Yep... that's right. You are corrected. For the first time in school history, a NSU Lady Demon volleyball match will be broadcast on television.
Thanks to Tommy Hazelwood and KNTS Channel 17, NSU's match against McNeese State on Thursday will be taped delayed for replay for most of the day on Saturday and Sunday.
This just goes to show the advances NSU has over the other Southland Conference schools.
Sure, SFA has won three straight league titles and 52 consecutive matches. They also played in the NCAA Tournament last year. UTA has been to the NCAA Final Four. Texas State and UTSA are regular powers in the league while McNeese and Lamar hold their own.
But has any of them every been on TV? Don't think so.
This type of exposure is a positive in so many ways. Head coach Brittany Uffelman, in just her second year as head coach, has already done tremendous things with a program that continues to head into the right direction.
Now televised volleyball matches!
Kudos to Channel 17, NSU director of athletics Greg Burke, Coach Uffelman, and area businesses for their support to achieve a "first time it happened" for NSU and the Southland Conference.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Why we're in business
Tonight was the annual Academic Awards Banquet hosted by Kent Gresham at The Landing Restaurant downtown on Front Street. All student-athletes who made the Dean's List, with a 3.0 semester grade point average, during the last two semesters are invited to dinner along with donors of endowed scholarships.
About 10 dozen scholar-athletes were able to enjoy the evening. Some were, you might guess, unable to attend because they were in night classes.
Every one of our student-athletes is a success story. Each of them has enormous potential for their future. Undoubtedly, those who reach the academic threshold that these honorees have attained are shining examples of people who are maximizing their abilities and opportunities.
You don't have to be an honor student to succeed, but if you are an academic star, the forecast for success is heightened. It was fun visiting and looking around the dining room because this diverse group had one feature in common. I call it "bright eyes." These are engaging young people with a purpose, who are focused and excited. College is not easy. Some of those honored tonight make it look that way. Others scratched and clawed, figuratively speaking, to earn their way onto the Dean's List.
I kidded them and said that every year after the dinner, I call my mother and tell her that I got invited to the academic banquet again. But by the standard that Bear Bryant used as his foundation for success -- "surround yourself with good people" -- we were all winners tonight at The Landing.
Doug Ireland, SID
About 10 dozen scholar-athletes were able to enjoy the evening. Some were, you might guess, unable to attend because they were in night classes.
Every one of our student-athletes is a success story. Each of them has enormous potential for their future. Undoubtedly, those who reach the academic threshold that these honorees have attained are shining examples of people who are maximizing their abilities and opportunities.
You don't have to be an honor student to succeed, but if you are an academic star, the forecast for success is heightened. It was fun visiting and looking around the dining room because this diverse group had one feature in common. I call it "bright eyes." These are engaging young people with a purpose, who are focused and excited. College is not easy. Some of those honored tonight make it look that way. Others scratched and clawed, figuratively speaking, to earn their way onto the Dean's List.
I kidded them and said that every year after the dinner, I call my mother and tell her that I got invited to the academic banquet again. But by the standard that Bear Bryant used as his foundation for success -- "surround yourself with good people" -- we were all winners tonight at The Landing.
Doug Ireland, SID
Monday, September 24, 2007
Nall back in Bills uniform
As soon as Buffalo Bills starting QB J.P. Losman went out of the game in the first quarter Sunday against New England with a sprained knee, conventional wisdom said the Bills would not waste time contacting former Demon Craig Nall.
A day later and the deal is done. Craig is back in a Bills uniform, as the backup QB to rookie Trent Edwards, one snap away from being the Bills QB. Losman may be back in a couple of weeks, but Nall has a one-year contract, and that's happy news.
Nall has worked out for a few teams since the Bills released him in a mildly surprising decision at the end of preseason camp. Houston told him he was their first call if they needed to make one. The Bills beat them to the phone. He knows the Buffalo offense, and was still living in the Buffalo area, so team officials did not consider any other candidates to fill the void.
He was the Packers' fifth-round choice in 2002. In his four seasons in Green Bay, he appeared in six games, completing 23 of 33 passes for 314 yards, with four touchdown passes, no interceptions and a passer rating of 139.4. He also starred in a season in NFLEurope and was routinely sharp in preseason action in both Green Bay and Buffalo.
He didn't get any sustained shot at LSU in a crowded QB derby with Josh Booty and Rohan Davey. Neither of those guys is still playing pro ball or was last year. Craig came to NSU for his senior season, showed his stuff and has been in the NFL ever since.
I can't help but wonder if his pro career could follow a similar script. Once presented the opportunity, I think Craig will sparkle, if not in Buffalo, someplace soon.
Doug Ireland, SID
A day later and the deal is done. Craig is back in a Bills uniform, as the backup QB to rookie Trent Edwards, one snap away from being the Bills QB. Losman may be back in a couple of weeks, but Nall has a one-year contract, and that's happy news.
Nall has worked out for a few teams since the Bills released him in a mildly surprising decision at the end of preseason camp. Houston told him he was their first call if they needed to make one. The Bills beat them to the phone. He knows the Buffalo offense, and was still living in the Buffalo area, so team officials did not consider any other candidates to fill the void.
He was the Packers' fifth-round choice in 2002. In his four seasons in Green Bay, he appeared in six games, completing 23 of 33 passes for 314 yards, with four touchdown passes, no interceptions and a passer rating of 139.4. He also starred in a season in NFLEurope and was routinely sharp in preseason action in both Green Bay and Buffalo.
He didn't get any sustained shot at LSU in a crowded QB derby with Josh Booty and Rohan Davey. Neither of those guys is still playing pro ball or was last year. Craig came to NSU for his senior season, showed his stuff and has been in the NFL ever since.
I can't help but wonder if his pro career could follow a similar script. Once presented the opportunity, I think Craig will sparkle, if not in Buffalo, someplace soon.
Doug Ireland, SID
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