FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[MajorDad]

Congratulations to all the young men listed on the All-South-Region team!

Congrats to MajorDad (and millsaps mom!) ... how about that "P"!!!

TD,
I don't know how we missed your post. Thanks, proud we are!!!!!!

[D3_DPUFan]

Happy New Year to all!

Here's to a year full of success, both on the field and off!

[D3_DPUFan]

2009 DePauw Football schedule...

http://depauw.edu/ath/football/2009/schedule.asp

[cush]

As for getting D3 programs in the south, flordia is probably the key...is it true that state has zero d3 football programs?...just compare that to ohio which is loaded with them, than again, i really don't know the profiles of colleges located in flordia compared the traditional d3 type school's in ohio, so that might be the issue. In the SCAC, Oglethorpe really is a void in Georgia...i'm wondering if they won't be forced to drop out of the scac do to $'s, yeah, i know they like to hang with the "cool kids" but they have cost benefit issues that don't add up to them staying in the scac...on the other hand berry college could add football without worrying about the $'s and turn into a power...of course, the folks running Oglethorpe probably don't want to see them out of the scac and berry with football in it, so unless forced out, don't see them leaving. Any news on hendrix football? that should fill the void in Arkansas for d3 football.

[Ralph Turner]

cush, Palm Beach Atlantic FL spent one year as a provisional member in D3 and then promptly moved to D2.

Honestly, I don't see any schools in Florida that "look" D3 material.  All of the small liberal arts schools are D2 or NAIA or NCCAA.  Pensacola Christian and Southeastern Bible (Lakeland) NAIA have played the Great South AC schools in basketball.  Edward Waters is NAIA.  As an HBCU, I could see their joining a D2 "HBCU" conference just to have someone to play.

Also, to be a successful D3, I think that you need at least 4 schools (two pairs of travel partners) to make it viable for a conference to want them.

Look at the problems that geographically isolated UMaine Presque Isle, Finlandia MI and Nebraska Wesleyan have.

[D3_DPUFan]

Ralph and others---
Do you expect any movement with teams coming in---or out---of the SCAC in the next 2-3 years? It's my understanding that Hendrix is coming in for football...thanks for any perspective...

[PA_wesleyfan]

cush, Palm Beach Atlantic FL spent one year as a provisional member in D3 and then promptly moved to D2.

Honestly, I don't see any schools in Florida that "look" D3 material.  All of the small liberal arts schools are D2 or NAIA or NCCAA.  Pensacola Christian and Southeastern Bible (Lakeland) NAIA have played the Great South AC schools in basketball.  Edward Waters is NAIA.  As an HBCU, I could see their joining a D2 "HBCU" conference just to have someone to play.

Also, to be a successful D3, I think that you need at least 4 schools (two pairs of travel partners) to make it viable for a conference to want them.

Look at the problems that geographically isolated UMaine Presque Isle, Finlandia MI and Nebraska Wesleyan have.

  Ralph

When Wesley played Webber Int. this year one of the articles about the game noted that they only had one conference game and that was with Edward Waters(Wesley played them a few years back)who is also a young program. Unfortunately I don't see either going D III because they probably are heavily baseball and warm weather sport oriented. I don't know enough about the conference to know if any other schools are picking up football.

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph and others---
Do you expect any movement with teams coming in---or out---of the SCAC in the next 2-3 years? It's my understanding that Hendrix is coming in for football...thanks for any perspective...

Hendrix is the only that I have heard.

I think that the SCAC wants to consolidate at twelve before adding teams.

Just my opinion, but 12 is a great number, especially if you break into divisions.

The next number might be 16 and breaking into two distinct conferences, but I cannot think of 4 schools who might be added.  When I look at attributes of SCAC schools, I look at:

endowments (at least $100M),
Phi Beta Kappa chapters,
"US News & World Report"/Princeton scores,
Associated Colleges of the South.

When you get that exclusive, where a school is hitting 3 out of 4 of those criteria, you are down to UDallas, D-1 Centenary LA, NAIA Berry GA, NAIA Berea KY and even ODAC Washington and Lee (but I don't think they want the travel).

I think that the SCAC stabilizes at 10 football schools.

[D3_DPUFan]

Thanks for the in depth info, Ralph....

[Tex]

Gentlemen,

I need your prayers. I'm in the fight of my life to save me leg and perhaps my life.

What started as a spider bite a day or two before Christmas has turned into an infection of staph and strep in a class as Flesh-eating bacteria. I've been getting excellent treatment and have made some slow progress. I've got a 16" gash on my leg from two surgeries and it remains open to the muscle and bone in order to not give these beaties anywhere to hide.

I'm blessed to be surrounded by family and friends as well as a medical team that includes two pesonal friend MD's.

I can really use your prayers as I'm not out of the woods yet.

Much love,

Scott

[Ralph Turner]

My prayers are with you.  (I think I know what you have by what you described!  The beasties are a "bear' to treat, even when everything is done right.)

[D3_DPUFan]

God's Speed, Tex. Will have you in our prayers in Indiana.

[Ron Boerger]

Ditto here in Austin, Scott.  My MIL got a MRSA infection summer before last and her medical team (in Jackson, WY of all places) were eventually able to beat it back.  I pray that your team will get a handle on your bug. 

[TigerDad]

Tex ... our prayers are with you as well.  Fight the good fight and take the medicine and treatment one day at a time.  Hope to see you up and around in late January in S.A.

[The Forgotten Man]

My prayers for your speedy recovery. Let us know how you are doing.

God Bless!