Monthly Archives: September 2009

Ellerson-Toledo match up again

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
And they meet again. Army coach Rich Ellerson and Tulane’s Bob Toledo know each other pretty well. Their paths first crossed in 1979. Ellerson was the linebackers and special teams coach for the University of Idaho and Toledo was the head coach at the University of Pacific. The connection would continue the following year when Ellerson [...]
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DVR alert: tape delay (Updated)

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
Those of you who can’t make it out to Michie Stadium for a noon kickoff Saturday will have to wait to watch Army’s game against Tulane on television. CBS College Sports will air the game on tape delay at 11:30 p.m. Set your DVRs. The network is broadcasting the East Carolina-Marshall game live at noon. Stinks for me [...]
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New Poll: Tulane game

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
Now that Army’s quarterback situation has sorted itself out, let’s get back to the basics. Check out the new poll on the Black Knight blog homepage.
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Anderson on bowl ties

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
Army has been very active in securing bowl tie-ins for the next five years. If Army is bowl-eligible (six wins), it will play in the EagleBank Bowl in Washington, D.C. in 2009 and 2012; the Emerald Bowl in San Francisco in 2011 and the Poinsettia Bowl in San Francisco in 2013. Army athletic director Kevin Anderson [...]
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Fourth-down fever

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
Army converted all three of its fourth downs against Iowa State. And coach Rich Ellerson said he is kicking himself for not trying for fourth. Army was driving down the field, trying to answer Iowa State’s opening, second-half, touchdown drive. The Black Knights had a 4th-and-3 from Iowa State’s 10, trailing 24-10. Army decided on a 27-yard [...]
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Coach E’s pregame presser: Tulane

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
Here’s are highlights from Army coach Rich Ellerson’s press conference Tuesday before Army hosts Tulane Saturday. Opening statement“We have a challenge here to try and get ourselves in the moment, and get ourselves focused on this next opportunity. We are smarting from Saturday. We look at that and we did not play well. We continue to struggle with field [...]
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Practice blog Sept. 29: Steelman ready

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 30, 2009 | Comments closed
Trent Steelman dropped back to pass and completed a sideline pattern. “Good ball,” Army wide receivers Andy Guyader said. Steelman, Army’s freshman quarterback, was a full-go in practice after missing the last 2 1/2 quarters of the Iowa State game with a hip injury. Earlier in the day, Army coach Rich Ellerson said he expects Steelman to [...]
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Watch out for Williams

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 29, 2009 | Comments closed
Tulane’s passing attack was pretty predictable against Division I-AA McNeese State last week. Quarterback Joe Kemp completed 10 passes, all 10 to senior wide receiver Jeremy Williams. Williams’ 222 receiving yards were the third-best in school history. Williams, who is 6-foot-1 and 205 pounds, caught touchdown passes of 34 and 40 yards. Williams, who leads Tulane with 20 [...]
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Field-position battle

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 28, 2009 | Comments closed
Army continues to have a rough time, winning the field position battle. Army’s best field position to start a drive was its own 30. “We got to find a way to shorten our field with the kicking game, with a takeaway,” Army coach Rich Ellerson said after the Iowa State game. “We got to find a [...]
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Another bowl tie for Army

By Sal Interdonato | Published: September 28, 2009 | Comments closed
Army will play in the 2013 Poinsettia Bowl in San Diego against a Mountain West team if it is bowl eligible. According to a release by the Western Athletic Conference, if Army isn’t bowl eligible (six or more wins), a WAC team would take its place. This is Army’s third tie-in to bowl. Army will play [...]
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