What about Troy

[DWCordell1988]

Not sure if it's just me, but after watching these guys, even in a loss, to be a lower-tier team, the guys can play some good football, especially for the SunBelt.

... I think I'm already on the bandwagon, they just might have a new fan....

[shanksta13]

Troy is not a bad team because the style of offense they run fits perfectly with the players they currently have in the system. Omar Haugabook is the perfect QB for that offense and he would start for a number of teams in the SEC. He can run and he has a rifle of an arm. Troy hanging 31 on us was just as much a product of Haugabook getting in rhythm as it was lining up against our second teamers.

[sheluvsbama]

I have been surprised at how strong Troy looks. It will be fun to see what havoc they can create this year.

[DWCordell1988]

I love the way they tackle too, they grab and just hold on, not trying to pull off no fancy BS. granted it may give up an extra yard or two every now and then, it reduces broken tackles tremendously, which go for more yards.

[Stark]

Arkansas State has had Troy's number for the past few season's despite how well they've played the elite teams.
But, yeah, this year it looks like it'll be tough for the indians to get another win on these guys.

[Bishop]

THis is the best team to ever come out of Troy. To put up 26 points on Arkansas and 31 on Florida? For a Sun-Belt team, that's unheard of! They, keep playin like this and they won't be in the Sun-Belt for long.

[Sawedoff]

Just topped North Texas 45-7.

[Sawedoff]

...and Troy wins again.

JONESBORO, Ark. – The Troy Trojans performed a pre-Halloween exorcism of past demons of Jonesboro with a dominating defensive performance Saturday night in a 27-0 blanking of Arkansas State.



The victory was the Trojans’ (6-2, 5-0) sixth straight and, combined with Florida Atlantic’s 33-30 triple overtime loss to Louisiana-Monroe, gives Troy sole possession of first place in the Sun Belt Conference race. ASU falls to 3-5 overall and 1-3 in league play.



The Troy defense held ASU to only 237 yards of offense. The defense did not allow ASU to convert on a single third down on 13 attempts.



"It feels good to win here," coach Larry Blakeney said. "We had our night tonight. We played a good game in all three phases and it was a great win for us and our program."



The victory came with a price for Troy, who lost quarterback Omar Haugabook to an apparent hamstring injury early in the fourth quarter.



The Trojans broke on top first on thanks to the running and passing of Haugabook. The senior completed four straight passes, including a 38-yard strike to Mykeal Terry to move Troy to the ASU 13. From there he used his legs, first with a 12-yard run to the one, and then a dive into the end zone. Greg Whibbs drilled the PAT to give Troy a 7-0 lead with 5:37 left in the first quarter.

The Trojans avoided disaster later in the quarter when senior Kenny Cattouse was stripped by ASU safety Evan Van Dolah, with the Indians recovering at the Troy 41. ASU failed to convert, however, when Leodis McKelvin picked off a Corey Leonard pass in the end zone.



Troy pushed its lead to 10-0 in the second quarter when Whibbs connected on a 40-yard field goal to cap a 10-play drive that covered 59 yards.



ASU missed an opportunity to cut into the Troy lead late in the first half when Kenny Mainor and Chris Bradwell recorded back-to-back sacks and the Indians’ all-conference kicker, Josh Arauco missed a 44-yard field goal with 2:44 left in the half.



Troy gave the ball right back, however, when Haugabook was intercepted on a deep pass over the middle by freshman safety M.D. Jennings. The turnover didn’t hurt the Trojans, who forced another 44-yard field goal attempt. This time it was Brian Sheffield who made the attempt, but his effort fell short, leaving Troy with a 10-0 lead at halftime.



The Trojans pushed their lead to 17-0 early in the third quarter, using a 10-play drive to start the second half, covering 77 yards. Haugabook hit a 41-yard pass to freshman Jerrel Jernigan and ran for 33 yards in the drive, including the final yard for the touchdown with 10:49 left in the quarter. Whibbs’ PAT made it 17-0.



Troy pushed its lead to 20-0 early in the fourth quarter when Whibbs hit a season-long 45-yard field goal to cap a 10-play scoring drive that covered 37 yards. The drive was costly for Troy because Haugabook limped off the field after gaining a first down on a scramble.



It was the Troy defense that put the icing on the win when Sherrod Martin sacked junior Travis Hewitt at the ASU one, forcing a fumble that sophomore Boris Lee scooped up and took into the end zone for a score with 7:15 left to play.



"We are playing good right now but we can still improve," Haugabook said. "Its scary to think that we can get better. We have won a lot of games but we can still get better and play a lot better."
Defense Pitches Shutout Against Arkansas State - Troy University Trojans Athletics Official Site - TroyTrojans.com (http://www.troytrojans.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=17200&ATCLID=1290695)

[WarEagle73]

Here is an interesting tid bit about Troy...It's larger than both Auburn and Alabama in enrollment! In fact it's got more students than every SEC west school other than LSU. Here are Troy's numbers compared to the SEC according to cbssportsline.com

Troy - 26,880

Auburn - 23,333
Bama - 21,835
Ark - 17,821
LSU - 31,264
Ole Miss - 14,901
Miss State - 16,101 (That's a whole lotta cow bells :ohmy: )

UF - 49,693 (Central Florida has 44,953 & UCF has 42,660)
UGA - 33,660
UK - 25,652
USC - 27,065
UT - 31,157
Vandy - 11,481 (each one smarter than you :closedeye)

[GatorBait15]

you mean usf right? you have ucf 2 times

[geechee]

you mean usf right? you have ucf 2 times

Maybe he likes ucf:laugh:

[WarEagle73]

you mean usf right? you have ucf 2 times

sorry about that....:redface:

UCF - 44,953

USF - 42,660

[Sawedoff]

Here is an interesting tid bit about Troy...It's larger than both Auburn and Alabama in enrollment! In fact it's got more students than every SEC west school other than LSU. Here are Troy's numbers compared to the SEC according to cbssportsline.com

Troy - 26,880

Auburn - 23,333
Bama - 21,835
Ark - 17,821
LSU - 31,264
Ole Miss - 14,901
Miss State - 16,101 (That's a whole lotta cow bells :ohmy: )

UF - 49,693 (Central Florida has 44,953 & UCF has 42,660)
UGA - 33,660
UK - 25,652
USC - 27,065
UT - 31,157
Vandy - 11,481 (each one smarter than you :closedeye)

gotta say I did not know that one.

[smfr]

I honestly think that if we show up like we did against Florida we could do some serious damage. But we can't just show up expecting to win. I mean last year should have taught us that. Im not worried so much about Troy and more worried about us and which Ga team will show up. Not trying to take nothing away from Troy either

[WarEagle73]

Here is an interesting tid bit about Troy...It's larger than both Auburn and Alabama in enrollment! In fact it's got more students than every SEC west school other than LSU. Here are Troy's numbers compared to the SEC according to cbssportsline.com

Troy - 26,880

Auburn - 23,333
Bama - 21,835
Ark - 17,821
LSU - 31,264
Ole Miss - 14,901
Miss State - 16,101 (That's a whole lotta cow bells :ohmy: )

UF - 49,693 (Central Florida has 44,953 & UCF has 42,660)
UGA - 33,660
UK - 25,652
USC - 27,065
UT - 31,157
Vandy - 11,481 (each one smarter than you :closedeye)

gotta say I did not know that one.


Stick around... you'll find out I'm just full of useless information. :laugh:

[BamaDude06]

Main campus only has around 6,300 though.

[Sawedoff]

How bout them Trojans? Hung in with Georgia 44-34.