FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

I hope it was mordant humor.   If Kennemer goes down not only do we lose him at WR but at P, PK, and  punt/kick returner.   He's a tough little rugger but why take the chance.

Lots of guys were helped off the field Saturday night/  Tomy Boboy was taken to the locker room - an injury to him would be another big loss.  He makes so many plays behind the line of scrimmage and his absence was one of the things that made it easier for Peavy to scramble out of trouble so many times in the second half.

[tigerguy]

Actually Ron, and I just received news of this: Boboy was ejected by a referee who said he was "targeting" Peavy during his sack. I completely missed this during the game but from what I've heard only one referee saw it. The coaching staff was furious because not only did that affect the pass rush but he will also miss the first half of next weeks game. Trinity will need him because Sul Ross's qb does the exact same thing.

I can't believe a referee would toss a player over such a split second play. I feel like there would have to be a history of blatant targeting for a player to be tossed like that. Like I said I completely missed it though so I'm not exactly sure of the situation, although I do remember the sack.

[jknezek]

Actually Ron, and I just received news of this: Boboy was ejected by a referee who said he was "targeting" Peavy during his sack. I completely missed this during the game but from what I've heard only one referee saw it. The coaching staff was furious because not only did that affect the pass rush but he will also miss the first half of next weeks game. Trinity will need him because Sul Ross's qb does the exact same thing.

I can't believe a referee would toss a player over such a split second play. I feel like there would have to be a history of blatant targeting for a player to be tossed like that. Like I said I completely missed it though so I'm not exactly sure of the situation, although I do remember the sack.

The targeting rule is new this year and is pretty strict. Plus, many conferences have told refs to err on the side of making the call. It is possible to be overturned by the conference given video evidence during the week. However, helmet to helmet contact is simply not acceptable anymore in ANY level of football as of this year. Defensive players need to learn to aim lower and to keep their heads up. As of now, this is the new reality.

It is going to bite a few teams in the rear until players get adjusted and, during bang-bang plays, mistakes are going to be made. But in the interests of saving players brains for the rest of their lives, we're going to have to get used to it.

[Ron Boerger]

I was there and saw a defender making a play on an very elusive QB, nothing more.   This new rule has been mocked by just about everyone covering football because it is subjective and inconsistently applied.    If it's true Boboy was ejected than the refs did an even worse job than I originally thought, and that's saying something.

[Ron Boerger]

Stephen Smith acquitted himself quite well today.    In his first collegiate start against an opponent that had played two straight games against D2 opponents, Smith went 17-31 for 273 yards and three touchdowns - and no interceptions.  Trinity had very little success running the ball today so they needed those yards in securing a 33-6 win over Sul Ross (now 0-3).   The Lobos were their worst enemy, turning over the ball four times (3 INTs and a fumble) and racking up 135 yards in penalties.  One penalty took a brilliant Lobo TD off the board early in the third quarter when the game was still close.

Tomy Boboy had a blocked punt for a safety and an interception return for a TD; Matthew Kennemer had six catches for 101 yards and a TD, kicked a short field goal, and had four punts for a 38.5 yard average.  Trinity may have found another placekicker, though; Francisco Ashford averaged over 47 yards on three punts and over 60 yards on four kickoffs.

[wingtidiot]

 I was hoping AC would have won against Occidental so they could face Trinity with a little bit of momentum on the 28th. But when you turn the ball over that much, it is really difficult to do much offensively. I am sure they will work on that this week because if you give up the ball that many times against Trinity, you will get steamrolled for sure.

[jekelish]

Interesting to look at AC's stats and realize that not only has Noah Jesko already thrown for 160 yards more than he did all of last year, he's also on pace to shatter the school's single season record for passing yardage. The record is currently 2,246 and he's already thrown for 899 yards in three games.

[Ron Boerger]

Smith (offensive), Boboy (defensive), and Kennemer (special teams) swept this week's SCAC PoTW awards.   

That's 3-3 for Kennemer, btw.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity alumni:  the folks at UMHB have offered a complementary suite for the October 5th game, food, the whole nine yards.   If interested, contact Mary K. Cooper (@tualumnidir on Twitter).   

[etg]

(El Tea Gray--re: Trinity Tiger QB's)


Stephen Smith probably has the best passing accuracy of any of the seven Trinity QB's (yes seven). His problem; he is just too small. The real thing IMHO, is the now second string transfer QB Garret Sween (#19); he has the size and strength to take on UMHB (none of the remaining five QB's does). Hopefully he will be familiar enough with the Trinity offense by the time the UMHB game comes  around; their defense will have a tougher time beating him down.



                                                                                                        = Go Tigers, Go -

[Toby Taff]

(El Tea Gray--re: Trinity Tiger QB's)


Stephen Smith probably has the best passing accuracy of any of the seven Trinity QB's (yes seven). His problem; he is just too small. The real thing IMHO, is the now second string transfer QB Garret Sween (#19); he has the size and strength to take on UMHB (none of the remaining five QB's does). Hopefully he will be familiar enough with the Trinity offense by the time the UMHB game comes  around; their defense will have a tougher time beating him down.



                                                                                                        = Go Tigers, Go -

I've never seen Sween so you may be right, but I will tell you this may be the most complete defense I've ever seen at UMHB. There are going to be a lot of teams that have trouble with the Crus defense this year.

[tigerguy]

Really sad that this season has become such a toss up for the Tigers given their injuries at QB. This receiving core is extremely talented, and they've really done an excellent job getting the new qb into a rhythm each week. You wouldn't expect a second and third-string qb to get their first career start in consecutive weeks and put up awesome numbers like they did.

Smith has a cannon of an arm, but he lacks mobility - definitely something that will be needed against a great defense like UMHB. I haven't heard anything about Sween, he's not on the roster?

[Ron Boerger]

Apparently Garrett Swann; participated in the Sul Ross game, not on the web roster as you say.  Former QB at 2A Lago Vista, co-district MVP his senior year.   Saw limited playing time as a freshman for NAIA Evangel (Mo).

[Ron Boerger]

There's a nice story about the Southwestern football program in the Austin-American Statesman ... too bad it is hiding behind a paywall.  If you want to pay 99 cents for an all-day pass, you can read it :-(

http://www.statesman.com/news/sports/college-football/bohls-southwestern-the-little-program-that-could/nZ8SS/

[ADL70]

Apparently Garrett Swann; participated in the Sul Ross game, not on the web roster as you say.  Former QB at 2A Lago Vista, co-district MVP his senior year.   Saw limited playing time as a freshman for NAIA Evangel (Mo).

He's on the roster in the Austin game preview

http://trinitytigers.com/sports/fball/2013-14/files/FB04.pdf