FB: American Southwest Conference

[fanstand]

Wow, come on HSU fans, life is about cycles. No one stays on top forever and no one is on the bottom.  Everything in life comes and goes full circle.  In the mid and late 70's at Abilene High, when Mojo came to town you could only hope to score and that they didn't run the score up. We hoped to hold them to 40 or so points, now look how the tables have turned, but I still supported the eagles all those years. We went 15 years before we beat Cooper. So its one game, maybe it isn't your year, maybe the reign is over, it'll be back. You shouldn't give up and don't be fair weathered. Sometimes a better team on that day wins, life goes on and life is good!

[Josh Bowerman]

I don't think there would be a rematch in round one, Clay.  

Here's what I think, assuming both HSU and UMHB are able to win out:

UMHB gets to host a team from the middle atlantic area--possibly Thiel or W&J.  HSU gets sent on the road to play Trinity.  Winners would play each other, vis-a-vis the "Texas sub-bracket" from previous years.

[Kelly Boggs]

Bite your tongue, Josh  ! <--- in reference to the PJ Williams comment.

We know that some DIII schools have benefited greatly from DI transfers. The most prominent is Linfield. However, I don't hear too much talk about the DIII programs who lose players to DI schools. I read on a earlier post that HPU has a former player playing DI. With the cost of tuition rising, I suppose it is a reality some DIII schools will always have to navigate.

Imagine if Rochon were still playing for UMHB. One more threat would really make the Cru offense tough to defend.

Ahh, if ifs and buts were candy and nuts....

[Toby Taff]

I can imagine Shaun and PJ on opposite sides, or as the two backs fielding punts........

[Bill McCabe]

Just got back home from the UMHB-HSU game.  The Crusaders set the tone for the game on the first two possessions.  I was not expecting the difference in team speed.  UMHB was clearly the faster of the two teams, at least today.  Also, HSU had too many penalties.  I thought a lot of those were from losing their composure a bit.  Great win for UMHB, but they still face a dangerous ETBU.

[crualum04]

I don't want to hear any excuses from HSU fans or players. HSU got dominated in every aspect of the game today. UMHB's defense manhandled a weak HSU offense and UMHB's offense started playing together and showed what they are capable of. The more and more i visit HSU the more respect I lose for them. It is real sorry when a group of females can't go to the bathroom without being harrased by guys who are mad because they are on the sideline and not in jerseys. I hear UMHB's lockeroom was being raided by a theif while UMHB was taking care of business on the field. Ex HSU players being arrested for public intoxication and so many cheap shots and late hits at the end of the game. What happen to taking a good butt kickin with a little class. I find it funny that one guys sign before the game said "at least we didn't loose to HPU" then when HSU was down by 20+ the sign read "cheaters". I tell you, HSU just can't lose with a little class, can they. I think HSU needs to build bathrooms and concession stands on the visitors side so UMHB fans and other fans don't have to be harrassed while going to the restroom. Classless I tell you. I really thought more of HSU before today.

[CruGuy]

It felt alot better to be a Crusader today than it did in past weeks, the defense and o-line played a great game, and allowed the offensive speed to get to the outside and do what they do.

I find it hard to blame your quarterback when he's running for his life all day long, and I'm not even sure if you can blame the linemen for that or not. UMHB has some big d-linemen, and were blitzing the right safties and outside linebackers at the right time.  If you want to make excuses (and most of you are not on here doing that,so i am speaking mostly to purpleHSUalumna), that's fine, I will give this victory to the UMHB defense.HSU did not beat themself, they got beat by a better team today. They'll probably get another chance in 6 weeks. Let's hope they show up for the rest of the season.

Go CRU !

[Toby Taff]

Baylor and OU are going to OT

[hsu_alum13]

Crualum04,

First off as an alum of HSU...I apologize for a handfull of classless people that painted a bad picture of HSU for you and others today. Please dont get on this board though and bash HSU as a whole because of this experience because I can tell you from personal experience with your university and others, there have been "classless" acts experienced before as well...and unfortunately there will be again...unfortunately there are always going to be a handful of people who show their true colors in situations like this...but you getting on this board and bringing that up in hopes to smear HSU is not smart and honestly not going to help anything at all.

You all won on the field and its a shame that crap like that has to take place by some JV football players and whoever else was involved...but like I said it happens...fans are fans...no matter what colors they bleed...not making excuses...please read that...but bashing a university on whole for a group of morons...is just rediculous. Hats off to a great UMHB football team...you play between the lines...even when there are idiots outside of the lines making rediculous comments...best of luck to you the rest of the way.

[Phife]

Wow...I was certainly surprised by the UMHB win.  Not only did I think they were going to lose...I thought is was going to be bad!  So much for predictions...

Oh, and Baylor and OU are going into double OT now.

[CruGuy]

hm, I was speaking to one situation about one certain person, and I said "that doesn't speak well for an HSU diploma"....didn't realize that would get erased by moderators, for those of you who missed it's five minute life span. We spend hundreds of posts talking about astros, whether or not the coaches are running up the score, the official points of who and when and where you are allowed to hit trash barrels, of if you're allowed to hit trash barrels. I however am not allowed to speak about things that happen at the football game.

For anyone offended by my statement I'm truly sorry, I'm a Christian Ministry major with many friends at HSU outside of the context of football, I've seriously looked at going to seminary there and really think highly of the university. I'm glad we can enjoy great rivalries and think great things of most of the fans. I'm sorry if you take everything said about one situation personally and consider it a testament to your own character.

I might not have pointed that whole situation out, had I not returned to my truck that had two gallons of barbeque sauce baked onto the bed. It now smells atrocious and has an unsightly stain because my parking sticker was different from yours. I'm the rediculous idiot ? Thanks friendly tailgaters.

[hsu_alum13]

Look stuff like this happens...does it make it right? Nope not at all...but you or me posting about it on this board isnt going to make anything better at all...but in fact makes it worst. If you are looking at HSU for a seminary...its sad that you let again a football game and its fans determine that. Bottom line is this rivalry has become heated in the past few years...and yes its rediculous when fans...fans...not players...but fans become "6'8 250" and think they can run the world...as far as classless players...I can ASSURE you that Coach Keeling will handle those separately.

Again sorry your experience at HSU was less than cordial ... but again it is not the makup of our university...just like the bench clearing brawl at your soccer game is the makeup of your university...

[hsu_alum13]

just like the bench clearing brawl at your soccer game ISNT the makeup of your university...

[Toby Taff]

Crukid,

I highly recommend Logsdon.  I've enjoyed my time so far, and hopefully will get to continue enjoying my time.  Sorry about the BBQ sauce that was just uncool.

As for the classlessness of HSU:

I see, go to school and church with, and work with HSU people daily.  There are some that are obnoxious, as there are with any school, but on the whole, they are a good group of folks.  Jordan Neal is one of the classiest football players I've ever met and would hate to have him or myself (a Logsdon Seminary student and MHB alumn class of 2004) lumped in to the classless category.  Lets just call jerks jerks not whole groups of people.

[CruGuy]

1. This football game did not make my decision for where I will or will not go to seminary, and would not make that decision. 2. I'm still looking for where I attacked the make-up of your university. 3 If you weren't sitting in the stands, and didn't see a life threating close line (it's not that difficult to crush a wind pipe of a soccer player running full speed who doesn't have the precious luxury of pads and a helmet) by someone from a school you've never heard of, you probably shouldn't mention the ensuing situation. 4. If I pay $60 for gas to travel to a game, and spend all day doing that traveling, there's a good chance that that time and that money meant something to me and I'm probably going to discuss the events of that game. I can stop talking about this situation and start talking about how your quarterback was running for his life all afternoon if you prefer that discussion.

Once again, I didn't call any group of people jerks. I encountered many classy people in the Popeye's, parking lot, and restroom stalls.