Post by Top Cat on Oct 22, 2013 13:08:17 GMT -5
Locker room material from the student newspaper at Elon
Why is Western Carolina so bad? A few reasons can be cited, including coaching stability, non-conference scheduling and living in Cullowhee, N.C.
Lastly, Western Carolina is located in Cullowhee, a mountain town in the far western tip of North Carolina. At the 2010 census, the town had a population of 9,428. Cullowhee might have a university, but it doesn’t have a high school. Cullowhee High School closed in 1988, and high school students have had to go to travel to Sylva, N.C. to attend class ever since. Cullowhee is about two hours and 45 minutes from Atlanta, three hours from Charlotte and an hour from Asheville, N.C. The point in this information is that Cullowhee is not an attractive place to spend four years, especially if you don’t plan to win many games.
Elon needs a win to get the season back on track, and there is a very good chance it comes on Saturday in Cullowhee — the college town with no high school in the middle of nowhere.
www.elonpendulum.com/2013/10/western-carolina-catamounts-elon-phoenix-socon-football-jason-swepson/
