still 4th and goal?  Or do they start over?

will there be a webcast?

THis totally sucks.  They should get to play.  Totally unfortunate if it gets called.

Quote from: wally_wabash on September 21, 2006, 02:45:24 PM

Quote from: dpuinaz on September 21, 2006, 02:08:04 PM
d-bags from crawfordsville: scram - go attend to your sheep.  Kidding, actually - good to see you gals around...

Sorry to "invade".  You guys have the marquee game in the nation this weekend, IMO and I'm genuinely interested.  In all likelihood, we're deciding our first playoff spot Saturday. 

Always welcome...it is an interesting matchup, for sure.  Wish I could make it to the game.

d-bags from crawfordsville: scram - go attend to your sheep.  Kidding, actually - good to see you gals around...

Trinity folks, here is my completely subjective prediction:


Depauw 17 - Trinity 14.  OT.

Depauw runs the ball all game and comes away with a Marks TD a short td reception from someone else.  Ball control means clock control.  Trinity struggles on the ground, but converts a couple of passing td's late and the game's locked up at 2 scores a piece at end of regulation.  From there, it's anyone's game, but I think DPU pulls it off finally.

Well, gang - what's the deal?  Key conference matchup, and no commentary?  I know it's early in the week, but let's hear it!  I figured that by now we'd no doubt have seen some haiku response about Trinity's dominance, and some wally's superfluous commentary about something he knows nothing about.

Where you guys at?

Guys, get a room....


just kidding.


Any predictions for this week?

Thanks, Tdad - good luck to your guys, too.  Is your son on the team?

I wouldn't say trash talk comes from insecurity in this case, inasmuch as there's really no question as to who the dominant program has been.  What we are finding to be in question, though, is that of who the dominant program IS today.  I think it's really anyone's guess, as both Trinity and DePauw have talented teams and holes to fill.  While it doesn't help DePauw to begin this campaign with it fourth h.c. in as many years, I would wager they have the right guy now.  Walker is a stud, and a homegrown one at that.  He's a guy who understands his players, treats them with respect and sees great results.  While the Tigers are not an air it out team now, they were for years, and his receiving corps have been phenomenal (Jamarcus Shepard, Dan Ryan, John Stephens, Joe Schoen, etc...).  Today, the game is different, and he has a very talented ball carrier in Marks.  The quarterback should have time to grow into his role by virtue of the fact that these guys do like to run the ball, and do so well.

Though I'm light years from my own time at DePauw (or at least it feels that way), I'm thrilled with the progress of the program and hope to see a game or two this year.  Any alums out there want to make an all nighter out of the Trinity game in SA, it's a short flight and I'll be there!

Quote from: TU2698 on August 28, 2006, 10:46:18 AM
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To the SCAC also-rans, I'm glad you came along for the ride.  However, if you're in the bottom 3/4, I think it's a long way into that top fouth.

To the DPU faithful I offer the same condolences.  I'm afraid for you that it is an even longer way into the top spot.  Even should the Tigers lose a battle, we will always win the war. 
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Come on...tell us how you really feel.  I'll admit it: TU has been dominant, but is losing steam by the season.  Sure, DePauw faces challenges of its own, but it seems pretty cocky to make a comment like this when your own program is hardly secure in its own identity for the season...

He was the best on that team.

whew....

Quote from: TU2698 on October 18, 2005, 05:24:59 PM
Centre is always in the top half of the conference, but every time they play Trinity, they find out how far they are from being a playoff caliber team.  They have gone into the game with the Tigers undefeated or with one loss more than once in the last few years and have just gotten scorched.  Against the rest of the conference, they usually seem to be a few steps ahead.  I believe that this year they aren't doing as well, but they're a good opponent whether they win or lose.  In 2000, they gave Trinity their first conference loss in three years with a last second touchdown. 

They haven't come close since. 

Quick question --

Does anyone have a commentary about Centre that doesn't actually have more to do with Trinity than it does the Colonels?  How about a little info on the Kentucky school's squad?  No offense to you Texans, but I've already heard a little bit about you guys on this board...

Sounds like Rhodes is a squad similar to some of ours in years past.  I remember some years where we served as wake-up calls for lots of ranked teams but weren't able to finish.  They've got a decent squad, but probably couldn't really be called a solid unit yet.  It'll happen, though.

How's this weekend's game vs. Centre looking, Radio?  Centre was always a VERY tough team when I was there; what's their squad like these days?

I love this stuff.  I check this board once or twice a day when I should be working, so sorry for the delay in responding to you, History Major.

The heat does get to me, yes.  It sucks in the summer and I miss the Indiana falls.  I also miss getting up for games against both Trinity and Wabash.  Call me Al Bundy, but this time of year is bittersweet for me.  Oh, and for the record, we never 'feared' your squad.  Maybe we should have, because in my time we took some nasty beatings on your campus, but we always circled the date we got to play you as the focal point of our early season.  I just think that you're a little confused to think that we would skip an opportunity to knock off the only team we have shown an inability to beat.  It's just crazy.  I'm not sure what you think they put in the water in Greencastle, but the boys up there are much like any other group of fellas who have come very close to meeting their objective the past two years -- they want to go back and finish what they started.

Don't be a tool.  Also, thanks smed for being above your hatred of DPU enought to tell the boys from Texas to settle down.  See you in G-castle for the Bell Game.