FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[D3_DPUFan]

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Enjoy this day of family, food...and football!

[DPU3619]

Fluff piece in the Indianapolis Star this morning about Spud being a Gagliardi finalist.

Not much actual material there, and he didn't do enough research to get Pynenberg as a finalist in '07, but hey, at least it's recognition.

[Patriot_Pride]

Fluff piece in the Indianapolis Star this morning about Spud being a Gagliardi finalist.

Not much actual material there, and he didn't do enough research to get Pynenberg as a finalist in '07, but hey, at least it's recognition.

This is definitely a "down" year for the Gagliardi. There have been much better finalists in year's past, but it's good to see MS College's Adam Shaffer and DePauw's Spud Dick in the race. I think it really is up for grabs this year and either one of those two would be a fine candidate. I just wish Juan Joseph was up against these finalists last year....

[Tacttm1]

Just wanted to check in and thank everyone for so much great information, emotion, statistics, pictures and news over this past season.

To those 'graduating,' please chime in next year when you can!!

May God bless you and your families during this Christmas Season and always.

[D3_DPUFan]

Just wanted to check in and thank everyone for so much great information, emotion, statistics, pictures and news over this past season.

To those 'graduating,' please chime in next year when you can!!

May God bless you and your families during this Christmas Season and always.

Well said...and ditto.

[1837Tigers]

Monon Bell DVD is Now Shipping:
http://www.depauw.edu/news/?id=24513

[Tacttm1]

MC Coaching change in the works.........and so the world continues to turn

[D3_DPUFan]

Coach DuBose to Memphis as DC?

[D3_DPUFan]

If so, I wish him well. He made Millsaps better and the league better as well.

[Tacttm1]

10-4

[frank_ezelle]

If there are any coaching changes at Millsaps, then I wish them all luck in their new positions and thank them for the time and effort they gave to Millsaps.

None of us here will ever know all of the factors that go into someone deciding to switch jobs.  For a coach like Mike DuBose who has an SEC Coach of the Year honor on his resume, I could certainly see the appeal of getting back into the D1 process and seeing what happens from there.  It would certainly be a far more visible profile, something that can be both good and bad.

Millsaps, Trinity, DePauw, etc, will never be able to attact the kind of players and media attention that even a lesser D1 team will garner.  That's just a fact.  What the D3 schools will offer is a chance to mentor really great kids (and assistant coaches), teaching them football but more importantly, equiping them with tools that will help them be successful in the 50+ years that come after football.  Sure, that can be done on the D1 level, but not to the same degree.  

Big college coaching vs small college coaching--both have their pros and cons.  Coach DuBose has the option to choose between the two and while I hope he stays at Millsaps for another 10-20 years, I wish him well if he decides to step back out on the big stage.

[pbrooks3]

Coach DuBose to Memphis as DC?

In the Memphis Commercial Appeal this morning that Dubose is the new D Line coach @ University of Memphis.

[Ron Boerger]

Coach DuBose to Memphis as DC?

In the Memphis Commercial Appeal this morning that Dubose is the new D Line coach @ University of Memphis.

Here's the link:

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/dec/11/tigers-hire-ex-tide-coach/

It's only natural for Coach DuBose to want to return to the big stage; it's surprising that it took this long for someone to make him an offer.  No doubt there were other opportunities that weren't as intriguing as this one along the way.  Kudos to DuBose for turning the Millsaps program around, and here's hoping his successor can continue in those footsteps.  Or maybe just a step or two behind.   

[frank_ezelle]

Millsaps has a story up about DuBose resigning.  Here's a link to the athletic website instead of directly to the story because the website has my favorite photo of Coach DuBose.  To me it represented DuBose as the leader of the program--it doesn't feel the same to see it connected with a story about him moving on:

http://www.gomajors.com/

HOWEVER, I know this is a great chance for him and Memphis make a great hire.  Thank you Coach DuBose and good luck at Memphis and beyond.

(I also hate that my 2,000th post is regarding such sad news for Millsaps.)

[Ron Boerger]

Congrats to the SCAC student athletes named this week to the 2009 D3football.com All-South Region team:

First Team Offense
QB Spud Dick DePauw Sr. Indianapolis, Ind. Offensive POTY
WR Alex Koors DePauw Jr. Indianapolis, Ind.
K Garrett Biel Trinity (Texas) Fr. Clayton, Calif.

First Team Defense
LB Will Hawkins Millsaps Jr. Nettleton, Miss.
P Kyle Trella Trinity (Texas) Fr. Chandler, Ariz.

Second Team Offense
RET Michael Galatas Millsaps Jr. Lacombe, La.

Second Team Defense
S Kevin Peters Millsaps Jr. Metairie, La

Third Team Offense
RB Jonathan Pinque Centre So. Athens, Ala.
RB Shane Bowser Millsaps So. Pass Christian, Miss.
C Josh Hooten Trinity (Texas) Sr. Waco, Texas
G David Joeckel DePauw Sr. Arlington, Texas
T Ben Hume Centre So. Lexington, Ky.

(no third team defense selections)