FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

And Allen will a 1st team all-american.

I was a bit disappointed to see him only 2nd-team all-South, to be honest.  That's what happens when the team doesn't have the success it has enjoyed in seasons past - players get overlooked.  His play was IMO deserving of first-team regional honors.

I was happy that the national voters got it right and that should put him on some other people's radar.  It's not easy being a dominant DT when you're 5'11" but Dustin's heart (and play) is much larger. 

[etg]

Bonzo,
Once again you are right-on; Dustin Allen's heart and game is at least 6'5"--275lb. IMHO there are a number of other Black Flaggers on the squad with huge hearts as well. I just can't wait until August!

B/L Tiger,
I kind of see Blake taking over the starting job from Jake this summer; he just seems to see downfield so much better. I think the old saying "when you have two starting Quarterbacks, you don't really have a Quarterback" may have been true for the Tigers this past season. If that happens again this next year (I truly believe it won't) then "for shame on us".

[Llamaguy]

HOOK'em Horns!

Congrats to the great state of Texas.

[B/L Tiger]

Seconded.  Best of luck to Houston in getting that idiot's (Bush) esteem up to par for NFL standards after one of the most bone-head of plays I have ever seen.  Not that the state of Texas, or Houston,  isn't thankful (along with that blown non recall call on UT's first touchdown).  But lets not make this the D1 Football.com forum.

[tigerdadplm]

My son seems to believe that DPU's db coach Kaz will be leaving to be the DC and asst head coach at Butler with former DPU coach voris.

[Werner99]

My son seems to believe that DPU's db coach Kaz will be leaving to be the DC and asst head coach at Butler with former DPU coach voris.

Jeff Voris is a high quality coach.  He is a good leader and had the respect of the DePauw team when he was the offensive coordinator a few (too many ) years ago.

He turned around the Carroll program and I expect him to do the same at Butler.  I am very interested in seeing how he performs there.

[roocru]

Austin College Names Gage Head Football Coach

SHERMAN – Austin College officials announced today that two-time Texas 5A State Championship football coach Ronnie Gage will take over the Austin College Kangaroos football program.

Gage, a native of Decatur, Texas, comes to the Austin College athletics department from Lewisville High School, where he served as Head Football Coach and Athletic Director from 1991-2005.  While at Lewisville, Gage coached the Farmers to two Texas 5A State Championships and was named the District 5-5A Coach of the Year three times and the District 6-5A Coach of the Year twice. 

Gage also earned District 5-4A Coach of the Year honors while serving as the Head Coach of Northwest High.  Gage coached at Northwest from 1987-1990, and in his 18 years of coaching at the high school level compiled a career record of 137-60-9.  Before becoming the Head Coach at Northwest, Gage served as Offensive Coordinator at Lewisville from 1984-1986, and as Running Backs Coach at Lewisville from 1981-1983.  During that time the Farmers compiled 48-15-6 record and were two-time District Champions.

Gage's teams have won five District Championships, were three times area finalists, and twice were regional finalists.  Gage served as the President of the Texas High School Coaches Association in 2004 and 2005, and was the regional director in 1999.  In that same year he was a recipient of the Fox Sports Coach Who Makes a Difference award.  Gage has twice been named the Texas Sportswriters Coach of the Year, along with being honored twice as the Northeast Tarrant County Coach of the Year.  In addition, he was named the Dallas All-Sports Association Coach of the Year in 1996, after leading Lewisville to a perfect 15-0 season and a state title.

"In addition to his coaching credits, we feel that Ronnie's other attributes make him an excellent fit for this institution," said Vice President for Student Affairs and Athletics Tim Millerick.  "He is a fine man with a long record of success working with young people and he came with exceptional recommendations from sources both within and outside of the athletics community.  He understands and is committed to the delicate balance between athletics and academics at an NCAA Division III institution.  He has expressed excitement about the opportunities that lie ahead for the Austin College football program as it enters the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference."

Gage is a 1976 graduate of the University of North Texas, where he earned his degree in Physical Education & Health, and later earned his Masters of Education with a focus on Public School Administration from UNT in 1980.

[Gray Fox]

roocru,

You scooped Bonzo

[coachr]

Congratulations to Dustin Allen of Trinity and Brian Steinert of Rhodes for being selected to the 1st team defense on Don Hansen's South Region All American Team.

[evacuee]

Will Gage need to change the culture at AC or will he have to change to meet the needs of AC?  I would have to assume that at each school, football support and expectations are quite different in comparison.  Somewhere the approaches are going to have to overlap in order for him to build a successful program. 

[Ron Boerger]

I think it's a little of both.  No doubt Gage will have less talent to work with at AC than he did in Lewisville.  At the same time, I think the move into the SCAC will let AC recruit its target athletes more effectively, and the school will adjust to do that. 

[Ralph Turner]

That means some head-to-head competition for Trinity more than anything!

[etg]

Ralph,

Don't you really mean  instead of  , but I hope so too!

[historymajor]

Wow,,, is there going to be a salary cap issue with DIII coaches?

http://www.dallasnews.com/s/dws/news/dmn/stories/010806dnspocoachsalaries.2a4475f.html

It's pretty crazy what Dallas area HS coaches are paid.... does that mean AC gave Gage a raise?

[Ralph Turner]

High school football coaches are the one group of public school educators where there is some free-market competition!  The Teacher's unions across the US have homogenized mediocrity.  We are spending more per pupil and yet seeing diminishing College Admission Test scores for it.

My son's HS Calculus teacher could have earned $80K-$100K per year in a free market system!  Her BC Calculus Advanced Placement pass rate was >90%.

Good teachers with some more autonomy and more incentives could double their salaries.  Much of the increases in education monies spent have gone to buildings and to administrative overhead!

I hope that Texas will pass the 65% rule...>65% of education monies will be spent on direct teaching salaries!