Just read the Berry write up and it confirms the 2017 starters at QB & RB, both All-Conference, are not returning for 2018.

Quote from: BerryViking92 on July 19, 2018, 12:37:22 PM

Quote from: BerryCollegeFan on July 19, 2018, 10:04:03 AM
Good to see Berry and Centre getting some early votes. 

It'll be interesting to see if Berry can continue their strong results from the past 2 years.  Especially breaking in a new QB.

Shouldn't the QB be a senior this year?

I've heard that of last year's starting backfield two were Seniors and two are not coming back. 

Quote from: BerryViking92 on November 13, 2017, 09:04:55 AM
Regular season thoughts:  So proud of the Berry players and staff.  Undefeated seasons are hard to come by.  Other than Austin and Sewanee our games weren't total blow outs... these guys found a way to win.  And the coaching staff gave a masters level lesson on clock management Saturday.  Truly masterful. 

I agree with most of all of what you say BerryViking92.  Next year the Vikings will return 6 starters on offense and only 3 on defense.  I do believe a lot of underclassmen saw playing time this year, so the cupboard isn't bare.  But we can't think about next year cause we still got work to do this year.  The team and coaches can't be satisfied and must continue to get better.  The teams coming up are better than any Berry has ever played.

The team did find ways to win, but often did not impress with their physicality.  The teams coming up will be physical and if the Vikes can't dish it out, they will go home.  With the skill players Berry has the run game should never get stuffed as it has at times this year.

I'd like to see the OC get the play in quicker.  Why go no huddle if you're not going up tempo.  They have a chance to wear down the defense, but don't.  Some times I'm sitting there saying "Get the play in.....get the play in....for gosh sakes please get the play in". 

And does Berry have any short-intermediate possession routes?  90% of the time on 3rd & 6 or 7 they fling the ball incomplete on fly routes 60 yards downfield, then punt.

But yes, a great year and excited about this Saturday...but not satisfied.  I think this team has the chance to be even better and be special.

Quote from: albatross on October 15, 2017, 12:43:51 PM
What started as a 13-0 Berry lead at halftime and a 20-10 margin at the start of the 4th ended up a 34-10 final. The Viking defense was really the difference in this game, and they controlled things for most of the game.

Berry will likely end up the undefeated conference champion, unless Trinity catches them napping at the tail end of a long road trip.

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On another note, I can't believe how far Hendrix has had to travel this year: road games include Trinity, Sewanee, Berry, and Centre and are the farthest trips they could possibly take. Non-conference helped in that both were home games at least to make it 6 home and 4 away...

That should make for a pretty nice home schedule next season for an improved team at least!

Trinity comes to Berry on Nov 11

Quote from: albatross on October 11, 2017, 04:51:36 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on October 11, 2017, 04:43:15 PM
Austin's game at Trinity on Nov 4 moved from 1pm to 6pm so it can be broadcast live on something called Citywide Sports Network, apparently a local effort in San Antonio that shows college games of local interest on the lesser channels in town (like the CW affilliate).   Most of the time they broadcast UTSA football.

http://www.acroos.com/sports/fball/2017-18/releases/20171011lo5gmp

How's THAT for good local coverage! 

I like it!!

Enjoyed the article on Berry.  Thanks Pat.

SAA games are now available on Roku, Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV

http://www.saa-sports.com/general/2017-18/releases/20170929kp5z6g

Rome News-Tribune, October 4, 2017.  Great job Berry!
http://www.northwestgeorgianews.com/rome/sports/colleges/college-football-vikings-having-breakout-season-at-halfway-point/article_6a6d0e94-a8b2-11e7-8b15-9be28a43daf9.html

Quote from: Bombers798891 on October 03, 2017, 11:35:45 AM
To begin with, I think we overestimate the number of people who have no clue about Berry hosting Centre on Saturday, who then pick up the paper that morning, read about it, and decide to go on a whim.

But the larger issue is that, it's easy to say "Write an article previewing the home football game on the October 14th and send it to the local outlets." Until the soccer coaches want to know why you didn't send anything about their Senior Day games that took place on the 15th. And the volleyball coach is upset because they were hosting a Youth Day on the 15th, and that's something the community would have been interested in, so why didn't you send the local media outlets something about that? And how come you didn't preview the cross-country invitational on the 14th? Or the golf matches? How come you're not working to get those coaches a weekly spot on the radio?

I once interviewed a AD at a super-successful high school. And when I asked him what the trick was to having so much all-sports success, he said "I have to remember that for every coach and every athlete, their sport is the biggest deal to them." I'm not comparing D-III to HS sports, but outside of D-I, where certain sports just have revenue realities others don't, that's a good philosophy to use (and this doesn't even get into Title IX issues with some of the promotion/publicity). Every time we add one task a week like this to an SIDs plate, we're really adding half a dozen. And often, it's already a full plate

So, the SID can submit a short article for publication about the upcoming home football game with championship implications between two undefeated conference rivals (as was the case when Berry hosted Centre), or about the mediocre cross country team running at a meet in Tennessee.  The choice is obvious. 

At most schools no sport is going to bring the crowds, the exposure, or the revenue that football brings regardless of division.  Priorities have to be given for the sports in-season, the teams competing for championships, the teams playing at home, and the teams bringing in the revenue. 

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 26, 2017, 11:58:27 PM

Quote from: Pat Coleman on September 26, 2017, 09:08:26 PM

Quote from: Clark Kent on September 26, 2017, 08:58:58 PM
You folks probably won't believe it, but some of Berry's players played before much bigger crowds in high school.

This conference has schools in Texas. They also have high school football.n

And at least ten stadiums (not including facilities under construction in McKinney or Katy) seating 15K or more: http://www.wideopencountry.com/10-biggest-high-school-football-stadiums-texas/

@Ron Boerger  Texas has great high school football but my comment was specifically about Berry.  I mentioned GA, TN and AL because that is Berry's primary recruiting area.  Berry is located in GA, but only an hour from TN and 20 minutes from AL. 

A new DIII record of 37,355 fans saw St. Thomas (MN) defeat Saint John's (MN) 20-17 on Saturday at Target Field!!

You folks have sorta made my point for me.  I've had this discussion with sports editor friends for the last 10-12 years.  My point to them is technology has changed everything.  People don't need local papers, local radio, or local tv stations anymore to get news about national events, the Braves, Falcons, UGA, etc.  The read local papers or listen to local radio to know what is going on in their community.  They want to read about local news, the local schools, who won the big high school game Friday night, and they want to see the names of their kids, grandkids, nieces, nephews, neighbors in the paper.  Heck they'll buy 10 copies when that happens. 

So, for a small school in a small town market, ala Berry, it would pay huge dividends to cultivate relationships with the local news media.  It's called selling the program.  It's not collecting information and waiting on the writers to call, but it's being proactive.  Why not have Coach K on WRGA radio every Tuesday night for 30 minutes during the drive home?  Why not go speak to the Rotary Club, Kiwanis, Quarterback Club etc.?  Why not send out articles of reasonable size to local media outlets highlighting the upcoming game?  Then when ole Joe picks up the paper Saturday morning to see if Rome High, Cartersville or Calhoun won on Friday night, he might just see an article about Berry hosting Centre on Saturday and decide to take the family. 

In a nutshell, I'm high on the potential of Berry's athletic programs.  I don't want Berry to be happy with 2,400 attendance for a football game nor content with being co-Champs of the SAA.  Lets shoot for 5,000+ attendance and National Championships.  With the talent in the states of Georgia, Alabama and Tennessee, the facilities and the campus, the coaching staff, and the reputation of the school itself, it can happen.  But ya got to get out there and sell it.  You folks probably won't believe it, but some of Berry's players played before much bigger crowds in high school....regularly.  And nothing makes a better impression on a recruit than standing on the sideline with a big, excited crowd behind you. 

I'd like nothing more than to see Valhalla being enlarged 5 years from now.  Hook 'en Vikes!

Berry's game stats show attendance at 2,382 for the Centre game. That's disappointing.  Maybe the count is only the folks that purchased tickets and excludes the freebies such as player's tickets for family etc.   I expected 5,000+ for two undefeated conference rivals going head to head after a 21-19 thriller last year.  I thought Centre would bring a bigger crowd.     

This week I kept looking in the Rome newspaper for a pregame article.  There was nothing.  So how are people to know?  Most local news sports departments have few people.  They rely on the high school coaches or AD's, and area college SID's to feed them information.  One has to write the article for them in order to get it published.  Come on Berry.  When Hendrix comes to town in a few weeks, feed the local paper the week prior to the game.  Get the word out there and lets pack Valhalla.  It's a great venue, tickets are cheaper than the high school games, and the atmosphere is electric.  It's a fun time. 

Quote from: BerryViking92 on September 25, 2017, 10:05:06 AM
The Centre QB was also quite elusive.  We got to him a few times, but he could really step out of trouble.  They are a good team, and unlikely to lose again.

I agree on Centre's QB.  He slipped away several times when I thought he was going down. 

In the 1st half Centre won the battle in the trenches and was much more physical than Berry.  Berry responded in the 2nd half with some physicality of their own, especially defensively.  Berry shut down Centre's run game holding Carnell to 56 yds, 95 below his average.  But Berry wasn't much better especially after the Vikings starting RB went out.  His replacement did a good job with 83 yds, mostly in the 2nd half, and moved the chains.
It was truly a team win for Berry with lots of folks contributing.

Centre is definitely very good and well coached. 

Quote from: BerryCollegeFan on September 07, 2017, 10:43:55 AM
Dale was picked twice?  I don't remember that and I don't see it in the stats either...  He did have two TD passes.

http://www.berryvikings.com/sports/fball/2017-18/boxscores/20170902_6c5l.xml

Also didn't play about 6 minutes of the 3rd and the 4th qtr due to the hard hit from the targeting penalty.

Sorry I misspoke.  Read the stats wrong.  You are correct, no int's for Dale. 

Yes I saw Dale go out, but don't remember it being a targeting penalty.  My recollection is the targeting penalty with ejection was a hit on Adcock, while Dale was out.  I think Dale was hurt when he ran the ball.  Would have to replay the livestream. 

Excited about seeing the Vikes live and in person Saturday night.  If you're in north Georgia, Rome and Valhalla are the place to be this Saturday evening.  Hook'em Vikes!!