FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[exmajor]

Some more digging into Millsaps scheduling of Lincoln University was done by Consultant.  It seems the school is a provisional DIII member and the game and stats will count toward a 10th game for Millsaps, the first time the school has actually had 10 games that count in three or so years it seems.  I am sure this game will be researched more and it could be that the game will not count . . . more to come I am sure.

On another note, according to Millsaps schedule, the team will only play 3 games away this year, another interesting scheduling maneuver.

[Pat Coleman]

Lincoln (Pa.) is a full D-III member that does not have football.
Lincoln Christian (Ill.) is a first-year provisional D-III member that does not have football.

Those are the only D-III Lincolns.

[Superfoot Wallace]

Tigerdad,

What school did Elijah Campbell play for in Indy?  I saw the better part of the old CSAC representatives play this year as well as the home opponents for Speedway.  Not big on names of players unless Ive been given some insgiht prior to spectating.  Might be Ive seen him play.

signed,
Enoch and the Royal Stewart minus a yellow windowpane

[Ralph Turner]

Mystery solved.

Millsaps is playing D2 Lincoln University of Missouri.

http://www.lincolnu.edu/pages/1080.asp

[HoosierQBScout]

MacLeod...
I believe Campbell played for Indianapolis Ritter.

[Superfoot Wallace]

Cardinal Ritter has had some fine running backs over the years...  A few of the names escape, but most remember Shane Thomas.  Big physical runner.  Held the state rushing title, career, single season or both, dont quite remember.

Saw Ritter play either this year or last, forget which year they won the Indiana State 1A title.  Remember the running back, well , glorified fullback to be more precise.  Wondering if this is the same kid, would go about 250 pounds.  Excellent lateral balance and decent ability to get in and out of the blocks, though not so much the downhill runner that would be expected at his size.

Really could be a skill set that was developed or coached as opposed to a deficiency.  Ritter ran a play that was a long held tradition, called Ritter Left Ritter Right...  Essentially they would come out in I backs with or without an offset fullback, unbalanced line and run a counter into the heavy side of the formation.  The changeup was a nearly blind dive against the grain of the counter action of the line.  Required a little wiggle at the line to get free on the changeup then get high and in the saddle, whereas the counter required lateral movement and patience.

signed,
some guy that Pepper Valdez burnt and Art Diaz croney 

[HoosierQBScout]

don't know much about him...other than he didn't make the all city team...rb's were all underclassmen.

[Superfoot Wallace]

Hard to make the All-City team when playing for a 1A school.  Not to mention, Ritter playing as a 1A plays nobody lower than 2A during the season and generally 3A or higher.  They always open the season with Northwest, a 5A school that also competes for All City honors. 

That head to head with Northwest often hurts Ritters guys for laurels and such.  Willing to bet one or two of the Northwest running backs made the All-city team as they were very impressive.  Noted more than one Wabash recruiting poster on Northwests premises.

Ritter has to compete against a pool of virtually all 5A IPS schools not to mention the higher classed Cathedrals, Scecinas and Chatards of the world for postseason honors, while cobbling a schedule out of county and further destination foes that dont really have a direct say in city voting.  So discount the not all city sentiment.

Would venture to say the guy from Ritter is not one and the same as the 250 back rambled about earlier, pretty sure that guy made more than one all something or another team.  But leave the analysis at Ritters fine tradition of producing quality running backs.

signed,
Otis Shannon and Derrick Ellis

[HoosierQBScout]

actually two other ritter kids (qb and wr, both underclassmen) made the all city team...i don't disagree with your take...but do point out that 5A teams ritter plays are weak (although northwest had a good year)...they play teams like washington and beech grove...i think they may even play heritage christian...at any rate, i've never seen the kid so i don't know...hope he is a good one and has a great career at depauw!   

[consultant]

My digging obviously turned up inaccurate information about Lincoln.  It certainly appears that Lincoln is D-II.  Thanks to Ralph for being diligent on checking Lincoln's 2006 football schedule.  It has been updated since I last checked.  I was told last week that Lincoln would be classified as a provisional D-III member, but that appears to be incorrect for the time being.  I would prefer a 10th opponent on the D-III level for Millsaps, but as long as Lincoln is not a club team I can't complain too much.

[Ron Boerger]

D2's better than club ... and maybe Millsaps can get Birmingham-Southern instead starting in 2007.

[Ralph Turner]

Beginning in 2007, Millsaps will have their choice of 8 SCAC opponents plus MissColl and LaCollege in the ASC or Huntingdon and LaGrange.

WashStL would even be a good candidate.

[Ron Boerger]

Beginning in 2007, Millsaps will have their choice of 8 SCAC opponents plus MissColl and LaCollege in the ASC or Huntingdon and LaGrange.

WashStL would even be a good candidate.

OMG I just realized how stupid my last post was.  Wow.  That should disqualify me from ever writing a column for D3football again.

Hey Ralph - want to take on a new challenge?  You know way more about D3 FB in the SW (and elsewhere) than I do!   

[Pat Coleman]

I believe they said B-SC "would be playing SCAC teams" in 2007 but that specifically did not mean a full conference schedule. It's possible Millsaps might not get B-SC right away though obviously they would want to.

Millsaps has been wandering in the scheduling wilderness ever since telling UW-Stout it wasn't coming to Wisconsin to finish the 2002-03 home-and-home.

[HoosierQBScout]

WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT TIM ROGERS HAS RESIGNED AS HEAD FOOTBALL COACH AT DEPAUW. RUNNING BACKS COACH MATT WALKER WILL BE THE HEAD COACH THIS SEASON.