Yesterday I took part in a site survey of Clemson's indoor track facility--why ACC member Clemson, you ask? It's all part of a great joint venture between the Big South and the Southern Conference, staging their Indoor Track and Field Championships at the same site on the same weekend to maximize available resources. It turns out that Clemson has nearly the perfect room for the job and is in a good spot for the bulk of the Big South and SoCon members. It's worked well in recent seasons and should make for another solid meet at the end of February (if you can't make it, watch for the video streaming on The EDGE 2/29-3/1)!
In the last entry, I offered a note about the build-up to the VMI-Winthrop game and the battle to stay at or near the top of Big South men's basketball...the game--or at least its margin of victory--turned out to be quite a surprise, as the Eagles soundly defeated the Keydets.
VMI was without leading scorer Reggie Williams (pictured here, out due to injury) and struggled with shooting all night, while Winthrop played well on both ends of the court to hold the visitors under half of their season average. Meanwhile, UNC Asheville rolls right along--another win (UNCA defeated Radford) to keep the Bulldogs unbeaten in Conference play and on top of the standings. Read all the details on both games by clicking this link.
Now to what today's title is all about--Web-O-Rama: a quick spin around the Big South websites for some things you might have missed, but should check out while you can...
Charleston Southern--if you are a CSU fan, you owe it to yourself to answer this poll about the value of potential lighting for the athletic facilities--questions like these carry more weight than your typical poll-of-the-week voting queries. (see bottom right of CSU page)
Liberty--in this year's academic/athletic calendar, the Big South has crowned six sport championships--FIVE of them to the Flames. Visit Liberty's site to see more details celebrating the tremendous performances the school has enjoyed this year, including an individual National Championship for cross country runner Josh McDougal! (right column of LU page)
Radford--so you're sitting there, enjoying your Big South Sportstalk blog--but wait, here's another insider blog...did you know about "Lineburg's Line"? It's straight from new Radford Director of Athletics Robert Lineburg and it's waiting for you right now... (lower right of RU page)
Winthrop--much has been made over the years about the football potential at Winthrop, but what is the school's official take on the pros and cons, as well as the wants and needs, of a football program? Much of that is laid out from a link right on the front page--go see for yourself. (upper right of WU page)
Those are my top four for today...as always, you can find more fabulous fun, fascinating facts, and fantastic features at all the school sites--including Coastal, High Point, UNCA, and VMI (with hot news like the story on football coach Jim Reid taking a job in the NFL--also available at http://www.bigsouthsports.com/). Plus it's never too early to see what's happening with Presbyterian College and Gardner-Webb, on their way into the Big South.
Still need more? Try ESPNU--that's right, more national attention to the Big South--in the form of a video clip of "Insider" Todd McShay claiming Coastal Carolina's Jerome Simpson could be a third round pick in the NFL Draft. He calls the former Chanticleer star his "sleeper," yet says this while expressing a sense of surprise.
I'm not surprised--I've seen him play in person a few times: Simpson makes jaw-dropping catches and has great speed; you have to think the tools are there for the team willing to give him a shot.
As Dennis Miller used to say (on SNL), "That's the news and I...am...outta here."
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