Jacksonville State Coach: 'Will Be a Dog Fight'

Next week the Gamecocks will go to Atlanta to play Bill Curry’s 1-0 Georgia State team. The Panthers will probably sell a few more tickets to that game thanks to Jacksonville State’s upset of Ole Miss.



“I saw they had 30,000 for their first game. That’s incredible,” said Crowe. “Playing Curry will be a dogfight over there. Anything can happen on the road in this sport.”


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Men's Basketball Called 'Low Major'

Forget "Mid-Major", MLive.com calls us a 'low major' and calls us one of the low lights as it pertains to Western Michigan (a team from the MAC, mind you) men's basketball schedule in 2010-11.  Some of the quotes:

The lowlights: The Broncos also have to take flights for road games at lowmajors Towson in Baltimore (Dec. 1) and Georgia State in Atlanta (Dec. 11).

Road games at Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Nov. 23), Towson and Georgia State are the beginnings of home-and-home series for WMU, with all three programs playing in Kalamazoo next season.


Hawkins said he and his staff would have preferred to find closer opponents than Towson and Georgia State, but couldn’t secure willing partners in the Missouri Valley, Horizon or Summit leagues.

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Question #8: What will our first year record look like?

This may be the most debated questions.  Some look at our schedule and are cautiously optimistic (like I am).  The natural reaction is to look at an opponent and size them up based on previous year's record, starters returning/lost and what division they play.  I'm reserving my thoughts but I want yours.

What will be our record on Nov. 19th when we are back in Atlanta and begin preparing for Thanksgiving?

Shorter Bringing The Noise on Sept. 2nd

The Shorter University football team appears to have called upon a secret weapon for its season opener with University of West Alabama on Aug. 28, as well as its much-anticipated clash with Georgia State University on Sept. 2 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.

The weapon you ask? The 23 flavors of Dr. Pepper.

Those who have roamed the athletic offices at the Winthrop-King Centre over the past several weeks may have noticed the arrival of a colossal quantity of mini Dr. Pepper bottles – some full, most empty.

Eventually, every bottle – approximately 1,000 in the end – are being used in creating noisemakers that will be distributed among Hawk football fans as they travel to Shorter home and away games this season, one that begins on Saturday, Aug. 28 when the Hawks travel to NCAA Div. II foe University of West Alabama.

“Initially, we will try the shakers out on the road at West Alabama, and then I expect them to be in full force at the Georgia Dome against Georgia State,” said Shorter Director of Athletics Bill Peterson, who has witnessed first hand the invasion of Dr. Pepper amidst WKC halls. “It’s a fun idea and should be really helpful to our team.””

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