TexasTerror
July 13th, 2006, 08:25 PM
We've talked about lost rivalries some on these boards. This goes to show you that despite a team moving from Div II to I-AA, that they are interested in keeping the rivalry.
I know we have some less publicized I-AA vs Div II rivalries that continue, that might not be on the brain (think Tuskegee and wins over I-AAs), but there are some out there...
UCA, HSU officials talk up Capital City Classic
By DAVID MCCOLLUM
Log Cabin Staff Writer
LITTLE ROCK _Ê While University of Central Arkansas and Henderson State officials talked about the ramifications of going separate directions Wednesday, both celebrated aÊkey link to the past.
The Bears, now official members of the Southland Conference and NCAA Division I-AA, and the Reddies, who will continue participation in the Gulf South Conference and Division II, will renewÊone of the state's oldest footbalÊrivalriesÊon different terms, Thursday, Aug. 31, in the Capital City Classic at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The game, the first college football contest to be played in the state, will benefit the Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation.
The first Capital City Classic to benefit ACH, between UCA and Eastern New Mexico State, raised $11,000 for the foundation last year, according to Foundation President John Bel.
"As football fans, I think we'll have a good game, an exciting event that will also bring a focus and exposure to the work of Arkansas Children's Hospital," Bel said Wednesday before aÊVIP luncheon among officials of the two schools and the charity. "As we try to bring healing to children, we are offering hope for the future by watching young, healthy athletes play. To see them perform on the football field gives our children hope for better lives."
http://www.thecabin.net/stories/071306/spo_0713060034.shtml
I know we have some less publicized I-AA vs Div II rivalries that continue, that might not be on the brain (think Tuskegee and wins over I-AAs), but there are some out there...
UCA, HSU officials talk up Capital City Classic
By DAVID MCCOLLUM
Log Cabin Staff Writer
LITTLE ROCK _Ê While University of Central Arkansas and Henderson State officials talked about the ramifications of going separate directions Wednesday, both celebrated aÊkey link to the past.
The Bears, now official members of the Southland Conference and NCAA Division I-AA, and the Reddies, who will continue participation in the Gulf South Conference and Division II, will renewÊone of the state's oldest footbalÊrivalriesÊon different terms, Thursday, Aug. 31, in the Capital City Classic at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock. The game, the first college football contest to be played in the state, will benefit the Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation.
The first Capital City Classic to benefit ACH, between UCA and Eastern New Mexico State, raised $11,000 for the foundation last year, according to Foundation President John Bel.
"As football fans, I think we'll have a good game, an exciting event that will also bring a focus and exposure to the work of Arkansas Children's Hospital," Bel said Wednesday before aÊVIP luncheon among officials of the two schools and the charity. "As we try to bring healing to children, we are offering hope for the future by watching young, healthy athletes play. To see them perform on the football field gives our children hope for better lives."
http://www.thecabin.net/stories/071306/spo_0713060034.shtml