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Post by freeballer2 on Aug 27, 2007 14:01:19 GMT -5
another small roster (9) for florida a&m this season, though the rattlers should dominate the meac, as usual. runner-up morgan state has no players taller than 5-11 and seem to average about 5-8. all foreign players on famu's roster, as usual, with the exception of two floridians. it's been awhile since they had more than one american on its roster! thefamurattlers.cstv.com/sports/w-volley/mtt/famu-w-volley-mtt.html
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Post by The Bofa on the Sofa on Aug 27, 2007 14:08:28 GMT -5
Purdue plays FAMU this year, I believe.
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Post by GatorVball on Aug 27, 2007 14:35:42 GMT -5
Didn't they have scholarship limitations imposed recently? I know several sports had it done, for breaking NCAA rules, though I don't know if volleyball was a part of that.
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Post by liquid running on Aug 27, 2007 19:51:55 GMT -5
FAMU is a fun team to watch, but it's even more fun to watch the coach. That guy is kinda crazy.
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Post by chiwoj85 on Aug 27, 2007 20:40:50 GMT -5
what does the coach do to make him go crazy? Man I wish they were coming to Mizzou and hadnt backed out of the tournament b/c seems like theyd be at least decent competition.
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Post by ADIDAVB on Aug 28, 2007 12:04:13 GMT -5
anyone know why they backed out of the Mizzou tournament so late?
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Post by cmmhc4 on Aug 28, 2007 12:18:21 GMT -5
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www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2007708260352
Unknowns concern MEAC power FAMU Rattlers seek 8th title in a row in volleyball By Heath A. Smith DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER
Florida A&M women's volleyball coach Tony Trifonov hasn't been getting much sleep lately.
Carolina Mariane Trifonov, born Aug. 5 to Trifonov and his wife, Mariela Portocarrero-Trifonov, can account for much of his sleep depravation. Trifonov said preparing for the upcoming season has also given him a few sleepless nights in Tallahassee this summer.
There was a point when Trifonov was worried that he wouldn't have enough players to field a team this season.
"It's been a rough offseason," Trifonov said. "We had a lot of issues to overcome."
Although depth will be an issue, Trifonov said he believes he's assembled a roster ready to go after an eighth consecutive MEAC Championship.
"If everybody is healthy, we should be a better team than we were last year," Trifonov said. "We have to defend our reputation in the MEAC."
The two main health issues facing the Lady Rattlers are the back of sophomore outside hitter Maria Gomez and the throat of junior outside hitter Marrita Royster-Crockett.
Gomez, who was fourth on the team in kills per game last season, was a question mark heading into the Sept. 7 season opener at Clemson but has been able to practice with the team.
Royster-Crockett, on the other hand, may not be available to play until the Lady Rattlers' Sept. 9 home opener against Mercer after having her tonsils removed two weeks ago.
Royster-Crockett is scheduled to meet with her doctor Monday and may be cleared to do limited practicing with the team next week.
"I've been eating popsicles and chopped-up scrambled eggs," Royster-Crockett said. "I just started eating a little rice, but I've already lost 11 pounds."
Royster-Crockett's absence means Trifonov will start the season without his top two hitters from last season with the graduation of 2006 MEAC Player of the Year Maria Andonova.
Trifonov also graduated All-MEAC setter Rosa Rojas. Trifonov said freshmen Susan Egoavil from Jorge Polar High School in Lima, Peru, and Jovana Blazeski from Valjevo High School in Valjevo, Serbia, will be asked to step in and play right away.
"We lost two starters, and they will be hard shoes to fill," Trifonov said. "We believe our newcomers should be able to come in and help the team right away. Plus the team is a year older."
Blazeski is an outside hitter and Egoavil is a defensive specialist. Trifonov, criticized in the past for his heavy use of foreign players, also signed outside hitter Chelsea Pennick out of Old Christian Prep in Orlando.
"She is a very athletic player and she is picking up a lot fast," Trifonov said of Pennick. "She will develop into a good player for us."
With the first game less than two weeks away, Pennick and the rest of the newcomers will have to do a lot of their developing on the fly.
"It's like a whole new team," said senior middle blocker Hannah Uckelman. "The new players are going to have to be ready. It will be interesting to see how it comes together."
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Post by Wolfgang on Aug 28, 2007 12:21:43 GMT -5
I like their unis and color scheme. In fact, in my PlayStation2, I usually pick FAMU or Miami (FL) because I like the green/orange color scheme. It goes back to my elementary school days when I accidentally picked the green and orange crayons for an art project and my lovely teacher praised me for my work. It was the first ever positive reinforcement I received in my life.
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Post by liquid running on Aug 28, 2007 15:21:41 GMT -5
what does the coach do to make him go crazy? Man I wish they were coming to Mizzou and hadnt backed out of the tournament b/c seems like theyd be at least decent competition. Lots of glowering, gesturing and - um - talking to his players. The Rattlers are scrappy when I've seen them, but not too skilled. The past couple of times they've played in Gainesville, they've bought the band to match - either the full band when the football team played the same weekend or the pep band. Both will blow you away.
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Post by chiwoj85 on Aug 28, 2007 15:40:21 GMT -5
ah nice yeah I heard them once when they went to U of I to play Illinois in football. They were playin like Lil Jon and such. I was really impressed by the band.
And I think there were also contractural issues on why the volleyball team pulled out of the tournament. I didn't know about the worry of lack of players however.
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