Congrats to Millsaps on an awesome season. It's always tough for such a special season to end.

W&J had a great game plan and did what they needed to do to win. The long, ball-control drives kept Millsaps' offense off of the field and their inability to score TD's when they were inside the 10 was huge. I think that the Millsaps defense did enough to keep them in the game, but the big runs by the W&J RB was the difference maker.

Keep your heads up Majors, keep that momentum going for next year!!

Good luck to MHB next weekend against W&J.

Quote from: exmajor on November 22, 2008, 03:11:35 PM
Millsaps holds La Grange and takes the ball over on downs, this defense is characterized by a bend but not break attitude

I could not agree more. Defensively, Millsaps does not seem to give up too many long, sustained drives BUT they give up way too many big plays that lead to scores. As they get deeper in the playoffs, they will need all of the offense they can get to offset what they give up on defense. Also, Millsaps seems to give up too many long kick returns. Since they kick off so much, their return teams get quite a workout. But their defense does seem to step up when they need to, and in the end this is truly what matters.

LaGrange played a very good game offensively, but had absolutely no answer for Millsaps' high powered offense. Juan seemed a little off target in the forth quarter but was his usual self for 3 quarters and had a solid game.

Props to the kicking game today, two great punts and both field goals were made. This could be a difference maker in the closer games that are sure to come.

Congrats to the Majors and the SCAC for a playoff win.

I'm looking forward to next Sat. against W&J.....

En-route to Jackson...

I hope the Majors take care of business today, I'm sure LaGrange will be pumped for the big game.

The SCAC badly needs a playoff win.

GO MAJORS!!

Quote from: MajorDad on November 03, 2008, 01:33:30 PM
Fully understand that. Mississippi Miricle = Good Taste....San Antonio Slaughter = Not so good. This of course is my opinion. Dead horse, I'm moving on......

After reading the article for the first time, I simply thought the choice of words had something to do with Halloween just being the day before  8)

Great game yesterday for Millsaps in San Antonio. Though I would chime in with my thoughts/observations on the game.

First off, the temperature was not too bad, but the sun was very intense and made it seem much hotter than it was. This fact was evident in seeing several players on the sidelines fighting cramps. I'm sure Millsaps was happy to be in their all white gear  .

As several have said, Millsaps was just too good offensively. Trinity could not figure out how to stop the Majors. Trinity was respecting the pass so much that the middle of the field was a parking lot that the coaches quickly capitalized on and is reflected in the rushing yards that Juan was able to compile. Millsaps did a good job of balancing the offense with their rushing attack, with some hard running by several of Millsaps RB's. When Juan did pass, the o-line gave him plenty of time to find someone. Trinity did a decent job of covering, it was just a matter of Juan making his decisions so quickly and his passes were exactly where they needed to be. One other thing that was a huge factor IMO was yards after the catch. Millsaps receivers did an outstanding job of getting another 5-10 yards after the catch time after time.

I think TigerDad hit the nail of the head RE Millsaps defense. They definitely bent (a little more than I would have liked) but did not break. Trinity was able to move the ball with some big plays and kept themselves in the game until the middle of the 4th quarter. The first interception in the end zone was the back breaker for Trinity, it was one of those "look what I found" interceptions that the DB did not see until it hit him in the hands. All in all, the defense did step up in the end and make plays when they had to. Hopefully the next two weeks will give coach Dubose some time to get his defense back to where they should be, since that was the one spot where Millsaps seemed the most vulnerable.

For those just seeing the score, this game was MUCH closer than the scoreboard showed. Trinity was within 15 early in the 4th quarter and was driving for another score when Millsaps intercepted in the end zone. But once Millsaps got their hands on the ball again, Trinity did not have an anwser.

Thanks to the Tigers for a great game and this should be a great rivalry for years to come.

Wow, I can't believe Nov. 1st is finally here!! Both Millsaps and Trinity have been pretty steady this year and hopefully the Majors will come off of their rest week ready to play. I'm looking forward to seeing what a full 4 quarters of football from the Millsaps firsts teamers will produce, I know that everyone will need to 'leave it all on the field' for a victory from the home team Tigers.

A few comments have been made RE the travel... I made the trip a couple of times from Jackson to San Antonio 'back in the day' and remember it not really being an issue. You just learn to accept the situation being in DIII. Especially now in the era of ipods, iphones, etc., the trip will fly by for the guys.

I will be heading down from Austin Saturday morning with the family and hope to see some old friends and maybe meet some of the regulars here on the board.

It has been very enjoyable keeping track of the SCAC this season, hopefully it is a sign of good things to come for the conference.


GO MAJORS!!!


Bryan

Quote from: roocru on October 20, 2008, 09:57:29 PM

Quote from: roocru on October 19, 2008, 09:06:16 PM
On another note;   

I am proud of the resurgence of the Roos!  I have not seen Rhodes since AC joined the conference.  Can anyone give me some info on their offense, defense, best players, etc.?  What can I expect when I watch the Homecoming game this weekend??

One more try!   

Defensively pretty strong...

6th in the nation in rushing defense (1st in the SCAC)
26th in total defense (2nd in SCAC)
1st in the nation in sacks
4th in the nation in tackles for loss

See http://web1.ncaa.org/football/exec/rankingSummary?year=2008&org=573

Stats do not look so favorable on the offensive side...


Bryan

Quote from: Ralph Turner on October 01, 2008, 10:59:16 PM
Welcome Bryan...

Always good to have new posters!   

Thanks Ralph.

I been following for a couple of years now and have been following the Majors with great interest.

I could have sworn that Pat said that BSC dominated Rhodes, but he either edited his post or it's the wine 

I'm in Austin, TX and look forward to making the trek down to San Antonio on Nov. 1st. Hopefully Millsaps will not slip up before then.


Bryan

Quote from: Wes Anderson on October 01, 2008, 09:00:56 PM

Quote from: Major_Fan on October 01, 2008, 08:06:34 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on October 01, 2008, 01:19:04 PM
On a side note, the player selected went 27-for-42 ... and then ANOTHER 10-for-11 on top of that.

If we're looking at that angle, then Juan threw ANOTHER three TDs on top of the QB selected...

Well, f we're looking at that angle, Juan did that against a crummy Rhodes team, while young Mr. Berg achieved his successes against a darned fine St. Olaf group.

First time post, but I could not resist...

From NCAA stats.....

Rhodes ranks 67th nationally in pass defense and 9th in total defense (#1 in the SCAC)

St. Olaf ranks 170th in pass defense and 49th in total defense.

I'm just sayin'.....


Bryan