FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[wabashcpa]

Centre gets beat by Hanover? At home? Are you kidding me? That is stunning. Hanover has won a grand total of five games the past two seasons and been smoked by the likes of Anderson and Manchester...and they go to Danville and get the job done. Congrats to them on a  job well done. Centre picked #2 in SCAC preseason poll? Perhaps living on hype from last season...

Agreed - that's either a great win for Hanover or a terrible loss for Centre.  Or both.  Victory Bell game between Franklin and Hanover may be interesting this year!

[DPU3619]

I didn't want to pee in anybody's Cheerios before everybody started, but I can't say I'm particularly surprised by that result.  I don't mean to drive the bus under the Centre program, but they've made a pretty nasty habit of underperforming the year after that "breakout" type year in the past decade. 

Finished second in 2001.  9-1 overall.  Beat DePauw in Greencastle.  In 2002 they went 6-4 with a losses to Sewanee and Millsaps.  That was the only SCAC team Millsaps beat that year.

They shared the conference title in '03 and won in Greencastle again.  Then they went 4-6 the next year.

I don't have an explanation for it. It's not all that uncommon of a pattern, though.  I wish I could go back further than 2000, but I can't find those results anywhere.  Two examples do not make a particularly strong argument, but that's the general idea of what I'm getting at.

[wabashcpa]

No wonder I don't like Cheerios!

[D3_DPUFan]

I didn't want to pee in anybody's Cheerios before everybody started, but I can't say I'm particularly surprised by that result.  I don't mean to drive the bus under the Centre program, but they've made a pretty nasty habit of underperforming the year after that "breakout" type year in the past decade.  

Finished second in 2001.  9-1 overall.  Beat DePauw in Greencastle.  In 2002 they went 6-4 with a losses to Sewanee and Millsaps.  That was the only SCAC team Millsaps beat that year.

They shared the conference title in '03 and won in Greencastle again.  Then they went 4-6 the next year.

I don't have an explanation for it. It's not all that uncommon of a pattern, though.  I wish I could go back further than 2000, but I can't find those results anywhere.  Two examples do not make a particularly strong argument, but that's the general idea of what I'm getting at.

Some good historical perspective, Wes...but to quote the fellas from the four-letter network...come on man! It's Hanover....that game had blowout written all over it. Of course, maybe Centre is just not that good. Perhaps a bit over-hyped after last year's win in Greencastle that put them in the thick of the SCAC race. Or maybe this will serve as a much needed wake up call...

[etg]

(El Tea Gray--re: TigerDad and Ron)


TU-- 40         HPU--34       2ot       


Ron, why am I not surprised that you sat on the "visitor (HPU) side", for a while I have suspected an ASC bias even against "your Tigers"?  I arrived exactly as the opening kickoff was being made, and got space on the "Tiger side" high-up and on the 40-yard line.  It was behind the Tiger Stand Band, but enjoyable none-the-less (there was available seating about the 30-yard line).


TigerDad, a "good start"?   "A good start is 1000 lawyers chained together at the bottom of the ocean." I have absolutely nothing against lawyers (some of my best friends are...well you know). A lawyer however; did tell me that joke. TD, IMHO this game was "barely a start."



                                                                           

[DPU3619]

Oh don't get me wrong. That's an ugly loss for Centre. That ought to be a blowout. But that's the point I was trying to make. Centre has been such a disappointment historically when they finally get to a point where they are serious conference contenders.

[Ron Boerger]

Piss off, etg.  I'm tired of you and your crap.  You have been riding my ass for years and it's way beyond old.   You constantly cast aspersions on my support of my alma mater and I'm f*cking tired of it. 

[Pat Coleman]

I'm sure etg is just pissy his beloved Saint Nick (sic) didn't play any quarterback this weekend. Although, the stats suggested he made three tackles, so I'm sure that he'll be taking snaps any day now.

[Ron Boerger]

Congratulations to the SCAC players of the week:

Patrick Granchelli, Trinity, offensive;
Zac Atkins, Sewanee, defensive;
David Langston, Birmingham-Southern, special teams.

[D3_DPUFan]

Oh don't get me wrong. That's an ugly loss for Centre. That ought to be a blowout. But that's the point I was trying to make. Centre has been such a disappointment historically when they finally get to a point where they are serious conference contenders.

Yep...understood. Look forward to seeing the 2010 edition of the Tigers open up this weekend...

[Bill McCabe]

Piss off, etg.  I'm tired of you and your crap.  You have been riding my ass for years and it's way beyond old.   You constantly cast aspersions on my support of my alma mater and I'm f*cking tired of it. 

Well said Ron.  I think your analysis of D3Football has always been right on.  I have always thought you are a Tiger first, which is to be expected since it is your school.  Keep up the good comments, I always enjoy reading them.

[TigerDad]

TigerDad, a "good start"?  IMHO this game was "barely a start."

etg, I agree with Ron ... we're just tired of your crap.  Not sure why you're so critical of the Texas Tigers or their fans on this board.

For the record, last year, the 2009 Trinity Tigers struggled offensively against relatively weak opponents in their first two games.  Check the stats if you must.  Last Saturday, they amassed 429 yards (208 rushing and 221 passing) of offense.  The new RB's both looked good, there were some fine catches by the receivers, and the O-Line gave the QB good protection, in the 2nd OT leading the way to the endzone for the win.  Soph RB Granchelli was voted the SCAC Offensive Player of the Week in the first start of his young career.

I stand by my original comment "Good start!" and will add no more to convince you.  I vote you the Offensive Poster of the Week in the SCAC D3 topic.

Ron, I hope to see you on the TU side again soon ... etg, we've reserved a seat for you on the Bell Center side.  Perhaps your comments will be appreciated over there.  Or not.

[etg]

(El Tea Gray--re: TigerDad's and Ron's latest)


TigerDad, you will never catch me on the opponents side at a Trinity game (football or otherwise); as you know I support all TU sports (M/W) and have since my freshmen year in 1963 (47 years ago). I'll put that record up against anyone living today.

Ron, such language from an old Trinity boy. If it gets you back into the Tiger stands, I'll take it. Believe me, I value your posts and really do like you (this is getting way to mushy for a guy like me); later I hope.



                                                                                   

[DPU3619]

Yep...understood. Look forward to seeing the 2010 edition of the Tigers open up this weekend...

As am I, but this opponent hasn't ever told me a lot about what our program will be. It's hard to evaluate what the strengths & weaknesses will be after beating the pants off a cupcake in Week 1. I'll try to keep a straight face after I see the final. Long row to hoe for this football team this year...

[evacuee]

I often find it difficult to sit with the fans of my team at any game, and I have sat on the DePauw side at Stevens Stadium before.  Being a coach, I know what our staff is going through out there, and it's so hard to sit next to people who second guess them throughout the contest, especially Coach Mohr.  I have no doubt that they are loyal fans, and usually it's the most diehard that are the most critical of their own team.   You know- people like Ron Boerger- he's one of those people whose comments about Trinity I usually can't stomach because his primary objective is to make other readers think he is balanced in his take.  In doing so, he overcompensates by bashing the Tigers and then gets really, really mad when people call him on it.  So while I can't side with etg as far as sitting on the visitor's side, I sure don't want to sit by Ron!

Please, Bonzo, watch your language.