FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[DPU3619]

Why not add Huntington & LaGrange to SCAC East

I pay an awful lot of attention to the North Coast.  It's kind of my thing considering my alma mater. 

I don't want to make this sound like it's an every year thing, but I watch those guys go through tiebreaks and other such stuff trying to figure out how to keep the Kenyon's of the world from winning the Pool A in that conference.

How do you set up a conference with more than 9 teams playing football to avoid a silly tiebreak with DePauw, Millsaps, Centre, and/or Trinity?  Maybe 3 of those end up in the same division.  Maybe once every few years you get all four playing each other. 

I think we're in a situation right now where that sorts itself out.  Putting ourselves in a situation where a playoff bid is not sorted out on the field makes me antsy in the pantsy, proverbially speaking.

[jekelish]

Austin College has a new football coach: http://bit.ly/a2fStk

[D3_DPUFan]

What do the Austin faithful think of the hire? The school seemed to move quickly in making a decision and hired a guy with real familiarity to the program which would seem to me to be a couple of good signs.

[FerricMajor82]

I'm glad I came back to the board in the last few days to see the bbking stuff.
bbking, now I am wondering who you are...shoot me an e-mail at dtcutter@gmail.com
-David Cutter

[TigerDad]

Austin College has a new football coach: http://bit.ly/a2fStk

Can't decide whether I'd rather be an "OreDigger" or a "Kangaroo".

Tossup.   

[DPU3619]

I can honestly say I've never heard of the Colorado School of Mines until 23 seconds ago.

Gotta tell you, I was a little overwhelmed just visiting their homepage.  Here's the "Pop Quiz" they have on on their landing page, mines.edu:

What disease is caused by the protist Entamoeba histolytica?

A) Malaria.

B) Sleeping sickness.

C) Amoebic dysentery.

Uhh...  I don't think this is the school for me.

EDIT: I guessed C, even though I've never heard of it, and got it correct. 

[jekelish]

I can tell you first hand that Loren Dawson is a great, great guy.  You simply won't meet a guy of higher character.  I was at his press conference today, and listening to him talk, you can see why he's such a good recruiter.  He's very passionate and it's clear he really, truly cares about his players.  Additionally, there are a bunch of kids still in the program who were recruited by Dawson before he left for the School of Mines a couple years ago.

It's a very good hire for AC.

[D3_DPUFan]

I can tell you first hand that Loren Dawson is a great, great guy.  You simply won't meet a guy of higher character.  I was at his press conference today, and listening to him talk, you can see why he's such a good recruiter.  He's very passionate and it's clear he really, truly cares about his players.  Additionally, there are a bunch of kids still in the program who were recruited by Dawson before he left for the School of Mines a couple years ago.

It's a very good hire for AC.

Glad to hear it. Hope he comes in and does a good job.

[D3_DPUFan]

DePauw has scheduled a 10th game...Adrian October 16.

[DPU3619]

Like I said a couple weeks ago, I think RL would have much rather filled Week 1, but they just gave themselves a winnable in-region game.  Plus it's at home.  Can't go wrong there. 

[D3_DPUFan]

I'm just glad they are playing 10.

[D3_DPUFan]

Like I said a couple weeks ago, I think RL would have much rather filled Week 1, but they just gave themselves a winnable in-region game.  Plus it's at home.  Can't go wrong there. 

For sure. Would have been great to get week 1 filled and then have a bye week before the long trip to San Antonio. But the important thing is they are playing 10 regular season games which, unfortunately they didn't do last season.

[wally_wabash]

Austin College has a new football coach: http://bit.ly/a2fStk

Can't decide whether I'd rather be an "OreDigger" or a "Kangaroo".

Tossup.   

Kangaroo without question.  Mining is dangerous.  Kangaroos are expert pugilists and have that pouch...how handy would that thing be?   

[rooski]

I can tell you first hand that Loren Dawson is a great, great guy.  You simply won't meet a guy of higher character.  I was at his press conference today, and listening to him talk, you can see why he's such a good recruiter.  He's very passionate and it's clear he really, truly cares about his players.  Additionally, there are a bunch of kids still in the program who were recruited by Dawson before he left for the School of Mines a couple years ago.

It's a very good hire for AC.

Obviously do not know him as well as Jekelish would, but I would echo and emphasize his sentiment regarding Coach Dawsons "character", and "passion". I would also add "familiarity" as a factor. Clearly he knows and loves Austin College and DIII football. He has a relevant track record. I do not believe the team will loose any ground and in fact may find a spark in this hire.

Nice work by Tim Millerick and the admin! Am eager to hear "roocru's" assesment...

[exmajor]

http://www.millsaps.edu/alumni_friends/enewsletter/2010-02/robert_pearigen.html

Millsaps names its new president...