FB: Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[scandihoovian]

I do think the fact that they stayed as high as #9 says a lot for the national respect they earned last year.  I can only hope that translates into a little more overall respect for the conference as a whole. 

Downtown-

That's why I'm hoping...

[Som Yung Gy]

What's Up SCIAC Board!  This is my first post, I've been lurking for over 3 years, finally decided to say something.  So if I mess something up, dont rip me too bad.   
I was wondering, how is it possible that a guy like Josh Jones, WR Occidental College.  Not get any recognition in any of the D3 Football All-American teams? 
Credentials:
Josh Jones, Occidental Sr. WR 10gms 80recs. 1102yrds 16TD!!!! 8.0 RPG
1st Team, All Region West with Casey Allen 1st Team d3 All-American, (who is an Awesome D3 WR, btw) considering that everyone agrees the West region was the strongest region this year.   This has to be enough to give the guy some recognition...at least Honorable Mention?

Just Curious? 

[Pat Coleman]

Those were very good numbers, and Jones was under consideration throughout the process. He just didn't make the list.

[Tom Brady]

Insert the sounds of silence and crickets...

[OXY Oswald]

Well Tom, I'll break the sounds of silience... I've been busy at home with the holidays so I've been away from the boards. 

I feel Occidental is definietly deserving of finishing in the top 10, for all of the reasons that have been thrown out on the board.  The Tigers will need to work hard to recruit guys that are ready to play right out of high school, especially on the O-line and at the DB position.  The coaching staff has been hard at work getting in touch with the top players in the region (as I'm sure every school has) and has begun to set up their recruiting trips to Eagle Rock, which I might have a hang in making sure are some of the best times they won't remember. 

About the D3Football All Americans, I feel Occidental might have gotten the shaft.... I haven't read through all of the stats of the guys that made it (btw, congratulations), but there were several cantidates that I felt were very worthy. 

Andy Collins QB - Obviously an easy vote, but I understand this being a tough category with Brett Eliott and the UWW QB
Alfredo Gamiz OL - A big body that did an excellent job this year protecting Collins' blind-side, opening up running lanes for two 500-yd backs, as well as getting out and helping make big plays downfield on reciever screens that Occidental utilizes on a regular basis
Josh Jones WR - SYG already listed his statistics...  on another note, on regular basis Josh was Andy's go to reciever when the Tigers needed a big play
Caleb Small WR/DB/KR - Made a significant contribution on both sides of the ball and on special teams (earlier in the season).  Maybe he did too much going two ways, to recieve acknowledgement?

Maybe I'm partial, any thoughts from the posters who were able to see the players that did make it play ?

[OXY Oswald]

Looking forward to next year, happy holidays to all . . . see you on the hoops boards?

Go Tigers!
Eat'em up Tigers!
Io Triumphe!

Ditto on the Happy Holidays to all... and yes I will be on the hoops board after the holiday season, to this point I've only seen the Tigers in one game vs. an Austrailian National team that they handled easily.

Go Tigers!
Back to Back to Back SCIAC Champs in 2006

[DawgHeaven]

That is brutal.  If Oxy was like Catholic and only had one option, Jones would have had huge numbers.  That kind of information needs to be taken into account.  With that said, had the Kitties played teams worth a darn, in the preseason, he might have.  What is more embarrasing for the SCIAC is that the Aztec Bowl rep did not even make the AllAmerican team. 
Lastly, once again we get enraged players posting because they do not make AA. 
Som Yung Gy I am talking to you.

[Pat Coleman]

I think that is taken into account -- but it goes both ways. Even though Catholic (and had one big option, he managed to get open time and time again despite getting double teamed. And that's true not just at Catholic, but at St. John Fisher and even to an extent at Thiel.

[OXY Oswald]

Lastly, once again we get enraged players posting because they do not make AA. 
Som Yung Gy I am talking to you.

Are you asking if Som Yung Gy is Josh Jones?  He isn't.

[OXY Oswald]

Pat, I was reading "Your wishes for 2006," and I was wondering why it is that the SCIAC is prohibited from playing 10 games.  I had assumed that it was just the way it was, not that there was actually a rule.

Maybe you can clear it up.

[Sabretooth Tiger]

Have not had an opportunity to actually research this point, but you should know that the SCIAC has a number of rules that are specific to the conference, having nothing to do w/ DIII . . . I think the rules are determined by the ADs, Presidents, or a combo of those groups.

That's my spur of the moment take while on the wireless away from the home base.

Happy holidays to all,

GO OXY

sabretooth

[Pat Coleman]

Yes, my understanding is it is a SCIAC rule and I'm sure you can assume that it comes from the presidents and not from the football coaches. I'm sure the coaches would welcome the ability to play a normal Division III schedule.

[Gray Fox]

The 2006 Lewis and Clark schedule lists Oxy and Pomona as their first two games.

[OXY Oswald]

I feel bad for the guys at Lewis & Clark, but it would really help us out if they would just drop their program for a year and rebuild.  Wasn't there talk of L&C looking for a new president, why don't they accomplish that first and then get the new guy to work on the football program.

L&C dropping their program could be exactly what OXY needs in order to step out of their comfort zone and pick up a team worth playing in the pre-season, other than CC of course.

[Tezbaseball]

Happy New Year SCIAC