FB: American Southwest Conference

roocru · October 29, 2005, 10:31:46 PM

There is some joy in Mudville tonight !!!!!!! For the first time in quite a while, RooCru gets to celebrate two wins on the same day

Congrats to UMHB and hats off to Austin College. A special nod to Coach Norman and the rest of his staff. It is to their credit, as well as the members of the team, that they could continue to play hard with the season they have had and pull off a victory this late in the season. The AC faithful have been rewarded and an "0-for" is avoided. We also get off that unenviable list of losing streaks on ATN each week.

Go Cru !!!!! GO ROOS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CruGuy · October 29, 2005, 11:19:27 PM

and life is coming to a halt in belton as students gather around computer speakers....Go Indians.....

dsc · October 30, 2005, 12:13:00 AM

Thanks, Cowboys...

for taking care of business!

Final: 36-25 over McM.

We need two more wins!

Congratulations!!!

Bill McCabe · October 30, 2005, 07:59:40 AM

Sounds like the game in Abilene was something else. Bet it was fun for the people there. Congratulations to HSU.

Toby Taff · October 30, 2005, 08:33:13 AM

Quote from: Bill McCabe on October 30, 2005, 07:59:40 AM
Sounds like the game in Abilene was something else. Bet it was fun for the people there. Congratulations to HSU.

I didn't get to see the whole game, but what I saw was pretty good. it might have been painful for HSU fans though, their QB's are apparently endangered species this year. The good news is that Hinajosa looked pretty good, but how much of the offense does he know at this point?

Sellers was fun to watch. He was real slippery, but it seemed like he looked to run to early. He stood in the pocket hopping around like he has ants in his pants. I don't know if that is the norm, or if HSU did something to cause that. I think if MHB gets after him next week that he may have some trouble. MCM also has a truck for a RB. I don't know who he is but from where I was he looked large.

I think next Saturday could be fun.

Bill McCabe · October 30, 2005, 10:02:05 AM

mhb8904, what did you think of the McMurry offensive line? The UMHB defense had another solid outing against ETBU. Sellers will be a challenge for them.

Toby Taff · October 30, 2005, 10:22:10 AM

The O-line looked ok, but HSU was able to get a good push. I think MHB's D should be able to cause them fits. The real question is going to be if MHB can get to Sellers. He seems to be a bit high strung and if they can knock him around a bit he might implode like he did with that last sack and unsportsmanlike foul.

Ralph Turner · October 30, 2005, 02:11:25 PM

The HSU loss really hurt. For the first time since QB Braxton Shavers, I thought that QB Sellers could bring us back from any one score deficit.

The failure to execute the onside kick really hurt. I agree with the decision. Putting the ball back into Sellers' hands might have shortened the game.

Some pundits say it is not a rivalry until one team wins. Perhaps, but 6,225 fans saw the HSU post-season precariously perched on a 3rd string, former JV-team QB.

Hinojoza did a good job, but I think that Jones can carry the Cowboys into the Playoffs!

Go ASC! Take care of businees on the way to the Stagg Bowl.

Weak Safety · October 30, 2005, 02:45:39 PM

I was really impressed with McMurry. I can just now pass a BB!

Sellers is simply amazing, and I wouldn't be surprised to see him give UMHB fits. If McM plays UMHB with the same intensity, it could be interesting. McM definitely earned the respect of this Cowboys fan. Congrats on the hard fought battle. I have to disagree with "some pundits". Looks like the rivalry is back!

Bill McCabe · October 30, 2005, 03:21:33 PM

I wasn't at the HSI-McMurry game, but I would have to question the onside kick. From what I read it sounds like McMurry was in the game. Why take such a high risk and potentially give HSU such good field position. There was a lot of time to go in the game.

Toby Taff · October 30, 2005, 03:25:18 PM

I think it was a good idea Bill. No one was expecting it. It was, however, not a great kick and nearly got one of MCM's player killed. He was basically speared by two people diving for the ball. I think also contributed to a swing of big Mo for the Cowboys

Ralph Turner · October 30, 2005, 03:36:22 PM

Bill, Jared May and Will Galusha were very effective as a KO Returners and I am glad they did not burn us.

(4 returns for 114 yds, 28.5 yd average and our KOs were only going about 55-60 yds.

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http://hsuathletics.collegesports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2005-2006/hsu2005.html

Bill McCabe · October 30, 2005, 04:13:23 PM

Like I said, I wasn't there. I guess if it had worked everyone would have been talking about how brilliant it was to kick the onside. I'm not sure what release I was reading, but it sounding like McMurry was every bit as good as HSU. Could it have been a McMurry release?

Ralph, I know you are disappointed, but here's to next year.

Josh Bowerman · October 30, 2005, 04:48:14 PM

I thought the timing of the kick WAS questionable. There was a lot of time left in the game, McM was up 25-19, and had momentum at the time.

Bigtime momentum change on that one play.

Aside from Sellers still essentially carrying the entire McM team on his back, I think the biggest stories of the game are A) HSU's struggles in the red zone and B) the loss of yet another HSU quarterback.

Just once, I'd like to see HSU go the entire season without a significant injury to a significant player.

Bill, FWIW, HSU drove inside the McM 20 twice (once inside the 10) and came away with nothing. Couldn't get in the end zone and missed two short, chip-shot field goals.

mcmfan · October 30, 2005, 06:49:30 PM

From the bleachers, we figured the on-side kick was chosen because our (McM) defense and special teams looked so weak. If we get the ball, we keep our offense on the field. If we don't, the ball doesn't end up in much worse field position than it would have been anyway, given HSU did an excellent job of returning the ball when we did kick it down the field. There was really not much to lose.
What won the game for HSU was their depth. We just wore down by the 4th quarter, a common pattern. Hinajosa is a case in point: he's the third string HSU quarterback and from the stats at the end of the game, it sounded like he may have had a better pass completion rate than Sellers. Napoleon once said that God is on the side of the big batallions, and HSU has had that going for them year after year thanks to good recruiting results.