Game Thread Liberty @ Charleston Southern

[knucklehead]

CSU (10-2) is coming off a loss @ Gardner Webb. Liberty (7-4) is on a 4 game winning streak. CSU is in a win and in with the BSC Auto-Bid situation. If Liberty wins, they will be in a BSC championship tie with Coastal. Coastal would win the head to head tie breaker and receive the Auto Bid. Coastal should be in the playoff field either way. Most believe CSU is out with a loss. Some believe that is LU wins and several key bubble teams lose, they will have a slim shot at a playoff bid. Anyway, a lot on the line in this one.

https://www.liberty.edu/media/1912/football/gamenotes/2013/2013_Football_Games_Notes_vs_Charleston_Southern.p df

[kdinva]

Which Liberty offense will show up........the one that scored 45 vs. CCU, or only 17 vs. VMI (in Lynchburg)? Plus, VMI held CSU to 25 points, LU must keep CSU in the 20's to have a chance, I feel.......

[Sandlapper Spike]

Must win for Charleston Southern. That game is an 11 am kickoff, too, the third time this season CSU has played an 11 am home game. I wonder if that will affect Liberty at all.

[knucklehead]

Must win for Charleston Southern. That game is an 11 am kickoff, too, the third time this season CSU has played an 11 am home game. I wonder if that will affect Liberty at all.

They've said all week that it's no big deal, but we shall see. I think the guys are still so hype to get rid of that bad taste that CCU 2 OT lost left in their mouths. I say 31-21 LU. The key to stopping CSU is to slow down Reyes and I feel very confident LU's D can do that just fine. Then CSU has to throw, and it INT time.

[CSU18]

I absolutely hate this matchup. LU has had CSU's number for years (as have a lot of other teams). It is definitely not a stage that CSU is accustomed to playing on. With all that said, I think this is a much different CSU team than in years past - CSU pulls out a close one and wins 28-24 to advance to their first ever FCS playoff spot.

[knucklehead]

That's the other thing I think LU will be mindful of. Don't let CSU get their first Playoff Berth before you.

[kdinva]

Flames up 21-0, 3:03 to go in 2nd........CSU 0-4 passing w/2 picks......51 total yards so far for Chuck......LU 12-15 passing.......

[New Bucs Fan]

That's the other thing I think LU will be mindful of. Don't let CSU get their first Playoff Berth before you.

Nothing like watching your head coach totally change play calling in last two weeks

[kdinva]

Liberty with another INT.......returned to the CSU 20.......but LU misses a short FG........0:32 in the half..

[New Bucs Fan]

Liberty with another INT.......returned to the CSU 20.......but LU misses a short FG........0:32 in the half..

Embarrassing performance by us. Classless by Liberty throwing when up by 35 in fourth. If you hadn't choked against Coastal you wouldn't have to share rings. At least you get half a title though.

[knucklehead]

LU making a statement. Up 49 - 7 in the 4th. Wow!

[knucklehead]

Got to make a statement for the committee.

[Twentysix]

Liberty played 2 sub DI's (Kentucky Wesleyan and Brevard), I don't think 6-4 is going to even sniff the playoffs...

[FCS_pwns_FBS]

Wow...you're one win away from your first FCS playoff appearance ever and you don't even show up.

[Twentysix]

Wow...you're one win away from your first FCS playoff appearance ever and you don't even show up.

Theyve thrown 4 ints, potentially a 56 point swing.

[New Bucs Fan]

Youth + pressure will do that. We played poorly today but most of us are back next year.

[CSU18]

That's what I was afraid of - obviously not quite ready for a stage that big. Lot coming back next year, so I look forward to seeing what we can do.

[kdinva]

bubble teams like W&M, Delaware, Sam Houston, maybe Lehigh now licking their chops.......

[knucklehead]

First ranked road win for the Flames since the 08 win vs Youngstown. Huge win. Jacob Hagan, Des Rice, and Josh Woodrum stepped up big time. Huge win. Now we need some bubble losses.

[knucklehead]

CSU had 5 completions to their players and 4 to LU DBS. LU had 5 incompletions the whole game.

[CoastalFan2005]

Embarrassing performance by us. Classless by Liberty throwing when up by 35 in fourth. If you hadn't choked against Coastal you wouldn't have to share rings. At least you get half a title though.

Uh...no. If Liberty has any hope of making the playoffs, they needed to run up the score on you guys. Sorry you don't like it, but that's just how it is.

[knucklehead]

YEP! Now we need those other bubble teams to LOSE!

[kdinva]

Classless by Liberty throwing when up by 35 in fourth.

Rocco did that a couple of times vs. VMI...........shocked Gill would do so

[Sly Fox]

We had to make a statement to the selection committee. Thanks for having our backs on this one, CoastalFan2005. Most of those 4th quarter passes were from a redshirt freshman with scant game experience. We've been blessed to have Woodrum healthy nearly all season.

[CID1990]

Embarrassing performance by us. Classless by Liberty throwing when up by 35 in fourth. If you hadn't choked against Coastal you wouldn't have to share rings. At least you get half a title though.

Then intercept it and run it back for a TD if you don't like it.

A playoff team doesn't lose by that margin.

[Libertine]

It had nothing to do with running up the score. Please. The backups were in. If we wanted to run up the score, we wouldn't have taken a knee on the CSU 10-yard line at the end of the game. The truth is I've never seen such irresponsible and undisciplined defensive play in my life. 3rd and 5 in a game you're already down by 35 in the 4th quarter and you bring an 11-man blitz? What did you think was going to happen? And how many defensive penalties did CSU have today? I'm really curious to know because I stopped counting when it hit double-digits.