Shad Khan Archives - UNF Spinnaker

New Aquatics Center, Rec Center, sand volleyball court on tap for campus

Andrew Nichols • Jul 17, 2013

A 3 million dollar crack in the Aquatic Center pool has UNF looking to build a new Olympic size swimming pool facility and stay out of the deep waters of debt.

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Column: Conference realignment has reached ludicrous speed

Josh Brannock • Jul 8, 2013

Mercer and ETSU just so happen to be two of five schools in the A-Sun that field a football team. The A-Sun however does not recognize football as a conference sport. But you know who does? Money to the one who guessed SoCon, that’s the Southern Conference’s acronym -- I like it.

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Two schools bolt from A-sun for football friendly conference

Travis Gibson • Jul 8, 2013

On May 30, Mercer and East Tennessee State Universities announced they would be leaving the A-Sun and joining the Southern Conference.

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Football ain’t free

Travis Gibson • Feb 14, 2013

“You don't leave as a legacy something that can't financially carry itself -- that's a bad legacy,” Delaney said. “I think it's more likely that we won't have football than we will.”

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Big losses bring big money to athletics

Christian Ayers • Feb 6, 2013

Driscoll said games against big name schools do a lot for his players, even in lopsided, losing efforts. Despite home teams winning 95 percent of guarantee games, Driscoll keeps his guys motivated to play better schools in bigger, more hostile venues.

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Column: Jags try to save face by making a new one

Christian Ayers • Feb 6, 2013

With a fresh start and a new logo, the Jaguars hope their cosmetic surgery turns into a medical miracle next season, instead of a botched operation.

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Game Day 2017?

Travis Gibson • Jan 15, 2013

University President John Delaney officially asked the University Board of Trustees for permission to begin exploring the idea of adding a football team to the athletics program at UNF. Only last semester, Athletic Director Lee Moon was asked about the possibility of UNF starting a football program. His response was, "Not in my lifetime."

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Moon now considering UNF football

Travis Gibson • Jan 15, 2013

Moon said that he has been polling fraternities and sororities to test the climate for football on campus, after receiving permission from President John Delaney.

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UNF’s longest tenured head coach begins another season

Raleigh Harbin • Nov 16, 2012

“I hate losing more than I like winning,” Tappmeyer said. “When a game’s over, I’m thinking about all the things that we have to do better -- the things that we did wrong that I really need to fix.”

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Men’s soccer loses big in season finale

Travis Gibson • Nov 4, 2012

With UNF's hopes of post season play over, the Ospreys had a chance to play spoiler. A victory over JU would have eliminated them from post season play, but UNF wasn't able to defend in the last third of the field.

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UNF Football Student Opinion Sends Mixed Signals

Raleigh Harbin • Oct 10, 2012

Why doesn’t UNF have a football team? An article in the Oct. 3 Spinnaker shed light on some reasons for and against UNF adopting a football program. The potential cost could be $8 million per...

Will UNF Ever Have Football?

Matt Head • Sep 26, 2012

UNF athletics is a part of the Atlantic-Sun Conference. Because the A-Sun doesn't support the first step in establishing a football program would be conference realignment. According to UNF's Athletic Director Lee Moon, UNF doesn't have plans to change conferences any time soon.

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