The 2017 HBCU FOOTBALL THREAD
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Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 11/13/2017
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 13, 2017—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Monday night that the North Carolina A&T football team will represent the conference in the 2017 Celebration Bowl to be played noon in Atlanta on Dec. 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The conference explained the Aggies second bowl berth in three years in the following memo:
North Carolina A&T State’s win over Savannah State on Saturday clinched at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football championship for the third time in four seasons.
Due to North Carolina Central’s loss last Saturday to Bethune-Cookman, only North Carolina A&T State (7-0 MEAC) and Howard (6-1) have an opportunity to win a share of the MEAC title. The Aggies will host North Carolina Central live on ESPN3 this Saturday, while Howard will travel to Hampton.
At stake for the Aggies on Saturday is an outright MEAC championship, which would mark their first since 2003. An Aggies win would accomplish this feat regardless of Howard’s outcome against Hampton. As NCAT loss, coupled with a Howard win, would allow the Bison to share the MEAC championship with the Aggies. It would be the Bison’s first title since 1993.
The MEAC’s tiebreaker system goes as follows:
Both North Carolina A&T State and Howard earned six (6) points for wins over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, as the Aggies defeated Charlotte and Howard beat UNLV. The Aggies earned an additional four (4) points for their non-conference Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) win over Gardner-Webb, while Howard does not have a non-conference FCS win.
With the third annual Celebration Bowl scheduled for Dec. 16 in Atlanta, Ga. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, televised live on ABC as 12 p.m., North Carolina A&T State will be the MEAC’s representative regardless of Saturday’s outcomes via tiebreaker over the Bison by a 10-6 points edge. The teams did not have a head-to-head match-up in 2017.
Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 11/13/2017
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 13, 2017—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Monday night that the North Carolina A&T football team will represent the conference in the 2017 Celebration Bowl to be played noon in Atlanta on Dec. 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The conference explained the Aggies second bowl berth in three years in the following memo:
North Carolina A&T State’s win over Savannah State on Saturday clinched at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football championship for the third time in four seasons.
Due to North Carolina Central’s loss last Saturday to Bethune-Cookman, only North Carolina A&T State (7-0 MEAC) and Howard (6-1) have an opportunity to win a share of the MEAC title. The Aggies will host North Carolina Central live on ESPN3 this Saturday, while Howard will travel to Hampton.
At stake for the Aggies on Saturday is an outright MEAC championship, which would mark their first since 2003. An Aggies win would accomplish this feat regardless of Howard’s outcome against Hampton. As NCAT loss, coupled with a Howard win, would allow the Bison to share the MEAC championship with the Aggies. It would be the Bison’s first title since 1993.
The MEAC’s tiebreaker system goes as follows:
Both North Carolina A&T State and Howard earned six (6) points for wins over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, as the Aggies defeated Charlotte and Howard beat UNLV. The Aggies earned an additional four (4) points for their non-conference Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) win over Gardner-Webb, while Howard does not have a non-conference FCS win.
With the third annual Celebration Bowl scheduled for Dec. 16 in Atlanta, Ga. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, televised live on ABC as 12 p.m., North Carolina A&T State will be the MEAC’s representative regardless of Saturday’s outcomes via tiebreaker over the Bison by a 10-6 points edge. The teams did not have a head-to-head match-up in 2017.
staticshock
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Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 11/13/2017
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 13, 2017—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Monday night that the North Carolina A&T football team will represent the conference in the 2017 Celebration Bowl to be played noon in Atlanta on Dec. 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The conference explained the Aggies second bowl berth in three years in the following memo:
North Carolina A&T State’s win over Savannah State on Saturday clinched at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football championship for the third time in four seasons.
Due to North Carolina Central’s loss last Saturday to Bethune-Cookman, only North Carolina A&T State (7-0 MEAC) and Howard (6-1) have an opportunity to win a share of the MEAC title. The Aggies will host North Carolina Central live on ESPN3 this Saturday, while Howard will travel to Hampton.
At stake for the Aggies on Saturday is an outright MEAC championship, which would mark their first since 2003. An Aggies win would accomplish this feat regardless of Howard’s outcome against Hampton. As NCAT loss, coupled with a Howard win, would allow the Bison to share the MEAC championship with the Aggies. It would be the Bison’s first title since 1993.
The MEAC’s tiebreaker system goes as follows:
Both North Carolina A&T State and Howard earned six (6) points for wins over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, as the Aggies defeated Charlotte and Howard beat UNLV. The Aggies earned an additional four (4) points for their non-conference Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) win over Gardner-Webb, while Howard does not have a non-conference FCS win.
With the third annual Celebration Bowl scheduled for Dec. 16 in Atlanta, Ga. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, televised live on ABC as 12 p.m., North Carolina A&T State will be the MEAC’s representative regardless of Saturday’s outcomes via tiebreaker over the Bison by a 10-6 points edge. The teams did not have a head-to-head match-up in 2017.
Grambling bout to smash these nikkas! This might be the best HBCU game in damn near 14 years
SWAC getting that Celebration Bowl trophy again
Homeboy Runny-Ray
From Around The Way
whats the deal with the D-2 playoffs?
the CIAA doesn't get an automatic birth?
the announcers were saying that they hope Virginia state gets to go to the playoffs.
the CIAA doesn't get an automatic birth?
the announcers were saying that they hope Virginia state gets to go to the playoffs.
Hampton leaving MEAC for the Big South Conference.
Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Aggies Celebrate Bowl Berth
Courtesy: NC A&T Sports Information
Release: 11/13/2017
NORFOLK, Va., Nov. 13, 2017—The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference announced Monday night that the North Carolina A&T football team will represent the conference in the 2017 Celebration Bowl to be played noon in Atlanta on Dec. 16 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. The conference explained the Aggies second bowl berth in three years in the following memo:
North Carolina A&T State’s win over Savannah State on Saturday clinched at least a share of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) football championship for the third time in four seasons.
Due to North Carolina Central’s loss last Saturday to Bethune-Cookman, only North Carolina A&T State (7-0 MEAC) and Howard (6-1) have an opportunity to win a share of the MEAC title. The Aggies will host North Carolina Central live on ESPN3 this Saturday, while Howard will travel to Hampton.
At stake for the Aggies on Saturday is an outright MEAC championship, which would mark their first since 2003. An Aggies win would accomplish this feat regardless of Howard’s outcome against Hampton. As NCAT loss, coupled with a Howard win, would allow the Bison to share the MEAC championship with the Aggies. It would be the Bison’s first title since 1993.
The MEAC’s tiebreaker system goes as follows:
Both North Carolina A&T State and Howard earned six (6) points for wins over Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) teams, as the Aggies defeated Charlotte and Howard beat UNLV. The Aggies earned an additional four (4) points for their non-conference Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) win over Gardner-Webb, while Howard does not have a non-conference FCS win.
With the third annual Celebration Bowl scheduled for Dec. 16 in Atlanta, Ga. at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, televised live on ABC as 12 p.m., North Carolina A&T State will be the MEAC’s representative regardless of Saturday’s outcomes via tiebreaker over the Bison by a 10-6 points edge. The teams did not have a head-to-head match-up in 2017.
staticshock
Veteran
Isn’t Hampton’s money kind of long? They should be alright.
Still crazy to think about though. Would have never thought a HBCU would leave the SWAC or MEAC
Savannah State going down to D2 and now Hampton leaving for the Big South. Hell, didn't Winston-Salem State back out during a transition period too some years back?
What's next for the MEAC?
gldnone913
Integrity and Consistency
Savannah State going down to D2 and now Hampton leaving for the Big South. Hell, didn't Winston-Salem State back out during a transition period too some years back?
What's next for the MEAC?
Maaan, us leaving the MEAC hurt, breh.
It hurts more that we're going to the fukking Big South instead of the CAA or A10. Still don't understand why the MEAC decided to give up that automatic playoff bid. So now you have a team like A&T that plays in that bullshyt bowl game instead of the playoffs. I bet HU won't be the last to bolt....I could see NCCU rolling out soon
staticshock
Veteran
Maaan, us leaving the MEAC hurt, breh.
It hurts more that we're going to the fukking Big South instead of the CAA or A10. Still don't understand why the MEAC decided to give up that automatic playoff bid. So now you have a team like A&T that plays in that bullshyt bowl game instead of the playoffs. I bet HU won't be the last to bolt....I could see NCCU rolling out soon
You do realize the Celebration Bowl is always the first bowl played, and its on national TV, right? Its the only bowl game with FCS teams and its on ABC every year.
Teams can lose money in the playoffs because of travel, and nobody really goes to playoff games until the championship. ABC/ESPN gives the SWAC and MEAC a check for participating in the Celebration Bowl.
staticshock
Veteran
Delaware State losing to Florida State 6-56 in the 2nd quarter 
Why the fukk do we continue to schedule these games to get embarrassed on national TV
Why the fukk do we continue to schedule these games to get embarrassed on national TV
Delaware State losing to Florida State 6-56 in the 2nd quarter
Why the fukk do we continue to schedule these games to get embarrassed on national TV
I never understood this, I'd rather play our own colleges.
shyt is just embarrassing at this point.
They probably will do a running time in the 2nd half smh
Delaware State losing to Florida State 6-56 in the 2nd quarter
Why the fukk do we continue to schedule these games to get embarrassed on national TV
Money
gldnone913
Integrity and Consistency
Yeah, i'm aware, but the game still seems pointless. The Celebration Bowl being the first bowl doesn't make much of a difference IMO. They used to have the Heritage Bowl between the SWAC and MEAC, but the conference champs would always go to the playoffs. Why give up your automatic bid? And the 'the HBCU teams aren't as competitive' excuse doesn't fly when you look at teams like A&T's from this year and NCCU's from last year. You can still have a bowl game to showcase the talent in the conferences without closing the door on postseason competition for your conference champ.