FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Tacttm1]

You are right on.  There will be some 'fleet feets o'fury' on the field heading the other way for both!

[Patriot_Pride]

Agreed. Urban vs. Galatas in the return game should be fun to watch.

Here's a preview on Millsaps' website: http://www.gomajors.com/news/2009/9/24/FB_0924094849.aspx

[wab64]

      I have followed your site all week and no word(s) from the DePauw faithful. They seem to have disappeared as fast and as far as the votes on d3.com's top 25 poll after the Centre game. I've posted on the NCAC board in which I gave it as my opinion that it was a dirty Irish trick to take EVERYTHING away. After all, Centre is a respectable program and no doormat. Come Back Wes and D3 dpu fan-We miss your insight. BTW, when did they stop being the "Prayin' Colonels"-did they get excommunicated or something. Wab 64, who always fights

[Tacttm1]

I must be dense but I have almost no idea of what you are talking about with the Irish trick and the taking away.  Feel free to enlighten me (or not).

[DPU3619]

Really isn't that much to say, I don't think.  Played flat in the first half, got too far behind, lost, and our quarterback got hurt to boot.  I haven't heard anything about the injury all week, and I have no idea if it's anything that's going to keep him out today.  If Spud doesn't play, Michael Engle will.  He's the one who brought DePauw back last week anyway.

While the mountain is never an easy place to play, they're going to see a team that lost to Wash & Lee by 26 28 and HSC by 44.  DePauw ought to just be able to out-talent them, but I kinda thought that this past Saturday, too.  Shouldn't be a problem today, as long as they avoid the eggs at the pre-game meal at Jim Oliver's Smokehouse Lodge and Restaurant.

[Tex]

It's a warm muggy day in Jackson this morning.  Even though the sun is covered in clouds, I do believe the heat might play a factor today.  I wonder which squad has better backups?  Hmm... 

Rain is forecast at 60% when I checked it last night before bed.  We're in the Courtyard right next door to the team hotel. (I get a ton of Marriott points, so we stay exclusively on points for football season.  And then there's Hertz... points, free car... the rewards of never being home I guess).

I like how most folks seem to be writing Trinity off today.  I hope it's a great game with TU on top at the end.  More importantly, let's all say a prayer that none of the SCAC young men get injured today.  I still believe in prayer.  I hope Milsaps has a chaplain to give the invocation today.  (y'all are Methodist, right?) 

It'll be interesting to me to see the punt returners like several of you have mentioned.  TU's punter is pretty good but sometimes, he kicks it too far, out kicking his coverage.  The other guy gets a nice running start quite often.  Personally, I wouldn't kick to either team's returner.  Just angle it out of bounds and let my defense take over.  But that's just me. 

We were in the airport waiting in the rental car line when the team showed up in baggage claim.  It was the first time I have seen our team all dressed up in suits and ties.  Quite businesslike in their approach. 

Time for some clichés...

Let the chips fall where they may.
Leave it all out there on the field.
Never give up until the last whistle blows...

TIgers over Majors  32-21 on the foot of Biel.;  He's a real weapon I've not seen TU possess in the last two previous years.  Get down to the 30-35 and it'll be 3 points just about every time.  Having a really good FG kicker is such a weapon. 

[DPU3619]

No Spud.  It's Engle on a rainy afternoon up on the mountain. 

3-0 DPU as the play towards the end of the 1st.

[Ron Boerger]

Millsaps 7, Trinity 0 at the half.

The Majors defense has been very potent, Trinity has done very little on offense.  Holding penalties have cost Millsaps two touchdowns and the Majors missed a 43-yard field goal try.  Trinity had a 60-yard pass called back on an offensive interference.  TU has tried both Staska and Dickinson at QB, neither has been terribly effective, Staska came back in in the second quarter.   Millsaps has been winning the position battle with Trinity starting its last two drives inside their own five. 

[DPU3619]

3-0 DPU at half.

The conditions are horrible.  Pouring down rain.  Field is pretty much standing water all over.  Nobody can throw the football.  3 runs and a punt every possession for both teams.

EDIT: Still 3-0 after 3.  Finally stopped raining, but the field is still pretty bad.  A failed 4th down for both teams and about eleventy punts in the 3rd.

[awadelewis]

Weird play in the DePauw - Sewanee game:   Sewanee's QB catches own pass for 3 yd. gain after pass is deflected.

[DPU3619]

DePauw wins 3-0.  Ugly, ugly, ugly up on the mountain today.  Guys were slipping and falling all over the place.  Couldn't even pull a lineman without somebody falling down.

I hate to hazard a guess without seeing the box, and I didn't watch every single play, but I'd reckon Engle had less than 20 attempts today. Maybe even less than 15.  Lot of short runs.  Just a nasty day to play football.

EDIT: It was 15 attempts.  6-15 for 135 for Engle, although he had one for 40, one for 37, and one for 27.  Sewanee's 2 QB's combined on 4-17 for 26 yds to give you some idea of what they were playing in today.

[awadelewis]

Wes:
The worst field conditions I've seen on our field in long time.    Thought for a second that y'all were going to score on that last drive.      

[LA Major]

Good win in Jackson for the Majors 24-6.

It looks like Chris Graves is getting more comfortable with the offense---518yds today. Defense played real tough holding TU to < 190 yds--3 interceptions for Kevin Peters. Only TU score came on a wonderful return by C. Urbane.
This team can get better--3 TDs called back for holding penalties. They will have to rebound from the loss of Lee Klein.
On to Indiana next week.
Lots of distractions this week. Please keep the Coach and  Mrs. DuBose in your thoughts and prayers.
Go Majors

[jekelish]

Will anyone be at (and therefore able to update from) the AC/Centre game tonight?  With Millsaps seemingly easing past Trinity and DePauw squeaking by Sewanee, it really does seem like the SCAC is even more wide open than anyone could have predicted.  Tonight's game could prove to be HUGE.

[Major Rev]

After watching Ole Miss lie down at South Carolina, Millsaps fans were anxious about this one!  And when the prayer microphone didn't work, I thought it was a BAD omen (yes, we are Methodist and DO believe in prayer).

But the Majors put up a solid effort today - an inexperienced pass defense had its best day (Tevin Goggins with three break-ups and Kevin Peters with three interceptions) and the offense limited its turnovers and put up solid numbers in the run and the pass.  Bowser runs for 119 yards on 11 carries, Graves throws for 298 on 23 of 41.  Didn't really do much flashy; just took what Trinity gave them.

I was really impressed with Trinity's punter - Trella!  Millsaps never had a strong return.  Had Trella not shanked one out of bounds, his punting average would have been much higher, but I suppose that's the way it goes.
Millsaps' Larrimore was punting from the 50 most of the day - and placed six of eight punts inside the tweinty with two of them inside the TWO!

Definitely not Trinity's best day though there were bright spots for them - a couple of decent drives late in the game, a godd pass protection most of the day.
 Only had two first downs in the first half.

Sore spot for Millsaps was the loss of Lee Klein with a knee injury; possibly out for the year.  You hate to see that happen to a young man, particularly a senior of that caliber.

Good luck to Trinity - this SCAC race is FAR from over!  And now it's on to Depauw ...