THE C-J CUP RUNS THROUGH SUNDAY.. OCTOBER 23RD. <> THE GEORGIA SOUTHERN EAGLES GAVE THE FANS IN STATESBORO PLENTY TO CHEER ABOUT BACK ON SATURDAY NIGHT. THE EAGLES PICKED UP A WIN OVER A NATIONALLY RANKED OPPONENANT AND THE 12TH MAN PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE VICTORY. OF COARSE, THAT 12TH MAN....THE FANS. OH, THE POWER OF PAULSON IS REAL, AS YOU'RE ABOUT TO LEARN IN A NEW SOUTHERN ROUTES. LOWER THIRDS POWER OF PAULSON/GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNDEFEATED AT HOME (0:01) KYLE VANTREASE/GEORGIA SOUTHERN QB (0:27) TYLER BRIDE/GEORGIA SOUTHERN DB (0:35) CLAY HELTON/HEAD COACH (1:11) THEY START THEM YOUNG IN STATESBORO. WHILE THIS LITTLE ONE DOESN'T KNOW IT YET.....THERE'S GOING TO BE PLENTY TO CHEER ABOUT IN THE YEARS AHEAD. YOU SEE....WHEN GEORGIA SOUTHERN TAKES THE FIELD IN FRONT OF THE HOMETOWN FANS......THOSE FANS USUALLY LEAVE HAPPY. THE EAGLES OWN A HOME WINNING PERCENTAGE OF 819...THAT'S 208 WINS ALL TIME AT THE PLACE COINED THE PRETTIEST LITTLE STADIUM IN AMERICA. SOT OVER THE WEEKEND, THE HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE WAS ONCE AGAIN ON DISPLAY. LED BY THE CHEERS OF THE NEARLY 20,000 FANS IN ATTENDANCE, GEORGIA SOUTHERN RALLIED PAST 25TH RANKED AND THEN UNDEFEATED JAMES MADISON....IT WAS THE SECOND TIME SINCE JOINING THE FBS, THE EAGLES KNOCKED OFF A TEAM RANKED IN ASSOCIATED PRESS TOP 25 IN STATESBORO....WITH THE VICTORY, SOUTHERN IMPROVING TO 3-0 AT HOME THIS SEASON. SOT AFTER SPENDING MUCH OF THE FIRST HALF OF THE SEASON ON THE ROAD, THE EAGLES WILL PLAY THREE OF THEIR FINAL FOUR GAMES OF THE SEASON AT PAULSON STADIUM....WHERE THEY'LL LOOK TO THE FANS TO HELP THEM REACH BOWL ELIGIBILITY AND POSSIBLY A SPOT IN THE SUN BELT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. SOT GEORGIA SOUTHERN TRAVELS TO NORFOLK, VIRGINIA THIS WEEKEND TO FACE OLD DOMINION