Sources close to Alabama State University have disclosed to the HBCU Sports Blog one of the most obvious rumors in the history of black college sports: the Hornets 21-0 loss to Tuskegee in the Turkey Day Classic spells the end for Reggie Barlow’s tenure as head coach.
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Turkey Day Classic Loss Spells End For Reggie Barlow?
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Why the SWAC Will Never Play in the FCS Playoffs
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Yes, it is unfair that every other member of the SWAC football conference has to bow down to the will of its pioneering institutions. It’s bogus that teams that play just as hard and carry just as much of the burden of advancing the conference brand are held hostage by the Bayou Classic and the Turkey Day Classic.
But the bottom line is just that; the SWAC’s bottom line is swelled by not going to the NCAA FCS Playoffs. And that’s why the SWAC will never represent.
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Black College Football Officials Improving? Not Really
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One of the toughest jobs in the world is to be an official of a sporting event. Knowing this, there should be a lot of credit given to those persons that work the games in the black college conferences. A lower level of talent combined with a passionate fan base can make for a volatile mix if a call goes in a way that it probably shouldn’t have.
With that, and despite what other black college football fans may say, it’s possible that black college football officials have improved over the years. More because they’ve been forced to as a result of increased exposure, but also because fan technology has evolved to a point where every mistake is scrutinized and broadcast for the world to blast.
Roscoe Nance believes that, along with ESPN analyst Jay Walker, journalist Charlie Neal, and the commissioners of the MEAC and SWAC. They attribute the improvement to better physical conditioning, enhanced recruiting efforts, and tracking assessed penalties and missed calls.
Unfortunately, there’s one glaring fact that makes their opinions seem a little less believable.
Officials, by a wide margin, are still too often a part of the game story in black college football.
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One Bad Call Doesn't Deserve Another From the SIAC
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I’ve stated before that Tuskegee had every right to be mad at the call that snapped their 26-game winning streak and cost them the Turkey Bowl, but the SIAC has taken it too far with its permanent suspension of back judge Phillip Harden.
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The Tuskegee Touchdown That Wasn't
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This touchdown catch that was ruled incomplete will go down as one of the more infamous calls in black college football history. And with some of the horrible calls we’ve seen throughout the years, that’s saying something.
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Tuskegee's Golden Time of Day
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In a way, its not hard to believe that the Golden Tigers of Tuskegee University lost the Turkey Day Classic to the hapless Alabama State Hornets. ASU, after all, is an FCS program. But TU was perfect coming into the game, and had been for a very long time.
This season, this streak, this achievement, are all gone.
