The end of November is not a time of year that's been kind to Mercer and it's fans as of late. The FCS playoffs are always getting underway but the Bears are never a part of them, despite often coming cruelly close. This season, though, the mood down in Macon, Georgia is different. On Sunday afternoon, for the first time ever while watching the annual selection show, the Mercer faithful were greeted to the sight they've waited on for a good, long while. Their name popped up on the screen and it marked an end to many years of disappointment.