FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Patriot_Pride]

Just stating the points, like the previous post. Sorry you don't agree TU2698.

Not sour at all, ya'll won on a fluke play, we turned around and romped you 56-27....and again this year.

[evacuee]

That "fluke" is a play that will never be forgotten by anyone that saw it one time.  There have been countless drubbings of one team by another, countless multi year periods in which one team owned another, and countless episodes of programs turning themselves around at the expense of another. 

Fifty years from now, people will still talk about how ONCE upon a time 11 guys from a small school in Texas refused to quit on the last play, unlike their opponents, and you will be the only one reminding people about how the team Trinity beat won the next game. 

Much like now.  You can't just accept that those guys pulled off something great.  You have to try and put out that fire with some of your own... well, I'll call it spoiled wine.

[D3_DPUFan]

Are SCAC teams playing 9 games in 2010? DePauw is picking up Rose-Hulman next season but that only gives them 9 games and I haven't heard talk of an additional game. If that is the case, what a ridiculous move.  

[Hawks88]

Birmingham-Southern has their 2010 schedule on line and it has ten games with LaGrange, Faulkner and Huntingdon for non-conference. Millsaps only has nine with Miss. College and Huntingdon non-conference. Not sure what happened to Belhaven, could have sworn it was on there the last time I looked.

[Ralph Turner]

When does Hendrix field a team?

[Patriot_Pride]

Birmingham-Southern has their 2010 schedule on line and it has ten games with LaGrange, Faulkner and Huntingdon for non-conference. Millsaps only has nine with Miss. College and Huntingdon non-conference. Not sure what happened to Belhaven, could have sworn it was on there the last time I looked.

I heard the contract with Belhaven is up in the air, last year was the last year of a two-year contract. Millsaps will likely add a team like Louisiana College to make 10, but I know the SCAC will have a 9-game schedule in 2011.

Ralph,
On the Hendrix question, no time this decade.

[Ralph Turner]

Birmingham-Southern has their 2010 schedule on line and it has ten games with LaGrange, Faulkner and Huntingdon for non-conference. Millsaps only has nine with Miss. College and Huntingdon non-conference. Not sure what happened to Belhaven, could have sworn it was on there the last time I looked.

I heard the contract with Belhaven is up in the air, last year was the last year of a two-year contract. Millsaps will likely add a team like Louisiana College to make 10, but I know the SCAC will have a 9-game schedule in 2011.

Ralph,
On the Hendrix question, no time this decade.

Thanks for the response, but I have a question.

Who are the 10-teams that will play the 9-conference games?

Or, is the conference voting to only play 9 games in a season?

[DPU3619]

I'm sure you're being at least a little facetious with the decade comment, but Hendrix isn't going to add football if the SCAC doesn't want to them to participate in it.  Unless the home office is planning on somebody leaving, everything we're talking about here doesn't make any sense.  9 team schedule in 2011?  I, too, have heard that Hendrix probably won't be ready by then.  They can't add a team and then have Hendrix up and running in the near future with no place for them in this conference.  I suppose that would be unless the SCAC thinks that DePauw or Centre is bolting for the spot that Earlham left in the North Coast.

This is very puzzling to me.

[Patriot_Pride]

Thanks for the response, but I have a question.

Who are the 10-teams that will play the 9-conference games?

Or, is the conference voting to only play 9 games in a season?

Yes, the conference is voting only nine games as part of cost containment around the league. That goes for other sports too, I've heard, such as basketball, baseball, volleyball, etc. cutting their schedules.

[Patriot_Pride]

I'm sure you're being at least a little facetious with the decade comment, but Hendrix isn't going to add football if the SCAC doesn't want to them to participate in it.

Yea, I meant like 4-5 years. I'm sure the SCAC probably does want them to join in football, but first Hendrix said 2011, now I'm hearing 2012. So that probably means 2014 or 2015.

[wally_wabash]

I'm sure you're being at least a little facetious with the decade comment, but Hendrix isn't going to add football if the SCAC doesn't want to them to participate in it.  Unless the home office is planning on somebody leaving, everything we're talking about here doesn't make any sense.  9 team schedule in 2011?  I, too, have heard that Hendrix probably won't be ready by then.  They can't add a team and then have Hendrix up and running in the near future with no place for them in this conference.  I suppose that would be unless the SCAC thinks that DePauw or Centre is bolting for the spot that Earlham left in the North Coast.

This is very puzzling to me.

Seems to me that if the SCAC is voting to cut game opportunities in a number of sports so that they can preserve their enormous geographic footprint, the incentive for DPU or Centre to leave increases.  Prospective student-athletes can't possibly like the idea of playing less games. 

[Patriot_Pride]

Seems to me that if the SCAC is voting to cut game opportunities in a number of sports so that they can preserve their enormous geographic footprint, the incentive for DPU or Centre to leave increases.  Prospective student-athletes can't possibly like the idea of playing less games. 

Agreed on both ends.

Let's use baseball for example.... Division III plays 40 games, while NAIA 55 and Division I 60 (I think). You're already playing a ton less games at this level, and to cut down smaller really hurts, especially when it comes to regional bids playoff time. The rumor is the SCAC will have to cut down from 40 to 36 in the next two years. Not a good sign at all. This is all hearsay though, so take it like it could happen.

[Ron Boerger]

I hate to say it, but maybe the SCAC is looking for the kinds of student-athletes that prefer extra time for study to extra time for games/playoffs.  It's never been an elite conference from the athletic perspective (with a few notable exceptions).  If the collective leadership of the schools (e.g. the respective presidents) have that vision for the conference, then they'll head down that path knowing full-well the impact it will have on potential student-athletes. 

[D3_DPUFan]

Prospective student-athletes can't possibly like the idea of playing less games.  

No question about it...would be horrible for recruiting purposes.

I hate to say it, but maybe the SCAC is looking for the kinds of student-athletes that prefer extra time for study to extra time for games/playoffs.

If that in fact is the case (which I highly doubt) the SCAC should head the words of CU's Dan Hawkins..."go play intramurals, brotha."!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4T26x6GZEw

[frank_ezelle]

Excuse me while I change the subject with some Millsaps news.

Millsaps Sports Information Director Kevin Maloney is leaving Millsaps effective January 14th to take a position with a D3 college in Texas.  I was closely connected with Millsaps athletics for several years before Kevin was hired so I have a very clear picture of just how valuable he has been to the athletic program and the school as a whole. 

Putting out media guides--sending stats and stories to the SCAC home office, D3Sports, and various home town newspapers--writing stories for the website--numerous game day responsibilities--working on special promotions--dealing with webcast issues--well, let's just say that an SID at a small school has to wear many hats and there's never enough time to do everything.  Kevin has done a great of job of doing far more than most and he has really been able to shine a bright light on the accomplishments of the Millsaps coaches and athletes. 

He will be miss and I certainly appreciated all that he has done for the athletes and the school over the last several years.  Thanks Kevin for a job well done.