FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

dpuinaz · September 21, 2006, 02:08:04 PM

d-bags from crawfordsville: scram - go attend to your sheep. Kidding, actually - good to see you gals around...

Trinity folks, here is my completely subjective prediction:

Depauw 17 - Trinity 14. OT.

Depauw runs the ball all game and comes away with a Marks TD a short td reception from someone else. Ball control means clock control. Trinity struggles on the ground, but converts a couple of passing td's late and the game's locked up at 2 scores a piece at end of regulation. From there, it's anyone's game, but I think DPU pulls it off finally.

historymajor · September 21, 2006, 02:16:47 PM

DPU lefty... you've been reading too many children's books.... What you're referring to sounds like the "Little Engine That Could".... Wikopedia somes it up as "The Little Engine that Could, also known as The Pony Engine, is a moralistic children's story that appeared in the United States of America. The book is used to teach children the value of optimism. Some critics would contend that the book is a metaphor for the American dream."

"Then as it near the top of the grade, that had so discouraged the larger engines, it went more slowly, but still kept saying, "I--think--I--can, I--think--I--can." It reached the top by dint of brave effort and then went on down the grade, congratulating itself, "I thought I could, I thought I could."

It is always good to keeping trying and 'thinking you can'.... But I don't think it'll be this year!

My prediction TU 24 - DPU 17

HunterT · September 21, 2006, 02:40:43 PM

my entirely subjective prediction based mostly on what I remmeber the teams to be like last year from playing against them, and reading this for the past week:

Depauw over TU 14-10. Defense plays hard on both sides, but somehow Depauw doesn't lose this time.

not to bust the DPU vs. TU bubble... what about the other games in the SCAC?? I know this is the biggest one, but there are 4 other games this weekend. I'll only talk about the ones I know anything about.

Maryville over Sewanee 24-7
Rhodes over Huntingdon in a straight out battle, with Lynx Pride coming through, 28-24

GO LYNX!

wally_wabash · September 21, 2006, 02:45:24 PM

Quote from: dpuinaz on September 21, 2006, 02:08:04 PM
d-bags from crawfordsville: scram - go attend to your sheep. Kidding, actually - good to see you gals around...

Your insults are ringing very empty.

Sorry to "invade". You guys have the marquee game in the nation this weekend, IMO and I'm genuinely interested. In all likelihood, we're deciding our first playoff spot Saturday.

DPU3619 · September 21, 2006, 02:58:39 PM

Quote from: wally_wabash on September 21, 2006, 02:01:41 PM
I've not seen teams run up and down the field on Wabash like this since you guys got in our playbook in '98.

You mentioning that reminded me of Coach Nick's story about your highfalutin theory, there. That gave me a good chuckle. Thanks for that.

dpuinaz · September 21, 2006, 03:15:14 PM

Quote from: wally_wabash on September 21, 2006, 02:45:24 PM
Quote from: dpuinaz on September 21, 2006, 02:08:04 PM
d-bags from crawfordsville: scram - go attend to your sheep. Kidding, actually - good to see you gals around...
Sorry to "invade". You guys have the marquee game in the nation this weekend, IMO and I'm genuinely interested. In all likelihood, we're deciding our first playoff spot Saturday.

Always welcome...it is an interesting matchup, for sure. Wish I could make it to the game.

evacuee · September 21, 2006, 04:15:07 PM

From all the guys I've talked to, the theme has been this: in past years, they've hoped to beat Trinity. This year, they know they can. If you're banking on DPU's collective sphincters tightening in the fourth quarter of a close game, and that being the reason why TU will win, I'd say you've got another thing coming, and I'd have to ask who here really has the confidence after all.
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I see you've got quite a grasp on the old cliche. If you're asking who has the confidence, well, I'm not going to be playing, so my take isn't going to affect the outcome. Now, I ask you since it sounds like you're close to the program, would the DPU players take exception to the idea of choking away the game the same way you do? If so, I think your team is in trouble.

DPU3619 · September 21, 2006, 06:05:40 PM

Quote from: HunterT on September 21, 2006, 02:40:43 PM

Rhodes over Huntingdon in a straight out battle, with Lynx Pride coming through, 28-24

Hunter, that should be quite a barometer for your Lynx this weekend. Hypothetically, a Rhodes win against a quality team like Huntingdon and a DPU win could have some rather large implications. If Rhodes beats Huntingdon, I'll certainly give them a look in the SCAC race.

Sorry to tell the Hawks, however, that after they finish up in Memphis they have to head home to see the Wesley Wolverines and the Black Flag in back-to-back weeks. Good luck with that. Yikes.

Ron Boerger · September 21, 2006, 11:02:52 PM

Story from Tuesday's E-N says Trinity LB Kownslar is out for the season - knee.

Game preview on TU site says Blake Barmore is the "likely starter" at QB.

Ron Boerger · September 22, 2006, 10:34:00 AM

DePauw has posted their game notes (.pdf).

DPU3619 · September 22, 2006, 12:15:38 PM

Quote from: Ron Boerger (BfB) on September 21, 2006, 11:02:52 PM
Game preview on TU site says Blake Barmore is the "likely starter" at QB.

So wait... is that good or bad? He's the guy with the concussion, right?

Pacman · September 22, 2006, 12:22:09 PM

Rhodes will get CRUSHED this weekend by Huntingdon. It won't even be close. Why, you ask? Joe White Rhodes, that's why. He is one of the worst coaches in DIII football, period. The fact that he has been at Rhodes for so long only proves that Mike Clary, the Rhodes AD, is THE WORST DIII AD in the country. Rhodes had a good win over Centre last weekend, but the magic ends this week.

Huntingdon BIG over Rhodes this weekend, mark it down.
Sorry HunterT, Lynx pride doesn't exist anymore.

Ron Boerger · September 22, 2006, 12:29:47 PM

Quote from: DPU3619 on September 22, 2006, 12:15:38 PM
Quote from: Ron Boerger (BfB) on September 21, 2006, 11:02:52 PM
Game preview on TU site says Blake Barmore is the "likely starter" at QB.

So wait... is that good or bad? He's the guy with the concussion, right?

Barmore won the starting job in camp, so I would say it's good if he's back at 100%.

Updated forecast for San Antonio:

30% chance of rain/t-storms at game time with temps in the upper 80's, increasing to a 60% chance by game's end with temps falling to the upper/mid 70's.

Ron Boerger · September 22, 2006, 12:35:54 PM

Quote from: Pacman on September 22, 2006, 12:22:09 PM
Sorry HunterT, Lynx pride doesn't exist anymore.

From the history of your posts, that appears to be your problem.

Werner99 · September 22, 2006, 04:16:55 PM

I haven't seen either of these teams play this year. However, I'll speculate where I think the game will be decided.

Each of the O-lines has a fairly significant size advantage on paper. This might not mean much, but could be a factor if it turns into a running game in sloppy weather particularly if someone is trying to run out the clock.

DPU O-line and QB are both young, which could spell trouble against a talented defense. DPU's mental toughness will be tested early so it will be interesting to watch how they respond to Trinity's level of play compared to their previous opponents.

DPU defense has some talented veterans who know what it is going to take to win this thing. Their leadership will be critical in setting the tone of the team. More importantly, they are going to need to come up with some turnovers or other big plays that the offense can use to set up scoring opportunities.

Any prediction from me is 100% meaningless so I'm not even going to offer one. I'm looking forward to listening to the broadcast. I'm wishing each team no injuries and a hard-hitting ball game and hoping DPU can come out on top.