Southern ConferenceWelcome to week three of the SoConversation, featuring The Citadel beat writer Jeff Hartsell of the Charleston Post and Courier, Elon beat writer Adam Smith of the Burlington Times-News and UTC beat writer John Frierson of the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
Here are last week’s results: The Citadel def. Georgia Southern 23-21, Appalachian State def. Montana 35-27, Coastal Carolina def. Furman 47-45, Elon def. N.C. Central 34-14, Samford def. West Alabama 34-6, Wofford def. Lincoln 82-0, Jacksonville State def. UTC 27-24, Marshall def. Western Carolina 52-24.
The Citadel and Appalachian State both pulled off impressive wins, while the Mocs lost yet another heartbreaker. What, if anything, surprised, impressed or stood out to you from week two?
JEFF: The Citadel’s win over No. 3 Georgia Southern definitely qualified as an upset, but you could kind of feeling it coming. The Bulldogs had played the Eagles close in recent years, and probably should have won last year in Statesboro. The biggest shocker was that the Bulldogs finally made a clutch field goal in the final minutes. It had been years since that happened.
Check out these videos (at http://www.postandcourier.com/section/bulldogbites&nocache=1) of Citadel coach Kevin Higgins and GSU coach Jeff Monken for a stark look at the difference between victory and defeat.