Much like when UAB returned a year ago, no one was really sure what to think of Coastal Carolina this season.
Sure, the Chanticleers went 3-9 last year on their way to an unremarkable first season as a Sun Belt member, but head coach and part-time wunderkind Joe Moglia was on a medical leave of absence for 2017. Surely, things would turn out differently this year?
On Saturday, we found out just how different.
Anyone watching knew this wasn’t just a pushover game, when the Chanticleers scored on their opening drive, needing only three plays and 43 seconds to do it.