1) The Citadel is expected to finish last in the SoCon by many prognosticators this year. They have eight freshman coming in this year. The youth movement that was talked about yesterday in the SoCon is even more alive and well for the Bulldogs than most places. Some of their fans are saying that they don't even know most of the players names. That is all part of why the Bulldogs are viewed in such a negative light in many predictions. Cameron Wells is also gone. The Bulldogs recruits could improve the team though. You never know how young players will react. Probably this is a year of teaching and growing. But the Bulldogs are probably about two years from being really good again.
2) If The Citadel is going to be the worst team in the league, it is beginning to look more and more like they will have to beat Samford to the punch. With Gregg Wooten out for the year with a torn achilles, and the team already looking like they were going to rely on a lot of freshman, the Bulldogs are in bad shape. Combine that with the apparently tougher North division, and suddenly this Bulldogs team could be in big trouble, especially since they seem to lag so far behind any of the other North teams. That being said, Samford was dominant last night against Berry in an 87-47 exhibition win. They also reportedly came up with several dunks- a far cry from previous years. Maybe the youth movement will also involve athleticism- and put the Bulldogs in better shape than I imagine right now. They go to Kentucky on December 20 on ESPN2. The Bulldogs and Bulldogs battle just once this year- on January 7 in Charleston.
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