SoCon Week #4 Pick 'em

VMI @ Western Carolina
Western Carolina

The Citadel @ Mercer
Mercer

Samford @ Chattanooga
Chattanooga

Furman @ ETSU
ETSU

Wofford - Bye

These predictions are eye-openers if they come to fruition. I wouldn’t have guessed Mercer, Chattanooga, Wofford, ETSU all 2-0 with Samford being 0-2 and Citadel being 0-3 end of week 4.

First full week of SoCon play, so really the first time we get a relatively comparable view of all the teams. Power Rankings ***should*** get more realistic after this week and next.

VMI @ Western Carolina
The Keydets proved last week you have to show up and play, and they threw the ball 60 times (where our pass D has not been what I expected so far).  I still think we will have too much offense for them to keep up, and I also hope the D we saw in the second half on Friday is what we will see going forward.  Pretty or not, if we are 3-0 we will be where we all hoped we would.

The Citadel @ Mercer
Similar to the Samford team they just beat, the Bears have had a history of at least one stinker game every year.  Was it against Memphis this year, or will they struggle again?  I think they have answered the QB question, and they have already faced the triple option once this year.  Citadel has some good players, and I think they put up a good fight but fade down the stretch.  In my opinion, the loss will end any chance Citadel has at the playoffs after only playing 3 games.

Samford @ Chattanooga
As mentioned above, the Bulldogs have at least 1 annual head-scratcher.  I don't know if the Mercer game was that, as the better team on Saturday won the game.  But I think the Mocs are a bit of a paper tiger with their schedule (same could probably be said for the Cats), and I think Samford will come out with something to prove.

Furman @ ETSU
I think FU is going to take out the frustrations of two poor performances on the Bucs (who easily could have lost to VMI).

VMI @ Western Carolina - Keydets play us tough (as usual), but we pull it out - 31-24
The Citadel @ Mercer - Mercer showed guts last weekend, and I think they keep the mo' - 24-17
Samford @ Chattanooga - Bulldogs are pissed and they take it out on an overconfident UTC - 38-20
Furman @ ETSU - Face it - Furman is better than ETSU - not sure how much - but they win - 21-10
Wofford - Bye - Terriers take last minute win in another close one -

VMI @ Western Carolina ---- a focused WCU team finally puts a complete game together at home

The Citadel @ Mercer ---- a pick 'em game......Mercer has started hot, but Citadel's ground attack gashes the Bears D.  
Samford @ Chattanooga ---- game of the week, and another pick 'em game..........is Chatt for real this year, after a 3-0 start?  
Furman @ ETSU ---- Furman should be the better team, but the sophomore slump continues for FU