FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ralph Turner]

Huntingdon has posted an extensive pre-game writeup on their web site.  WR Mark Colson (42 catches, 659 yards, 4 TDs to lead the team in all categories) is not listed on the two deep.

Ron, that pre-game write-up does a southern football fan proud! 

On it is only about 8 pages shy of an average SEC write-up!

[Bill McCabe]

Ron, are you going with your heart or your head?

[Ron Boerger]

If Colson can't play, I'll go with TU.  The Hawks have a very good #2 WR, Jacob Godwin, who is averaging nearly 100 yds/game, but easier to defend one very good WR than two.   Of course, one of the other WRs, given the chance, could end up having a career day, but I'll stick with my alma mater.  C'mon guys, make a statement. 

[evacuee]

Wow.  That Huntingdon pregame report sure was helpful.  If I hadn't known that two players on their roster had played in homecoming of sorts for the Millsaps game because they were both from Jackson, I don't know if I'd get as much out of following the game.  There were all kinds of little details that were just as relevant to the game as the one I pointed out.  Well, if they can give Ben Ganus an athletic scholarship (as was reported in the Gulf Breeze paper last spring), I suppose it makes sense to hype the group like an SEC program.

[Pat Coleman]

Even the dead horse is beginning to complain. Please stop beating it.

Lots of newspapers make that same mistake every year, after all, but even we don't hold the schools responsible the way you seem to be.

[Josh Bowerman]

To those that may be waiting...

Pat and Ryan have the photo gallery updated on the front page of this site with images from last weekend's Trinity/Austin College game.

Check out the images, and be sure to thank Pat and Ryan--they had to deal with a significant server issue this week, and have done a nice job getting everything restored the way it should be.

[HunterT]

Ron, great stuff on the games. Very helpful. The Rhodes/Austin game has been moved up to NOON central to allow for easier travel back to Rhodes. I know they took a bus, and they took two days to make the trip. Hopefully that will help ease some of the travel weariness.

I think if the Rhodes D plays the way that they've been playing, they should walk. From what I've picked  up about Austin, the run game is the center of their attack.  Rhodes has had problems in the past with running oriented teams (Millsaps in 2004, that game still hurts me.) but this is a different Rhodes defense and a very confident and fired up team. A big overtime win last week was just what they needed to bounce back after Huntingdon. They should feel great and go in strong.

Rhodes - 31
Austin   - 9

maybe a little overzealous, but it's my alma-mater, I can do that.

I hope Trinity wins big, strictly out of the frustration over two losses to Huntingdon in the last two years. The only time you'll hear me say this when it applies to Trinity, GO TIGERS.

I think the best "true" SCAC game will be the Millsaps/Depauw game. Can't wait to read about it.

Glad to finally have a real conference weekend going.

GO LYNX!!!

[evacuee]

Pat,

I do and always will think that situation was funny, live or dead.  That's the only time I've read about a principal, parents, a player, and a writer colaborate on something so erroneous.  It's amusing to me particularly because he hasn't done much.  Perhaps I should have selected some animation to make my point.  Relax, man.  

[DPU3619]

Hey Ron,

This might have already been brought up and I missed it, but I'll ask it anyway.

How come you don't write the South portion of Around the Region anymore?

That Allman dude that writes it now sure does love him some ASC.

[consultant]

I agree with Ex-Major and I'm not so sure treating non-conference games as tune-ups is the way to go, but I believe that when rebuilding a program you've got to split the season in two.  I'm quite certain that Mike Dubose has planned this season with an eye toward reality.  I'm sure he thought, "If I can get my team better each week and ready for conference play that maybe, just maybe, we can do some damage in conference play."  I'd like to think Millsaps will be able to put some points on the board, and I'm willing to bet that Millsaps will be able to make running the ball difficult for the Colonels.  However, if Centre chooses to air it out then they better do so with precision....I'd be afraid to give Millsaps the ball.  Juan joseph has proven that he can lead the Majors to the end zone, and tyson Roy has proven that he is dangerous whenever he touches the ball. 

My pick:  35-17......I like Millsaps at home in the biggest game of the year for the Majors thus far.

[HunterT]

If the Major's offense is on target, they will win. Having watched Centre, it should be an interesting game. But if Millsaps can get the ball moving down the field, they'll put it in the endzone, easy. Centre's defense isn't as impressive as it should be, and if Millsaps is really putting up as much points as the stats say... I pick Millsaps.

Millsaps - 45
Center   - 38

no defense in this game, just a good old fashion down south shoot-out.

[consultant]

Wouldn't you know it?  With all the offense talked about for the Centre vs. Millsaps game, the defense scores first.  Millsaps just intercepted a Centre pass and returned it for a touchdown.  Extra point was no good.  Majors lead 6-0 early in the first quarter.

[Matt Barnhart (kid)]

Trinity-Huntingdon are still are 0-0 with 6:30 left in the first quarter.

A big Hawks sacks forces a Tiger punt...

[consultant]

Millsaps just punched it in for a touchdown..........Majors lead Centre 13-0 with 3:21 to go in the first quarter.  Final update for me...... Go Majors!

[HunterT]

Sewanee was making a game of it late in the 4th. Satterfield was running all over Depauw, then on 3rd down, Depauw intercepted a pass and returned it for a TD. Depauw is winning 31-17 with about 5 minutes left in the game.

Rhodes wins 21-7. All I know is that it was 7-7 at half. Great job Rhodes to get a good SCAC win on the road.

No game compared though to the 7/8 Pee-wee game I saw this morning. went to overtime (they play college rules) tied at 6-6. The Blaze score on 4th and goal from the 1 to go up 12-6, then the defense stepped up with a big hit on the QB to cause the pass to go incomplete for the win. GO BLAZE!!