Pough feeling letdown of 'only' a 7-4 season, no 4th straight MEAC title

Coach Oliver "Buddy" Pough

Orangeburg, South Carolina -- Celebrating a 10th straight winning season was not on the top of South Carolina State head football coach Buddy Pough's postgame plans on Saturday.

The relief Pough had in seeing the Bulldogs rally from a 14-3 deficit to defeat North Carolina A&T 30-22 in the team's 2011 finale at Oliver C. Dawson Stadium was accompanied by a sense of disappointment. For the first time in four years, S.C. State's offseason will not include a playoff appearance and ring-sizing for another Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference championship.

"I think it's gone kind of medium," Pough said about the current season. "We haven't been good enough. We haven't been bad enough. Kind of medium. That's what it is. It's not quite up to standards for South Carolina State. I can tell you we're not satisfied. But at the same time, it is what it is."

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