Archive for October, 2010
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
The point was made earlier on this very website that YSU had lost their last nine games against Northern Iowa. The argumentative point was also made that Coach Eric Wolford had never lost to the Panthers. Something had to give and a streak would be broken. Unfortunately for YSU, Wolford ...
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Saturday, October 30th, 2010
The Youngstown Phantoms rushed out of the gate to a 4-1 record this season. Unfortunately, the injury bug has already sunk it's piercing teeth into the depth chart of the Phantoms who have lost their last three games with a shortened bench. The Phantoms looked to be getting reacquainted and ...
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Thursday, October 28th, 2010
Youngstown State University (3-5, 1-4) is not going to throw away the rest of their season to focus on the future. This team has been in transition since Eric Wolford was hired. Guys have quit, transferred in, transferred out, redshirted, adapted, walked on, and have all played a ...
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Youngstown State (3-5, 1-4) was looking to finish strong. Having held second half leads in six of seven games this season, the kryptonite has been finishing. A big crowd was on hand in Brookings, SD as the South Dakota State Jackrabbits held their annual Hobo Day. Finishing would not be ...
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
James Harrison is many things. Loudmouth, All-Pro, Egomaniac, Super Bowl Hero, Steeler. The one thing that Harrison should not be called is a cheap shot artist. Shame on the NFL for making Harrison the reason for hiked up fines and suspensions for supposed "cheap shots".
The NFL is messing up ...
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Saturday, October 23rd, 2010
Jamaine Cook is probably the quietest and most humble YSU Football Player I have ever interviewed. He doesn't like to talk about himself too much, is quick to praise members of his team, and takes the politically correct answer in the shortest form that he can present it. The introverted ...
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
Youngstown State University currently stands at 3-4 overall and 1-3 in the Missouri Valley Football Conference. However, this predominantly young group of Penguins could well be 6-1 and undefeated in the conference. There are about ten total minutes of game time (all in the second half) that have doomed ...
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Kurt Hess is one poised young man. As Hess approached me to do this interview, he rubbed the stitches under his chin and looked at his fingers for traces of blood. The finger he used to check was on his right hand because most of his left hand was bandaged ...
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