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Softball 5.14.2004 C-USA Softball Tournament Postponed The 2004 Conference USA Softball Tournament is currently in a rain delay. Game times will be announced when weather and playing conditions permit. Game seven featuring No. 3 seed USF and fifth-seeded Houston was halted on Friday evening in the bottom of the third inning. The Cougars are leading the Bulls, 5-0, with two outs in the bottom of the third. No. 6 East Carolina and fourth-seeded DePaul will face off in game eight. Game nine will follow with the loser of game seven against the winner of game eight. Game ten will be the championship game to determine the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. For updated information and schedule changes, go to www.conferenceusa.com

She gave up 10 runs againist MSU in Feb.

He's a senior safety.

Football uses Sportsbelle out of Tennessee, a company that makes a high quality product. They also make the uniforms for Adidas. Both basketballs are Nike, and Powers make the uniforms for Nike.

USF's Royal Charged With Trespassing By BRETT McMURPHY bmcmurphy@tampatrib.com Published: May 8, 2004 TAMPA - South Florida junior defensive end Terrence Royal was charged by the state attorney's office Thursday with trespassing. The charges stem from a March 13 incident on the USF campus. Royal's arraignment is June 28. If convicted of the first- degree misdemeanor, the two- year football starter and Wharton High graduate could spend up to a year in jail. Banned in February from USF campus residence halls after he was accused of involvement in two thefts, Royal was seen at USF's Holly C residence hall on March 13. USF police stopped a car driven by Dewayne Pearson, with Royal, Royal's daughter and former USF football player Shelly Houston as passengers. Houston (charged with possession of stolen property) and Pearson (charged with possession of marijuana; driving with a suspended or revoked license) were arrested at the scene. Royal was not arrested then, but ``would have been if his 2- year-old daughter was not at the scene,'' USF police spokesman Mike Klingebiel said. USF police forwarded the report to the state attorney's office, which filed charges Thursday. On Feb. 20, Royal was banned from the university by USF police, but through an appeal with the school's Student Judicial Services he was reinstated to the school and allowed to resume classes March 1. He participated in spring practice last month for the Bulls. http://www.tbo.com/bulls/MGAN8ZX2ZTD.html

By BRETT McMURPHY bmcmurphy@tampatrib.com Published: May 7, 2004 TAMPA - This much is certain about South Florida's next athletic director: He will be a former Washington State associate AD who played college basketball. USF President Judy Genshaft must decide, though, whether it's Virginia senior associate AD Jon Oliver or Saint Louis AD Doug Woolard after they were unanimously recommended by USF's 12-member search committee Thursday. There is no timetable when Genshaft will make her decision. It's unknown if she will speak with the finalists again. Genshaft already met with the candidates for an hour during their on-campus visits. A former basketball player from 1983-85 and co-captain at Boise State, Oliver, 40, has been at Virginia since 2001. He also was a Washington State associate AD from 1995-2001. ``I still believe USF is an incredible opportunity and believe that even more after visiting on campus, meeting with various groups,'' Oliver said Thursday. ``I'm set to lead, set a vision and get USF on track. The institution has tremendous leadership in place and is set to support to move the programs to new heights.'' Woolard, 54, who played basketball at Southern Illinois from 1968-69, has been Saint Louis' AD since 1994. Before that he was at Washington State from 1989-1994. ``This is certainly a compliment,'' Woolard said Thursday. ``I had the opportunity to visit with a lot of people and I was impressed with the quality of the people. My wife, Cherrie, and I haven't had a chance to visit about the opportunity, but I'm impressed with the excitement about the university in general.'' USF vice president Michael Rierson, who will meet with Genshaft this morning, was impressed by the candidates. ``Jon Oliver delivered a sense of motivation and enthusiasm that was positively electric,'' Rierson said. ``If he was a baseball player, he was throwing a perfect game. He strikes me as an enthusiastic, focused, energetic and deliberate leader. Not only can he bench press 380, I believe he can carry a lot of weight as a leader. ``Doug Woolard brought a sense of experience. An `I've been there and have the ability to take you there' perspective. He had a calm and mature energy. He also brought forward a sense of national experience. Doug had a sense he knew where he wanted to take us in basketball, football and in all sports. He had a community commitment that came across quite clearly.'' A number of search committee members noted Oliver as ``a compelling choice'' with ``charisma'' while touting Woolard's ``proven leadership'' and ``track record.'' ``Oliver is poised to be a real star in the athletic director hierarchy and Doug Woolard is a proven commodity as athletic director at Saint Louis for 9 1/2 years,'' search committee chairman Hinks Shimberg said. ``Arguably,'' Rierson said, ``this is one of the most important decisions you can make at a university.'' Before making her decision, Genshaft said she will talk individually with members of the committee and the athletic department and consult with faculty, staff and students ``to ensure we make the right choice for the entire university.'' ``No matter which decision we make,'' search committee member Frank Morsani said, ``it won't be the wrong one.'' The right choice, as far as USF's head coaches are concerned, is Oliver. In a Tampa Tribune poll in which nine of USF's 13 head coaches participated, Oliver received seven of nine first-place votes. Woolard and former Air Force AD Randy Spetman, who along with Michigan State associate AD Mark Hollis was eliminated Thursday, received one first-place vote each. http://www.tbo.com/bulls/MGAWG15QXTD.html

By BRETT McMURPHY bmcmurphy@tampatrib.com Published: May 6, 2004 TAMPA - Virginia senior associate athletic director Jon Oliver and Saint Louis athletic director Doug Woolard were unanimously recommended today to South Florida President Judy Genshaft, who will select USF's new AD. USF's 12-member search committee unanimously selected Oliver, 40, and Woolard, 54. No timetable has been announced on when Genshaft will make her decision on Lee Roy Selmon's replacement. Oliver has been at Virginia since 2001. Before that he was an associate AD at Washington State from 1995-2001. Oliver oversees day-to-day operations in the Cavaliers athletic department. He is the administrative liaison for football and men's basketball. Oliver also led the design and construction team for Virginia's John Paul Jones Arena, a 15,000-seat, $128 million basketball arena scheduled to open in 2006. He also secured a $7.5 million donation for an arena video scoreboard. Woolard has been Saint Louis' AD since 1994. Before that he was an associate AD at Washington State from 1989-94. At Saint Louis, Woolard is Conference USA's representative on several NCAA committees. To help comply with Title IX regulations, Saint Louis added women's soccer in 1996. Under Woolard, Saint Louis led C-USA in student-athlete graduation rate (78 percent) and cumulative GPA (3.28). The school also won C-USA's institutional academic excellence award in each of the league's first eight seasons. The Billikens' men's basketball team has ranked among the top 30 nationally in average attendance for the past eight years and the men's soccer team is annually among the nation's top 10 in average attendance, including 2001 when it averaged a national- best 2,870 fans. At Washington State, Woolard was the school's lead representative in external operations helping generate an increase in donor contributions and a 900 percent rise in corporate support. Michigan State associate AD Mark Hollis and former Air Force AD Randy Spetman also interviewed for USF's AD position. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.tbo.com/bulls/MGATRZQBJTD.html

Paul Dee Director of Athletics Paul Dee has served as Director of Athletics since June of 1993. Prior to his appointment, Dee had served the University as its Vice President and General Counsel beginning in 1981. During his tenure as Director of Athletics, Dee has focused the efforts of the Athletic Department on four major points of emphasis: 1) the success of its programs; 2) the development of its student-athletes, both athletically and academically; 3) the quality of life of its staff; 4) improvement of facilities. The department has achieved success in each of these areas. http://hurricanesports.collegesports.com/school-bio/mifl-school-bio-ad.html

UM's AD Paul Dee is a lawyer. Why not you?

The only bowl in the Miami area in the Orange Bowl played at Pro Player.

NCAA recertifies 28 bowl games INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA recertified 28 bowl games Thursday, including the Hawaii Bowl, and will consider applications from three more that could be added following the 2005 season. Two bowl games from last season will have new names. The Diamond Walnut San Francisco Bowl will now be called the Emerald Bowl, while the Humanitarian Bowl has been renamed the MPC Computers Bowl. The Hawaii Bowl will be played at Aloha Stadium this year on Friday, Dec. 24, Christmas Eve. The NCAA requires bowl games to maintain an average attendance of 25,000 or 70 percent of the seating capacity to retain its certification. Four bowl games -- Las Vegas, New Orleans, Emerald and Silicon Valley -- were certified with concern expressed by the subcommittee regarding the required attendance. Two games -- the EV1.net Houston Bowl and the Silicon Valley Football Classic -- were certified with conditions. Those bowl officials must submit letters of credit by Sept. 1 because they missed the deadline for the 2003-04 bowl season. The Football Certification Subcommittee also heard presentations from representatives of Seattle, Denver and South Florida. Any bowls submitting applications for play in 2005-06 will receive notification for possible certification at next year's meeting of the subcommittee.

Well, I am very happy I give ya'll comic relief. If the Sheriff wants to "see" girls in their early 20's while he is in the early 30's, then he has to contend with the moral and social consequences of his actions. Although, I would love to see his reaction if one of these "girls" are secretly clad in Gator, Nole, Cane, or Knight panties. Watch out sheriff!!!

Let me float this: get rid of men's soccer to help title 9 compliance. Thoughts?

The "U" will be gone with in 8 years.

That's the best logo we ever had, we went 9-2 with that logo. I'm gald yahoo still uses that logo.