FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[jekelish]

Thanks and I totally agree with you on that. Major props are in order to  the Hendrix coaching staff and team for getting a conference championship within 3 years of starting football. That is quite a feat. I hate to see the SCAC with no football teams next year, but at least the 4 teams will be in conferences that send teams to the playoffs every year.

And the Hendrix coach is an AC grad (and played for 'Roo AD David Norman, back when he was the football coach), as well, so the 'Roos will happily take a little of the credit in helping him become the coach he is today, I'm sure! 

AC beat Hendrix last year, but that was at home, and the 'Roos have to replace Madison Ross. That's not going to be easy for them.

[RunTheTrap]

 It will definitely be challenging for AC to replace Madison Ross. I didn't make it to any of the scrimmages this year so I am not sure who is getting the majority of the carries. Another Texas connection on the Hendrix coaching staff is their OC who was the line coach @ TLU before he left for Hendrix. I plan on making the trip up to Conway to see the game. It would be great to see a win by AC on Saturday but I would also be happy to see a strong offensive and defensive showing by AC. They will need to try to get a little better each week before they reach conference play.

[umhb2001]

Wow, TLU. Expected more.

[Ron Boerger]

Trinity holds off Redlands 34-27, knocking down a Tyler Shreve pass in the end zone on fourth down with under two minutes remaining to preserve the win.   A very interesting game thanks to some incredible returns from Redlands as the game was threatening to turn into a runaway in the third quarter.    In the end, a 4-1 turnover disparity doomed the vistors from Southern California; Trinity turned three of those into 21 points.   

[Coolrey]

It's going to take a bit for TLU to grow up.  They had to replace several key players and have some young players filling in.  I fully expect them to improve as the season moves forward.  UMHB will obviously be a huge challenge and TLU's focus needs to be on competing, reducing penalties and eliminating turnovers. Although the playoff chances have taken a hit already, another, and final, SCAC title is still certainly in the cards. 

[TOOLIVEU]

First post!!!!! I figured someone needed to be a TLU poster, so why not me.

Watched the game up until the point that I knew that TLU was done for. Defense played well at times. But the offense didn't help them with the 3 turnovers. TLU is going to be a good team in the future. Unfortunately, they are starting an unproven Quarterback. He looked pressured at times and other times, he just looked lost. Don't think the offensive line really gave him a chance though. TLU might go 2-2 over the course of their 4 murder games. They also might go 0-4. Depends on how fast they mature. They have lost a lot the last two years.

[Coolrey]

I'm sure you mean they have lost a lot of players the last two years and not a lot of games.  I think they have only lost 5 games in the last 3 years.  They did lose some key players to graduation this past year, so the new replacements will need to grow up.  Also, they are adjusting to several changes in the coaching staff so that takes some time to gel as well.  Big task ahead this week, but the last two outings vs. UMHB have been competitive games with TLU in a position late in the game with a chance to pull off the win.  Program has a solid foundation and they will respond with a solid performance.

[olddog]

Trinity holds off Redlands 34-27, knocking down a Tyler Shreve pass in the end zone on fourth down with under two minutes remaining to preserve the win.   A very interesting game thanks to some incredible returns from Redlands as the game was threatening to turn into a runaway in the third quarter.    In the end, a 4-1 turnover disparity doomed the vistors from Southern California; Trinity turned three of those into 21 points.   

Ron I agree with your take, I think if they played again my money would be on UR. UR issues are much more fixable that TU's. Nice win for TU.

[Ron Boerger]

Shreve is a talent, no doubt about it.   You can see how he played at the D1 level until things went off the rails a bit.   Hope he is putting everything together now as the story I read last week said. 

[TOOLIVEU]

I can't see TLU having much of a chance in this game. Sad to say but let's be honest. New QB going against one of the better defenses in the nation, offensive line that could barely keep ETBU from getting to their QB, and a defense that is starting new guys at almost every position. It's gonna be ugly if they are not careful. I hope I'm wrong but I can't see this being close with what I saw last week.

[umhb2001]

I can't see TLU having much of a chance in this game. Sad to say but let's be honest. New QB going against one of the better defenses in the nation, offensive line that could barely keep ETBU from getting to their QB, and a defense that is starting new guys at almost every position. It's gonna be ugly if they are not careful. I hope I'm wrong but I can't see this being close with what I saw last week.

Well, paper never won a championship, so stranger things have happened.  Not that I want them to, but I'm sure TLU will come out and give it their all.  I just hope nobody gets hurt and the backups play a lot.

Welcome to the board and thanks for posting.

[DFWCrufan]

Gotta give Southwestern a shout out, for a newer program they didn't shrink from HSU...good job

[TLU02SA]

I can't see TLU having much of a chance in this game. Sad to say but let's be honest. New QB going against one of the better defenses in the nation, offensive line that could barely keep ETBU from getting to their QB, and a defense that is starting new guys at almost every position. It's gonna be ugly if they are not careful. I hope I'm wrong but I can't see this being close with what I saw last week.

Must say that I agree.  TLU is an inexperienced team in many crucial areas.  Last week's game showed that.  I suspect we will see improvement, even considerable improvement.  Unfortunately, UMHB is not a team that accommodates inexperience. 

The quirk in the SCAC schedule this year is not helpful either.  Having to play Trinity, AC, and SW a second time took away some early games that would have been opportunities for this TLU team to grow and improve.  I am not advocating an easier schedule but games against Sul Ross, SWAG and Howard Payne would have been good for this TLU team.  Instead TLU's schedule is front loaded with the teams that have been the best in the ASC for the past several years and a home-and-way with Trinity, who I believe is underrated right now. 

[D3Navy]

Any score from the Trinity - Millsaps game?  Stats aren't refreshing...

[Ralph Turner]

Sorry Sewanee.

I started watching the game in the 4th quarter when the score was 17-7.  I saw W&L score 14 unanswered points.