FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Meh, Rowan always gets the benefit of the doubt.   Gets old after a while. 

At No. 13, Rowan exceeded its pre-playoff ranking last season. (Lost in national quarterfinals after beating a higher-ranked team on the road)
At No. 14, Rowan exceeded its pre-playoff ranking in 2005. (Lost in national semifinals at Mount Union)
At No. 9, Rowan exceeded its pre-playoff ranking in 2004. (Lost in national semifinals at Linfield, though it was clearly the worst of the final four)

What gets old is people assuming the East sucks. 

[Just_that_kid]

The polls will work themselves out. If the teams just stay focused one week at a time and keep winning, everything will sort itself out in November.

[Pat Coleman]

Have posted my own rant on this poll, which has a theory about Centre.

http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/2007/09/18/a-fairly-confounding-analysis

[INQBScout]

Trinity #15.  DePauw gets a vote, yet Centre, who DePauw took to the woodshed on Saturday, gets 21 votes.  Millsaps gets nothing, in a surprising turn of events. 

At the DI level coaches are notorius about lack of interst/knowledge in voting in the weekly polls...is this more pronounced at the DIII level in part because there is no TV to give voters even a fighting chance of checking out teams?

[INQBScout]

By the way---as a witness to the DePauw-Centre game last weekend...it could  have been much, much worse...

[INQBScout]

The polls will work themselves out. If the teams just stay focused one week at a time and keep winning, everything will sort itself out in November. 

so true....

[TigerDad]

Well, I am going for the doubleheader this Saturday ...

UMH-B Crusaders play TLU Bulldogs in Seguin with a kickoff of 1:00pm.  I will catch a ride with a friend whose son is a junior OL for the Cru.  Even if I didn't know any players, who would miss a chance to see the #2-ranked DIII team in the nation play only an hour from their home?! (Don't start the poll argument with me, please!)

Then, my lovely wife will pick me up on the way to San Antonio to see #15 Trinity play Colorado College with a 6:00pm kickoff ... "The Battle of the Tigers II" for 2007.  (Four of the ten teams Trinity plays this year are Tigers ... like Trinity!)  I understand these teams are knotted at 11-11 all time and this is TU's first SCAC game of 2007.  In order to win out, TU will have to take care of business EVERY week.  Colorado comes to Texas for their first SCAC road game and will, no doubt, be ready to show us what they've got.

Yes, I am READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!

[Ron Boerger]

Congrats to the SCAC PoTWs:

SCAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Week

JUAN JOSEPH OF MILLSAPS COLLEGE, a 6-2, 178-pound junior quarterback from Edgard, La., has been selected the SCAC Football Offensive Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday, September 15.

Joseph set career-highs in completions and yards in a 43-10 rout of Austin College on Saturday, hooking up with 13 different receivers and connecting on 32 of 44 passes for 355 yards and three touchdowns. His pass efficiency rating for the day was 158.45.

Joseph's numbers have been phenomenal through just nine quarters of work in the first three games, hooking up with double-digit receivers in each contest and completing 81 of 122 passes (66 percent) for 870 yards, 10 touchdowns and just one interception.

He leads the SCAC in both passing yards (290.0 yards per game) and passing efficiency (151.7) and is third in total offense (280.7 yards per game).

SCAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Week

DESMOND HENDRICKS OF RHODES COLLEGE, a 6-2, 223-pound junior defensive end from Chattanooga, Tenn., has been selected the SCAC Football Defensive Player-of-the-Week for games played Saturday, September 15.

Hendricks swarmed the Birmingham-Southern offense all day, making eight tackles - six for losses of 32 yards - as the Lynx pulled out the 10-7 victory.

Hendricks also had three quarterback sacks as Rhodes limited the Birmingham-Southern offense to 77 total yards.

For the season, Hendricks leads the SCAC with four quarterback sacks and is tied for the league lead in tackles for loss with 7.0.

[Bill McCabe]

TigerDad,  that sounds like a great weekend.  Hope it is a good one for you.

[Tex]

Have posted my own rant on this poll, which has a theory about Centre.

http://www.d3football.com/dailydose/2007/09/18/a-fairly-confounding-analysis

Wow, that's mind boggling. 

[Tex]

Well, I am going for the doubleheader this Saturday ...

UMH-B Crusaders play TLU Bulldogs in Seguin with a kickoff of 1:00pm.  I will catch a ride with a friend whose son is a junior OL for the Cru.  Even if I didn't know any players, who would miss a chance to see the #2-ranked DIII team in the nation play only an hour from their home?! (Don't start the poll argument with me, please!)

Then, my lovely wife will pick me up on the way to San Antonio to see #15 Trinity play Colorado College with a 6:00pm kickoff ... "The Battle of the Tigers II" for 2007.  (Four of the ten teams Trinity plays this year are Tigers ... like Trinity!)  I understand these teams are knotted at 11-11 all time and this is TU's first SCAC game of 2007.  In order to win out, TU will have to take care of business EVERY week.  Colorado comes to Texas for their first SCAC road game and will, no doubt, be ready to show us what they've got.

Yes, I am READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL!!

My son, his teammate and teammate's dad will be going to see some Tiger on Tiger violence this Saturday as well.  I've never seen a Trinity game or any D-III game for that matter. I'm looking forward to it. 

[HunterT]

Interesting that the two PoW's for last week are the Millsaps Offense, and the Rhodes Defense. In my opinion the two strongest parts of each team. Just building up for a great game this weekend in Jackson.

I know some students are making the trip down, and some alumni as well. But I remember how they do it in Mississippi (and that was when they weren't close to the top), so I'm sure it'll be a great atmosphere.

I can't make it, and I'm not happy. But I'll be getting updates all day. I'm expecting a confusing situation where whoever cracks first, or doesn't show up from the start will lose. I'm thinking closer than the experts are saying.

[TigerDad]

My son, his teammate and teammate's dad will be going to see some Tiger on Tiger violence this Saturday as well.  I've never seen a Trinity game or any D-III game for that matter. I'm looking forward to it. 

Tex, check your e-mail ... I sent you some map & directions info about the Trinity game.

[DPU3619]

I know some students are making the trip down, and some alumni as well. But I remember how they do it in Mississippi (and that was when they weren't close to the top), so I'm sure it'll be a great atmosphere.

I'll say this, that setup they've got down there is just about the coolest thing you'll see in our conference.  It's pretty neat that they let the students in behind the endzone early to party, grill and the like.  Hunter may or may not recall that they're pretty good at heckling kickers in pregame.   

[Ron Boerger]

Congrats to the two SCAC student-athletes named to this week's D3football.com Team of the Week:

DL Desmond Hendricks, Jr., Rhodes
Hendricks made eight tackles (six solo), six tackles for a loss of 32 yards, and three sacks, as the Lynx limited the Birmingham-Southern offense to 77 total yards in a 10-7 win.

DB Jevon Pruitt, Sr., DePauw
Pruitt intercepted two passes for the second consecutive week, and broke up another pass in a 38-7 win over Centre. He also had four solo tackles.