FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[4thANDaLONG4]

Thanks Scotty,  It is just a weird situation.

[scotty]

Thanks Scotty,  It is just a weird situation.

it truly is...and a sad one at that...

[DPU3619]

DPU3619,

Typical, you non athletes internalize this rivalry like you have earned it.  But let the players recall the rivalry, after all, they are the reason it exists, true. 

I'll respectfully disagree and call it a day.  I've had enough of whatever kool-aid you've been drinking for one day.

[Li'l Giant]

Dislcaimer for the SCACers. We're about 3 weeks early for the usual Wabash/Depauw takeover of this board. Please indulge me this last post.

I assume you are a good person. 

Just not to Wabash or their kind.  That's all.

DPU3619,

I used to feel the same way about you guys.

In 1999, my first year of law school, I got a different perspective of what "rivalry" means. That, as you may recall, was the year that 12 Texas A&M students died when their bonfire stack collapsed. Half my law school class went to either UT or A&M and I have family who are alumni of each school.

On the day of the big game a bunch of us from school, some of whom were alumni of the two schools, got together at a friend's house to watch. This is the halftime show from the UT band. I can assure you there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

http://lhb.music.utexas.edu/shows_1999/1999/amazinggrace_hi.ram

The UT/A&M rivalry has been a lot less nasty since that game. The idiodic display after the 96 and 98 Bell Games was a lot of things, but it didn't kill anyone. My attitude toward you guys changed after what I saw Longhorns and Aggies do in 1999 because I hoped we didn't need a tragedy to make us act or think in a more mature and civilized manner toward each other.

[scotty]

and not a dry eye in this house either...we lost a young lady from our community...thank you...

[4thANDaLONG4]

Kudos LiL Giant,

Keep the rivalry on the feild where it was meant to be.  That is what I mean Rdio Guy or Dpu 1632 or whatever, let the players decide it.

[DPU3619]

I meant that kinda half-heartedly and I apologize if it was taken as me being a jerk.


Secondly, let's stop having fans and selling tickets to Monon.  We don't need fans, in your eyes apparently.  Fans don't have a right to be there, remember it, talk about it, or (and this is worst one) joke about it.  What a shame that there are folks who never buttoned the chin strap on their helmet that care about the rivalry.  Damned travesty.

[HoosierQBScout]

Frank, IMO most of the interceptions came as a result of DPU getting down and having to abandon the best part of their offensive game, which is Jeremiah Marks.   Spud had to go to the air, the Majors knew it and were lying in wait.  Spud's a youngun and isn't experienced enough yet to deal with that kind of a situation. 

In other words, Millsaps put itself in position for those turnovers.  They weren't gifts. 

You are correct in giving props to Millsaps defense---they played very well...as did the offense. Great game plan and execution on both sides of the ball...seems as though Millsaps will be a team to rekon with in the SCAC... As for the freshman, Spud---he handled himself fine---had a couple of bad reads...but made some nice throws and moved the ball. It's interesting to look at his numbers and improvement each week despite still sharing snaps with a qb whose performance (4 picks vs. Millsaps) is going in the opposite direction. one might understand the rotation early in the season...very puzzling now...

[4thANDaLONG4]

Radio Guy,

Let's not be so literal, and please take things in context.  The previous discussion concerned the fights and so on at the Monon games.  My view, a simple view, keep the fight on the field.  Also, let the bragging be done by those that have earned it.  Those who don't participate should enjoy it, but enjoy it only.  There is no reason for those who don't participate to throw the perverbial punch.  Stay in the stands and keep your distance. Please keep your enthusiasm, but appreciate those who truly fight the battle and shed their sweat.  Also, I said earlier, i am sure you did your job, and i know you did it well, i heard you on the radio.  But, you never made a tackle, ran a  yard or served as a practice dummy, either did the frat boys who flexed their beach muscles.  i wasn't singling you out, just the NON-ROSTER athletes.

[DPU3619]

i wasn't singling you out, just the NON-ROSTER athletes.

I got it, dude.  Alright? I just disagree with you in principle.  Forget I even said anything. 

[frank_ezelle]

Frank, IMO most of the interceptions came as a result of DPU getting down and having to abandon the best part of their offensive game, which is Jeremiah Marks....In other words, Millsaps put itself in position for those turnovers.  They weren't gifts. 

Ron--Just a return to this after the break for Bell game trash talk.  I do give the Millsaps defense credit for playing well and forcing situations which resulted in turnovers.  It's just that turnovers, especially 5 in one game, aren't a guarantee for even the best of defenses.  For example, the Millsaps defense had Lincoln and Austin in the same trailing position and they only got 1 turnover from each of the teams. 

I just wanted to point out that the 5 turnovers in the Centre and DePauw games resulted in wider margins of victory than you likely would have had if each of those teams had simply punted 4 or 5 extra times and made Millsaps work with a longer field.  As a partial observer, I do think Millsaps would have still won both games but the margin of victory wouldn't have been so great.

[depauwtigers1]

Why is Spud sharing duties?  Because the staff will not just make him the chief, ruffle some feathers and improve as a football team.  Just keep tap dancing to keep everyone warm and fuzzy.  Guess what happens,  you get trounced by a team that you beat 51-14 last season.  Dubose doing a great fob is not why Millsaps thrashed DePauw.  DePauw is slipping into mediocrity (again).  They refuse to push and demand the greatness the University should stand for.

[depauwtigers1]

Rogers was too Chicago?  Sheez, You should be glad to have the Mulligan kid catching balls for DePauw.  Rogers was also the primary recruiter of Spud.  The 2006 signing class is exceptional, mostly due to 2 of the coaches on last years staff.  Neither of those coach's are on the current staff. By the way, one of those coach's happens to be T. Rogers!

[scotty]

Rogers was too Chicago?  Sheez, You should be glad to have the Mulligan kid catching balls for DePauw.  Rogers was also the primary recruiter of Spud.  The 2006 signing class is exceptional, mostly due to 2 of the coaches on last years staff.  Neither of those coach's are on the current staff. By the way, one of those coach's happens to be T. Rogers!

2 hours of Brother Rice and Mother McCauley don't mean that much to a kid from Indiana 

[DPU3619]

By the way, one of those coach's happens to be T. Rogers!

Wonder whose side you're on....


I'll take the QB that's been at practice at a D3 school every day for two years over the kid that's playing four years of high school football at Lawrence Central in Indy.

The fact is, I want this team to win now.  I want them to win beat Trinity and win the SCAC championship.  I don't want to throw a freshman out there and let him learn on the fly.

Spud's got a very good arm.  But Abe has been through two years of gamedays, practice, scouting, weekly meetings, and suffering through running Scout D against the 1st team D. 

Splitting time between a freshman and a junior also seems rather far from "slipping into mediocrity" as you say, friend.