FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Hawks88]

Huntingdon has posted a 2006 schedule on their website and it looks like we have added a couple of playoff teams for next year. Could be a pretty tough schedule.

9/2 @Ithaca
9/9 Sewanee
9/16 @Millsaps
9/23 @Rhodes
9/30 Wesley
10/7 Trinity
10/14 @Colorado College
10/21 @Thomas More
11/4 @SAGU
11/11 LaGrange

[evacuee]

From what I've seen, a great team can only truly stay on top for so long, the exception being Mt. Union, of course.  It's kind of like what we saw with Florida State a few years ago.  They were so menacing for so long, played in a weak conference, then some of the games started getting a little closer and then boom!  The bottom fell out against North Carolina in 2001.  They lost 41-3 and haven't been the same since.  They still have the bullseye on them, but they aren't nearly as threatening as they were.  Yes, they're in a BCS bowl but certainly not because of a great season. 

I'm really worried that perhaps Trinity has befallen the same fate after having gotten smacked around by UMHB.  That game at Huntingdon will reveal a lot.  Of course the DePauw game comes first, but if TU is going to keep it's aura, the Tigers cannot let a young upstart program take them down.  The ETBU game is important too.  Hell, 2006 is going to be a huge year for the Tigers...5 or 6 years ago, Coach Mohr was looking to get out of there, and I have to wonder, after completely turning the program around, how many people would really want to be there should it go on the decline?  I doubt SCAC championships are all that fulfilling anymore. Of course, he's been there an awfully long time to walk away now, but I think next year is going to be a huge, huge year.

[Ralph Turner]

Hawks, that is a great schedule.

The Ithaca game is high profile and a great inter-region contest.

Seven (7) South Region opponents!  I hope you can get Murvul back in a year or two.

Colorado College can use the games.  I would not be surprised to hear that the SCAC has invited CC to join them in a year or two.

SAGU can use games, too.  The 10th week is a hard week to find opponents!

The Hawks can earn a Pool B bid with that schedule, and maybe a home game!

[TigerDad]

Given the opportunity, Baer can probably handle the feature back slot.  Here's what he was doing at this time last year:

Fiery competitor - Shiner's Baer a keg of dynamite on the football field
   http://www.shinertx.com/shinerhs/va121704.htm

A perfect ending - Shiner caps 16-0 season with Class 1A title
   http://www.shinertx.com/shinerhs/va121904.htm

Baer facts - Senior leads Shiner to title with 4 TDs
   http://www.shinertx.com/shinerhs/wf121904.htm

High school success doesn't necessarily translate to the college field, but it's an indicator of the possibilities ... we'll just have to wait 'til Tiger Time 2006.

[tigerdadplm]

I've heard that Colorado College has already been extended an invitiation into the SCAC...supposedly along with Hanover...don't know if either have accepted or rejected the invitation.

[Ralph Turner]

Tigerdad, that would make Colorado College-Austin College and Hanover-DePauw as travel partners.

We may hear about these changes by the end of spring 2006.

[tTU719803]

What does it say about the coaching staff when you mention all these different obstacles in recruiting and then turn around and see Trinity win the conference championship 13 years in a row?  I think Trinity has one of the best coaching staffs in the country.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity's staff is top-notch, which is why they have dominated a league of schools with similar interests and focus.  They ARE still largely recruiting Texas athletes, though, and as such must compete with schools outside of the SCAC for those student athletes.  That is where the "difficulties" in recruiting come into play.

Congratulations to the SCAC players named today to the D3football.com All-South Region team:

Second team:
K Kelly Altman, Sr., Trinity
DL Dustin Allen, Jr., Trinity
LB Brian Steinert, Sr., Rhodes

Third team:
TE Chase Jonason, Sr., DePauw
G Kerry Pappas, So., DePauw
DE Dustin Hertel, Sr., DePauw
LB Matt Johnson, So., Centre

[etg]

TigerDad,

I have absolutely no doubt about Baer being able to handle the "Tiger Time 2006" running back slot. Really, I can't wait (guess I'll have to)! Two questions: Will Baer play Tiger Baseball this spring? Is he part of the family of former San Antonio all-sports great Linus Baer? I can't even guess at the number of hours I spent watching Linus Baer play 4 years of high school (San Antonio Lee) varsity Football, Basketball, Baseball and run Track.

[DanSwan]

Congrats to Brian Steinert, he is a great player.  Top 3 that I ever played against in college.

[sampa]

Gelling is not this issue.  They were at the top of their game in week 10.  They didn't have the offensive fire power this year.  The Tigers had two pretty good tailbacks, but neither was a game breaker like Boyce and I don't think either was even as good as Federle.  I think JJ only had 1 touchdown.  They did great WORK, which is great for a conference title.  With so many teams competing for the same national title, you need fire power.  You need home run hitters to win in the playoffs.

TU didn't have that in the backfield, and they didn't have it at WR, as evidenced by not scoring in the second half despite getting deep in UMHB territory three times.  In truth, that can be attributed to the pass rush, but the Tigers really didn't have scorers among them.  Even Kelner, who was really a good player, I think would have been an extra on some of the better teams that the Tigers have had.

What concerns me is whether or not the players believe they can win again in the playoffs.  And hopefully, they won't get complacent with their stranglehold on the SCAC.  It seems that the playoffs are the only true challenge for the Tigers right now, and it's tough to have to wait ten weeks to finally face that challenge. 

[sampa]

Reply to TU 2698: Huntingdon's close game against Trinity was no fluke and they have a good chance of beating the Tigers next year given the number of returning starters they have: QB, WR, RB and others. The tigers will definitely have their hands full in Montgomery.

[evacuee]

Sampa,

Huntingwho?  Aren't they that team from Ohio that has lost like 44 games in a row?  You must be looking at Trinity's JV schedule.  I didn't even know that the varsity schedule was finished.  Where did you find it?  I wouldn't count on that game actually being played.  That's an awfully long way to travel for a JV game, so I would have to think that schedule must be tentative. 

Wait, I think we played Huntingdon in 2005.  Wasn't it 37-0 midway through the first quarter?  I remember it well, and I was hoping that the Hawks would prove more of a challenge.  I guess that's why the schools decided to make it a JV game next year.  Alright, I gotcha...the JV team will have its hands full. 

ps- see my post on 12/8

[evacuee]

Did anyone lose their breath for a second when they saw the Dec. 10 news on the front page of this website?

There are like 18 Trinity's nation wide.  Thank the father, son, and the holy spirit(get it? Trinity?).  I am a genius!

[Ron Boerger]

Did anyone lose their breath for a second when they saw the Dec. 10 news on the front page of this website?

There are like 18 Trinity's nation wide.  Thank the father, son, and the holy spirit(get it? Trinity?).  I am a genius!

I was listening to the the MUC/Rowan broadcast when they announced this.  Pat Cummings kept saying Trinity (Conn), NESCAC, etc. but K-Mac kept talking about Texas and the SCAC.   Get with the program, Keith!!    

They weren't saying "Mohr" so I knew it wasn't the TU in San Antonio.