FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[hickory_cornhusker]

Pat or anyone who might know the answer,

The clock is ticking for the SCAC to have more teams in time to avoid having to play as a 2 team "conference."

Hypothetically, what would happen if they had to play a season at 2 teams but would have 7 the next season (I have no clue how they would get to 7 but let's say they did). Would they A) hold onto to the Pool A for the year they only have 2 teams, B) forfeit the Pool A that year but regain it the following year when they would get to 7 teams or C) would they have to reapply for Pool A and have to go through the 2 year waiting period?

We've seen where a conference dipped below 7 and got back above before the grace period is up but they always maintained enough teams to have a legitimate champion. What happens when a conference doesn't have enough teams to truly crown a champion but will have 7 before the grace period is up?

[Pat Coleman]

Great question. This is pretty unprecedented in Division III so there's not much for me to draw from. But having dropped below the four core members necessary suggests to me they would have to start over.

[Bmo]

More SCAC/SAA info in the TU paper.

http://www.trinitonian.com/2011/09/02/scac-faces-big-changes-in-2012/

Looks like they will continue to play football together for one more year.  Which begs the question, why don't they simply continue that agreement?

[Ron Boerger]

Who will earn what may be the SCAC's last-ever Pool A bid?

Austin: 3 (13%)
Birmingham-Southern: 6 (26.1%)
Centre:  4 (17.4%)
Millsaps:  7 (30.4%)
Sewanee:  0 (0%)
Rhodes:  1 (4.3%)
Trinity:  2 (8.7%)

[Ron Boerger]

More SCAC/SAA info in the TU paper.

http://www.trinitonian.com/2011/09/02/scac-faces-big-changes-in-2012/

Looks like they will continue to play football together for one more year.  Which begs the question, why don't they simply continue that agreement?

Seems like the SAA wants nothing to do with Texas.  Football's the most expensive sport for travel, especially when you fly, and this would mean the SAA teams (except perhaps Hendrix who won't be ready in 2012) would have to each take a plane trip to Texas each year.  If the reason for breaking the conference up is $, the SAA can get in line for their Pool A bid when Hendrix' program kicks off in a year or two.

The question is do the SAA schools next year compete as associate members of the SCAC in football for a season so they can retain the bid? 

[Ralph Turner]

The conference with the Pool A bid (the SCAC in this case) must have 4 core members that sponsor the sport.

For example, if the SCAC-leftovers add new full members, (e.g., 2 football playing schools TLU and HPU) in 2012, then that would satisfy the core requirement, and give a 10-team conference, 4 core SCAC teams and 6 SAA affiliates.

I think that the SAA teams are happy to be in Pool B, which will be Wesley, Huntingdon and Macalester in 2012.  It Trinity and Austin College are in Pool B in 2012, then there will be one Pool B bid.

[awadelewis]

Sewanee turns the ball over on downs on Earlham 1-yd, Quakers turn around and score on 89-yd pass.

7-0 Earlham at 5:23 1Q.

[awadelewis]

Sewanee scores on next series, misses extra point.  7-6 Ealham at 3:23 1Q.

B-SC - LaGrange  0-0 mid 1Q.

[Ron Boerger]

Centre struggled early but has just taken an 8-7 lead at Hanover. 

That's a safety and two FGs for the Colonels.   

[awadelewis]

B-SC 14 - LaGrange 7 at the half.

Two games running on-line and a D1 game on the TV. Don't think I'm going to get a lot of work done this afternoon. :-)

[awadelewis]

Sewanee 12 - Earlham 7.

Second missed XP of the game for Sewanee.

[Ron Boerger]

Centre gets a 23 yard pass from Ostermann to Pinque and leads 15-7 with 57 seconds left in the first half.

[awadelewis]

B-SC still leading LaGrange 14-7, middle 3Q.

[awadelewis]

B-SC scores a TD on LaGrange.  B-SC 21-7 7:49 3Q.

On the Mountain, still 12-7 Sewanee with about 3 minutes left in the 1st H.

[awadelewis]

B-SC 21 - LaGrange 7, end 3Q.

B-SC dominating the game stats.  LaGrange still showing some life, tho' with interception early in 4Q.