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2018 Football, Game 7: The Citadel vs. Furman
Posted on October 25, 2018 by Sandlapper Spike
Rarely does a football team live up to its nickname the way The Citadel's gritty squad did at Johnson Hagood Stadium Saturday afternoon. They don't call them the Bulldogs for nothing.
Third-string quarterback Joe Sumrall, pressed into action by a rash of injuries, directed Bobby Ross' team to one first-half touchdown and freshman running back Alvin Perkins exploded 54 yards for another. Handed that cushion, The Citadel defense then hung on to take a 13-9 victory over arch-rival Furman.
"I've never been as proud of a team as I am of this one today," said a relieved Ross afterwards. "We were depleted by injuries, and some other guys were playing hurt. But these kids have shown a lot of spunk all season."
— The Post and Courier, November 16, 1975
The Citadel vs. Furman, to be played at historic Johnson Hagood Stadium, with kickoff at 2:00 pm ET on October 27, 2018.
The game will be streamed on ESPN+. Kevin Fitzgerald will handle play-by-play, while former Bulldogs quarterback Dominique Allen supplies the analysis. Danielle Hensley is the sideline reporter.
The contest can be heard on radio via the various affiliates of The Citadel Sports Network. WQNT-1450 AM [audio link], originating in Charleston, will be the flagship station.
Luke Mauro (the new "Voice of the Bulldogs") calls the action alongside analyst Cal McCombs. The sideline reporter will be Jay Harper.
The Citadel Sports Network — 2018 radio affiliates
Charleston: WQNT 1450AM/92.1 FM/102.1 FM (Flagship)
Columbia: WQXL 1470AM/100.7FM
Greenville: WLFJ 92.9FM/660AM
Sumter: WDXY 1240AM/105.9FM
– Game preview in The Post and Courier
– Game notes from The Citadel and Furman
– SoCon weekly release
– Preview on The Citadel's website
– AFCA Coaches' poll
– Brent Thompson's 10/23 press conference
– Brent Thompson's 10/24 radio show (video)
– The Citadel's oldest fan (presumably) is 101 years old; she watches the Bulldogs while drinking rum and Coke
– Bulldogs outlast VMI, retain the coveted Silver Shako
– "The Heat" — VMI game (video)
– Zane Najdawi a preseason all-conference selection for the Bulldogs; hoopsters picked to finish 6th in the SoCon by the coaches
– "Meet the Bulldogs" basketball event to be held outside of Gate 2 at Johnson Hagood Stadium
– Furman enters "must win" portion of the season
This is Hall of Fame weekend at The Citadel. Originally, it was supposed to take place on the weekend of the Charleston Southern game, but then that matchup got postponed due to Hurricane Florence.
This year's inductees include basketball player Cameron Wells, wrestler Odie Delaney, baseball pitcher Brian Rogers, football player Gene Brown, and honorary enshrinee LTG Claudius "Bud" Watts III, the former school president.
It is an excellent class, but since this is a post that is mostly about football, allow me to single out Gene Brown for a moment. I'm very glad to see him honored; if anything, his election was overdue:
Brown was named the Southern Conference's offensive player of the week four times in 1988. No other Bulldog football player has ever been honored that many times by the SoCon in one season. Brian Ruff was the league's defensive player of the week three times in both 1975 and 1976; Stump Mitchell, Jack Douglas, and Everette Sands each had three conference offensive player of the week nods in one season (in 1980, 1990, and 1992, respectively). That is an extremely impressive group of players, and Brown actually went one better than all of them.
His most critical performance that year came in The Citadel's 20-3 victory over then-#1 Marshall. On one of the grand occasions in the history of Johnson Hagood Stadium, Brown returned from injury to lead the Bulldogs to a victory as memorable as any football game ever played on the peninsula. Do you remember the goalposts? I do…
Besides all-conference and SoCon Offensive Player of the Year honors, Gene Brown was also named the South Carolina State Player of the Year for the 1988 season. He became just the third Bulldog to receive that designation, after Andrew Johnson and Brian Ruff (who picked up that honor twice).
He had 286 yards against VMI in the Oyster Bowl! On only 15 carries!
That win over Navy at Johnson Hagood Stadium was quite nice, too.
To more than a few observers, the 1988 season marked a turning point in Bulldog football. Supporters and players came to understand that, even in the "modern era" of college football, The Citadel could do more than just compete on the gridiron — the Bulldogs could win, and win big, and with a lot of style. The program's identity (then and now) as an option team was solidified during that campaign.
The architect of that change in outlook was Charlie Taaffe. The player who best illustrated Taaffe's vision, and who first demonstrated its power, was Gene Brown.
Saturday will also be Military Appreciation Day at The Citadel (well, the football promotion version; after all, every day is military appreciation day at The Citadel). When Furman last visited Johnson Hagood Stadium, in 2016, it was also Military Appreciation Day. Expect the usual festivities associated with the event; the "Block C" logo at midfield already sports red, white, and blue coloring.
Before getting too far into this week's preview, I wanted to briefly discuss the victory over VMI. Obviously, retaining the coveted Silver Shako was paramount, and the team succeeded in getting the job done.
That said, it wasn't a perfect performance by any means. The Bulldogs still have issues that need to be fixed if they want to have a strong finish to the 2018 campaign.
When asked on his radio show about where the team could take away from the win over the Keydets, Brent Thompson mentioned "figuring out a way to win" (not a small thing, given the Bulldogs' close losses this season). He also stated The Citadel had "played well at times on defense" and that he was pleased with some of the adjustments made on the offensive line.
Offensively, the Bulldogs finally produced some big running plays, including Jordan Black's 71-yard TD dash in the third quarter.
The Citadel had three 20+ yard rushes versus VMI, which increased The Citadel's total number this season of such running plays in SoCon action to seven. Those three plays included two touchdowns; the third long run led to a field goal.
I was slightly disappointed in the way the game ended from the Bulldogs' perspective. The offense had a chance to essentially ice the game twice, and failed to do so. The defense allowed a big play TD in the fourth quarter, and later gave up a potential tying touchdown on a last-gasp drive by VMI.
The Citadel did enough to win the game, particularly on special teams, where the Bulldogs had a huge edge in the contest. Despite that, the Bulldogs still gave the Keydets a chance to force overtime. That isn't the ideal recipe for long-term success.
However, you have to give the opponent credit too, even one that hasn't won a game in a while.
Before the season began, I thought VMI might be truly atrocious, perhaps one of the very worst teams in all of FCS. While the Keydets haven't been good, they are considerably more competitive than I expected.
VMI has played six league contests. In four of those, the Keydets lost by 3 or fewer points, and they could have easily won three of the matchups. Reece Udinski is a good quarterback, and he has a few playmakers with which to work. Defensively, VMI has really struggled, but opponents still have earn their points against them.
When VMI finally breaks through and wins a game, I think the team that loses to them will be very unhappy — but the squad that plays the Keydets in the following game shouldn't be all that excited, either.
This is the first time since 2012 that The Citadel has played VMI and Furman in back-to-back weeks. That year, the Bulldogs defeated VMI 27-24 in Lexington, and followed that up with a 42-20 triumph over Furman in Greenville.
Before then, you have to go back to 1992 to find the last time The Citadel played the Keydets and Paladins in consecutive games. That season, the Bulldogs beat VMI 50-0 at Johnson Hagood Stadium, then won 20-14 at Furman to clinch the Southern Conference title.
Future scheduling report: Furman has the following games lined up against FBS opponents:
2019: Georgia State and Virginia Tech (remember, next year FCS teams can play 12 regular-season games)
2020: Tennessee
2021: North Carolina State
2022: Clemson
2024: Mississippi
The Citadel's future FBS foes (so far) look like this:
2019: Georgia Tech
2021: Coastal Carolina
Clemson and Mississippi are basically switching out the two SoCon schools as their respective FCS matchups in 2024 and 2025.
As for non-conference FCS opponents over the next five years: Furman currently has scheduled matchups with Colgate (two games) and Kennesaw State; in addition, Clay Hendrix stated this week on his radio show that the Paladins will face Charleston Southern next year in Greenville.
Meanwhile, The Citadel will play Towson, Elon (two games), Charleston Southern (three games), and Campbell (two games). Both schools have slots available to add other non-conference contests.
From the preview of the game on Furman's website:
The game will mark the 98th meeting between the Paladins and Bulldogs in a series that began in 1913 and has been played annually since 1919, with a brief three-year cessation from 1943-45 when the two schools closed ranks with the rest of America and the Allies to fight Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito in World War II.
I couldn't help but notice this blurb. For one thing, "Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito" is a phrase doesn't make a lot of game previews. However, Furman used the same line in its game notes for the 2015 matchup.
The Citadel won that contest 38-17, spoiling Furman's Homecoming, so perhaps history can repeat itself.
Furman is 2-4 overall so far this season, 2-2 in the Southern Conference. The Paladins had a very tough start to their 2018 campaign, beginning with a 48-7 loss to Clemson.
The loss to the Tigers was predictable, but a 45-7 beatdown at the hands of Elon the following week was not. The two teams had split their matchups the previous season, with the Paladins prevailing in a playoff game.
In this contest, though, the Phoenix had more rushing yards (275) than Furman had total yards (262). Elon added 173 yards passing, while the Paladins committed three turnovers and were never really in the game.
FU's would-be first home game of the season (against Colgate) was cancelled, thanks to Hurricane Florence. The next Saturday, the Paladins blew a 27-6 second-half lead and lost at East Tennessee State, 29-27. The winning points for the Buccaneers came on a late-game safety with the score tied, something you don't see every day.
Furman rebounded the following week, outlasting Western Carolina 44-38. It was the Paladins' first home game of the season (on September 29), and the team responded by jumping out to a 31-10 lead, then hanging on down the stretch to pick up the victory. The game was filled with numerous big plays, including a kickoff return for a touchdown by FU's Dejuan Bell.
After a bye, the Paladins then played their best game of the season, defeating Wofford 34-14. Starting quarterback Harris Roberts threw for three touchdown passes and rushed for two others. The Paladins' defense kept the Terriers' offense in check, in large part by getting off the field on third down (Wofford was only 3 for 11 converting third down attempts).
Last week, Samford defeated Furman 38-25. The Paladins led 19-9 early in the third quarter, but Samford proceeded to score four TDs in less than eleven minutes of game action to put the game away. The key play was a 58-yard fumble return for a touchdown by SU defensive lineman Ahmad Gooden.
Despite the loss, the most impressive performer during the game was arguably Furman placekicker/punter Grayson Atkins, who kicked three field goals of 50 or more yards, and averaged 45.8 yards on six punts.
Furman's regular starting quarterback is Harris Roberts (6'4″, 209 lbs.), a redshirt senior from Cumming, Georgia. For the season, Roberts is 37-54 passing, with four TDs against two interceptions, averaging an outstanding 10.1 yards per attempt (this does not account for sacks).
The problem for the Paladins has been keeping Roberts on the field. He missed much of the Clemson game, all of the Elon game, and left the Samford game last week early in that contest.
Whether or not he plays this Saturday is a big question, and Furman is trying to keep The Citadel guessing. FU's depth chart lists four potential starters at quarterback.
Everyone knows that when a team has two quarterbacks, it really has none. What everyone doesn't know is that if a team has four quarterbacks, it really has -2.
Redshirt senior Kealand Dirks (6'0″, 250 lbs.) was a preseason first-team all-SoCon pick, after being a second-team selection following last season. Dirks is averaging 3.6 yards per carry this year after averaging 4.7 yards per rush in 2017.
Devin Wynn (6'0″, 195 lbs.) has just as many carries this year as Dirks, but has gained 118 more yards. The sophomore tailback got his first start last week versus Samford, running for 83 yards on 13 rushes.
Junior flanker Thomas Gordon (6'0″", 174 lbs.) leads the team in receptions, with sixteen. Gordon, a preseason second-team all-league choice, is averaging 16.2 yards per catch; he had a 77-yard touchdown catch against Samford.
Although listed as a backup, another receiver to watch is Dejuan Bell (5'9″, 160 lbs.), a freshman from North Augusta who was a high school track star. As noted in the overview of Furman's season, Bell returned a kickoff for a touchdown against Western Carolina. He also had a 45-yard TD reception in that game.
Although he only has two receptions this season, by rule I have to mention Furman's starting tight end, who will traditionally be seen running wide open across the middle of the field at least three times during this game. Jake Walker (6'4″, 228 lbs.), a sophomore, was a preseason second-team all-conference selection.
Furman's projected starters on the offensive line average 6'4″, 283 lbs. Left guard Reed Kroeber (6'4″, 286 lbs.), a versatile lineman who began the year as the center (and who has also played tackle for the Paladins) was a preseason second-team all-league pick, and the redshirt sophomore arguably should have been on the preseason first team.
The linchpin of Furman's defensive unit is senior noseguard Jaylan Reid (5'11", 278 lbs.), who has started 36 games for the Paladins during his college career. Reid was a second-team all-conference choice after last season; it is a testament to how many outstanding defensive linemen there are in the league that Reid did not make first team, because he is really good.
Elijah McKoy (6'2″, 225 lbs.) leads the team in tackles, with 56. The sophomore linebacker was a preseason first-team All-SoCon pick. He also has one of the Paladins' three interceptions this season.
Middle linebacker Donavan Perryman (6'2″, 225 lbs.) has 46 stops on the campaign. Perryman is a sophomore from Rock Hill.
Although not listed as a starter, Adrian Hope (6'1″, 218 lbs.) warrants mentioning. He has seven sacks from the "Bandit" position (including three against Wofford). Hope is a redshirt freshman from Ocala, Florida, who had 56 career sacks in high school.
Aaquil Annoor (5'10", 178 lbs.) was a second-team all-conference pick after last season, and the senior from Nashville was a preseason first-team selection this year. The strong safety has 31 career starts.
As discussed earlier, Grayson Atkins (5'10", 187 lbs.) handles both the placekicking and punting duties for the Paladins, and handles them very well. The sophomore from Inman is 7 for 9 on field goal tries this year, with his two misses from 48 and 50 yards, and the three aforementioned makes of 50+. Atkins also handles kickoffs, and has a touchback rate of 51.6%.
Besides returning kicks, Dejuan Bell is now listed as the primary punt returner for Furman.
Evan Vaughn (6'2″, 227 lbs.) is in his third season as the Paladins' long snapper. He is a junior from Honea Path.
Reese Vita (6'1″, 203 lbs.), the holder on placements, is a redshirt junior quarterback from Sarasota. He somehow was not listed as a potential starting QB on Furman's depth chart this week, surely a missed opportunity.
Odds and ends:
– The weather forecast for Saturday in Charleston, per the National Weather Service: mostly cloudy, with a 20% chance of showers, and highs in the upper 60s.
– Per one source that deals in such matters, Furman is a 7-point favorite over The Citadel, with an over/under of 54 1/2.
– Other lines involving SoCon teams: Wofford is a 9-point favorite over Mercer; VMI is a 17 1/2 point underdog at Chattanooga; and East Tennessee State is a 6 1/2 point favorite over Western Carolina.
Samford is off this week.
Those lines are all as of Thursday evening.
– Also of note: Towson is a 1-point underdog at Delaware, while Charleston Southern is a 23-point underdog against Kennesaw State.
Alabama is off this week, preparing for its November 3 contest at LSU — a night game in Baton Rouge.
– Massey Ratings: The Citadel is ranked 63rd in FCS. Furman is ranked 44th.
Massey projects the Bulldogs to have a 40% chance of winning, with a predicted final score of Furman 31, The Citadel 28.
Other FCS rankings of note in Massey: Towson (8th), Elon (12th), Colgate (14th), Kennesaw State (18th), Yale (21st), Wofford (26th), Samford (34th), Chattanooga (36th), North Carolina A&T (43rd), Mercer (48th), East Tennessee State (49th), San Diego (62nd), Charleston Southern (79th), Western Carolina (85th), Savannah State (99th), South Carolina State (101st), VMI (105th), Hampton (109th), Presbyterian (116th), Gardner-Webb (117th), Davidson (118th), Arkansas-Pine Bluff (125th and last).
Massey's top 5 FCS squads: North Dakota State, James Madison, Dartmouth, Northern Iowa, and South Dakota State.
Massey's top ten FBS teams (in order): Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, Florida, Iowa, and Ohio State. Some other notables: Texas is 12th, UCF 13th, Texas A&M 14th, North Carolina State 18th, Missouri 21st, Auburn 23rd, Mississippi State 25th, South Carolina 27th, Duke 33rd, Boston College 34th, Virginia 36th, Appalachian State 37th, Army 39th, Virginia Tech 46th, Tennessee 52nd, Florida State 53rd, Maryland 55th, Vanderbilt 61st, Georgia Tech 66th, Wake Forest 67th, North Texas 76th, Georgia Southern 81st, Air Force 83rd, Toledo 86th, Arkansas 93rd, North Carolina 95th, Coastal Carolina 100th, Navy 104th, Liberty 106th, Old Dominion 113th, Charlotte 118th, UTEP 130th and last.
– Among Furman's notable alumni: philologist Maurice Bloomfield, opera singer Elizabeth Bishop, and soccer player/fisherman/rapper Clint Dempsey.
– Furman's roster includes 35 players from Georgia. Other states represented on its squad: North Carolina (15 players), South Carolina (15), Tennessee (10), Florida (9), Alabama (6), Maryland (4), Ohio (2), and Virginia (1).
While Furman has 15 players who attended 14 different high schools in South Carolina (two Paladins went to Dreher), none of them are graduates of legendary gridiron steamroller Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School. This is a staggering omission that will undoubtedly have a permanently negative impact on the FU football program, and for that matter the university as a whole. Ignoring the mighty maroon and orange is no way to run an institution.
– The Citadel's geographic roster breakdown (per the school's website) is as follows: South Carolina (47), Georgia (28), Florida (9), North Carolina (5), Texas (5), Tennessee (4), Pennsylvania (3), Alabama (2), New York (2), and one each from Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, and West Virginia.
– This week's two-deep is very similar to the one released for the VMI game. There are two changes, both due to an injury to Rod Johnson, who may not play the rest of the season. As a result, Khafari Buffalo is listed as one of the Bulldogs' two kick returners, while Dante Smith is now a potential starter at one of the A-back positions.
– The Citadel has an all-time record of 6-8-1 for games played on October 27. The Bulldogs are 5-1-1 at home on that date. A brief review of a few of the contests, as we go into the Bulldogs' Wayback Machine:
1951: Before a Parents' Day crowd of 6,085, The Citadel defeated Presbyterian 35-0. Starting quarterback Buddy Friedlin ran for two touchdowns, including a 62-yard sprint down the sideline. Other Bulldogs to score that day: Rudy Willcox, Curtis Bozeman, and Johnny Mamajek (who rushed for 121 yards on 15 carries). The game was described as a "rough and tumble" affair and featured a post-game fistfight between two opposing linemen.
1984: In Boone, North Carolina, The Citadel beat Appalachian State 21-5, the fourth straight victory for the Bulldogs. While the Mountaineers outgained the Bulldogs, four turnovers by App State proved costly. Cliff Walters intercepted a pass to set up one TD, and another Bulldogs score came after Warren McGrier recovered a fumbled punt. Robert Hill threw a touchdown pass to Victor Frazier and ran for another; the third TD for The Citadel came on a run by Mike Lewis.
1990: One week following the Bulldogs' upset of South Carolina, Jack Douglas ran for 200 yards and three touchdowns in a 35-15 victory over East Tennessee State. The 200 yards rushing would prove to be a career high for Douglas, who also threw a pass to Cornell Caldwell for 64 yards. Others scoring TDs for The Citadel that day: Erick Little and Everette Sands. Torrence Forney, fresh off the most famous recovered onside kick in Bulldog history, intercepted two passes. Attendance at Johnson Hagood Stadium that afternoon: 13,217.
– Kickoff for that 1990 contest was at the somewhat unusual time of 4:00 pm ET. The Citadel experimented with that start time for a few games. Why, you ask?
Well, according a newspaper column by the estimable Ken Burger, the Downtown Merchants Association complained to the school that earlier kickoff times were hurting downtown businesses, while the Restaurant Association claimed night games had a negative effect on the local dinner trade.
You just can't please everybody.
– The excerpt from The Post and Courier at the top of this post is from the game story of The Citadel's 13-9 win over Furman in 1975. I just wanted to note that, despite neither team being in contention for a league crown, the article was on page A-1 of the newspaper. The front page also featured a large photo of a play from the game.
Attendance that afternoon (it was Homecoming): 17,345. Defensive stars from the game for the Bulldogs included Brian Ruff (nine tackles, two fumble recoveries), Tony Starks, and Ron Shelley. The Citadel clinched the victory when Cary Vick forced a fumble on a sack, which was recovered by David Sollazzo.
– Completed unrelated to sports, and maybe anything else: While researching this post, I learned that for the 1951-52 school year, The Citadel's appropriation from the state was $825,000.
Last year against Furman, the Bulldogs played their poorest game in several seasons. It was disappointing, and unacceptable.
I don't know if The Citadel will win this week, but I am very confident that the squad will put in a much better performance than it did last season.
Whatever happens at Johnson Hagood Stadium this Saturday, we'll be watching.
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2013 Football, Week 4: The Citadel vs. Old Dominion
Posted on September 19, 2013 by Sandlapper Spike
The Citadel at Old Dominion, to be played in Norfolk, Virginia, on the grounds of Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium, with kickoff at 6:00 pm ET on Saturday, September 21. The game can be heard on radio via the thirteen affiliates of The Citadel Sports Network. Danny Reed (the "Voice of the Bulldogs") will call the action alongside analyst Josh Baker, with Lee Glaze roaming the sidelines. The contest will also be televised in the Hampton Roads (VA) metropolitan area by Cox Communications, with play-by-play from Doug Ripley and analysis by John Bunting.
WQNT-1450 AM [audio link], originating in Charleston, is the flagship station for The Citadel Sports Network; audio of the game is also available at Bulldog Insider.
The Citadel game notes
Old Dominion game notes
SoCon weekly release
SoCon media teleconference: The Citadel head coach Kevin Higgins
The Kevin Higgins Show
Video of ODU head coach Bobby Wilder's Monday press conference (with a transcript)
ODU improves, now prepares for The Citadel
Kevin Higgins says that ODU is ahead of Appalachian State and Georgia Southern in its FBS transition
Catching up with…Brandon McCladdie
Strength and Conditioning video, featuring the football travel squad
A few thoughts on the game against Western Carolina:
– Each team had eight possessions in the game (not counting The Citadel's touchdown off of a fumbled punt as a possession). With so few drives, it becomes even more important to cash in on opportunities.
You can argue about the play call that led to the Bulldogs' only turnover of the game. I understand the notion that the play was open for a TD before the untimely deflection.
I think the decision to pass was probably a mistake, though, not as much because of the result but for the fact that 14 of The Citadel's previous 16 plays (all rushes) had resulted in a gain of at least five yards. There was no reason at that point in the game to believe the Catamounts were going to hold the Bulldogs to less than eight yards over the next three plays (assuming The Citadel would have gone for it on 4th down if necessary).
Then there was the sequence at the end of the first half. The Citadel probably missed a chance at either a TD or an easier field goal attempt by not calling a timeout once inside the Catamounts' 40-yard line. I can understand the reasoning (why give the other team momentum when you're up 21-0), but the field position definitely was in the Bulldogs' favor. The Citadel had all three timeouts available, but elected not to use any of them until only four seconds remained in the half.
– A bunch of the "true" freshmen came to play. Devan Robbins. Tyler Renew. Tevin Floyd. Also mixing it up are guys like Jorian Jordan, Nick Jeffreys, Ryan Bednar, Rudder Brown, and DeAndre Schoultz.
All of them can and will help the Bulldogs all season long. That's an especially good thing at The Citadel, which has historically struggled with depth. So far, so good for this year's crop of freshmen.
– Not committing any penalties in a league road game is very impressive.
– Carl Robinson had nine more tackles in the WCU game. He is now tied for the SoCon lead in tackles for the season, with 39. James Riley led the Bulldogs in tackles against the Catamounts, with eleven.
Old Dominion was founded in 1930. It was originally an extension of the College of William & Mary, set up in Norfolk as a two-year school. The following year, Virginia Tech began offering classes at what came to be known as "The Division" (a nickname/setup that is vaguely reminiscent of "The Arsenal").
The school would eventually become a four-year institution (first awarding bachelor's degrees in 1956), was spun into an independent entity in 1962, and attained university status in 1969.
Incidentally, Old Dominion College was chosen as the new name of the independent school in 1962 over (among others) College of the Atlantic and Thomas Jefferson College.
The school played football from 1930 to 1941, competing as the "Braves" (the Monarchs nickname came about in 1961). As a two-year college, the Norfolk Division compiled a record of 62-19-4 in twelve seasons. One of the nineteen losses came against Miami (FL); the Hurricanes apparently thought they were scheduled to play William & Mary, and wound up competing against the Braves instead (the final was 6-2).
The football program was dropped when a rule was passed that precluded freshmen from playing. However, Foreman Field (built in 1936) remained, and served as the host of the Oyster Bowl for many years. Foreman Field was the site where The Citadel's Gene Brown rushed for 286 yards in a 1988 game against VMI (on only 13 carries); it also was the setting for a Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young concert in 1974.
The Citadel played four times in the Oyster Bowl at Foreman Field, all matchups with VMI, winning three of those contests.
By the time the 21st century rolled around, it occurred to a few people that it might be neat for ODU to have a football team again, particularly since it was now a four-year school with almost 20,000 undergraduate students, and located in an area noted for having a lot of talented football players. In other words, it was a natural.
Bobby Wilder, then an assistant at Maine, was hired to revive the program, and in 2009 the Monarchs returned to the gridiron. Wilder has orchestrated a very successful startup.
ODU is 39-12 during his tenure, including an 11-2 record last year. The success of the team on the field, as well as the support off of it (home games at 20,068-seat Foreman Field are regularly sold out), certainly helped the school gain admission to Conference USA, where it will begin play next year as a full-fledged member of that league.
The school's decision process for moving to FBS took about 6 1/2 weeks, which is borderline insane. Actually, forget borderline — it's just insane. A good read on that time period can be found here: Link
There are many things to digest from that article. I'll just mention two of them:
– Halfway through that 6 1/2 week period, ODU called fifteen of its biggest donors to gauge their interest in FBS football. The result of those calls: $3 million raised in less than two weeks.
– During that time, Old Dominion representatives talked to CUSA honchos, of course, and also had discussions with league officials from the MAC, Atlantic 10, ACC, and Big East — but never spoke to anyone from the Sun Belt.
From The Post and Courier:
ODU's quick rise is due to three main factors: Quarterback Taylor Heinicke, a 6-1, 205-pound junior from Atlanta; a rabid fan base that has sold out all 30 of its home games to date at 20,068-seat Ballard Stadium, and bought more than 14,000 season tickets for this season; and the fertile recruiting area around its home base in Norfolk, Va.
"It's amazing to see what they've done," [Kevin] Higgins said. "You look at teams like Georgia State that have struggled making that adjustment. People don't realize how fervent a football area Virginia Beach is. They put a team there, and now everyone is coming out to see them.
"They picked the right guy in Bobby Wilder, a guy from a solid program in Maine. And he hit right away on this guy Taylor Heinicke."
Did he ever, coach. Did he ever.
Heinicke won the Walter Payton Award as the top player in FCS last season, passing for 5,076 yards and 44 touchdowns last season.
Heinicke threw 7 TD passes against Campbell, but that wasn't even his best game. Nor was his 6-TD performance in the playoffs against Coastal Carolina.
No, Heinicke's most absurd day came against New Hampshire, a come-from-behind 64-61 victory in which he threw for 730 (!) yards and five touchdowns. He also rushed for 61 yards in that game (he's versatile enough to have rushed for 11 TDs last season).
He's really, really good, and The Citadel's D has its work cut out. Last week against Howard, Heinicke threw for 406 yards in a little over two quarters of action. That 406-yard effort didn't even crack his personal best top 5.
Against East Carolina (a 52-38 loss), Heinicke was 38-51 for 338 yards, completing passes to seven different receivers. He struggled the following week versus Maryland, with only 166 passing yards and three interceptions.
In terms of style and scheme, Higgins said ODU's spread attack most resembles that of App State, among teams The Citadel has played in recent years.
"They are going to spread it out, and there will be a lot of bubble screens on the outside, trying to get matchups there," he said. "And as good a thrower as the quarterback is, he is deceptively fast."
Heinicke likes to spread the wealth, as the ECU game would attest, and he has a lot of options. Antonio Vaughan only caught one pass against Howard, but it was for 76 yards and a TD. Vaughan had three 100-yard receiving days last season.
Redshirt freshman Zach Pascal caught nine passes against Howard. Another wideout, Larry Pinkard, has 18 receptions in three games. Starting tailback Colby Goodwin can also catch the ball (11 receptions this year).
ODU has a lot of experience along the offensive line, with four returning starters who all weigh at least 300 lbs. Left guard David Born is 6'8″, 328 lbs. Right tackle D.J. Morrell is 6'6″, 330 lbs. Yes, they're big.
The Monarchs scored 49 points in the first half against Howard, and 76 for the game. Among the things that might make a Bulldog fan shudder:
– ODU scored on its first 11 possessions. Nine of those scores were touchdowns.
– Nine of those eleven scoring drives were of less than two minutes' duration.
Defensively, ODU has struggled. Part of that probably has to do with trying to replace six starters from last year's team. How will that impact The Citadel as it runs the triple option?
Well, Old Dominion had major problems with Georgia Southern's triple option attack in the FCS playoffs, allowing 1200 yards of total offense in two games against the Eagles. This year, the Monarchs have a new defensive coordinator, Rich Nagy. Also of note is that backup quarterback David Washington ran the triple option during ODU's spring practice.
Strong safety Fellonte Misher is Old Dominion's leading tackler, with eighteen through three games. Linebacker John Darr, a 232-lb. redshirt senior, is the second-leading tackler on the squad and had nine stops against Howard.
Starting middle linebacker Richie Staton is a true freshman, one of ten such freshmen on ODU's two-deep.
Putting aside the triple option issue and focusing purely on this year's ODU defense, it's not the numbers from the ECU or Maryland games that would really concern a Monarchs fan. Let's face it, plenty of teams wouldn't be able to cover Maryland wide receiver Stefan Diggs.
The Howard game, though…hmm. Lost in the shuffle of ODU's 76-19 obliteration of the Bison:
– Howard ran 85 plays on offense, including a staggering 51 in the first half, for 331 total yards. That's in one half.
– The Bison had four drives of 60+ yards in the first half, and another that went for 49.
What did Howard in? Turnovers, five of them (Old Dominion had none). The Bison also were stopped on fourth-and-goal from the eight in the first half after a 74-yard drive. Thanks to two first-half turnovers and that stoppage on downs, ODU only allowed 10 points in the half. Five different Monarchs accounted for those five turnovers, by the way.
Old Dominion's special teams include a fine placekicker, Jarod Brown, who has not missed a FG or PAT so far this season. Jake Walsh is ODU's punter; in keeping with recent college football trends, he's a native of Australia.
To recap, ODU scored on its first 11 possessions, while last week The Citadel only had 8 possessions the entire game. It is in the Bulldogs' interest to keep that possession total down for both teams. Holding on to the football, both in terms of offensive time of possession and turnover avoidance, is critical against the Monarchs.
There were 211 snaps in the Howard-Old Dominion game, according to Bobby Wilder. The Citadel needs to make sure that number is substantially lower.
Field position is something else to watch. ODU had a 76-yard kickoff return against the Bison, just one reason its average starting field position against Howard was the Monarchs' 40-yard line. The Citadel's special teams units must be at their best in Norfolk, or they will be punished.
– Saturday night's game at Foreman Field has been designated a "blackout" for the home fans (the Howard game was a "whiteout"). It's important to be color-coordinated for sporting events these days.
I've never quite bought into having a blackout for a night game, to be honest. I remember South Carolina having a blackout against Florida when Rex Grossman was the Gators' quarterback. Asked about it after the game, Grossman said that it felt like no one was in the stands.
– The Citadel is getting a $250,000 guarantee for this game. Originally, the Bulldogs were supposed to play East Carolina this season, but ODU and ECU wanted to play each other, and a deal was worked out.
– ODU is a 17.5-to-18 point favorite over The Citadel, per various Las Vegas sources.
It could be argued that this is the least important game on The Citadel's entire 2013 schedule (aside from that check for $250,000). That doesn't mean it is meaningless.
A win would obviously go a long way to erasing the memory of a difficult start to the season, though it wouldn't affect the SoCon race. It would be a nice chip if the Bulldogs made a late-season playoff push, to be sure.
What I want from this game (besides no injuries) is for the team to regain more of its confidence. The offense needs to continue to get back to where it was at the close of last season while incorporating some of the talented newcomers who have arrived on the scene.
The defense will get a stern test from ODU. It needs to be able to take some positives from the game, regardless of the final score. Playing ODU will at the very least be a good way to prepare for Appalachian State.
I'm not expecting a victory, though I'm not counting out the Bulldogs either.
I never do that.
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2012 Football, Week 10: The Citadel vs. VMI
Posted on November 8, 2012 by Sandlapper Spike
The Citadel at VMI, to be played at Foster Stadium in Lexington, Virginia, with kickoff at 1:30 pm ET on Saturday, November 10. The game can be heard on radio via the twelve affiliates of The Citadel Sports Network. Danny Reed (the "Voice of the Bulldogs") will call the action alongside analyst Josh Baker, with Lee Glaze roaming the sidelines and Walt Nadzak providing pre-game, halftime, and post-game commentary. Live video of the game will be available for a fee from the Big South Network.
VMI game notes
FCS Coaches Poll
The Kevin Higgins Show (following the game against Elon), Part 1 and Part 2
Kevin Higgins' 11/5 press conference quotes
Catching up with…Sadath Jean-Pierre
Sparky Woods at VMI's Quarterback Club luncheon (with a guest appearance by VMI hoops coach Duggar Baucom)
Map of VMI campus
Saturday is going to be a busy day when it comes to athletic contests between The Citadel and VMI. Most of this post will focus on the football game, of course, but around the time the fourth quarter begins in Virginia, the Bulldog hoopsters will take on the Keydet cagers in McAlister Field House as part of the All-Military Classic.
That's not all, though. Actually, most of the Dog vs. Roo action will occur on VMI's campus, much of it prior to the football game.
At 10 am, there will be simultaneous competitions, both at the recently renamed Saunders Fields, a/k/a the North Post complex. On one field, there will be a women's rugby game. On another, a men's lacrosse match. Later in the day, following the football game, there will be a men's rugby game at the North Post.
Admission to those matches is free, with donations going to the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Anyone who is heading to VMI for the football game ought to check out these contests as well, particularly the lacrosse match, which should be a spirited affair. An additional way to support the teams and the SOWF: buying t-shirts and hats.
Another benefit to watching the Bulldogs' lacrosse team is getting to see their snazzy uniforms in person, as they know how to wear camo. This includes the helmets.
I wrote extensively about VMI's gridiron struggles last year. This season for the Keydets has been more of the same, and I'm not inclined to repeat what I wrote before. Some quick observations:
– VMI is 2-7, 1-4 in the Big South. The two victories have come against Chowan and Presbyterian. Both of those wins came at Foster Stadium; on the road, the Keydets are 0-5. Average score of those five losses: 35-8. VMI will be more than happy to host The Citadel this Saturday.
– Through nine games this season, VMI has only had 20 offensive plays that resulted in a gain of 20+ yards. By way of comparison, The Citadel has had 38 such plays. The Keydets have only had one rushing play of more than 20 yards all year.
Of those 20 "big plays" for VMI, only six have gone for 30 or more yards, the same number of 30-yard+ plays The Citadel had in its victory over Appalachian State.
– VMI is 0-7 when trailing at halftime, despite the fact that the Keydets have only suffered two early blowouts (against Coastal Carolina and Stony Brook). VMI has hung around in most of its losses, generally trailing by about ten points at the break.
The reason the Keydets haven't been able to mount a few successful comebacks is simple: VMI can't score (10.6 ppg).
– Sparky Woods spoke at VMI's Quarterback Club luncheon about the Keydets' most recent game, the 45-7 loss at Stony Brook (you can see that at one of the above links). He also discussed the matchup during the Big South teleconference, but Woods was speaking to a different audience in Lexington and his comments reflected that.
He seemed to emphasize the transient nature of Stony Brook's roster when talking to the QC, saying something to the effect that VMI did not face many players actually recruited out of high school by the Seawolves, but rather a squad made up largely of transfers, including a former Iowa running back and refugees from Hofstra's now-disbanded program.
I don't think Woods was being defensive; rather, he appeared to be matter-of-factly explaining the way of the world to his audience. Stony Brook's football program is leaving the Big South after this season, and because of that it may have been easier for Woods to outline the differences between the two squads.
– Since Stony Brook is leaving the Big South, I have a suggestion for the VMI administration: go ahead and take advantage of the extra non-conference game created by the Seawolves' departure by scheduling an easy win.
VMI desperately needs to get that "no winning seasons since 1981" monkey off its back. The simplest way to do that is to schedule as many sure-thing victories as possible.
If the Big South is going to be a six-member league in football for a while, that means the Keydets will play five conference games each season. I'm assuming VMI needs to schedule a "guarantee" game each year. The remaining five contests, though, ought to include The Citadel and four teams the Keydets should expect to beat.
I realize VMI has long-cherished rivalries with Richmond and William & Mary (although the Tribe is not on the schedule this season), but I think it is more important long-term for Keydet football to develop some momentum, and to do that VMI needs to win some games. Right now, VMI is not going to pick up victories against those two schools (the Spiders won this year's meeting in Lexington 47-6, the tenth straight win for UR in the series since VMI joined the Big South).
I think VMI should try to get four out-of-conference "gimmes" on the slate. Win those, pick off a couple of Big South opponents (more than manageable), and suddenly the Keydets wind up with a winning season.
– VMI has a new defensive coordinator this year, Jeff Farrington. He is a 1982 graduate of The Citadel, and is thus part of a semi-tradition of sort: grads from one of the military colleges coaching at the other (like Bobby Ross and Cal McCombs).
– This will be the second time VMI has faced a triple option team this season. The Keydets played Navy earlier in the year, losing 41-3. VMI trailed by just ten points (13-3) at halftime of that game, partly because Navy shot itself in the foot on multiple occasions, but also because the Keydet D played fairly well in the first half.
Considering that fifteen of the twenty-two players on VMI's defensive two-deep are freshmen, sophomores, or redshirt sophomores, that wasn't a bad effort. Nosetackle Charlie Jones and left end Shawn Chapman are the only seniors on VMI's depth chart for defense.
VMI lined up against Navy in a five-man front, just as it did against The Citadel last season. For an extensive and excellent explanation of how the Keydets defended the triple option, and what Navy did to combat what they were doing, I highly recommend The Birddog's post about the game, complete with video analysis:
VMI spent the game in a 5-man front, which meant that we saw a lot of zone dives and zone options. The coaches like to run the zone dive against odd fronts– or any front where the defense has someone lined up directly across from the center– because it's an easy read for the fullback. The fullback reads the DT and runs to the opposite side of the center that the DT plays.
Navy actually didn't run a lot of "true" triple option plays in that game, because of how VMI was playing defense.
– VMI has had the same starting eleven on defense in all but one game this season. One of those starters, free safety Adam Morgan, saw action against The Citadel last season as a quarterback, backing up Eric Kordenbrock.
Morgan was the Big South defensive player of the week on October 8 after intercepting two passes against Presbyterian. He is the only Keydet to receive league player of the week honors this season.
– At Kevin Higgins' weekly press conference, the two Bulldog football players who spoke to the media were defensive lineman Bay Amrhein and offensive guard Jim Knowles. I was reminded again that there is a significant element of educational/life experience in intercollegiate athletics when Knowles (a native of Florida) said the trip to VMI would be the first time he had ever been that far north.
– Higgins noted that the Keydets lead the Big South in pass attempts. What he was polite enough not to say was that while VMI does lead that league in pass attempts, it is only fourth in the Big South in completed passes.
VMI is last in the Big South in scoring offense, total offense, rushing offense, and red zone offense. It is next-to-last in offensive pass efficiency, first downs made, turnover margin, and penalties committed.
Kevin Higgins singled out Keydet wide receiver James Rogers as someone to watch. Rogers is actually listed as a backup on the two-deep, but leads the team with 32 receptions, including an 80-yard TD grab against Gardner-Webb.
– The Keydets are not strong in special teams play. VMI is last in the Big South in kickoff return average and net punting, and next-to-last in kickoff coverage. The Keydets have only converted four of nine field goal attempts. What VMI is fairly good at is returning punts.
Fans who attended last year's game at Johnson Hagood Stadium between these two teams will remember that VMI's punt unit was — well, it was terrible, to be honest. The Citadel blocked three punts in that game.
This year VMI has tightened things up, only allowing one blocked punt all season.
– Conference opponents have committed more penalties against VMI than any other Big South team, which suggests that sloppy play can be viral. The Bulldogs have to be careful on that front after committing a higher-than-normal number of penalties against Elon.
Should The Citadel win this game on Saturday? Yes. Is it a lock? Absolutely not.
I can recall a few VMI teams a lot worse than this year's edition giving The Citadel a hard time. I remember 1986 and 1989 all too well (especially 1986, the game that sealed Tom Moore's fate as head coach of the Bulldogs).
That's the nature of a true rivalry. People remember plays that happened decades ago, like Brian Ruff's stop to clinch the 1975 game, or the back-to-back TD runs by Gene Brown in 1988.
I won't be surprised at all if Triple O'Higgins struggles in the first half against VMI's defense, which is probably better than its statistics suggest. The Bulldogs need to remain patient on both sides of the ball. The Citadel also must take advantage of its solid edge in the kicking game.
This is a big game, not just because the coveted Silver Shako is on the line, but because a victory would clinch a winning season for The Citadel. If the Bulldogs finish with at least six wins, they will have accomplished their primary goal.
I think it's going to be tougher than expected on Saturday for the Bulldogs. VMI will be ready to play. A win over The Citadel will make the Keydets' season.
It will be a challenge. The Citadel must meet that challenge.
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2011 Football Game 9: The Citadel vs. Georgia Southern
The Citadel at Georgia Southern, to be played at Paulson Stadium, with kickoff at 2:00 pm ET on Saturday, November 5. The game will not be televised. The game can be heard on radio via The Citadel Sports Network, with "Voice of the Bulldogs" Danny Reed calling the action alongside analyst Walt Nadzak. Bulldog Insider will also provide free audio; the only video available for this game is being provided by Georgia Southern as part of a subscription service.
I've already written about The Citadel's victory over VMI. There isn't much to add to that, except I did want to briefly mention VMI's fans. The Keydets brought more supporters to Johnson Hagood Stadium than Wofford did, and weren't too far behind Furman in the "travel" category. That's very impressive, given that A) it's a long trip, and B) VMI hasn't had a winning season in 30 years. Full credit to VMI's fans, a group that surely deserves better results on the gridiron.
Now the Bulldogs face what could be their biggest challenge of the season to date, a road game against Georgia Southern, which until last week was unbeaten and ranked #1 in the country in both FCS polls. The Eagles saw their perfect season go by the boards in a 24-17 loss in Boone to Appalachian State, and are likely to be a rather surly bunch right now, just in time for Homecoming in Statesboro. Beautiful Eagle Creek may seem a little less beautiful right now.
One thing Georgia Southern can't really afford to do at this point in the season is lose to The Citadel, because it would put the Eagles in a rather difficult position. Right now GSU is 7-1 with three games remaining. After hosting the Bulldogs, Georgia Southern finishes the regular season with two road games. One of those is in Spartanburg against fellow SoCon title contender Wofford, while the finale is a matchup with BCS title contender Alabama.
If Georgia Southern were to lose all three games, it would finish at 7-4, and would have a borderline case for a postseason bid. The record wouldn't be great, and GSU would have finished the campaign with four straight defeats. Even more problematic would be the fact that the Eagles would have only six victories against Division I teams, as one of GSU's wins came against Division II Tusculum.
Technically, an FCS playoff at-large team doesn't need seven D-1 wins, but historically it has been a de facto rule that at-large candidates should have at least seven such victories. (That may change if there is more postseason expansion.)
GSU definitely needs to win one of its next two games to ensure a playoff bid, and probably needs to win both to garner a national seed.
Although the odds of Georgia Southern getting left out of the FCS postseason are low, it's important not to overlook the problem of scheduling both a "money" game and a matchup against a non-D1 squad. While a team that closes a season with four straight losses isn't likely to get an at-large berth anyway, what if Georgia Southern had lost earlier in the season (say, to Chattanooga, a one-point victory for the Eagles), and then finished the year with a win over The Citadel but a tough loss at Wofford, and then the expected defeat to the Crimson Tide?
A SoCon team with 7 wins and a loss to Alabama would normally be at worst a marginal at-large contender, but GSU would only have six D-1 victories and would presumably be out of the running.
That's why it is better, when looking for a no-return home game, that ADs at schools with playoff aspirations try to schedule D-1 schools rather than D-2 or NAIA teams. It's not that easy to find FCS schools willing to make a one-way trip, at least not cheaply, but it's something that needs to be done. Of course, there is the additional risk that the school in question may be good enough to actually win the game.
For The Citadel, Jacksonville was an excellent season-opening opponent in this respect. Presbyterian would also be a good candidate, and of course there is a long tradition of games between the Bulldogs and the Blue Hose. Newberry, on the other hand, is probably not an option, since it is still D-2.
For some fans of the Eagles, the playoffs aren't enough. There is still a significant group of Georgia Southern supporters who believe that it is time for GSU to make the move to the land of FBS. The school published a study on the issue two years ago. At the time I wrote about whether GSU should make the leap, the latest round of conference-jumping wasn't even on the horizon, much less a staple of hourly news reports.
I think it is even more of a risk to move to FBS now than it was two years ago, because there is major uncertainty about what that division will become in the next few years. Georgia Southern (and Appalachian State) supporters hoping to become part of the FBS club are dreaming of a chance to join a league like the Sun Belt or, in a best-case scenario, Conference USA.
Even if that were to happen, though, in the current climate there is a possibility it would amount to jumping on a treadmill. If the much-theorized breakaway by the major programs to form super-conferences comes to pass, Sun Belt and C-USA schools are not likely to be part of the chosen few. They are more likely to wind up in a larger FCS.
The Citadel has won two straight games, reason for optimism in the continuing story that is Triple O'Higgins. However, I think there is still reason to be cautious. While I'm not one to complain about any victory, Western Carolina and VMI are not exactly the Pittsburgh Steelers and Green Bay Packers when it comes to football prowess. While the Bulldog D has generally been excellent this season, The Citadel's triple option attack is still very much a work in progress.
That isn't to say that strides haven't been made, because they have. It's just that the Bulldogs haven't really had that "eureka" moment, or game, at least not yet. It may be that it won't happen this season.
Was there such a defining game in 1988, the second year of Charlie Taaffe's wishbone attack? Was there a specific game when everyone realized that the Bulldogs were no longer learning how to run the offense, but were instead refining it?
Well, I'm not sure. Looking back at the seven-game winning streak in 1988, there wasn't a true breakout game in terms of rushing yardage. It was more of a gradual increase, from 290 yards rushing (Navy) to 322 (Western Carolina), then a blip downwards (187 vs. Chattanooga), then the two games started by Tommy Burriss (278 yards rushing against Boston University and 301 vs. East Tennessee State).
Tangent: as it happens, the two games Burriss started in 1988 both came against schools that in the next few years would drop their respective football programs. I don't think this can be blamed on Burriss, however.
The contest against ETSU could qualify as the game that truly established the offense as a force, as in addition to the rushing yardage the Bulldogs threw for 199 yards, with the 500 yards of total offense being the most in a game for the cadets since 1980. The Citadel scored 48 points against ETSU (31 in the second quarter).
The game against the Buccaneers was the eighth of the 1988 campaign. In the ninth game, Gene Brown would return from injury and lead the Bulldogs to one of their more celebrated victories, a 20-3 Homecoming triumph over #1 Marshall.
It would be nice to have a similar result in the ninth game of this season…
It won't be easy, though, as the Eagles rank first in the SoCon in scoring defense and rush defense. One big reason why is Georgia Southern nosetackle Brent Russell, who Kevin Higgins called "the best defensive lineman in the country at our level." It's hard to argue the point. In last week's loss to Appalachian State, the redshirt junior registered a career-high ten tackles.
One of the more notable performances in Russell's career came last season against Navy, when he completely dominated the line of scrimmage, a major reason why Navy was held to 193 total yards (109 rushing). The Midshipmen managed to win the game despite Russell's efforts, 13-7.
I found it interesting that in his weekly SoCon teleconference, GSU coach Jeff Monken was quick to praise Mike Sellers, the Bulldogs' sophomore center. When The Citadel's offense faces Georgia Southern's defense, the critical matchup could be between the two players who line up closest to the ball.
Incidentally (or maybe not so incidentally), Georgia Southern's defense has forced a punt on their opponents' opening possession six times. Presbyterian's opening drive against the Eagles resulted in a field goal attempt that was blocked. The only time the opposition scored on its initial possession against Georgia Southern was last week, when Appalachian State's first drive resulted in a touchdown. Obviously, that's also the only game GSU has lost.
Jaybo Shaw, GSU's quarterback, was injured early in the contest last season at Johnson Hagood Stadium, so (presuming he stays healthy) this will be the first time The Citadel has seen him in extended game action. The Bulldogs will get their fill of quarterbacks named Shaw, however, as they will face Jaybo's brother Connor in the game at South Carolina. Two Shaws in three weeks is probably a record.
Shaw's passing numbers are reasonably solid, if modest by comparison to "normal" offenses. He has completed 54% of his throws for five touchdowns, against two interceptions. More importantly, he is averaging 11.2 yards per attempt, as the Eagles are third nationally (second in the SoCon) in pass efficiency. Shaw has rushed for 261 yards and seven touchdowns.
He has distributed the ball well in GSU's triple option attack, with a bevy of running backs featuring for the Eagles. Robert Brown, the starting B-back, is the leading ground-gainer on the season for GSU. Included in his totals are 178 yards versus Chattanooga, 140 yards against Samford, and 116 yards versus Elon. He is averaging nearly seven yards per carry.
Georgia Southern's offensive line has included the same five starters in every game except for last week's contest, with the two-deep released by the school indicating the standard five-man group will return for the game against The Citadel. Three of the five are seniors.
GSU leads the nation in scoring offense (41.1 points per game) and is second in rushing offense.
The Eagles are also dangerous on special teams. Laron Scott averages 35. 5 yards per kick return, tops in FCS. As for punt returner Darreion Robinson, statistics don't tell the whole story. This effort against Appalachian State does: Link
Saturday's game against Georgia Southern will be a challenge, but that's all right. The players won't be dreading the trip to Statesboro; rather, they will be relishing it. It's an opportunity to see how far the Bulldogs have come, and how far they still need to go.
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Football, Game 9: The Citadel vs. Wofford
I wrote about the series between Wofford and The Citadel during the preview for last season's matchup between the two schools. I'm not going to re-hash the history in this post; if anyone is interested, the link will serve to give some background.
This will be the third consecutive meeting between the Terriers and Bulldogs to be featured on SportSouth, which may be the first time The Citadel has played on TV against the same opponent three years in a row. Tom Werme and Sam Wyche will again call the action from the booth.
When sporting events began to be regularly broadcast (first over radio, then television), some of the individuals running sports clubs feared that broadcasting games would lead to attendance declines, because people could just stay at home and listen to the radio, or watch on TV. This notion was largely debunked by Hall of Fame baseball executive Larry MacPhail (in the 1930s and early 1940s).
Tangent: this type of thinking had gone on for decades, beginning with clubs trying to deny telegraph operators the right to give scoring updates for baseball games. In 1876, the first year of the National League's existence, Hartford owner Morgan Bulkeley (one of the three most undeserving members of the Hall of Fame) attempted to bar representatives of the local telegraph company from buying tickets.
However, the question has to be asked: if a game is on TV, why would someone choose to see it in person, rather than watch it on the tube? Going to a game can be very inconvenient and expensive. Instead, you could choose to not leave your house and watch the game (preferably in HD) while lying on your couch, with all the comforts of home, including a refrigerator, bathroom, and an HVAC system.
A lot of people go to the games anyway, as evidenced by the large crowds that see many different kinds of sporting events. Even when it is noted that there are empty seats at an arena or stadium (like Doak Campbell Stadium for the North Carolina State-Florida State game last Saturday, the bottom line is that there were still a lot of people who went to the game (in that case, over 50,000).
Why do they go? Well, tradition, I suppose, along with camaraderie — tailgating, seeing old friends in the same seats every year, that type of thing. They go for the atmosphere. Sometimes, that atmosphere isn't so great. However, occasionally there is a day to remember, a day when the electricity in the stadium isn't just being provided by the power company.
It's the kind of thing that gets people off their couches and in their cars and headed to the game, just for the chance to be a part of a high-voltage event, to be swept along in a moment of nirvana. Maybe it won't happen too often, but when it does, it makes up for all the times it didn't.
Such an occurrence happened at Johnson Hagood Stadium in 1988. Since this Saturday is Homecoming, I'm going to write briefly about the most memorable Homecoming game in the history of the stadium, which had the most electric atmosphere of any game I've ever seen at JHS.
***November 5, 1988 — Marshall (#1) vs. The Citadel (#19)***
It was a bright, sunny day when the Thundering Herd and the Bulldogs met on the gridiron. Marshall had played in the I-AA title game the year before, losing 43-42 to Northeast Louisiana. After that setback, the Thundering Herd hit the ground running in 1988. By the time Marshall ventured to Charleston, it was 8-0 and ranked #1 in I-AA football.
The Thundering Herd featured a high-octane offense averaging 32.6 points per game. Starting quarterback John Gregory threw for 3,127 yards and 21 touchdowns in 1988. Many of Gregory's throws went to Mike Barber, Marshall's All-American wide receiver, who would be named I-AA player of the year in 1988 by the American Football Coaches Association. Barber had caught 106 passes in 1987 and followed that up with "only" 79 catches in 1988.
When Gregory wasn't throwing passes to Barber, he was tossing them to Sean Doctor, the Herd tight end, who in just two years in Huntington would accumulate 2,100 receiving yards. Marshall could run the ball, too, as halfback Ron Darby gained 1,282 yards in 1988 and scored 16 touchdowns.
That was the juggernaut facing The Citadel, although the Bulldogs did not lack for confidence. The Citadel came into the game 6-2, having won five straight games, including a 42-35 victory over Navy. That triumph had been led by quarterback Gene Brown. However, Brown was injured two weeks later against UT-Chattanooga.
Tommy Burriss had ably filled in at quarterback (no surprise, as he was the former starter) to lead the Bulldogs to victories over Boston University (yes, BU still played football back then) and East Tennessee State. Brown's return to the field was highly anticipated, though, as he was a truly gifted director of Charlie Taaffe's wishbone attack.
A crowd of 20,011 showed up to see the matchup, the second time that season more than 20,000 people had attended a football game at Johnson Hagood Stadium.
After a scoreless first quarter, The Citadel would strike first, with Adrian Johnson scoring on a one-yard touchdown run. Marshall would respond with a short field goal, but the score was only 6-3 at halftime (the Bulldogs having missed the PAT).
However, The Citadel's offense began to control the game, dominating the time of possession. Brown entered the game in the second quarter and the rushing yardage started to pile up. Johnson rushed for 106 yards and Raymond Mazyck added 79 (on just 10 carries). The Bulldogs as a team rushed for 359 yards, and perhaps more importantly ran 83 plays and kept Marshall's high-powered offense off the field.
Even when Marshall had the ball, the Herd struggled. In one sequence, the Herd would run eight consecutive plays inside the Bulldog 5-yard line without scoring a TD. For the game, Marshall only managed 247 yards of total offense.
The crowd went into a frenzy when Phillip Florence took an end-around 33 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, and when Johnson scored his second touchdown of the day in the fourth period, it was all over. 20-3, The Citadel.
Well, almost over. As the game ended, the field was invaded by the corps of cadets, a number of whom headed straight for the goalpost in the south endzone. The uprights were then torn down…okay, maybe not quite torn down. The cadets were unable to rip the uprights away from the crossbar, and the crossbar remained attached to the stanchion. It was the Cardinal Richelieu of goalposts.
It didn't matter, though, as it was the thought that counted. The administration didn't seem to mind having to shell out some cash for a new goalpost, either, which may be the best indication of how amazing the atmosphere at the game really was.
Tangent: the next week, Marshall's Darby rushed for 262 yards against Western Carolina, which would have been a Southern Conference record — but on the same day, Brown rushed for 286 yards against VMI (on only 13 carries!) to shatter the mark. Talk about bad timing for Darby.
Now that was a game worth attending. What about Saturday's game? Will it be worth attending for Bulldog fans?
Wofford had enjoyed seven consecutive winning seasons before this year's campaign. The Terriers are 2-6, although it should be noted that Wofford played not one but two FBS schools this year, losing to both South Florida and Wisconsin.
However, eyebrows were raised around the conference when the Terriers (picked in the preseason to finish in the league's top 3) lost 38-9 at UT-Chattanooga. The Mocs have proven to be the most improved team in the league, but that loss clearly showed that Wofford had some unexpected issues. The two main themes for the Terriers this year have been injuries and turnovers.
Wofford entered the season with a fairly inexperienced squad (only nine returning starters), and that inexperience has been compounded by a rash of serious injuries, many of them season-ending. Only ten players have started every game for the Terriers; in all, 34 different players have made at least one start.
Many of the losses have been on defense (including pre-season All-SoCon pick Mitch Clark, who has only played one game this year). The Terriers also suffered the loss of starting fullback Eric Breitenstein (who rushed for 121 yards against South Florida). Wofford was already missing halfback Jeremy Marshall, who tore an ACL last season against Appalachian State; in this season's matchup with the Mountaineers, another Terrier halfback, Derek Boyce, tore his ACL.
The Terriers run an option attack known as the "wingbone", with the emphasis on run. Wofford, with all its problems, still leads FCS in rushing, averaging 258 yards per game. However, the Terriers are last in the division in passing, averaging only 70.5 yards per contest.
Quarterback Mitch Allen is completing just 45.2% of his passes. That's not a huge problem – after all, he doesn't attempt that many – but while Allen has thrown five touchdown passes, he's also thrown five interceptions (in just 62 attempts).
Wofford as a team has thrown six picks, and has also fumbled 19 times, losing 13. Losing two-thirds of their fumbles is a bit of bad luck, to be sure, but the Terriers are at heart a possession-oriented team. Committing nineteen turnovers over eight games is not typical of a Wofford outfit. The Terriers have committed 3+ turnovers in four games this season, losing all four.
The Terriers are still a dangerous offensive team, even with the turnover bugaboo, but have been inconsistent. Wofford rolled up 537 yards of total offense against Appalachian State and another 426 against Western Carolina. Unlike The Citadel's last opponent, Samford, the Terriers are more than capable of creating big plays (Wofford has had five plays from the line of scrimmage of over 60 yards).
On the other hand, Wofford only had 170 yards of total offense against Elon (The Citadel can relate) and just 151 against UT-Chattanooga. Part of the inconsistency can be traced to the Terriers' third down conversion rate, which is just 38.3%.
For the style of offense Wofford employs, that isn't good enough. The problems converting third down have led to Wofford averaging less than 29 minutes per game in time of possession, definitely not what an all-out running team like the Terriers wants.
When Wofford scores first, it is 2-0; when it doesn't, 0-6. Wofford is 0-5 when trailing after three quarters and 0-4 when scoring less than 20 points.
Terrier opponents are averaging 387 yards per game in total offense. Wofford has forced twelve turnovers in eight games, including five interceptions. Much like its offense, the Terrier D has not had a lot of luck in the fumble department, forcing twenty but recovering only seven. That's the kind of statistic that will eventually turn in Wofford's favor; let's hope it doesn't happen this week.
Wofford's opponents have been in the "red zone" 36 times this season, and have scored touchdowns on 26 of those occasions.
The Terriers have a solid kick return game, led by running back Mike Rucker. Wofford has a net punting average of 35.9, which is quite good. The Terriers have only attempted four field goals all season, making two (both against Elon).
In last year's game, The Citadel did a good job offensively but couldn't stop the Terriers, as Wofford had 409 yards of total offense, including 279 yards rushing. Andre Roberts had a huge game (14 receptions, 190 yards, 3 TDs) but it wasn't enough, as Wofford stayed one step ahead of the Bulldogs the whole way, committing no turnovers and converting all three of its fourth-down attempts.
You can bet that Roberts will be priority #1 for the Wofford defense, but you can say that about any defense that faces The Citadel. Who winds up throwing the ball in Roberts' direction is anybody's guess.
What I hope happens is that if both Bart Blanchard and Miguel Starks are healthy, the coaches rotate them by series instead of by play. If one of them is moving the team down the field, then that's the guy that needs to stay in the game. I'm not forgetting about Tommy Edwards, either. He got the job done against Samford, and he'll get the call if need be against the Terriers.
I would like to see more of the type of playcalling used in the game against Furman, which seemed to suit the offensive line. Speaking of the o-line, that unit will need to contain Wofford defensive end Ameet Pall, a Montreal native who is having a fine season for the Terriers. Kevin Higgins was quick to note Pall's abilities during his press conference on Monday.
It's been too long since The Citadel won in this series. Hopes are high that the Bulldogs will end that streak on Saturday, in front of an appreciative Homecoming crowd. I am not so sure, to be honest, but I'll be there cheering them on regardless.
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Butterflies and Moths - the earliest of previews
I'm still here! Honest. I am.
It's been a busy month, so apologies on the lack of updates - and to be honest, much of it has been spent trying to write my fantasy drama graphic novel, Butterflies and Moths. It's five chapters long, and I'm currently at the middle part of chapter four, which brings me up to about 170 pages of A4 script and around 50 more to go. Phew.
The finish-line is in sight, and while it's not always been an easy task, I can say that for most of the part it's been an enjoyable ride. Naturally it would have been even more enjoyable if I had more time to spend on it, but it's a good feeling to be close to completing my first major piece of fiction for publication.
Butterflies and Moths - early/sketched unfinished promo material
There's been lots of artwork floating around if you've been visiting my co-creator Jennie Gyllblad's site (where there's plenty more to look over), but I'm going to highlight the first couple pages which are currently in a very early sketch form, along with some other art which is closer to being finished. If you're wondering what exactly is going on in them, the answers will be clear in due time... and as the pages become more complete and lettered you'll start to build a picture of the sort of themes and issues Butterflies and Moths will be dealing with. In fact, if you look closely enough from these pages, you can probably spot a few already...
Page 2 (early sketch, unlettered - click to enlarge)
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Almindelig buskpotentil (Dasiphora fruticosa) er en lille, løvfældende busk med en stift opret og tætgrenet vækstform. På grund af den lave vækst, den tætte, gule blomstring og hårdførheden bruges arten meget som pryd- og hækplante i haver og parker.

Beskrivelse
Almindelig buskpotentil er en lille, løvfældende busk med en stift opret og tætgrenet vækstform. Barken er først lysegrøn med tæt hårklædning. Senere bliver den brun og stribet, og til sidst skaller den af i tynde strimler. Knopperne er spredte og spidse med et lidt pjaltet udseende og grågrøn farve. De springer ud lidt efter lidt i milde vintre. Bladene er uligefinnede med 3-7 småblade. Hvert småblad er elliptisk med hel rand og let behåring. Oversiden er grågrøn, mens undersiden er grålig. Blomsterne ligner jordbærblomster i bygningen, og de kan – alt efter sorten – være gule, orange, lyserøde eller hvide. Frugterne er små nødder, der modner og spirer villigt. "Rodskud" vil altså ofte være frøplanter, som er ringere i farve og blomstring end moderplanten!

Rodsystemet er fladt og vidt udbredt med mange fine siderødder. Gamle grene kan have svært ved at sætte nye skud efter nedklipning.

Højde x bredde og årlig tilvækst: 1,5 x 1,5 m (15 x 15 cm/år).

Hjemsted
Almindelig buskpotentil er cirkumpolar, dvs. at den vokser hele vejen rundt om Nordpolen: i Nordeuropa, Nordsibirien, Alaska, Nordcanada og i Grønland.

På Alvaret på Öland findes arten sammen med bl.a. enghavre, kugleblomst, alpetjærenellike, Artemisia oelandica (en endemisk bynkeart  på Öland), fåresvingel, fjeldrapgræs, gotlandsfumana, hvid stenurt, løgkortlæbe, markbynke, melet kodriver, Oxytropis campestris (en art af spidsbælg), Ranunculus illyricus (en art af ranunkel), Sesleria uliginosa (en art af blåaks), storblomstret brunelle, våradonis og ølandsoløje

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by Shelby Scott December 15, 2021
written by Shelby Scott December 15, 2021 9:00 am
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Ahead of typical holiday craziness, this week has seen regions across the United States experience unprecedented natural disasters. Friday night unleashed massive storms and an onslaught of horrifying tornadoes across the midwest.
Several days later, California experienced trouble of their own. Rescue and recovery efforts further ensue in the central region of the country. Simultaneously, first responders across several CA counties were called out to look for victims as a massive storm resulting in major flooding slammed the coastal state on Tuesday.
According to the New York Post, the storm slammed southern CA, rapidly resulting in flash floods throughout the region's burn areas left by 2020's Bond Fire. As rain pounded Orange County neighborhoods, including Silverado, Modjeska, and Williams Canyon, muddy debris added another layer to the storm's threats. Residents within the county saw a mandatory evacuation.
Firefighters had their work cut out as rain and flooding had crews searching the Los Angeles River for victims. Simultaneously, first responders navigated a fast-moving mud flow in Orange County among efforts to pull trapped residents from homes.
Flash flooding surely presents a threat of its own. However, CA's Tuesday storm posed several different threats that East Coasters might not typically consider among these situations. Casey Oswang, a meteorologist with San Diego's National Weather Service said, "That [burn scar] does not have a lot of vegetation yet that has regrown, so it makes it very susceptible to debris flow."
Overall, he summed a lack of natural barriers enables powerful debris flows and mud-rushes to run over local areas.
Vehicles Swept Into River Among Flash Floods
As mudslides and debris consumed Orange County, certain regions saw mass totals in rainfall, three to seven inches overall.
That said, first responders saw three vehicles strung along within the fast-moving waters of the Los Angeles River.
Storm slams California, causing muddy flash floods and leading to evacuations https://t.co/0WQJYIwXd0 pic.twitter.com/6R4Xycu73M
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Nicholas Prange, spokesperson for the LA Fire Department, said the first car became wedged against a Washington Bridge Column. Unfortunately, though, the rushing water kept first responders from identifying whether there was a victim in the car.
Meanwhile, the flash floods strung two other vehicles along. However, these continued to float past the bridge and toward the neighboring L.A. County. Prange said, "So far, we have not recovered any victims who might have been in the three vehicles."
Now, 24 hours following the rain and flooding's destruction, David Gomberg, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said the majority of heavy rain has moved on. However, as of Tuesday, residents within the state's Grapevine area were sent reports of one other band from the storm, which would bring not only heavy rain, but also potential snow showers.


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Q: SDL Addon Libraries not Linking Correctly I tried to link SDL_mixer, SDL_ttf, and SDL_image to my project, but for some reason, these errors pop up when compiling my code. The header files that I included depend on the libraries above it. I linked to my library in this order:
MinGW32
OpenGL32
SDLmain
SDL
SDL_image
SDL_ttf
SDL_mixer
#include <map>
#include <string>
#include <sstream>
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <GL/gl.h>
#include <SDL/SDL.h>
#include <SDL/SDL_opengl.h>
#include <SDL/SDL_image.h>
#include <SDL/SDL_mixer.h>
#include <SDL/SDL_ttf.h>

using namespace std;

#include "include_file.h"
#include "structure.h"
#include "player.h"
#include "healthclass.h"
#include "items.h"
#include "loadfiles.h"
#include "init_game.h"
#include "missions.h"

Then the error:
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x16e): undefined reference to `Mix_LoadMUS'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x197): undefined reference to `Mix_LoadWAV_RW'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x1c0): undefined reference to `Mix_LoadWAV_RW'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x1e9): undefined reference to `Mix_LoadWAV_RW'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x7cd): undefined reference to `IMG_Load'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x996): undefined reference to `TTF_RenderUTF8_Shaded'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x20ca): undefined reference to `Mix_CloseAudio'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x20cf): undefined reference to `TTF_Quit'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x2f7b): undefined reference to `IMG_Load'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x3788): undefined reference to `TTF_Init'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x37ac): undefined reference to `Mix_OpenAudio'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x3914): undefined reference to `TTF_OpenFont'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x3983): undefined reference to `Mix_PlayMusic'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x61f0): undefined reference to `Mix_PlayChannelTimed'
obj\Release\main.o:main.cpp:(.text+0x6330): undefined reference to `Mix_Playing'

A: I found out that I was trying to compile a 32bit version of SDL with a 64bit version of SDL_image, SDL_mixer, and SDL_ttf. So, when you are installing the add-on library, use the x86 folder instead of the x64 folder when installing the library files. It doesn't matter if you have a 64bit computer, if SDL is 32bit then use the x86 lib folder, unless you know what you're doing, which I didn't.

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Unlike the sunny drive up to Agassiz Lodge from Winnipeg, the following morning broke cold and windy. Not ideal bear conditions, but we are here, what else are you going to do. I hope I brought enough clothes. Nearly freezing to death while sighting in my Wild West Guns custom 45-70 with Zeiss Compact Point red dot, I realize I hadn't brough enough clothes and resigned myself for a cold evening on the stand.
Putting on every layer I had, I headed out amongst fluries of snow the end of May?!? Only in Canada. After four hours of sitting on stand, I realized I was right on two fronts, the bears were not moving and I was as cold as I had been in a long time. 33 degrees, light snow, strong north wind and a bug suit combined with a wind breaker was not enough. I shiver non-stop until dark, when I finally caught movement. A young boar strolled in like he owns the place. Tipping the barrel over, he starts to feed. A possible shooter on the last day, he is not a shooter on the first. Had he been a color phase bear, it might have swayed my decision, but not yet. I waited until dark but no others showed. A quick confab back at the truck with the other hunters told similar stories. All froze to death and just saw small bears...however not bad for a first night in rough weather.
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Hunger, poverty, crumbling infrastructure and inadequate clean water and sanitation are all serious issues facing millions of people around the world. In 2015, the United Nations established 17 goals — known as the sustainable development goals — to solve these global problems. Last weekend Colorado was in a position to help address them.
The University of Denver's Project X-ITE hosted Flight to Denver, a three-day bootcamp for technologists, engineers, scientists and other innovators. Together, they worked with experts from six Front Range universities, 30 private-sector companies, seven nonprofit organizations and five public-sector groups from Colorado.
"We have some of the greatest innovative and entrepreneurial minds in the world within our state, and we play well together," said Erik Mitisek, executive director of Project X-ITE. "We have an ecosystem that is truly supportive and congenial, and you can see it in the caliber of people that came out to support Flight to Denver. You don't get that in other cities."
All that support was channeled into helping 17 innovators push forward with their solutions to addressing some of the thorniest issues bedeviling our planet.
Lauren Fletcher, BioCarbon Engineering
One of the innovators, Lauren Fletcher, a former NASA engineer, created the company BioCarbon Engineering in the United Kingdom. They are designing drones to automate the process of replanting trees. The goal is to plant one billion trees a year using the quadcopters.
"Our focus is ecosystem restoration," Fletcher said. "Drones are an enabling technology that allows us to do that job in a way like never before."
Fletcher says using the drones for this process is more cost-effective, reduces worker-injury rates and allows accessibility in hard-to-get-to areas. During the Flight to Denver bootcamp, he worked with local experts to create a framework for bringing his company to the United States, specifically Colorado, which has been impacted by the pine beetle infestation and wildfires.
Zuraina Zaharin, Ecoloo
Another innovator is creating a sustainable toilet system that turns human waste into a natural fertilizer. Zuraina Zaharin's system, dubbed Ecoloo, was developed in collaboration with her Swedish business partner, Imad Agi. Ecoloo does not use water and has already been installed in 16 countries, with plans to expand production to a million toilets per year.
"Our solution is perfect when dealing with disaster relief and refugee camps," Zaharin said. "We want to achieve more than just selling a solution. It's not about selling the solution, it's about making a difference and solving the water, sanitation and hygiene issues that are a pressing issue in our world."
Ecoloo was selected last year by the UN Foundation as one of 10 groundbreaking innovations.
Another participant in the weekend-long bootcamp, Megan Smith was appointed chief technology officer for the U.S. by the Obama administration. She has played a vital role in working with innovators from around the world who are tackling the sustainable development goals. She reminded participants why Colorado was the perfect place for innovators to convene.
"Flight to Denver is all about the incredibly talented, productive and long history of capable people from the team here in Colorado meeting with extraordinary entrepreneurs," Smith said. "It's everyone coming together to accelerate the products these entrepreneurs are working on."
At the event's opening night kickoff at WeWork in downtown Denver, Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper highlighted a recent U.S. News and World Report ranking showing Colorado has the No. 1 economy in the country. He also discussed the culture around entrepreneurship that exists in the Denver metro area.
"This is a very important sign that Denver and Colorado are becoming the first stop for some of the most innovative and vital entrepreneurial efforts in the world," said JB Holston, dean of the Daniel Felix Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science at DU. "The global entrepreneurs now have a team in Colorado who will work with them on specific objectives and serve as long-term partners for their efforts."
These teams will continue to work together remotely over the course of the next six months, and a progress report will be presented at the UN global headquarters in New York City in September.
"There was no blueprint for an event like this," Mitisek said. "We tapped our counterparts at other universities across the Front Range. We knew inherently that Colorado was the perfect place to pull together cross-disciplinary groups that could function at a high level in support of big ideas. And it worked."