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 …
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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 …
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 …
Big South: Week 5 Review
TweetAs bad as last week was in the Big South, it was that good this week. (1-3) Presbyterian BYE Presbyterian had the weekend off which means no one got hurt. No news is good news. (3-2) Monmouth 42, (2-2) Fordham 41 …
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 …
Big South: Week 4 Review
TweetSaturday was a Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day to be a home team in the Big South. EXHIBIT A: (2-2) Charleston Southern 35, (2-2) Monmouth 7 Monmouth came into this, their first home game of the 2016 season, with the best overall record in the Big South at 2-1. CSU came into this game …
Big South: Week 4 Preview (9/24)
Tweet(1-2) Charleston Southern @ (2-1) Monmouth – Saturday, Sept 24th, 1:00pm (ESPN3) Conference season has finally arrived in the Big South. Well, just, for these two teams anyway. Everyone else has to wait until October. CSU comes into this game after a badly-needed bye week that allowed the Buccaneers to heal up …
Big South: Week 3 Review
Tweet (1-2) Presbyterian 31, (2-1) Campbell 14 Well, that came out of nowhere. Presbyterian went on the road to Campbell and routed the home team. PC scored on each of their first three possessions and held CU to three-and-outs on their first three possessions and jumped out to a 17-0 lead early in the second …
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 …
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 …