Rachel Crader is the editor of semoball.com. She graduated from the University of Missouri School of Journalism in May of 2009 before spending the summer covering the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas.

Highlights from Rachel's days in college include having a class down the hall from Chase Daniel and having NCAA wrestling champion Ben Askren hold the door open for her at Brady Commons, Mizzou's student center. She spent time covering Mizzou basketball, softball and baseball while working for the Columbia Missourian and is excited to return home to Southeast Missouri to cover local sports for semoball.com.

Rachel has covered three Southeast Missourian Christmas Tournaments for the Southeast Missourian and semoball.com, and she'll see you courtside again this year.

SEMO football picked last in the OVC

Posted Monday, July 27, 2009, at 2:13 PM

I just posted two stories on semoball.com about the release of the OVC's preseaon polling today.

Two players, wide receiver Walter Peoples and punter Doug Spada, were named to the preseason All-OVC team.

The Redhawks, though, were picked to finish last in the conference, tying with Austin Peay for the fewest votes from members of the media and sports information offices.

I guess this shouldn't come as any sort of a surprise at this point...

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They will not be last!

-- Posted by Sportsdoc on Mon, Jul 27, 2009, at 4:14 PM

Rachel Crader's response:
Where do you think the team will finish, Sportsdoc?

Looking forward to seeing any players in particular this season?
Very excited about the development of previous starters and backups. Exceptional recruiting year. Expect improvement on the line... both sides. I think H2 (Henry Harris) will run for minimum of 700 yards this year. Expect strong season from Matt Scheible. Walter Peoples will lead the OVC in receptions. I think we are packed this year at LB and Safety. Expect a 6-5 season. Finish 4th in the OVC.

-- Posted by Sportsdoc on Mon, Jul 27, 2009, at 6:16 PM
Sorry, almost forgot. Doug Spada will lead the nation in Punting!

-- Posted by Sportsdoc on Mon, Jul 27, 2009, at 6:19 PM
sportsdoc,

You expect them to go 6-5 on the year. Thats cool, go game by game and give me their wins and losses this year.

I say*******at best********they beat quincy, ap, murray, and tech. That puts them 4-7 in my book. However, I don't think they wil make it to 4-7 and finish 3-8.

-- Posted by Counter Top on Mon, Jul 27, 2009, at 7:20 PM
How many new coaching staffs is this program allowed to have? I mean they just changed staffs a couple of years ago; this program has never been a winner, in D1.

-- Posted by semoredhawk on Tue, Jul 28, 2009, at 1:41 PM

Rachel Crader's response:
This.

At some point, the string of coaching failures gets so long that there is a need to look for other reasons for the teams lack of success.

For example, program will probably always struggles with the facilities they currently have, which is something I know has been said a million times before.

Not to say that I think the current staff is good or bad, just that this staff and any other staff that would ever come to SEMO will need some help from the school and the boosters. That is just the reality -- sad, good, fair, unfair or otherwise.

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