Scanning the SoCon Returns for a Second Season

One of the must-read columns for fans of any Southern Conference basketball program last year was the "Scanning the SoCon" series over at Mocs Mania. The weekly series collected bloggers covering four schools (Davidson, Chattanooga, Citadel and UNC Greensboro) and would preview the week ahead including must-see matchups, team reviews, previews and power rankings.

Well, good news for you SoCon fanatics out there, Scanning the SoCon is back for the 2012-2013 season and bigger than ever. This year there will be a blogger representing all twelve Southern Conference teams including yours truly representing the Cougars. Here's the rundown:

Appalachian State- Yosef's Cabin
Chattanooga- Mocs Mania
College of Charleston- King Kresse
Davidson- Davidson Cats Message Board
Elon- Elon Pendulum Student Newspaper
Furman- The UFFP Message Board
Georgia Southern- GSU Fans Message Board
Samford- Samford Bulldogs Message Board
The Citadel- The Sports Arsenal
UNC-Greensboro- UNCG Basketball Fan
Western Carolina- Catamount Sports Blog
Wofford- Terrier Fans Message Board

Before the season even begins, every day a new blogger will preview their teams upcoming season. We started today with Elon and will conclude on November 3rd with Chattanooga (Cougars will be posted November 2nd). Immediately after that we will host the first of three roundtable discussions in which all twelve bloggers will go over predictions, potential story lines going into the season, awards candidates, games to watch and other fun stuff. And it doesn't even stop there! Just like last season, every Monday the standard Scanning the SoCon column will be posted. That will consist of four selected bloggers reviewing the week and previewing the next, answering a few questions about their team and talking the usual amount of trash.

It all results in A LOT of frequent Southern Conference basketball coverage and a ton of different voices and opinions. The Scanning the SoCon series provides coverage of the conference unlike anything you get from national media outlets. It's all Southern Conference hoops, all the time and I'm so excited to be representing the Cougars in this endeavor. I'll be posting links to the weekly series as well as copying what coverage I contribute to Mocs Mania here directly onto King Kresse. So check back frequently and feel free to email me or comment on the posts with anything you'd like to hear discussed. Thanks for reading and GO COUGARS!