Monday, September 10, 2012

Attitude adjustment: Pough knows SCSU Bulldogs have to rebound quick

ORANGEBURG, South Carolina - Optimism is one of Buddy Pough’s biggest character attributes during his 11 seasons as South Carolina State head football coach.

Even after crushing setbacks, Pough has kept upbeat about the Bulldogs’ prospects and turned those moments of negativity into positives.



Over the next two weeks, those motivational skills will be put to the test. With Saturday’s 27-14 loss to Bethune-Cookman, the Bulldogs not only find themselves behind the proverbial 8-ball in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title race, but face the prospect of experiencing Pough’s worst nightmare — a three-game losing streak.

“That was a big issue that I was really concerned about during the entire offseason,” Pough said. “The fact that we could lose one of these two games and the worst of the two is ...

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