FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[DPU3619]

I'm not sure where DPU 'earned' all those extra points over TU in the national rankings...  obviously they 'participate' in other sports...  not sure which???

I am personally shocked that you would float another conspiracy theory. 

If you actually understood the Director's Cup, you could potentially wrap your mind around the concept that winning national titles and making appearances in multiple championships would, in theory (of course), make that number go up. 

You know, like basketball (both men's and women's, for clarity)...or soccer...or softball...or even tennis, really.  Those were the ones DePauw was 'participating' in.

[historymajor]

I see, said the blind man, as he picked up his hammer and saw!

That makes sense.....  Trinity had an unusually poor showing in NCAA playoffs, missing baseball and football for sure...

Congrats to DPU..... we'll reload and see you'all in the fall!

[wabashcpa]

DePauw had Liz Bondi.  Trinity did not.

I think that pretty much sums up the difference.

[frank_ezelle]

DePauw had Liz Bondi.  Trinity did not.

I think that pretty much sums up the difference.

I don't know if that was the total difference, but what a year Liz Bondi had in basketball and tennis.  My guess is that she had the best single year performance in SCAC history with the D3 Female Athlete of the Year Award, the national championship in tennis singles, and All-American honors on the national championship basketball team.  Can anyone think of another SCAC athlete, male or female, who achieved equal success in a single season?

[TigerDad]

Wow ... what an impressive student-athlete is Liz Bondi ... congratulations to her!

Bondi named the Division III Athlete of the Year

June 15, 2007 Greencastle, Ind. - Following a year in which she won an individual national championship in tennis and was an all-American forward on the national championship basketball team, DePauw's Liz Bondi has been named the Honda Division III Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year.

The honor was based on the results of national balloting among Division III schools as part of the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program, now in its 31st year. Bondi will be presented the Honda Sports Award (see http://awards.honda.com/?p=15) at a ceremony at Columbia University in New York City on June 25.

"It's an incredible honor to be selected as the Division III Athlete of the Year," Bondi said. "I was fortunate to win an individual national tennis championship and also be part of a basketball team which won our school's first national team tile. Without my coaches, Scott Riggle and Kris Huffman, I couldn't have reached these levels and certainly couldn't have won this award."

Bondi was nominated in the sport of women's tennis after capturing the NCAA Division III singles championship and earning Senior of the Year honors from the Intecollegiate Tennis Association. She finished her tennis career as a four-time all-America selection in both singles and doubles.

In addition to her outstanding tennis career, Bondi was the leading scorer and rebounder on this year's Division III national champion basketball squad. The Kodak/Women's Basketball Coaches Association First Team All-America choice was also the most outstanding player at the Division III Women's Basketball finals.

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. sponsors the Collegiate Women Sports Awards Program.

   

source: http://www.depauw.edu/ath/index.asp?id=19612

UPDATE:
Here's the one-minute "Presenting the 2007 Honda Award Winners" CSTV show on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmUTMd6Ldo8

... now THAT's what we love about Division III athletics.   

[TigerDad]

Less than two months until Kickoff 2007 ... when are we gonna be there? 

[etg]

(El Tea Gray---re: Today's Trinity Football Magic Numbers; 30, 52, 108, 122)

TigerDad,
The Tiger's Magic Football Numbers for Today:

30 days until team report date.
52 days until Game 1 (ETBU--away).
108 days until Tigers beat Millsaps (my very early line---Tigers by 17).
122 days until Tigers regain SCAC Football Championship (prediction: Regular Season 10-0; SCAC 8-0).


                                                                           

[evacuee]

Mmmm.  Don't say things like that.  If everyone stays healthy, Trinity has a shot at 10-0, but the gap between them and the SCAC has been narrowed severely.  TU just doesn't have the size or speed of years past.  Gone are the days of showing up and winning.  The Tigers will have to earn every win like they did last year, and there can't be any lethargic performances.  Jackson has always been a tough place to win.  I expect nothing different this year.  If 10-0 is the outcome, that will be something special.   

[etg]

"Something special"; let it be.                                

[DPU3619]

Am I correct when I see that Trinity plays Millsaps in Jackson for the second straight year? 

Why is that, exactly?

[Ralph Turner]

The conference added 2 new members, B-SC and Colorado College.  Therefore, the schedules needed to be changed to accommodate the new members.

[historymajor]

Ahhhhh.... roadtrips to DPU and MC....  W's there couldn't be sweeter!

[DPU3619]

The conference added 2 new members, B-SC and Colorado College.  Therefore, the schedules needed to be changed to accommodate the new members.

I guess.  Although one would think that they could do that without having the game that decided the SCAC be played on the same team's home turf the next year.

Not that I'm upset by it or anything.

[frank_ezelle]

El Tea Gray has Trinity going from a 22 point loss to Millsaps in 2006 to a 17 point win in 2007--an improvement of 39 points.  That's not quite the 63 point improvement Millsaps showed from 2005 to 2006, going from a 0-41 loss to a 34-12 win, but it's a bold prediction.

My only prediction about Millsaps is that they will be a better team in 2007.  Last year's team was talented but they lacked depth.  In the Trinity game they were down to their 3rd string running back, a freshman who first saw significant action the previous week against Rhodes.  With about 50-60 new players coming in this season and with very few seniors lost from last year's team, depth shouldn't be a problem in 2007.

Also, this will be the second year under Coach DuBose and the system won't be totally new for the players.  Millsaps probably peaked last year with the DePauw game as the team was healthy and fairly comfortable with the new system.  It seemed to me that their overall played dropped in the last 4 games vs. Sewanee, Rhodes, Trinity and Carnegie Mellon.  I hope the team can start this season at the same level they were at when they played against DePauw and then build on that as the season progresses.  If they can do that then they have a great shot at a great season.

[FerricMajor82]

Wow, a very sleepy board awakens.  Thanks El Tea Gray for shocking a board that hasn't seen a post since prior to July 4th.  Obviously you are into very bold predictions.  So too am I.  Here is my bold prediction.  You were drunk when you made your post.  Trinity by 17 over the Majors?  Trinity sweeps the SCAC?  Trinity sweeps their schedule?  Is it feasible that a credible human being like yourself could have possibly been "drunk typing" at 4:41 p.m. yesterday?  I'm not sure which is more pragmatic, a drunk man sweatily typing away at his computer making Nostradamus-esque predictions, or Trinity sweeping such a competitive conference?  Somebody alert the Captain, El Tea Gray has gone overboard. 
Here are my predictions:  A tough conference with Trinity, DePauw, and Millsaps somewhere near the top.  BSC finishes dead last.  Any questions?