This year’s preseason camp at South Carolina State has moved along on the quiet side.
Missing is the open talk about winning the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship. Through Wednesday’s practice, there were no public proclamations about this being “The Year of the Bulldog.” Even getting selected as the preseason favorite to win the conference title does not encourage braggadocio from the players.
Taking a cue from head coach Oliver “Buddy” Pough, the Bulldogs have adopted a more humble yet pointed approach towards the upcoming season - one based on less “bark” and more “bite.” In other words, it’s just “Shut Up and Play” for S.C. State.
“Coach Pough was just getting tired about everybody saying that we were picked to win,” senior co-captain and center Raymond “Duck” Harrison said. “Okay, we’re picked to win. So, blah, blah, blah...
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