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TheJuiceIsLoose404

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I watched part of their video game with College of Charleston. Somehow, Western Carolina managed to score a bazillion points with a zillion yards despite 4 turnovers. Other than a quarterback who can throw the ball and receivers that appear to be able to go get it, there was nothing much to see. Both teams moved the ball but Western was able to overcome their turnovers because their quarterback had a clean pocket most of the time. He won't have one Saturday. I think Tech wins by 4 or 5 touchdowns. Sorry Cats, no video game on Saturday.
Impressive considering College of Charleston football is undefeated since the 50s
 

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Anyone who thinks we are just going to waltz into our own stadium and whip WC is not paying attention. Western Carolina is going to score points. Clemson did not throw the ball down the field because they didn’t need to and they didn’t trust their QB. That isn’t the case with WC. They are going to attack us up field and we have no idea if we can deal with that. Last year we obviously couldn’t. I’m hoping this year we can but we are going to be tested by a legit confident offense. Remember the UCF game? I’m expecting us to win, but I am putting nothing past our current head coach.
We are going to waltz into our own stadium and whip WC.

That being said, I don't think this team is going to be looking past WCU, so that condition (waltzing), will probably not be met. But, we will whip WCU. They may or may not score points. I rather doubt they will. We will see.
 
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Impressive considering College of Charleston football is undefeated since the 50s
You are correct. I got those names mixed up. There are a slew of colleges in the low country playing football. The Citadel, Charleston Southern, Coastal Carolina, etc. Whoever it was it was an entertaining game to watch even though I only saw the highlights. Good catch! Upon further review, it was Charleston Southern. You don't suppose there is a Charleston Northern hanging around do you?
 

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Well I could still be a time traveler - my prediction last week in the prediction thread was a tough loss, but read more from FutureMidtownJacket™ who was sent from the future to bring solace to our oft beleaguered fans:

Week 2, Mount the Catamounts: same but in reverse we let out the aggression from knowing we are a better team than last year and play with a sense of urgency. We show those cats from Western Carolina that dry rubbed pork > mustard BBQ and stomp the little guys. No longer shall we be beaten by the sisters of the poor teams. So hear me, we shan’t do that again. Also the OL situation starts to come together as the transfers gel (hopefully we will have picked up some more help in the portal but they missed the spring so are coming up to speed).
 

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Well I could still be a time traveler - my prediction last week in the prediction thread was a tough loss, but read more from FutureMidtownJacket™ who was sent from the future to bring solace to our oft beleaguered fans:

Week 2, Mount the Catamounts: same but in reverse we let out the aggression from knowing we are a better team than last year and play with a sense of urgency. We show those cats from Western Carolina that dry rubbed pork > mustard BBQ and stomp the little guys. No longer shall we be beaten by the sisters of the poor teams. So hear me, we shan’t do that again. Also the OL situation starts to come together as the transfers gel (hopefully we will have picked up some more help in the portal but they missed the spring so are coming up to speed).
Western Carolina's game with Charleston Southern (hat tip to Juice) was something else. The two teams combined for 90 points, over 1,000 yards total offense and if that were not enough nearly 200 yards in penalties. Western Carolina passed for 433 yards on the way to a 600 yard total offense day. Their main guy is Raphael Williams who had 10 catches ( I wonder if that is some kind of WCU record) for 112 yards and a TD. Pressure on the quarterback should bring those gaudy stats down in a big way Saturday. It should be noted that Charleston Southern's quarterback passed for nearly 400 yards himself and the Bucs scored 38 points. This should be a one sided game in favor of Tech but Kerwin Bell will have his guys throwing that ball to the end.
 

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i’m sorry but western carolina’s qb is not better than dj u. you really lost me there
Ok, we’ll compare the stats after the game and see. DJ was 19 for 32 with 210 yards and 1 TD with an offense loaded with 3 and 4 stars around him. I guarantee you that Carlos Davis will have more passing yards and more TD’s with a roster full of no stars supporting him.
 

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We are going to waltz into our own stadium and whip WC.

That being said, I don't think this team is going to be looking past WCU, so that condition (waltzing), will probably not be met. But, we will whip WCU. They may or may not score points. I rather doubt they will. We will see.
I hope you are correct. We could all use a good butt kicking type game to relax and actually enjoy a game in Bobby Dodd.
 

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I won’t count any game a win after watching the past 3 years of GT football. The Clemson QB was not very good, so we have not been fully tested in the pass game. Kerwin Bell will field a good offensive plan. I fully anticipate us to win but just don’t trust Collins preparation and in game management.
 

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Some facts for your pre-game Friday:

Kerwin Bell became Head Coach at Western Carolina on April 27 of 2021. That makes this his second season. He went 4-7 last year.

Western Carolina is an FCS team in the Southern Conference -- think Mercer, UT - Chattanooga, Furman, Samford, Wofford, VMI.

They've put some players into the NFL (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Carolina_Catamounts_football)
PlayerPositionYears in NFL
Steve WilliamsDE1974
Eddie McGillTE1982–1983
Dean BiasucciK1984–1995
Tiger GreeneDB1985–1990
Louis CooperLB1985–1993
Clyde SimmonsDE1986–2000
Leonard WilliamsRB1987
Fred DavisDB1987
Tony JonesOL1988–2000
Willie J. WilliamsDB1993–2005
Andrew JordanTE1994–2001
David PattenWR1997–2008
Brad HooverFB2000–2009
Detrez NewsomeRB2018–2018
Keion CrossenDB2018–2022

This year's QB was last year's backup. Both QBs last year had high quarterback ratings, but they also play FCS. They passed for 3523 yards last year and ran for 1686. They passed the ball 56% of the time, so they're somewhat balanced in attempts but 68% of their yards come through the air. For perspective, Mississippi State's Air Raid had 72% of their attempts come through the air last year.

There's some heavily edited footage from their season opener at https://catamountsports.com/watch/?Archive=354&type=Live.

Here are the Southern Conference standings from last year. They're ahead of The Citadel, but they're way behind Mercer and Eastern Tennessee.
2021 Football Standings
SCHOOLCONFCPCT.CONF. HOMECONF. AWAYCONF. STREAKOVERALLPCT.HOMEAWAYSTREAK
ETSU7-1.8754-03-1W411-2.8467-04-2L1
Mercer6-2.7503-13-1L17-3.7004-13-2L1
Chattanooga5-3.6253-12-2L26-5.5453-23-3L2
Furman4-4.5002-22-2W26-5.5453-23-3W2
VMI4-4.5003-11-3L36-5.5454-12-4L3
Western Carolina4-4.5001-33-1W14-7.3641-43-3W1
Samford3-5.3751-32-2L14-7.3642-32-4L2
The Citadel3-5.3752-21-3W24-7.3643-31-4W2
Wofford0-8.0000-40-4L81-10.0910-51-5L10

If this game isn't utter dominance by Tech, something is badly, badly wrong.
 

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From the film, none of their players looks Clemson like. When u take a picture of a Clemson skill player running - his feet aren't on the ground.

However if they have qb and wr on same page they could be trouble.
 

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Doesn’t work that way. We will destroy WKU. We would destroy Charleston Southern and absolutely obliterate the Citadel. Losing to the Citadel 3 years ago was a fluke.
Something to watch out for is the attitude of the team. From the stands, it appeared to me as though the coaches were acting like it was a scrimmage game. It seemed as though they were more interested in practicing plays and didn't adjust to losing until it was too late in the game. During the NIU game, the players were lackadaisical in subbing onto and off of the field. Another game in another year that the team appeared to be treating the game as a practice game.

I expect that we will win, and I expect that we will win big. However with the way the team has approached lesser teams over the past few years I won't be shocked if it is a contest late in the game. I hope that they actually treat it as a game instead of a scrimmage.
 

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Something to watch out for is the attitude of the team. From the stands, it appeared to me as though the coaches were acting like it was a scrimmage game. It seemed as though they were more interested in practicing plays and didn't adjust to losing until it was too late in the game. During the NIU game, the players were lackadaisical in subbing onto and off of the field. Another game in another year that the team appeared to be treating the game as a practice game.

I expect that we will win, and I expect that we will win big. However with the way the team has approached lesser teams over the past few years I won't be shocked if it is a contest late in the game. I hope that they actually treat it as a game instead of a scrimmage.

Agreed. In a perfect world, need to win and win big and look good doing it. Limited penalties, no coaching miscues, intensity from the players, all would be a good first step for the rest of the season.
 

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Need Help Please.

Can't go to games at night wife has Alzheimer's and gets sundowners I have ATT uverse but would need to watch in on my computer so she can watch something she likes, I can watch anything on ACCN or Espn on computer can so tell me how to find it tomorrow
 

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Need Help Please.

Can't go to games at night wife has Alzheimer's and gets sundowners I have ATT uverse but would need to watch in on my computer so she can watch something she likes, I can watch anything on ACCN or Espn on computer can so tell me how to find it tomorrow
 
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