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Five-time Louisville back to the College World Series

June 8, 2019June 8, 2019 Charlie Springer East Carolina, NCAA Super Regional, University of Louisville baseball

Bobby Miller may have been denied a no hitter, but he will always remember his performance against East Carolina as one of his most rewarding victories. His seventh win of the season securing a trip to Omaha and the College World Series for the University

Baseball

UofL batters unload on East Carolina in Super Regional opener

June 7, 2019June 7, 2019 Charlie Springer East Carolina, Super Regional opener, University of Louisville baseball

Ten University of Louisville batters up, 10 UofL batters down after the first three innings. Been there, done that a couple of weeks ago. Not a good way to get started in a Super Regional. Not for long, not with Logan Wyatt ending the pitching

Conference Expanson conference realignment

Ignore the snoot, welcome Tulane, East Carolina

November 27, 2012November 27, 2012 Charlie Springer East Carolina, Louisville football, Tulane

The observer really doesn’t get all the snarky comments being aimed at the Big East with the addition of the universities of Tulane and East Carolina to the conference Tuesday. Just more evidence of the snootiness that was prevalent in collegiate sports long before the

Conference Expanson Football

East Carolina snubbed again by Big East

November 1, 2011November 1, 2011 Charlie Springer Air Force, Big East expansion, Boise State, Central Florida, East Carolina, Houston, Navy, SMU

The Big East, at long last, is getting serious about conference expansion, having extended invitations to six schools. Boise State, Air Force, Navy for football-only. Houston, UCF and SMU for all sports. Not a bad list from a football perspective, basketball not so great. Missing

Football

Big East conference expansion merry-go-round

August 1, 2011August 2, 2011 Charlie Springer Big East expansion, East Carolina, ECU, Jim Weber, UCF, University of Central Florida

Big East Conference athletic directors are in Newport for the football media events but don’t expect any decisions on conference expansion. They defer to the college presidents on such matters. That doesn’t prevent people from rehashing the complexities of expansion and the pros and cons

Big East

Don’t count East Carolina out of Big East expansion just yet

November 2, 2010November 3, 2010 Charlie Springer Big East conference expansion, Central Florida, East Carolina, TCU, Villanova

With the Big East presidents having voted unanimously to expand football membership by at least two schools, initial speculation on new members has centered on TCU, Central Florida and Villanova. Don’t count East Carolina University out too quickly. Dwelling in the long shadows of Duke,

Big East

Big East Denies Expansion, Invites

June 17, 2010June 17, 2010 Charlie Springer Big East, Central Florida, conference expansion, East Carolina, Memphis

The inertia apparently continues. The Big East football schools won’t be getting any help with their schedules any time soon, if a recent report from Fan House is true. Big East commissioner John Marinatto and other league officials said that an Orlando TV report claiming

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