FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Bill McCabe]

Is Huntington a good fit for the conference? 

[Hawks88]

With no Phi Beta Kappa chapter and alot smaller endowment, it doesn't look like it.

[Hawks88]

And it's Huntingdon, not Huntington. 

[Ralph Turner]

Is Huntingdon trying to join the SCAC?  

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006609150360

I read the article.

I don't know what to make of that Huntingdon football player with his helmet off and screaming with incredible rage at the gold helmeted player on the ground.

Ditto, Hawks, Huntingdon needs a Phi Beta Kappa Chapter, another $50M in endowment, and a vacancy in the SCAC to become a member.

I am concerned about Huntingdon being able to fill their schedule with Colorado College and B-SC coming on board in the SCAC.

[evacuee]

I'm not sure they're a good fit for any conference.  Didn't they give a football scholarship to Ben Ganus of Gulf Breeze High School(FL)?     How's that kid working out?  I know he went because he thought he could play right away. 

[wilburt]

Is Huntingdon trying to join the SCAC?  

http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2006609150360

If Huntingdon was going to be invited into the SCAC, it surely would have happened by now. It is definitely hard to fill a schedule as an independent and I figure it will get even harder with the new 9 team SCAC next year. Pretty much the only other options right now are the USAC and the ASC or some kind of realignment of some of those schools. Hope something happens soon to get our guys into a conference.

You are absolutely correct about your options...

[Josh Bowerman]

Hi, guys.  I just wanted to post a quick message to let all the parents, coaches, fans and players of Austin College or Trinity University know that I'll be shooting photos on behalf of d3football.com at Saturday's game in San Antonio.

If anyone has any special requests, please send me a private message or email me offline, and I'll do my best to accommodate it.

And, as always, please check out the images after the game by clicking on the Photo Galleries link on the front page.

[roocru]

Josh,

Mrs. Roocru and myself will be there on Saturday.  Looking forward to visiting again. 

[Josh Bowerman]

Are the roocru's coming to the alumni reception after the game?

[roocru]

Are the roocru's coming to the alumni reception after the game?

I have not gotten any information on this !!  Can you send me something on it?

[TigerDad]

Personally, I'm thankful for D3Football.com, for their coverage (nationwide and South Region) of the Texas teams, and for a great message board to air out opinions, biases, neutralities, and various levels of wisdom and experience.  Thanks to Pat, Ralph, Bob, Ron and all the others who spend so much time and effort here.

I don't have a problem with homers, aginners, or neutrals.  Bottom Line: The games are played between the lines by students who are athletes and nothing we write, say or do can affect their ability to block, tackle, run, kick or throw.  D3 may be the last bastion of the true student athlete ... no athletic scholarships, no tickets to buy ... just hard-nosed football.  These guys will all go "pro" someday ... most in something other than football.

Beyond that, I'm having a heckuva time reading everyone's comments and arguments.  If I were an expert, I'd have an opinion to share ... but I am not.  I just like to watch football and read about our young men. 

Congrats to the Trinity Tigers on a big win over DePauw ... we TU fans are proud of what you've done this season, especially considering all the injuries you've had.  It takes a great staff and team to overcome difficulties and get the "W" no matter what.  I would have liked to see it in person, but the webcast was "almost" as good.  Keep up the good work Jason & Jonny (& Bob).  We appreciate you.

Why can't we just all get along?   

[Josh Bowerman]

I don't know what to make of that Huntingdon football player with his helmet off and screaming with incredible rage at the gold helmeted player on the ground.

Ralph, et. al.--

As the resident sports photographer in the south, I'm not so sure you've pegged what's going on in this photo correctly.  This is one image from one fraction of one second from Saturday's game.  It's quite possible that the player on the ground wasn't screaming at all, but rather just had adjusted his mouthpiece.  I'm sure his head is red from exertion and having been inside a helmet for some time.

Then again, you may be entirely right.  It's likely there are only about four players that actually know for sure.

What this represents, to me, is the powerful affect a photograph can have on the formation of opinions and the interpretation of facts.  This is precisely why the digital alteration by the freelance photographer working for Reuters during the most recent Israeli/Hamas intefadeh was cracked down on so harshly--he was intentionally digitally altering images to illicit a desired response, rather than simply representing "the news" as it was occuring. 

A picture may be worth a thousand words, but the case of the Huntingdon/UotS photo, a better caption would have certainly helped!

[Josh Bowerman]

BTW, Wilburt--I love the pithy tagline at the bottom of your posts! 

[moondog]

"Ehh, not in San Antonio. Perhaps it wasn't a big deal in this game but I think you know full well that Trinity has traditionally had advantages at home."

What are we all lawyers here? Seems like eveyone is dancing around the issue. Pat, as the creator of this website,  a moderator, and more often than not, the voice of common sence, I don't think it is to much to ask you to clarify the statement. Here I will make it easy... Are you saying that the officiating is biased toward Trinity at home?
There are "advantages" of playing at home. That is why we have home/away series. Do I hope that it is a tough trip to S.A., the Riverwalk is a distraction, or maybe the plane ride is tough?.. YES. That is the advantage of playing at home. I can see why Trinity Fan is upset and wants clarification because no one likes to be called a cheater, directly or indirectly.

[DPU92]

From a DePauw standpoint I will say this.   Trinity is a tough place to play for all the reasons...travel, hotel, heat, meals, and sometimes officiating.  In 2001 we went to San Antonio and go smoked.  2000 (@ DPU),  2002 (@DPU), 2003 (@S.A.), 2004(@DPU) and 2006(@S.A.) have been close games no matter where they have been.

I will be more than happy to come out and say it:  Trinity has either had a better team or played better or done what has needed to be done home or away against DePauw to get the W.