Lehigh Football Nation
March 19th, 2008, 01:58 PM
http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/?title=rivalries-getting-in-the-way-of-the-meac&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
While MEAC officials did not return phone calls from The News-Journal, SWAC commissioner Duer Sharp said the decision by FAMU and B-CU was understandable, and they are not the only schools who have removed themselves from consideration for the Labor Day game pitting HBCU’s top conferences.
“(The Florida Classic) has a tremendous fan following,” Sharp said. “Playing twice in Orlando could have a negative impact on attendance (on the Classic).
“Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M play in a Labor Day Classic, so they’ll never play in a MEAC-SWAC Challenge either. And again, that’s a rivalry game with a lot of tradition,” Sharp said.
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While MEAC officials did not return phone calls from The News-Journal, SWAC commissioner Duer Sharp said the decision by FAMU and B-CU was understandable, and they are not the only schools who have removed themselves from consideration for the Labor Day game pitting HBCU’s top conferences.
“(The Florida Classic) has a tremendous fan following,” Sharp said. “Playing twice in Orlando could have a negative impact on attendance (on the Classic).
“Texas Southern and Prairie View A&M play in a Labor Day Classic, so they’ll never play in a MEAC-SWAC Challenge either. And again, that’s a rivalry game with a lot of tradition,” Sharp said.
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