Crazy. Crazy. ***.

This reminds me so much of when they were cheering as our injured players were carted of the field.

Wow they didn't want to let go of the Chief.

So here's one of the best things about the win for me - in Shreveport, LA.. Every Friday the local sports radio's morning show is sponsored by NSU - it's called ForkEm Friday. On a small win streak at the time, they were all about how they had turned the corner and this team, despite the slow start, could be considered one of the elite teams in the conference. Today...cricketts. I guess that's what an ass (axe) kicking does to your dreams.

Honestly it feels like the fans are happy too. This team has made giant strides all year. Give Trae an entire offseason to work on his accuracy and decision making. Give that defense and offensive line some time in the weight room. Lets get to work and kick a whole lot of Axe next year.

FINAL STAT

QB: #2 Trae Self 6-4; 190 (So.)
ATT:397;CMP:212;CP%:.53.4%;YDS:2,550;TD:12;INT:12;RTD:2
QB: #12 Cam Arnold 6-1; 205 (R/Fr.)
ATT:59;CMP:35;CP%:.59.0%;YDS:433;TD:3;INT:3;RTD:2
QB: #18 Preston Weeks 6-4; 230 (R/Fr.)
ATT:9;CMP:6;CP%:.67.0%;YDS:52;TD:0;INT:0

RB: #21 Da'Leon Ward 5-10; 180 (Jr.)
ATT:125;YDS:471;AVG:3.7;TD:1/REC:21;YDS:225;TD:1
RB: #22 Josh McGowen 5-10; 222 (Jr.)
ATT:110;YDS:450;AVG:4.1;TD:6/REC:17;YDS:126;TD:1
RB: #28 Thomas Hutchings 5-10; 205 (Sr.)
ATT:81;YDS:266;AVG:3.3;TD:3/REC:11;YDS:83;TD:1
RB: #35 Trejon Henderson 5-11; 205 (Fr.)
ATT:5;YDS:27;AVG:5.4;TD:0/REC:0;YDS:0;TD:0

WR: #19 Xavier Gipson 5-9; 170 (Fr.) (AWARD WORTHY)
REC:52;YDS:934;TD:7
WR: #5 Calvin Clater 6-3; 200 (So.)
REC:25;YDS:346;TD:0
WR: #84 Lar'Darion Cobb 6-3; 205 (Sr.)
REC:26;YDS:281;TD:2
WR: #9 Remi Simmons 5-11; 185 (Jr.)
REC:23;YDS:234;TD:1
WR: #82 Cody Williams 6-3; 210 (Sr.)
REC:18;YDS:153;TD:0
WR: #15 Lawton Rikel 6-1; 175 (Fr.)
REC:7;YDS:118;TD:0
WR: #85 Quentyvian Q. Borders 6-2; 180 (So.)
REC:8;YDS:110;TD:0
WR: #8 Tamrick Pace 6-3; 195 (Sr.)
REC:6;YDS:63;TD:0
WR: #3 Romello Bentley 5-9; 175 (Sr.)
REC:4;YDS:42;TD:0
WR: #17 Josh Thompson 5-10; 185 (So.)
REC:4;YDS:42;TD:0
WR: #47 Josh Allison 6-1; 170 (Fr.)
REC:3;YDS:21;TD:0
WR: #81 Ricky Rollerson 6-0; 177 (So.)
REC:1;YDS:4;TD:0

TE: #87 Allen Arclies III 6-4; 245 (Jr.)
REC:17;YDS:166;TD:2
TE: #86 Josh Weeks 6-3; 255 (Sr.)
REC:6;YDS:62;TD:0
TE: #88 Ryan Waugh 6-3; 215 (R/Fr.)
REC:3;YDS:17;TD:1
TE: #49 Chad Aune 6-4; 221 (Fr.)
REC:1;YDS:9;TD:0
TE: #89 Carson Spence 6-6; 240 (So.)
REC:1;YDS:4;TD:0

K:#36 Storm Ruiz 5-10; 170 (Sr.) (AWARD WORTHY)
FGA:26;FGM:21;LNG:54;APAT:30;MPAT:30
K:#58 Alex Schrag 5-10; 200 (So.)
FGA:0;FGM:0;LNG:0;APAT:0;MPAT:0;KO:61;YDS:3,755;TB:36;AVG:61.5

DE:#50 Marcus Mosley Jr. 6-0; 260 (Fr.)
TKL:45;TFL:10.0;SCK:3.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
DE:#54 Amad Murray 6-3; 245 (R/Fr.)
TKL:42;TFL:8.5;SCK:3.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:1;INT:0;QBH:7
DE:#57 Gary Sampson 6-3; 280 (Sr.)
TKL:33;TFL:5.0;SCK:4.5;FF:1;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:4
DE:#11 Marje Smith 6-4; 225 (R/Fr.)
TKL:5;TFL:2.0;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
DE:#97 Terrance Wair 6-1; 230 (Fr.)
TKL:5;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:1
DE:#53 Josh Collins 6-6; 225 (Jr.)
TKL:2;TFL:1.0;SCK:0.0;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
DE:#98 Chance Hill 6-4; 235 (Fr.)
TKL:2;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:1

DT:#99 Taaj Bakari 6-2; 335 (Sr.)
TKL:38;TFL:2.5;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:4
DT:#90 Trevon Johnson 6-3; 275 (Fr.)
TKL:12;TFL:2.5;SCK:1.5;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:2
DT:#69 Carl Williams 6-2; 356 (Fr.)
TKL:7;TFL:1.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:1
DT:#93 Rason Williams II 6-4; 270 (Fr.)
TKL:7;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:1
DT:#61 Timothy Twilley 6-1; 270 (Fr.)
TKL:2;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0

LB:#7 Quin Jones 6-0; 232 (Sr.)
TKL:68;TFL:4.0;SCK:1.5;FF:1;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:1;QBH:3
LB:#25 Gerard McKnight 6-2; 220 (Fr.)
TKL:47;TFL:3.0;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:3
LB:#39 DaRyan Williams 5-11; 218 (R/Fr.)
TKL:42;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:1;INT:0;QBH:0
LB:#44 Bert Morris 6-1; 224 (Jr.)
TKL:41;TFL:2.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:2
LB:#51 Brevin Randle 5-11; 228 (Fr.)
TKL:39;TFL:1.5;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
LB:#42 Teddy Britton 5-11; 222 (Sr.)
TKL:9;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
LB:#43 Anthony Jacobs 5-11; 228 (Sr.)
TKL:7;TFL:1.0;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
LB:#13 Kirkland Joseph 6-0; 215 (Sr.)
TKL:1;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0

S:#38 Trenton Gordon 5-11; 195 (Jr.) (AWARD WORTHY)
TKL:104;TFL:2.5;SCK:1.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:4;INT:1;QBH:0
S:#34 Gavin Roland 5-11; 195 (Jr.)
TKL:67;TFL:1.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
S:#27 JaTerious Evans 6-1; 190 (R/Fr.)
TKL:29;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:1;INT:1;QBH:0;BLK:1
S:#14 Trey Ramos 5-11; 192 (Jr.)
TKL:13;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:1
S:#40 Myles Heard 5-9; 208 (Fr.)
TKL:11;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:1
S:#41 Zadok Esters 5-11; 185 (R/Fr.)
TKL:3;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0

CB:#26 Eli Jones 5-10; 170 (Jr.) (AWARD WORTHY)
TKL:64;TFL:2.5;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:7;INT:2;QBH:1;TD:2
CB:#4 Willie Roberts 5-10; 180 (Fr.) (AWARD WORTHY)
TKL:38;TFL:1.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:1;PBU:7;INT:3;QBH:0
CB:#31 Caleb Lawton 5-11; 175 (Jr.)
TKL:31;TFL:0.5;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:5;INT:0;QBH:0
CB:#6 Myles Brooks 6-1; 185 (Fr.)
TKL:23;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:6;INT:1;QBH:0
CB:#1 Aretavious Hendrix 6-1; 192 (Sr.)
TKL:19;TFL:1.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:1;INT:1;QBH:0
CB:#20 Jakobe Sheffield 5-10; 180 (Jr.)
TKL:1;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0
CB:#23 Bruce Harmon 5-11; 181 (Fr.)
TKL:1;TFL:0.0;SCK:0.0;FF:0;FR:0;PBU:0;INT:0;QBH:0

P:#37 Max Quick 5-10; 185 (R/Fr.)
P:72;YDS:3,009;AVG:42.0;LNG:59;IN20:26;TB:4

SFA Jack Fanatic said:

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SFAJack_76 said:

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It seems wrong to feel this good about a 3-9 season. Don't care. No regrets. Excited to see the continued growth under Carthel, Ivey, and team.

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Exactly! Those "in the know" can see that a foundation has been poured this year.

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With a couple of better play calls at the goal line where we should have ended the game before OT we were toying with a 5-7 record. So with 50% freshmen playing this was a great culture change and foundation year. Excited about the future.

Freshman Xavier Gipson. Incompetent SLC spelled his name wrong.