FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[TigerDad]

Trinity's Black Flag defense came up big yesterday at TLU, especially in the second half.  They gave up a total of only 159 yards ... TLU scored on a trick play in the first half and a very short field in the second.

On the other hand, TU's offense cannot get their act together.  The passing game is coming around, but the rushing game simply does not exist.  The young O-line is making progress, but will need to kick it up a notch now that conference play begins.

Looking forward to seeing what they accomplish in the next week of practice!

A big shout to TU's first-year kicker, Garrett Biel, who hit three field goals yesterday, including the game-winner as the clock ran out.

GO TIGERS.  Really, guys ... GO.

[RooBro]

How much respect will AC earn IF they take it to McM this saturday? Trinitys trouble with " the nation" has me wondering about power shifts in the scac. Man I love football season!

Be careful, RooBro ... crow can be a bit gamey this early in the season!  If the 'Roos are headed to Abilene, they'd better take their earplugs.  Might be an Air Raid comin'

AC 30 - "Air Raid" 27


Hold that crow tiger dad

[D3_DPUFan]

Congrats to DePauw Head Coach Robby Long on victory number 1. Also nice to see him sporting a shirt and tie on the sideine...

[D3_DPUFan]

AC 30 - "Air Raid" 27


Hold that crow tiger dad

RooBroo---congrats on a nice win...you may recall I have been touting the AC program for some time in here...really impressive move up in two seasons...good the luck the rest of the way, with the exception of November 7, of course. 

[DPU3619]

Also nice to see him sporting a shirt and tie on the sideine...

No kidding?!  That's awesome.  I talked to him briefly after the game last night, but he didn't bring that up.  Hilarious. 

[D3_DPUFan]

No kidding?!  That's awesome.  I talked to him briefly after the game last night, but he didn't bring that up.  Hilarious. 

Absolutely. Looked sharp and very old school as he led the team into the stadium.

[Fripp52]

Some observations from yesterday's DPU-Anderson game:

* Alex Coors is dominant.  He goes and gets the ball wherever it is.
* DePauw has at least 7 kids who can really catch the ball well.
* The running game needs work.  They did not do much in the first half.  Most of the yards happened in the second half when AU was way down in the game.  Ellis is still hurting with a sore hammy.  He did show a great burst on 30 or so yard run in the second half.
* The o-line's pass blocking was very good.  I don't know how much of that is good line play or not so good AU line play.  Spud hardly was hit and he was able to lok at his 1, 2, and 3 reads often.
* Spud is accurate.  Enough said when you throw for 5 and 400 +.
* DPU needs to fix the KO cover.  There must have been at least 2 if not 3 30 to 40 yd plus returns.  It did get better after the first few.
* The defense looked good.  When the ones were in, I would say they may have gievn up 75 or less yards and maybe a couple first downs.  They were all out of the game after the mid-third quarter.
* Place kicking has got to improve.  A missed extra point and 2 short field goals cannot continue to happen or it will bite this team somewhere during the season.

Nice win.  Centre is 2 and 0 and will be a challenge next week in Greencastle.

[Tex]

* The defense looked good.  When the ones were in, I would say they may have gievn up 75 or less yards and maybe a couple first downs.  They were all out of the game after the mid-third quarter.

You make a good point that gives me some hope on Trinity right now.  While fans love blow outs and parents love to see a lot of kids get playing time, having to work hard until the last second of the game teaches your starters some things that blowouts do not accomplish.  Learning how to close out close games is always good for a team.  I'm hoping it pays dividends to TU as the SCAC schedule opens up this week. 

[roocru]

My take on AC vs McMurry;

McMurry -

Mullin throws a good ball and is quite accurate, McM has good pass protection but run blocking was poor, McM must learn to run the ball some, good quickness and speed by receivers,  showed great competitiveness and kept coming back, no adjustments in defensive scheme to stop the run,  3-3 defense was not good against run at all and had too many soft spots to attack


AC -

Offense fits AC personnel extremely well,  Hasten is a stud and runs as hard as any back I have seen, AC was able to make adjustments on both offense and defense, offensive line blocked well but had to many illegal movement penalties and must work on that, dominated time of possession (38:57 - 21:03), McM had ball for 1:17 in whole 3rd quarter,  showed great competitiveness and kept coming back, great call by Coach Gage on last 3rd down play AC had to throw play action and keep ball from getting in McMurry's hands one more time, Braly is more accurate in his passing this year and AC showed they can pass ball if they need to

Game was extremely exciting with all the lead changes.  Was also fun to watch as two completely different styles of football.  Imagine Leach and Texas Tech against Darrell Royal and Texas teams of past!

[Patriot_Pride]

Really looking forward to the Millsaps @ Austin College game this weekend. As I figured last weekend, the game in Jackson was a dogfight with Belhaven -- a 27-10 win that was much closer.

Predictions on the game vs Austin College?? Millsaps has won four straight and six of seven, but this is a different bunch (on both sides).

Majors have dominated the series by somewhere around 17 ppg the last seven, so I'll make the first prediction and hope to hear some feedback from the Kangaroo faithful.

Millsaps 31, Austin College 13

[Ralph Turner]

Thanks for the report, roocru.

I watched the videostream last night and I saw last year's game.  I think that both teams are stronger than last year.

Coach Gage is in his fourth season at the helm.  That means he has had ample time to recruit into his system.

I can easily see AC finishing as strong as 6-3.

[RooBro]

Really looking forward to the Millsaps @ Austin College game this weekend. As I figured last weekend, the game in Jackson was a dogfight with Belhaven -- a 27-10 win that was much closer.

Predictions on the game vs Austin College?? Millsaps has won four straight and six of seven, but this is a different bunch (on both sides).

Majors have dominated the series by somewhere around 17 ppg the last seven, so I'll make the first prediction and hope to hear some feedback from the Kangaroo faithful.

Millsaps 31, Austin College 13

  I wish I had better numbers to dispute with but the majors have humbled my roos for some time now.

  I will say this, it will be a closer score than that. The roos have scored 30 points in each of its first two games. Thats with 3 turnovers against McM(in the rain), and 10+ penalties in each game. These are things that can be corrected and were not a problem for them last season. I look foward to seeing if AC has turned the corner to the upper tier in the SCAC.


  Hey roocru, that was one of the gutsiest calls I have ever seen on third down to end the game. Sure was fun!

[Patriot_Pride]

  I wish I had better numbers to dispute with but the majors have humbled my roos for some time now.

  I will say this, it will be a closer score than that. The roos have scored 30 points in each of its first two games. Thats with 3 turnovers against McM(in the rain), and 10+ penalties in each game. These are things that can be corrected and were not a problem for them last season. I look foward to seeing if AC has turned the corner to the upper tier in the SCAC.


  Hey roocru, that was one of the gutsiest calls I have ever seen on third down to end the game. Sure was fun!
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Millsaps has also been flagged a ton this season, which could be an interesting stat to watch. We were flagged 15 times at MS College, but just four Saturday vs. Belhaven.

The front seven is stacked, with the biggest concern the secondary. Millsaps also won't average 43 ppg this year, but maybe somewhere around the 30 ppg range. I've been watching the 'Roos progress as well and know this won't be a pushover game like it has the last few years.

Looking forward to the game either way, and hopefully it will stay within 7-14 points.

[D3_DPUFan]

Some observations from yesterday's DPU-Anderson game:

* Alex Coors is dominant.  He goes and gets the ball wherever it is.
* DePauw has at least 7 kids who can really catch the ball well.
* The running game needs work.  They did not do much in the first half.  Most of the yards happened in the second half when AU was way down in the game.  Ellis is still hurting with a sore hammy.  He did show a great burst on 30 or so yard run in the second half.
* The o-line's pass blocking was very good.  I don't know how much of that is good line play or not so good AU line play.  Spud hardly was hit and he was able to lok at his 1, 2, and 3 reads often.
* Spud is accurate.  Enough said when you throw for 5 and 400 +.
* DPU needs to fix the KO cover.  There must have been at least 2 if not 3 30 to 40 yd plus returns.  It did get better after the first few.
* The defense looked good.  When the ones were in, I would say they may have gievn up 75 or less yards and maybe a couple first downs.  They were all out of the game after the mid-third quarter.
* Place kicking has got to improve.  A missed extra point and 2 short field goals cannot continue to happen or it will bite this team somewhere during the season.

Nice win.  Centre is 2 and 0 and will be a challenge next week in Greencastle. 

Fripp---
Very accurate assesment. KO coverage was glaring, but I've go t to think that can be cleaned up in short order. I was more struck by kicking game. Havercamp has a big leg and can be pretty accurate...but must be consistent. Punt game looked good though...

[RooBro]

Will anyone be in Sherman to shoot (pictures) the AC - Millsaps game?