WCU spring practice begins March 31

[The Cats]

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Catamount Football Winds Down Winter Training; Preps for Spring Drills Under Wagner

WCU concludes strenuous off-season workouts; spring practice begins March 31


Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina and first-year head coach Dennis Wagner will begin to make the transition from off-season into preparing for the rapidly approaching 2008 gridiron season over the weekend with the first day of spring practice slated for Monday, March 31 at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field.

Wagner plans on utilizing afternoon practices during the week, with meeting and practice times in the morning on weekends, including scrimmage sessions. The squad will practice five days a week, taking both Wednesday's and Sunday's off from team activities.

"During our spring practices, we will focus on becoming more fundamentally sound on the field, as well as relaying the structure we want to have as we approach next season," said Wagner. "We will spend some time implementing our basic offense and defensive systems, but will not go into any great detail."

The NCAA-regulated, 15-days of off-season practice will be spread over a 20-day period, culminating with the annual Spring Game at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 19th at Whitmire Stadium/Waters Field in Cullowhee. Festivities will commence with the first-ever "A Taste of Tailgating" at the stadium with area vendors providing free food samples for fans.

Off-season workouts implemented by Wagner and his staff have included 6:00 am sessions including conditioning as well as weight lifting aspects. Wagner feels the team has made improvements in physical conditioning which will translate into an effective spring session.

Western Carolina lost 13 seniors off last season's squad, including All-Southern Conference selections in running back/return specialist Mike Malone and single-season receiving record holder, Eddie Cohen, who was also named second team All-American a year ago. All told, the Catamounts will have to replace five starters on offense and three on defense, as well as specialist Stephen Brown.


Catamount Athletics Announces Festivities Surrounding Annual Spring Game, April 19th

Event to include a 'A Taste of Tailgating' beginning at Noon when the gates open

March 26, 2008

Cullowhee, N.C. - Western Carolina Athletics today announced the start time and festivities revolving around its annual Spring Football game, slated for Saturday, April 19. The event will kickoff with the first-ever, "A Taste of Tailgating" with area vendors providing free food samples beginning when gates open at Noon. The Spring Game will begin at 1:00 pm, and culminate with a post-game, on-field autograph session with the Catamount coaches and players.

A complete listing of the local restaurants participating in the "A Taste of Tailgating" will be posted the week prior to the Spring Game. Also, a detailed game format will be released at the same time.

Also in conjunction with the annual game, the WCU Ticket Office will unveil new seating arrangements at Whitmire Stadium for the 2008 season, as well as be offering special season ticket pricing available on-site the day of the Spring Game. Season ticket renewals for the upcoming season will also be sent out prior to the game to allow returning ticket holders to claim their seats from last season, or to be the first to make changes for '08.

Under the direction of first-year head coach Dennis Wagner, Western Carolina is scheduled to open its annual spring drills on the afternoon of Monday, March 31 at E.J. Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field in Cullowhee. The squad is wrapping-up off-season, winter strength and conditioning activities this week - which included 6:00 am running and weight lifting sessions - in preparation for the first team practice.

[catamount man]

Met Coach Wagner tonight at the Upstate South Carolina Catamount Club meet and greet at WILD WINGS in Greenville.

AWESOME COACH AND MAN!!! He is unleasing pure hell on these kids and I cannot wait to see the fruit it will yield.

We've got the right guy to turn this ship in the right direction.

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[appstate38]

Are the Cats upgrading the uniforms or helmet logos with the new coach or what???

[catamount man]

Are the Cats upgrading the uniforms or helmet logos with the new coach or what???

Yes, but it is going to be very basic and simple. For now, nobody but the coaches know and the team did sign a contract with Adidas to be fitted from head to toe, but by all early rumors, it's gonna be simple and plain jane, the way Wagner wants it to be.

I would look for purple on gold with purple helmets with gold "WESTERN carolina"as the logo, but again, going by what I've been told, not what will actually come to be. In fact, I was kidding with Coach Wagner tonight at the meet and greet to bring back the gold pants and he just grinned and said he'll do what is best for the team. He's a no frills kind of coach and it will show on gameday as it is already showing in winter workouts and in the classroom.

Can't wait!!! GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[The Cats]

Spring Practice starts today in Cullowhee..... xhurrayx xhurrayx

Catamount Football Spring Practice Opens Monday Afternoon

Squad to take to the field for first of 15 practices, culminating with Spring Game on April 19

March 31, 2008

Cullowhee, N.C. - The Western Carolina Catamount Football team takes to the turf at E.J Whitmire Stadium / Bob Waters Field for the first of 15 days of Spring Practice on Monday afternoon under first-year head coach Dennis Wagner.

Wagner plans on utilizing afternoon practices four times during the week, with meeting and practice times in the morning on weekends, including scrimmage sessions. The squad will practice five days a week, taking both Wednesday's and Sunday's off from team activities.

The NCAA-regulated, off-season practices will be spread over a 20-day period, culminating with the annual Spring Game at 1:00 pm on Saturday, April 19th. Festivities will commence with the first-ever "A Taste of Tailgating" at the stadium with area vendors providing free food samples for fans.

Fans can check back to CatamoutSports.com for practices reports, as well as photo galleries from spring drills throughout the two-week practice period. Also, be on the lookout for conversations with the Catamount defensive coordinator, Matt Pawlowski, and offensive coordinator, Keith Heckendorf.


2008 Catamount Football Spring Practice Schedule:
Practice 1: Monday, March 31
Practice 2: Tuesday, April 1
Practice 3: Thursday, April 3
Practice 4: Friday, April 4
Practice 5: Saturday, April 5
Practice 6: Monday, April 7
Practice 7: Tuesday, April 8
Practice 8: Thursday, April 10
Practice 9: Friday, April 11
Practice 10: Saturday, April 12
Practice 11: Monday, April 14
Practice 12: Tuesday, April 15
Practice 13: Thursday, April 17
Practice 14: Friday, April 18
Practice 15: Spring Game - Saturday, April 19

[catamount man]

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Photos from day one of the Dennis Wagner era. xthumbsupx xthumbsupx

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

(oops, click PHOTO GALLERY)

[WCU LawCat]

I bet that team is on cloud 9 right now under this new staff and finally getting to hit the field and LEARN SOMETHING for a change.

[catamount man]

I bet that team is on cloud 9 right now under this new staff and finally getting to hit the field and LEARN SOMETHING for a change.

Oh you know it!!!

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[Rob Iola]

Aren't they already 0-3?

[WCU LawCat]

Aren't they already 0-3?

Nice touch of class...xthumbsdownx

[The Cats]

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[citdog]

"THE DRIVE FOR FIVE"

CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THE KITTENS

[The Cats]

"THE DRIVE FOR FIVE"

CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THE KITTENS

Yeah, the puppy dogs really kicked our butts last year.... 31-37.

The Cats may just bring a surprise or two to Charleston, and as far as a drive for five....I wouldn't count that chicken before it's hatched.....

[citdog]

Yeah, the puppy dogs really kicked our butts last year.... 31-37.

The Cats may just bring a surprise or two to Charleston, and as far as a drive for five....I wouldn't count that chicken before it's hatched.....

how many meaningless td's did you score at the end to make the score look somewhat respectible?

[The Cats]

how many meaningless td's did you score at the end to make the score look somewhat respectible?

I seem to recall that Western scored 21 points in the 4th and the Citadel scored 6. I don't think any of the points Western scored were "meaningless" or to make the score more respectible.

That happens in games that are out of reach, the Citadel game was NEVER out of reach.

[SideLine Shooter]

how many meaningless td's did you score at the end to make the score look somewhat respectible?

That's OK citdog. They held ASU to under 80. (79)xeyebrowx

[citdog]

I seem to recall that Western scored 21 points in the 4th and the Citadel scored 6. I don't think any of the points Western scored were "meaningless" or to make the score more respectible.

That happens in games that are out of reach, the Citadel game was NEVER out of reach.

cats it was over at the end of the first quarter and you know it.

[The Cats]

That's OK citdog. They held ASU to under 80. (79)xeyebrowx

There is no doubt the asu game was a runaway and we lost to furman by 30 points.... but not so with the citadel, it was a winnable game for Western, and that's what kills citidog.

[citdog]

There is no doubt the asu game was a runaway and we lost to furman by 30 points.... but not so with the citadel, it was a winnable game for Western, and that's what kills citidog.


you're really in the game down by 3td's at the start of the 4th quarter.

[The Cats]

cats it was over at the end of the first quarter and you know it.

Dang citdog, you must have had either ESP or was at a different game than I attended. At the end of the first quarter, the score was WCU 3, the citadel 7..

That was one heck of a predictor of the "blow out" that NEVER occurred.

There's a lot of SoCon teams that can talk trash to us about last year.... but the citadel and Elon ARE NOT among them.

[The Cats]

Team Statistics (Final)
2007 Western Carolina Univ. Football
The Citadel vs Western Carolina (Oct 20, 2007 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

CIT WCU

FIRST DOWNS................... 22 22
Rushing..................... 10 9
Passing..................... 10 12
Penalty..................... 2 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 157 100
Rushing Attempts............ 41 38
Average Per Rush............ 3.8 2.6
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 2 1
Yards Gained Rushing........ 170 137
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 13 37
NET YARDS PASSING............. 199 248
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 14-20-0 21-32-1
Average Per Attempt......... 9.9 7.8
Average Per Completion...... 14.2 11.8
Passing Touchdowns.......... 1 3
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 356 348
Total offense plays......... 61 70
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.8 5.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 3-24 6-46
PUNTS-YARDS................... 3-121 4-139
Average Yards Per Punt...... 40.3 34.8
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 28.3 29.5
Inside 20................... 0 1
50+ Yards................... 1 0
Touchbacks.................. 1 0
Fair catch.................. 0 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 8-417 6-330
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 52.1 55.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 34.5 35.0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 1-21-0 1-16-0
Average Per Return.......... 21.0 16.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-120-0 8-141-0
Average Per Return.......... 20.0 17.6
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-4-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 1-21-1 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 29:09 30:51
1st Quarter................. 7:03 7:57
2nd Quarter................. 6:02 8:58
3rd Quarter................. 6:53 8:07
4th Quarter................. 9:11 5:49
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 12 7 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-5 5-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-19 0-0
PAT Kicks..................... 4-4 4-4
Field Goals................... 3-3 1-1

[citdog]

Team Statistics (Final)
2007 Western Carolina Univ. Football
The Citadel vs Western Carolina (Oct 20, 2007 at Cullowhee, N.C.)

CIT WCU

FIRST DOWNS................... 22 22
Rushing..................... 10 9
Passing..................... 10 12
Penalty..................... 2 1
NET YARDS RUSHING............. 157 100
Rushing Attempts............ 41 38
Average Per Rush............ 3.8 2.6
Rushing Touchdowns.......... 2 1
Yards Gained Rushing........ 170 137
Yards Lost Rushing.......... 13 37
NET YARDS PASSING............. 199 248
Completions-Attempts-Int.... 14-20-0 21-32-1
Average Per Attempt......... 9.9 7.8
Average Per Completion...... 14.2 11.8
Passing Touchdowns.......... 1 3
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS........... 356 348
Total offense plays......... 61 70
Average Gain Per Play....... 5.8 5.0
Fumbles: Number-Lost.......... 0-0 2-1
Penalties: Number-Yards....... 3-24 6-46
PUNTS-YARDS................... 3-121 4-139
Average Yards Per Punt...... 40.3 34.8
Net Yards Per Punt.......... 28.3 29.5
Inside 20................... 0 1
50+ Yards................... 1 0
Touchbacks.................. 1 0
Fair catch.................. 0 0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................ 8-417 6-330
Average Yards Per Kickoff... 52.1 55.0
Net Yards Per Kickoff....... 34.5 35.0
Touchbacks.................. 0 0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD. 1-21-0 1-16-0
Average Per Return.......... 21.0 16.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD 6-120-0 8-141-0
Average Per Return.......... 20.0 17.6
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD.. 1-4-0 0-0-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD. 1-21-1 0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards........... 0 0
Possession Time............... 29:09 30:51
1st Quarter................. 7:03 7:57
2nd Quarter................. 6:02 8:58
3rd Quarter................. 6:53 8:07
4th Quarter................. 9:11 5:49
Third-Down Conversions........ 5 of 12 7 of 12
Fourth-Down Conversions....... 1 of 1 0 of 0
Red-Zone Scores-Chances....... 4-5 5-5
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 2-19 0-0
PAT Kicks..................... 4-4 4-4
Field Goals................... 3-3 1-1

you haven't defeated us in four years. it may be 10 before you do it again

[The Cats]

you haven't defeated us in four years. it may be 10 before you do it again

Which leads me back to my orginial statement to you .....

Yeah, the puppy dogs really kicked our butts last year.... 31-37.

The Cats may just bring a surprise or two to Charleston, and as far as a drive for five....I wouldn't count that chicken before it's hatched.....

[citdog]

Which leads me back to my orginial statement to you .....

Yeah, the superior breed of men really kicked our butts last year.... 31-37 and it wasn't nearly that close as we scored a couple of garbage td's against your third team in the closing moments.

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meow

[The Cats]

Yeah, the superior breed of men really kicked our butts last year.... 31-37 and it wasn't nearly that close as we scored a couple of garbage td's against your third team in the closing moments.

meow

I gotta give you credit for living in that fantasy world of yours...... trouble is, I’m sure you believe most of the stuff you post.

[catamount man]

"THE DRIVE FOR FIVE"

CAN'T WAIT TO PLAY THE KITTENS

Puff that chest out proud about beating a 3-19 team brother.

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[WCU LawCat]

Rich I know you have met Citdog and I haven't but he reminds me of the chicken...err chicken hawk

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[catamount man]

Rich I know you have met Citdog and I haven't but he reminds me of the chicken...err chicken hawk

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Citdog is harmless. Well, unless you are a waitress. HA!!!!!!! xlolx

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!

[catamount man]

Traditionally, WCU-Citadel have played some good close games. Citdog is just pulling our strings. It's okay, he's a good guy.

2007 cit 37 wcu 31
2006 cit 30 wcu 27 (ot)
2005 cit 17 wcu 7
2004 cit 17 wcu 0 (okay citdog, i'll give you this "rout")
2003 wcu 28 cit 21
2002 wcu 37 cit 34

always a close hard fought game sans 2004.

Can't wait to get to C-Town this September.

GO CATAMOUNTS!!!