FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Ron Boerger]

right on.  enough of this 2nd place B.S. 

Bleep the NCAA.  Four more teams or not, they always jerk Texas around (and it ain't just in football). 

Gawd, I hope I can find a decent airfare to SA next weekend.  I really do NOT want to spend 12+ hours on the road to cover the game. 

[Bill McCabe]

Ron, where are u coming from?

[Ron Boerger]

Dallas (rather, 30 miles north of Dallas).  Six hours each way if the traffic is good.

[evacuee]

I finally got to see TU yesterday, and they are way, way bigger than I thought they were.   However, Cannon seems unable to throw over the middle.  The tigers make a lot of deep throws to the outside and they throw down the line of scrimmage a lot.  Also, Cannon runs for big yardage quite often.  If they are playing equal talent, I think the passing game is really going to struggle.  Jake doesn't seem to have the vision to use the whole field.  I think Blake might have more potential in that department, and he will no doubt play if Jake struggles.  Speaking of that, I love getting to watch the backups come in and TU looks like they've got some real height among the young receivers.  Blake's touchdown pass was just a great play by him.  Cannon seems to be a little more physical and a real gamer. 

Millsaps ran the ball well, and their qb seems like he's pretty good.  The tigers, however, made great plays at the right times over and over.  I don't think there were any bad play calls by the majors' coaching staff, as they seemed like they would have a pretty good shot at yardage on any play they might run. 

If UMHB tries to single block Dustin Allen, which they might because they know they have great talent, I think TU can stay in there against UMHB, but having seen the two teams in separate venues, I have to honestly say that UMHB is far superior physically.  Given that TU just can't do what they've done in the past through the air, and UMHB has a ferocious pass rush, the home team is clearly the underdog in my mind.  Trinity has never done well in that role, but something tells me that this year's group is different.  They seem very, very physical.  All I can say, though, as part of TU's most faithful, is play as hard as you can on every play.  It's going to take a few breaks.  Hopefully, UMHB will be flat after handling them in the same exact place last year. 

[Toby Taff]

  Hopefully, UMHB will be flat after handling them in the same exact place last year. 

I wouldn't place to much hope in that. 
MHB has been playing playoff football since the HPU game.

[Ron Boerger]

In other futbol news ...

#4 Trinity men's soccer advanced to the sweet 16 yesterday with an easy 3-0 win at home ... and the unranked TU women overcame a 2-0 halftime deficit to beat #7 HSU in Abilene this afternoon, 3-2 in OT to advance to their sweet 16.  HSU ends the season 20-2 with both losses in Abilene coming at the hands of Trinity, who scored 4 of the 8 goals allowed by the Cowgirls all season.   Congrats to both teams!

[evacuee]

"to"  precedes a destination as in go back to school

"too" as in too much hope in that

TU as in Trinity University education

[Toby Taff]

"to"  precedes a destination as in go back to school

"too" as in too much hope in that

TU as in Trinity University education

You are correct. "to" should be "too."  Unfortunately, my bad typing skills and a low sensitivity on the laptop's keys make for interesting spellings occasionally.  I've even screwed up my name a few times.  Always a plus in gra school.

[tTU719803]

Millsaps ran the ball well, and their qb seems like he's pretty good.  The tigers, however, made great plays at the right times over and over.  I don't think there were any bad play calls by the majors' coaching staff, as they seemed like they would have a pretty good shot at yardage on any play they might run. 

They made bad decisions every time they tried to pass the ball.  Millsaps was tearing them up on the ground, and all of a sudden tried to air it out.  I love seeing Trinity whoop up on Millsaps (after the '00 debacle), but seeing what little use that staff made out of the athletes they had made me feel bad for those players.

It's gong to take the best effort of the year for the Tigers to pull this one out.  But remember, they were in the game until about 6 minutes left in the 4th when DesPlaines threw a pick in the red zone and it was returned about 60 yards.  It was all downhill from there.

Either way, it should be a great game!

[Ron Boerger]

I think Trinity is going to have its best game of the season through the air to have a chance.  I don't see TU getting 200 yards rushing against the MHB defense. 

[Ron Boerger]

They made bad decisions every time they tried to pass the ball.  Millsaps was tearing them up on the ground, and all of a sudden tried to air it out. 

When Millsaps started the game, though, weren't they passing almost exclusively?  I seem to remember something like six straight passes.  It also seemed like they were having a lot of luck finding Raymece Savage for conversions on third-down early.  Savage was the starting QB for much of the season, but he seemed more effective as a WR (again, at least early) than QB.   

It's gong to take the best effort of the year for the Tigers to pull this one out.  But remember, they were in the game until about 6 minutes left in the 4th when DesPlaines threw a pick in the red zone and it was returned about 60 yards.  It was all downhill from there.

Either way, it should be a great game!

Agreed.  Jake's not going to have a whole lot of time to stand around in the pocket, either.   

[BashDad]

Ron B. and DePauw supporters:

Re: DePauw and the Monon Bell game--DePauw gave a superfine account of themselves and represented the SCAC very well!  One hell of a game.  Wabash players I spoke with after the game were unanimous in saying that Depauw was the best team they had played all season, particularly on defense, and that they really deserved to be in the playoffs.   It's too bad that circumstances didn't allow for that.  Even with their opening loss to Wesley, had they played Trinity and won, it might have gotten them in over Capital.  I am not suggesting that they would have beaten Trinity, but we will never know.

Anyway, it was great to see the L'il Giants give DePauw the credit and respect they earned on the field on Saturday.

Best of luck to Trinity--and other Texas teams as the playoffs get underway.

[Ron Boerger]

Thanks, BashDad ... I think it would have been a really good game.  I wish DPU would have gotten the week one opener against Wesley so they could have had the chance to continue playing.   Tim Rogers has done a very fine job in his first season in Greencastle and it should be interesting to see how DPU progresses as he brings in his recruits.

Unfortunately, there's only one other TX team in the playoffs ... and that number will be halved after they meet on Saturday.  If I ever win the lottery I will personally fund a geographically neutral South Region playoff bracket.   

[Werner99]

Best of luck to the Trinity Tigers in the playoffs.  I hope you represent the SCAC well and play for a long, long time.

The Bell game this year was truly a heart-wrenching game.  Wabash made just enough plays to squeak by us.  Overall, the atmosphere was extremely intense & unbeatable in almost every way and the weather was beautiful for mid-November in Indiana.

I can't begin to describe to you how important this game is to the Wabash & DePauw communities.  This loss will hurt for a very long time.

BashDad, those were very kind words and it almost sounds like Wabash is giving DePauw some respect.  The rivalry has certainly been "prettied-up" since the mid-late 90's, probably for the better.  I always thought the players gave each other more respect than the general fans and student population.  It would be nice if more of the fans followed their leadership, but that is also part of what makes this game the way it is.

Nevertheless- Hopefully, Wabash's season will end soon (That's just the nature of this game .).  However, if TU ever gets a shot at them, I hope you beat them by 50 points.

[B/L Tiger]

What exactly is the criteria used to establish how each region is ranked?  If I read the bracket correctly I think I saw the East and North Bracket with more two loss teams than no. 4 South region.