FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[TigerDad]

Frank ... thanks for the link on the DuBose story.  I'm guessing most teams are still not putting a full 60 minutes together quite yet.  By the way, if you know the webmaster for Millsaps football, you might suggest that they change either the photo or the caption on their "News" page (http://www.millsaps.edu/athletic/football/news.shtml).  The ROOS logo on the helmets kind of clashes with the DePauw game score.

[frank_ezelle]

TigerDad--At first I was going to say that the reason they didn't use a photo from the DePauw game was because I didn't travel to DePauw to take photos.  Then I realized that I didn't travel to Austin College as well, so that put a gaping hole in my explanation.  I'll mention it to the SID at Millsaps.

I'll be interested to see how the Trinity-Rhodes game comes out this weekend.  Rhodes will become the first common opponent between Trinity and Millsaps this year.  I doubt that the results will be very meaningful in trying to make a prediction on the October 27th matchup between Trinity and Millsaps, but at least it will give us all something new to talk about.  Here's hoping that the Trinity team and fans all have a safe trip to and from Memphis.  Naturally that wish for save travel goes to all the teams and fans who will be on the road this weekend.

PS--Big C got his post in while I was typing--thanks for that reminder and I'm going to set my watch alarm right now so I don't forget over the next 5 hours.

[FerricMajor82]

You have to love Frank's posts; he is always covering his bases.  I know the Rhodes / Trinity game will be great and will probably spark tons of conversation comparing Millsaps and Trinity, but does this kind of stuff really mean anything.  I know it is cliche, but "That's why we play the games." 

To give a wonderful example of the, "They lost to them, and we beat them" logic:

Regarding last year's Millsaps Season

Millsaps beat
Trinity TX beat
DePauw who beat
Hope who beat
Albion who beat
Butler who beat
Dayton who beat
Robert Morris who beat
Central Conn St beat
Georgia Southern who beat
Western Carolina who beat
Eastern who beat
Western Kentucky who beat
Southern Illinois who beat
Indiana who beat
Iowa who beat
Iowa St beat
Missouri who beat
Mississippi who beat
Vanderbilt who beat
Georgia who beat
Auburn who beat
Florida

Therefore Millsaps could have beaten Florida.  Duh!

Chronological Order sent me this list, so the credit goes to him (I don't know where he digs these things up). 

[Chronological Order]

It should say Eastern "Kentucky" beat Western Kentucky.

[FerricMajor82]

Completely off subject and for that I apologize, but did anyone know that Presidential candidate Fred Thompson's wife Jeri Kehn Thompson graduated in English literature from DePauw.  Kind of an impressive little lady once you get past the whole "trophy wife / not a trophy wife" deal.

[HunterT]

ok having been on a business trip all week in the middle of nowhere, I've been totally out of touch with everything that has been going on here. I did feel that a little piece of me was missing by not even being able to check the posts.

With that prefix, Rhodes will more than likely lose this week. I don't think they have gotten the offensive problems worked out just yet. And the defense will do what it can, but after the last showing, i'm not holding my breath.

please please let me be wrong.

[D3Navy]

HunterT,

I think your assessment is spot on.  I'm still trying to figure out how I can record the video or audio here in Japan!

My guess is that Trinity will try to run the ball effectively to reinforce last week's effort.  Can TU do it on the road?  We'll see.  I attended a couple of games while living in Millington (outside of Memphis) a few years ago.  It was a lot of fun, the Rhodes fans had a great time and were very supportive.  The campus is Ivy League-like.  Hampton to Urban, Hampton to Urban.  The salad days...  They did the same thing in Jackson back then.

I think TU now understands that they don't have the big names - teamwork across the board will decide the day. 

The 93 degree forecast (no typo) shouldn't be an issue for the men from San Antonio.  Wish I could be there.

Go Tigers!!

Tom

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity - two offensive plays, two turnovers.  Rhodes leads 3-0 early.

[Ron Boerger]

Rhodes has dictated play throughout the game and picked off another TU pass deep to deflect Trinity's only threat so far.  A Rhodes drive to the Trinity 20 is turned back by a holding penalty.  Early in the second it's still 3-0 Lynx.

[awadelewis]

Score tied at 6 at 4:00 left in the first between Sewanee and AC.   Live video feed available from Sewanee's web page for those who may be interested.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity puts together by far their best offensive series, scoring on a 13-yd Barmore pass, 7-3 with 6:05 left in the half. 

[Ron Boerger]

Rhodes-Trinity video feed is totally gone now (it was never very good), nothing coming over the audio feed either. 

[awadelewis]

13-6 AC with 1:05 left in the 1st half after AC puts together the first sustained drive for either offense.

[TigerDad]

Just spoke with the guys in the broadcast booth at Rhodes ... their Internet connection through Rhodes is down with no known fix time.  Score at halftime is Trinity 10, Rhodes 3.

Both audio and videocasts are presently offline and unavailable.  More info when available ...

[TigerDad]

Trinity vs. Rhodes Audio feed is back online.  Visit www.pawsfootball.com for updates as they are available.  Link to audio feeds are there also .. see "WEBCAST" page & links.