In the FCS Huddle: Stony Brook intriguing on, off the field
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07/15/2010 -
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - When the NIT came to Stony Brook in March,
the Seawolves' football players were in attendance. Similarly, when Stony
Brook hosted NCAA men's lacrosse in May, the football players were there.
The Seawolves, no doubt, have a thirst for postseason play.
Had the Big South Conference's new automatic bid to the FCS playoffs been in
place last season, it would have belonged to the Seawolves.
This season, Stony Brook has to overcome the loss of 26 seniors to win the Big
South title again, and secure the first-ever automatic playoff bid that goes
with it. Whether they get there or not, the Seawolves are one of the FCS' more
intriguing programs, replenished on the field by a number of transfers and
attractive off the field by the growth surrounding them in their athletic
program.
Head coach Ray Priore has been asked, "Why the Big South?" since Stony Brook's
football program went to full scholarships and joined the conference in 2008
following a departure from the Northeast Conference. Its campus is located on
the North Shore of Long Island, about 55 miles east of Manhattan, so it
doesn't fit geographically with a conference whose other schools are in
Virginia and the Carolinas. But the Big South is glad to have the Seawolves as
a member, and perhaps someday, considering all the changes and potential
changes across the college football landscape, another conference could be
home to the growing program.
The attractiveness of Stony Brook is helped by the nearby market in New York,
although the nation's most populated city will always be a pro sports city.
But seventh-year athletic director Jim Fiore has helped build a successful
athletic program, with upgrades in facilities, branding and improved revenue-
generating, a body of student-athletes whose collective grade point average is
at least 3.0 grade in each of the past four school years, and recent success
in higher-profile sports like men's soccer, men's basketball and men's
lacrosse.
Is football next? That's what Priore is banking on, especially now that he can
dangle the carrot of the FCS playoffs to his players. The Seawolves shared
last year's Big South title with Liberty, and based on their 36-33 win over
the Flames would have advanced to the playoffs if the conference had its
automatic bid then.
"We're coming off a Big South championship. The excitement in the offseason
was a little bit more than obviously (in the past)," the 50-year-old Priore
said. "Their understanding of what it takes is there. We've got the full
complement of scholarships now. We had a lot of kids in the program that are
going to be playing this fall (who were) there during spring football. And I
think the other thing that becomes important is every kid in the program now
has been recruited by this staff and myself particularly. There's a point of
everybody's really pulling in the same direction. It's a good group of kids."
Stony Brook has finished either 6-5 or 5-6 for five straight seasons,
including four under Priore, whose record, not surprisingly, is 22-22 overall.
To him, .500 is not acceptable, so with the Big South expected to be improved
- led by a veteran Liberty squad and dangerous squads in Charleston Southern
and Coastal Carolina - Priore filled some holes in the lineup by bringing in
transfers.
He brought in nine in January and four more this summer. The demise of
Hofstra's program has benefited the Seawolves, providing players of impact
like running backs Brock Jackolski and Miguel Maysonet, offensive guard
Armand Poole and defensive tackle Andrew Nelson. Former Rutgers cornerback Al-
Majid Hutchins is projected to be a starter, Sheldon Armstrong (Utah State) is
in the mix for the other cornerback spot and Kyle Essington (Fullerton
College) could be the backup to starting quarterback Michael Coulter.
Although the Seawolves lost a lot of key players, they have hopes as big as 6-
foot-8, 350-pound redshirt freshman tackle Michael Bamiro. The returning mix
features Coulter and workhorse tailback Edwin Gowins as well as defensive
leaders Arin West (strong safety), Ryan Haber (defensive tackle) and Joe
Kirkpatrick (defensive end). Coulter threw for a conference-best 15 touchdowns
last fall, while Gowins rushed for 890 yards and nine TDs despite being slowed
by a foot injury. He was the Big South Freshman of the Year in 2008 when he
rushed for 1,310 yards and 11 touchdowns on an incredible 9.4 yards per carry.
"We got hit pretty hard by graduation and we were able to get some kids who
had some college experience, that played in the CAA (Colonial Athletic
Association) or played at a higher level, and can help us immediately," Priore
said.
"We've got to be able to perform and we've got to be better than a 6-5 team, a
5-6 team. Certainly, if you said what is the one goal for me as a football
program, is we have to hit that seven-win mark, hit that eight-win mark.
That's what recruiting is all about. Hopefully, the playoffs are attached to
that now that we have an opportunity."
Stony Brook's season-opening visit to Big East program South Florida on Sept.
4 is a daunting start to the season. The other non-conference games are
against Lafayette, Brown, Massachusetts and American International.
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Date Favorite Opponent Point Spread
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Sept 21 GEORGIA TECH Virginia 17
Sept 22 NEVADA Northwestern 6.5
Sept 23 MICHIGAN Wisconsin 14
Sept 23 Minnesota PURDUE 3
Sept 23 SYRACUSE Miami (Ohio) 6.5
Sept 23 MISSOURI Ohio 21.5
Sept 23 Louisville KANSAS STATE 14
Sept 23 TENNESSEE Marshall 22
Sept 23 CLEMSON North Carolina 16.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA Kentucky 24
Sept 23 Iowa ILLINOIS 20.5
Sept 23 FLORIDA STATE Rice 30.5
Sept 23 AUBURN Buffalo 41.5
Sept 23 BOWLING GREEN Kent 7
Sept 23 NAVY Tulsa 4.5
Sept 23 VIRGINIA TECH Cincinnati 27
Sept 23 BYU Utah State 29
Sept 23 OHIO STATE Penn State 16.5
Sept 23 TEXAS Iowa State 25
Sept 23 Washington State STANFORD 10
Sept 23 CALIFORNIA Arizona State 7.5
Sept 23 UCLA WASHINGTON 3
Sept 23 INDIANA Connecticut 1.5
Sept 23 Central Michigan EASTERN MICHIGAN 4
Sept 23 WYOMING Air Force 1
Sept 23 UTEP NEW MEXICO 9.5
Sept 23 West Virginia EAST CAROLINA 21
Sept 23 Boston College NORTH CAROLINA STATE 7
Sept 23 GEORGIA Colorado 27
Sept 23 ARKANSAS Alabama 1.5
Sept 23 BAYLOR Army 11
Sept 23 WESTERN MICHIGAN Temple 28
Sept 23 MISSISSIPPI Wake Forest 2.5
Sept 23 KANSAS South Florida 5.5
Sept 23 TEXAS A&M Louisiana Tech 23.5
Sept 23 UAB Mississippi State 9.5
Sept 23 LSU Tulane 36
Sept 23 Utah SAN DIEGO STATE 6.5
Sept 23 BOISE STATE Hawaii 15
Sept 23 Notre Dame MICHIGAN STATE 3
Sept 23 USC ARIZONA U 22
Sept 23 Oklahoma State HOUSTON 1
Sept 23 OREGON STATE Idaho 23
Sept 23 OKLAHOMA Middle Tennessee State 29
Sept 23 MARYLAND Florida International 18.5
Sept 23 AKRON North Texas 17.5
Sept 23 SOUTH CAROLINA Florida Atlantic 29.5
Sept 23 NEBRASKA Troy 23
Sept 23 SMU Arkansas State 6
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