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BIG SOUTH: Week 7 Preview

BIG SOUTH: Week 7 Preview
TweetConference play begins in earnest in the Big South this week.  After this week’s results, I’ll include the conference standings in next week’s review along with a brief look at what those standings mean.  It won’t be a power poll but, hopefully, something that provides a little context to the wins and losses.   (3-2) Charleston Southern    OPEN…again Due to... Read More

BIG SOUTH: Week 6 Review

BIG SOUTH:  Week 6 Review
TweetHurricane Matthew caused a little drama this week but turned out to have only minor significance. (2-3) Liberty                       BYE Liberty had the weekend off which saved the Flames from playing in the steady rain that fell over most of Virginia and the southeast US last weekend.  It’s just as well.  Fire and water don’t mix.  Badum-bum.   (3-2) Charleston... Read More

Big South: Week 6 Preview

Big South:  Week 6 Preview
Tweet(2-3) Liberty OPEN Liberty has a week off in really the ideal spot for an open date, the middle of the season and just before the start of conference play. What Liberty has to do in the bye week:  Get any injuries healed up and get new starting QB Buckshot Calvert – I’m not even calling him ‘Steven’ anymore; ‘Buckshot’... Read More

Big South: Week 5 Preview (10/1)

Big South: Week 5 Preview (10/1)
Tweet(1-3) Presbyterian    OPEN Presbyterian gets the week off to try and assess the damage.  Obvious areas of concern are the health of the quarterback position and the defensive line as well as rapid deterioration of the defensive unit as a whole.  On a couple of occasions in years past, PC head coach Harold Nichols has used the bye week to... Read More

Big South: Week 3 Preview (9/17)

Big South: Week 3 Preview (9/17)
Tweet(1-2)    Charleston Southern                         OPEN There are not many teams in America who could use an open date more than Charleston Southern needs one right now.  A season that seemed to start off with such promise just three weeks ago has quickly spiraled downward.  Injuries, suspensions and – based on social media postings from the players and fans –... Read More

Big South: Week 2 Review

Big South: Week 2 Review
Tweet(2-0) Chattanooga 34, (0-2) Presbyterian 0 By this point, Big South watchers have somewhat gotten used to the constant that the Presbyterian defense will be strong and the Presbyterian offense will be, in the kindest terms, less so.  On Saturday, however, it’s not entirely evident that either unit was even present for the game against Chattanooga. While the PC defense... Read More