FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[DPU3619]

Anyone else have trouble with this video? It never gets beyond the negotiating stage on Quick Time for me.

I didn't have any problems with it at the start of the second half.  It was kinda jumpy and it would lock up from time to time, but I figured that was par for the D-III video feed course.

[HunterT]

ok consider this my public eating of my own words. I am actually trying to remove my foot from my mouth first, so that I can eat my own words.

Some other interesting words I heard from the game today were: "miserable", "pathetic", "embarassing."

not really sure what happened, haven't looked at the stats yet. I know Oliver threw at least 4 picks and the offense was basically non existent. Which is what i kinda expected. Our offense might as well have just given them the ball. Put a Majors running back in our backfield and hand it off to them. Ok I can't do this anymore. I need an adult beverage.

[evacuee]

Who is Trinity receiver Shawn Thompson?  Is he a transfer?  I don't remember his name from last year.  Is he benefitting from double teams on Riley Curry because I don't see that Curry's doing as much as I would have expected. 

[Ron Boerger]

Listed as a junior from New Braunfels Canyon HS, '98.  He had seven catches last year.

BTW the final was 38-13 as the Black Flag dominated late.  CC QB Jon McDonald ended up with four yards net passing in the second half. 

Not worth a separate post but this quote from Texas Lutheran head coach Dennis Parker (from a SA Express news game preview) is of interest:

"Their kids all play hard, they go hard to the ball," Parker said. "I think their coaches do an outstanding job with them. They don't have a great deal of talent.  They're not overly blessed. But they play hard and they are very disciplined."

May be a good thing TLU will not play Trinity again this year.   

[Just_that_kid]

Maybe there's a SCAC version of the "purple crush" defense lerking. I mean, it'd be easy to get overlooked in a league with so many dominate defenses. Just a thought.

[DPU3619]

Maybe there's a SCAC version of the "purple crush" defense lerking. I mean, it'd be easy to get overlooked in a league with so many dominate defenses. Just a thought.

I think you might have about 3 choices there.  Despite the result, Rhodes still has a good defense.  As Hunter said, they had their backs against the wall for a good portion of that one.  The Black Flag seems to be playing as well as ever, and DePauw's letting up 8 a game.

[gatigermom]

DePauw may have won on the Mountain yesterday but they had to come from behind.  It was a really hard played game.  YSR.

[DePauwDad]

gatigermom,

The DePauw/Sewanee game was a tough match. The two front lines included some tough customers on both sides of the ball. DePauw was in the red zone at leat three additional times but came up empty. Kudos to the Purple Tigers.

[Tex]

I had an enjoyable night watching Trinity/CC.  I came away with some very favorable impressions on the quality of football being played.  CC is a good team that is a few mistakes away from being a very very good team.  Their running back was awesome.  Their QB wasn't afraid to put his head down and mow guys over. 

Trinity's field is nicely placed near the dorms and it showed.  A minute prior to kickoff, the students decended upon the place.  Great atmosphere, beautiful setting.  The stands are modest, but were full.  I did manage to catch a contact high off the alcohol fumes from some of the kids behind me, but hey, they're walking and not driving.  What do I care.  They were enthusiastic and fun to be around.  I got to talk with grandpas, moms and dads of the players.  It was like a big high school game in terms of how much family was there.  The talent level was high in competition.  Lots of great athletes out there. 

Fun time had by all.  Long day for the two athletes I had in my truck.  They'd played the night before, had morning practice and workouts, then headed over for a 3 hour drive, meet and greet with the coaches at 3pm, walk around campus for a couple of hours, etc.,.  Long day for sure. 

[Ron Boerger]

Birmingham Southern defeated the LaGrange JV today, 37-7. 

[DePauwDad]

Thoughts on next Saturday?

What's the weather forecast for Greencastle, Indiana???

As to the weather, it hasn't rained in Indiana for three months. I predict hot and dry. As to the game, I hope for a tough, low-scoring affair. A field goal wins it. If it goes above 40 points combined, Milsaps may have the edge. If the over/under is less than 20, it's anybody's ball game.

[DPU3619]

Thoughts on next Saturday?

What's the weather forecast for Greencastle, Indiana???

Better than the forecast for the field conditions. 

[Ron Boerger]

If the Millsaps-DPU 'over-under is less than 20' (you mean total points scored, right?) I will not post for a week. 

I see Millsaps finally got 2 votes in this week's poll.  Kudos to a voter or two for actually being able to consider the whole season rather than focusing on a one point loss in week one. 

Meanwhile, 1-2 Hardin-Simmons is still ranked 21st after a 41-34 home victory that came down to the last play, a batted down pass in the Cowboy end zone.  Some of you may remember that Millsaps skunked the same team, Louisiana College, by a 44-10 margin at their place back in week two.    Pay attention, voters.   

[Ralph Turner]

The HSU faithful were yelling that Coach Keeling left the 2nd and 3rd teamers in the game too long, and the HSU DB's are not "plug-and-play" as they used to be.

The Millsaps-LaCollege game was a 2nd game/1st game situation.  I will give LC some slack on that one.

I think that a win over DPU gets Millsaps the attention that they need.  I do believe that we have settled into the 40 teams (specifically 46 teams) to watch.  Millsaps should be able to float up thru the rankings as the teams above them start to lose.

[HunterT]

I have to support the Majors on this issue. They are a good team, and will continue to win ballgames all year long, especially if they momentum from this past saturday carries over to Indiana.

A win against a strong mid-season Depauw team out ranks a beginning of the season 1 point loss to your rival.

Rhodes completes is 3 game road trip this week in St Louis against a Wash U team that is always a tough game. The last time Rhodes won in St Louis was in 2001 when we had a tight end set a national record for the most PAT/FG blocks in a game and we won by 1. I didn't make that trip but remember sitting at home listening to it on the radio. Since 1999 the Lynx have gone 3-5 against Wash U, with most games being decided by no more than 7 pts. However, if the offense doesn't shake something up (maybe a new starting QB),  then it's going to be a long drive back home Saturday night.