FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[jyoung]

There you go, simple as that, enjoyed the conversation from all.

[etg]

Bonzo,
IMHO, if both Trinity and DePauw qualify for the playoffs they WILL meet in the 1st round; the NCAA Playoff Selectors would not want the "football lowly" SCAC to possibly have two teams move into the 2nd round? Also, the NCAA (not only the SCAC) knows that the game SHOULD be played a lot more than a second DPU game with Wabash (even this website is still carrying the TU vs. DPU final score as OPEN)?

Ralph,
The SCAC 12 ---Add: Mississippi College, Huntingdon, Colorado College
                                 (They want into the SCAC, and have proven that travel is
                                   no BIGGIE.)
                        Delete: DePauw
                                     (They want to stay regional, and rejoin RHIT.)












                                   

[patcummings]

Not sure if there are any regular Centre posters on here, or people who see Centre for that matter...but I will be at Centre for their homecoming game against Maryville. 

For those who don't know, I cover the Mid-Atlantic, in which Maryville is a member, albeit on the fringe of the region.

[DPU_radio_guy]

DPU/Rhodes at 12:30 Saturday.  www.wgre.org

I've learned some of you (not all) Trinity folk make some pretty vague assumptions about Depauw.  As long as Bob Bottoms is University President, DePauw is NOT (I repeat...not) leaving the SCAC. 

Pres. Fran Lucas at Millsaps is his boy or something.  I guess they were like college roomates or something.  That's the rumor.

Don't know where DPU would go.. not the HCAC.  The reason they left for the SCAC a few years back is because of those crappy Indiana teams like Manchester, Anderson, and Franklin that aren't very good in a lot of sports (a lot of teams didn't have women's sports at the time..but that's really here nor there).  The NCAC didn't want them once, and I'm not sure that's changed.  They're happy with Witt, Wooster, Wabash, OWU.  Not sure another high-quality team (in some sports..not all) would be the answer. 


A lot of the administration has towed the company line about changing conferences, and said it's just too darned bad that we can't play the Engineers anymore in conference, but we'll still play 'em.  Same thing happened when DPU & Wabash split conferences.  Everybody thought that the Earth would stop rotating around the sun if those two teams weren't in the same conference.  Rose plays us before Monon, and it's their Bell Game.  They took a team picture under the scoreboard when they beat us at their place 2 years ago.  I don't think anything changes.  When Bottoms isn't in charge...maybe.  Until then, unfortunately, DPU will still be playing Trinity every year.

[Ron Boerger]

Not sure if there are any regular Centre posters on here, or people who see Centre for that matter...but I will be at Centre for their homecoming game against Maryville. 

For those who don't know, I cover the Mid-Atlantic, in which Maryville is a member, albeit on the fringe of the region.

Pat,

No, I don't think we've seen any Centrites this season.  Would be very interested on your thoughts regarding Centre, not that I expect Maryville to give them much of a game.  They are 5-1 and still have both DPU and TU on the schedule. 

Glad you're able to get to Danville for a game.  It's a lot closer to you than it is me (I think!)

[consultant]

As long as Bob Bottoms is University President, DePauw is NOT (I repeat...not) leaving the SCAC. 

Pres. Fran Lucas at Millsaps is his boy or something.  I guess they were like college roomates or something.  That's the rumor.   (End of quote)

I messed up this quote post.....

My response....

  Boy....this could be a good one....Bob Williams (a male) and Frances Lucas (a female) roommates in college?.....ain't that somethin'!

[DPU_radio_guy]

That's the story I've heard.  Wasn't aware that Lucas was a she....makes it a little more interesting I suppose.  Nonetheless...good ol' Bob is really good friends with a lot of Presidents in the SCAC (not including Lucas) and isn't going to give them the shaft for some midwest conference. 

[exmajor]

Wasn't aware that Lucas was a she....

To be quite frank, we sometimes wonder ourselves DPU 

[patcummings]

Centre is definitely better on paper...but this is quite a rivalry allegedly.  The two are 27-27-1 in their 55 meetings since 1906.  I know the MC folks look at it like a huge rivalry as they have played frequently...much more so than their USAC rivals.

[CentreDad]

This week will be interesting how Centre responds, not only is it Homecoming with all of its distractions (and hopefully motivation ), but it was midterm week as well. 

Last week in the first half was the first time all year that both sides of the ball showed up at the same time and it was pretty effective against Millsaps.  Hopefully it will continue today against Maryville.

[Pat Coleman]

Yeah, I get phone calls from Pat Cummings from all sorts of interesting places. He travels pretty much all the time for his day job.

[Ron Boerger]

Defensive struggle so far in Greencastle.  DePauw capitalizes on an interception, going 61 yards in 12 plays to go up 7-0 with 5:35 left in the first half.

The two QBs are a combined 3-of-12 so far. 

At the half, Huntingdon is up 28-14 on Colorado College.  Hawks gave up a TD with time expiring in the first half. 

[Ron Boerger]

DePauw's live stats quit working, got on the broadcast.  At the half it's still 7-0.   Jeremaiah Marks (RB) is apparently out and the announcers say that's causing lots of problems for the offense.  223 yards total offense in the first half (both teams combined).

[Ron Boerger]

Maryville scores with 25 seconds left in the first half.  New kicker for Maryville coverts his first collegiate PAT.  Centre 7, Marville (TN) 7. 

Good return by Centre (to midfield) and a pass gets it down failry close.  Gardner misses a 42-yd FGA as time expires. 

[Ron Boerger]

Rhodes must not have a field goal kicker, because on 4th and 4 from the DPU 22 they go for it on the first drive of the second half (and don't get it).