JMOFO:
Personally i think the appeal denial was in our best interests..
Our GS Eagles kicked butt and took names early in the season, but at the end of it we had our 1st and 2nd string quarterbacks hurt....
Same with our thousand yard running back..
At the end of the season Ellison's shoulder injury would not allow him to pass effectively as he had early on, and it wasn't going to get any better by a bowl time..
As it now stands, our GS Eagles, who were projected, preseason, to finish EIGHTH in the Sunbelt finished first and won the Sunbelt Championship straight out...
A good year by anyone's standard.
Now is the time for our coaching staff to hit the recruiting trail and nail us down some good replacements for those seniors who are gone..
Now it the time for our injured players to kick back and rehab and be ready when the whistle blows for the first game NEXT season.
As the upstart team that won the Sun Belt conference in their FIRST year our Eagles can expect the very best from those we play, and that's what the game is all about.
So, congratulations to all of the Sun Belt Teams who go to a bowl..
I'll be pulling for each and every one of you to make the Sun Belt proud.
Thank you Georgia Southern coaches, staff, and players for an awesome inaugural season in the Sun Belt!
That is all.
J.
P.S. Thank you IZZY for bailing us out. lol