FB: American Southwest Conference

[Spirit_of_66]

You lost me with the Howard College reference...

The Texas Collegiate Athletic Conference, was more commonly known as the Texas Conference. It began in 1926 with five teams splintering from the 13-team TIAA. HSU, AC, Trinity, HPU and Southwestern were the founding members. HSU left the league in 1941 to join the Border Conference, joining a league of WT, Texas Tech, UTEP, Arizona, Arizona State, Northern Arizona, New Mexico and New Mexico State. That lasted until 1961, when the Border Conference finally closed its doors.

HSU's All-Time Conference Affiliation are as follows:
Independent, 1898-1907
West Texas League, 1908-1909 (1908)
No Football, 1910-1916 (Joined TIAA in 1914)
TIAA, 1917-1925 (None)
Texas Conference, 1926-1940 (1926, 1931)
Border Conference, 1941-61 (1942, 1946, 1958)
Division I Independent, 1962-63
No Football, 1964-1989
TIAA/ASC, 1990-2005 (1993-96, 98-01, 03-04)

Listed also are the 16 conference championships in parenthesis.

[hpudad]

I don't think the HPU Football program is falling apart.  Your going to have a drop in offense when you lose the best passer in DIII Football and his back-up to graduation and also hire a new coaching staff.  Coach Redwine did some recruiting in Texas after he was hired.  Not sure how many additional players that he was able to bring into the program.

In HPU's scrimmage against SAGU they looked very good and dominated the scrimmage.

In the games against UW-La Crosse (National Ranked) and ETB, allowing the big plays killed HPU.  Once HPU stops allowing the big plays they will be competitive.  Yea the will probably not win against HSU or UMHB but I think the rest of the games are winnable for HPU.

[sthrncwby]

Is Trinity better than Hardin-Simmons?

[sethhpu]

I agree with hpudad and totally disagree with Young Buck. HPU still has young players as Young Buck mentioned he had when he played. We also have a new system that actually runs the ball. It takes a few games to adjust to a new scheme offensively and defensively. I defintely disagree with the statement that the program will fall apart. Coach Redwine and his staff are not some guys pulled out of no where. He comes in with credibilty as a coach who won, but also one who cares about the individual.  There are also way to many proud HPU supporters to let the program fall as much as Young Buck might think it will. I see HPU going 6-4 and improving every game.

[etbualum]

Ralph I am out of town but I will check that for you when I get back.  I think they played a lot of high schools, but I will let you know.

[Bill McCabe]

It seems to me that HPU is not falling apart as much as other schools in the ASC are getting better.  I don't think many of us would have thought  before the season that Sul Ross would be 2-0.  TLU is much better and they are 0-2.  Austin played Trinity close, etc.  I think the challenge is to improve in this environment.

[Warren Thompson]

Kudos to Ralph Turner for his reference to the "famed" Daniel Baker "Hillbillies."
There aren't [weren't?] many venues, at any level, that would pride themselves on such a moniker.

In the Texas Hill Country, where the gods repair to rest, recuperate, and regroup, the Fredericksburg High School "Hillbillies" are now known simply as "The Battlin' Billies."  *

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* Are " Battlin' Billies" somehow better and different than mere "Hillbillies"?

[Ron Boerger]

[...] the Fredericksburg High School "Hillbillies" are now known simply as "The Battlin' Billies."  *

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* Are " Battlin' Billies" somehow better and different than mere "Hillbillies"?

I always thot it was "Billies" as in billy goats, WT.   I've never heard the term "hillbilly" used to describe people from the Texas Hill Country. 

[Bill McCabe]

Ron, I'm with you.  I think they have a Billy Goat mascot.

[IRONHAND]

The mascot of Fredricksburg High is the Billiegoat. So they call themselves The Battlin' Billies.

[Warren Thompson]

BfB et al.:

Don't make more of my post than what it is: Fredericksburg HS teams were originally known as the "Hillbillies." That they are now known by a different name is fine with me. I was merely making a minor -- very minor -- historical point ....

Nor would I label [libel?] folks living in the Texas Hill Country as "hillbillies." Rather, I'd call them smart.

[dballa]

Has anybody heard from any of the schools in regards to some Saturday's game's being postponed because of the hurricane due to hit the coast late Friday night or early Saturday morning?  If it hits where they are projecting it could have a major impact on Saturdays games.   

[kickhoe]

Ron...nice South Region update.....as a '93 grad of HSU, now living in San Antonio (neighbors)....and former member of the World Famous Cowboy Band....it's always nice to get a shout out.....keep up the great work....I always look forward to reading your weekly column!!!!

[Toby Taff]

I had class tonight with Jordan Neal, and I got to look at his xrays.  He gave me permission to pass the following info on. 

It's a bad break.  He's having surgery tomorrow at 9:30.  Please remember him in your prayers.

Concerning his prospects for the season, he says that everything is being done with the intent of coming back this season, but a medical redshirt is a possibility.

[BarSRBar903]

Nobody said that Sul Ross and McMurry are better than HSU or MHB.  I said that stats and scores show that there has been vast improvements on these two teams.  Wether people want to believe it or not SR or McM has the potential to knock of the top teams.  HSU lost there QB and had other injuries.  There offensive leader is gone and there is no way that a second string QB can be that good in D3.  Im not talking bad about HSU's new QB, but thats the truth.  Im not saying SR has the recruits that HSU or MHB has, but just don't count SR or McM out again this year.


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