It was on enemy turf that the Trojans made the statement loud and clear.
While Ladd-Peebles Stadium was very much a “home game” for Troy in this bowl matchup, I find it interesting the battle was won on the stomping grounds of in-state rival South Alabama.
Troy completed its first 10-win season on the FBS level and two of its most significant victories of the season on the home field of a Sun Belt school that many believed would severely hurt the Troy program.
When South Alabama announced its intentions to begin a football program with a full transition into the Football Bowl Subdivision by 2013, those in the Troy camp had to fear what impact it might have on their own football program.