Just who are the Chanticleers (SHON-ti-cleers)? For that matter what is a Chanticleer? This mascott comes from English Literature Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. It is described as a rooster who rules the barnyard with cunning and wit. His competiveness never wanes as he battles to the end, using brains to come out on top every time. (Well I hope not tomorrow.) This school plays its football program in the FCS subdivision (1AA). They are a relatively young program which has been to the playoffs in the recent past but has strugled the last couple of years.
Their Head Coach, David Bennett has amassed a 50-29 record in the 7 years he has been at Coastal Carolina. The team returns 7 starters on offense, 9 starters on defense, a place kicker and a punter from a team which won 6 games.
Penn State was their opener last year and the Nitney Lions amassed 66 points giving up only 10. For the Season the Chants averaged 22.2 pts. per game while giving up an ave
rage of 24.1 points per game. They averaged 107 yards on the ground and gave up 118 yards on hte ground. They passed for an average of 120 yards and gave up 105 yards in the air.
rage of 24.1 points per game. They averaged 107 yards on the ground and gave up 118 yards on hte ground. They passed for an average of 120 yards and gave up 105 yards in the air. Among the returning starters is the QB, Zach MacDowall who completed 126 of 299 passes for 1,644 yards for 9 touchdowns against 11 interceptions. Also returning are WR's Adrian Sullivan (8 catches for 120 yards and 1 touchdown, with a long catch of 41 yards) and leading WR, Brandon Whitley (63 catches for 865 yards with 7 touchdowns with a long of 63 yards.) as well as TE David Duran (20 catches for 277 yards with 1 touchdown and a ong of 47 yards). These guys should be the vast majority of the offensive threat from this team.
While I think that this team may have a chance to get back to winning ways in its run for an FCS playoff spot, it doesn't look to be set to either stop the WVU offense or penitrate the WVU Defense. Speed kills and WVU will simply have too much of that. This game should be out of reach sometime right after the initial kickoff. For further reading on the Chanticleers you may click on the imagae at the right for the Coastal Carolina Online Media Guide.
See ya in Morgantown,
Go EERS!
Da Geek
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