Quote from: BerryViking92 on May 06, 2021, 10:05:59 AM
Man hate to see Coach Duncan, and his play calling, go.  Best of luck to him at Rhodes ... I wonder who will get the OC job??

I believe Coach Colin Duling will get the nod as OC and an OLine coach will be hired to take Coach Duncan's place

Quote from: BSCpanthers on February 20, 2021, 09:07:27 PM
So on April 10th Brevard(USA South member) is playing Suwanee(SAA) member.  If they can make this happen, then what is stopping Huntingdon and BSC getting on the field this spring??? 

Time to make this a reality!!!

So someone actually took Suwanee up on their crazy COVID testing procedures and requirements.

As far as I know, Rhodes is still playing games and as above, the plan is for them to play at Berry Feb. 27th @ 2pm. A lot could change between now and then, with everyone, but have been told they are still planning on playing.

Quote from: BerryViking92 on November 19, 2019, 01:10:39 PM
I may be wrong, but I guess we are paying the price for the disaster that was the Birmingham Southern game (really, what happened that day?  I was listening and turned it off after about  5 minutes.   We basically crush everyone all season long ... except for the much closer Trinity game.... and just didn't show up one week).  With the ranking we had prior to losing that game ... we prob would have gotten a "better" 2nd round game.  I literally groaned when I saw Mary Hardin Baylor.  As someone said earlier ... we are just going to have to win one of these games (or at least be competitive) to earn a bit more respect.  A 70 point loss isn't going to help matters.

Of course, no one needs to overlook Huntington.  We will have to play very well to make the 2nd round.

We never play well at Birmingham Southern in the first place. I have no idea why, but I have watched all of the games at BSC in person over the 7 years and we never look like the same team that played the week before or the week after. This year, the D gave up the 2 big runs in the 1st quarter and the O struggled playing catch-up. Moved the ball well in between the 10s but couldn't get in the end zone. It was homecoming for BSC, at night and we didn't match their intensity.

Had we went 10-0 and been ranked 7th where we were before the loss, I doubt we get UMHB 2nd round, but would get them sooner or later after that. You are correct on the fans travel. Hard enough to find affordable airplane tickets on Thanksgiving weekend when you are booking them the Sunday before to begin with and now going back to the same place the next year makes it harder. If I had a player going, I would find a way to make it, but outside of that, I doubt many go.

Huntingdon will be a good game on Saturday. Berry will have to play well to have a chance to go back to Belton.

The best 32 are never in any field anywhere.
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Correct. I know this, but it doesn't mean I have to like it. LOL. Until someone comes up with something better, I think its the best it can be. Everyone knows going into the season that you win the conference, you are in. If you don't, you are at the mercy of the committee and those 5 at-large bids. Heck, there are 65 teams that get into March Madness and still there are teams getting left at home that feel they should have gotten an invite.

Quote from: BerryCollegeFan on November 18, 2019, 10:47:56 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on November 17, 2019, 05:39:07 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on November 17, 2019, 09:09:14 AM
The projected bracket keeps Berry away from last year's second-round matchup with UMHB; may they be correct.  Good luck, Vikings - here's hoping you make if further this year than last!

Never mind.  Huntington-Berry winner gets UMHB (in all likelihood) in second round again.

Very disappointed they couldn't find some other way to match these teams.  SAA continues to get 1st seed matchups in the 2nd round.  Last year 2 SAA teams got 1st seed match-ups after Berry and Centre won first round, they played the eventual championship contenders.  Might have been different if Berry hadn't laid an egg against Birmingham Southern but you never know.

Well now, they just need to win and plan for Belton again.

I would think it would have been different had Berry went 10-0 and been ranked higher in the RR. I believe the SAA will continue to see this kind of bracketing until someone can get past the 2nd round a few times. Fortunately for Berry, they get a home game in the first round because of the 500 mile radius 'rule'. They are really a lower seeded team getting to host.

I continue to be not a fan of the way D3 does their playoffs. Yes, I understand the need to save money in the first round and the 500 mile radius, but that doesn't mean I have to like it. I also hate the fact that the best 32 aren't in the field. As a Berry fan, yes, I'm thankful for the AQ due to winning the conference, but there are some very good teams sitting at home that are probably a lot better than teams getting an AQ. I don't have a great answer for it and I know its because there are so many teams in D3 that it would be a 'March Madness' scenario if everybody that deserved to be in was in and that can't happen. I know, until I have a good solution, don't complain......lol.

Quote from: jekelish on November 16, 2019, 09:46:39 PM
I just wanna give a shoutout to Austin College QB Colt Collins, who ended his career today with 190 passing yards and 172 rushing yards at Berry, and basically rewrote the 'Roo record books this season. Leaves as the all time leader in career total offense, career passing yards, single season total offense, and single season passing yards — all records set this year. Nearly 8500 yards of total offense in just over three seasons as the program's starter. He was fun to watch. Not always the most efficient (never got to 50% completions) but somehow managed to put up huge numbers week after week.

I enjoyed watching him play Saturday.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on November 26, 2018, 01:59:07 PM
I expect the SAA to be a real shootout next year.

Centre is consistent, year after year. Berry has those 3 rings. But, my eye is on Trinity. I think that Coach Urban finally has his program going the way that he wants it.

I have been impressed with Trinity both years Berry has played them. Last years game in Rome was a tough game all the way to the end and Trinity got the best of Berry in San Antonio. I look for them to be a tough game each year going forward. I agree that next year could be a real shootout among 4 or 5 teams.

I would say the real positive out of Saturday was it gave the younger guys another week of practice and another week of big time game experience that can't be simulated in practice. Berry is young. Lots of freshman and sophomores currently in the 2 deep rotation. They just got 2 weeks of extra practice and 2 extra games that 220 other teams wish they had just from a development standpoint. It wasn't pretty on Saturday, but as Coach k said in the post game interview, hopefully the team can take some things away from the lopsided loss and get better.

As a parent that has been around Berry's program from day 1, I'm proud of the way the program has grown. Saturday's game was brutal, but I expect UMHB to play for the NC in a few weeks. They are an elite program and Berry isn't there yet, but there are teams that have been playing a lot longer than Berry that haven't been to the 1st or 2nd round at all, so I'm grateful the program has gotten to experience playing  in the playoffs. It wasn't a good showing on Saturday, but in the end, it was a very successful season and one the players, coaches and Berry College can be proud of.

Quote from: BerryCollegeFan on November 11, 2018, 09:30:05 AM

Quote from: Ron Boerger on November 10, 2018, 07:10:50 PM
Quite the surprise in San Antonio where Trinity took advantage of three interceptions and a two point conversion along the way to a 21-17 upset of the conference champions.  Berry seemed on their way to an win after scoring back-to-back touchdowns with ease to take a 14-3 lead into halftime, but the Tiger defense started getting stops and finally scored a touchdown when Wyatt Messex found Chris Stewart over the middle with the speedster outrunning everyone on a 7674-yard streak to the end zone.  The third interception set Trinity up near midfield with just over four minutes remaining, and after driving to the 20 Messex found Peyton Tuggle who somehow caught the ball falling backwards for the final score with under a minute remaining.  Berry drove inside the Trinity 25 with 0:06 left but the final pass into the flat short of the end zone fell incomplete.

I was extremely unhappy with the clock operations during the last drive.  Clock didn't stop during 1st down and the ball hit the ground with a second on the clock on the last play.  But that doesn't erase the fact that Berry played a very poor game.  Several bad decisions that were not like previous games.  Those interceptions were all bad decisions that we haven't seen this season.  I wish Trinity had been able to see the best Berry has to offer.  Oh well back to preparation for the first round game. 

Oh and the field was in pretty bad shape.  Both sides were slipping all game long.  It is obvious Trinity had more experience in the surface.  But it affected both teams.

Officiating wasn't the best, but it was bad on both sides. Literally 7-8 minutes for officials to sort out the offsetting penalties, ejection call. Penalties should not have been offsetting. One was during and 1 was after the play. The clock operator was terrible, but you can't throw an out with 6 seconds left. Ball has to be thrown in the endzone. Poor decisions made on offense and a lapse in coverage by the D caused Berry to lose that game. Trinity played well and deserved to win the game.

I expect Maryville to play well Saturday and Berry is in for a fight. It will not be a blow out like it was the first game.

Quote from: cover2 on October 31, 2018, 01:47:06 PM
Curious how folks think Berry would match up with UMHB.  Any thoughts?

After watching Berry play St. Thomas last year in person and having a conversation with my son who played in the game, Berry is not on the same level with STU or UMHB at this point. Can they get there? I think they can but I'm not sure how soon that will / could be. Its amazing where they are now after only 6 years.

Quote from: Pat Coleman on October 29, 2018, 10:24:53 AM

Quote from: HookEmVikes on October 29, 2018, 09:38:10 AM
I understand the travel / $$ criteria in the 1st round, but I also hate it. Has nothing to do with who I think Berry will play either. I don't want to see top ten teams play each other in the 1st round. IF it is a true bracket system of 32 teams, 1 should play 32, 2 should play 31 and so on. It will probably never be that way because of $$.

I'd highly recommend the podcast we did last week with the national committee chair for more explanation of how it works.

http://www.d3blogs.com/d3football/2018/10/25/around-the-nation-podcast-216-committee-chair-explains-it-all/

Pat, podcast was great and the info was great. Loved the Wu Tang Clan information as well....lol. I understand the 500 mile radius and can appreciate the committee trying to put together some different match-ups when selecting seeds. I get it. If $$ was no object, you could fly teams wherever you wanted.

I understand the travel / $$ criteria in the 1st round, but I also hate it. Has nothing to do with who I think Berry will play either. I don't want to see top ten teams play each other in the 1st round. IF it is a true bracket system of 32 teams, 1 should play 32, 2 should play 31 and so on. It will probably never be that way because of $$.