FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Rockcat,

Here is how I would answer your question about Oxy coaching . . . you have to coach with the talent you have.  A major defensive strategy shift, in light of last year's results, may have been great, but if you don't have the horses to affect that change . . .

You have to set up the strategy best suited for your athletes . . . plain and simple as has already been said, Oxy was physically/athletically overmatched.

Game, set and point to the 'Cats . . . this year . . .   

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL  . . . AND GO 'CATS, BEAT THE COBBERS AND THE OXY SPREAD!!   

[OXY Oswald]

You have to set up the strategy best suited for your athletes . . . plain and simple as has already been said, Oxy was physically/athletically overmatched.

I would have liked to seen Mike Bryant matched up on ol' whats his name # 8, jamming him off the line, trying to get some re-routes, with corner help over the top.  I felt with Linfield's 3 step passing game and Oxy not getting enough pressure when the 'Cats dropped back for longer routes it left the secondary hanging and took two of Oxy's best defensive players (Bryant and Ostland) out of the game.


Happy Thanksgiving, Go Tigers!

[Tuxguy]

OXY Oswald, Would you be talking about #8 All-American Casey Allen? Special player for sure, This is not a dig, but one of the first plays was a pass from Elliott to Allen over 2db's and S, and ran away from them. I was surprised my self.

[OXY Oswald]

Tuxguy - haha, Yeah thats the guy... awesome talent.

What do you think his chances are at the next level? I know he's had some knee/leg surgerys, but they dont seem to slow him down.  Theres always room for a sure handed receiver in the league that has some speed.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Hey Oxy an SCIAC fans . . . hope you all had great a great Thanksgiving . . . and now it's time for all of us to pull for the 'Cats to utterly dominate the Cobbers!

Sabretooth

[OXY Oswald]

Not happening thus far for the 'Cats.... holding on to a 7 point lead

i'm just now logging into the broadcast, my assumption is that a few Linfield miscues and the fact that the cobbers are pretty good at keep away has kept this game tight

[OXY Oswald]

Cobbers almost pulled out a close one today, but Linfield took control toward the end.

final 28-14 Linfield

[Tom Brady]

Oswald, and all other OXY supporters- I was just curious how OXY has put together such a strong football program when it seems like all of their other sports are pretty much terrible.  The mens Hoops team looks decent but 6-34 in Baseball, 5-10 in Soccer, 2-13 in Volleyball.  I am not in any way trying to say OXY is a bad school cause we all know about the academic side.  I just dont understand how the other sports can have such a hard time winning if the Football team can be so successful

[OXY Oswald]

Tom - The football team just got the right guys together at the right time.  21 seniors on any team will do some damage and we had a lot of guys this year that were determined to prove something, especially that last year was not a fluke.  Unfortunately we got clipped early by Linfield.

As for the rest of our sports programs... our basketball team should have a strong season this year, I'll be at every game supporting the Tigers. 

Volleyball - just got a team back after the coach quit.

Baseball - new coach, no players (apparently a good deal of them transfered b/c of the previous coach)

[OxyFan21]

Just returned from a weekend in Madison, WI.  Had the chance to drive the 30 mins to Whitewater...impressive team, impressive win.  Hope that Linfield keeps it going against them though!

[Tuxguy]

Thanks for the support from the SCIA fans.

Interesting ref crew from the SCIA on sat. We even had sunshine all game for them! If thats how all the crews call your games, you  can keep-um.

GO WILDCATS!      LEAVE NO DOUBT!

[Tuxguy]

Yes the Cats Won a heck of a game. Just not sure the men in stripes were watching the same game.   Missed calls on both sides. IMHO

[tigersports]

Wow, they saddled you guys with SCIAC officials?  Holy mother of G-d!  It's not a broadcast by us until we make some snide comment about the SCIAC officiating crews.  Yeesh.

Oh and btw, the crew at the Linfield/Oxy game was nothing to write home about either.

[Tuxguy]

 I agree................

and not sure where the officials were from at the Linfield/ Oxy game, Not from the NWC, I know that.

[Cord Glory]

Last year I went to Fargo to watch Oxy play Concordia in the Fargodome. After the game the Cobber fans complained that they would have won the game if only they had played outside instead of indoors. It was the first time I'd heard of a team playing at home in front of their own fans complain the weather conditions were too nice.

Now we have Linfield fans complaining about the refs even after they WON the game. Another first.

OxyBob

The cobber fans were basing their opinion on what hypothetically would have happned to a Cali team in 10 degree weather.  I don't care where you are from, if you're not used to it, it will effect you.  Especially after we played Menlo a few years ago, and in 60 degree weather, their QB had hand warmers on. 

But i've said all along, looking back it doesn't really matter becaue it wasn't outside - and we can only speculate as to what would have happened.