FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[jknezek]

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.

It was 21 unanswered. All in the 4th quarter. W&L did not come to play and Sewanee was very disciplined against the option.

[ADL70]

Nice win by Southwestern 24-17 over McMurray scoring 24 unanswered, after being down 17-0 thanks to giving up two pick sixes.

Attended game with my friend Prof Gaines.

[awadelewis]

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.

It was 21 unanswered. All in the 4th quarter. W&L did not come to play and Sewanee was very disciplined against the option.

Two games in row where Sewanee's gone out to leads early that we've not been able to hold onto late in the game.   After thinking about it overnight, the other area where we have problems is in our secondary.   Not looking forward to seeing our kids play some of the more pass-oriented teams in our league.

Am looking forward to seeing Trinity and AC back with us next fall...

[Ron Boerger]

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

Not sure what the problem was.   I tweeted them about the problem to no avail.   The box score is a disaster with missing downs and lots of punts mis-entered as kickoffs so my guess would be whoever was doing it yesterday was new to the task. 

As to the game Trinity gave up some big pass plays in the first half and found themselves down 17-3 midway through the second quarter.   They took a 20-17 lead in the second half but gave up a 30 yard run late from which they couldn't recover.   The Majors held Trinity twice on fourth and ones, once inside the Millsaps 5.

[RunTheTrap]

Congratulations to Southwestern for their victory over McMurray on Saturday. Austin College is at home on 9/17 against  Whittier from CA. Whittier got beat last week by #19 Whitworth 60 - 0. Whittier has a brand new coaching staff this year so I am sure they are still working things out. Whittier should be excited to come to Texas and play a team that is not ranked in the top 20. Austin College has a mix of veterans and youngsters starting this year so I think it may take a few games for them to get in sync.

[Coolrey]

I thought TLU put up a good fight vs. UMHB, but just was not very consistent.  I don't think the score was truly indicative.  Don't get me wrong, TLU was not in a position to win like they were in 2014 playoffs or even for a good part of last year's game.  However, they showed flashes of what they could develop into once the young guns get a few games under their belts.  LC will be another challenge, but not the same animal that UMHB is.  I like TLU's chances this week on the road.  Sometimes, playing on the road allows for greater focus.

[Hooyah Cowboys]

I hated to see Trinity fall to Millsaps last week. As early as it is in the season, any loss to an unranked team when playing in a 4 team conference essentially eliminates you from the playoff picture.

I was hoping to see another Texas team in the playoffs this year to break up the ridiculous ASC rematch in the first round again but it doesn't look like that will be the case this year. Assuming HSU and UMHB handle their business from here on out, I can't imagine one of us seeing an SCAC team in the playoffs.
I could be wrong though. So, I'm curious to hear what fans of these teams think. Is there a team in this conference that still has a chance at a playoff berth??

[jknezek]

You could always root for Hendrix out of the SAA. They could end up at UMHB, 480 miles, and are somewhat geography limited. In that case, one of UMHB, HSU or Hendrix would need a different opponent.

Much too early in the season to be thinking about this...

[Ralph Turner]

You could always root for Hendrix out of the SAA. They could end up at UMHB, 480 miles, and are somewhat geography limited. In that case, one of UMHB, HSU or Hendrix would need a different opponent.

Much too early in the season to be thinking about this...
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Except for UMHB fans, who are hoping to get home field advantage at least thru the first three rounds.

This is essentially the nature of the Linfield at UMHB game...for both teams.

[Coolrey]

TLU, in my opinion, was a playoff caliber team last year but the two losses to HSU and UMHB...two playoff teams...put them in a hole.  With Trinity losing to Millsaps and TLU already at 2 losses, I think chances of a playoff berth for and SCAC team are very slim.  I felt TLU could have made some noise in the playoffs last year, but it was not to be. TLU was a better team than HSU, but not on the day that it counted.  Way too many penalties and turnovers.

[RunTheTrap]

I agree that it doesn't look good for any of the other SCAC teams to have a shot at making the playoffs. Maybe if Millsaps, and either UHMB or HSU go undefeated, the losses to those teams won't look so bad. I personally will root for any Texas team or Hendrix. My son almost went to Hendrix and I enjoyed the time I spent with their coaching staff when he was getting recruited. Good group of guys up there in AR. I would love to see UHMB or HSU go all the way this year and bring back a national championship.

[GillCJ1]

I agree that it doesn't look good for any of the other SCAC teams to have a shot at making the playoffs. Maybe if Millsaps, and either UHMB or HSU go undefeated, the losses to those teams won't look so bad. I personally will root for any Texas team or Hendrix. My son almost went to Hendrix and I enjoyed the time I spent with their coaching staff when he was getting recruited. Good group of guys up there in AR. I would love to see UHMB or HSU go all the way this year and bring back a national championship.

Same.  Come playoff time, if my team isn't a factor I will root for "local" schools.  It doesn't matter to me if we hardly ever play them anymore (say, Trinity) or our biggest rival (say, HSU).  It would be great to see the championship come to the South region.  Much easier said than done, though.

[tigerguy]

Trinity's Running Back, Evan McDowell went off for 189 yards rushing and and TD. What a game for the young man! Trinity holds on for a 9-3 victory over Pacific Lutheran in a particularly sloppy game for the Trinity offense. Had plenty of chances to score but an interception and several fumbles made the game much closer than it should have been. Excellent job by the defense keeping the tigers in the game and sealing it off with an INT to close things out! Would like to see the passing game a little better as they only managed 53 yards through the air.

[Ron Boerger]

Passing game looked good in the opener so not sure why there were so many difficulties last night.    McDowell ripped off a huge gain (I think 28 yards) on a third-and-17 to key that last drive - without that the game was likely headed to OT. 

In another surprising performance, don't sleep on Southwestern.   Even in a loss they put 500+ yards on ETBU on the road last night, which is no small feat. 

[jekelish]

Really impressive early performances by Southwestern. They're fighting tooth and nail with some good teams.

Austin College got out to a big lead and then kinda stumbled in the middle two quarters, similar to what happened last week against Howard Payne. Did enough to get the win, though. Cooper Woodyard had 209 passing yards and 117 rushing yards. Went back through stats for AC since 2000, he's the only QB in that timespan for the 'Roos to pass for 200+ and rush for 100+ in the same game (several have gotten 100+ passing and 100+ rushing).