[Sly Fox]

Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, North Carolina


GWU Football Official Site

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Spangler Stadium
Opened in 1969 - Seats 9000



Carroll McCray
3rd Season as GWU Head Coach


2015 Schedule/Results

• SEP 05 - @ South Alabama ................................. L 33-23
  SEP 12 - Elon ................................................... L 21-13 F/OT
  SEP 19 - Virginia Union ...................................... W 13-9
  SEP 26 - @ Wofford ........................................... L 16-0
  OCT 10 - Liberty* .............................................. 7:00 PM
  OCT 17 - @ Kennesaw State*
  OCT 24 - Charleston Southern*
  OCT 31 - @ Presbyterian*
  NOV 07 - @ Coastal Carolina*
  NOV 14 - ETSU
  NOV 21 - Monmouth*

Key Players

• 
  #12 Tyrell Maxwell
  6' 2" 213 lbs Sophomore Quarterback
  In 3 Games Played: 39-of-79 (49%) for 302 Yards with 3 TDs & 3 INTs + 65 Carries for 218 Yds with 5 Fumbles
  
  
  
  #24 Khalil Lewis
  5' 10" 201 lbs Sophomore Running Back
  In 3 Games Played: 33 Carries for 114 Yds + 2 Catches for 6 Yds
  
  
  
  #83 Mike Estes
  6' 4" 240 lbs Junior Tight End
  Thru 4 Games: 13 Catches for 147 Yards with 3 TDs
  
  
  
  #26 Aaron Cook
  6' 1" 233 lbs Junior Outside Linebacker
  Thru 4 Games: 41 Tackles including 4 for Loss + 1.5 Sacks + 1 INT
  
  
  
  #38 Chad Geter
  6' 2" 242 lbs Junior Linebacker
  Thru 4 Games: 39 Tackles including 6 for Loss + Fumble Recovery
  
  
  
  #3 Spencer Havird
  6' 2" 192 lbs Sophomore Free Safety
  Thru 4 Games: 32 Tackles including 4.5 for Loss + 2 Sacks + 1 Forced Fumble + 1 INT

[SumItUp]

That looks like a mini-JMU stadium. Boiling Springs has their own lil' Bridgeforth.

[SuperJon]

Am I wrong to think the next five weeks are going to be incredibly boring?

[Sly Fox]

They also have what appears to be a pretty tough defense and an anemic offense.

This is actually a very nice stadium for the size of the school and the location. Much like Presby, it is smll but actually pretty nice.

[Sly Fox]

Am I wrong to think the next five weeks are going to be incredibly boring?

I hope so!

[SuperJon]

You do? I hope it's boring and we win 40-10 every week. That's a great result.

[ballcoach15]

How far is Boiling Springs from Lynchburg ? I might make the voyage down there.

I hope we win remaining games by more than 40-10. I would like to see some 62-10 games.

But I will be happy with just wins.

[BJWilliams]

I concur Jon ...blast everybody else and take a 6 game winning streak into our Thursday night showcase

[Chippy]

How far is Boiling Springs from Lynchburg ? I might make the voyage down there.

I hope we win remaining games by more than 40-10. I would like to see some 62-10 games.

But I will be happy with just wins.

It may take you 4-5 hours.

GWU seems to be a pretty young team. Probably be more competitive in a year or two.

[g-webb1994]

Coach McCray is a class act that is still cleaning up the Dickerson-infused dumpster fire he inherited, capped off with the postseason ban this year. That being said, he gets a full pass for this season, but we've got to show some progress next, especially on the offensive side of the ball. The offense has been weak since he arrived, even with a senior QB last year and an NFL practice squad WR like Cook as well. Our D is stout but the question is how much longer do they bust their butts when there is absolutely zero offensive production. If not for them, VUU would have embarrassed us here a few weeks ago, and we only managed 13 on them. We went down to Wofford and held them to 16 in a shutout. We can keep it close with y'all for awhile.

Yet again, someone in our brilliant admin thought it a good idea to have Homecoming when y'all came in. That worked so well two years ago. Instead of a 24-0 spanking this time, it will be more like 38-6. At least the kick is at night, something I've wanted to see on our Homecoming for awhile.

[ballcoach15]

I was planning to make voyage down until I realized game was at night.

[jcmanson]

Hey g-webb94, why do you say McCray gets a full pass this season? This is his 3rd season, don't you expect to see some improvement by now? Not baiting, just a sincere question.

[LUDad]

Am I wrong to think the next five weeks are going to be incredibly boring?

I hope so!

This will be a good time to get reps for everyone to build our depth.

[libertyfan4life]

Chris Lang wrote this in Pre-Season end of July on opponent Gardner-Webb:

http://www.newsadvance.com/sports/liber ... d6e25.html

[g-webb1994]

Hey g-webb94, why do you say McCray gets a full pass this season? This is his 3rd season, don't you expect to see some improvement by now? Not baiting, just a sincere question.

One, the team has zilch to play for. Pulling the chance, be it slight, for postseason play stings.

Two, and more importantly, to know just how bad things were over at GW after the two year reign of terror by Dickerson, it has taken him three years to clean it up. Players obviously mailing it in academic-wise, in trouble off the field, and the coaching staff itself wasn't behaving as well. A terrible two years. He might not be the long-term solution for us, but Coach McCray, being an alum as well, walks the walk, not only as a coach and ambassador for GW, but on the spiritual side as well. He's been the perfect choice to clean up the mess and at least get the program pointed in the right direction, whether he stays one or ten more years.

[bluejacket]

Two, and more importantly, to know just how bad things were over at GW after the two year reign of terror by Dickerson, it has taken him three years to clean it up. Players obviously mailing it in academic-wise, in trouble off the field, and the coaching staff itself wasn't behaving as well. A terrible two years. He might not be the long-term solution for us, but Coach McCray, being an alum as well, walks the walk, not only as a coach and ambassador for GW, but on the spiritual side as well. He's been the perfect choice to clean up the mess and at least get the program pointed in the right direction, whether he stays one or ten more years.

Agreed. McCray was an excellent choice for GWU. Like you, I think he just needs more time.

[Sly Fox]

And if Coastal and Liberty are out of the way, the path to the FCS playoffs might be very attainable soon. I have liked what I have seen from McCray. Much like the situation down in Clinton, this is not an easy situation to win but it is possible. Hopefully McCray is the right man for you all.

[Dr. Sheh]

Where does Charleston Southern fit into the Big South title race? Currently they are 3-1 with their best win over The Citadel. ETSU is awful, beat a DII and lost to Georgia Southern. They have a chance to be win out until they play Coastal and us, both at their place. They also beat us last year, albeit with Woodrum.

[bluejacket]

Where does Charleston Southern fit into the Big South title race? Currently they are 3-1 with their best win over The Citadel. ETSU is awful, beat a DII and lost to Georgia Southern. They have a chance to be win out until they play Coastal and us, both at their place. They also beat us last year, albeit with Woodrum.

I think it will be competitive. CSU is still dangerous, but the talent gap between the two teams is larger than it was last season.

[jcmanson]

CSU should win their next 3 to get to 6-1 and they will be ranked in the top 25 when they host Coastal. I'm interested to see how the Monmouth @ CSU game goes this weekend.

Our game with them does scare me a bit since it is on the road and just 5 days before the Thursday night ESPNEWS Coastal game.

[LUnpretty11]

CSU should win their next 3 to get to 6-1 and they will be ranked in the top 25 when they host Coastal. I'm interested to see how the Monmouth @ CSU game goes this weekend.

Our game with them does scare me a bit since it is on the road and just 5 days before the Thursday night ESPNEWS Coastal game.

Can we keep our coverage of the Coastal game to the appropriate thread, Manson? This is clearly the GW thread and therefore should not be discussing Coastal at all.... since you know... that's all you do.

[jcmanson]

6 notables from today's press conference with Coach Gill and Josh Woodrum
http://www.libertyflamesnation.com/6-no ... nce-10615/

[jcmanson]

CSU should win their next 3 to get to 6-1 and they will be ranked in the top 25 when they host Coastal. I'm interested to see how the Monmouth @ CSU game goes this weekend.

Our game with them does scare me a bit since it is on the road and just 5 days before the Thursday night ESPNEWS Coastal game.

Can we keep our coverage of the Coastal game to the appropriate thread, Manson? This is clearly the GW thread and therefore should not be discussing Coastal at all.... since you know... that's all you do.

Sorry about that. I'll try to stay on topic.

[LCA&LU Mom]

90% chance of rain/t-storms in Boiling Springs this Saturday.

NVM. Now 80% during the day but diminishing to a few showers in afternoon. Appears rain may be gone by kickoff.

[BJWilliams]

Gonna be about the running game for sure if its gonna be a quagmire like that on Saturday