Georgia Southern Notebook

They say failing to prepare is preparing for failure.

Well, Tony Gibson made sure his West Virginia University defensive players had their T's crossed and there I's dotted during last night’s impressive 44-0 shutout victory over Georgia Southern.

Because Georgia Southern is so unique and so unusual in what it does, Gibson said he had to begin preparing for the Eagles as early as last spring.

“In 2005, we played an option team (Wofford) but, no disrespect to them, it wasn’t Georgia Southern,” said Gibson. “This team went into the Swamp (two years ago) and put up 400 yards. In 2011, these guys went to Alabama when they won a national championship and got Alabama for 300-some yards rushing – NC…