Storm Warning - UTC Edition
Tomorrow, the Tide Square off against the University of Chattanooga Mocs. If you are familiar with the Mocs, then you are aware that for many years their mascot was the Chief Moccanooga named after nearby Moccasin Bend with a nod to the Native American tribes who call the Tennessee Valley home. In 1996, UTC decided to keep the shortened Mocs moniker used by so many in and around the school and to begin fresh with a Mockingbird as their new mascot. Two thoughts:
Kudos to the designer takes with making a Mockingbird seem intimidating.
Am I the only one who thinks a water moccasin was a more obvious choice?
Nevertheless, the Tide don’t figure to have much to worry about on Senior Day, but who is this team?
Chattanooga is coming off a 2-game losing streak including a loss to Samford, yet they are still ranked #17 in the FCS StatsPerform Top 25.
They have a quick D-line led by Devonnsha Maxwell who brings 37.5 career sacks into this game. This D-line should provide a bit of work for the Tide OL who have struggled a bit with speedy opponents.
On the defensive side of the ball, the front 7 will have to contend with Ailyn Ford who has already amassed 1199 yards rushing on the season, and the secondary will face several serviceable receivers including Sam Phillips, a redshirt freshman who went for 9/106 and 20/269 in the last 2 contests.
This Storm Warning is more of a prediction of clear skies and smooth sailing as the Crimson Tide get a little tune up before next week’s Iron Bowl.
Roll Tide!
