FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[roocru]

Good news for AC fans.  My sources tell me they expect around 100 players out for football this year after an excellent recruiting class and some transfers who came in last year.  The best news is they are trying to set up some JV contests as well.  8)  Stay tuned for developments on a limited JV schedule.

Any news regarding filling the former CC game date?

I did not hear any information on the 10th game.

[roocru]

I posted this on the ASC board but thought the Millsaps faithful would want to see it as well.

"The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL just made their first major cut and it appears Jerrell Freeman of UMHB has made the cut.  He is not on the most current transaction list at http://www.riderville.com/news/press_releases/3259/.  Justin Beaver (RB) of Whitewater made the practice team, Juan Joseph (QB) of Millsaps was released and A. J. Raebel (LB) of Whitewater was released earlier after trying to make the team as a defensive end."

[historymajor]

Geez,,, too bad Hendrix couldn't jump start their addition of football and give back the tenth game everybody is seeking due to CC's cancellations.  Any news out of the SCAC meetings?

[TigerDad]

For your offseason entertainment ... here's every participant on the most recent 10 pages of the SCAC boards ... in "descending karmic order"

username      karma  posts  k/p ratio
Tenneessee_papa     4       3     1.33333
Fico                5       5     1.00000
Gray Fox          843    1950     0.43231
TigerDad           79     242     0.32645
scacsid            36     127     0.28346
roocru            167     600     0.27833
cush               14      57     0.24561
rooski             11      46     0.23913
crufootball        45     278     0.16187
LGHistorian        11      74     0.14865
Tex                32     245     0.13061
FerricMajor82       4      36     0.11111
etg                14     141     0.09929
Wes Anderson       78     881     0.08854
D3_DPUFan          24     462     0.05195
Ron Boerger       201    4172     0.04818
frank_ezelle       83    1839     0.04513
Ralph Turner      826   19018     0.04343
Bill McCabe        70    1748     0.04005
wally_wabash      112    3626     0.03089
frank uible        52    3172     0.01639
historymajor        2     440     0.00455

Oddly, some of the most informative contributors have the lowest ratio.  Let the games begin!
Somebody SMITE somebody ... 

[D3_DPUFan]

For your offseason entertainment ... here's every participant on the most recent 10 pages of the SCAC boards ... in "descending karmic order"

username      karma  posts  k/p ratio
Tenneessee_papa     4       3     1.33333
Fico                5       5     1.00000
Gray Fox          843    1950     0.43231
TigerDad           79     242     0.32645
scacsid            36     127     0.28346
roocru            167     600     0.27833
cush               14      57     0.24561
rooski             11      46     0.23913
crufootball        45     278     0.16187
LGHistorian        11      74     0.14865
Tex                32     245     0.13061
FerricMajor82       4      36     0.11111
etg                14     141     0.09929
Wes Anderson       78     881     0.08854
D3_DPUFan          24     462     0.05195
Ron Boerger       201    4172     0.04818
frank_ezelle       83    1839     0.04513
Ralph Turner      826   19018     0.04343
Bill McCabe        70    1748     0.04005
wally_wabash      112    3626     0.03089
frank uible        52    3172     0.01639
historymajor        2     440     0.00455

Oddly, some of the most informative contributors have the lowest ratio.  Let the games begin!
Somebody SMITE somebody ...   

Nice work...is it football season yet?

[D3_DPUFan]

TigerDad...
Any news out of San Antonio on the Tigers? What can we expect when the Texas Tigers visit Greencastle in late October?

[D3_DPUFan]

"The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the CFL just made their first major cut and it appears Jerrell Freeman of UMHB has made the cut.  He is not on the most current transaction list at http://www.riderville.com/news/press_releases/3259/.  Justin Beaver (RB) of Whitewater made the practice team, Juan Joseph (QB) of Millsaps was released and A. J. Raebel (LB) of Whitewater was released earlier after trying to make the team as a defensive end."

Sorry to hear Joseph did not stick....wish him the best with whatever path he pursues.

[D3_DPUFan]

Checked out the Centre Football website - just browsing - and saw that they are one of the few to actually identify their 2013 recruiting class. Go to their site for specifics but they call it a "banner class" and give names/pos/Ht./Wt./Hometown of all 31 commits. Obviously one can't really tell much about a given player from those details but here is the essence of what I glean from the list:
       9 OL,  5 DB,  4 LB,  5 WR,  3 RB,  2 DL,  1 QB,  1 DE,  and 1 TE make up the class.

Is 31 a small class by DIII standards? DePauw I think has 50 recruits list for 2009. I know other schools have much bigger numbers...but just wondering what is considered a typical recruiting class size at this level.

[TigerDad]

What can we expect when the Texas Tigers visit Greencastle in late October?

DPU, haven't heard much and what I have heard, I can't repeat (of course!)
However, I guarantee a Tiger win that day.   

[DPU3619]

Is 31 a small class by DIII standards? DePauw I think has 50 recruits list for 2009. I know other schools have much bigger numbers...but just wondering what is considered a typical recruiting class size at this level.

Not really, particularly once you get outside the "powerhouses" in a particular conference.  Pat could probably tell you better than me, but from my work on Kickoff last year, I'd say our conference's average was somewhere in the 30's.

Something else to keep in mind is that the enrollment at Centre isn't near what it is at the DePauw's or Trinity's of the world.  I find Centre's enrollment at about 1200, which is half of DePauw's.

[D3_DPUFan]

DPU, haven't heard much and what I have heard, I can't repeat (of course!)
However, I guarantee a Tiger win that day.   

Good point...

[D3_DPUFan]

Not really, particularly once you get outside the "powerhouses" in a particular conference.  Pat could probably tell you better than me, but from my work on Kickoff last year, I'd say our conference's average was somewhere in the 30's.

Something else to keep in mind is that the enrollment at Centre isn't near what it is at the DePauw's or Trinity's of the world.  I find Centre's enrollment at about 1200, which is half of DePauw's.

Thanks, Wes...I was just curious. Looking forward to seeing how some of DPU's recruits look. 8 or 9 kids from Chicagoland...

[TigerDad]

DPU;
This may not apply to other SCAC schools, but Trinity's "recruiting class" typically runs in the mid-30's.  In my five years following the program, first-year numbers have been dropping by a couple each year.  Trinity has raised their incoming admissions standards each year and, as a result, it's more and more difficult for the coaching staff to find football players, not just bodies, who can be admitted.  I know they do use the All-State Academic teams as their top recruiting lists ... it does them no good to invite a great player to Trinity if he can't get admitted.  And, despite what some may say about other D3 schools, Trinity gives NO preference to athletes either before or after they are admitted.  It's a tough go and I'm repeating myself, but I am amazed that Coach Mohr and his staff consistently field a top-notch football team year after year.  At some point, they may start to slip, but I haven't seen it yet ... I just think the average SCAC team is getting better year-by-year.

[Gray Fox]

Things will be even more complicated as schools and parents deal with the various economic factors they have.

[D3_DPUFan]

DPU;
This may not apply to other SCAC schools, but Trinity's "recruiting class" typically runs in the mid-30's.  In my five years following the program, first-year numbers have been dropping by a couple each year.  Trinity has raised their incoming admissions standards each year and, as a result, it's more and more difficult for the coaching staff to find football players, not just bodies, who can be admitted.  I know they do use the All-State Academic teams as their top recruiting lists ... it does them no good to invite a great player to Trinity if he can't get admitted.  And, despite what some may say about other D3 schools, Trinity gives NO preference to athletes either before or after they are admitted.  It's a tough go and I'm repeating myself, but I am amazed that Coach Mohr and his staff consistently field a top-notch football team year after year.  At some point, they may start to slip, but I haven't seen it yet ... I just think the average SCAC team is getting better year-by-year.

Thanks...some good perspective.