The fifth annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge featuring the South Carolina State Bulldogs and Grambling State Tigers has had all the pre-game hype one could ask for. For the past year, many have had a hard time understanding how Grambling captured the Sheridan Black College National Title in 2008. South Carolina State finished the season ranked higher in the USA Today Top 25 National Poll finishing 13th while Grambling was 24th in 2008. That alone was a major engine in building the pre-game hype. However, with the recent uploading of a you tube video the hype may have just gotten a little bigger.
The video for the most part is narrated by Malcolm Long, the Bulldogs starting quarterback, but it features interviews from players, students, faculty and staff. The most controversial comment was made by DB Dominique Ellis, Ellis a transfer from North Carolina State seems to be convinced that the Bulldogs will win. Ellis stated, “We’re ready, Malcolm will throw for about 500 or 600 yards, Will Ford will run for about 300 yards and I predict we will win 56-0.” Those are strong words against any team, particularly a Rod Broadway led Grambling defense. The Tigers allowed a shade under 14 points a game last season, which was third best in the nation. Only two opponents in 2008 scored more than 30 points in a game and one was Nevada, a FBS program. Grambling led all teams in the football championship subdivision in turnovers forced and ranked 7th nationally in total defense.
While the video has been pulled from you tube and another one published omitting the comment from Ellis, the damage has clearly been done. Grambling learned of it on Sunday and word spead on campus like wildfire. When asked what he thought about the video, SWAC Preseason Defensive player of the year Christian Anthony said, “We won’t talk trash, we’re going to do all of our talking on the field.” Usually teams don’t need any bulletin board material for a game this big, however, SCSU fans can only hope for two things. Ellis didn’t awake a sleeping giant or his teammates can back up each and everything he predicted. Whatever the case may be, Sundays game has just gotten a little spicier as Ellis’s prediction will either be money in the bank or his check will be declined. Tune in Sunday at 2 P.M. ET on ESPN2to find out if Eliis's prediction is good as gold.
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Are you kidding me...? You have to be joking...The Grambling folks are looking for anything to try and pump them up about this game....They know they aren't facing a powder-puff SWAC opponent....for the record Spady saw some of our coaches at a conference this summer and started to talk trash about how they were the BCNC...flashing his ring and such....Did we set-up a blog? No...That's not our style...We are just going to show Gram and the whole world the real deal....Get ready to reap the whirlwind....REAP IT !!!!
BTW the player that blocked that punt, #7, Domonique Ellis....He's the one that said something about beating you all 56-0....And he forced a fumble...I guess he was able to cash that check after all...
looks like the could cash the checks they wrote
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