FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[D3_DPUFan]

DePauw football subject of Michael Pointer's column in the Indianapolis Star this morning...

http://www.indystar.com/article/20090822/SPORTS06/908220330/1004/SPORTS/Shock+wearing+off+for+Long++DePauw

[DPU3619]

Well at least they're saying all the right things.  I think this change probably bothers this football team a lot less than it bothers the rest of us.  I know a lot of us a little jittery about the whole thing, but I go back to the fact that the offense and the defense are both unchanged.  The main change is that we've got a little more intensity in the corner office than we've had in a while.

[D3_DPUFan]

I think you are right, Wes...coaching on both sides of the ball remains the same as does the system in place...will get a first look at things a week from today in the scrimmage at Franklin.

[Fripp52]

I agree.  I talk to my son daily and unless I bring it up, we don't talk about Walker leaving.  It's got to the point I don't even bring it up any more.  I really think the team has moved on.  Thomas likes the way Long runs the practices, more intense and upbeat, no downtime.  I am looking forward to next Saturday.  I will be there with a couple early 80's alums.  And looking forward to seeing Alan Hill and Coach Leonard, who was a GA when I played.
One other thing, I noticed someone from Wabash posted that Walker resigned because he was skimming money from football sportswear.  Based on the quality of the service and the sportswear, New Balance should have been paying all of us to take that stuff, not the other way around.  The warm ups those kids wore last year were embarassing.

[Ron Boerger]

Those of you who were around last year will remember a blog by Colorado College's Chris Jarmon called The D3 Experience.  I'm happy to report that, after a summer as an intern for NFL films, Chris is back in the Division III football ranks at Grinnell and has been updating his blog pretty much continuously all summer.  

[rooski]

A shining example of the make up of so many of our DIII student athletes.

Congrats Chris!! We're pulling for you!!

[wab64]

I agree.  I talk to my son daily and unless I bring it up, we don't talk about Walker leaving.  It's got to the point I don't even bring it up any more.  I really think the team has moved on.  Thomas likes the way Long runs the practices, more intense and upbeat, no downtime.  I am looking forward to next Saturday.  I will be there with a couple early 80's alums.  And looking forward to seeing Alan Hill and Coach Leonard, who was a GA when I played.
One other thing, I noticed someone from Wabash posted that Walker resigned because he was skimming money from football sportswear.  Based on the quality of the service and the sportswear, New Balance should have been paying all of us to take that stuff, not the other way around.  The warm ups those kids wore last year were embarassing.

Please note that the comment about the gear came from a response to the piece in the Indianoplace Star and not from any Wabash poster on this board. Why are you assuming it was someone from Wabash, just so you can get another scurrilous opinion in print?
                                                                                 WAB64

[DPU3619]

He said it was a Wabash poster because it was? BashDad posted the link?

[Fripp52]

wab64, is there a problem with what I said ?  Take a look at Bashdad's post on 22 August.  Not trying to stir the pot, just indicating where I saw it.  Regardless, aren't forums for scurrilous opinions ?  Don't think there was an opinion in there anyway.  Just stating a fact.

[D3_DPUFan]

Just tried to check out day one of SCAC Media Days...having technical problems that hopefully will be resolved soon.  Great effort by the conference to do this...

[Tacttm1]

Couldn't make the Millsaps scrimage...any thoughts or observations?  Anyone (QBs) really impress you? 

[scaccommish]

Quick update - We just posted the Austin College and Birmingham-Southern portion of SCAC Football Media Days. Sorry for the delay - we were moving the SCAC office to a different suite in the same complex and had no phone or internet for most of the day.

Should be on schedule for the rest of the week. You can check it all out here:
http://www.scacsports.blogspot.com/


And the SCAC Football Media Days schedule here:
http://www.scacsports.com/sports/fball/2009-10/releases/09fbmediadays.pdf

[D3_DPUFan]

Just checked out some of the interviews...nice effort...

[frank_ezelle]

Couldn't make the Millsaps scrimage...any thoughts or observations?  Anyone (QBs) really impress you? 

Saw most of the scrimmage and really didn't come away with much of an impression.  I think about 8 quarterbacks got into the action.  It was hard to tell who was playing against the better defenses or with the more experienced offensive players.  It didn't help that the numbers on the roster didn't match up all the time with the players on the field. 

If you want a gut feeling, I think the defense looked a little ahead of the offense overall even though the first string offense was doing a fairly good job of moving the ball.  Here's a link to the Millsaps story about the scrimmage--it's about as vague as what I've provided:

http://www.gomajors.com/news/2009/8/22/FB_0822090422.aspx

[Tacttm1]

Thanks; I'll take that 'vague' for now!  With 100 guys, temporary adn duplicate numbers and plenty of substitutions and platoons, it must be hard to get much of a feel.

It will be interesting to see who the team rallies around as a field leader.