the double-threat
Smart is back and apparently
healthy, special teams are
expected to be a strength for
the Panthers this season,
although theyll .have to make
up for the loss of punter Ibdd
Sauerbrun, who was traded to
Denver, and Smart’s best
friend on the team, Jarrod
Cooper, who was released
after a series of off-the-field
incidents.
‘1 think we’ll be fine,” Smart
said. “I think I can make a dif
ference, but we’ve also got a
lot of players who contribute
on special teams. I’m just
excited to be playing with
them again.”
Just ask Antonio Brown.
Black college sports popular
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and so they are more famil
iar with the 50,000 people
that may show up for a game
than people before them who
have no idea that this mar
ket exists,” Moore said. “AU
of these factors are bringing
the black college market to
the attention of businesses
who didn’t know they exist
ed, because they had no
interaction with their own
experiences.”
Wanna know how hot
black collie sports is?
Eric wears many hats. He,
and the entire Moore family,
provide game statistics for
just about any and every
body His Web site is a must-
read for all HBCU sports
fans, and he services Web
sites for various colleges and
universities.
W^th the growing popul^-
ty of BCS, Ekic is seeing nis
territory invaded. More
white companies have begun
paying HBCUs to service
their Web sites in return for
advertising. No HBCU can
afford to give up free
Beiyamins.
But instead of becoming
bitter over these Johnny
Come Latelys, Eric has
accepted the challenge.
“It has forced me to become
a little more creative,” he
continued. “We still have a
local knowledge advantage. I
can pick up the phone and
get almost any info I need.”
Indeed, knowledge is king
and that’s something money
can’t buy
ESPN found that out. The
crew initially came to
Raleigh with this uppity,
know-it-all attitude, but they
got schooled real fast.
“A lot of people picked up
on that aura,” Moore added.
“But after a day or two, they
backed up off their high
horse and realized we knew
what we were doing.”
Black college sports is hot.
Are you listening presidents,
chancellors, athletics direc
tors? The time to hop on that
money train is now.
Choo-choo.
Bonitta Best is sports editor al
The Triangle Tribune in Durham.
J.C. Smith turns offense
over to inexperienced QBs
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throw to. Despite the quarterbacks’ inexperi
ence, they spent the offseason in Charlotte
working toward the fall.
“Over the smnmer a couple of the quarter
backs stayed here and we worked out, working
on our timing, trying to get better,” Belton said.
“I think we’ll be clicking on all C5dinders by the
time the season starts.”
The best thing about this competition,
McNeill says, is that each candidate is capable
of winning the job. Last season, former coach
Tim Harkness rotated cjuarterbacks before
turning the reins over to junior Dorya Gocxlson
C79-of-190, 927 yards, 6TDs, 5 interceptions)
who didn’t return.
“The thing is everything is new to all of them
as far as the offense and what we’re trying to
do,” McNeill said. “What we’re trying to do is
really keep that going and let them grow
together and once we start scrimmaging and
throwing seven-on-seven who’s completing the
passes and taking the team down the field to
the end zone.”
Brickey takes over Shaw basketball
By Eric N. M(X)re
THE TRJ.\S'CjI± tribune
RALEIGH - After tapping
a Diu’ham connection for its
last two men’s basketball
coaches, Shaw continued the
trend by announcing the hir
ing of former Duke standout
Robert Brickey as its next
basketball coach.
Brickey succeeds former
N.C. Central and Fayettevile
State coach Michael Bernard
who followed foraier NCCU
standout Joel Hopkins as
men’s basketball coaches at
the Raleigh institution.
‘We eire indeed very fortu
nate to attract someone of
Robert Brickey’s caliber to
Shaw,” stated President
Clarence Newsome in intro
ducing Brickey at a press
conference. “He has excel
lent credentials, but more
importantly, he has a love for
the students and believes in
molding athletes who can be
leaders in our society”
A Fayetteville native,
Brickey comes to Shaw fixm
James Madison where he
was an assistant coach. Prior
to joining Dean Keener’s
staff, Brickey had spent two
seasons at Southern
Methodist. He also coached
at Army and served as com
munity outreach coordinator
for Duke’s athletics depart
ment.
In a statement circulated
at the press conference,
Duke coach Mike
Krzyzewski said ‘1 am so
proud of Robert Brickey He
was a t^rific leader for us.
Now he is taking that lead
ership to another step in
becoming a head coach. I
commend Dr. Newsome on
an excellent choice.”
Brickey played four years
at Duke fiorn the 1986-90.
He served as team captain in
1990 and received first team
all-Atlantic Coast
Confer^ce tournament hon
ors in 1988. He was a mem
ber of three Final Fom*
teams and started in the
national championship
game in 1990.
“Coach TC’ has said that
anybody can win, but to win
in the long term is a lot more
difficult,” Brickey said. ‘We
want to build a program not
just tied to wins and losses
but growing young men,
having them graduate and
going on to do good things in
their lives and in this soci
ety”
Brickey’s appointment fol
lows the resignation of
Bernard “to pursue other
employment opportunities.”
Bernard was the head
coach for three years at
Shaw, compiling a record of
40-46 at the sdiool. His best
season was his first (2002-
03) when his team finished
21-9 and earned a berth in
the NCAA Division 11 South
Atlantic Regionals. Last sea
son, his team finished 8-20.
‘We wish Coach Bernard
well in his future endeavors
and appreciate his contribu
tions to Shaw atldetics,”
Newsome said.
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