The Rattler football team who finished 3rd in the MEAC last year have been picked by leauge coaches to finish no higher than 5th this year.
The good news is preseason polls don't really count for a whole lot.
Head football coach Rubin Carter told MEAC coaches and the press yesterday that he's rebuilding the total program. "We're doing it with infrastructure first. It starts with developing the right attitude and mental toughness. Those things are critical for us," Carter said.
The Rattlers have had back-to-back winning seasons under Carter's leadership, including a 7-4 finish last season, which included five wins by a touchdown or less and two in overtime.
"If you look back at last season, it was no cakewalk to end up where we did," Carter said. "We had to win games in the fourth quarter to be successful."
After giving up more than 250 yards rushing per game in 2006, Carter and his staff went and loaded up on defensive linemen.
"We have to be able to stop the potent offenses that we have in the conference," Carter said. "When you look at the teams above us - Hampton, Delaware State, South Carolina State and Bethune - they all have unique and different offenses. That is one thing about our conference. We play a different type of opponent each week."
"What we have to do is play good, solid and sound defense, but it starts with good players. We think the group of freshmen we recruited fit well into our scheme."
Carter inherited a program that was placed on probation two years ago by the NCAA for committing more than 200 minor violations and in the process was stripped of 36 football scholarships.
your headlines are very insulting to all rattlers. the football tema did not have a mediocre year and under Coach Carter has done better tha expected.
ReplyDeleteCan't you ever present information about the university and its employees in a positive manner? so much hate RN....
We knew some *itch was gonna have a problem with that word. But u beat us to the punch. Hope u like the new word "challenging" better.
ReplyDeleteSince you are putting information out there, at least put the correct information out. The program Carter inherited did not commit 200 violations, but instead the athletic department as a whole committed over 200 violations. The football program did not commit all 200 violations. Get your facts straight before you post them.
ReplyDeleteGreat Title and put an s on year ... the comments are all well and good. stop sticking up for him, the WINNING tradition!!!! bring it back MEAC Champs 7-4 is not a winning season when the games are not MEAC!!! games sing this WEEE are the RATTTTTlers the MIGHTY MIGHTY Ratttttllllerrs.... now DO IT DO IT DO IT... Stop trying to make it look and seem like its all good excuses excuses excuses we need to win win win win win wear your orange and green shake your pom poms and meet me at the game.. Are you ready........ Key Words WIN MEAC GAMEs!!!! the record dont mean anything unless you win conference games...
ReplyDeletei am a proud supporter of the program for over 50 years but not the coach look under the topics on rattler nation about the fired defensive back coach and look on tallahassee.com famu football and discussion board under souther looses 9 players.... stop throwing snowballs that this is some wonderful person... lets talk about winning games....
Coach Carter is a nice guy, but he doesn't have that killer instinct to win games.
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