Florida A&M coach Rubin Carter gave a halftime speech to his Rattlers that likely would be censored if it were published.But whatever Carter said, his harangue worked, sparking his doleful team to a 25-21 comeback win against Winston-Salem State on Saturday in front of 13,672.
''You can't even write it,'' quarterback Albert Chester II, told the Miami Herald about Carter's halftime speech. ``He gave us a little motivational speech, but you can't even write it.''
See: Speech sparks Rattler comeback
We almost lost to a D2 team
Whatever the case, the Rattlers struggled --mightly-- against what was essentially a Division 2 team. As usual, our defense had trouble stopping the run giving up more than 200 yards for the fourth consecutive week. Further, the offense stuggled to put together successsful scoring drive until very late into the game.
By the numbers
Announced (through turnstiles) attendance: 13,627
Paid attendance: 3,547 (not including students, season ticket holders, band, and comps)
What the crowd looked like: 17,500 +/-
Stadium Parking
Booster parking at the stadium yesterday was a complete nightmare for those of us who arrive to find another car parked in our "reserved" (for the season) parking space. FAMU police were no help. They had to call Booster officials, who were nowhere to be found, to authorize that offending cars be removed. This took, in some instances well over an hour.
If there's a vehicle in my booster space when I get to the stadium homecoming day, I'm calling a tow company. To hell with the FAMU cops and booster admins...
ReplyDeleteHey! Hey! Let's not start any fights in the parking lot, please!
ReplyDeleteMAJORETTES MAJORETTES MAJORETTES.........THEY DID A GOOD JOB AFTER THE GAME DANCING TO THE BANDS MUSIC
ReplyDeleteI listened to it on the web (the video never came on). I was excited listening down the stretch, but I sure hope they can get the video working. Those commentators, including AC 1.0, were shouting over each other at times, and it's kind of strange to have him commenting on AC 2.0.
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ReplyDeleteWhat was the atctual paid attendance? I am curious as to how we are marketing our product. Rattler Football
Rubin Carter is going to need to step it up a bit.
ReplyDeletePLEASE..! STOP the MADNESS. Let's not start this up AGAIN! Those were apparently a group of wannabe dance girls. Does anyone not want to be in the spotlight in order to better utilize it for the team on the gridiron. The spirit has definitely been attacked with a virus or cancer of some sort. The game is there as a social function for the university family. To rally around the purpose of the venue and occasion, cheer on(not after a highlight) the football team. It is ok, actually right on que to cheer when it benefits OUR cause, winning. Be encouraging. If we were not being fair-weather Rattlers, there would be more spotlight on the real SHOW. The band is the soundtrack of the event. No room for Dance Hoz(that's what they call'em worldwide in the band world)! NO USE for dance wannabe-team. It's already ENOUGH menagerie out there on the sidelines, so much that there are groups rotating time out on the field. ***Which reminds me of the trend these days to not teach our young ones to respect estabishment and the value of processes. You gotta work for things that are of value. Get in where you fit in, if you don't fit? Get in where you fit in....Hint:(somewhere else)Love the spirit, it's just the WRONG spirit. Who IS NOT to be confused with being a part of the band. If anyone knows anything about BAND, they know that a majorette is just a feminization of dmum major. THAT is a shake dancer line and FAMU does not have, nor will EVER have a shake dancer line. It is what it is. How is it justified, notwithstanding ACCOSTING the identity of the band(and famu women{and men}),the first co-ed institution of higher education in the STATE would be tweaking what it historically has stood for and nourished generations of FAMUans with. The story is: some little kid (purportedly named "SEA-NOTE")from the surrounding (GADSDEN?) area is "in charge" of the girls (ROFL-a la Della Reese) and seems to think that he is justified in his dilusions of the his/story of the marching bands at FAMU. (As if his opinion matters, he's not affiliated nor financial. A NON issue.) They say he "tried out for the band to be essentially a unicorn" as far as FAMU is concerned. We DON'T CARE if his mom works in Foote-Hilyer. He got mad about the obvious, inevitable outcome and decided to "be in charge of the girls". SWEETie, this IS NOT Alabama, nor Atlanta, or anywhere within that circle of schools. I know that you've heard Joe Bullard say,"WE STAND, ALONE..! But, thanks for noticing that they were dancing TO the band. NO DEAL.
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