http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/Western Michigan University Broncos Blog written by Graham Couch of The Kalamazoo GazetteenSun, 06 Jul 2008 02:18:12 -0500Movable Type Enterprise 1.52 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noWestern Michigan University Broncos Blog written by Graham Couch of The Kalamazoo Gazette1543193http://www.feedburner.comhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/327906611/hawkins_rolls_up_sleeves_as_ba.htmlBasketball and football1568631568611450101120003089661769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogSun, 06 Jul 2008 02:18:12 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1152208 ]]>Steve Hawkins knew he'd take the floor with a very different looking team next season. The prospect of having seven true freshmen (two preferred walk-ons included) on the bench will do that. After the last month, Western Michigan University's men's...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/07/hawkins_rolls_up_sleeves_as_ba.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/323904965/broncos_links_worth_checking_o.htmlBasketball and footballGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogTue, 01 Jul 2008 03:13:48 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1136905 ]]>Western Michigan University's official athletic site has begun a five-week series, "Leaving their legacy," where you can vote for the teams and players you think left the greatest impact on their respective program or were simply the best or most...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/07/broncos_links_worth_checking_o.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/321107646/with_graham_couch_in_detroit.htmlBasketball and footballBroncos Basketball427421523871120008871961769Scott DeCamp | Kalamazoo Gazette blogFri, 27 Jun 2008 00:26:38 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1125439 ]]>With Graham Couch in Detroit covering the Tigers this week, Gazette prep sports editor Scott DeCamp offers his analysis on WMU's basketball program offering a full-ride scholarship to Shayne Whittington, a 6-foot-10 Lawrence senior-to-be. When I caught word Thursday afternoon...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/with_graham_couch_in_detroit.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/314324956/middleton.htmlBasketball and footballGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogTue, 17 Jun 2008 23:23:16 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1093859 ]]>Gazette fileAnthony Middleton scored the first touchdown of his career at Western Michigan University on Sept. 8 against Indiana. This 6-yard score gave the Broncos a brief 7-3 lead in a 37-27 loss. That tight end Anthony Middleton is no...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/middleton.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/312167602/its_been_an_interesting_week.htmlBreaking News145015145010380791450141120081450121120008871961769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogTue, 17 Jun 2008 23:54:43 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1084207 ]]>Four-year aide brought in most of 2008 recruiting class Cornell Mann KALAMAZOO -- Cornell Mann is headed to Dayton, the paperwork all but finished. Sometime Monday, it's expected, Western Michigan University's assistant men's basketball coach, the recruiter of much of...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/its_been_an_interesting_week.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/310822354/christmas_in_carbondale.htmlBasketball and footballGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogThu, 12 Jun 2008 20:37:17 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1077479 ]]>Actually, it's more like part of Hanukkah in Carbondale. A friend close to Southern Illinois' men's basketball program tipped me off today to the tentative date for the Broncos return game to Carbondale, Ill., next season: Monday, Dec. 22. Last...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/christmas_in_carbondale.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/307536801/hawkins_deal_and_next_years_sc.htmlBasketball and footballGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogSun, 08 Jun 2008 15:30:11 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1060075 ]]>Western Michigan basketball coach Steve Hawkins' new contract is obviously significant in terms of perception when it comes to recruiting. What I find more interesting is that a coach who's been at a Mid-American Conference school for five years has...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/hawkins_deal_and_next_years_sc.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/306885342/western_michigan_university_gi.htmlBreaking NewsGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogSat, 07 Jun 2008 11:38:28 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1058720 ]]>KALAMAZOO -- Western Michigan University has given men's basketball coach Steve Hawkins a new contract that puts him on par with head football coach Bill Cubit. Hawkins, who just completed his fifth season as head coach, received a base salary...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/western_michigan_university_gi.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/303450464/wmus_sayers_jumps_to_womens_si.htmlBasketball and football1375421120001135103089661769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogMon, 02 Jun 2008 22:49:03 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1041278 ]]>After many a men's basketball practice last season, Phil Sayers would joke -- sort of -- about how the Gazette really needed to do a story on him. After all, he would say, I had featured football graduate assistants A.J....http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/06/wmus_sayers_jumps_to_womens_si.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/300166475/catching_up_with_carrie_moore.htmlBasketball and footballGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogWed, 28 May 2008 18:55:32 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.1026173 ]]>This is the first of what I hope is a series of summer blogs catching up with current and former Western Michigan University athletes. Carrie Moore, as Bronco fans are aware, led the nation in scoring in 2006-07 as a...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/catching_up_with_carrie_moore.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/294482399/if_joe_reitz_was_sleepwalking.htmlBroncos Basketball36150113564589213089661769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo GazetteTue, 20 May 2008 14:13:20 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.999509 ]]>Former Western Michigan basketball star Joe Reitz was quoted in the Washington Post as saying the following about his transition to the NFL's Baltimore Ravens: "It's just humbling and challenging. Coming from Western Michigan, where I started (on the basketball...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/if_joe_reitz_was_sleepwalking.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/293964921/wmu_baseball_chillicothebound.htmlbaseball1298061298043089661769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogMon, 19 May 2008 22:36:53 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.997428 ]]>Western Michigan's baseball opens MAC Tournament play at 12:30 Wednesday against Eastern Michigan in Chillicothe, Ohio. Broncos coach Randy Ford said Monday that he believes his team, the No. 7 seed, has as good of a chance of winning as...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/wmu_baseball_chillicothebound.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/289280900/reitz_looks_like_a_football_pl.htmlBroncos FootballGraham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogTue, 13 May 2008 03:01:34 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.974340 ]]>Elizabeth Malby / Baltimore SunFormer Western Michigan University basketball center Joe Reitz (46) trails the play Sunday on the final day of Baltimore's minicamp. You have to figure that an athlete who stands 6-foot-7 and 270 pounds is going to...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/reitz_looks_like_a_football_pl.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/287867314/catching_up_with_james_blair.htmlBroncos Football336471251193089661769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogSat, 10 May 2008 23:55:54 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.969493 ]]>James Blair is an interesting cat. When I did a feature on him during the last football season, the mammoth offensive lineman never gave the answer I was expecting. His thoughts were always deeper than the trials of a single...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/catching_up_with_james_blair.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/285638232/more_on_the_apr.htmlBroncos Football12326012288510345988719Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogWed, 07 May 2008 16:21:06 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.958496 ]]>The days of worrying about losing scholarships to the NCAA's Academic Progress Rate (APR) score are over for at least a couple of years for Western Michigan University's football program. While a strong last two years reported (2005-06 and 2006-07)...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/more_on_the_apr.htmlhttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/broncosinsider/~3/284241882/joe_reitz_and_a_few_baltimore.htmlBroncos Basketball361501135642149676103089661769Graham Couch | Kalamazoo Gazette blogMon, 05 May 2008 17:20:15 -0500tag:blog.mlive.com,2008:/broncosinsider//2171.951286 ]]>I spoke with Joe Reitz a few minutes ago. The former Western Michigan University basketball star, as you likely know, signed with the Baltimore Ravens as a priority undrafted free agent on April 27. He's headed down for his first...http://blog.mlive.com/broncosinsider/2008/05/joe_reitz_and_a_few_baltimore.htmlnonadult