By Cheval John
The 91st edition of the Battle of The Piney Woods took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Saturday afternoon.
The rivalry between Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin State University has become a part of the sports culture in the city of Houston.
Every year, the Battle of the Piney Woods has seen record crowds at NRG Stadium.
It really wasn’t a surprise that the Bearkats defeated the Lumberjacks 63-28 with twenty-eight of those points happening in the first quarter.
Maybe it was a surprise that SHSU’s quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe threw a Bearkat record of 7 touchdown passes in a single matchup against their rivals.
Or that the Bearkats (4-0 overall, 3-0 Southland Conference), also ranked No.2 in the country, had 653 total yards of offense, which was also the #botpw record.
If you were a Sam Houston State fan, you are happy to see this.
Even the people behind the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Twitter account have to agree.
If you are a Stephen F. Austin State University fan, you had to feel sick to your stomach as this lady pointed out in this tweet.
The biggest surprise is that the Battle of the Piney Woods hashtag #botpw was trending on Twitter.
I did not expect to see #botpw trending because normally college football matchups in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) would usually trend if these teams are colleges like the University of Texas, which of course trended after their epic lost to Oklahoma State.
The fact that a college football matchup between two FCS universities trended on Twitter shows how far this rivalry has come in the city of Houston.
Also, it shows how far the FCS has gained respect to a degree in the college football world.
You would only know about college football universities in the FCS level when national media outlets mainly ESPN would televised the NCAA FCS Championships.
Or if the FCS colleges are facing teams in the FBS.
The athletic administrators from the two universities along with the staff of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment were able to put together an awesome football matchup at NRG Stadium year after year.
And their hard work and dedication led to the Battle of the Piney Woods to stand out from the other college football matchups on Twitter.
This shows that if you want to stand out from the crowd, you need to put in the work and dedication to be successful in your business and career.
And also solve a problem for your audience because people will instantly trust you because you solved their problem.
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By Cheval John
The 91st edition of the Battle of The Piney Woods took place at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Saturday afternoon.
The rivalry between Sam Houston State University and Stephen F. Austin State University has become a part of the sports culture in the city of Houston.
Every year, the Battle of the Piney Woods has seen record crowds at NRG Stadium.
It really wasn’t a surprise that the Bearkats defeated the Lumberjacks 63-28 with twenty-eight of those points happening in the first quarter.
Maybe it was a surprise that SHSU’s quarterback Jeremiah Briscoe threw a Bearkat record of 7 touchdown passes in a single matchup against their rivals.
Or that the Bearkats (4-0 overall, 3-0 Southland Conference), also ranked No.2 in the country, had 653 total yards of offense, which was also the #botpw record.
If you were a Sam Houston State fan, you are happy to see this.
Even the people behind the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Twitter account have to agree.
If you are a Stephen F. Austin State University fan, you had to feel sick to your stomach as this lady pointed out in this tweet.
The biggest surprise is that the Battle of the Piney Woods hashtag #botpw was trending on Twitter.
I did not expect to see #botpw trending because normally college football matchups in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) would usually trend if these teams are colleges like the University of Texas, which of course trended after their epic lost to Oklahoma State.
The fact that a college football matchup between two FCS universities trended on Twitter shows how far this rivalry has come in the city of Houston.
Also, it shows how far the FCS has gained respect to a degree in the college football world.
You would only know about college football universities in the FCS level when national media outlets mainly ESPN would televised the NCAA FCS Championships.
Or if the FCS colleges are facing teams in the FBS.
The athletic administrators from the two universities along with the staff of Lone Star Sports and Entertainment were able to put together an awesome football matchup at NRG Stadium year after year.
And their hard work and dedication led to the Battle of the Piney Woods to stand out from the other college football matchups on Twitter.
This shows that if you want to stand out from the crowd, you need to put in the work and dedication to be successful in your business and career.
And also solve a problem for your audience because people will instantly trust you because you solved their problem.
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About Cheval John
Cheval John is the Founder and CEO of Vallano Media, LLC, a marketing agency which helps small to mid-sized businesses use social media correctly to build a loyal following and in the process become more profitable. Cheval is also the host of "What's The Word?" a podcast about finding out what inspires people to choose their respective careers and how social media impacted their lives and business. He is the author of two books including the Amazon Best-Seller, "8 Lessons Every Podcaster Needs To Learn." He has spoken at Social Media Week Lima in Ohio and at Social Media Day Houston 2017 about topics around live streaming and podcasting. Cheval has been featured in media outlets including Ebony Magazine, Social Media Today and Forbes. He was named a Houston Top 25 Social Media Power Influencer (2016 and 2017) and a Twitter Top 50 Influencer by Onalytica in 2018.