SoCon Week #3 Pick 'em

[BlackNGoldR3v0lut10n]

Last week I was 6-2 as a result of some fabulously bad performances. So here is where I have at it after this week:

1) Wofford - Is quite possibly the luckiest team in the SoCon with two conference wins in the barn.
2) The Citadel - Won in a rout on the road.
3) Samford - Is last Thursday's performance a sign of things to come?
4) Mercer - Had nothing to be ashamed of yesterday.
5) ETSU - No shame in getting hammered by the top dogs in the FCS
6) Western Carolina - Hammered one of the weakest links in FCS
7) Chattanooga - Both losses were against ranked FCS and FBS opponents
8) Furman - Lost to an Elon team that was also fabulously bad
9) VMI - Catawba are you kidding me?

Predictions
Furman @ NC State - Wolfpack chews them up
The Citadel @ ETSU - I foresee an improved performance from the Bucs but not enough
VMI @ Robert Morris - I don't see VMI winning this one
Mercer @ Auburn - The War Eagles fly in this one
Western Carolina @ Gardner-Webb - Catamounts win one on the road
UT Martin @ Chattanooga - Mocs win their first one here
Samford @ Georgia (Beatdown of the Week) - Samford finds out the hard way who the alpha dogs are

[citdog]

Wolfpack
Cadets
Keydets
Allbarn
Catamounts
Chatty Kathys
UGA

[JSUSoutherner]

Wolfpack
Cadets
Keydets
Allbarn
Catamounts
Chatty Kathys
UGA

+1

[kymoc91]

Predictions:
NC State over Furman - Not a good day for Furman, but the money will be a winner.
The Citadel over ETSU - May not have 52 points scored against ETSU, but ETSU is better than Presbyterian
Robert Morris over VMI - VMI will not be able to overcome Robert Morris
Auburn over Mercer - Tough day for the Bears
Western Carolina over Gardner Webb - GW is a little tougher than Davidson, but Western will still pull off the win.
Chattanooga over UT-Martin - This will be a good test to see where the Mocs are at this point of the season.
Georgia over Samford - Samford will score points, but Georgia will have a field day with the Bulldog D.

[kdinva]

1) The Citadel
2) Wofford
3) Mercer
4) Samford
5) UTC
6) WCU
7) Furman
8) ETSU
9) VMI


Furman 10 @ NC State 45
The Citadel 31 @ ETSU 17
VMI 24 @ Robert Morris 20
Mercer 12 @ Auburn 42
Western Carolina 35 @ Gardner-Webb 20
UT Martin 23 @ Chattanooga 27
Samford 20 @ Georgia 56

[Reign of Terrier]

NC State
Citadel
Bob Mo
Auburn
Western
Chatt
Dawgs

Wofford beats bye by 1

[cx500d]

NC State
The Citadel
VMI
Auburn
Western Carolina
Chattanooga
Georgia

[woffordgrad94]

1. Wofford: VERY tenuously at the top after two rather unconvincing performances. But they're the only team with any conference wins and they started at the top. They're here until beaten.
2. The Citadel: PC stinks, but it was a dominating performance. Dogs look tough. Definitely a SoCon and national contender to me.
3. Chattanooga: The best 0-2 team in FCS. Still could win the conference.
4. Mercer: Impressive against the Terriers; just couldn't hold on. May be poised to make great strides in the SoCon this season.
5. Samford: 2 wins over relatively weak opponents; these Bulldogs have a long way to go on defense. But they can still get it together and contend.
6. WCU: Moved the ball well at Hawaii. The Davidson game tells us nothing. Still unproven to me at this juncture.
7. ETSU: The may well deserve a higher spot, but still unproven to me. A win vs. Limestone is not enough and they predictibly couldn't stay with JMU. Bucs still need to show me more.
8. Furman: Really wet the bed at home against a bad Elon team. I now see they still have a ways to go.
9. VMI: The Keydets' woes continue. They might be in for a winless 2017.

NC State dispatches the Paladins of Furman 42-14.
The Citadel downs ETSU 31-13 for its first conference victory.
Robert Morris defeats VMI 42-31.
Auburn takes its Clemson frustrations out on Mercer 45-10.
Gardner-Webb is decent. They score a mild home upset over WCU, 27-24.
Chattanooga holds off UT-Martin for win number one 28-23.
Georgia scores at will and destroys Samford 55-7.
Wofford enjoys a bye week.

[youcanbankit]

Picks in bold

NC State vs. Furman
The Citadel vs. ETSU
Robert Morris vs. VMI
Auburn vs. Mercer
Gardner-Webb vs. WCU
Chattanooga vs. UT-Martin

[OpTimeGuy]

NC State vs Furman
The Citadel vs ETSU First two games The Citadel has relied on the run. If the same ETSU run defense shows up that showed up against the Dukes and during the first half against Limestone, then this game may be closer than some think. If not, then loss #2 for my Bucs
Robert Morris vs. VMI I want to pick VMI, but I just can't
Auburn vs. Mercer
Gardner Webb vs. WCU
UTC vs UT-Martin

1-Wofford
2-The Citadel
3-UTC
4-Mercer
5-Samford
6-WCU
7-Furman
8-ETSU
9-VMI