To paraphrase and twist the line, Jacksonville State shows why there's no crying or whining in college football.

The Gamecocks won nine games in their first two FBS seasons under former head man Rich Rodriguez, and took home the Conference USA championship in dominant fashion.

But before last season, RichRod left for West Virginia and took several of the 24 players who transferred - mostly key ones - with him.

Jacksonville State was starting over.
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Charles Kelly had never been a head coach, serving for years as a big-time defensive coordinator for several major programs.

He came in with a roster with an almost all new starting 22, and it would've been totally forgivable if the program took a major step back to regroup.

Nine wins, a return to the Conference USA Championship, and the second bowl win in three years.
This year's team needs a bunch of reworking and retooling, but ... whatever.

The challenges for this year's Gamecock team is nothing compared to what this program has overcome to get three straight nine-win FBS seasons in three years.
Head Coach: Charles Kelly (2nd year, 9-5)