Presbyterian Blue Hose

We're ready to get back to work; we're through with our pre-planning stages as a coaching staff and we're looking forward to preparing to play Wake Forest, seeing how our football team will gel together and seeing the leadership of the team'e to the forefront."Fan Day will take place this year on Aug. 24, at Bailey Stadium.  An autograph session is planned for 9 a.m., with an extended practice to be held on the field at 10 a.m.  There will be many other activities for fans of all ages.  More details, including a schedule of events, will be released later.The Presbyterian Blue Hose, enter the 2013-2014 football campaign'ing off of a 2-9 record last year overall, including an 0-6 record in the Big South. Its head coach is Harold Nichols, a 1990 graduate of Presbyterian, who holds a record of 8-25 in three years. The Blue Hose lost its last six games of the year by a'bined score of 266-74 an average of 44-12.

Although last year was not a good year at all, there are a few reasons for Blue Hose fan to feel a little better about the u'ing season. The primary reason is they the coaching staff added former PC head coach Tommy Spangler as its new defensive coordinator. Spangler spent the past six years as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech, where he turned around a woeful LT defense into one of the best in the WAC. He formerly served as the HC of Presbyterian from 2001-2006, where he led the Blue Hose to 42-24 57% the best in school history.

That is a fantastic hire by PC, as Spangler was a nominee for the 2011 Broyles Award given annually to the best coordinator in the FBS. He should get the Blue Hose defense playing much better as the year goes on and will likely bolster the entire play of the team.Presbyterian also returns a lot of starters from last year's squad who have been around the block a couple of times. Although one might question whether a lot of returners from a 2-9 team is a good thing, I believe that it is in this case, especially in the areas that PC returns them.