FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

crufootball · March 20, 2025, 11:26:59 AM

Quote from: Ralph Turner on March 19, 2025, 03:49:19 PM... maybe this was a win-win for mutliple reasons for the 6 schools involved.

The SCAC's losing TU was the SCAC losing its panache.

I think this is a huge point.

Schreiner was a middle-of-the-pack school in terms of athletics in the SCAC using the President's Trophy standings and McMurry has the 3rd most ASC championships behind only HSU and UT-D (so yes more than UMHB). In the ASC there is no reason to think Schreiner can't be middle of the pack and McMurry can't go back to dominating T&F which is where the bulk of their championships came from.

So from a purely athletic viewpoint, their position hasn't changed much and apparently one conference is offering millions of dollars, this is an easy business and athletic decision.

The Third Division · **Yesterday** at 06:33:59 PM

So will the scac have an auto bid with 6 teams this upcoming season?

Etchglow · **Yesterday** at 07:03:55 PM

Quote from: The Third Division on Yesterday at 06:33:59 PMSo will the scac have an auto bid with 6 teams this upcoming season?

Iirc, they're only at 5 still because Schreiner is only playing JV in 2025 with 2026 the first official year of DIII competition.

Ralph Turner · **Yesterday** at 09:17:03 PM

McM finished 8th in the Indoor T&F Nationals.

crufootball · **Yesterday** at 09:31:14 PM

Quote from: Etchglow on Yesterday at 07:03:55 PM
Quote from: The Third Division on Yesterday at 06:33:59 PMSo will the scac have an auto bid with 6 teams this upcoming season?

Iirc, they're only at 5 still because Schreiner is only playing JV in 2025 with 2026 the first official year of DIII competition.

I could very well be wrong but I think the struggle is actually Lyon in 2025 as I don't believe they count yet. I think for 2025 they will have Austin College, Centenary, TLU, McMurry and Hendrix.

Etchglow · **Today** at 09:03:53 AM

Quote from: crufootball on Yesterday at 09:31:14 PM
Quote from: Etchglow on Yesterday at 07:03:55 PM
Quote from: The Third Division on Yesterday at 06:33:59 PMSo will the scac have an auto bid with 6 teams this upcoming season?

Iirc, they're only at 5 still because Schreiner is only playing JV in 2025 with 2026 the first official year of DIII competition.

I could very well be wrong but I think the struggle is actually Lyon in 2025 as I don't believe they count yet. I think for 2025 they will have Austin College, Centenary, TLU, McMurry and Hendrix.

I had forgotten that Hendrix joins in 2025. Lyon showed up on the conference standings page but I'm not familiar enough with the minutiae to determine if they count.