Hey Zip fans! Excited about the series with you guys. Just wanted to come by and correct some of the misinformed, and frankly, ignorant statements that have been said.
First of all, yes we struggled this year. We were breaking in a new coach and had nothing to play for, and were awful towards the start of the year. We did win three of our last five, including a 24 point win over Georgia Southern, who doesn't accept mediocrity. One of those losses was to the Georgia Bulldogs and the other was to our conference champion. Despite the record, people continued to come up the mountain for games and we averaged 24,665 at home games this year. So I wouldn't worry about our attendance.
Secondly, you say we are a school people go to when they can't get in to a good school. However, our average SAT scores are much about 100 points than yours by the most recent numbers out out by both schools. We have the same average SAT as NC State, an ACC school. Our retention rate is 20% higher than yours. We were the number three ranked regional public university in the south, just behind JMU.
We have never feasted on players that couldn't make it academically at BCS schools, don't know where that came from. However, we do have the #2 recruiting class in the Sun Belt next year, thirty spots ahead of yours.
With all that said, it should be a good series! I expect a split, with each team winning at home.
