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From basketball to blues
USM alumnus returns for WUSM concert Noé Cugny Printz Reporter
The Southern Miss community will be reunited with one of its biggest stars for the homecoming edition of the WUSM Tailgate Concert Series, as former Southern Miss basketball player Jarekus Singleton returns to make an appearance on campus at 4:15 p.m. Only this time, Singleton will carry a guitar rather than a basketball and singing the blues rather than scoring points for the Golden Eagles. “It’s going to be a phenomenal feeling, because I spent five of my years there,” Singleton said about returning to the campus to perform for the Southern Miss community. “You know, I went from boyhood to a being a man. That transition was a very important part of my life.” Singleton, according to Alligator Records, brings a terrific youthful energy and creativity to the blues, with his cutting-edge sound melding blues and rock with hip-hop wordplay. He creates unexpected and memorable rhymes and images - a true wordsmith who writes like a rapper while playing and singing like a highenergy bluesman.
Photo by Paul McCarthy Former USM basktball player Jarekus Singleton plays in Top of the World Classic in Fairbanks, Alaska against San Diego State in 2005.
“Alligator Records sent me a copy of his CD and I thought ‘wow this is great,’” said Justin Martin, general manager for WUSM. “This is really good rock, funky-soul blues. Alligator’s been talking to us about doing a show together. Opportunity came up and we said ‘yeah let’s do it.’” During his basketball career,
Photo by Marilyn Stringer Singleton jams to one of his songs on his new album “Refuse to Lose” at the 2014 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tennessee.
Singleton became a top national success today with the release of player in college. He led the his album “Refuse To Lose” on nation in scoring at William Alligator Records in May 2014. Carey University and was the The album traces Singleton’s NAIA National Player of the story and sends a strong message Year in 2007 until an ankle of hope and perseverance. injury ended his career in 2009. “I cherish these moments After his injury, Singleton when my spirit is low because rediscovered himself in music I know it’s going to make me a and started his journey as a stronger person,” Singleton said. blues singer. This led to his “Because I just refuse to lose and
just embrace the moment and I keep pushing through it to get to the other side. That’s what I would tell anybody to do: keep pushing no matter what. You can be disappointed but don’t be discouraged.” Today, the blues singer looks back at his years at USM and said he is grateful for the academic environment and the staff surrounding student athletes, with a particular affection for Associate Director for National Center for Spectator Sports Safety and Security Stacey Hall. He said Hall took him under her wing and helped him get through school, being a young first-generation college student. Singleton said his enjoyment of stage performance is similar to his former basketball performance in many ways, but also much different in others. “In music, I don’t have to run faster or jump higher than anybody. It’s more of an emotional thing,” he said. “Since I started playing music, being on stage and performing a lot, I feel like I’m emotionally balanced. Before now I didn’t see it that way, it’s like something was missing. Music is the universal language; it’s soul to soul.”
NATIONAL
GOP paints America red until 2016 Johnathan Parr Printz Reporter
After a long and expensive midterm election cycle, Democrats have lost the Senate, increased their minority in the House and saw losses in gubernatorial races because of economic woes and presidential unpopularity, leaving Republicans reinvigorated and in control of the legislative agenda
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for the next two years. Republicans have gained Senate seats in North Carolina, Arkansas, Montana and South Dakota because of disappointment with unstable economic growth and resentment of President Obama, according to the New York Times. Sen. Thad Cochran effortlessly beat his opponents Democrat Party candidate Travis Childers and Reform Party candidate
FEATURE ‘The Historian’ USM professor writes, directs and stars in film.
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A&E Taylor Swift album Lack of country still leaves desire for substance.
Shawn O’Hara to gain a seventh term representing Mississippi in the Senate. Mississippi’s representatives are Republican Alan Nunnelee, Democrat Bennie Thompson, Republican Greg Harper and Republican Steven Palazzo, all of whom won re-election in the first, second, third and fourth districts, respectively. Turnout in Mississippi was lower
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this election cycle than midterms in 2010 and 2006. Only a little over 575,000 voters appeared in this midterm, compared to 788,000 in 2010 and 610,000 in 2006, according to data from the Secretary of State. “With the great voter inflation in 2010 due to the President’s polarizing legislation, I expected this year’s midterm election to
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VOTER TURNOUT IN MISSISSIPPI DURING MIDTERM ELECTIONS
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continued from page 1 garner the same turnout,” said Nathan Barron, a freshman political science major. “After all, President Obama did make his famous comment that his policies were ‘going to the poll’ with the different Senate elections. I suppose, however, Mississippians were still gun-shy after the traumatizing Republican primary between Sen. Cochran and challenger Chris McDaniel.” Sen. Mitch McConnell (R – Kentucky) won re-election, and since the Republicans have taken the Senate, he is poised to be Senate majority leader. “Contests that were expected to be close were not, and races expected to go Democratic broke narrowly for the Republicans,” according to the New York Times. The jagged economic recovery angered people who then voted Republican to punish the Democrats. The Democrats also suffered because most of the seats were in traditionally Republican-leaning states in the South and Mountain West. Two races epitomize the tumultuous landscape Democrats faced: North Carolina and Virginia. In North Carolina, Republican Thom Tillis, who was behind early on, defeated incumbent Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan. In Virginia, incumbent Sen. Mark Warner was thought to be a guaranteed win. However, Ed Gillespie, the former Republican Party chairman, almost defeated him, with less than a 20,000 vote difference. “Barack Obama has our country in a ditch, and many of his lieutenants running for the Senate were right there with him.
The punishment is going to be broad, and it’s going to be pretty serious,” said Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee. With the Republican takeover of the Senate comes a new dichotomy for the American people and the president. The executive branch is headed by a Democratic president, and the legislative branch is filled with Republicans. Obama will have a choice to work with Republicans on issues of common interest— tax reform and trade—or reject Republican legislation and hope they stumble and allow his party to make a comeback in 2016, according to The New York Times. In addition to North Carolina, Republicans defeated Democrats in Montana, West Virginia, South Dakota and Arkansas. Moreover, Rep. Cory Gardner (R – Colorado) handed incumbent Sen. Mark Udall (D – Colorado) a hefty defeat, and in Georgia, Republican David Perdue escaped a runoff with Democrat Michelle Nunn, the daughter of popular former Sen. Sam Nunn, for the seat of retiring Republican Saxby Chambliss. Incumbent Sen. Pat Roberts (R – Kansas) won re-election against Independent Greg Orman. Democrats did keep their New Hampshire seat, and Democrat Tom Wolf defeated Republican governor Tom Corbett in Pennsylvania. Also, Gwen Graham defeated incumbent Rep. Steve Southerland (R – Florida) in the House race. “Outside of Congress, Republican gubernatorial candidates saw many successes in the GOP midterm wave,” Barron said. “Larry Hogan and
Charlie Baker saw red for the first time in a while in Maryland and Massachusetts, respectively. Their successes punctuate the growing East Coast movement away from the former Democrat stronghold. In prime 2016 campaign ground, the newly elected Florida governor Rick Scott could provide a needed liaison between a national Republican candidate and the independent swing voters.” Many people are not surprised by the results of the election. “I think that (the results) were expected,” said Sam Adcock, a graduate assistant with the political science department at USM. “It’s been coming for a long time, and it has become pretty much standard for the party of the president to lose midterm election seats. It happened last time (in 2010) and the time before that (in 2006). It’s just kind of the way it goes.” Adcock said a few Democrats could have avoided losing or losing as badly as they did had they not deviated from their core values and their main achievements. “I think Mary Landrieu in Louisiana would have done better if she hadn’t pulled back, and she wasn’t even the worst of them,” Adcock said. “Really, that’s the only thing they could have done.” As it stands, not only did the GOP keep and widen their majority in the House, but this is also the first time in eight years that they have taken control of the Senate, and after runoffs are complete, the Republicans are expected to widen their majority. Fourteen states have Democratic senators and 36 have Republican senators.
FEATURE
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LOCAL
Professor highlights academic woes in ‘The Historian’ Lindsey Kelley Printz Reporter
In his directorial debut, Southern Miss history professor Miles Doleac will release his independent feature film “The Historian” on Friday at the Grand 18 Theatre in Hattiesburg. According to IMDb, the film follows a young history professor with a troubled past as he seeks to begin a new life at a new university. In his new job he struggles against an equally troubled department chair, the challenging politics of academia and the apathy of his students along with the added intrigue of new, intimate relationships that change the way he views the world. The film stars many recognizable artists such as William Sadler, John Cullum and Colin Cunningham. Miles Doleac also appears as Ben Rhodes, the protagonist and leading man. The movie was filmed on location in the summer of 2013 in many Hattiesburg locales with a large portion being shot on the campus of The University of Southern Mississippi. Many
students were involved in the filming process as extras and technical crew such as production assistants. Roland Hutto, a senior marine biology major, worked as an extra on the production and said he enjoyed seeing the technical elements come to life. “The whole experience was like watching a movie from the other side of the screen,” he said. “I imagine when I go to see it I’ll be watching with a much different perspective from other movies I’ve seen.” According to Historia Films’ Facebook page, the film has competed at several festivals, including Sun and Sand Film Festival, Soho International Film Festival and Long Island International Film Expo. At LIIIFE, the film won three awards including Best Actor (William Sadler), Best Supporting Actor (John Cullum) and Best First Feature (Miles Doleac). Doleac said he chose to film the movie in Hattiesburg because of his connection to the town. He was born and raised in Hattiesburg and wished to give back to the town and put it on the
map for potential future films. “It was important to stake my claim here and to help build a creative economy in the state of Mississippi,” he said. “Look at the creative minds that this soil has spawned. There’s something special here in the ground.” “The Historian” addresses not only the emotions of the characters, but also what Doleac considers to be an overarching set of problems in academia. Doleac said he based a lot of the action on his experiences as a graduate student at Tulane University as well as his first experiences as a professor of history at Southern Miss. “I’ve witnessed a disturbing trend in higher education,” he said. “There’s what I call the ‘dumbing-down’ of the classical education model.” He went on to explain that previously there was a holistic approach to education that contained a thorough knowledge of history, philosophy, rhetoric, grammar and other skills that crafted not only a good student, but a better person. This change
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“The Historian” writer, director, producer and actor Miles Doleac. The film was shot in Mississippi, mainly around the Hattiesburg area and on USM’s campus. The film will appear at the Grand 18 Theatre Friday, Nov. 7.
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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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TELEVISION
Four new shows for lazy fall nights Johnathan Parr Printz Reporter
The time has come. You need a new TV show because your old favorite has been guillotined by the network, been drowned in unwatchable stupidity by the writers or reached a more-orless satisfying closing, leaving an opening in your weekly DVR binge-watching session. Fret no longer because there
are plenty of new to newish shows out there that can help satisfy that recently vacant spot.
1. “The Flash”
So, you’re a fan of “Arrow?” “The Flash” is for you. The series premiered on Oct. 6 on The CW, starring Grant Gustin—who is in “Arrow,” too—as Barry Allen/ Flash, Candice Patton as Iris West, Danielle Panabaker as Dr. Caitlin Snow and Tom Cavanagh as Dr. Harrison Wells. “I have only watched one episode of ‘The Flash,’ but I recognized its potential,” said Brandon Helton, a freshman who is undecided. “Since I love the way the writers wrote ‘Arrow,’ I’d highly recommend both ‘Arrow’ and ‘The Flash’ to anyone.”
weeks, five days and one-hour relationship of Andrew—played by Ben Feldman—and Zelda— played by Cristin Milioti, who played the mother on “HIMYM.” “I did not watch ‘HIMYM’ religiously, but I would definitely check this show out,” said Maggie Benvenutti, a freshman nursing major. Don’t get too attached to the series because NBC recently canceled “A to Z,” but it is still
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3. “The Affair”
Cheating is an event all too common in today’s world, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t make for some good TV. Showtime premiered “The Affair” on Oct. 12, using Dominic West as Noah Solloway, Ruth Wilson as Alison Lockhart, Maura Tierney as Helen Solloway and Joshua Jackson as Cole Lockhart to dramatize the adulterous relationship between Noah and Alison. The show has promise, according to multiple reviewers on IMDb.
in Gracepoint. “Gunn and Tennant are both fantastic performers, and the couple of instances where Gunn slips back into Skylarmode are charming, rather than distracting,” said Jerome Wetzel, a critic for SEAT42F. “The story is well set-up, and the various personalities that make up the cast are both interesting and plenty suspicious.”
4. “Gracepoint”
2. “A to Z”
“How I Met Your Mother” has ended. What to do? Check out “A to Z,” which premiered on NBC Oct. 2. “A to Z” tells the entire eight months, three
worth tuning into the show.
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“Doctor Who” and “Breaking Bad” fans should be satisfied because David Tennant and Anna Gunn are the stars of this crime drama on FOX that premiered Oct. 2. In this show, Detective Emmett Carver (Tennant) and Detective Ellie Miller (Gunn) try to solve a murder of a young boy
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Swift converts to pop sound in ‘1989’ album Bradley Presson Printz Reporter
While I never have cared much for Taylor Swift’s blend of country and pop, I have always found myself secretly and shamefully enjoying her poppy singles. When I heard the first single from “1989,” the infectiously catchy “Shake It Off,” I noticed a distinct departure from the country inflection that was on her
previous material, and I found myself anticipating a Taylor Swift album for the first time in my life. I was pleased to find that throughout “1989,” Swift leaves her country roots behind and fully embraces the pop aspect of her sound. The country ballads and acoustic guitars that defined her old sound have been replaced with ‘80s pop tunes featuring synthesizers and electronic drums, and the results are certainly better
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than what I was expecting. Though “Shake It Off” still remains the album’s highlight, there are multiple other quality songs on this record. Album opener “Welcome to New York” feels like the mission statement for the record, with self-referential lyrics about the change in Swift’s sound. The song is also a very strong electropop track with fantastic melodies. Other highlights include the Haim-sounding “Out of the Woods,” the stripped-down “Blank Space,” the potentially Passion Pit-influenced “All You Had to Do Was Stay,” and the subdued and dreamy “Wildest Dreams.” With this change of instrumentation, some might be worried that Swift gets lost in her new sound, but I can assure those people that is not the case. This album is still a Taylor Swift record through and through. Her trademark vocals and harmonies color this record in a way that is distinctly unique to her, and her bubbly personality shines throughout. With that said, I do wish that certain aspects of her style would have changed, or at least grown, with this new record. I find the things that I did not like about Swift’s music still hold me back from falling in love with “1989.” One of the biggest issues I have with the record is the volume of relationship subject matter. At this point, I cannot tell if Swift is
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trying to be tongue-in-cheek or if she still thinks that this subject matter is fresh, but I found myself completely uninterested with Swift’s relationship woes after the third or fourth song still addressing the issue. Another is the fact that I feel her music is still aimed at a preteen market. This album just feels like it was made for young girls who are experiencing their first real relationships. While that is not an issue if that is the intention, after multiple albums addressing those feelings, I want to see Swift tackle more substantial subject matter and shed some of the bubblegum aesthetic. Of course, as with much commercial pop music, filler is also an issue. Toward the back
half of the record, the weakness of certain songs becomes obvious. “How You Get the Girl” is easily the most immature song on the record, being overly cheesy and unenjoyable on every level. “Bad Blood” rubs me in the wrong way on just about every front, “This Love” is overly sensitive and musically weak and the Imogen Heap collaboration is passable, but my high expectations were not met. Overall, the album is an intriguing step forward. Musically, the album is a bit of a mixed bag, fantastically produced, mixed and mastered, but offering little in the way of substance. With that said, I think the positives outweigh the negatives and I have high hopes for Swift’s next release.
OPINION
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TECH
Cleanse social media to better health Mary Sergeant Printz Reporter
When it comes to forming relationships, social media can be a great outlet with which to meet and get to know someone. But, if not used carefully, social media relationships can also lead to very dangerous circumstances. This subject reminds me of an episode of “South Park.” The episode poked fun at people who enjoyed playing “World of Warcraft,” a computer gaming program. In the episode, Cartman, Stan and all of their other friends were trying desperately to defeat another gamer who had been playing “WoW” for over a year and a half straight. The gamer was a rather obese man. The reason I thought about this episode when discussing social media relationships is because I highly doubt those young boys realized they were gaming against someone who was old enough to be their parents. My point is that you never know who is on the other side of
the computer screen. There have been countless situations when young men and women have become victims of physical and sexual assault because of relationships they formed on MySpace, Facebook and other popular social media platforms. One thing you can do to avoid situations such as this is to not let people you don’t know or people you don’t have mutual friends with become friends with you or follow you on social media. Typically, I do not accept a friend request from a stranger unless I have 75 or more mutual friends with that person. It is also a good idea to investigate a person’s profile prior to accepting his or her friend request. If you really look, you will find that it is quite easy to determine a real profile from a faux profile. Not only does social media affect the beginning of a relationship, but it can affect a relationship that was formed before the rise of social media. “Although many people said they feel amused or better connected to other people when
they use social media, nearly a third said that they actually feel lonely when they look at their social media feed,” Sophie Curtis wrote in an article for The Telegraph. Some people use social media as a way to feel approval from their peers or to compare themselves to their peers. I have seen friends, strangers and have even found myself get so jealous of how many likes or comments our social media friends receive on a day-to-day basis. I hear someone say, “can you believe she got that many likes on that picture?” at least once a day, whether it be from my own mouth or someone else’s. This kind of jealousy isn’t healthy. And it is especially unhealthy when trying to form a closer bond with someone. Everyone should take a look at their Facebook profiles, Instagram, Twitter accounts and other social media outlets and review who follows them and whom they follow. More than likely you will find more than 10 people you are friends with or follow whom you have never seen in your entire
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life. Get rid of them. You will also find profiles that make you fume with jealousy. Get rid of those, too. A social media cleanse is something that everyone can use once in a while to help keep them out of both physical and emotional harm.
As I said before, social media sites are a great thing, but if not used carefully, they can do more harm than good. So, next time, think twice before you accept that friend request and think three times before you begin to get jealous of someone’s post on social media.
LIFE
Viral video addresses catcall problem Bradley Presson Printz Reporter
By now you have most likely seen or at least heard about the viral video of a woman being catcalled as she walks through New York City. A note at the end of the video said the woman was catcalled over 100 times during a 10hour period. This video frustrates me to no end because I know that strangers in a faraway big city aren’t the only ones harassing women this way, but I am sure people I associate with in Hattiesburg are also guilty of these actions. I have no idea what compels someone to harass another person in this way. It could be a result of sexual frustration, a poorly executed and infinitely unfunny joke, an attempt to impress friends or an impulse to embarrass and demean someone else. The only thing I do know for certain is that this behavior is completely and utterly unacceptable. There is no positive
outcome for this disgusting and egotistical behavior. I do not know a single woman who has ever responded positively by being harassed on the street. I do, however, know multiple women who have been made to feel uncomfortable as unwelcomed comments were hurled at them as they traveled to their respective destinations. Under no circumstances should a woman be expected to have her time wasted by these rude and hurtful comments. What is most heartbreaking to me about this issue is the fact that I know catcalling is a nearly nonexistent issue in the male community. It took the release of the aforementioned viral video for my friends and I, some of whom I have known for most of my life, to have a serious conversation about the problem. Catcalling is viewed as a bit of a joke in the college male demographic. I have been a bystander to catcalling before and while in college. It was supposed to be a
joke, but I watched as the poor woman became visibly uncomfortable as the guy yelled at her from a balcony. If I am ever in this situation again, I will not stand idly by as I watch someone demean another person. Meanwhile, I know that catcalling is something that affects the women in my life on a nearly daily basis. I have had multiple female friends tell me that catcalling is something that they are accustomed to, that they plan their day around to avoid. This is unacceptable on every level. No one should ever be made to feel uncomfortable because another person could not resist their sexual urges to harass them, and no one has the right to invade someone else’s space. As a man, I feel that the male community should take more pride in itself than to allow for its members to treat women in such a way. While catcalling might be a joke to you or your friends, it can be an embarrassing and painful
ordeal for the person on the other side. I urge anyone who sees this behavior to stand up
for the rights of the person on the other end of this ridiculous behavior.
SPORTS
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BASKETBALL
Young Golden Eagles facing stiff questions Joshua Campbell Sports Editor
Southern Miss will begin its season tonight in its lone exhibition matchup against Mississippi College at home, where the team was a perfect 15-0 last season. However, a lot has changed in the eight months since the Golden Eagles fell to the Minnesota Gophers 81-73 in the NIT Quarterfinals. New head coach Doc Sadler replaced Donnie Tyndall, who accepted the head coaching job at Tennessee. USM will have to field a completely new starting lineup as none of last season’s starters are returning. There has been a small shift in philosophy as Sadler will employ more man-to-man defense rather than Tyndall’s trap zone. Offensively, the strategy will be much of the same as solid ball movement leading to quality shots will be the focus. But this season will have more to do with personnel than changes in philosophy. While Sadler admitted the starting lineup will most likely change throughout the season, he has tabbed a starting lineup for tonight’s exhibition game. “Right now, you’d start with the two seniors, Jeremiah (Eason) and Chip (Armelin),” Sadler said. “Then you’d probably go with Matt Bingaya. For Thursday, we’d probably go with Dallas Anglin and Rasham Suarez (as the other two starters). But could I see that changing? Most definitely, especially in November and December. It could change a lot. We’re trying to figure out who plays with each other the best and what this team needs.” Eason, Armelin and Bingaya only have a combined 27 starts in their Southern Miss careers so far, while Anglin and Suarez are both junior college transfers, suiting up for the first time as Golden Eagles. Even though it will be Anglin’s first game at Southern Miss, he has already made an impression on his team. “I’ll have to say Dallas Anglin,” Armelin said about who has stood out to him.
“He’s a pretty good player. He’s pretty quick; he’s a good defender and he is also a pretty good shooter as well.” Anglin had an impressive run at the College of Southern Idaho as a sophomore, averaging 13.4 points, 3.9 assists and three rebounds. Suarez had an equally impressive sophomore campaign at the College of Central Florida, averaging 14.2 points, 5.9 assists, 3.2 rebounds and 1.8 steals. With much of the leadership gone from last year’s team, it will be up to the only two seniors, Eason and Armelin, to step up and guide a young Golden Eagle roster. “I think (Chip) and Jeremiah have to be,” Sadler said. “With the team you have, your seniors have to step up and understand that it is their team and that they have responsibilities with the team. That’s something that I do. I put a lot of responsibility on those guys, letting them make a lot of decisions.” “The rest of the guys have a chance to come back next year,” he said. “Most of the time, coaches get to come back. But for the seniors, this is it. So I want it to be their basketball team.” While it is easy for anyone to point out that seniors should be the leaders of a college team, leadership is a quality that is rarely gifted upon an individual. Most leaders have to work at picking the right times to stand up and make a statement, but it is also important to say the right things and back it up. It is a hard quality to master and is too often tossed around as a given that a particular player can become leader because of their age and experience. It will be a tall task for the seniors to step into that role and one they have been trying to learn all summer, especially Armelin. “I was more of a quiet person last year,” he said. “In the summertime, I worked on my leadership skills so I’ve pretty much got better at that and I watched a couple of video of guys in the NBA on what it takes to be a leader so that’s pretty much helped me (get) to where I am now.”
While the majority of the leadership will have to come from the two seniors, Bingaya will step into some sort of a leadership role as he is expected to be the focal point of the offense this season. He is the leading returning scorer (5.9 PPG) from last season’s squad that set a school-record with 29 wins. “His role is going to be a lot like Jeremiah and Chip,” Sadler said. “He’s got to have an unbelievable year. He’s one of the most experienced players coming back. With new guys, he gets a chance to now be one of the focal points.” But to become the top-scoring option, Bingaya will have to prove that he can shoot from the outside effectively so defenses will not give him the John Wall treatment and back off of him and prevent him from getting to the basket, which is easily his biggest offensive strength. He shot over 51 percent from the field last year, but was just 1-7 on 3-point attempts. However, he is confident that he has improved his outside shot enough to make defenders respect it. “When I talked to coach the first time I met him, he talked a lot about a person at my position being able to shoot the ball a lot,” Bingaya said. “I’m going to be open a lot for three so I’m going to have to knock it down when I shoot it. That’s one place I’ve improved. I’ve been shooting more (threes) in practice so hopefully it transfers into the game.” Armelin is the only returning player that took more than Bingaya’s seven attempts from deep, connecting on 17 of his 56 attempts, good for 30 percent. Nearly a third of the shots taken by the Golden Eagles last season were 3-pointers so it will be interesting to see if Armelin, Bingaya, Anglin and Suarez can knock down the outside shot. There are certainly more questions than answers at this point and it should be entertaining to see how this young team comes together. Tipoff for the exhibition game against Mississippi College is at 7 p.m.
Courtesy Photo The old Iowa State assistant head coach Doc Sadler on the court at James H. Hilton Coliseum. Sadler has taken the position of head coach for the Golden Eagles in 2014.
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USM looks to pull the upset against Marshall Jacob Kemp Printz Reporter
Southern Miss is coming off a 35-14 loss to UTEP in a game that was a lot closer than the final score indicated. However, the Golden Eagles continue to fall behind in the turnover battle and it has cost them several games. “Every time we would get something going and get to midfield, we would turn it over or find a way to not give ourselves a chance,” said head coach Todd Monken. The Golden Eagles have grown a lot over the course of the season and will need to grow more with a huge task on Saturday night. Offensively, they have been a lot more consistent with their run game, an aspect Monken hopes will continue going forward to take some pressure off of Weeks. “There is a belief in Cole,”
Monken said. “Some of the mistakes he made are because he just hasn’t played. Did we probably put too much on his plate? Yes. Did UTEP have something to do with that? Yes. The mistakes that we made collectively around Cole didn’t help.” The team has seemed to rally around Weeks and the heart he had at the end of the UTEP game and they will need the same attitude going into their biggest game yet. Their opponent, the No. 23 Marshall Thundering Herd, got another win, 35-16, over FAU extending their streak to eight games. The Thundering Herd are led by Heisman-hopeful quarterback Rakeem Cato and is one of the most dangerous dualthreat quarterbacks in college football. Monken said the muchimproved Golden Eagle defense will need to play their best game yet, to slow down Cato.
“The threat (to run) is always there,” Monken said. “With him, it is getting him to the ground because when he moves, he looks to throw. That is where those guys are dangerous.” Cato has over 2,000 yards passing with 20 touchdown passes and only six interceptions on the year to go along with 250 rushing yards and five touchdowns. The USM defense seems to be up to the task as they have improved every week this season and are now one of the best units in Conference USA. They were led last week by the great play from their defensive linemen, especially Rakeem Nunez-Roches. He plugged holes all night, not allowing the UTEP running backs to get anything going. He will need to do the same against Marshall and also provide a pass rush up the middle on Cato, not allowing him to step up in the pocket to throw.
Offensively, the Golden Eagles will look to run the ball more, but still let Weeks air it out. Marshall, despite how good their offense has been, is suspect on defense, especially in the secondary. If the offense does not hurt
itself with turnovers, they should be able to score with Marshall. They will need to contain Cato and play turnover, mistake free football in order to pull the upset. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Saturday.
Susan Broadbridge/Printz Southern Miss player Rakeem Nunez-Roches tackles Alcorn State player Arron Baker during the home game Sept. 9. The USM defense prepares for the Homecoming game against Marshall Saturday.
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