FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

Tigers have dropped two ints  so far.  At 19 with 15 left.

[Ron Boerger]

fourth down pass falls incomplete.  Trinity holds on, 20-14.

[Ron Boerger]

Very surprised that Centre went for the one fourth down deep in Trinity territory trailing by 6 midway thru 4th.  The CC PK is very good and with the wind at his back a 36 yard attempt seemed well in his range.

[Ron Boerger]

and for those who like to bring up officiating:  zero penalties called on the Colonels today (Trinity, 5-60).

[PrayingColonel]

Not sure what game Ron was watching. There were no int's dropped on final drive. Centre drove down the field but out of timeouts and 4th down on 20 with 8 seconds left Osterman scrambled and found Pinque at about 15 but incomplete and probably wouldn't have scored from there. At the end of the game a Trinity Assistant Coach sprinted over to Centre sideline and shouted something at their players and coaches. Nice sportsmanship. He was taken away by AD and should be fired.
But Trinity has a great defense and is deserving of the final SCAC Championship. Good Luck to Centre next week and hopefully a win still gets them in the playoffs.

[TigerDad]

Nice win for the Trinity Tigers today. Defending home field for the last time in the SCAC. Once again, the Black Flag steps it up and makes the stop at the critical moments.  Granchelli carries the rushing load again and two QB's throw TD passes.

Take care of business this week and get the "W" in Sherman next week. Hope the Tigers will get a crack at LC and not UMHB in the playoffs. We're overdue for an NCAA playoff victory, y'all!

Go TU. Get yourselves a ring in 2011 ... 

[Ron Boerger]

Nice win for the Trinity Tigers today. Defending home field for the last time in the SCAC. Once again, the Black Flag steps it up and makes the stop at the critical moments.  Granchelli carries the rushing load again and two QB's throw TD passes.

Take care of business this week and get the "W" in Sherman next week. Hope the Tigers will get a crack at LC and not UMHB in the playoffs. We're overdue for an NCAA playoff victory, y'all!

Go TU. Get yourselves a ring in 2011 ... 

Gonna be McM if anyone, TigerDad ... big win today over LC and they were already #5 in the regional rankings.

And re what game I was watching, PC, it was the one where Tiger defenders had their hands on the ball twice in the final CC drive but couldn't haul the ball in either time.  It was also the game where something unfortunate appeared to happen with one of TU's coaches and I trust the administration to handle the situation appropriately.  I would invite you to contact Bob King directly with your concerns. 

[Ralph Turner]

The way that the bracket is lining up, it looks like #5 McMurry at #4 Trinity.

[Ron Boerger]

Barring something very unusual next week, Ralph, yes it does.  I do wonder if Trinity's defeat of regionally ranked Centre combined with one less loss and similar SOS might elevate them over Wesley this week in the regional rankings, but that matchup seems set in stone.  And after Wesley plays Huntingdon and Trinity plays Austin, Wesley will have a big SOS advantage anyway.

Speaking of SOS:  SCAC with three teams in top 30 (Centre 5, BSC 24, Trinity 28).   Huntingdon is still #1 and that won't change with their Wesley encounter next week. 

Other results yesterday in the penultimate week of SCAC football competition:

@Sewanee 27, Austin 13:  Mountain Men end their season on a high note to finish at .500 for the first time since 2005.  Congratulations to Coach Laurendine and all of the Tiger players, staff, and fans.    Austin's only chance to avoid a winless 2011 is to defeat Trinity next weekend in Sherman. 

@Birmingham-Southern 54, Rhodes 0:  The Panthers returned home and took out the frustrations of last week's loss on Jekyll-and-Hyde Rhodes, who after playing strongly in mid-season have gone into a dive as the year comes to an end.   The Lynx were 0-of-12 on third down as starting QB Brett Stoots (8-of-17, 49 yards, 3 INTs) was replaced after suffering his third interception on the opening drive of the second half.  Shawn Morris had 177 yards, including an 83-yard TD scamper, to virtually guarantee  the SCAC rushing championship. 

@Tarleton State 44, Millsaps 3:  D2 Tarleton State improved to .500 with an easy win over the visiting Majors.   An early interception set up Millsaps with a 3-0 lead, but it was all Texans after that.   According to the Tarleton box, the Majors did not have the services of their starting QB, Garrett Pinciotti; Konner Joplin started and was 17 of 37 for 180 yards and 1 interception.   Millsaps did not gain a first down on the ground all day as they were limited to 61 yards on 29 carries.

Worth noting that the Centre men's soccer team got revenge for the football brethren yesterday with a 1-0 OT upset of formerly undefeated Trinity in the SCAC conference championship semis.    Trinity should qualify for a Pool C bid, but the loss will cost them home-field advantage in the upcoming playoffs.

[Toby Taff]

Nice win for the Trinity Tigers today. Defending home field for the last time in the SCAC. Once again, the Black Flag steps it up and makes the stop at the critical moments.  Granchelli carries the rushing load again and two QB's throw TD passes.

Take care of business this week and get the "W" in Sherman next week. Hope the Tigers will get a crack at LC and not UMHB in the playoffs. We're overdue for an NCAA playoff victory, y'all!

Go TU. Get yourselves a ring in 2011 ... 

Trinity playing McM could get interesting, of course the committee has to pick them first. If they do,the only good thing to come out of it for Trinity is a home game. McM has a very good team with coaches that make good in game adjustments.

[D3_DPUFan]

and for those who like to bring up officiating:  zero penalties called on the Colonels today (Trinity, 5-60).

Amazing!  Congrats to the Tigers on a big win.

[Ron Boerger]

Quiet board this week, and I'm sad to see our Centre rep has not put in another appearance.  CC still has a big game today which can vault them into the playoffs for the first time in the D3 era:

Rhodes (3-5, 1-4) at Centre (7-1, 4-1):  This would not seem to be a serious challenge for the Colonels, who will be looking to make a statement after last week's tough loss.  The Lynx QB situation is back up in the air as Brett Stoots has struggled to show his early season form in recent games.   Expect a heavy helping of Johnathan Pinque, with sides of Monte Scotton and Tyler Ostermann as Centre works to secure their first post-season action since the 1920s. 

Trinity (9-0, 5-0) at Austin (0-9, 0-5):  A game that should not be close has trap written all over it.  Tigers struggled earlier this year on the road against a sub-.500 opponent (LaGrange), though there were extenuating circumstances with Coach Mohr not making that trip.    Roos would love nothing better than to spoil Trinity's first undefeated regular season in years.  Interesting trivia fact:  Field goal kickers are 17-17 in AC's games this season; Roo PK Anderson 8-8, opponents 9-9. 

Birmingham-Southern (6-2, 3-2) at Millsaps (4-5, 3-2):  Winner locks up sole possession of third place in the SCAC's final season of football for at least a while.   Panthers coming off huge win over Rhodes last week, while Majors trying to recover from loss to D2 Tarleton State.   Question of the day:  will Millsaps have the services of QB Garett Pinciotti, or will Konner Joplin get the start?

Good luck to all teams, and special good wishes and thanks to the seniors who are playing their last games today.

[D3Navy]

Looks like the video is not working from TU today.  Following the live stats from Honolulu!

[PrayingColonel]

Centre 27 - Rhodes 0 at half.

[roocru]

Halftime

Trinity  7
AC  0