dungeonjoe
September 16th, 2013, 06:17 AM
This, gentlemen, is one of the reasons I love FCS football.
The herald journal gets hinky these days about their pay wall but here goes
Terriers sad that strong foes are leaving SoCon
Sep 15, 2013
By TODD SHANESY / [email protected]
“Georgia Southern is a great team and playing them has been fun,” Wofford linebacker Alvin Scioneaux said. “It's been great competing every year with them and also Appalachian State. The three of us have led this conference. We've been the best teams for quite a while.”
As usual, things got a little heated in the trenches Saturday night, with Wofford coming out on top most of the time and dominating the line of scrimmage. But at the final horn, the two teams gathered at midfield to wish each other well. There were handshakes, hugs and a prayer meeting that featured a mix of black jerseys with white jerseys.
“On the field, you're running hard and hitting hard and trying to beat your opponent,” Wofford safety Josh Holt said. “But they are people, just like us. We want to be respectful, win or lose. The coaches instill that in us.”
Wofford players and coaches, when they are on the road, always pause and stand in attention when the home team plays its alma mater. Opponents don't often play their school song at the end of games in Gibbs Stadium, but when the Georgia Southern band in a small corner of the stands broke into song, the Terriers joined the Eagles in tribute.
“That's just part of what we do,” Ayers said. “You battle on the field and after that, you're a good citizen. You do what you're supposed to do. … I think both teams respect each other. I know I respect the heck out of their program. (Head coach) Jeff (Monken) does an unbelievable job. All those coaches do a great job. I wish Georgia Southern the best. I really do.”
“It's great to play against great competition,” Wofford quarterback Michael Weimer said. “You always want to play the best. I'm going to miss playing Georgia Southern, but they're moving on to other things. Maybe we can play then sometime down the road.”
http://m.goupstate.com/article/20130915/articles/130919797/1090/terriers_sad_that_strong_foes_are_leaving_socon
The herald journal gets hinky these days about their pay wall but here goes
Terriers sad that strong foes are leaving SoCon
Sep 15, 2013
By TODD SHANESY / [email protected]
“Georgia Southern is a great team and playing them has been fun,” Wofford linebacker Alvin Scioneaux said. “It's been great competing every year with them and also Appalachian State. The three of us have led this conference. We've been the best teams for quite a while.”
As usual, things got a little heated in the trenches Saturday night, with Wofford coming out on top most of the time and dominating the line of scrimmage. But at the final horn, the two teams gathered at midfield to wish each other well. There were handshakes, hugs and a prayer meeting that featured a mix of black jerseys with white jerseys.
“On the field, you're running hard and hitting hard and trying to beat your opponent,” Wofford safety Josh Holt said. “But they are people, just like us. We want to be respectful, win or lose. The coaches instill that in us.”
Wofford players and coaches, when they are on the road, always pause and stand in attention when the home team plays its alma mater. Opponents don't often play their school song at the end of games in Gibbs Stadium, but when the Georgia Southern band in a small corner of the stands broke into song, the Terriers joined the Eagles in tribute.
“That's just part of what we do,” Ayers said. “You battle on the field and after that, you're a good citizen. You do what you're supposed to do. … I think both teams respect each other. I know I respect the heck out of their program. (Head coach) Jeff (Monken) does an unbelievable job. All those coaches do a great job. I wish Georgia Southern the best. I really do.”
“It's great to play against great competition,” Wofford quarterback Michael Weimer said. “You always want to play the best. I'm going to miss playing Georgia Southern, but they're moving on to other things. Maybe we can play then sometime down the road.”
http://m.goupstate.com/article/20130915/articles/130919797/1090/terriers_sad_that_strong_foes_are_leaving_socon