Hornetswarm,
If you are referring to the last field goal you attempted, it was not missed, but blocked. You know your kicker was not even going to make it anyway- more than 50 yards. Speaking of soft schedules, Alabama State is the only 1AA football program in America who has placed three Division 2 teams (Clark Atlanta, Johnson C. Smith and Tuskegee) on its schedule. Don't worry about TU, we have been able to handle the Hornets since we beat them in their first football game, 37-0 in 1901. Just in case you do not know, we have fumigated the hornets four out of the last 5 years as a d2 program and we lead the overall series, 52-31-4, including a couple of 85-0 thrashings. With the perennial weak sisters that ASU had already on its schedule, what a power puff schedule these Hornets have for 2001. If you were going to play any additional d2 teams, it should have been Fort Valley State, Virginia Union, Morehouse, Winston-Salem State, Delta State, Valdosta State or West Georgia, etc. Furthermore, add some additional 1AA teams (Jacksonville State, Sanford, West Illinois, Florida A&M, Bethune-Cookman, Hampton or North Carolina A&T. Does warm blooded Cole (0-2) need victories so badly until he will take advantage of some the weak d2 programs? TU will keep on winning and will be crowned HBCU national champions again in 2001, because you all know that Grambling State has a habit of freezing up when they play Southern. The mere fact that we were crowned HBCU national champions in 2000 says a lot about the status of 1AA HBCU football. 23 of 32 pollsters voted TU #1 in 2000. Remember ASU, Alcorn State has won one game since 1999 and that victory was against the Hornets of Alabama State. If you would compare the strength our d2 schedule and the strength of your 1AA schedule, you will find that our schedule is more competitive when you look at the allocation of scholarships (63-36) and classifications. We are not playing any teams who are listed below our classification, except for EWC. We gave EWC a game because the first year coach is a 1991 graduate of TU. We have not lost to any team, regardless of classification since 1999. Lastly, TU just didn't start winning, it has been going on since 1894. 536 victories and counting.... Southern University is the only team that I can recall that we do not have a victory over (10 or more meetings). ASU, if you have problems with TU on the field now, with their 36 scholarships, what do you think it would be like when and if they move to 1AA with 63 scholarships?
