A Slippery Slope For Southern

Initially, I was so hopeful about this football season. However, after this weekend I am not quite sure. The SU Jags have a tough mountain to climb if they are going to have a chance at the SWAC Division Championship. Of course, we have Jackson State as the favorite to win the SWAC title as a whole. Jackson is currently 3-0 sitting at the top of the east division of the conference followed by Alabama State who has yet to play a conference game.
Now, Prairie View and Texas Southern lead the west division of SWAC. AR-Pine Bluff has a 2-1 record, however, they have yet to play a conference game. Now, where does that leave good ol’ SU? Well, we currently sit at the bottom of the west division of the SWAC however we are floating somewhere in the middle of the entire conference. I am mostly optimistic about the Columbia blue and gold, but to be honest, it’s not looking good for the Jags.
I have my reservations about how our football season might go. However, I think we have been the nail on our own foot. Our football team, even though they are a young team, are very talented. So why have we not played up to our full potential for the last two games? Coach Dooley and the Jags are going to have to tighten up some of the fundamentals and simple mistakes if they want to be a strong contender for the SWAC championship. The great thing about that is that we have a bye week this week. If I were coach Dooley, I would take advantage of this week and focus on the execution of plays and technique. That’s the only way we are going to win against UAPB and every other team after that.
It just really saddens me that we are projected to meet Jackson State at the SWAC championship to be projected as an underdog for every game for the rest of the season. This is not who we are. Jags, we have to be better, we have to do better. If we keep on the track we are on, this season will not be as legendary as we had hoped it would be.