Exactly a year later through someone like drew Kronik became the 22nd key football coach Lenoir-rein, and the man who only actually ran the most tremendous turn every team of the Institute in the country currently sits at their own table in the corner of their extensive study, thinking about the whirlwind that was over the last 12 months.

Indeed, this is his 1st interval from the bears season, which ended 5 days before this in a 40-point loss in Valdosta in the state quarter-finals. Subsequently, the staff meetings and the finish photo of the team on Sunday, Cronic went on the road in order to spread the gospel of football Lenoir-rain to the probable possibilities. Since the season does not end when the finish whistle sounds. Elementary due to the fact that there are no more games in the schedule, it does not mean, in fact that there are still no fights in order to win.

In this way, he spent 3 days in order on the recruitment path, before that, in the end, to return to Hickory. In the direction of this day, he faces 40 players, fulfilling the commitment he made when he was hired to interview any player at the end of any semester, and another 40 players wait for the next day. But in the meantime, Cronic sits down for his personal interview.

 

During his own opening press conference last December at the Belk Centrum in the past, the Furman offensive coordinator made two bold statements: the bears had the gift of winning immediately, and they quickly established a stereotype at the South Atlantic conference. However, it is likely that including it would be a good will be his 1st season.

” I believe, exactly that this group has succeeded in this year, and they squeezed out, I believe, that, perhaps, any a drop from stingy season, exactly that they had opportunity would", - speaks me Cronic. - And that's all you have to beg for. You're trying to be the best you can be. And I believe, exactly that we, perhaps, were in this year. I think they handled it pretty well.”

This was than any other, than anyone had the opportunity to believe subsequently 2 season with 3-are victories for order and 4 th of fresh a trainer for 6 years.

Actually what Lenoir Ryan was necessary, for example, it is formed by the shock, and Kronik arranged it immediately.

” He brought it" - talking senior wide receiver T. J. Smith to me in that same day. "To work diligently, to be alternate. He brought this culture.”

TJ understands what it's like to adapt to fresh coaches. He spent 2 seasons in Concord (W. Va.) to the replacement of the regime led him to Lenoir Rhyne. And, not paying attention to the 1st fresh coach in a given year, he survived and got times out of the best admission seasons in the situation of secondary schools.

Subsequently, the costs of Valdosta, Hummer heaped large amounts of praise on T. J. and the older friend Galina Soto. They bought into the fresh staff when it would be for example easy to find out and mail it to the direction of their last year. Together with other elders in the team, these children set the tone for other youngsters to string and put in work.

The results speak for themselves.

"(The coaches) definitely had a large number of joint with this elementary forcing us to work together and keep us together,”says Kyle Dugger, protection of juniors at all conferences of the Bears. "Everything we actually did was difficult, we proceeded together. And it really brought us together. Like it or not, we were together.

“We talked to the other friend. When you had someone to complain to, it was a teammate. They simply forced us to build things and to step out of the comfort zone, instead of this, in order to be personalities and just hanging out with what we have experienced ourselves comfortably. It was really getting to know everyone.”

It was just the beginning.

Cronic forced the team to re-dedicate themselves to the class, and the bears amounted to 3.05 GPA team for the spring semester. This momentum spread over the summer, when 50 young men remained on campus to practice, learn the playbook and do business with teammates.

"It was my 1st visit in the summer, "says record quarterback sophomore red shirt Grayson Willingham. - "Your summer decreases somewhat, but I believe that actually it's really undoubtedly helped in the long-term opportunities.”

By the time the season started in late August, they were ready to amaze some people. And they practically created it in the most enormous way at the premiere.

Grayson teamed up with T. J. on the deepest touchdown to put Lenoir-Rayna in front of the 12th rank of Western Alabama in the least 2 minutes before the game. But the tigers were held on their household field and scored with 12 seconds in order to deduct unsettled claim.

Still thinking, in fact, that there is no such baggage as a moral victory? Don't talk to these guys.

"When we went to Western Alabama for the first game, I do not think, in fact, that we including knew that actually ready, yet did not start," recalls Grayson. - I must confess. I thought, " Dude, we're riding with these guys in the South Bay. We play, and we had a chance to win this game.

"After this game, we had a little more conviction.”

After that, giant factors began to accumulate.

 

Cronic got its own first win in a proper week in a resounding win in North Greenville that started with a 12-game winning streak.

2 weeks after Lenoir Rhyne announces its own candidate for the title of SAC, knocking the defending champion WinGate subsequently, the pillar of the gate that defines the season.

TJ got 3 touchdowns under the light of the Moretz stadium, in order to win Tuskulum, and after that Kyle returned 2 points for touchdowns, in order to light the bears without Grayson, in order to return the victory in Newberry.

7 turns in Carson-Newman secured the conference championship-along with several Gatorade souls for the coaching staff, who rejoiced with players and families and fans who made the trek through the mountains.

Ceremonial trophy robbery followed by beating Catawba.

500th win of the playoff program.

Magic in Moretz, in order to stun WinGate in 2 one in a given year.

Dream season came to an end in Valdosta, but on the way it was quite the brightest factors in order to fill the full-length documentary “30 to 30”. In the direction 14 of the output in order (except for a couple Thursdays) bears lined up and tried to be any other than a week back. A huge share of time they were lucky enough to get ahead of their own stereotypes. They continued to raise the bar and beat records. Practically, this year they tied or overthrew 15 school records.

Grayson ruined the one-season touchdown mark, and as a team, the Bears threw more yards and touchdowns and scored more points than any season so far.

Kyle was the latest school favorite gate in both punt and punt return yards in the direction of the 1st season, actually led to the team punt return yards in a situation of programs.

Chase Olbo was the best year for a kicker Lenoir-rein subsequently, such as the sophomore set a fresh 4 fresh record: field goals in that game (also a team record) and the season (tied team record), the pats in the season and kicks on in the season.