FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Jawbreaker]

Gee, one has to wonder why Joseph wasn't a unanimous selecton!?!   Maybe they use different rubric in TX.

[DPU3619]

I heard that the Millsaps football team will be eating dinner at the Cabot lodge tonight. 

Now we're talking!  Gotta love the Jackson Cabot Lodge.

[Ralph Turner]

Here's an AP story on Coach DuBose that I saw in today's SA paper. 

I would link an excerpt here except for the fact that the AP doesn't believe in fair use, demanding payment if more than five words are used. 

Here is a five-word pull quote from the DuBose story!

"There's a calling on you."
--Coach Mike DuBose

Great article!

Like so many other coaches in the profession...

[Ron Boerger]

Gee, one has to wonder why Joseph wasn't a unanimous selecton!?!   Maybe they use different rubric in TX.

Or maybe someone from TN, IN, KY, GA, etc. voted for someone else.  Don't go around casting stones that don't need to be cast.

[frank_ezelle]

Or, maybe someone in Jackson voted for Chris Baer.  I don't know if it applies in all voting, but I thought a team could not vote for a player on their own team. 

[Jawbreaker]

Or, maybe someone in Jackson voted for Chris Baer.  I don't know if it applies in all voting, but I thought a team could not vote for a player on their own team. 

Thanks Frank,  I didn't think of that, at least that explanation makes sense.

[evacuee]

I just read the game notes for tommorrow's game, which are compiled by W&J. 

Now that is a program.

Spanning two head coaches and 24 years, their level of success is just incredible.  The national championship is something that has eluded them, but schools that have beaten them in the Stagg Bowl- Albion, Wisconsin-LaCrosse- have come and gone from contention and the Presidents are still there.  Being so far removed from their territory, you don't realize what is really going on elsewhere.  One could still say that what Trinity has accomplished over the last 15 years is impressive, this year included, but it will be interesting to see if in ten years the Tigers are still in position to compete in the playoffs every year like W&J has.  20 appearances in the last 24 years!  Not even Mt Union can boast that. 

I doubt they're used to travelling so far, but I'm pretty sure that this is going to be a knockdown drag out game, especially if the rain keeps up. 

[MajorDad]

TU I also was reading that article and their history of late is quite impressive. Rain or shine I think this game will be a battle. Their playoff experience alone gives them an edge Millsaps hasn't faced.
Millsaps has made unbelievable progress over the last three years. A really nice story. However, Cinderella stories are a rare event and if it ended today for us I don't think any of the fans would be let down. These seniors have provided us some exciting moments that you would be hard pressed to find a previous Millsaps class that would rate with it. These guys deserve everything they get and I hope the story ends in Salem. If not, I'll still hoist a beer, smile and think back to the 13 straight wins that got us here. GO MAJORS!!!!!!!!

[pbrooks3]

From a Centre and Hendrix fan living next to Rhodes, I am happy to hoist one for the Majors tomorrow on their quest to get to Salem. Good luck Millsaps against W & J.

[majorsfan]

Congrats to all of the All-SCAC selections, but especially my MAJORS!

Austin (11)
QB Andy Braly/5'11"/195/Jr./North Richland Hills, Texas (HM)
WR Evan Coachman/6'2"/200/So./Frisco, Texas (2nd)
DB Matt Finke/5'9"/175/Sr./Denison, Texas (1st)
RB Ross Hasten/5'11"/190/Sr./Lewisville, Texas (1st)
OT Austin Light/6'2"/260/So./Collinsville, Texas (HM)
RB Zach Mamot/5'8"/180/Sr./Richardson, Texas (HM)
LB Scooter Means/6'0"/227/Sr./Denison, Texas (2nd)
DT Marcos Rosalez/6'2"/240/Fr./Beeville, Texas (HM)
LB Andy Stowe/6'1"/224/Jr./Richardson, Texas (HM)
P Josh Willis/5'11"/165/So./Conway, Arkansas (2nd)
OT Allen Wise/6'3"/250/Jr./Dallas, Texas (1st)

BSC (11)
RB Walter Arrington/5'7"/175/So./Bessemer, Alabama (1st)
WR Luke Chapman/6'3"/175/Fr./Vestavia Hills, Alabama (HM)
DT Bobby Gray/6'2"/252/Jr./Raleigh, Mississippi (HM)
P Drew Jackson/6'2"/217/Sr./Oneonta, Alabama (2nd)
DE Jeremy Jones/6'0"/210/So./Loganville, Georgia (1st)
OL Jonathan Jones/6'3"/225/So./Chelsea, Alabama (HM)
LB David Kelley/5'11"/212/So./Marietta, Georgia (2nd)
RB David Langston/6'1"/185/So./Holt, Florida (2nd)
DB Brad Stockdale/5'10"/175/So./Birmingham, Alabama (HM)
QB Joe Thigpen/6'2"/220/So./Crestview, Florida (2nd)
WR Tay Walker/5'6"/152/Jr./Birmingham, Alabama (HM)

Centre (16)
OL Alex Becker/6'3"/272/Jr./Cincinnati, Ohio (HM)
OT Brian Coxen/6'2"/270/Sr./Louisville, Kentucky (2nd)
OG Dan Fox/5'10"/280/Jr./Deltona, Florida (2nd)
DE Tim Groh/6'2"/224/Jr./Lebanon, Ohio (2nd)
LB Adam Hay/6'2"/220/Sr./Cincinnati, Ohio (1st)
DT Graham Herron/6'0"/246/Jr./Henderson, Kentucky (HM)
WR Tyler Hinkel/6'0"/176/Sr./Lexington, Kentucky (HM)
DT Neil Murphy/5'10"/259/Sr./Shelbyville, Kentucky (HM)
QB Tyler Osterman/6'1"/180/Fr./Monroe, Ohio (2nd/Co-Newcomer otY)
RB Jonathan Pinque/5'10"/175/Fr./Athens, Alabama (1st)
DB Zack Sloan/5'11"/196/Jr./Lebanon, Indiana (2nd)
LB Brian Sneed/6'0"/189/Jr./Hendersonville, Tennessee (2nd)
C Dan Spoelker/6'0"/254/Sr./Louisville, Kentucky (2nd)
DB Sean Swallen/6'0"/198/Jr./Cincinnati, Ohio (2nd)
DB Alex Ubelhart/6'3"/217/Sr./Louisville, Kentucky (2nd)
LB Jacob Vaughn/5'10"/192/Sr./Joelton, Tennessee (HM)

Colorado College (9)
DL Alpha Anderson/6'1"/259/So./Bakersfield, California (HM)
FB Sean Farrell/6'2"/217/Jr./Houston, Texas (2nd)
LB Buddy Ferreira/6'1"/205/Sr./Aurora, Colorado (HM)
P Martin Golobic/6'2"/175/Sr./Cedar Rapids, Iowa (2nd)
OT Chris Jarmon/5'11"/250/Fr./Boulder, Colorado (HM)
DE Ian Rivero/6'2"/240/Jr./Miami, Florida (2nd)
DB Brendan Ross/5'11"/194/Fr./Colorado Springs, Colorado (2nd)
LB Josh Underwood/6'1"/222/Sr./South Pasadena, California (HM)
DB Mike Wendorf/5'10"/170/So./Granada Hills, California (HM)

DePauw (17)
LB Tarren Collins/5'10"/219/Jr./St. Louis, Missouri (HM)
WR Brayden Dahlstrom/6'1"/184/So./Coatesville, Indiana (HM)
QB Spud Dick/5'11"/175/Jr./Indianapolis, Indiana (2nd)
DT Tyler Doane/6'0"/245/So./Valparaiso, Indiana (2nd)
OT Casey Ellinger/6'4"/299/Sr./Des Peres, Missouri (1st)
RB Jon Ellis/5'10"/208/Fr./Berkeley, Illinois (HM)
DE Alex Fitch/6'3"/230/Jr./Long Grove, Illinois (2nd)
WR Chris Gasbarra/6'4"/198/Sr./Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (HM)
K Jordan Havercamp/6'0"/171/Jr./Indianapolis, Indiana (2nd)
DB Marc Hoeppner/5'10"/185/Sr./Woodburn, Indiana (HM)
DT Ryan Huffman/6'0"/230/So./Carmel, Indiana (2nd)
WR Alex Koors/6'3"/170/So./Indianapolis, Indiana (1st)
OT Eric Lundorf/6'2"/257/Sr./Granger, Indiana (2nd)
DE Michael McNelis/6'/235/Sr./Indianapolis, Indiana (1st)
WR Brian Mulligan/5'11"/180/Jr./Elmhurst, Indiana (2nd)
DB Steve Valdiserri/5'9"/164/Fr./Indianapolis, Indiana (2nd)
C Ian Yearwood/6'1"/255/Sr./Brownsburg, Indiana (1st)

Millsaps (20)
DE Denarold Anderson/6'/250/Sr./Edgar, Louisiana (1st)
RB Shane Bowser/5'8"/190/Fr./Pass Christian, Mississippi (1st/Co-Newcomer otY)
DB Jonathan Brooks/5'8"/175/Sr./Roxie, Mississippi (1st)
WR Michael Galatas/5'9"/159/So./Lacombe, Louisiana (1st/Special teams PotY)
DB Jacob Hanberry/6'1"/177/Sr./Cut Off, Louisiana (1st)
DB Marcus Harris/5'9"/175/Sr./Vicksburg, Mississippi (1st)
QB Juan Joseph/6'2"/188/Sr./Edgar, Louisiana (1st/Offensive PotY)
LB Lee Klein/5'11"/219/Jr./Lakeshore, Mississippi (1st)
P Will Lawrimore/5'8"/169/Jr./Tampa, Florida (1st)
WR Eric McCarty/6'0"/186/Sr./Grand Prairie, Texas (1st)
WR Burt Pereira/6'0"/157/Sr./Bush, Louisiana (HM)
K Taylor Russolino/6'0"/170/So./Metairie, Louisiana (1st)
WR Raymece Savage/5'9"/197/Sr./Monroe, Louisiana (2nd)
OG John Shivers/6'1"/278/Jr./Somerville, Alabama (1st)
DB Michael Sims/6'0"/170/Sr./Louisville, Mississippi (HM)
FB Chris Skinner/5'8"/212/So./Meridian, Mississippi (HM)
DE Marcus Stokes/6'1"/231/Sr./Vicksburg, Mississippi (HM)
OG Andres Wallace/6'0"/300/Sr./Boynton Beach, Florida (1st)
LB Cap White/5'10"/210/Sr./Natchez, Mississippi (2nd)
OT Adam Williams/6'3"/260/So./New Orleans, Louisiana (HM)

Rhodes (10)
DB Andy Boucher/5'9"/184/Jr./Germantown, Tennessee (HM)
LB Desmond Hendricks/6'1"/235/Sr./Chattanooga, Tennessee (1st)
DB Chip Hilley/5'11"/197/Sr./Marietta, Georgia (HM)
RB Charles Hoggard/5'10"/200/Sr./Greenville, North Carolina (2nd)
OT Joey Hollenbeck/6'2"/265/So./Canton, Mississippi (2nd)
OL Nick Margello/5'11"/263/Sr./Moutainside, New Jersey (HM)
DL Marc Mattioli/6'4"/239/Sr./Roswell, Georgia (HM)
TE Brad Muller/6'1"/208/Sr./Luling, Louisiana (HM)
LB Mason Mosby/6'0"/210/Sr./Hernando, Mississippi (1st/Defensive PotY)
DB Tom Oliver/5'9"/160/Sr./Austin, Texas (1st)

Sewanee (11)
WR Bruce Bentley6'1"/195/Sr./Lynchburg, Virginia (HM)
DB Tyler Brantley/6'2"/195/Sr./Athens, Georgia (2nd)
DB Chalankis Brown/5'10"/170/So./Millbrook, Alabama (1st)
DT Jeremy Character/6'2"/315/Jr./Marietta, Georgia (1st)
DE Bakari Faulkner/5'11'/205/Fr./Baton Rouge, Louisiana (HM)
K Andrew Gould/5'10"/170/Sr./Chatsworth, Georgia (2nd)
DB Stuart Rast/5'7"/145/Jr./Atlanta, Georgia (2nd)
DL Karl Rogers/6'2"/255/Jr./Tullahoma, Tennessee (HM)
C Ben Scott/6'1"/245/Sr./Nashville, Tennessee (HM)
QB Patrick Shelton/6'1"/215/Jr./Hickory, North Carolina (HM)
LB Andrew Walters/6'0"/185/Fr./Huntsville, Alabama (2nd)

Trinity (17)
DB Bobby Adamson/6'1"/175/Jr./Nacogdoches, Texas (2nd)
RB Chris Baer/6'0"/211/Sr./Shiner, Texas (1st)
DL Jeff Carapetyan/6'0"/208/Jr./Mesquite, Texas (HM)
LB Kyle Coats/5'8"/189/Jr./Georgetown, Texas (2nd)
WR Chris Coleman/5'11"/190/Sr./Lampasas, Texas (2nd)
WR Riley Curry/6'0"/188/Sr./Sugar Land, Texas (1st)
RB Al Furlow/5'11"/206/Jr./Chesapeake Beach, Maryland (HM)
LB Dennis Grebe/6'0"/231/Jr./Bay City, Texas (2nd)
OG Jordan Hooten/6'0"/231/Sr./Robinson, Texas (2nd)
OL Josh Hooten/6'0"/265/Jr./Robinson, Texas (HM)
DT Ryan Johnson/6'0"/235/Sr./Houston, Texas (1st)
K Peter Licalzi/5'9"/150/Sr./Houston, Texas (2nd)
OT Wade Lytal/6'2"/277/Sr./Houston, Texas (1st)
DL Ronald Satterthwaite/6'0"/218/Sr./Dallas, Texas (HM)
DE Will Smith/6'0"/216/Sr./Dallas, Texas (1st)
WR Shawn Thompson/6'1"/170/Sr./New Braunfels, Texas (HM)
QB Bryant Wilson/6'4"/191/Sr./Plano, Texas (2nd)

[frank_ezelle]

majorsfan, all of that work definitely deserves a karma +1.

I'll agree that the W&J tradition is a plus, but every great program has to start somewhere and the Millsaps teams of the last 3 years have laid down a solid foundation.  One plus that Millsaps will have today is extra time to prepare for the game.  W&J had a long trip and I don't know and I wouldn't be surprised if the Thanksgiving holiday made it a little more difficult.  Also, it did rain most of the day yesterday so that would make any last minute walk throughs a little more difficult.

It is still raining in Jackson at 7AM.  The chance of rain has been moved up from the 40% predicted yesterday to 80% today, but I think that is mostly morning showers with the rain ending in the afternoon (hopefully).  The high will be in the lower 60's.  Not the greatest of weather, but I'm sure it is better than a lot of the other locations and in the 60's at the end of November is pretty good.

One last thing that I'll look for in the game today.  As is the case with many teams still in the playoffs, Millsaps has often trottled back on the offense in the second half, even when the 1st stringers are in the game.  Last week was a good example with 400 yards of offense in the first half and less than 200 yards in the second half.  I expect that Millsaps will have to keep the pedal to the metal on offense all day today and it will be interesting to see what that looks like for 4 complete quarters.  I won't be surprised to see 50 plus passes from Millsaps today and maybe 100 passes total for the game.

[Ralph Turner]

majorsfan, all of that work definitely deserves a karma +1.

...

One last thing that I'll look for in the game today.  As is the case with many teams still in the playoffs, Millsaps has often trottled back on the offense in the second half, even when the 1st stringers are in the game.  Last week was a good example with 400 yards of offense in the first half and less than 200 yards in the second half.  I expect that Millsaps will have to keep the pedal to the metal on offense all day today and it will be interesting to see what that looks like for 4 complete quarters.  I won't be surprised to see 50 plus passes from Millsaps today and maybe 100 passes total for the game.

...because Bobby Swallow can "bring it"!

[MajorDad]

majorsfan, all of that work definitely deserves a karma +1.

...

One last thing that I'll look for in the game today.  As is the case with many teams still in the playoffs, Millsaps has often trottled back on the offense in the second half, even when the 1st stringers are in the game.  Last week was a good example with 400 yards of offense in the first half and less than 200 yards in the second half.  I expect that Millsaps will have to keep the pedal to the metal on offense all day today and it will be interesting to see what that looks like for 4 complete quarters.  I won't be surprised to see 50 plus passes from Millsaps today and maybe 100 passes total for the game.

...because Bobby Swallow can "bring it"!

I'll take my chances with Juan......

[consultant]

Congratulations to Washington and Jefferson on a nice win over Millsaps.  The Majors had a fine season!  For whatever reason, Millsaps did not play with the same agressive style of play today that had been their mantra all year.  Good luck to the Presidents the rest of the playoffs. 

[exmajor]

Great season Majors, I am proud to have been able to watch the run this year!  Thanks for making it so fun!