SoCon 2024 Predictions and Power Rankings - Week 12

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FURMAN
ETSU
12P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55333_ETSU-vs-FUR_20241116/stats/)



SAMFORD
CHATTANOOGA
12:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55442_CHAT-vs-SAM_20241116/stats/)



VMI
WCU
1P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55415_WCU-vs-VMI_20241116/stats/)



THE CITADEL
WOFFORD
1:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55443_WOF-vs-CIT_20241116/stats/)



MERCER
ALABAMA
2P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/52386_ALA-vs-MER_20241116/stats/)




FUBeAR’s SoCon PowerRankings to follow later today…

[Reign of Terrier]

Power ranking

1) Mercer
2) Chattanooga
3) ETSU
4) Western
5) Wofford (with Odom)
6) Citadel
7) Samford
8) VMI
9) Furman

not a huge gap between 5 and 9.

Winners: Home Team Chalk.

Game of the week is probably Battle For The Big Dog Trophy.

[bonarae]

ETSU
UTC
WCU
Wofford
Tide

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SoCon Schedule
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FURMAN
ETSU
12P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55333_ETSU-vs-FUR_20241116/stats/)



SAMFORD
CHATTANOOGA
12:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55442_CHAT-vs-SAM_20241116/stats/)



VMI
WCU
1P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55415_WCU-vs-VMI_20241116/stats/)



THE CITADEL
WOFFORD
1:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55443_WOF-vs-CIT_20241116/stats/)



MERCER
ALABAMA
2P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/52386_ALA-vs-MER_20241116/stats/)




FUBeAR’s SoCon PowerRankings



FUBeAR’s
PowerRank


SoCon
Team


Massey Projected Overall Record


Massey Projected SoCon Record


Massey Projected SoCon Win %


Massey Projected SoCon Finish


Massey Projected
SoCon W/L Details



Tier 1









1

Mercer (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/4649)

10-2


7-1


0.875


1

Loss to Samford


Tier 2









2

Chattanooga (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/7809)

8-4


6-2


0.750


2

Loss to Mercer, WCU



3

ETSU (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/2321)

8-4


6-2


0.750


2

Losses to Chatt, Mercer



4

W Carolina (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/8742)

7-5


6-2


0.750


2

Losses to Mercer, ETSU


Tier 3









5

Wofford (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/9126)

6-6


4-4


0.500


5

Wins over VMI, Samford, Furman, CIT



6

Samford (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/6987)

3-8


2-5


0.286


6

Wins over VMI, Mercer



7

Citadel (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/1545)

4-8


2-6


0.250


7

Wins over VMI, Samford


Tier 4








8
VMI
1-11
1-7
0.125
9
Win over Furman











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UNR

Furman (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/2800)

2-9


1-6


0.143


8

Win over CIT



FUBeAR is settling for SCIENCE cuz the Science has settled.

[OrangeAndBlack]

Not much action on the SoCon thread this week!

ETSU
UTC
WCU
The Citadel
Bama :(

the question can be: will Mercer score more than the 13 points that LSU managed to score vs Alabama?

[ElCid]

Not much action on the SoCon thread this week!

ETSU
UTC
WCU
The Citadel
Bama :(

the question can be: will Mercer score more than the 13 points that LSU managed to score vs Alabama?

I sure hope you are right about my Dogs. We are obviously much improved. But we are still very inconsistent. We either start great and fall apart, or fall apart early and fall too far behind to come back. We just can't seem to play a solid 60 minutes. Even so, I can see general improvement overall. It's just slow. If we put together a full game, we most certainly can win this week. We will see.

[BearDownMU]

I sure hope you are right about my Dogs. We are obviously much improved. But we are still very inconsistent. We either start great and fall apart, or fall apart early and fall too far behind to come back. We just can't seem to play a solid 60 minutes. Even so, I can see general improvement overall. It's just slow. If we put together a full game, we most certainly can win this week. We will see.

I really like your coach. Gonna be a good one, I think.

[ElCid]

I really like your coach. Gonna be a good one, I think.

I think I like him. Lots of our fans are impatient. They all think they would be better coaches. He brings a lot. Grad, prior Cid coach, NFL stink. If by year four we haven't achieved a winning record, I would begin to doubt him. If he can establish a consistent program with moderate success, I hope we can keep him long term. But who knows.

[Mocs123]

I think The Citadel is one of those places where it will take longer to rebuild than say a UTC or WCU as you're going to have to build with freshmen without many transfers. I think it's a hard place to win consistently but unlike VMI you have a grad school, some football history, and Charleston is nice place to recruit to.

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I think The Citadel is one of those places where it will take longer to rebuild than say a UTC or WCU as you're going to have to build with freshmen without many transfers. I think it's a hard place to win consistently but unlike VMI you have a grad school, some football history, and Charleston is nice place to recruit to.

[ElCid]

I think The Citadel is one of those places where it will take longer to rebuild than say a UTC or WCU as you're going to have to build with freshmen without many transfers. I think it's a hard place to win consistently but unlike VMI you have a grad school, some football history, and Charleston is nice place to recruit to.

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I think The Citadel is one of those places where it will take longer to rebuild than say a UTC or WCU as you're going to have to build with freshmen without many transfers. I think it's a hard place to win consistently but unlike VMI you have a grad school, some football history, and Charleston is nice place to recruit to.

That captures it fairly well.

[FU_Paladin08]

Week 12 Rankings:
Mercer
Chatt
ETSU
WCU
Wofford
Samford
CIT
VMI
Furman


Picks:
ETSU beats Furman
UTC beats Samford
WCU beats VMI
Bama beats Mercer
Wofford beats The Citadel

[FUBeAR]

FUBeAR did a complete analysis of how every FCS Team ranks in the 47 Statistics that the NCAA Tracks/Compiles/Publishes. He assigned points from 123 to 1 inversely to a Team’s ranking in each category & cumulated those point totals to derive a single “Overall Stats Ranking” “(OSR)” for every FCS Team. He did not weight the 47 categories.

Below are the results for SoCon Teams.




FCS Rank


Team


Points




7

Mercer (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/mercer)

4239




33

The Citadel (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/citadel)

3376




36

ETSU (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/east-tenn-st)

3321




47

Chattanooga (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/chattanooga)

3238




64

Samford (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/samford)

2962




77

Wofford (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/wofford)

2791




84

Western Caro. (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/western-caro)

2700




107

VMI (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/vmi)

2186




109

Furman (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/furman)

2184




CIT and WCU are the surprises here, to FUBeAR.

CIT’s Special Teams results, as well as some Defensive stats really moved the bellhops performance up the chart.

Penalties were a big ‘sore spot’ for the Catamounts. But turnovers also dropped WCU below what we would expect based upon their W/L record.

Any thoughts on this?

FUBeAR has one example of ‘a thought’ … and it’s an early ‘reveal.’ This data analysis has pushed FUBeAR, who was 50/50 on that game, to go with CIT over Woffy in his picks this week. May even make a small investment in Coach Drayton’s BoysInBabyBlue.


Oh…in case anyone is interested, below are the Top 10 FCS Teams…




Rank


Team


Points




1

Butler (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/butler)

4583




2

South Dakota (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/south-dakota)

4507




3

North Dakota St. (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/north-dakota-st)

4453




4

SFA (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/stephen-f-austin)

4390




5

South Dakota St. (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/south-dakota-st)

4340




6

Montana St. (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/montana-st)

4334




7

Mercer (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/mercer)

4239




8

Richmond (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/richmond)

4213




9

Harvard (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/harvard)

4093




10

Delaware (https://www.ncaa.com/schools/delaware)

4088




Interesting notes here…

* Butler will not receive an At-Large bid and will not win the PFL AutoBid, so if this data ‘holds,’ the statistically best FCS Team will not be in the FCS Playoffs. Looks like the Bulldogs ran up their stats playing 3 Non-D1 Teams, so there’s some solid scheduling karma to that.

* Stephen F. Austin (SFA), is highly unlikely to win the Southland, and somewhat of a long-shot to make the Playoffs. Ahhh…looks like the Lumberjacks played 1 of those non-D1 ‘fake’ Teams that, most likely, based on the 77-0 score, padded their stats quite a bit.

* Neither Harvard nor Delaware will participate in the Playoffs this season

* While Montana State, barring a collapse in the next 2 weeks, certainly deserves a Top 4 Seed, FUBeAR recently heard National FCS pundits conjecturing that 4 Big Sky Teams would be in the Top 8 seeds - Montana State, UC-Davis (11th OSR), Idaho (52nd OSR), and Montana (22nd OSR). FUBeAR doesn’t see it, but we know how the Committee do.

* Pending the outcome of the Furman @ Mercer game on 11/23, Mercer definitely has a legitimate argument for a Top 8 (should be a LOCK) / Should be Top 5 / can make a case for a Top 4 Seed … but we know how the Committee do. FUBeAR will be shocked if the Bears (pending the outcome of the FU) game hang on to the #8 Slot where the Committee had them on 10/30, cuz we know how the Committee do.

[Mocs123]

Butler as the #1 Team in FCS???? xlolx

While it's probably good for the fans, their SoS leaves a little to be desired. Even VMI would probably take them to the woodshed.

They played:
Upper Iowa (D2)
Murray State (FCS- MVFL)
Hanover (D3)
Virginia Lynchburg (NCCAA)
Morehead State
Drake
Davidson
Stetson
Valparaiso
St. Thomas
Presbyterian

[FUBeAR]

Butler as the #1 Team in FCS???? xlolx

While it's probably good for the fans, their SoS leaves a little to be desired. Even VMI would probably take them to the woodshed.

They played:
Upper Iowa (D2)
Murray State (FCS- MVFL)
Hanover (D3)
Virginia Lynchburg (NCCAA)
Morehead State
Drake
Davidson
Stetson
Valparaiso
St. Thomas
Presbyterian
Yeah…said that…albeit with less detail


FUBeAR wrote

Looks like the Bulldogs ran up their stats playing 3 Non-D1 Teams, so there’s some solid scheduling karma to that.

[ElCid]

Yeah…said that…albeit with less detail

My very first thought was along the lines of Mocs123. If you were to take out the stats from PC and Mercer, NGU and The Citadel, UVA-Wise and ETSU, I believe it would change quite a bit. The FBS stats can skew things badly as well. Look at the UTC and Furman scores in their FBS games. Sure teams can have good and bad games against higher, and lower, tier teams. I'm sure we will drop two or three spots after our Clemson game. But I will almost guarantee that that SOCON list would reshuffle a bit if just scholly FCS games were used. The Citadel and WCU placement didn't surprise me a lot. It's why WCU is 5-5, even if they lost a lot of close ones to very good teams. And a few different plays in each of their games, a few changed stats from playing in desperation mode trying to pull out the W and they would move up the list. As an aside, they were in every game and could realistically be undefeated. We could be 6-4 with two more scores. And until this past week, we haven't been blown out. I'm just using an arbitrary four score loss as a blowout. We have been losing to good teams by 16 or 17 points. Furman and VMI have 3 and 4 blowout loses so they make sense.

So in summary, it's not just Ws and Ls, but who you are playing and what the results were. In other words, these stats you used aren't necessarily a very valuable measure when it comes to the big picture in regard to playoffs or seeding, etc. They might line up, maybe not.

One final tidbit, because I have been monitoring it, our punter is #1 in FCS. #2 in Div I and only a fraction of a yard behind the FSU punter. He could be playing on Sunday.

[FUBeAR]

One final tidbit, because I have been monitoring it, our punter is #1 in FCS. #2 in Div I and only a fraction of a yard behind the FSU punter. He could be playing on Sunday.
This is not a valuable measure when it comes to the big picture.

In looking at the relative barometric pressures, combined with local wind speeds, and humidity readings in the games he has punted, as well as playing surface differences, his performance is clearly inflated.

[kdinva]

ETSU 38; Furman 20
UTC 35; Samford 24
Wofford 21; The Citadel 19
Alabama 52; Mercer 20
WCU 31; VMI 13

[ElCid]

This is not a valuable measure when it comes to the big picture.

In looking at the relative barometric pressures, combined with local wind speeds, and humidity readings in the games he has punted, as well as playing surface differences, his performance is clearly inflated.

Yup.

[FUBeAR]

SoCon Schedule & FUBeAR’s PERFECT Picks

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ETSU
12P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55333_ETSU-vs-FUR_20241116/stats/)
Paladins might be thinking ahead to Woffording Mercer next week, but that actually pays dividends to FU this week. Coach Hendrix used to pick on Coach Lamb’s Daddy, Hal, when they were kids living across the street from each other in Commerce, GA. Now he takes that show on the road and passes it down, generationally, to Tre.

Furman 19 - ETSU 13


SAMFORD
CHATTANOOGA
12:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55442_CHAT-vs-SAM_20241116/stats/)
Hatcher’sHomewoodHounds try to make a game of it early, but their hearts are 3 sizes too small. TrainDrivingBirds TCB on their way to a way-less-than-actually-deserved Top 16 Seed in the Playoffs.


VMI
WCU
1P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55415_WCU-vs-VMI_20241116/stats/)
If you read any of FUBeAR’s posts about the LilacLions game East (or is it West?) of the Cumberland Gap last week, you could have discerned that WCU’s PhreshmanPhenom QB was not gonna have his way with the MountainSeaFelons as he did with the SnakyBirds the prior week and you knew Coach Lamb was gonna make sure Bucs LB Ray Coney was gonna be inside that young man’s Facemask (and head) all day. Film matters. That changes this week and Tyger Greene Dickens GOES OFF. He earns FCS National Player of the Week throwing for 600 yards, 6 TD’s, and rushes for 100+ yards and another 3 TD’s as Coach Bell leaves the throttle full open until most of VMI’s Players have showered and are on the bus heading back to LexVegas. Kitties want to do anything they can to impress the Playoff Selection Committee after 40 years of wandering in the NoPlayoffs Wilderness. Also, WCU is still holding out hopes for a NEVER-before-seen-in-Cullowhee SoCon Football Championship Trophy.

WCU 98 - VMI 17


THE CITADEL
WOFFORD
1:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55443_WOF-vs-CIT_20241116/stats/)
FUBeAR’s FCSOSR System (TM Pending) says the bellhops pick up some extra spending money toting Samsonites at the SparkleCity Marriott. And, then, they turn the State of SC FCS Championship into a circular firing squad.

THE CITADEL 24 - Wofford 23


MERCER
ALABAMA
2P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/52386_ALA-vs-MER_20241116/stats/)
Is Nick Saban Coaching the Tide? No? So…Bears WIN as True FR QB Whitt Newbauer shows out for his Alabama Coed HTH. How studly is that? FUBeAR remembers when he went to UNC and got to start in front of his HTH, a Carolina Coed, against the #5 Tar Heels in 1980. Problem was she had dumped FUBeAR for VMI’s HC’s son the summer before (true story)…and FUBeAR’s Paladins got smoked 35-13 against a roster full of future NFL Players. Newbauer > FUBeAR.

Mercer 31 - Alabama 28



FUBeAR’s SoCon PowerRankings



FUBeAR’s
PowerRank


SoCon
Team


Massey Projected Overall Record


Massey Projected SoCon Record


Massey Projected SoCon Win %


Massey Projected SoCon Finish


Massey Projected
SoCon W/L Details



Tier 1









1

Mercer (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/4649)

10-2


7-1


0.875


1

Loss to Samford


Tier 2









2

Chattanooga (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/7809)

8-4


6-2


0.750


2

Loss to Mercer, WCU



3

ETSU (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/2321)

8-4


6-2


0.750


2

Losses to Chatt, Mercer



4

W Carolina (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/8742)

7-5


6-2


0.750


2

Losses to Mercer, ETSU


Tier 3









5

Wofford (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/9126)

6-6


4-4


0.500


5

Wins over VMI, Samford, Furman, CIT



6

Samford (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/6987)

3-8


2-5


0.286


6

Wins over VMI, Mercer



7

Citadel (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/1545)

4-8


2-6


0.250


7

Wins over VMI, Samford


Tier 4








8
VMI
1-11
1-7
0.125
9
Win over Furman











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UNR

Furman (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/2800)

2-9


1-6


0.143


8

Win over CIT



FUBeAR is settling for SCIENCE cuz the Science has settled.

[catamountalum04]

As much as I want WCU to make the playoffs even if we win the final two games it won't matter. We aren't making the playoffs



SoCon Schedule & FUBeAR’s PERFECT Picks

All games on Saturday 11/16 - All times are ET


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HOME
TIME
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FURMAN
ETSU
12P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55333_ETSU-vs-FUR_20241116/stats/)
Paladins might be thinking ahead to Woffording Mercer next week, but that actually pays dividends to FU this week. Coach Hendrix used to pick on Coach Lamb’s Daddy, Hal, when they were kids living across the street from each other in Commerce, GA. Now he takes that show on the road and passes it down, generationally, to Tre.

Furman 19 - ETSU 13


SAMFORD
CHATTANOOGA
12:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55442_CHAT-vs-SAM_20241116/stats/)
Hatcher’sHomewoodHounds try to make a game of it early, but their hearts are 3 sizes too small. TrainDrivingBirds TCB on their way to a way-less-than-actually-deserved Top 16 Seed in the Playoffs.


VMI
WCU
1P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55415_WCU-vs-VMI_20241116/stats/)
If you read any of FUBeAR’s posts about the LilacLions game East (or is it West?) of the Cumberland Gap last week, you could have discerned that WCU’s PhreshmanPhenom QB was not gonna have his way with the MountainSeaFelons as he did with the SnakyBirds the prior week and you knew Coach Lamb was gonna make sure Bucs LB Ray Coney was gonna be inside that young man’s Facemask (and head) all day. Film matters. That changes this week and Tyger Greene Dickens GOES OFF. He earns FCS National Player of the Week throwing for 600 yards, 6 TD’s, and rushes for 100+ yards and another 3 TD’s as Coach Bell leaves the throttle full open until most of VMI’s Players have showered and are on the bus heading back to LexVegas. Kitties want to do anything they can to impress the Playoff Selection Committee after 40 years of wandering in the NoPlayoffs Wilderness. Also, WCU is still holding out hopes for a NEVER-before-seen-in-Cullowhee SoCon Football Championship Trophy.

WCU 98 - VMI 17


THE CITADEL
WOFFORD
1:30P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/55443_WOF-vs-CIT_20241116/stats/)
FUBeAR’s FCSOSR System (TM Pending) says the bellhops pick up some extra spending money toting Samsonites at the SparkleCity Marriott. And, then, they turn the State of SC FCS Championship into a circular firing squad.

THE CITADEL 24 - Wofford 23


MERCER
ALABAMA
2P (https://nextgen.soconsports.com/fb/game/52386_ALA-vs-MER_20241116/stats/)
Is Nick Saban Coaching the Tide? No? So…Bears WIN as True FR QB Whitt Newbauer shows out for his Alabama Coed HTH. How studly is that? FUBeAR remembers when he went to UNC and got to start in front of his HTH, a Carolina Coed, against the #5 Tar Heels in 1980. Problem was she had dumped FUBeAR for VMI’s HC’s son the summer before (true story)…and FUBeAR’s Paladins got smoked 35-13 against a roster full of future NFL Players. Newbauer > FUBeAR.

Mercer 31 - Alabama 28



FUBeAR’s SoCon PowerRankings



FUBeAR’s
PowerRank


SoCon
Team


Massey Projected Overall Record


Massey Projected SoCon Record


Massey Projected SoCon Win %


Massey Projected SoCon Finish


Massey Projected
SoCon W/L Details



Tier 1









1

Mercer (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/4649)

10-2


7-1


0.875


1

Loss to Samford


Tier 2









2

Chattanooga (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/7809)

8-4


6-2


0.750


2

Loss to Mercer, WCU



3

ETSU (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/2321)

8-4


6-2


0.750


2

Losses to Chatt, Mercer



4

W Carolina (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/8742)

7-5


6-2


0.750


2

Losses to Mercer, ETSU


Tier 3









5

Wofford (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/9126)

6-6


4-4


0.500


5

Wins over VMI, Samford, Furman, CIT



6

Samford (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/6987)

3-8


2-5


0.286


6

Wins over VMI, Mercer



7

Citadel (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/1545)

4-8


2-6


0.250


7

Wins over VMI, Samford


Tier 4








8
VMI
1-11
1-7
0.125
9
Win over Furman











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UNR

Furman (https://masseyratings.com/cf2024/2800)

2-9


1-6


0.143


8

Win over CIT



FUBeAR is settling for SCIENCE cuz the Science has settled.

[Reign of Terrier]

As much as I want WCU to make the playoffs even if we win the final two games it won't matter. We aren't making the playoffs
Yep. Western is cursed.

[FUBeAR]

Yep. Western is cursed.
Yeah … and WCU fans, foolishly, think & say it’s “The Bob Waters Curse,” which further besmirches their great longtime Coach who acquired and passed from ALS in ‘89, after being unceremoniously relieved of his Head Coach position in Cullowhee. #RIP

But, it’s actually the “Paladin Stadium Goalpost Vandals Karmic Curse of ‘83;” the last time the Catamounts made the I-AA/FCS Playoffs…not so coincidentally.

FUBeAR, as a witness (FU Coaching Staff) to the Playoff Semi-Final hooliganism of the WCU contingent in ‘83, and a Frontline Defender/Averter of their nonsensical meaningless (they improved their SoCon record to 3-2 with a narrow win) regular season game failed redux attempt in ‘84, is fully authorized to lift this curse at his sole discretion.

FUBeAR considered doing so earlier this year, but Coach Bell’s lack of humility at the close of the their FU win (at the scene of their original sin) and, the following week, after getting whipped by double digits by Mercer, convinced FUBeAR to defer that decision.

A clemency determination is still ‘on the table’ this season, so FUBeAR will continue, dutifully, watching & listening to inform his decision.

https://i.gifer.com/origin/34/34e4322964a0c5d34eb03882c88d2997_w200.gif

[Reign of Terrier]

I support pushing this meme, but we need a better, truncated, name for it

[FUBeAR]

I support pushing this meme, but we need a better, truncated, name for it
Confused…

Are you saying that DeNiro is truncated?

OR … are you saying that…

“Paladin Stadium Goalpost Vandals Karmic Curse of ‘83”

…is too long (or too short) of a name for a curse?

If the latter…for a longer name, we could go with…

the ”Horde of Drunken MountainMorons Riot & Commit Felony Level Property Damage to the Pristine Campus of Furman University Curse”

for shorter, it could be..

the “WCU Fans Tore Up Some **** @ FU & FAFO’d The Next Year Curse”


OR…were you just taking a (prolly deserved) jab @ FUBeAR … OR…something else all together???

[Reign of Terrier]

Confused…

Are you saying that DeNiro is truncated?

OR … are you saying that…

“Paladin Stadium Goalpost Vandals Karmic Curse of ‘83”

…is too long (or too short) of a name for a curse?

If the latter…for a longer name, we could go with…

the ”Horde of Drunken MountainMorons Riot & Commit Felony Level Property Damage to the Pristine Campus of Furman University Curse”

for shorter, it could be..

the “WCU Fans Tore Up Some **** @ FU & FAFO’d The Next Year Curse”


OR…were you just taking a (prolly deserved) jab @ FUBeAR … OR…something else all together???

I assert: The Purple Property Damage Curse

[ElCid]

I assert: The Purple Property Damage Curse

How about the CATAMONSTEROUS Property Damage Curse?

[kdinva]

No Jinx in Cullowhee, WCU all over VMI 34-7, late in the 2nd. VMI's offense is so stagnet, skill players moving like they are wearing walking boots. On one WCU kickoff, a VMI receiver (new cadet), let the ball bounce and roll, didn't cover it, WCU recovered, scored 4 plays later.

[OrangeAndBlack]

Mercer fumbled to lead to an Alabama score.

Then Alabama fumbled, but it was overturned! 14-0 Tide. No upset brewing today.

[OrangeAndBlack]

Furman with the monster upset at ETSU, 24-21! What a brutal defeat for the Bucs, and amazing victory for the Paladins.

Samford also leads UTC 22-13 at the half. Could be a crazy day in the SoCon.

[Milktruck74]

SoCon is doing all it can to figure out how to be a one bid league!

[Reign of Terrier]

Wofford will lose. We have a quarter left, but I’ve seen enough football to see a spiraling team. Fire Watson. Tired of this stupid ****. Blowing a 14-0 lead.

[OrangeAndBlack]

The Citadel has gone ahead 30-17 with 9:00 left.

Chattanooga has imploded and trails 36-13 with 6:00 left!

So Samford can beat Chatty and Mercer (and VMI) and then sucks in every other game. Got it.

TOTAL YARD: (so far)

Samford 457
UTC 174

[kdinva]

Looks now like the SoCon is a one-bid league.....

[wcugrad95]

Western made all the plays they needed to last week TO LOSE THE GAME to ETSU even with the Bucs trying to give us the game. And then rewind to the absolute horror-show we played against Campbell early on. The Cats once again do whatever it takes to not make the playoffs. If Western somehow finds a way to win at Samford (something we haven’t done since like 1969), we would win 6 SOCON games for the first time EVER, would finish no worse than alone in 2nd (we can’t finish any worse than tied for 2nd even if we lose now), and I still don’t see us making the playoffs. Such is the life of a Cats fan.

[The Cats]

Western made all the plays they needed to last week TO LOSE THE GAME to ETSU even with the Bucs trying to give us the game. And then rewind to the absolute horror-show we played against Campbell early on. The Cats once again do whatever it takes to not make the playoffs. If Western somehow finds a way to win at Samford (something we haven’t done since like 1969), we would win 6 SOCON games for the first time EVER, would finish no worse than alone in 2nd (we can’t finish any worse than tied for 2nd even if we lose now), and I still don’t see us making the playoffs. Such is the life of a Cats fan.

Can you please think in anything else bad to say about Catamount football? I think you forgot the Cats have never won a SoCon championship. With a single fan like this, we don't need an detractors on this board...