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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #90 on: April 30, 2014, 10:43:11 am »
I think DDMD's comments are good ones about transfers.  those that come with three-plus years with the team will really help to build team chemistry.  I too have heard that the team is very close knit for 2014.

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #91 on: April 30, 2014, 12:26:52 pm »
From the Statesman, the SBU Newspaper on the spring game.


Bednarski shines as QB in Spring Game

 By Cameron Boon | April 28, 2014



The new faces of Stony Brook Football took the field on Saturday in the annual Spring Game, an intrasquad scrimmage that signals the end of spring practice.
 
The red team, which was the offensive team, defeated the black team, which was the defensive team, 17-13.
 
“I saw kids having fun which is good,” coach Chuck Priore said after the game.
 
The defense was able to score points by getting stops, and they did that very well in the beginning of the game.
 
The first drive saw junior kicker Graham Ball miss a 33-yard field goal, giving the black team an early 1-0 lead.
 
The red team, led by junior quarterback Conor Bednarski, would able to drive back into field goal range on the second drive.
 
This time it was Ben Solis taking the 20-yard kick, and he would drill it to put the red team ahead 3-1.
 
That score was set up by one of the two big plays in the game, a 56-yard run right up the middle by redshirt freshman Stacey Bedell.
 
“The line did a great job blocking up front and I saw the space,” Bedell said. “I shouldn’t have looked back and he got me.”
 
The “he” is Quinton Littlejohn, who is by far the fastest player on the team according to Priore.
 
“(Bedell’s) been caught twice this spring, both by the same person,” Priore added. Littlejohn should be on the field on a regular basis come August when the Seawolves start their preseason.
 
The defensive black team would buckle down after that run though, holding the red team to just three. That defensive momentum would carry into the next three drives.
 
After a Tyler Fredericks run of 15 yards off the right side, the offense would stall on the next three plays and get stopped in their own territory.
 
This gave the black team two points and tied the game at three.
 
The next drive, Bednarski would take two sacks.
 
The first of the sacks came from Allen Singleton and the other from Victor Ochi, yielding another three-and-out and another two points for the black team.
 
The defensive line dominated this game, forcing Bednarski to roll out on a lot of his snaps with pressure up the middle.
 
“We find success when we control the lines,” Priore said.
 
The red team would stall again, giving two more points to the black team before they would get anything going.
 
The offense got going early in the second quarter, as Bednarski completed two passes of 15 and 17 yards to Adrian Coxson and Jahrie Level respectively.
 
A few plays later, Bednarski would throw an incomplete pass intended for newly-named captain Will Tye, bringing up fourth and 15 at the Black 34-yard line.
 
Instead of sending on the special teams, which were less than impressive throughout the day, the red team’s offense stayed on the field.
 
Bednarski would make the most of the opportunity, rolling to his left and finding Level, a junior, for the first touchdown of the game.
 
After Ball’s extra point, it was 10-7 Red with 8:59 to play in the second quarter.
 
The red team would then stall again, as they were held scoreless for the final four drives of the half.
 
Bednarski would play only half of the third and final quarter of the game.
 
He led the red team down to the black team’s 30-yard line, where freshman A.J. Otranto would take over.
 
Bednarski finished the game going 16-for-29, throwing for 183 yards and a touchdown.
 
Otranto would lead his team the rest of the way, giving the ball to James Kenner on the final play for a four-yard touchdown, giving Red a 17-13 advantage.
 
Level would finish the day hauling in six passes for 68 yards and a touchdown.
 
Coxson also had a productive day, finishing with five receptions for 35 yards.
 
The Seawolves start practice on Aug. 1 and will have 28 days to get ready for the Thursday night season opener at home against the Bryant Bulldogs.

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #92 on: April 30, 2014, 12:34:39 pm »
interesting photos from spring game, via helmet camera on QB
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/IoLuhX3mCxD/Stony+Brook+Spring+Football+Game

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #93 on: April 30, 2014, 12:58:55 pm »
interesting photos from spring game, via helmet camera on QB
http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/IoLuhX3mCxD/Stony+Brook+Spring+Football+Game

I noticed that on Saturday. What a real good idea and I think they should do that on a regular bases on practise days. I wonder if those helmet cams were video recording as well!!!

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #94 on: April 30, 2014, 08:17:36 pm »
Great shot on the helmet web cam; what a great way to get a good look into each play on the field.

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #95 on: May 01, 2014, 09:08:34 am »
that is cool.  great photos, high quality.
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Re: 2014 Spring Football New Coach
« Reply #96 on: May 07, 2014, 09:58:53 pm »
Just read Rob Noel is the new D line coach; he was with Northwestern last year.

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #97 on: May 08, 2014, 12:17:21 pm »
thanks for the update.  that is the great thing about this board, lots of people contribute to keeping us fans informed. 

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #98 on: May 08, 2014, 07:09:18 pm »
Big Man have info on the new AD....



   

Shawn Heilbron
Position:    Senior Associate Athletic Director for Development
Shawn Heilbron Biography
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Release: 01/01/2013
Shawn Heilbron joined Oregon State University as Senior Associate Athletic Director of Development in July 2011. He provides direction and leadership to the OSU Athletics development program, which includes fundraising efforts for all capital projects, scholarship endowment, annual giving and planned gifts as well as special events and the Varsity O student-athlete alumni program. Heilbron also serves as the administrative supervisor for the Oregon State football and men's basketball programs and is a member of the executive management team of OSU Athletics and the OSU Foundation.
As part of a commitment to create stronger relationships with supporters and provide an increased focus on philanthropic giving, he led the strategic initiative resulting in the evolution of the annual giving program, which was renamed Our Beaver Nation in December 2012.

Heilbron arrived at Oregon State after serving as Associate Athletic Director for Development at UCLA for five years. During his tenure at UCLA, Heilbron oversaw all development activity for the athletic department as well as the Bruin Varsity Club. He also managed the fundraising efforts for the $100 million Campaign of Champions to support the renovation of historic Pauley Pavilion, which was completed in 2012. As part of those efforts, he helped secure a lead gift of $20 million for the project.

From 1999 to 2006, Heilbron was a member of the athletics staff at SMU where he managed all fundraising, marketing and sales efforts as Associate Athletic Director for External Relations. In 2006, he secured a leadership gift of $5 million for the Crum Basketball Center, a state-of-the- art practice facility. He also engineered the marketing and sales strategy for the opening of Ford Stadium in 2000, leading to a one-year increase in football season ticket sales from 2,200 to over 11,000.

Prior to joining the athletic department at SMU, Heilbron was responsible for generating corporate support through event table sales and sponsorships as the Associate Director for the SMU Athletic Forum and Doak Walker Award.

A graduate of the University of Texas, Heilbron began his career in 1994 as Director of Public Relations for the Dallas Freeze of the Central Hockey League. He also spent two years as Communications and Marketing Manager for Pinnacle Trading Cards. Heilbron and his wife, Bevin, live in Corvallis, Oregon, with their two sons, Asher and Ramsey, and daughter, Quinlan.

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #99 on: May 16, 2014, 10:00:11 pm »
 while trolling, I found this story on line about the ex SBU football player that installed the GoPro cameras on our QB's helmet during the spring game last month.
http://infocus.gettyimages.com/post/al-bello-remote-possibilities#.U3bAKHlOWUk

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Re: 2014 Spring Football
« Reply #100 on: May 17, 2014, 06:30:39 am »
Conor looks a little nervous with GoPro on his helmet..lol...I cant wait for Football season to begin....