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The off season has already started for all except two teams in Division II, which means it’s time for a recap. Relatively speaking, the conference actually did better than last year across the board. It may not feel like it with individual teams, but I think so when looking across the national and regional landscape. Let’s talk about some of the good and not so good.

Good: First and foremost, Bowie State did the conference a solid by advancing out of the first round. It was ...

Updated 12-09-2018 at 08:58 PM by Kris Ferguson

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Twas the night before the playoffs
And I couldn’t sleep
For all I could think about
Was the team that I want Bowie State to beat
Yet again the Bulldogs have a home game
And again it’s against the GSC
Will this year be different
I surely hope so, as I pray and plea.

That’s right, it's the playoff edition of the CIAA blog. We are at that time where we sit on the edge of our seats, ready for our best to take on the rest of ...

Updated 11-16-2018 at 11:45 PM by Kris Ferguson

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There wasn’t a more surprising score from last week than the one of Fayetteville State and Winston-Salem State. Rivalry games have a way of bringing out the best or the worst in opponents, and last Saturday was no exception. WSSU rattled off 51 points in its blowout of FSU, and 51 points were the most points the Rams had scored in a game since 2016 against Lincoln. The 2016 version of Lincoln and 2018 version of the Broncos are vastly teams. The Lions were destined for the basement of the ...

Updated 11-08-2018 at 01:35 PM by Kris Ferguson

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I have a lot to talk about. Like, a lot of items. Because a lot happened.

1. What team is the noteworthy team of the week?

Avid readers of this blog know that I like to start off by highlighting a team that had a noteworthy week. I’ve talked a lot about the CIAA North in particular. This week is different, because I get to finally cash in another dark horse candidate. Yes, today I’m going to talk about the program that has been in hibernation for some years. ...

Updated 11-02-2018 at 10:22 AM by Kris Ferguson

Tags: bowie state, chowan, ciaa, shaw, virginia union

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Just like that, it’s over. I’m talking about the Northern division race. Bowie State silenced all their critics with the 27-13 victory over Virginia Union. Twitter followers were quick to point out my Bowie State Bandwagon comment after the loss to Chowan. Whoops. Prior to last week, Union had a pretty hot start. The Panthers were rather balanced between the pass and run, and kept moving the chains with short fields on third down. BSU shut down the pass game, with VUU only able to muster ...