Navy Accepts Invitation To Play In The Meineke Car Care Bowl

Colleges & Universities United States Naval Academy (USNA)
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<p>Terp loss could land them in Charlotte</p>

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<p>ACC, Big 12 title games will cause big domino effect</p>

<p>Posted on SportsIllustrated.com:</p>

<p><a href=“http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/11/27/bowl.projections.1127/index.html[/url]”>http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/writers/stewart_mandel/11/27/bowl.projections.1127/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Published in today’s Baltimore Examiner:</p>

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<p>Published in today’s Boston Herald:</p>

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<p>Gator Bowl wants Clemson or no ACC team</p>

<p>Bowl officials butting heads with conference over what happens if Georgia Tech loses in title game</p>

<p>Wednesday, November 29, 2006</p>

<p>BY LARRY WILLIAMS</p>

<p>CLEMSON - The Gator Bowl’s desire to fill its stadium with Clemson orange could end up jeopardizing its relationship with the Atlantic Coast Conference.</p>

<p>Mike Hartley, chairman of the bowl’s selection committee, said Tuesday that the Gator Bowl Association and the ACC are trying to resolve contrasting and contentious interpretations of the new “one-loss rule” that the conference applies to its bowl-selection process.</p>

<p>Hartley said his bowl could end up not selecting an ACC team at all this year if the debate isn’t resolved to the Gator’s liking. That would no doubt rankle the conference and its other seven contracted bowl partners.</p>

<p>“If we can’t work this out, we could take a Big East team and match it against a Big 12 team,” Hartley said. “We don’t want that to happen, because that leaves all parties in the ACC in a position that is not pleasant. I’m not saying that’s what we’ll do. But at some point, we have to sell tickets for this bowl game.”</p>

<p>The Gator Bowl, scheduled for Jan. 1 in Jacksonville, has made no secret of its desire to match Clemson with a team from the Big 12 or Big East. That won’t be any problem if Georgia Tech beats Wake Forest in Saturday’s ACC title game in Jacksonville, but things could get interesting if the Demon Deacons win.</p>

<p>The ACC’s one-loss rule prohibits a bowl from taking one team over another that has two fewer conference losses. Clemson finished 5-3 in the ACC and Georgia Tech finished 7-1, so the rule would preclude the Gator from passing on the Yellow Jackets if the Chick-fil-A Bowl takes Virginia Tech (10-2, 6-2).</p>

<p>The Gator Bowl and the ACC have a new four-year contract that has not been signed. The bowl says it added a provision that keeps it from having to select the title-game loser. The conference is now telling the bowl that the one-loss rule supersedes the provision.</p>

<p>Rick Catlett, president of the Gator Bowl Association, said he’s confident the issue will be worked out amicably before Sunday.</p>

<p>“We’ve been a partner with the ACC since 1993 and have an unbelievable relationship,” he said. “It’s just a matter of working through some of the details. We never anticipated this situation with the contract language. It’s just going back and forth.”</p>

<p>Clemson is known for its ability to bring large numbers of fans to bowl games. If the Tigers (8-4) don’t end up in the Gator, they’ll likely fall to the Champs Sports, Music City or Meineke Car Care bowls. Hartley said Georgia Tech can make a favorable impression by bringing a lot of fans to Saturday’s game, but the Tigers remain the Gator’s main target.</p>

<p>Hartley and other bowl representatives said they are proceeding under the assumption that the Chick-fil-A selects the Hokies, who have won six consecutive games. Last year’s Gator Bowl drew 63,780 fans, the bowl’s lowest turnout in five years.</p>

<p>“Our focus at this point is Clemson,” Hartley said. “The ACC’s position is they’d like to have a New Year’s Day bowl for Georgia Tech to go to. That’s a hard decision for us. We understand their argument, but they have to understand ours. We want to sell tickets. This is all totally up in the air.”</p>

<p>Last year’s inaugural ACC title game between Florida State and Virginia Tech fell short of selling out, and Hartley said the bowl made a mistake by inviting Virginia Tech back for a matchup with Louisville. With almost no hope that Saturday’s title game will come close to filling up 76,000-seat Alltel Stadium, Hartley said the bowl will do whatever it can to avoid taking a financial bath twice in a month.</p>

<p>“We don’t want in any way for Georgia Tech to feel like we don’t want them,” he said. “But the losing fan base just doesn’t want to come back to the same city 30 days later.”</p>

<p>ACC spokeswoman Amy Yakola referred questions to Mike Finn, the conference’s associate commissioner for football operations. Finn did not return a phone message.</p>

<p>The ACC has been represented in the Gator Bowl 11 straight years and 14 of the past 16. This year, the Chick-fil-A moved ahead of the Gator in the bowl pecking order and gets first pick of ACC teams after the Bowl Championship Series.</p>

<p>The ACC title game, which is run by the Gator Bowl Association, is in its second year of a two-year contract with the Gator Bowl Association. The conference has yet to announce whether it will exercise a two-year option to keep the game in Jacksonville in 2007 and 2008.</p>

<p>“We took on the ACC championship game pledging that it would sell out, and we have not done that,” Hartley said. "We’ve sold an awful lot of tickets, but with two smaller schools and not a ton of local interest, it’s just a tough sell. There are certainly some losses on that side where the ACC is going to reevaluate what they do with the conference championship game.</p>

<p>“This is a difficult, difficult year for the Gator Bowl to take a further loss just to be certain that we stand by a conference friend.”</p>

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<p>Published in today’s Baltimore Examiner:</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.meinekecarcarebowl.com%5B/url%5D”>http://www.meinekecarcarebowl.com</a></p>

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<p>Meineke Car Care Bowl Tickets: <a href=“http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAVY%3AF2006%3AF21%3A&linkID=navy&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=[/url]”>http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAVY%3AF2006%3AF21%3A&linkID=navy&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Bowl Donation to USNA: <a href=“http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAVY%3AF2006%3ABD%3A&linkID=navy&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=[/url]”>http://ev12.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ANAVY%3AF2006%3ABD%3A&linkID=navy&shopperContext=&caller=&appCode=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<h1>23 Ranked Boston College Accepts Bid to 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl</h1>

<p>Charlotte, N.C. * The Boston College Eagles, ranked #23 in both the AP and USA Today polls, have accepted a bid to play in the 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl, it was announced today by bowl officials. The Eagles (9-3) will face the United States Naval Academy (9-3).</p>

<p>The 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl will take place on Saturday, December 30, at 1:00 p.m. and will be televised nationally on ESPN. The game is played at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C.</p>

<p>“We are excited to invite a strong program such as Boston College to the 2006 Meineke Car Care Bowl,” said executive director Will Webb. “With BC facing Navy on the field, we anticipate an extremely competitive game. And that enthusiasm should carry over to the streets of Charlotte during the Uptown Street Festival and Pep Rally. Once again, the Meineke Car Care Bowl will be an excellent opportunity for fans to experience an exciting and competitive college bowl game.”</p>

<p>Boston College finished the season 9-3 overall and 5-3 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. They defeated bowl-bound Virginia Tech, Clemson, Maryland and Florida State in the ACC. The Eagles, led by First-Team All-ACC Quarterback Matt Ryan, rank #1 in the ACC in passing offense and #2 in total offense. BC Head Coach Tom O’Brien is a 1971 Naval Academy graduate.</p>

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<p>No. 23 Eagles, not UM, will represent ACC in Meineke Car Care Bowl</p>

<p>Published in today’s BS:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot04dec04,0,3072495.story?coll=bal-college-football[/url]”>http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/football/bal-sp.navyfoot04dec04,0,3072495.story?coll=bal-college-football&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Meineke not BC’s preferred game</p>

<p>Published in today’s Boston Globe:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/12/04/eagles_not_bowled_over/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/football/articles/2006/12/04/eagles_not_bowled_over/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Published in today’s Boston Herald:</p>

<p><a href=“http://sports.bostonherald.com/college/football/view.bg?articleid=170351[/url]”>http://sports.bostonherald.com/college/football/view.bg?articleid=170351&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>This is not a knock on Navy. BC just feels they should be in a New Years Day bowl based on their record. The problem is the bowls believe a southern school will draw more fans than BC which is in the Northeast and frankly doesn’t “travel” well. I think it will be a great matchup.</p>

<p>BC '73</p>

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<p>GAME NO. 13 • Boston College vs. Navy</p>

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<p>Published in today’s Annapolis Capital:</p>

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<p>*Academic gauge has Maryland in top 25 among I-A teams in postseason *</p>

<p>Published in today’s BS:</p>

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<p>Published in the Boston Globe:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/12_04_06_graduation_rates/[/url]”>http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/extras/12_04_06_graduation_rates/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Tuesday, December 05, 2006</p>

<p>Brotherhood</p>

<p>By GUEST BLOGGER LT David Hills, USN</p>

<p>Team slogans. It seems that every year, we as coaches believe it is our duty to come up with a new “motivational” slogan for the upcoming season. Often we use inspiring quotes from books, poems and movies. A quick internet search can help us find almost any slogan we want. Some of the more common slogans include phrases like: “Failing to prepare is like preparing to fail,” “There is no “I” in team,” and “Take the ‘t’ off of can’t and you can.” In 2001, I was part of the United States Naval Academy Football team that took an idea from William Shakespeare’s Henry V. Starting with the phrase “For he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother,” we eventually ended up with “Brotherhood” as our one word slogan. Things like self-sacrifice, loyalty, passion, teamwork, and trust were all part of the “Brotherhood” idea. So was leading from the front, fighting to the end, and never letting a teammate down.
I was reminded of this slogan the other night as I was watching TV. While changing channels, I came across a replay of the 2000 Army-Navy game. Seeing myself on the field gave me a chuckle. There I was, number 4, Navy’s place kicker in a game I will never forget. </p>

<p>With about five minutes to go in the fourth quarter we lined up for a 27 yard field goal. This was a critical point in the game and we knew it. If the kick was good Army would have to score twice to win. If we missed Army would still have a good shot at a win. I made the kick and we eventually won 30-28.</p>

<p>After I made the kick, the first person to come over and congratulate me was Ronny Winchester. Ronny was our starting left guard. He was a fellow New Yorker who was big, tough, courageous, and a great lineman. He was also a great leader and a great person. </p>

<p>As I was reliving that special moment and remembering Ronny, it suddenly hit me that our brother isn’t with us anymore. Ronny Winchester was killed in Iraq. He was out front, leading Marines and serving his country. </p>

<p>Then the camera panned the sidelines and I saw J.P Blecksmith, a sophomore quarterback and special-teams player at the time. J.P. isn’t with us anymore either. Just like Ronny, J.P. was killed in Iraq. He was also serving his country by leading Marines from the front. </p>

<p>Thinking about Ronny and J.P. I began to realize that “Brotherhood” was far more than a slogan for my teammates and I. Over time it has become our way of life. Today we are still teammates. Serving as officers in the U.S. military, we strive each day not to let each other or our country down. Things like self-sacrifice, loyalty, passion, teamwork, and trust are still important to us. So is leading from the front, fighting to the end, and never letting a teammate down. </p>

<p>Currently, I am a Naval Officer stationed in Jacksonville, Florida. Having completed several deployments at sea, I now serve as the Anti-Terrorism Officer for Commander U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command. I am responsible for the security of every U.S. Naval asset that operates in the Caribbean as well as Central and South America. I am also a volunteer assistant football coach at Jacksonville University. </p>

<p>When I am coaching at Jacksonville University and look into the eyes of today’s football players, I see many of the same things I saw in the eyes of my Navy football teammates in 2000. I believe that the things my “brothers” and I learned on the football field at Navy are the same things being learned on football fields throughout the country today. Football is a great game whose lessons often live on for a lifetime. As we bring the 2006 season to a close and start thinking about the 2007 season, I would suggest we consider our team’s slogan very carefully. A meaningful slogan can mean more than just sixty minutes of motivation. It can also teach our players some important lessons about life. For the 2000 Navy football team it was “Brotherhood.” What will it be for your team?</p>

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<p>N.C. State is reportedly interested</p>

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