NCAA WRONG TO UPHOLD JSU BAN
Hot Corner by Mike Perrin - The Birmingham News
Jacksonville State's football program took it on the chin in the boardrooms in Indianapolis and will take a public relations smack in the gut all season due to its poor showing in the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate contest.
NO PLAYOFFS
JSU'S Final APR Appeal Denied; No Postseason Play
No matter how well the Jacksonville State football team does this fall - and preseason projections have the Gamecocks among the top 15 teams in the country - it's season will end after its Nov. 21 game with Eastern Kentucky.
CHARLEY PELL GOLF TOURNEY INFO
The annual Charley Pell Golf Tournament date has changed to October 2nd.... following are details:
Place: Anniston Country Club
Shot gun start: 1:00 pm
Box lunch provided - 12:00 noon
Carts furnished, coaching shirt and balls given
Prime rib dinner after tournament
Free beer during tournament
Cost: $150 per golfer (all of above); $100 for non-golfer (receives evening dinner)
Auction following dinner conducted by Jack White
Hole sponsorship $150 each
The entire Victoria Inn has been reserved for the Reunion that weekend, plus golfers if space is available.
Special entertainment is being planned for Thursday evening, October 1st - more info later.
GAMECOCKS SCHEDULE DID THEIR 'D' NO FAVORS
Jacksonville State unveiled its most ambitious and lucrative football schedule ever on Thursday [2/12], and it will test the Gamecocks' defense right from the start.
The Gamecocks open their 2009 season at Georgia Tech and then play Florida State — the top two offenses in the Atlantic Coast Conference last year.
JSU SET TO PLAY FLORIDA IN 2012
Jacksonville State stands to earn the largest one-game payday in the history of its athletic program after signing to play a football game with reigning national champion Florida in 2012.
IS YOUR NAME ON THE WALL?
It can be with your payment of $100. At the present time we have over 350 bricks on the wall with room for several hundred more. Give us your name and the years you played for the Gamecocks along with your check, and your brick will be added to this bit of Jacksonville State University football history. Let's fill it up!
Send your check and information to:
Gamecock Football Wall of Honor Brick Fund
700 N. Pelham Road
Jacksonville, AL 36265
Questions: (256) 435-7066 or toll free 1-800-495-4690
JACKSONVILLE STATE GETS BALL ROLLING ON STADIUM EXPANSION; I-A FOOTBALL STILL ON HOLD
from The Birmingham News
The Jacksonville State University board of trustees on Monday set in motion a plan to expand Paul Snow Stadium to 21,000 seats with a three-story skybox/pressbox combination atop four stories of student housing.
The board voted to have Montgomery architectural firm McKee and Associates - the same company that designed Troy's stadium expansion - prepare drawings & documents to be used for bidding the contract.
Gamecock Nuggets
— The documented history of Jax State football, "From the Goal to the Final Glory," by Hal Hayes, is available at a reduced price: Soft cover books are $10.00. Only a limited number remain! Contact the Football Office if you'd like to purchase a copy.