FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[DPU_radio_guy]

 Bfb,

Live stats should be up again for DPU/Rhodes.  I appreciate you checking out the broadcast.

[DPU_radio_guy]

Marks was ill in the first half..but has made a miraculous appearance in the 2nd half... still 7-0 DPU

[Ron Boerger]

Yep, they are, thanks.  I'm bouncing from broadcast to broadcast today. 

Looks like Rhodes has replaced their starting QB (Justin Sealand, 3-8-1 10 yds in the first half) with Chandler Bares. Unfortunately on yet another fourth and short deep in DPU territory, Bares was intercepted and DePauw has the ball at midfield. 

[Ron Boerger]

Centre drives down to inside the Maryville 20, instead of trying a FG go for it on fourth down and do not covert. 

[DPU_radio_guy]

Hunter Tigert 43 yd FG... 7-3 DPU w/ 4:00 in the 4th

[DPU_radio_guy]

DPU 7 RC 3 F from Blackstock. 

[Ron Boerger]

Wow, a whole lot closer than I expected.   Sounds like DPU played down to the level of their opponent today.  If Rhodes kicks FGs instead of always going for it on fourth down it might have been a different outcome.  Congrats to DPU on the win, though.

Rose-Hulman got another big road win today, congrats Engineers!

[oldrosie]

  WAY  TO  GO  ROSE !!! 
Nice win again in the last year of SCAC play ......

better yet , a year in which everyone picked you DEAD LAST !!!! 

[patcummings]

Centre played well enough just to win today.  Lots of mistakes...most notably fumbles when you wouldn't expect em.  Perfect conditions, etc. 

The defense is real good, especially the d-line.  Never gave the MC QB a chance to operate his offense. Maryville, based on what I saw today, is better than a 1-6 team.

Centre's SOS increased today when W&L beat Hampden-Sydney.

[DesertLynx]

Ron,

"Sounds like DPU played down to the level of their opponent today."

Nice analysis there!  Rhodes has been in every game they have played.  They have lost 5 games by an incredible 20pts total.  On offense they have made youthful mistakes at critical times but there defense has been solid.  They have also been in a position to win every game they have played.  There are no real excuses for lack of execution, but this team is on its way up.  I really hope the "all Trinity, all the Time" board" here overlooks the Lynx on the 29th.  It might be a long silent trip home to San Antonio.

I don't think DPU played down at all, Rhodes has a good team they just have come up short. 

D/L OUT

[Ron Boerger]

Sorry, Lynx, but "a good team" just doesn't come up short in five of six games.    You've gotta execute sometime.    Maybe you will in two weeks.

Congrats to Huntingdon who piled up 554 yards on their way to an easy 56-21 win over Colorado College.  The Hawks won despite being penalized 15 times ...

[DPU_radio_guy]

I'd say DPU might have played down to Rhodes a little bit, but Rhodes (despite their record..and, yes you're right Bfb, great teams don't do that) is one of the best 1-5 teams I've seen. 

I do agree that if RC would have kicked, they would have won.  Tigert has hit some longer ones over the past couple of years, and I was surprised that they kept going for it from the 25-30 yard line.

The rotating QB scheme is puzzling for the Lynx as well.  They rotated several times right in the middle of a drive.  There was no rhyme or reason to who was the QB, and they interchanged at will.  There were more than a couple moments in that game when I scratched my head about the decision-making on the visiting sideline.

DPU is really banged up, and missing some key players on offense.  Rhodes played good enough to win, but when DPU needed a stop, the defense stepped up and got it.  The DPU front 4 is frightening.  Dustin Hertel will probably be POTW this week, after having an INT,  a sack & 12 tackles.  Good luck next week to the Millsaps OL & QB(s), they're probably going to need it.

[DanSwan]

There are reasons behind all the decisions.

[Hawks88]

Congrats to Huntingdon who piled up 554 yards on their way to an easy 56-21 win over Colorado College.  The Hawks won despite being penalized 15 times ...

Thanks Ron,
Kind of nice to be at a place where you aren't real satisfied with a 56-21 win. Way too many penalties for HC and a couple of breakdowns on defense in the second quarter had it at 28-14 at the half and CC fired up thinking they had a chance. But HC was able to wear them down pretty quickly since CC only has 35 players.
Boy, our strength of schedule sure took a hit this week, huh? Everybody we play lost except Trinity who was open and Westminster, Mo who got a win. That sure can't help the old Pool B chances.

[Ron Boerger]

Boy, our strength of schedule sure took a hit this week, huh? Everybody we play lost except Trinity who was open and Westminster, Mo who got a win. That sure can't help the old Pool B chances.

Yeah, I am thinking that HC needs a lot of help (e.g. losses by teams like Thiel who very easily could have lost yesterday, etc.) to get a Pool BC.  Just keep winning and hopefully the rest will sort itself out.  If not, you certainly have a great start to build on next season.