FB: Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference

[Bill McCabe]

Ron, if they both go 9-1, do you think they will both get bids?

[Ralph Turner]

(El Tea Gray---re: More on Montgomery & Jackson)


I think that Montgomery is on "Eastern Daylight Time" and Jackson is on "Central Daylight Time". Someone please CORRECT me if I am wrong; this info now will only be necessary for radio or webcast purposes.  Comments?

                                                           

                                               "Go Black Flag"

No, the Eastern Time Zone ends at the Chattahoochee River/Georgia/Alabama border, 15 miles west of LaGrange GA.

[DPU3619]

4thandalong4,

I saw that and I don't appreciate it.  Please don't do it again.

[tTU719803]

Ron, if they both go 9-1, do you think they will both get bids?

I think a 9-1 DePauw would get a bid, unless UMHB beats HSU and they both end up 9-1 as well.

[Ralph Turner]

Ron, if they both go 9-1, do you think they will both get bids?

I think a 9-1 DePauw would get a bid, unless UMHB beats HSU and they both end up 9-1 as well.

If UMHB beats HSU, the best that HSU can do is 8-1!

Shall we say,  "Lightning strikes again!"

[Ron Boerger]

Ron, if they both go 9-1, do you think they will both get bids?

With the number of Pool Cs available, a 9-1 DePauw (with a quality win against Wabash) would be a strong contender.   Nothing is ever definite.

There's no reason an ASC pool C would keep a SCAC pool C from happening.  It's all in the numbers and there are going to be a lot of contenders fall by the wayside before the end of the season. 

[CNULifer]

GO UMHB!!!

[Ron Boerger]

Been awfully quiet this week.  Let's look at Saturday's games:

Rhodes (3-1, 1-0 SCAC) at Austin (2-3, 0-1) - The Lynx make their first trip to Sherman in a battle of the SCAC's #1 rushing offense (AC, 169 yds/game) and rushing/scoring defense (Rhodes, 49 yds, 8.5 ppg).  Austin hung with Trinity last week for a half while Rhodes defeated WashU in OT in a defensive slugfest.  AC is on the right track but probably will be hard-pressed to find rushing room and points.  Rhodes 21, AC 7.
       
Centre (3-2, 1-1 SCAC) at Millsaps (1-3, 0-0) - the SCAC's Jekyll and Hyde visits a Millsaps team that is five points away from 3-1.  Not a whole lot of defense being played by the Majors, but the combination of Juan Joseph, Tyson Roy, and the fact that this is DuBose's first SCAC game all point to a win by the home team.  Millsaps 34, Centre 20
       
Trinity (4-1) at Huntingdon (3-2) - not too many people would have put three L's down at this point for these two programs.  Huntingdon could have been 2-3 had not Millsaps screwed up a two-point/XP try at the end of their game.   It's Trinity's first real road game of the season, but the Black Flag defense is among the leaders nationally in terms of passing yardage allowed (94 yds/game).  Zach Golson had a good game against the TU secondary last season (217 yards), and will try to duplicate that feat, but an injury suffered last week by star WR Roger Golson could come into play.  With a win, Huntingdon would "lead" the conference with a 5-0 record vs. the SCAC.  My heart says TU will win this one, my head says Huntingdon, and both agree that it will be close.
       
Sewanee (2-3, 0-1 SCAC) at DePauw (4-1, 0-1) - Despite the record, on paper this one looks close ... until you get to the details.  Sewanee actually has more first downs than anyone in the conference, but only Austin College is worse in the red zone.   The visiting Tigers have only converted 10 of 17 opportunities, 9 of which were on the ground.  The homestanding DPU defense is nearly as good as SCAC-leading Trinity at keeping teams from scoring in the 'zone and plays the run pretty well.   DePauw wants to win out to preserve Pool C chances, and that's bad news for their opponents the rest of the way.  DePauw 27, Sewanee 14.

[Ralph Turner]

Great analysis, Ron!!!  +1!

[exmajor]

       
Centre (3-2, 1-1 SCAC) at Millsaps (1-3, 0-0) - the SCAC's Jekyll and Hyde visits a Millsaps team that is five points away from 3-1.  Not a whole lot of defense being played by the Majors, but the combination of Juan Joseph, Tyson Roy, and the fact that this is DuBose's first SCAC game all point to a win by the home team.  Millsaps 34, Centre 20
   

Not to mention the fact Ron that Dubose specifically said he was going to use non-conference as a tune-up of sorts with his real focus being on conference play.  Although I am not fond on this strategy, maybe he has accomplished what he wanted and has the Majors primed for a run through the SCAC???

[DPU3619]

Sewanee (2-3, 0-1 SCAC) at DePauw (4-1, 0-1) - Despite the record, on paper this one looks close ... until you get to the details. 

Does Sewanee have something to prove after a 34-0 loss in the Domain last year?

Satterfield threw two picks and got beat up pretty badly by the DPU front 7 on a foggy afternoon on top of the mountain, if memory serves.  Marks went for a school record 5 TD's.

[Ron Boerger]

3619, Does Sewanee have something to prove?  Without doubt.  Can they?  Doubtful.   

Ex, I'm not quite sure I'd go that far yet.  Dubose can't be happy with the defensive play yet and they Majors still have to face strong defensive teams such as DePauw, Rhodes, and Trinity.

Speaking of Trinity:  according to a blurb in today's Express-News, "former Trinity wide receiver Jerheme Urban is in San Antonio working with the Tigers' football team."

[frank_ezelle]

A few quick thoughts from someone who is hardly an expert:

I've seen all 4 Millsaps games this year and I don't really know what to expect this Saturday.  It's been three weeks since they lost to Huntingdon in the closing second.  On that day the two teams on the field were very evenly match and it is no fluke that the game came down to the last play.  Seeing Huntingdon's success against other SCAC gives me hope that Millsaps will do well in SCAC play, but I think I have to see an SCAC victory before I get my hopes too high.

I think Millsaps will be much improved over the team that played Huntingdon 3 weeks ago.  It's almost like the coaches had 3 games at the start of the season to learn about the team and then they started the year over again with 2 weeks of practice, a scrimmage game against Lincoln, and then another week of practice to get ready for Centre.  If Millsaps stays healthy, plays up to their potential on the road, and gets a break or two, I could see them still being in the hunt for the SCAC crown when Trinity comes to town November 11th.

And finally, about the comments that Millsaps was willing to take losses in the pre-conference games in order to put into place the things they needed to succeed in the conference games.  I know that sounds like an excuse that might be trying to justify a 1-3 start, but in all fairness it was what I was hearing even before the start of the season.  I also know that they moved senior Josh Hanna from a starting defensive back position in 2005 to wide receiver this season and I'm sure it would have helped the defense if he had been playing defense at the start of the year.  That seems to go along with the idea that the coaches were willing to let the defense struggle early if it would lead to a stronger team by mid-season.  I'll guess we'll learn a lot tomorrow afternoon when Centre takes on Millsaps at Harper Davis field.

[Ron Boerger]

Huntingdon has posted an extensive pre-game writeup on their web site.  WR Mark Colson (42 catches, 659 yards, 4 TDs to lead the team in all categories) is not listed on the two deep.

[Hawks88]

I guess the sprained ankle from last week hasn't healed enough to allow him to play. That's a bummer. Hope the other guys are ready to step it up a notch. Those are some big shoes to fill.