SCSU announces schedule revision

[bosshogg]

SCSU revises 2006 football schedule


By SCSU Sports Information
Wednesday, March 15, 2006

South Carolina State has revised its 2006 schedule that will now have the Bulldogs playing on the Labor Day weekend, with an open date on Sept. 30.

The changes were made after discussions with officials at Wofford and Coastal Carolina, according to Bulldogs athletics director Charlene Johnson.

In the revised schedule, SCSU’s previously listed Sept. 23 game against Wofford in Spartanburg will now be played Sept. 2 (Labor Day weekend). Also changed is the Bulldogs’ Sept. 30 contest against Coastal Carolina at Conway, which will be moved to Sept. 23. And, Sept. 30 now becomes an open date for Coach Buddy Pough’s team, whose previous open date was Sept. 2.

The 11-game, 2006 slate includes four home games — Bethune-Cookman, Sept. 16; Norfolk State, Oct. 7; Hampton, Oct. 21; and Howard (Homecoming), Nov. 4.

Other road games, in addition to Wofford and Coastal Carolina, include Winston-Salem State, Sept. 9; Florida A&M, Oct. 14; Delaware State, Oct. 28; Morgan State, Nov. 11; and North Carolina A&T, Nov. 18.

Starting times for all contests will be confirmed later.

[walliver]

Interesting press release. You would never realize a scheduling snafu had occurred.

Wofford's press release was equally PC - "SPARTANBURG, SC – Wofford College has announced a change in its 2006 football schedule. The Terriers were originally scheduled to host South Carolina State on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Spartanburg. That game will be moved to Saturday, Sept. 2 and will remain at Gibbs Stadium. The change will provide the Terriers with an open date prior to their first Southern Conference game of the year against Furman on Sept. 30."

Moving the Wofford-SCSU game to 2 Sept probably will work to SCSU's favor, as the football team will have very little practice time on the football fields (which the Carolina Panthers will be using). The team starts practice on the baseball field. That is the reason Wofford rarely plays games during week 1.

On the other hand, it gives us two weeks to get ready for the purple horsey people.