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- Hacktivism: Defending Against The UnknownJuly 12, 2013In addition to protecting themselves against hacktivists, banks need to be wary of state-sponsored cybercrime as well as espionage.
- The Real Story of Trading Software EspionageJuly 10, 2009While the 32MB of Goldman Sachs' proprietary algorithmic trading code allegedly stolen by Sergey Aleynikov makes for great news, it also highlights the new significance of high-frequency trading — which is built on this technology — in the mark
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- Ivy Schmerken, Editor at LargeIvy is Editor-at-Large for Advanced Trading and Wall Street & Technology. Ivy is responsible for writing in-depth feature articles, daily blogs and news articles with a focus on automated trading in the capital markets. As an industry expert, Ivy has reported on a myriad number of topics including high frequency trading, algorithmic trading strategies, market structure, electronic trading in fixed income , colocation in data centers, Dodd-Frank regulation and the new derivatives landscape. Ivy meets with software companies and other innovators and writes about cloud computing, OMS/EMSs and other financial technologies.
- Michael J. Levas, Founder, Senior Managing Principal, Director of Trading, Olympian Group of Investment Management CosMichael J. Levas has been in the investment management business for over twenty years and is the founder,senior managing principal & director of trading at the Olympian Group of Investment Management Companies. Prior to Olympian, he was a VP and Portfolio Manager in the Private Client Group at Lehman Brothers Inc. Prior to that, he was a VP with SG Cowen, UBS PaineWebber and Bear Stearns where he managed in excess of $250 million in both institutional and retail portfolios. Mr. Levas is the former founder and managing member of Olympian Securities LLC, and is a licensed Series 24 general securities principal, Series 7 general securities representative, and a Series 65, 66 investment adviser representative with (FINRA). Mr. Levas is also the former founder and principal of Olympian Futures LLC, a former (NFA) registered introducing broker, and a licensed Series 3 associated person. Mr. Levas currently holds the Chartered Portfolio Manager (CPM) designation from the American Academy of Financial Management. Mr. Levas completed investment management studies at Harvard Business School and additionally, Mr.Levas has completed the Hedge Fund Programme at The London Business School. He is a current member of the CFA society of South Florida, Securities Traders Association of Florida, The National Association of Active Investment Managers, and formerly served on the 2008/2009 board of directors of The Hedge Fund Association. Mr. Levas is a frequent conference speaker, and commentator on the financial markets & asset management industry.He has been featured throughout the U.S.,Canada, Latin America, Europe, Asia and in numerous publications, and media outlets including BusinessWeek, Dow Jones Newswires, The Financial Times,Smart Money,Hedge Fund Manager Week, Wall Street Letter, Euromoney, Wall St.& Technology,The Economic Times, Securities Industry News, Alternative Investment Review, Advanced Trading, Markets Media Magazine, TradeTech , Reuters, Bloomberg and National Public Radio.
- Marc J Firenze, Chief Technology Officer, Eagle Investment SystemsAs chief technology officer of Eagle Investment Systems, Marc Firenze drives the software, technology and architecture decisions across Eagle's investment management suite and ensures that development directly supports the firm's corporate vision. With more than 20 years of experience in the design, development and implementation of financial technology solutions, he oversees a world-class team of technical and functional talent responsible for the software development, delivery, engineering and enterprise architecture for Eagle's suite of products. Mr. Firenze began his career with Eagle in 1997 and has been intimately involved in many facets of the build-out of its products including new feature design, analysis and quality assurance. During his tenure at Eagle, he was responsible for launching the enterprise technology platform, which underlies Eagle's product suite. He was instrumental in the development and delivery of Eagle's data management and of Eagle's alternative investment accounting solution. Prior to joining Eagle, Mr. Firenze worked for State Street Corporation, where he worked on the development of portfolio management and accounting systems. Mr. Firenze earned his Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics and Economics from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and his M.B.A from Northeastern University.
- Dr. John Bates, CTO, Intelligent Business Operations & Big Data, Software AGDr. John Bates is a Member of the Group Executive Board and Chief Technology Officer at Software AG, responsible for Intelligent Business Operations and Big Data strategies. Until July 2013, John was Executive Vice President and Corporate Chief Technology Officer at Progress Software. John was responsible for creating, evolving and evangelizing Progress' market strategy and technology vision. Previously, John was General Manager of Progress Software's Apama Division. John was responsible for Divisional P&L including sales, marketing, products and consulting services. In 3 years John grew revenue by over 300%.
- Andrew Waxman, Thought LeaderAndrew Waxman writes on operational risk in capital markets and financial services. Andrew is a consultant in IBM's US financial risk services and compliance group. The views expressed her are those of his own. As an operational risk manager, Andrew has worked at some of the leading investment banks and consulting firms in Wall Street and the City of London. He writes on topics such as: rogue and insider trading, technology and markets, disaster planning, regulatory responses and risk management strategies. Andrew has a first class degree in history from Kings' College London and an MBA in finance from NYU.
- Jennifer L Costley, Ph.D, Principal, Ashokan AdvisorsJennifer L. Costley, Ph.D. is a scientifically-trained technologist with broad multidisciplinary experience in enterprise architecture, software development, line management and infrastructure operations, primarily (although not exclusively) in capital markets. She is also a non-profit board leader recognized for talent in building strong governance and process. Her current focus is in helping companies, organizations and individuals with opportunities related to data, analysis and sustainability. She can be reached at www.ashokanadvisors.com
- Vamsi Chemitiganti, Chief Architect, Red HatAs Chief Architect of Red Hat's Financial Services Vertical, Vamsi Chemitiganti is responsible for driving Red Hat's technology vision from a client standpoint. The breadth of these areas range from Platform, Middleware, Storage to Big Data and Cloud (IaaS and PaaS). The clients Chemitiganti engages with on a daily basis span marquee names on Wall Street, including businesses in capital markets, core banking, wealth management and IT operations. The other large component of his role is to work with Client CXOs and Architects to help them on key business transformation initiatives. Chemitiganti hold a BS in Computer Science and Engineering as well as an MBA from the University of Maryland, College Park. He is also a regular speaker at industry events on topics ranging from Cloud Computing, Big Data, High Performance Computing and Enterprise Middleware.
- Dr. Howard A. Rubin, President and CEO, Rubin WorldwideDr. Howard A. Rubin is a Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at Hunter College of the City University of New York, a MIT CISR Research Affiliate, a Gartner Senior Advisor, and a former Nolan Norton Research Fellow. He is the founder and CEO of Rubin Worldwide. Dr. Rubin is a pioneer in the area of technology economics and has built the world's largest database in the field consisting of business, national, and technology data. He is personally retained by many of the world's largest enterprises as a strategic advisor to provide them with continuous competitive calibration via benchmarking and to advise them on business-technology strategy and trends. His current portfolio of client companies in total generate more than $1.5T in revenue to the global economy annually and account for almost $100B in yearly Information Technology (IT) spending. Dr. Rubin has also worked directly with heads of state or their key ministers around the world in the development of national competitive technology strategies - Canada, India, the Philippines, South Africa, and in the United States with former President Clinton. He currently is an informal advisor assisting President Obama's Council on Job Creation and Competitiveness. Dr. Rubin possesses a Ph.D. from the City University of New York in Computer Science and Oceanography. Outside the world of technology Dr. Rubin is Chairman of the Board of Riverkeeper, a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, a Leadership Council member of the RFK Foundation, a major support of student development programs at the Tribeca Film Institute, and a supporter of the Rainforest Foundation.
- Sang Lee, Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Aite GroupSang Lee is a co-founder of and currently serves as managing partner. Mr. Lee's expertise lies in the securities and investments vertical and has advised many global financial institutions, software/hardware vendors, and professional services firms in sell-side and buy-side electronic trading technology and market structure. Prior to joining Aite Group, Mr. Lee was a founding member of Celent Communications and served as the Manager of the Securities & Investments Group as well as the Operations Group.
- Alexander Fleiss, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, Rebellion Research Partners LPAlexander Fleiss serves as Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Rebellion Research Partners LP, a Global Macro hedge fund and financial advisory that invests across all asset classes and is based in New York. Mr. Fleiss also oversees the firm's institutional research division, Rebellion Economics, which offers coverage of 44 countries. Mr. Fleiss has spoken about Artificial Intelligence investing at conferences, colleges and in the Wall Street Journal, Fox News, BusinessWeek, Bloomberg News, Geo Magazine and Institutional Investor. Prior to co-founding Rebellion Research in 2007, Mr. Fleiss served as a Principal at KMF Partners LP, a long-short US equity fund. While at KMF, he was primarily responsible for investments in the financial service, technology and consumer industries. Mr. Fleiss began his investment career as an analyst for Sloate, Weisman, Murray & Co which was acquired by Neuberger Berman. Mr. Fleiss developed investment algorithms with the firm's CEO, Laura Sloate who is now a partner at Neuberger Berman. Mr. Fleiss received a BA Degree from Amherst College.
- Brooke Allen, 30-Year Industry VeteranBrooke Allen is a 30-year industry veteran who most recently founded a quantitative trading desk now celebrating its 17th year in continuous operation. For years he wrote a monthly piece for International Family Magazine, in 2009 he founded NoShortageOfWork.com to discuss work life, and in 2011 he created Questions For Colleges (Q4Colleges.com) to discuss issues facing higher education. Now he is beginning a series for us here on his beloved Securities Industry. Before you decide to trust him or collaborate with him, look at BrookeAllen.com where you will find his Personal Disclosure Statement.
- Sean Owens, Director, Fixed Income and Derivatives, Woodbine AssociatesSean Owens is Director, Fixed Income at Woodbine Associates, Inc. focusing on strategic, business, regulatory, market structure, and technology issues that impact firm's active in and supporting global fixed income and derivative markets.
- Joe Saluzzi, Partner and co-head of equity trading, Themis TradingJoseph Saluzzi is partner, co-founder and co-head of equity trading of Themis Trading LLC, a leading independent agency brokerage firm that trades equities for institutional money managers and hedge funds. He is also the co-author of Broken Markets -- How High Frequency Trading and Predatory Practices on Wall Street are Destroying Investor Confidence. Mr. Saluzzi is a frequent speaker at industry conferences on issues involving market access, algorithmic trading and other sell- and buy-side concerns. He has provided expert commentary for media outlets such as CBS's 60 Minutes, BBC Radio, Bloomberg Television & Radio, CNBC, Fox Business, BNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Reuters, Associated Press, Los Angeles Times and Bloomberg News. Mr. Saluzzi also has authored articles for Traders Magazine, Dow Jones and Journal of Investment Compliance. Prior to Themis, Mr. Saluzzi headed the team responsible for equity sales and trading for major institutional accounts at Instinet Corporation for more than nine years. He graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with an MBA in Finance and received a Bachelor's Degree in Finance from New York University.
- Sean O'Dowd, Capital Markets Program Director, TeradataSean O'Dowd leads the Global Capital Markets program at Teradata for Industry and Marketing Solutions. In this role Sean focuses on industry strategy, marketing and field enablement. Areas of focus span financial market structure, regulations and technologies that impact the business models and strategies of financial markets firms (buy-side, sell-side, wealth management, custody, exchanges, and retail brokers). Topics include many of the large transformational technologies impacting capital markets, such as cloud services, mobility, information management and big/fast data, unstructured data and analytics. Additionally, Sean covers many industry specific trends and technologies including electronic trading, investment management operations, wealth management and personal finance, oversight infrastructure (Government agencies and SRO's). Sean's personal area of expertise lies within investment management, derivatives securities and trading technology.
- Stephen Davenport, Director Equity Risk Management, Wilmington Trust CompanySteve is responsible for developing risk-managed investment strategies for high-net-worth clients. He has a strong background in quantitative investment analysis, and a sophisticated approach to asset allocation and the use of derivatives. In particular, he has managed a call writing strategy for clients seeking additional income for the last six years. Steve began his career with State Street Global Advisors and later joined Columbia Management Investment Advisors in Boston as a senior investment advisor. During his career, Steve has focused on developing comprehensive solutions for families, executives, and entrepreneurs with concentrated stock positions. Steve holds an M.S. in Finance from Boston College's Wallace Carroll School of Management as well as bachelor's degrees in industrial engineering and mathematics/computer science from Columbia University and Providence College, respectively. Steve holds CFA designation and he is a member of Atlanta Security Analyst Society.
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Jacques Rivette was born in Rouen. In 1950, Rivette joined the Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin, and began to write film criticism for the Gazette du Cinema, a small film journal. During this time, he made his first short films, Aux Quatre Coins (1950), Le Quadrille (1950), and Le Divertissment (1952). In 1952, Rivette began to write for Cahiers du cinéma with several other young critics who would form the core of the French New Wave: Éric Rohmer, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Luc Moullet. Rivette championed American directors of the 1940s and 1950s, specifically the work of Howard Hawks, John Ford, Nicholas Ray, and Fritz Lang. In 1958, he began to work on his first feature using the borrowed equipment and short ends of film stock. He finished Paris nous appartient two years later. Celine and Julie Go Boating ( Céline and Julie Go Boating / Céline and Julie Lose Their Minds) is perhaps Rivette's most famous and best loved work. His other important films include Out 1, L'Amour fou, Paris nous appartient, and La Belle noiseuse.
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- Ice sculptures in Back Bay: This year features several ice sculptures at Boylston Plaza's Shops at the Prudential Center and in Copley Square. Stick around, because at night they'll light up. Prudential Center and Copely Square, all day.
- FedEx Family Festival: There's music, dance, face painting, storytelling, puppets, magic and more. Don't miss Ellis Paul, who will perform songs from his award-winning children's album, The Dragonfly Races. Hynes Convention Center Auditorium, 3:30 and 4:45 p.m. There's also the Airborne Comedians, a set of jugglers who will balance atop seven foot unicycles while flinging objects at one another. Hynes Convention Center Hall D, 2 and 4 p.m.
- Ice-Skating Show: Delight in watching spins, jumps, lifts and fancy footwork by talented skaters. Students from the Skating Club of Boston Skating Academy will show off their new tricks; seasoned competitors and champions from the local and national scene entertain. Boston Common Frog Pond, 6 p.m.
- Grand procession: The grand procession has been a staple since First Night began in 1976. This year, the procession is themed "The Nature of Boston," a study in contrasts, with elements from nature meeting the built environment at every intersection of our daily lives in the city. The parade a will feature different pieces from the Back Alley Puppet Theatre and the Puppateers Cooperative. The procession starts at 5:30 p.m. in front of the Hynes Convention Center, and winds down Boylston and Charles streets before ending on Beacon Street. Boylston Street, 5:30 p.m.
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The first thing you notice in "Beautiful Creatures" is, they've got the dialect down. I defy anyone to name the actor who is really from South Carolina, among an Englishman, a Scot, a kiwi, two Californians, a Texan and a New York Yankee.
They got a heck of a dialect coach to teach them how to tawk raht. They even know "Bless your heart" is how well-bred Southern ladies say, "**** you."
"Beautiful Creatures" is based on the 2009 novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, which falls into the sub-subgenre of fantasy called teen urban fantasy, though it's set in the fictional rural town of Gatlin, South Carolina. That is, it's a story where the supernatural lurks below the surface of our seemingly mundane world.
And the world of Gatlin is suffocatingly mundane to teenage Ethan Wate (Alden Ehrenreich, the Californian), a high school junior whose burning ambition is to graduate and get out of town.
You see Ethan, though a popular jock, likes to read books. Forbidden books, such as "To Kill a Mockingbird."
Ethan has been having dreams about a girl he's never met. Until she shows up in class at the beginning of the year.
Lena Duchannes (Alice Englert, the New Zealander) is 15 and pretty in a spooky kind of way. But though the mean-girls clique led by Ethan's old girlfriend Emily (Zoey Deutch, California) are really nasty, Lena can hold her own dishing out the insults. And when that fails she can shatter the school windows.
She is also the niece of Macon Ravenwood (Jeremy Irons, the Brit), a reclusive rich man whose family built the town and are rumored to be devil worshippers.
Not quite. They're casters, something like witches though they don't like that term. Casters are a race with supernatural powers who seem to be at least provisionally immortal, since they refer to us as mortals.
When Lena turns 16, she will be claimed by either the light or the dark, according to her true nature. And it's not altogether certain a caster has a choice in these things. Her older cousin Ridley (Emily Rossum, New Yorker) seemed like a nice enough girl, until she turned 16 and became a Siren who uses and discards men mercilessly. And by discard we mean on railroad tracks in front of onrushing trains.
Ethan and Lena bond over a love of books and poetry, and shared loss of their mothers, after a courtship involving some very well-written banter.
Well the course of true love never runs smooth, especially with mixed couples. Lena's mother Serafina (Emma Thompson, the Scot), who really is a witch, or something that rimes with it, won't stay dead. She's possessing the body of Ethan's best friend Link's (Thomas Mann, Texas) mother Mrs. Franklin.
Serafina wants Lena for the dark, so casters can come out of the shadows and take their rightful place as rulers of the mortal world.
Macon has his own plans for Lena, which definitely don't include Ethan. Fortunately Ethan has an ally in Amma (Viola Davis, the real Carolinian), a family friend/housekeeper for his own reclusive and grief-stricken father.
Amma is not a caster, but she is a seer and the Keeper of the caster library. Amma also has history with the Ravenwoods. She's a black woman steeped in the tradition of southern Hoodoo, and quite capable of putting Macon in his place.
So how does this stack up as modern fantasy?
Pretty good. It's pretty solidly rooted in the traditions of European folklore about the Other World, its inhabitants and their relationship to ours. And as noted there's a dash of the African-American folkloric tradition indigenous to the South.
Visual effects are for the most part, very good. The chemistry between the young couple is convincing, and there are plot complications aplenty.
What's really nice is, teen genre books and movies for the past generation have mostly tended to be about teen angst and the agony of being unpopular. The teen books of my youth and my father's generation were about teens doing improbable, but bold, resourceful, self-reliant things.
For anyone raised on the adventures of Tom Swift and the Hardy Boys, or for girls Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames, this modern stuff is pretty thin gruel.
Lena is the school outcast, but nobody's doormat, and trying hard not to go all "Carrie" on everybody.
Ethan is a popular jock, but he has a brain, character and compassion. Thank you!
Newbies Ehrenreich and Englert hold their own as leads supported by heavyweights Irons, Thompson, and Rossum. Davis is known more as a stage actress, but "Beautiful Creatures" might change that – there are two sequels to the book, "Beautiful Darkness," and "Beautiful Chaos."
Keep your crystal ball tuned for further developments.


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Fall 2012: Yigal Azrouel, Billy Reid, Rag & Bone, Nicole Miller, NONOO by Misha Nonoo
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Muse Françoise Madeleine Hardy gave Yigal Azrouël a hankering for serious luxury; accordingly, no expenses were spared! The designer's Fall 2012 collection was cut from the finest materials to hit the showroom floor: cashmere, Finnish fur, lambskin, and silver fox. Mist wool boyfriend pants, topped with a lambskin blouse and asphalt tweed jacket, opened the show, which later exploded into a plethora of nubby oversized knits and casual cool dresses. Many hit below the knee and hugged every curve to "protect inner intrigue," like the black long-sleeved leather eye-catcher, or the sophisticated red oak wool dress that followed. Others had a longer, more Romantic slant, like a sheer python print gown and a silk faille evergreen dress, punctuated with leather edging. Azrouel summed it up best in his show notes: "This collection is for a fearless women with a quiet confidence. Her ethos: I live; therefore I am."
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Brewskies for everyone! Billy Reid feted his first runway show at Eyebeam Studios in Chelsea with a gaggle of downtown hipsters, southern gents, uptown eds, and an open bar stock full of enough Dogfish Ale to loosen up even the stiffest journos. "If only Wu served beer! The world would be a different place!" lamented one loosy-goosy while sipping a cold one. Backstage, Reid expounded on the new setup. "The last few seasons we've done presentations, but sometimes the sets can overpower the clothes so we wanted to strip it down and make it all about the collection. For better or worse, we had a runway show!" The crowd's consensus? For better! The men's and women's collections stayed true to Billy Reid's down home, prep appeal, but this season the designer kicked it up a notch in the eveningwear category after being inspired on a recent trip to Paris with the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund. For women, that meant souped up, flared leg suits in cobalt blue wool, high-waisted skirting in onx leather or embroidered mohair, and prairie duster overcoats with a flair for the drame. For men, the focus was on whiskey-colored leather blazers, double-breasted tweed overcoats with nutria collars, velvet trousers, and a gigantic chocolate croc weekender for those last-minute jaunts to Louisiana.
Rag & Bone [womenswear]
It was a cross-country journey for Rag & Bone womenswear as Marcus Wainwright and David Neville packed their bags for India, circa 1800s. "We were really interested in India during the English rule," explained a sleepy Wainwright, whose wife had a baby girl just hours before Rag & Bone Men this morning. How did that historic occupation overseas translate on the extra-long (and extra-chilly) runway at Pier 57? For the most part, English on top, Indian on the bottom. Models strutted out one by one to a techno mash-up soundtrack in Old World floral tapestry jackets, striped wool blanket coats trimmed in leather, and ombre tweed riding blazers paired with relaxed jodhpurs and printed pajama pants—all layered expertly under hip-hugging print skirts and zig-zag knit dresses. Of particular note: the ultra-covetable floral tapestry deva booties that had editors sending in requests before the show wrapped.
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A collection is born...and a baby. Marcus Wainwright spent his Friday morning in the delivery room welcoming his baby girl the world, and then rushed to Pier 57 to meet his collaborator David Neville to introduce their Fall looks. This season, the English blokes were inspired by the British Empire with looks that included tweeds, tails and jackets. Stand out looks include their charcoal herringbone messenger coat and a charcoal cable knit felted wool jumper. Every guy can find something for their closet come autumn.
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Miller channeled la boheme by way of the seventies last night for a packed house at Lincoln Center. Militaristic Sgt. Pepper jackets and skin-tight velvet leggings made a hippie-dippy appearance alongside multi-colored patchwork vests and brown suede minis that read more like the retro-rock styling of Janis Joplin and less of the ethereal Stevie Nicks variety. Prints were another major theme of the show allowing Miller to experiment with new patterns on a host of different surfaces like digi florals on silk handkerchief frocks and tweed jackets.
NONOO by Misha Nonoo
One look at NONOO Fall 2012, and it's easy to see why 25-year-old Misha Nonoo won a Rising Star Award this year in the womenswear arena, tying with Southern "It" boy Wes Gordon. The tightly edited line-up of 17 looks played homage to Savile Row and cinematic superstars Anouk Aimée and Francoise Sagan in demure, mix-and-match separates made with Nonoo's young devotees in mind. Think flouncy button-down blouses, silk jackets (Nonoo's hallmark), and cropped ankle pants washed in a gemstone palette of ruby, sapphire, teal, and amethyst.


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No. 71: Western Michigan
By Paul Myerberg // Jun 21, 2011
Western Michigan may be 0-4 all-time in bowl play, but the Broncos aren't alone: MAC cohorts Ohio and Ball State are both 0-5, so it could be worse. For now, Bill Cubit and W.M.U. would be tickled to have the opportunity to match Ohio and Ball State for the most bowl appearances without a win on the F.B.S. level, as strange as that may sound. It's been three years since the Broncos last posted a winning record; three of the last four years have ended with a non-winning mark, with last fall's 6-6 finish representing a small step forward but still standing as a disappointment, what with the fine statistical improvement Western Michigan made on both sides of the ball. In one way, Cubit is a victim of his immediate success: he led W.M.U. to at least seven wins in three of his first four years but has been unable to maintain this streak over the two years since. His seat is getting a little toasty: a win over Central Michigan would go a long way towards alleviating some of that job-related pressure, by the way.
MAC, West
Kalamazoo, Mich.
Returning starters
14 (6 offense, 8 defense)
Last year's ranking
No. 92
2010 record
(6-6, 5-3)
Last year's
No. 76
2011 schedule
- Sept. 3
at Michigan
- Sept. 10
Nicholls St.
- Sept. 17
Central Mich.
- Sept. 24
at Illinois
- Oct. 1
at Connecticut
- Oct. 8
Bowling Green
- Oct. 15
at N.I.U.
- Oct. 22
at E.M.U.
- Oct. 29
Ball St.
- Nov. 6
at Toledo
- Nov. 16
at Miami (Ohio)
- Nov. 25
Last year's prediction
Premier programs would struggle replacing players like Hiller and West — the heart and soul of last year's offense — especially when the options are either unproven, inexperienced, or both. Sometimes a fresh voice is all a defense needs to turn things around; sometimes, wholesale coaching changes do not immediately impact a team's performance, instead taking months — perhaps even a year — before reaching its audience. The schedule, while far from deadly, does send Western Michigan to a handful of unfriendly environments, and gives the Broncos three imposing teams in non-conference play. Now, the good news: the offensive line. This tough, tested group will be the lifeline of the offense, and could set an example for the entire team. I don't think Western Michigan will be bad: far from it.
2010 recap
In a nutshell It was a return to form for the Broncos, who suffered a precipitous slide both offensively and defensively during a five-win 2009 campaign. The offense scored a school-record 388 points – about eight more points per game than in 2009 – thanks to a prolific passing attack that led the MAC in yards per game and touchdowns, the latter by a fairly significant margin. The defense responded well to first-year coordinator Dave Cohen, making slight gains across the board, most notably in creating turnovers and getting to the quarterback. So the team was better yet managed only one additional victory. How? By not taking care of business: Idaho came into Kalamazoo and topped the Broncos by 20 points, which is inexcusable; so is yet another loss to Central Michigan, which might have been excusable when the Chippewas were running roughshod over the MAC but is absolutely unpardonable when C.M.U. is scuffling through a 3-9 finish. This team should not have been stuck at 6-6, which is partly why Bill Cubit needs a bowl trip in 2011 to beef up his job security.
High point A three-game winning streak to end the year. The run kept alive Western Michigan's slim bowl hopes – very slim bowl hopes – while giving this team some momentum heading into 2011. But the wins weren't great: Eastern Michigan, Kent State and Bowling Green.
Low point Those losses to Idaho and Central Michigan. Especially the Chippewas: that's now five straight losses in the rivalry, each of the last four by 11 points or less. Last year's affair saw the Broncos cough up a 22-13 fourth quarter lead, giving up the last 13 points to lose by four.
Tidbit Western Michigan has gone an impressive 29-18 in MAC action under Cubit, only once, in 2007, finishing below .500 in conference play. That year saw the Broncos go 3-4 in the MAC. But it's been pretty good otherwise: 5-3 in 2005, 6-2 in 2006, 6-2 in 2008, 4-4 in 2009 and 5-3 last fall. Which teams have done the most damage over this span? We know Central Michigan's five wins constitutes a healthy portion of those 18 losses. Ball State has topped W.M.U. four times and Northern Illinois three, meaning that trio has made up 12 of the 18 conference setbacks. Toledo chips in with another pair, making 14, while Ohio, Akron, Eastern Michigan and Kent State have each defeated Western Michigan once. And that's how you get to 18.
Tidbit (where are they now edition) On Dec. 2, 2009, Dave Cohen was the head coach at Hofstra. He was unemployed a day later, as were his 10 assistants, when the university opted to terminate its football program. So where are they now? Let's take a look:
Head coach Dave Cohen
Defensive coordinator, Western Michigan
Tight ends coach Phil Armatas
Quality control assistant, Denver Broncos
Offensive line coach Bill Durkin
Offensive line coach, Bowling Green
Assistant defensive line coach Douglas Goodwin
Defensive line coach, Georgetown
Special teams and cornerbacks coach Lyle Hemphill
Cornerbacks coach, Delaware
Assistant defensive backs coach Jack Mrozinski
Special teams coordinator and safeties coach, Widener
Defensive line coach Kevin Mapp
Defensive line coach, Coastal Carolina
Defensive coordinator Rich Nagy
Safeties coach, Western Michigan
Offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude
Offensive coordinator, Georgetown
Wide receivers coach Kahmal Roy
Currently out of coaching
Running backs coach Antonio Smikle
Any information on the coaching whereabouts of Smikle would be appreciated. At least most ended up on their feet in the coaching business, though that doesn't diminish the negative impact Hosftra's decision has had on countless coaches, players and fans. I do believe that Hofstra will one day bring back its football program, but it will be under a different university president and a new board of trustees.
Former players in the N.F.L.
6 DE Jason Babin (Tennessee), CB E.J. Biggers (Tampa Bay), S Louis Delmas (Detroit), WR Greg Jennings (Green Bay), OT Joe Reitz (Indianapolis), TE Tony Scheffler (Detroit).
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Presidential campaign slogans
1. "Cox and Cocktails," Warren H. Harding (1920).
2. "54-40 or Fight," James K. Polk (1844).
3. "It's Morning Again in America," Ronald Reagan (1984).
4. "In Your Heart You Know He's Right," Barry Goldwater (1964).
5. "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too," William H. Harrison (1840).
Bill Cubit (Delaware '75) 40-33 after six years with the Broncos. Though Western Michigan has gone a combined 11-13 over the last two years, Western Michigan has never been more than a single win away from bowl eligibility over Cubit's five years with the program. A slide back to 5-7 in 2009 did see the Broncos lose four wins off their sterling 2008 record, which also featured six wins in MAC play. The nine wins – which followed another5-7 season, in 2007 – tied the university's single-season record for victories. Though that team was unable to vault past Central Michigan and Ball State in the West division, Western Michigan upset a B.C.S.-conference opponent for the third straight season and reached its second bowl game in three years. Cubit began his career at Western Michigan with 15 wins from 2005-6, leading the Broncos to the International Bowl in early 2007, their first bowl bid in 18 years. His 2005 season constituted an auspicious debut. A 7-4 finish (5-3 in the MAC) – Western Michigan's first winning season since 2000 – gave Cubit a well-deserved MAC Coach of the Year award. The six-game improvement over a 1-10 2004 (the final season of Gary Darnell's eight-year term as Broncos coach) was the second largest in the nation and the biggest turnaround in program history. Cubit, the W.M.U. offensive coordinator from 1997-99, returned to Kalamazoo after three stops at B.C.S.-conference schools: Missouri (offensive coordinator in 2000), Rutgers (offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach from 2001-2) and Stanford (quarterbacks coach from 2003-4). He has prior head coaching experience at Division III Widener, posting a 34-18-1 mark with two conference championships and a pair of N.C.A.A. tournament appearances.
Players to watch
Alex Carder's debut season in the starting lineup could not have gone much better. He stepped into some large shoes, replacing one of the program's all-time greats in Tim Hiller, but Carder exceeded all expectations in leading the W.M.U. offense back at or near the top of the MAC. For the year, Carder hit on 63.1 percent of his attempts for 3,334 yards and 30 scores, leading the conference in both categories, while tossing only 12 interceptions – not bad when making 458 attempts. And Carder's only a junior, so Western Michigan must feel wonderful about its situation under center through the 2012 season. Here's a frightening thought for the rest of the MAC: Carder's just going to get better and better with each snap he takes. I'll be watching his development throughout the season.
It's a by-committee approach at running back, and the whole committee returns in 2011. No one back rushed for more than 410 yards but four rushed for at least 180, paced by sophomore Tevin Drake's team-leading 405-yard showing – on a whopping 10.1 yards per carry. Not a misprint. Such a total wouldn't last if Drake was getting 200 carries a season, but you saw a year ago just how dangerous he can be in limited doses. The veteran of this group is senior Aaron Winchester, though he's really been lapped by Drake and fellow sophomore Brian Fields (56 carries for 362 yards). But Winchester will have a role – his experience can't be duplicated – as will another sophomore, Dareyon Chance (188 yards). Remember when this position was a question mark heading into last season?
The receiver corps would have been devastated if W.M.U. had lost Jordan White, but the N.C.A.A. gave the sixth-year senior an extra year of eligibility. The Broncos sighed with relief. White and Carder hit it off, to put it lightly: he paced the MAC in receiving yards (1,378), tied for the conference lead in touchdowns (10) and tied for third in receptions (94). White's the leading target, but he's just one piece – a big piece, mind you – at a position that could go eight or nine deep. Robert Arnheim was an all-MAC pick in 2009 but saw his playing time diminish a year ago. With W.M.U. losing Juan Nunez, Arnheim will see his touches increase greatly in his final season. As will Chleb Ravenell, who made 47 grabs in 2009 but missed last season due to injury. Junior Ansel Ponder (28 receptions for 205 yards) rounds out the top group. There's young depth coming up the pipeline, giving the Broncos talent, experience, depth and athleticism for Carder to work with in the passing game.
The offense won't struggle to score points. Will the defense improve in its second season under Cohen? One thing we saw last year was a far more aggressive mentality, one that pushed Western Michigan back into the top third of the MAC in sacks and interceptions. Credit goes to Cohen. And there's reason to believe the Broncos will continue to improve defensively, thanks both to eight returning starters and an added year of experience in Cohen's system.
Not to say there's not still work to be done. It starts up front, a group that returns each piece from a season ago. This front did an admirable job getting to the quarterback but remained weak against the run, so more will be needed from starting tackles Drew Nowak (42 tackles, 3.5 for loss) and Travonte Boles (31 tackles, 4 for loss). They can get more, especially from Boles, a sophomore who looks to be just scratching the surface of his potential.
Things are far rosier at end, largely due to the big-play ability of junior Paul Hazel. Perhaps the thinnest starting end in the country, Hazel's first step is what makes him so dangerous – is what allowed him to lead the way with 12 tackles for loss and 8 sacks a year ago, numbers that would have accounted for nearly half of Western Michigan's total as a team in 2009. Juniors Woody Legrier and Freddie Bishop shared time in the starting lineup opposite Hazel, combining for 60 tackles (11.5 for loss) and 7 sacks. Both will continue to feature prominently in the rotation, but it's Bishop that staked a claim to a starting role thanks his strong play down the stretch in 2010. The Broncos also bring back former JUCO transfer T.J. Lynch – he missed last season due to injury – who has the talent to excel but has yet to make an impact.
The secondary will feel the loss of Jamial Berry and Mario Armstrong, two multiple-year contributors whose production and leadership qualities will be hard to duplicate. Locating Berry's replacement should be the first order of business: the answer seems to be senior Doug Wiggins, though he needs to play his way out of Cohen's doghouse. If it's not Wiggins it could be sophomore Johnnie Simon, who impressed in a reserve role in 2010. The pair could actually swap roles, with Wiggins going to strong safety and Simon to rover; it's hard to tell now how things will shake out. Another sophomore, Demetrius Pettway, will step in at free safety.
There's enough depth at safety – including reserves like Scott Hinds and Keith Dixson – that one or more at the position could move over to cornerback, where W.M.U. is feeling a bit of a crunch following Tronic Williams' season-ending ankle injury. The Broncos can feel extremely secure in the bright future of sophomore Lewis Toler (59 tackles, 5 interceptions), who was one of the biggest surprises in the MAC a year ago: Toler was expected to play, but few expected him to end the year as one of the best cornerbacks in the MAC. The coaching staff singled out redshirt freshman Garrett Smith for his stellar play during the spring, so he might start on the opposite side. The Broncos also bring back part-time starter Raheam Buxton, who could be a security blanket should Smith not prove ready for the task.
W.M.U. typically fields only two linebackers, with that rover spot filling a hybrid linebacker-safety role. Senior Mitch Zajac (97 tackles, 2 sacks), who is entering his third year in the starting lineup, gives this back seven even more speed on the second level. Sophomore Desmond Bozeman should reclaim the starting role he lost midway through last season due to injury, but another sophomore, Chris Prom, is waiting in the wings if Bozeman can't regain his prior form.
The offense leads the defense, but W.M.U. might close the gap a bit in 2011. Much depends on three factors: one, the continued ability of the defensive line to get pressure on the quarterback; two, whether the interior of the line can do a better job on running downs; and three, how well the Broncos replace the two key starters in the secondary. There are some question marks.
Position battle(s) to watch
Offensive line All three starters along the interior of the line must be replaced, which may cause Western Michigan to retool this front from left to right, the two returning starters included. I think the goal will be to have the five best linemen on the field at the same time, an idea that sounds nice on paper but will involve some movement by first-year line coach A.J. Ricker. The first move finds senior Anthony Parker, a 35-game starter, pushed inside from left tackle to left guard. That would put either Greg Peterson or Terry Davisson, both sophomores, at left tackle – for now, at least. W.M.U. has high hopes for JUCO transfer Tim Maka, who might come in and start immediately on the blind side. If that does occur, look for Peterson and Davisson to continue to battle it out for the starting nod at right guard. The final two positions are set in stone: former Michigan transfer Dann O'Neill, an all-MAC candidate, will lock things down at right tackle, with Kevin Galeher at center, replacing Nick Mitchell. There are issues, however, and not just with the potential for several position moves. Parker is nursing a shoulder injury, which W.M.U. hopes clears itself up by September. Depth is also a concern, which is why Ricker and Cubit were looking to increase their flexibility by having multiple linemen grow accustomed to multiple positions.
Game(s) to watch
Central Michigan. If nothing else, Central Michigan. As with Kentucky and Tennessee – not quite the same, but close – if the Broncos can't beat the Chippewas now, as down as they are, it may not happen again for a long time. That's a wild card game in a season full of a few clear wins and a few clear losses. The run for a MAC West crown goes through Toledo and Northern Illinois; W.M.U. gets both on the road. That's really unfortunate.
Season breakdown & prediction
In a nutshell This is Western Michigan's best team since 2008. That's mainly thanks to an offense that seems poised for a huge year, with a line that remains in flux the lone question mark as we enter the summer. The line does have the pieces to be successful: it's merely a matter of getting healthy, cementing a starting five and locating some depth, a search that may continue well into fall camp. Everything else is ready to go: Carder is the MAC's best passing quarterback, the backfield is stocked with young talent and the receiver corps, led by Jordan White, is more than capable of continuing Western Michigan's fine play in the passing game. The big concern is the defense, though that group should be better in its second season under Cohen – but how much better? Merely duplicating last year's numbers should find W.M.U. right along the six-win track, which isn't good enough. A step forward will push the Broncos back to seven wins, but the offense is good enough to take home the West division. Can the Broncos go that far? I don't think so, but that's entirely thanks to a schedule that sends them to Toledo and Northern Illinois, W.M.U.'s two prime contenders for the division crown. Winning both will land the Broncos the West, but that's a very tall order. Toledo just seems better, and while N.I.U. is undergoing a coaching change the Huskies do return a good portion of last year's team. I do think the Broncos will add a win to their 2010 total, however, thanks to a schedule that may be intimidating at times – Michigan, Illinois and Connecticut in non-conference play – but is simple at others. I can spot six wins from the group of Nicholls State, Central Michigan – Cubit needs that one – Bowling Green, Eastern Michigan, Ball State, Miami (Ohio) and Akron. If the Broncos were hosting the Rockets and Huskies I'd have a very good case to put them at the top of the division.
Dream season The Broncos knock off one B.C.S. conference opponent and both Toledo and Northern Illinois on the road, ending the year at 10-2, 8-0 in the MAC. That would mark the first 10-win season in program history.
Nightmare season The Broncos go 5-7 for the second time in two years and the third time since 2007. That might mean the end of the road for Cubit in Kalamazoo.
In case you were wondering
Where do Western Michigan fans congregate? Bronco Stampede leads the way in terms of football chatter. If you're willing to bear the silence of quiet message boards, you can find coverage of Western Michigan recruiting at BroncoBlitz.comand Broncos Illustrated. Additional information can be found at the Web site of The Kalamazoo Gazette, which is probably your best media option.
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I *think* UCF is next.
I believe the Troy Trojans are up next. Why that august university is sprouting like a patch of weeds in the rainy season, its thirst saked only by larger enrollment or the finest of bourbons. In this interminable heat, some in the athletic department have even been known to express themselves desirous of playing a team within Alabama. South Alabama, that is.
Believe it will be UCF tomorrow.
I'll b honest, I thought both Troy and UCF would at least be above the 60 mark, now I'm curious.
Troy would make more sense though. UCF may be bigger, but Troy is growing at a prodigious rate
Uh, why is there a picture of 5/3 Ballpark for this post?
My first thought was UCF for tomorrow, but 70 seems low for UCF. I don't think that is my natural bias talking. My second thought is another Florida school… FIU.
Wow, it's not every day you see someone misspell "slaked"
Paul: Spell check didn't come through when you needed it. We've all been there.
@schedule nit: Or maybe they meant "sated"….
I hope this is B Cubits last season. He has done a horrible job at WMU
My money is on FIU.
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