C-USA MEDIA KICKOFF:
Bonesville's Denny O'Brien visited the City of
Elvis for Conference USA's annual preseason gathering of players,
coaches and media members. Below are Windows Media clips
of
interviews he conducted. More
clips will be posted regularly.
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Internet Radio will ultimately be a part of our
forthcoming subscription-based
services. For a while, though, it will be free while we
work out the kinks. In order to play these clips, you will
be
prompted
to enter a name and password. For the name, enter 'swabbie'.
For the password, enter 'blackbeard'.
Bonesville Bytes #4 (10
minutes): On
many occasions this fall, East Carolina's
all-purpose
wizard,
Richard Alston, will be the only Pirate senior in
the offensive huddle. ECU head coach Steve Logan
figures the quarterback-turned-wideout will be a
rock-solid source of "support" for newly anointed
Pirate quarterback Paul Troth, who has beefed up
to 245 pounds over the summer and added the long
ball to his already well-developed passing skills.
Logan also sees promise in a restocked and
revitalized defensive unit and he's looking to
Christshawn Gilliam to lead the way...
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Bonesville Bytes #3 (20
minutes): Todd
Berry knows how a winning program operates.
He
was Steve Logan's offensive coordinator at East
Carolina from 1992-95, a stretch which included
back-to-back Liberty Bowl bids (1994-95). Berry
took over as head coach at perennial loser
Illinois State in 1996 and resurrected the
program, guiding the Redbirds to consecutive I-AA
playoff runs in 1998-99. These days, Berry is in
the third year of a mammoth rebuilding job of
Army's hallowed program, and he's beginning to
zero in on the light at the end of the tunnel...
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Bonesville Bytes #2 (16
minutes): Louisville
head coach John L. Smith, sporting a pair of
ostrich-skin boots, says there's nothing exotic
about what it will take for his team to repeat as
C-USA champion. He's counting on his defense to
keep the Cards in the thick of the race...
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Bonesville Bytes #1 (10
minutes): East
Carolina senior H-back/split end
Richard Alston compares the BBQ from east of I-95 to the
Memphis variety and dispenses observations about team leadership,
personal goals and teammates Paul Troth and Christshawn
Gilliam... PLAY >>>
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