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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 19, 2018 17:05:24 GMT -5
If you care to listen, this is a weekly radio broadcast & podcast about The Citadel’s Football Program. It is hosted by a former El Cid OLman (whose Dad, Doug, was my classmate & a golfer at Furman), Kyle Weaver. His Co-Host is Jeff Hartsell, The Citadel’s sports beat writer for The Post & Courier, Charleston’s local newspaper. Their guest on this episode is former Bellhop DE/LB, Joe Crochet, an Atlanta-area native, who has written a book entitled “My Winning Seasons.” While I haven’t listened to it all yet, I’m assuming this book, or at least its title, is a counterpoint to the best-selling writer, Pat Conroy’s book, “My Losing Season.” Conroy was also an Alum of The Citadel and that book was an account of one of his seasons as a basketball athlete for the bellhops. Crochet, as was Weaver, were members of The Citadel’s 2 recent SoCon Championship Football Teams in 2015 & 2016. Grayline Radio Broadcast & Podcast
“Joe Crochet, defensive and academic standout onThe Citadel's back-to-back SoCon titles in 2015 and 2016, is our special guest. The Georgia native has written the forthcoming book, "My Winning Seasons." Jeff Hartsell and host Kyle Weaver discuss the change of plans with Hurricane Florence, and this weekend's tough road trip to SoCon foe Mercer. Also, producer Jon Rawl rewinds to a 2010 interview with Bulldog diehard Fred Ducker ('63).” |
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 19, 2018 21:06:27 GMT -5
The Citadel’s Head Football Coach, Brent Thompson, previews his Team’s upcoming game against Mercer starting at 38:50 of this video.
NOTE: Keep an eye out for special cameo appearances by ursus & FUBeAR in this clip.
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 20, 2018 0:39:35 GMT -5
The Smart Folks have the SoCon Games figured this way for this week...
VMI at Western Carolina - Saturday, September 22, 2018 3:30 PM
VMI +24 |Over 58½ | So, about 42-17 WCU
The Citadel at Mercer - Saturday, September 22, 2018 4:00 PM
The Citadel +7½ | Over 48½ | So, about 28-21 Mercer
Samford at Tennessee Chattanooga - Saturday, September 22, 2018 7:00 PM
Samford -3½ |Over 55½ | So, about 30-26 Samford
Furman at East Tennessee St. - Saturday, September 22, 2018 7:00 PM
Furman -17 | Over 52 | So, about 35-17 Furman
...and the games involving Mercer's other 2018 Opponents...
South Alabama at Memphis - Saturday, September 22, 2018 8:00 PM
South Alabama +31 |Over 67½ | So, about 49-18 Memphis
Yale at Cornell - Saturday, September 22, 2018 3:00 PM
Yale -10½ |Over 45 | So, about 28-17 Yale
Jacksonville University - Open Date this week. Their game last week with Walsh was cancelled by Walsh, a Team located in Canton, OH, "due to impending weather from Hurricane Florence," Walsh lost their 1st 2 games (to Wayne State & Saginaw Valley) by a combined score of 71-10. So, Jacksonville will have 21 days between their 45-3 loss to Mercer on 9/8 and their next scheduled game vs. Drake on 9/29. YUCK!
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 20, 2018 10:49:37 GMT -5
Campus will be busy on Saturday. It is Family Weekend and a preview weekend for high schoolers. Game attendance should be good. But the heat . . . | Day | Date | Description | High | Low | Precip | Wind | Humidity | UV Index | Sunrise | Sunset | Moonrise | Moonset | | Sat. | Sep 22 | Mainly sunny sky. High 93F. Winds ESE at 5 to 10 mph.
| 93 | 68 | 10% | ESE 6 mph | 59% | 8 of 10 | 7:22 am | 7:31 pm | 6:31 pm | 4:56 am | | Sat. Night | Sep 22 | Clear. Low 68F. Winds light and variable.
| - | 68 | 10% | SE 4 mph | 70% | 0 of 10 | 7:22 am | 7:31 pm | 6:31 pm | 4:56 am |
PERFECT day for Football. Look at that low humidity & nice cooling breeze! ..and by the late day 4:00 PM kickoff, the temp will be well on its way down to that low of 68 degrees! It will probably feel like a nice day on the beach in Malibu, CA in Maconga this Saturday! I wished that was the way temperatures worked in maconga. |
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 21, 2018 20:10:02 GMT -5
The Citadel at Mercer: Four keys to a Bulldogs victory* Start faster - There are slow starts, and then there are the lead-footed first quarters the Bulldogs have played in losses to Wofford and Chattanooga. The Citadel trailed both games by 14-0 at the end of the first quarter, digging holes they could never quite climb out of. The good news: The Bulldogs came back to tie both games, led Chattanooga in overtime, and have outscored foes, 49-29, in the final three quarters. A quicker start might be a challenge for a team that spent seven days away from football activities during the evacuation. On the other hand, the Bulldogs should be rested and fresh. “With the freshness of our legs, and we’re about 100 percent back with injuries, this could be a good game for us to kind of break out,” coach Brent Thompson said.* Solve Riddle - Mercer (2-1, 1-0) pulled off a shocker in its SoCon opener last week, knocking off league favorite Samford, 30-24. The Bears, in their sixth season under former Furman coach Bobby Lamb, had been blown out, 66-14, in their season opener at Memphis. But redshirt freshman quarterback Robert Riddle, from Chattanooga’s McCallie School, had a coming-out party against Samford. He hit 23 of 34 passes for 316 yards and a touchdown with one interception, and ran for two more touchdowns to earn the SoCon’s offensive player of the week award. The Citadel defense will have to do a much better job against Riddle and Co. than it did against Chattanooga QB Nick Tiano, who threw for 347 yards and two TDs in a 29-28 win over the Bulldogs. Tiano was not sacked once, and receiver Bryce Nunnelly got open enough to average 26.8 yards on 10 catches. * Control the clock - One way Mercer was able to pull off the upset of Samford was by keeping the ball away from Samford’s quick-strike offense...The Citadel would like to employ a similar strategy to keep the ball away from Riddle. The Bulldogs had a time-of-possession edge of about 14 minutes against Chattanooga and almost five minutes in a 28-21 loss at Wofford, and will need to do it again. * Make a play - The Citadel has been a play or two away from victory in its first two games. At Wofford, the Bulldogs had four shots at the end zone from the Wofford 5-yard line and couldn’t convert. Against Chattanooga, The Citadel missed a go-ahead field goal from 21 yards out in the third quarter; lost a fumble after a successful fake punt in the fourth quarter; and couldn’t stop a 2-point conversion in overtime.
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Post by wcugrad95 on Sept 22, 2018 11:50:47 GMT -5
Did something happen with the Bears? I saw the line somehow moved from Mercer giving 7.5 points earlier this week to Citadel now being favored by 5??? Just need to know if I should feel safe putting money on Mercer now that the points swung 12.5 points in their favor!
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 22, 2018 15:23:02 GMT -5
Nice start.
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Post by MUfan on Sept 22, 2018 18:51:05 GMT -5
Bad finish!
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Post by MUfan on Sept 22, 2018 19:44:32 GMT -5
More than frustrated !!
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 22, 2018 20:04:57 GMT -5
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 22, 2018 22:11:21 GMT -5
Another year, more close losses |
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Post by Clueless Fan on Sept 23, 2018 11:19:47 GMT -5
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Post by FUBeAR on Sept 23, 2018 18:33:51 GMT -5
It appeared to be a fumble to the SoCon Officials, when they reviewed it too...  They just didn't have the guts to make one of their 'brethren' look bad, nor the integrity to get the call right. NOTE: This is a screencap off of the broadcast. So, they certainly had access to this view and a much better capability to move forward, backward, and frame-by-frame than I do off the ESPN+ Replay. There is no doubt in my mind that they HAD this shot and better ones, but CHOSE not to get the call correct. 10-14 point swing before half....Potentially a HUGE difference in the outcome of this game...and THEY COULD HAVE GOTTEN IT RIGHT! And...just in case there is any doubt that 'protecting their calls' is more important to them than getting it right. Here is a "Touchdown" that was "Reviewed."  The runner CLEARLY has stepped out of bounds before the ball has crossed the 1 yard line...much less the end zone. Disgusting. |
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