Following on Bedtime's post from last week, this is from Trinity's website:

http://www.trinitytigers.com/legends/Roy_Hampton

I sure am thankful I got to watch this guy play football, but I'm more thankful for the chance to have known my friend Roy.

Nice update on Trinity former All-SCAC linebacker Andrew Clavenna:

http://web.trinity.edu/x17324.xml

Live stats show 10-3 TU at the half, now 27-9 TU in the 4th.  4 minutes and change to go.

I'm happy to see Trinity off to a good start this year.  I know they haven't hit the meat of the schedule yet, but there's something to be said for building confidence and momentum early in the season.  Sounds like a fun team to watch so far.

It's a 5-6 hour drive to Jackson.  In retrospect, I should have made it, but hindsight - as Coach Dubose knows - is 20/20.  You know it's a special moment in Trinity/SCAC/D-III football history when this TU/UGA alum is getting a dozen "holy s---" and "way to go Trinity" text messages and voicemails from the inebriated red-clad masses in Jacksonville and St. Simons last night.  I'll have half the lawyers in Atlanta voting on ESPN by Monday afternoon.

The Georgia folks, by the way, LOVE the notion of Mike Dubose losing a football game.  Doesn't seem to matter what level the game is on.

I, for one, am happy to see Millsaps playing so well this season (and ranked in the top 25 no less).  It is always a red-letter game for the Tigers, and I think the Majors' success the last two seasons made this one a whole lot sweeter.

Don't really have an opinion on the homefield advantage issue - I watched a lot of SCAC football over 5 seasons and never saw anything that I saw (speaking objectively years later) as outright/blatant homecooking by the officials.  Did the close calls sometimes go the way of the home team a little too often?  Sure, but as others have already indicated, that's to be expected.

Depauw has its share of homefield advantages as well.  It stands alone among SCAC stadiums as being the only one where bees literally attacked me in the press box.  That wasn't cool.

On a completely unrelated note, if anyone in San Antonio would like to airmail me a tub of gravy from Good Time Charlie's on Broadway, I'd be grateful.

Glad to see TU pick up a much-needed win to start things off in conference play.  It's just hearsay from me, since I wasn't a TU follower until '98 (although '98-'02 were great years to be following TUF), but I believe there was a time before Burton/Hampton where the Tigers won games chiefly by running the ball and shutting the other team down with a stout defense (and I also believe there were guys named "Doran" intimately involved on both sides of that equation).  Perhaps the program is starting to rediscover that formula.

Now we just need Oglethorpe to start a football team so I can catch a game every once in awhile.

Quote from: Ron Boerger (BfB) on August 27, 2006, 09:08:44 PM
Trinity season preview and at a glance from the San Antonio Express-News.

Interesting SCAC prediction from the crack E-N staff:
1. Trinity
2. DePauw
3. Centre
4. Austin College
5. Sewanee
6. Rose-Hulman  <--- Ooopsie !!!
7. Millsaps
8. Rhodes

Yeah, saw that today (enjoying the last few days of vacation in SA) and also couldn't help but wonder if they were unable to find a better picture to use above the article... I mean, every QB loves his linemen, but geez.  Also noticed the absence of Tyler Flynn from the "Best Players" list.  All in all, not the E-N's finest effort.

TU2698 -

Not trying to jinx anyone, and I'm well aware of TU's recent history.  I was at Millsaps in 2000, and was listening on line in 2003 when Rhodes got the upset win.

I'm not suggesting they sit the starters, crank up the HSU-UMHB film, and not worry about the last 3 games here.  I'm suggesting that they start getting extremely focused and put these last 3 regular season opponents away in a manner that lets everyone know they're ready for the playoffs.

IMO, Centre was the last, best chance for TU to gauge itself heading towards season's end (a quality win over W&L, wins against Rhodes and Millsaps already, historically a good program that gives TU some competition), and the Tigers passed with flying colors.

Must've been some great defensive performances in the SCAC this week - 3 players from the conference named to d3football.com's Team of the Week.  Congrats to all of those guys.

As far as my TU Tigers go, I can't say I really care who is at QB, as long as the wins keep coming.  After watching Burton and Hampton TU fans are bound to need some time to adjust to an offense that doesn't prominently feature 4 and 5-WR sets, but TU has won running the ball in the past, and this team is proving that they can in the present and future.  I was a bit surprised by the Centre score - I expected them to be more of a test, even in San Antonio.  But with the Colonels in the rearview I think it's time the Tigers found another gear and got ready for whichever ASC team awaits them come playoff time.

What's an aspersion?

Well, yes, because Memphis might well be affected by Rita come Sunday, whereas Minneapolis will not.

Coincidentally, I'm leaving in a few minutes for the airport.  Destination Memphis.  Hotty totty, etc.

Disappointing move by them.  You would've thought they'd learned their lesson with malcontent Koren Robinson.  There's really one spot left, and Urban just went from having about a 50-50 shot (Hackett being his primary opposition) to a 33% shot.

Belhaven
HSU by 3
LC
McMurry
ETBU
TU
Millsaps
Rowan
SJU