OK NCCU Eagle Fans - What Do You Really Think Regarding The Football Program?

[eagle pride]

I was told when the transition to D-1 started that the fans had to be both supportive and patient, because we would not be winning at first.  As you know NCCU has played some well established top D-1 programs.  Because of the level of the D-1 programs we have played, I did not expect NCCU to have winning seasons the past three or four years.  I do not know if bad coaching calls and poor decisions had very much to do with our records.  Maybe some of the questionably coaching decisions were made, because the other team had more resources, and our coach had no other alterative based on the talent he had.
Once NCCU joins a conference with other teams with similar resources, NCCU will be better able to access the coaching staff.  Until then I do not think NCCU should waste any money buying out any contracts.

We won 2 against Div2 opponents and 2 games against weak 1-AA pgms.  We lost to a team not offering scholarships.  If you can't come to a decision, non binding I might add, after this year then I hope you're not part of the REAL decision process.

Don't forget we lost to two struggling MEAC teams.      

[RMH NCCU93]

 Has anyone heard the official press on Coach Rison from NCCU leadership ( the AD, the President, Eagle Club president or the Alum Chapters)?  By now someone would  have leak out something on where they stand. You know the standard answers coach will be back next year, we got complete faith in coach, we are sitting down with caoch to review somethings to do better in 2010

You got love the debate on this, just follow up with some dollars and cents to NCCU

As I said before some of our schools are glad we under the media radar. 
Talk radio  would be eating this up.

one show will have the guy saying we are in the moving up stage give us time and you fans are not looking at the real pictures. Get over yourselves and give coach you support and we will be winners real soon. You guys forget how it use to be.

another show would have the moving van countdown, saying do you see what is going on we lost to freaking Morehead State at home, the great play calling at the A&T game, we lead the nation in delay game calls, give me a break !

College football you got to love it

[Maroon and Gray]

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Our online forums are the ONLY places where black college sports are scrutinized.  As much as I liked Mike Potter, he never asked a tough question to any coach.

[Bro. Askia Musa Afiba]

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Our online forums are the ONLY places where black college sports are scrutinized.  As much as I liked Mike Potter, he never asked a tough question to any coach.

Why would Mike be expected to do anything different, regarding NCCU or any other HBCU that he and other Sports Writers are not doing for UNC, NC State and Duke?  

Fair is fair.  Mike has always done a great Job for NCCU, over the years, when other Sports writers weren't. So please give the man the respect and the thanks that he is due, regarding being one of the best in his vocation, who dared to go the extra mile, reporting HBCU News fairly, expecially NCCU, when it wasn't very popular for HBCUs to have "beat" writers with local and regional newspapers.

Take care!

[B-more Eagle]

I was told when the transition to D-1 started that the fans had to be both supportive and patient, because we would not be winning at first.  As you know NCCU has played some well established top D-1 programs.  Because of the level of the D-1 programs we have played, I did not expect NCCU to have winning seasons the past three or four years.  I do not know if bad coaching calls and poor decisions had very much to do with our records.  Maybe some of the questionably coaching decisions were made, because the other team had more resources, and our coach had no other alterative based on the talent he had.
Once NCCU joins a conference with other teams with similar resources, NCCU will be better able to access the coaching staff.  Until then I do not think NCCU should waste any money buying out any contracts.

We won 2 against Div2 opponents and 2 games against weak 1-AA pgms.  We lost to a team not offering scholarships.  If you can't come to a decision, non binding I might add, after this year then I hope you're not part of the REAL decision process.

M & G, Now that putting it in perspective!  Thank you for the moment of clarity........

I will not be part of the decision making process concerning the status of NCCU’s football coach.  All I can hope for is that the people who are part of the process look at the issue from a business point of view and do not make a costly error based on emotions.  Unless someone is able to promise NCCU that they will pay the added expense of replacing the current coach if the new coach is not able to win and sell the stadium out, I do not support replacing the coach.  I love HBCU sports, but in my opinion NCCU’s purpose is to educate students first, and play sports second.   

[Maroon and Gray]

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Our online forums are the ONLY places where black college sports are scrutinized.  As much as I liked Mike Potter, he never asked a tough question to any coach.

Why would Mike be expected to do anything different, regarding NCCU or any other HBCU that he and other Sports Writers are not doing for UNC, NC State and Duke? 

Fair is fair.  Mike has always done a great Job for NCCU, over the years, when other Sports writers weren't. So please give the man the respect and the thanks that he is due, regarding being one of the best in his vocation, who dared to go the extra mile, reporting HBCU News fairly, expecially NCCU, when it wasn't very popular for HBCUs to have "beat" writers with local and regional newspapers.

Take care!

what are you talking about?  If you read the local sports section, and this would apply now to only the N&O since the H-S is a shell of it's former self, there has never been a 'pointed' question asked about in game decisions.  You would have thought some reporter would have asked Rison why he has so many delay of game penalties and why he keeps the offensive team on the sidelines until the play clock starts.

I was not slamming Potter but making an observation.  Stop being such a drama king....

[Maroon and Gray]

  I love HBCU sports, but in my opinion NCCU’s purpose is to educate students first, and play sports second.   

...and if that's true why do you support moving to a more expensive athletic division when D3 is available without the expense of D2 or FCS, and those monies could go to educating students?  We are broke.  Charlie Nelms said so.

[B-more Eagle]

  I love HBCU sports, but in my opinion NCCU’s purpose is to educate students first, and play sports second.   

...and if that's true why do you support moving to a more expensive athletic division when D3 is available without the expense of D2 or FCS, and those monies could go to educating students?  We are broke.  Charlie Nelms said so.

I never said I supported or opposed NCCU moving to a more expensive division. I just said I supported NCCU. 
As I have become older, I believe the division a school belongs has more to do with other issues than just winning and losing games.  When you think about it, the average person on the street could not tell you who won the division 1-AA or division 2 football championships last year.  But if you asked the average person on the street if they have heard of Richmond or Grand Valley, more people will tell you that they have heard of Richmond than Grand Valley, and Grand Valley is much larger than Richmond.  The reason Richmond has better name recognition is their football scores are on the bottom of the TV screen every week and Grand Valley’s score are not.  Richmond’s basketball scores are on TV every time they play and Grand Valley’s scores are not.  In short, playing at the division 1-AA level gives a school better name recognition.
NCCU is involved in research which can become a major money maker for the school.  For NCCU to be able to obtain research grants, people need to recognize their name.  This was one of the reasons I was given for the move to Division 1. If the move results into more name recognition, which results into more research grants and more money for the school, then I support it. 
College sports cost a great deal of money, and are major expenses to the schools.  If a HBCU school is able to figure out a way to make money off of sports, then they should do it.  We must realize that there are other ways to make money off sports other than just selling tickets to a football game.

[Maroon and Gray]

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Some how that sounds like apples and oranges to me.  But if you believe it, nothing I can do about that.

[Rich Eagle]

  very complex issues. with two years on his contract it seems the only thing to do is allow him the opportunity to coach one  more year with some clear benchmarks. 1 Better discipline,  fewer penalties 2. Better conditioning and speed from the weight room 3. more depth on both lines.  4. consistency on special teams. No more excuses about transition.  Four years of recruiting.  I suspect all of our opponets do not give all 63 scholarships.  Compete for some of the 2 & 3 star recruits. D-1 transferes. Be ready to go into the top third  of the  MEAC

[Eagle Banker]

very complex issues. with two years on his contract it seems the only thing to do is allow him the opportunity to coach one  more year with some clear benchmarks. 1 Better discipline,  fewer penalties 2. Better conditioning and speed from the weight room 3. more depth on both lines.  4. consistency on special teams. No more excuses about transition.  Four years of recruiting.  I suspect all of our opponets do not give all 63 scholarships.  Compete for some of the 2 & 3 star recruits. D-1 transferes. Be ready to go into the top third  of the  MEAC

  Rich Eagle, If he is given another year, there MUST BE SOME CLEAR BENCHMARKS.  I totally agree with the ones you've laid out in your post.  On Point!