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by Hal Lamar Is the SIAC broke?The cancellation of the July 25 SIAC pre-season media football luncheon puzzled INSIDE, especially since no explanation for the cancellation was ever given. So INSIDE started digging and determined from the initial information collected that the conference might be broke. Sources later quantified the speculation but also indicated that the conference dodged that near fatal bullet thanks to the member schools who pitched in and contributed above and beyond their regular dues. But the SIAC may not be out of the woods totally. Seems the audit of conference expenditures ordered by the SIAC Council of Presidents uncovered some troubling transactions which led to the termination of Commissioner William Lide. Co-mingled with those funds was NCAA money drawn down by the conference. There is now concern that the governing body of college sports may yet drop the hammer on the 95 year old conference. Meanwhile, the conference’s exalted Council of Presidents might help stablize the situation by hiring a new commissioner post-haste. In past columns, I have offered suggested candidates to include Ken Hudson (Central State) who could bring his plethora of corporate and business contacts to the SIAC. He has indicated to INSIDE that he is interested in the job. Other names brought to my attention include former CAU SID Charles Ward (Florida A&M) who also holds a legal degree and even former CAU head hoop coach Anthony Witherspoon. I also half-joked that Morehouse grad James Barker who is quite knowlegable about HBCU sports ought to put himself into consideration. Speaking of Charles Ward, he has landed on his feet doing his first love -- play-by-play. This season, he will anchor -0- There is a new magazine out called Inland Boater (www.inlandboater.com) which focuses on the African American boater. A feature in the pilot edition is on Hampton President William Harvey. The native of Brewton, Alabama owns a 56-foot Sea Ray Sedan Bridge which he sails up and down the eastern seaboard and says not only does he use it for the pleasure of his family but also for business. As he told the mag,” I bring people down from places like New York and Chicago and we talk business. Its just like on the golf course or the tennis courts. It’s better than just sitting in front of a desk and asking somebody for money.” -0-
There are more than 400 bible colleges in the United States but only three are run by and for black people. One of them is Atlanta’s Carver Bible College who’s president is Benedict College graduate Robert Crummie (Class of ’83). Since arriving on campus just before the turn of the new century, Crummie has rolled up his sleeves to get the school accredited, improve their enrollmen numbers, strengthen their curriculum and move the school from its founding campus in northwest Atlanta to a spacious 16 acre spread in southwest A-T-L. He says Carver Bible has come a long way but still has a ways to go. He admits “ a million dollar donor” would truly be a godsend. For comprehensive info about the school visit carver.edu -0- Morris Brown College’s state of the art Herndon Memorial Stadium, which had fallen into disrepair when the school lost its accreditation and most of it’s student body, is once again abuzz with gridiron activity. The Georgia Mustangs of minor league football have made Herndon their home field and the team’s owner has sunk thousands of dollars in making improvements. I do wonder,though,what the deal is between the school and the team…. Got an item or comment?
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a schedule of local metro Atlanta high schools which will be broadcast via the internet. This concept, I’m told, is the creation of Georgia Public Broadcasting. GPB is no stranger to high school football. For the last several years, they have televised state playoff action from the Georgia Dome. Ward has anchored many of those TV broadcasts.