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August 5th, 2009, 01:40 PM
08-05-2009 10:34 AM
CSN Diary: Scholarships and Patriot League Media Day
By Chuck Burton, The CSN Way Columnist
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ford/sports/m-footbl/auto_player/3391359.jpeghttp://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/skins/andreas_01/img/82551_CSNDiary.JPGPatriot League media day probably ought to have been dominated by talk about any number of subjects concerning the upcoming 2009 season: the intra-league parity, once again, of the top five (or six) teams in the conference; the very distinct possibility that Holy Cross quarterback Dom Randolph will shatter nearly every Patriot League passing record by the time he finishes his career as a Crusader; if Colgate quarterback Matt Sullivan can lead the Raiders to a second-straight Patriot League title; or Lafayette’s defense, led by linebacker Mark Leggerio, is rapidly becoming a fearsome, top-rated unit that is perennially one of the top defenses in all of FCS.
But it was Fordham’s table - and head coach Tom Masella - that was getting much more attention than in years past.
Fordham’s announcement in May that they were going to abandon a Patriot League restriction on football scholarships dominated nearly every conversation, whether the TV cameras were rolling or no. Once only talked about in hushed tones, everyone - coaches, players, and the media alike - were talking about the subject that will change the Patriot League football forever one way or another.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/08/05/csn-diary-scholarships-patriot-league-me?blog=5#more5284)
CSN Diary: Scholarships and Patriot League Media Day
By Chuck Burton, The CSN Way Columnist
http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/ford/sports/m-footbl/auto_player/3391359.jpeghttp://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/skins/andreas_01/img/82551_CSNDiary.JPGPatriot League media day probably ought to have been dominated by talk about any number of subjects concerning the upcoming 2009 season: the intra-league parity, once again, of the top five (or six) teams in the conference; the very distinct possibility that Holy Cross quarterback Dom Randolph will shatter nearly every Patriot League passing record by the time he finishes his career as a Crusader; if Colgate quarterback Matt Sullivan can lead the Raiders to a second-straight Patriot League title; or Lafayette’s defense, led by linebacker Mark Leggerio, is rapidly becoming a fearsome, top-rated unit that is perennially one of the top defenses in all of FCS.
But it was Fordham’s table - and head coach Tom Masella - that was getting much more attention than in years past.
Fordham’s announcement in May that they were going to abandon a Patriot League restriction on football scholarships dominated nearly every conversation, whether the TV cameras were rolling or no. Once only talked about in hushed tones, everyone - coaches, players, and the media alike - were talking about the subject that will change the Patriot League football forever one way or another.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/08/05/csn-diary-scholarships-patriot-league-me?blog=5#more5284)